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Northgate Capital

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

QuietFamily officeWebsite unconfirmed

GrowthFinancial ServicesHealthcareMedical

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 87 on record
Since the last cheque2545days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$31MRounds led1 of 87Sole investor1 roundsExits18 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 94%
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Northgate Capital highlights

  1. 01

    87 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Series C and Series B: 46% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 1 rounds, median $25M

  4. 04

    18 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Type
Family office (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
Growth
Sectors
Financial ServicesHealthcareMedical
Based in
San Francisco, United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

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The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first87 appearances

  1. 2019

    1 round

  2. Nov
    DiamantiSeries C · US · Finance$35MWith 5 others
  3. 2016

    3 rounds

  4. Sept
    Tradesy$30MWith 22 others
  5. May
    Drawbridge$25MWith 2 others
  6. Mar
    Moogsoft$32MLed
  7. 2015

    14 rounds

  8. Nov
    PlanGridSeries B · US$40MWith 4 others
  9. Sept
    TeamSnapSeries B · US$10MWith 3 others
  10. Aug
    Carbon3DSeries C · US$100MWith 6 others
  11. Aug
    AgrividaSeries D · US$11MWith 9 others
  12. Aug
    SolexelSeries D · US$70MWith 9 others
  13. Jul
    TicketflySeries D · US · Riverwood Capital$50MWith 6 others
  14. May
    MuncherySeries C$85MWith 6 others
  15. May
    Blue Danube SystemsSeries B · US$16MWith 2 others
  16. May
    MarkLogicSeries F · US$102MWith 5 others
  17. Mar
    BirstSeries F · US$65MWith 4 others
  18. Mar
    ZuoraSeries F · US$115MWith 10 others
  19. Feb
    MiTu NetworkSeries B · US$5.0MWith 4 others
  20. Feb
    RevinateSeries B · US$15MWith 5 others
  21. Jan
    AgrividaSeries D · US$12MWith 8 others
  22. 2014

    17 rounds

  23. Nov
    AltiscaleSeries B · US$30MWith 4 others
  24. Oct
    Visible MeasuresSeries F · US$7.0MWith 5 others
  25. Sept
    Centage CorporationSeries A · US$9.5MWith 1 other
  26. Aug
    Kiwi, Inc.Series B · US$15MWith 2 others
  27. Jul
    SolexelSeries D · US$31MWith 9 others
  28. Jul
    LinioGrowth · MX$79MWith 1 other
  29. Jul
    ComfySeed · US$600KWith 2 others
  30. Jun
    ClariSeries B · US$20MWith 2 others
  31. May
    MustbinSeries A · US$1.5MWith 6 others
  32. May
    CentrifySeries E · US$42MWith 7 others
  33. May
    TradesySeries B · US$13MWith 7 others
  34. May
    OpenDNSSeries C · US$35MWith 10 others
  35. Apr
    AdRollSeries C · US$70MWith 6 others
  36. Apr
    Match Point PartnersGrowth · US$25MSole investor
  37. Mar
    Coupa SoftwareSeries F · US$40MWith 7 others
  38. Mar
    RainDance TechnologiesSeries E · US$17MWith 1 other
  39. Jan
    SuVoltaSeries F · US$11MWith 4 others
  40. 2013

    16 rounds

  41. Dec
    Carbon3DSeries A · US$11MWith 3 others
  42. Dec
    EgnyteSeries D · US · techcrunch.com$30MWith 6 others
  43. Dec
    DataSiftSeries C · GB · techcrunch.com$42MWith 5 others
  44. Nov
    MustbinSeries A · US · techcrunch.com$4.5MWith 4 others
  45. Nov
    SiTimeSeries F · US · finance.yahoo.comUndisclosedWith 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

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

AOAli OjjehChairmaniForm ADV
BMBrent Michael JonesCo-Founder and PartneriForm ADV
CHCasey Heiss GordonManaging PartneriForm ADV
JSJanhavi Sunil VazeChief Financial OfficeriForm ADV
L(Lawrence (nmn) CowenChief Compliance Officer & General CounseliForm ADV
TAThomas Arthur VardellCo-Founder and PartneriForm ADV

We also hold 16 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

$2.9Bassets it managesOct 2026
Registeredinvestment adviserfull reporting to the SEC
Legal name
Northgate Capital, L.P.
SEC number
CRD 140214

Funds on its Form ADV

65 private funds, $2.5B in gross assets · filed Mar 2024

Venture 36Private equity 29

  1. Northgate Venture Partners VI, L.P.Venture29 investors$295M
  2. Northgate V, L.P.Private equity51 investors$275M
  3. Northgate Venture Partners VII, L.P.Venture87 investors$215M
  4. Northgate IV, L.P.Private equity96 investors$134M
  5. NVP VIII PG, L.P.Venture3 investors$131M
  6. NCD SWIB, L.P.Venture2 investors$114M
  7. Northgate Venture Partners VIII, L.P.Venture25 investors$111M
  8. Northgate Venture Growth III, L.P.Venture62 investors$105M
  9. NC SWIB, L.P.Private equity2 investors$102M
  10. NVP VI SA, L.P.Venture3 investors$78M

And 55 more on the filing.

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed18 in all

TubeMogulBought by Adobe$540MNov 2016
BandPageBought by GoogleUndisclosedFeb 2016
MarketLiveBought by Vista Equity PartnersUndisclosedNov 2015
Connected DataBought by Imation$7.5MOct 2015
TicketflyBought by Pandora Media$450MOct 2015
Xoom CorporationBought by PayPal$890MJul 2015
OpenDNSBought by Cisco$635MJun 2015
SiTimeBought by MegaChips Corporation$200MOct 2014
KovioBought by Thin Film Electronics ASA$3.7MJan 2014
Maker StudiosBought by Disney$450M2014
Rocket FuelListed$116MAug 2013
Silver Spring NetworksListed$81MMar 2013
MerakiBought by Cisco$1.2BNov 2012
Palo Alto NetworksListedUndisclosedJul 2012
eMeterBought by SiemensUndisclosedDec 2011
AdMobBought by Google$750MNov 2009
CellPoint DiagnosticsBought by ACTIS BIOLOGICSUndisclosedAug 2008

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

Companies it bought

Acquisitions by the firm itself

Elara ComunicacionesUndisclosedAug 2015

Who they invest alongside

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

Recently backed

The latest companies Northgate Capital put money into.

Mentioned on podcasts

Episodes that name Northgate Capital in their description, not their title.

Quick answers about Northgate Capital

What does Northgate Capital invest in?

Northgate Capital invests most often at Series C and Series B (46% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Financial Services, Healthcare and Medical.

How active is Northgate Capital?

87 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 1. The most recent was in Nov 2019.

What has Northgate Capital invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Diamanti (Series C, Nov 2019), Tradesy (Sept 2016) and Drawbridge (May 2016).

How big are Northgate Capital's cheques?

The median round it joins is $31M.

Does Northgate Capital lead rounds?

Sometimes: it led 1 of its 87 investments on record (1%).

Where does Northgate Capital invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (94%).

Is Northgate Capital investing now?

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

Who does Northgate Capital invest alongside?

Most often DAG Ventures (23 rounds together), Sequoia Capital (22 rounds together) and Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers (20 rounds together).

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