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PJC

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

QuietNew fund $81M, Jun 2022VC firm

Pre-seedSeedSeries ASmbsFinancial ServicesMachine Learning

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 8 on record
Since the last cheque2572days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$9.3MCheque size, as they say$500K – $2.0MRounds led0 of 8Mostly inUnited States, 100%
Pitch PJC

PJC highlights

  1. 01

    8 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Series A and Seed: 75% of its rounds

What they do

Experienced Boston venture firm with a start-up mindsetFrom their own website
Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
$500K – $2.0M as they say
Stages
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries B
Sectors
SmbsFinancial ServicesMachine Learning
Based in
Boston, United States
Cold pitches
Not accepted

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first8 appearances

  1. 2019

    4 rounds

  2. Oct
    LivelySeries B · US · FinSMEs$27MWith 6 others
  3. Sept
    Luca + DanniFinSMEs$6.2MWith 1 other
  4. Aug
    BlockFiSeries A · US · FinSMEs$18MWith 9 others
  5. May
    FeatherUS · TechCrunch$12MWith 6 others
  6. 2018

    2 rounds

  7. Jul
    BlockFiUS · FinSMEs$53MWith 1 other
  8. Feb
    BlockfiSeed · US · FinSMEs$1.6MWith 5 others
  9. 2017

    2 rounds

  10. Oct
    ICX MediaSeries A · US · FinSMEs$6.6MWith 2 others
  11. Sept
    LivelyUS · FinSMEs$4.2MWith 8 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 registration4 named

DJDavid Joseph MartiranoMember (Class a Interests) & Manager - Pjcp III, Pjcp IV, Pjcp V, PjmciForm ADV
MLMatthew L HayesMember (Class B Interests) - Pjcp IV, Pjcp ViForm ADV
SMSean Macfarlane MarshMember (Class a Interests) - Pjcp IIIiForm ADV
ZAZaid A AshaiMember (Class a Interests) & Manager - Pjcp III, Pjcp IViForm ADV

We also hold 9 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

$168Mgross assets of its fundsOct 2026
Exemptreporting adviserventure or small private funds
Legal name
Point Judith Management Company, LLC
SEC number
CRD 162889

What they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

32 of 60 we have independently watched raise

AcelabAcquired by CentivoAetherPalAppcastBenableCaktusCoachUpCodeStreamDiligent PharmaDisruptelEden HealthEvergageExpensifyFidelis SecurityFindMineFlexpaGrapevineHowieLvl5NestNeurableNexampOpenlyPixabilityRailbirdReelablesRingmaster TechnologiesRinseSmartPathSynthesis AIThunkableTicketManagerAceUpAcquired by AdobeAcquired by BeeckenAcquired by DraftKingsAcquired by KlarnaAcquired by New RelicAcquired by PhoenixTailingsAcquired by SalesforceAcquired by StepStoneAcquired by Summit PartnersAcquired by VMwareAcquired by ValeasAcquired by Welsh,Acuired by General DynamicsAnnoAntenna SoftwareBreachDeepliteDripExpentFlexEngageGamerGainsGetwell NetworkHatchHealth-ecommerceKudosLivelymeMachinery Partnerand 7 more

Weaker than a round we watched, stronger than a list somebody sold us. A firm is far less willing to put a company on its own site that it never funded.

Who they invest alongside

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

Recently backed

The latest companies PJC put money into.

Quick answers about PJC

What does PJC invest in?

PJC invests most often at Series A and Seed (75% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Smbs, Financial Services and Machine Learning.

How active is PJC?

8 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Oct 2019.

What has PJC invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Lively (Series B, Oct 2019), Luca + Danni (Undisclosed round, Sept 2019) and BlockFi (Series A, Aug 2019).

How big are PJC's cheques?

The median round it joins is $9.3M. It says it writes cheques of $500K to $2.0M.

Does PJC lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 8 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does PJC invest?

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

Is PJC investing now?

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

Who does PJC invest alongside?

Most often Y Combinator (3 rounds together) and Streamlined Ventures (2 rounds together).

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