# Lighthouse Capital Partners: portfolio, investments and team

> Lighthouse Capital Partners is a growth equity based in United States. 28 investments on record, latest Nov 2014. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

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

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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.

Quiet Growth equity

Debt Series C Series A Genetics Medical

Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 28 on record

Since the last cheque **4354** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$17M** Rounds led **0 of 28** Sole investor **4 rounds** Exits **9 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 100%**

Pitch Lighthouse Capital Partners

## Lighthouse Capital Partners highlights

- 01 28 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Debt and Series C: 38% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 4 rounds, median $5.7M
- 04 9 exits from the portfolio

## What they do

- **Type:** Growth equity (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Sectors:** Genetics Medical
- **Based in:** United States
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **28 appearances**

- **2014** 1 round
- **Nov** **[iHear Medical, Inc.](https://millionrounds.com/company/ihear-medical-inc)** Series C · US **$5.0M** With 4 others
- **2013** 1 round
- **Nov** **[HDmessaging](https://millionrounds.com/company/hdmessaging)** Series A · US · finsmes.com **$3.0M** With 4 others
- **2012** 5 rounds
- **Aug** **[if(we)](https://millionrounds.com/company/if-we)** Venture · US · techcrunch.com **$15M** With 1 other
- **Jul** **[ZestFinance](https://millionrounds.com/company/zestfinance)** Series B · US · zestfinance.com **$73M** With 5 others
- **Apr** **[NanoH2O](https://millionrounds.com/company/nanoh2o)** Growth · US · finsmes.com **$61M** With 6 others
- **Mar** **[Kala Pharmaceuticals](https://millionrounds.com/company/kala-pharmaceuticals)** Growth · US · sec.gov **$7.2M** With 3 others
- **Jan** **[Life360](https://millionrounds.com/company/life360)** Debt · US **$2.3M** With 1 other
- **2011** 5 rounds
- **Oct** **[Azelon Pharmaceuticals](https://millionrounds.com/company/azelon-pharmaceuticals)** Series A · US · finsmes.com **$4.5M** With 2 others
- **Jul** **[ZestCash](https://millionrounds.com/company/zestcash)** Series A · US · gigaom.com **$19M** With 3 others
- **Jul** **[ZestFinance](https://millionrounds.com/company/zestfinance)** Series A · US · zestfinance.com **$19M** With 3 others
- **Feb** **[BookRenter.com](https://millionrounds.com/company/bookrenter-com)** Venture · US · techcrunch.com **$20M** With 5 others
- **Feb** **[Rafter](https://millionrounds.com/company/rafter)** Debt · US · techcrunch.com **$20M** With 6 others
- **2010** 1 round
- **Aug** **[ARYx Therapeutics](https://millionrounds.com/company/aryx-therapeutics)** Debt · US · fiercebiotech.com **$6.3M** Sole investor
- **2009** 1 round
- **Mar** **[Transera Communications](https://millionrounds.com/company/transera-communications)** Series D · US · pehub.com **$17M** With 3 others
- **2008** 1 round
- **Nov** **[Angie's List](https://millionrounds.com/company/angie-s-list)** Debt · US · paidcontent.org **$18M** Sole investor
- **2007** 2 rounds
- **Sept** **[Polychromix](https://millionrounds.com/company/polychromix)** Series D · US **$2.9M** With 4 others
- **Jul** **[Santur Corporation](https://millionrounds.com/company/santur-corporation)** Series D · US **$27M** With 4 others
- **2006** 2 rounds
- **Jun** **[BiPar Sciences](https://millionrounds.com/company/bipar-sciences)** Debt · US · biparsciences.com **$5.0M** Sole investor
- **Apr** **[DiVitas Networks](https://millionrounds.com/company/divitas-networks)** Series A · US · divitas.com **$8.0M** With 1 other
- **2005** 5 rounds
- **Dec** **[Mimosa Systems](https://millionrounds.com/company/mimosa-systems)** Series B · US · mimosasystems.com **$11M** With 4 others
- **Jun** **[Santur Corporation](https://millionrounds.com/company/santur-corporation)** Series C · US **$17M** With 4 others
- **Apr** **[Polychromix](https://millionrounds.com/company/polychromix)** Venture · US **$3.0M** Sole investor
- **Feb** **[LVL7 Systems](https://millionrounds.com/company/lvl7-systems)** Series C · US · dealipedia.com **$21M** With 5 others
- **Jan** **[Revivio](https://millionrounds.com/company/revivio)** Series C · US · flagshipventures.com **$25M** With 6 others
- **2004** 1 round
- **Sept** **[Proofpoint](https://millionrounds.com/company/proofpoint)** Series C · US **$20M** With 5 others
- **2003** 1 round
- **Apr** **[Responsys](https://millionrounds.com/company/responsys)** Series D · US · internetretailer.com **$9.4M** With 5 others
- **2001** 2 rounds
- **Jun** **[AP Engines](https://millionrounds.com/company/ap-engines)** Series B · US **$30M** With 5 others
- **May** **[Sanrise](https://millionrounds.com/company/sanrise)** Series B **$115M** With 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 listed **9 in all**

