# Nimble Partners: portfolio, investments and team

> Nimble Partners is a vc firm based in United States. 5 investments on record, 5 in the last 12 months, latest Oct 2026.

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# Nimble Partners

Last cheque observed Oct 2026; 5 cheques on record.

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VC firm Deploying now New fund $44M, Oct 2026

Seed Series A Growth Technology

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**100%** of best year **5** **cheques in 12 months**, 5 on record

Since the last cheque **16** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$160M** Rounds led **3 of 5** Mostly in **United States, 100%**

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## Nimble Partners highlights

- 01 5 cheques in the last 12 months
- 02 Mostly Series D and Growth: 60% of its rounds
- 03 Led 3 rounds

## What they do

> Multi-Stage Venture Platform Partnering with investors and innovators through fund commitments, direct investments, and secondary transactions across the life cycle of private technology companies. From their own website

- **Type:** VC firm (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Stages:** Seed Series A Growth
- **Sectors:** Technology
- **Based in:** San Francisco, United States
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **5 appearances**

- **2026** 5 rounds
- **Oct** **[Reliable Robotics](https://millionrounds.com/company/reliable-robotics)** Series D · US · Google News search **$115M** *Led*
- **May** **[RADAR](https://millionrounds.com/company/radar)** Series B · US · TechStartups **$170M** *Led*
- **May** **[Astranis](https://millionrounds.com/company/astranis)** Series E · US · Ventureburn **$300M** With 11 others
- **May** **[Panthalassa](https://millionrounds.com/company/panthalassa)** Growth · US · TechStartups **$140M** With 26 others
- **Apr** **[Reliable Robotics](https://millionrounds.com/company/reliable-robotics)** Series D · US · TechStartups **$160M** *Led*

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 registration **6 named**

JH **John Howard Burbank** Managing Member of the General Partner and the Manager i Filing they signed

JK **Julie Kim** Executive Officer i Filing they signed

KW **Ken Wallace** Executive Officer i Filing they signed

MP **Matthew Podlesak** Co-Managing Partner of Manager i Filing they signed

SS **Seth Spalding** Executive Officer i Filing they signed

SJ **Sumeet Jain** Executive Officer i Filing they signed

We also hold **7** 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.

New fund on file

**$44M**

raised in Oct 2026

From its SEC filing, not a journalist: a firm that has just raised has money to deploy.

## The cheque

Seed Series A Growth

Median round joined **$160M** the round, not its cheque

Led 3 of 5 rounds **60%**

- **Sole investor:** Never alone
- **Last cheque:** Oct 2026

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Series D *2*
- Growth said *1*
- Series B *1*
- Series E *1*
- Seed said *-*
- Series A said *-*

Cheques by month Led Joined

Dec 2023 Nov 2026

Often in the room with

- [Gideon Strategic Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gideon-strategic-partners) 2

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## Who they invest alongside

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

[**Gideon Strategic Partners** Private equity **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gideon-strategic-partners)

## Recently backed

The latest companies Nimble Partners put money into.

[**Astranis** $300M · May 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/astranis)[**Panthalassa** $140M · May 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/panthalassa)

## On podcasts

1 episode naming Nimble Partners in the title.

- [Alt Goes Mainstream](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/alt-goes-mainstream) 10 Aug 2023 · 54 min A masterclass in investing and VC: Investing legends John Burbank and Ken Wallace of Nimble Partners on why the winners will win big and how to find them With [John Burbank](https://millionrounds.com/person/john-burbank) Mentions [Nimble Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nimble-partners)[Passport Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/passport-capital) Apple PodcastsShow page

## Quick answers about Nimble Partners

### What does Nimble Partners invest in?

Nimble Partners invests most often at Series D and Growth (60% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Technology.

### How active is Nimble Partners?

5 investments on record, 5 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 3. The most recent was in Oct 2026.

### What has Nimble Partners invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Reliable Robotics (Series D, Oct 2026), RADAR (Series B, May 2026) and Astranis (Series E, May 2026).

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

The median round it joins is $160M.

### Does Nimble Partners lead rounds?

Yes: it led 3 of its 5 investments on record (60%).

### Where does Nimble Partners invest?

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

### Is Nimble Partners investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 5 investments in the last 12 months.

### Who does Nimble Partners invest alongside?

Most often Gideon Strategic Partners (2 rounds together).

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