# Lauder Partners: portfolio, investments and team

> Lauder Partners is a vc firm based in United States. 13 investments on record, latest Apr 2019. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/lauder-partners (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Lauder Partners

Last cheque observed Apr 2019. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

Quiet VC firm

Seed Series A Series B Smartphone Mobile App

Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 13 on record

Since the last cheque **2765** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$23M** Rounds led **0 of 13** Exits **4 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 92%**

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## Lauder Partners highlights

- 01 13 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Venture and Series A: 58% of its rounds
- 03 4 exits from the portfolio

## What they do

- **Type:** VC firm (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Stages:** Seed Series A Series B Growth Pre-IPO
- **Sectors:** Smartphone Mobile App
- **Based in:** Atherton, United States
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **13 appearances**

- **2019** 2 rounds
- **Apr** **[Polystream](https://millionrounds.com/company/polystream)** Series A · GB · FinSMEs **$12M** With 4 others
- **Feb** **[Sustainable Bioproducts](https://millionrounds.com/company/sustainable-bioproducts)** Series A · US · FinSMEs **$33M** With 4 others
- **2013** 1 round
- **Aug** **[Trusted Insight](https://millionrounds.com/company/trusted-insight)** US · prlog.org **$3.2M** With 10 others
- **2012** 2 rounds
- **Oct** **[SST Inc.](https://millionrounds.com/company/sst-inc)** Venture · US · pevc.dowjones.com **$12M** With 5 others
- **Jul** **[ShotSpotter](https://millionrounds.com/company/shotspotter)** Series B · US · sec.gov **$6.9M** With 4 others
- **2011** 1 round
- **Jun** **[SST Inc.](https://millionrounds.com/company/sst-inc)** Venture · US · finsmes.com **$11M** With 6 others
- **2009** 1 round
- **Sept** **[OnLive](https://millionrounds.com/company/onlive)** Series C · US · techcrunch.com **Undisclosed** With 4 others
- **2007** 3 rounds
- **Jun** **[SST Inc.](https://millionrounds.com/company/sst-inc)** Series C · US · venturebeat.com **$12M** With 4 others
- **Jun** **[Blip](https://millionrounds.com/company/blip)** Series A · US · press.blip.tv **$2.5M** With 3 others
- **Feb** **[Promptu Systems](https://millionrounds.com/company/promptu-systems)** Venture · US · encyclopedia.com **$5.6M** With 1 other
- **2006** 2 rounds
- **Sept** **[Promptu Systems](https://millionrounds.com/company/promptu-systems)** Series C · US · deals.venturebeat.com **$12M** With 1 other
- **Apr** **[SST Inc.](https://millionrounds.com/company/sst-inc)** Venture · US · shotspotter.com **$9.4M** With 5 others
- **2001** 1 round
- **Feb** **[New.net](https://millionrounds.com/company/new-net)** Series B · US **Undisclosed** With 3 others

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

## The team

We hold **3** people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

## Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed **4 in all**

**[OnLive](https://millionrounds.com/company/onlive)** Bought by [Sony](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sony) **Undisclosed** Apr 2015

**[Blip](https://millionrounds.com/company/blip)** Bought by [Maker Studios](https://millionrounds.com/fund/maker-studios) **Undisclosed** Aug 2013

**[New.net](https://millionrounds.com/company/new-net)** Bought by EMG Connexus, Inc. ("Connexus") **Undisclosed** Sept 2004

**[New.net](https://millionrounds.com/company/new-net)** Bought by [Idealab](https://millionrounds.com/fund/idealab) **Undisclosed** Sept 2003

An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.

## The cheque

Seed Series A Series B

Median round joined **$23M** the round, not its cheque

Led 0 of 13 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** Never alone
- **Last cheque:** Apr 2019
- **Exits:** 4 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Venture *4*
- Series A said *3*
- Series C *3*
- Series B said *2*
- Seed said *-*
- Growth said *-*
- Pre-IPO said *-*

Cheques by year Led Joined

2001 2019

Often in the room with

- [Claremont Creek Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/claremont-creek-ventures) 5
- [City Light Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/city-light-capital) 4
- [Labrador Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/labrador-ventures) 4
- [Levensohn Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/levensohn-venture-partners) 4
- [Steelpoint Capital Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/steelpoint-capital-partners) 2
- [The Westly Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/westly-group) 2

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## Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Lauder Partners. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

[**Claremont Creek Ventures** VC firm **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/claremont-creek-ventures)[**City Light Capital** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/city-light-capital)[**Labrador Ventures** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/labrador-ventures)[**Levensohn Venture Partners** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/levensohn-venture-partners)[**Steelpoint Capital Partners** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/steelpoint-capital-partners)[**The Westly Group** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/westly-group)

## Recently backed

The latest companies Lauder Partners put money into.

[**Polystream** $12M · Apr 2019](https://millionrounds.com/company/polystream)

## Quick answers about Lauder Partners

### What does Lauder Partners invest in?

Lauder Partners invests most often at Venture and Series A (58% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Smartphone, Mobile and App.

### How active is Lauder Partners?

13 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Apr 2019.

### What has Lauder Partners invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Polystream (Series A, Apr 2019) and Sustainable Bioproducts (Series A, Feb 2019).

### How big are Lauder Partners's cheques?

The median round it joins is $23M.

### Does Lauder Partners lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 13 investments on record names it as the lead.

### Where does Lauder Partners invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (92%) and the United Kingdom (8%).

### Is Lauder Partners investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Apr 2019.

### Who does Lauder Partners invest alongside?

Most often Claremont Creek Ventures (5 rounds together), City Light Capital (4 rounds together) and Labrador Ventures (4 rounds together).

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