Investor

Northwater Capital

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

QuietVC firm

Series BSeries CSeries ACleantech

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 27 on record
Since the last cheque4437days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$9.0MRounds led0 of 27Sole investor3 roundsExits2 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 78%
Pitch Northwater Capital

Northwater Capital highlights

  1. 01

    27 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Series B and Series C: 70% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 3 rounds, median $15M

  4. 04

    2 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Sectors
Cleantech
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first27 appearances

  1. 2014

    3 rounds

  2. Sept
    Legend3DSeries C · US$10MWith 1 other
  3. Jul
    MTPVSeries B · US$11MWith 2 others
  4. Apr
    VanDyne SuperTurboSeries C · US$15MSole investor
  5. 2013

    6 rounds

  6. Jul
    LiquidPistonSeries C · US · finsmes.com$6.5MWith 1 other
  7. Jul
    IoxusSeries C · US · finsmes.com$15MWith 5 others
  8. Jun
    SkyonicSeries C · US · finance.yahoo.com$39MWith 5 others
  9. Feb
    Temporal PowerSeries B · CA · temporalpower.com$10MWith 5 others
  10. Feb
    Legend3DSeries B · US · finsmes.com$8.0MWith 1 other
  11. Jan
    Arctic Sand TechnologiesSeries A · US · finsmes.com$9.6MWith 3 others
  12. 2012

    7 rounds

  13. Jun
    SkyonicSeries C · US · skyonic.com$9.0MWith 4 others
  14. Apr
    SeaWell NetworksSeries B · CA · finsmes.com$3.0MWith 1 other
  15. Feb
    VanDyne SuperTurboSeries C · US · prnewswire.com$8.0MSole investor
  16. Feb
    Noble BiomaterialsSeries B · US · finsmes.com$8.0MWith 2 others
  17. Jan
    SeaWell NetworksSeries B · CA · finsmes.com$5.0MWith 1 other
  18. Jan
    MTPVSeries B · US · finsmes.com$3.3MWith 1 other
  19. Jan
    ThinkVineSeries C · US · finsmes.com$8.0MWith 4 others
  20. 2011

    5 rounds

  21. Dec
    Legend3DSeries E · US · finsmes.com$19MWith 1 other
  22. Jul
    Unique Solutions DesignSeries A · CA · finsmes.com$30MSole investor
  23. Jun
    General CompressionSeries B · US · masshightech.com$34MWith 2 others
  24. Apr
    IoxusSeries B · US · techcrunch.com$21MWith 3 others
  25. Jan
    LiquidPistonSeries B · US · finsmes.com$5.0MWith 1 other
  26. 2010

    1 round

  27. Mar
    SeaWell NetworksSeries A · CA · techcrunch.com$7.0MWith 3 others
  28. 2008

    1 round

  29. Jan
    IntrinsitySeries E · US$32MWith 4 others
  30. 2007

    2 rounds

  31. Nov
    China Rapid FinanceSeries B · CN · crfchina.com$21MWith 3 others
  32. Mar
    AirgainSeries F · US$5.5MWith 1 other
  33. 2006

    1 round

  34. Mar
    AirgainVenture · US · airgain.com$4.1MWith 1 other
  35. 2005

    1 round

  36. Jul
    AirgainVenture · US · airgain.com$4.8MWith 1 other

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 4 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 listed2 in all

SeaWell NetworksBought by Arris GroupUndisclosedApr 2014
IntrinsityBought by Apple$121MApr 2010

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 Northwater Capital. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Energy Technology VenturesCorporate VC4rounds togetherAdams Capital ManagementVC firm3rounds togetherAugustus Ventures LimitedVC firm3rounds togetherBDC CapitalVC firm3rounds togetherAsterAccelerator2rounds togetherBraemar Energy VenturesVC firm2rounds togetherConocoPhillipsVC firm2rounds togetherGEN3 Capital FundInvestment firm2rounds togetherMaRS Investment Accelerator FundVC firm2rounds together

Quick answers about Northwater Capital

What does Northwater Capital invest in?

Northwater Capital invests most often at Series B and Series C (70% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Cleantech.

How active is Northwater Capital?

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

How big are Northwater Capital's cheques?

The median round it joins is $9.0M.

Does Northwater Capital lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 27 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Northwater Capital invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (78%) and Canada (19%).

Is Northwater Capital investing now?

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

Who does Northwater Capital invest alongside?

Most often Energy Technology Ventures (4 rounds together), Adams Capital Management (3 rounds together) and Augustus Ventures Limited (3 rounds together).

What kind of investor is Northwater Capital?

Northwater Capital is a VC firm.

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