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Level Equity

Filed with the SEC to raise a fund in Sep 2024, closing $255M. Last cheque observed Oct 2019.

QuietNew fund $255M, Sept 2024Private equity

SeedSeries ASeries BSubscriptionSaaSCollaboration Tools

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 25 on record
Since the last cheque2559days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$17MRounds led0 of 25Sole investor13 roundsMostly inUnited States, 83%
Pitch Level Equity

Level Equity highlights

  1. 01

    25 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Series B and Series A: 71% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 13 rounds, median $12M

What they do

Level Equity is a leading middle market growth capital firm.From their own website
Type
Private equity (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
$5K – $80K as they say
Stages
SeedSeries ASeries BGrowth
Sectors
SubscriptionSaaSCollaboration Tools
Based in
New York, United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first25 appearances

  1. 2019

    6 rounds

  2. Oct
    VacasaSeries C · US · FinSMEs$319MWith 3 others
  3. Aug
    CloudCheckrUS · FinSMEs$15MSole investor
  4. Jun
    FormAssemblySeries A · US · FinSMEs$10MSole investor
  5. May
    LegworkUS · Newswire$17MSole investor
  6. May
    ArchiveSocialUS · FinSMEs$53MSole investor
  7. Feb
    HVRUS · FinSMEs$51MSole investor
  8. 2018

    5 rounds

  9. Oct
    VacasaUS · FinSMEs$64MWith 3 others
  10. Sept
    EvaneosFR · Skift$80MWith 1 other
  11. Aug
    InstaclustrGrowth · US · FinSMEs$15MWith 3 others
  12. Mar
    Made.comGB · TechCrunch$56MWith 2 others
  13. Jan
    Stack ConstructionUS · FinSMEs$7.0MSole investor
  14. 2017

    3 rounds

  15. Jun
    TripleseatUS · FinSMEs$7.0MSole investor
  16. Mar
    CloudCheckrSeries A · US · FinSMEs$50MSole investor
  17. Jan
    MobileCauseSeries B · US · FinSMEs$15MSole investor
  18. 2016

    3 rounds

  19. Oct
    OnitUS · FinSMEs$8.3MSole investor
  20. Oct
    Etouches$24MWith 6 others
  21. Sept
    InbentaSeries B · US · FinSMEs$12MSole investor
  22. 2015

    1 round

  23. Jul
    made.comSeries C · GB$60MWith 2 others
  24. 2014

    1 round

  25. Jul
    Wombat Security TechnologiesSeries B · US$6.7MWith 2 others
  26. 2013

    1 round

  27. Jun
    RiskonnectGrowth · US · finsmes.com$10MSole investor
  28. 2012

    2 rounds

  29. Aug
    etouchesSeries B · US · freshnews.com$7.8MWith 2 others
  30. Jan
    made.comSeries B · GB · techcrunch.com$9.3MWith 1 other
  31. 2011

    3 rounds

  32. Nov
    Radiate MediaSeries B · US · radiatemedia.com$22MWith 2 others
  33. Aug
    SidewalkSeries A · US · techcrunch.com$15MWith 2 others
  34. Aug
    MixbookSeries B · US · inc.com$10MSole investor

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

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration6 named

BSBenjamin Smith LevinMember, Level Equity Partners (GP), LLC, General PartneriFiling they signed
BWBenjamin Waters MaglebyChief Compliance OfficeriForm ADV
GWGeorge W. McCullochCo-CEO, Level Equity Partners (GP), LLC, General PartneriFiling they signed
NENathan Everett LinnChief Operating OfficeriForm ADV
SESarah Elizabeth Trebbe-HaasMemberiForm ADV
SSSarah SommerMember of the GP of the GPiFiling they signed

We also hold 68 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.

What the register says

From the firm's own filings with the SEC, which it must file accurately by law

$6.5Bassets it managesOct 2026
6+funds on filenumbered funds in its name
Registeredinvestment adviserfull reporting to the SEC
Legal name
Level Equity Management, LLC
SEC number
CRD 160016

Funds on its Form ADV

14 private funds, $2.7B in gross assets · filed Mar 2024

  1. Level Equity Growth Partners IV, L.P.Private equity109 investors$931M
  2. Level Equity Growth Partners V, L.P.Private equity149 investors$447M
  3. Level Equity Growth Partners III, L.P.Private equity64 investors$378M
  4. Level Equity Opportunities Fund 2018, L.P.Private equity81 investors$299M
  5. Level Equity Growth Partners II, L.P.Private equity89 investors$224M
  6. Level Equity Opportunities Fund 2021, L.P.Private equity104 investors$156M
  7. Level Structured Capital II, L.P.Private equity73 investors$109M
  8. Level Equity Growth Partners I, L.P.Private equity65 investors$61M
  9. Level Structured Capital I, L.P.Private equity46 investors$56M
  10. Level Equity Opportunities Fund 2015, L.P.Private equity27 investors$48M

And 4 more on the filing.

Who they invest alongside

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

Recently backed

The latest companies Level Equity put money into.

On podcasts

2 episodes naming Level Equity in the title.

Quick answers about Level Equity

What does Level Equity invest in?

Level Equity invests most often at Series B and Series A (71% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Subscription, SaaS and Collaboration Tools.

How active is Level Equity?

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

What has Level Equity invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Vacasa (Series C, Oct 2019), CloudCheckr (Undisclosed round, Aug 2019) and FormAssembly (Series A, Jun 2019).

How big are Level Equity's cheques?

The median round it joins is $17M.

Does Level Equity lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 25 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Level Equity invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (83%) and the United Kingdom (13%).

Is Level Equity investing now?

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

Who does Level Equity invest alongside?

Most often Greycroft (3 rounds together), Partech Ventures (3 rounds together) and Cava Capital (2 rounds together).

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