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Lighthouse Capital Partners

Last cheque observed Nov 2014. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

QuietGrowth equity

DebtSeries CSeries AGeneticsMedical

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 28 on record
Since the last cheque4354days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$17MRounds led0 of 28Sole investor4 roundsExits9 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 100%
Pitch Lighthouse Capital Partners

Lighthouse Capital Partners highlights

  1. 01

    28 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Debt and Series C: 38% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 4 rounds, median $5.7M

  4. 04

    9 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Type
Growth equity (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Sectors
GeneticsMedical
Based in
United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first28 appearances

  1. 2014

    1 round

  2. Nov
    iHear Medical, Inc.Series C · US$5.0MWith 4 others
  3. 2013

    1 round

  4. Nov
    HDmessagingSeries A · US · finsmes.com$3.0MWith 4 others
  5. 2012

    5 rounds

  6. Aug
    if(we)Venture · US · techcrunch.com$15MWith 1 other
  7. Jul
    ZestFinanceSeries B · US · zestfinance.com$73MWith 5 others
  8. Apr
    NanoH2OGrowth · US · finsmes.com$61MWith 6 others
  9. Mar
    Kala PharmaceuticalsGrowth · US · sec.gov$7.2MWith 3 others
  10. Jan
    Life360Debt · US$2.3MWith 1 other
  11. 2011

    5 rounds

  12. Oct
    Azelon PharmaceuticalsSeries A · US · finsmes.com$4.5MWith 2 others
  13. Jul
    ZestCashSeries A · US · gigaom.com$19MWith 3 others
  14. Jul
    ZestFinanceSeries A · US · zestfinance.com$19MWith 3 others
  15. Feb
    BookRenter.comVenture · US · techcrunch.com$20MWith 5 others
  16. Feb
    RafterDebt · US · techcrunch.com$20MWith 6 others
  17. 2010

    1 round

  18. Aug
    ARYx TherapeuticsDebt · US · fiercebiotech.com$6.3MSole investor
  19. 2009

    1 round

  20. Mar
    Transera CommunicationsSeries D · US · pehub.com$17MWith 3 others
  21. 2008

    1 round

  22. Nov
    Angie's ListDebt · US · paidcontent.org$18MSole investor
  23. 2007

    2 rounds

  24. Sept
    PolychromixSeries D · US$2.9MWith 4 others
  25. Jul
    Santur CorporationSeries D · US$27MWith 4 others
  26. 2006

    2 rounds

  27. Jun
    BiPar SciencesDebt · US · biparsciences.com$5.0MSole investor
  28. Apr
    DiVitas NetworksSeries A · US · divitas.com$8.0MWith 1 other
  29. 2005

    5 rounds

  30. Dec
    Mimosa SystemsSeries B · US · mimosasystems.com$11MWith 4 others
  31. Jun
    Santur CorporationSeries C · US$17MWith 4 others
  32. Apr
    PolychromixVenture · US$3.0MSole investor
  33. Feb
    LVL7 SystemsSeries C · US · dealipedia.com$21MWith 5 others
  34. Jan
    RevivioSeries C · US · flagshipventures.com$25MWith 6 others
  35. 2004

    1 round

  36. Sept
    ProofpointSeries C · US$20MWith 5 others
  37. 2003

    1 round

  38. Apr
    ResponsysSeries D · US · internetretailer.com$9.4MWith 5 others
  39. 2001

    2 rounds

  40. Jun
    AP EnginesSeries B · US$30MWith 5 others
  41. May
    SanriseSeries B$115MWith 11 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 5 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 listed9 in all

NanoH2OBought by LG Chem$200MMar 2014
ResponsysBought by Oracle Corporation$1.5BDec 2013
Angie's ListListedUndisclosedNov 2011
Santur CorporationBought by NeoPhotonicsUndisclosedSept 2011
ResponsysListedUndisclosedApr 2011
PolychromixBought by Thermo Fisher ScientificUndisclosedMay 2010
Mimosa SystemsBought by Iron Mountain$112MFeb 2010
BiPar SciencesBought by Sanofi Aventis$500MApr 2009
LVL7 SystemsBought by Broadcom$62MNov 2006

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

Who they invest alongside

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

Quick answers about Lighthouse Capital Partners

What does Lighthouse Capital Partners invest in?

Lighthouse Capital Partners invests most often at Debt and Series C (38% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Genetics and Medical.

How active is Lighthouse Capital Partners?

28 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Nov 2014.

How big are Lighthouse Capital Partners's cheques?

The median round it joins is $17M.

Does Lighthouse Capital Partners lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 28 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Lighthouse Capital Partners invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (100%).

Is Lighthouse Capital Partners investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Nov 2014.

Who does Lighthouse Capital Partners invest alongside?

Most often Comerica Incorporated (5 rounds together), Flybridge (3 rounds together) and Lightspeed Venture Partners (3 rounds together).

What kind of investor is Lighthouse Capital Partners?

Lighthouse Capital Partners is a growth equity firm based in United States.

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