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Plough Penny Partners

Filed with the SEC to raise a fund in Mar 2024, closing $45M. Last cheque observed Jul 2013.

QuietNew fund $45M, Mar 2024Family office

GrowthSeedSeries ACloud ComputingWirelessInvestment Management

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 15 on record
Since the last cheque4864days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$4.5MRounds led0 of 15Sole investor3 roundsExits5 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 93%
Pitch Plough Penny Partners

Plough Penny Partners highlights

  1. 01

    15 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Series A and Venture: 58% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 3 rounds, median undisclosed

  4. 04

    5 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Type
Family office (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
GrowthSeedSeries A
Sectors
Cloud ComputingWirelessInvestment Management
Based in
New York, United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first15 appearances

  1. 2013

    5 rounds

  2. Jul
    basnoSeries A · US · techcrunch.com$1.0MWith 4 others
  3. Jun
    We Heart ItSeries A · US$8.0MWith 3 others
  4. Jun
    TinypassVenture · US · allthingsd.com$3.0MWith 2 others
  5. Jun
    Solve Media (An Adiant Company)Series B · US · techcrunch.com$7.0MWith 6 others
  6. May
    DietBetterSeed · US$1.9MWith 24 others
  7. 2012

    2 rounds

  8. Jan
    We Heart ItSeries A · US · techcrunch.comUndisclosedWith 2 others
  9. Jan
    ZeelSeed · US · techcrunch.com$1.5MWith 13 others
  10. 2011

    3 rounds

  11. Jun
    Health Guru Media Inc.Series D · US · techcrunch.com$6.0MWith 3 others
  12. Mar
    BONDS.COMVenture · US · earthtimes.org$6.5MWith 4 others
  13. Mar
    AdChinaCNUndisclosedWith 3 others
  14. 2010

    1 round

  15. May
    BabbleSeries B · US · deals.venturebeat.com$3.0MWith 3 others
  16. 2009

    1 round

  17. Oct
    Cel-Fi by NextivityUSUndisclosedSole investor
  18. 2007

    1 round

  19. Nov
    KoolConnect TechnologiesVenture · US · koolconnect.tv$6.5MWith 2 others
  20. 2005

    2 rounds

  21. Nov
    Critical MediaSeries A · USUndisclosedSole investor
  22. Jun
    Game TrustUSUndisclosedSole investor

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 registration1 named

JTJud TraphagenMr. Traphagen is the Managing Member of Plough Penny Management LLC, the General PartneriFiling they signed

We also hold 2 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 listed5 in all

AdChinaBought by AlibabaUndisclosedJan 2015
BONDS.COMBought by MTS GroupUndisclosedMar 2014
Health Guru Media Inc.Bought by Kitara MediaUndisclosedDec 2013
BabbleBought by The Walt Disney Company$40MNov 2011
Game TrustBought by Real Networks$20MSept 2007

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 Plough Penny Partners. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Quick answers about Plough Penny Partners

What does Plough Penny Partners invest in?

Plough Penny Partners invests most often at Series A and Venture (58% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Cloud Computing, Wireless and Investment Management.

How active is Plough Penny Partners?

15 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Jul 2013.

How big are Plough Penny Partners's cheques?

The median round it joins is $4.5M.

Does Plough Penny Partners lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 15 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Plough Penny Partners invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (93%) and China (7%).

Is Plough Penny Partners investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Jul 2013.

Who does Plough Penny Partners invest alongside?

Most often Burch Creative Capital (2 rounds together) and Village Ventures (2 rounds together).

What kind of investor is Plough Penny Partners?

Plough Penny Partners is a family office based in New York, United States.

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