**[NanoH2O](https://millionrounds.com/company/nanoh2o)** Bought by [LG Chem](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lg-chem) **$200M** Mar 2014

**[Responsys](https://millionrounds.com/company/responsys)** Bought by [Oracle Corporation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/oracle) **$1.5B** Dec 2013

**[Angie's List](https://millionrounds.com/company/angie-s-list)** Listed **Undisclosed** Nov 2011

**[Santur Corporation](https://millionrounds.com/company/santur-corporation)** Bought by NeoPhotonics **Undisclosed** Sept 2011

**[Responsys](https://millionrounds.com/company/responsys)** Listed **Undisclosed** Apr 2011

**[Polychromix](https://millionrounds.com/company/polychromix)** Bought by [Thermo Fisher Scientific](https://millionrounds.com/fund/thermo-fisher-scientific) **Undisclosed** May 2010

**[Mimosa Systems](https://millionrounds.com/company/mimosa-systems)** Bought by [Iron Mountain](https://millionrounds.com/fund/iron-mountain) **$112M** Feb 2010

**[BiPar Sciences](https://millionrounds.com/company/bipar-sciences)** Bought by [Sanofi Aventis](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sanofi) **$500M** Apr 2009

**[LVL7 Systems](https://millionrounds.com/company/lvl7-systems)** Bought by [Broadcom](https://millionrounds.com/fund/broadcom-limited) **$62M** Nov 2006

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

## The cheque

Debt Series C Series A

Median round joined **$17M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$5.7M**

Led 0 of 28 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** 4 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Nov 2014
- **Exits:** 9 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Debt *5*
- Series C *5*
- Series A *5*
- Series B *4*
- Series D *4*
- Venture *3*

Cheques by year Led Joined

2001 2014

Often in the room with

- [Comerica Incorporated](https://millionrounds.com/fund/comerica-incorporated) 5
- [Flybridge](https://millionrounds.com/fund/flybridge) 3
- [Lightspeed Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lightspeed-venture-partners) 3
- [Storm Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/storm-ventures) 3
- [Upfront Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/upfront-ventures) 3
- [Accel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/accel) 2

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## 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.

[**Comerica Incorporated** Corporate VC **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/comerica-incorporated)[**Flybridge** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/flybridge)[**Lightspeed Venture Partners** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lightspeed-venture-partners)[**Storm Ventures** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/storm-ventures)[**Upfront Ventures** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/upfront-ventures)[**Accel** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/accel)[**Adams Capital Management** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/adams-capital-management)[**Bessemer Venture Partners** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bessemer-venture-partners)[**Clearstone Venture Partners** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/clearstone-venture-partners)[**Focus Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/focus-ventures)[**Menlo Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/menlo-ventures)[**Norwest Venture Partners** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/norwest)

## 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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