# Quaker Partners: portfolio, investments and team

> Quaker Partners is a vc firm based in United States. 58 investments on record, latest May 2019. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/quaker-partners (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Quaker Partners

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

Quiet New fund $35M, Nov 2016 VC firm

Seed Series A Series B Healthtech Connected Health Health-tech

Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 58 on record

Since the last cheque **2706** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$25M** Rounds led **0 of 58** Exits **6 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 100%**

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## Quaker Partners highlights

- 01 58 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Series A and Series B: 53% of its rounds
- 03 6 exits from the portfolio

## What they do

> Filed 1 private fund offering with the SEC, the most recent in 2016-11 From their own website

- **Type:** VC firm (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Stages:** Seed Series A Series B Growth
- **Sectors:** Healthtech Connected Health Health-tech
- **Based in:** Philadelphia, United States
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **58 appearances**

- **2019** 2 rounds
- **May** **[Intact Vascular](https://millionrounds.com/company/intact-vascular)** US · Massdevice **$25M** With 3 others
- **May** **[Vesper Medical](https://millionrounds.com/company/vesper-medical)** US · Massdevice **$37M** With 3 others
- **2018** 2 rounds
- **May** **[Vesper](https://millionrounds.com/company/vesper)** Series A · US · Fiercebiotech **$11M** With 1 other
- **May** **[Rapid Micro](https://millionrounds.com/company/rapid-micro)** US · FinSMEs **$60M** With 6 others
- **2017** 1 round
- **Jan** **[Intact Vascular](https://millionrounds.com/company/intact-vascular)** Series B · US · FinSMEs **$7.1M** With 1 other
- **2015** 3 rounds
- **May** **[Intact Vascular](https://millionrounds.com/company/intact-vascular)** Series B · US **$38M** With 2 others
- **Apr** **[Rapid Micro Biosystems](https://millionrounds.com/company/rapid-micro-biosystems)** Series C · US **$25M** With 5 others
- **Apr** **[Neuronetics](https://millionrounds.com/company/neuronetics)** Series F · US **$34M** With 7 others
- **2014** 2 rounds
- **May** **[Tarsa Therapeutics](https://millionrounds.com/company/tarsa-therapeutics)** Series B · US **$7.0M** With 3 others
- **Apr** **[Rapid Micro Biosystems](https://millionrounds.com/company/rapid-micro-biosystems)** Venture · US **$6.0M** With 4 others
- **2013** 3 rounds
- **Sept** **[PreCision Dermatology](https://millionrounds.com/company/precision-dermatology)** Debt · US · pehub.com **$67M** With 7 others
- **Jun** **[Rapid Micro Biosystems](https://millionrounds.com/company/rapid-micro-biosystems)** Series B · US · finsmes.com **$33M** With 4 others
- **Apr** **[RainDance Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/raindance-technologies)** Series E · US · finsmes.com **$20M** With 4 others
- **2012** 3 rounds
- **Dec** **[Regado Biosciences](https://millionrounds.com/company/regado-biosciences)** Series E · US · regadobio.investorroom.com **$51M** With 8 others
- **Sept** **[Intact Vascular](https://millionrounds.com/company/intact-vascular)** Series A · US · intactvascular.com **$16M** With 1 other
- **Mar** **[Tarsa Therapeutics](https://millionrounds.com/company/tarsa-therapeutics)** Series B · US · prnewswire.com **$28M** With 4 others
- **2011** 3 rounds
- **Jun** **[NovaSom](https://millionrounds.com/company/novasom)** Series D · US · novasom.com **$35M** With 2 others
- **May** **[Neuronetics](https://millionrounds.com/company/neuronetics)** Series E · US · marketwire.com **$30M** With 7 others
- **Jan** **[RainDance Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/raindance-technologies)** Series D · US · finsmes.com **$38M** With 3 others
- **2010** 7 rounds
- **Sept** **[Celator Pharmaceuticals](https://millionrounds.com/company/celator-pharmaceuticals)** Series D · US · celatorpharma.com **$20M** With 6 others
- **Aug** **[Achillion Pharmaceuticals](https://millionrounds.com/company/achillion-pharmaceuticals)** Venture · US · ir.achillion.com **$50M** With 3 others
- **Aug** **[TetraLogic Pharmaceuticals](https://millionrounds.com/company/tetralogic-pharmaceuticals)** Series C · US · fiercebiotech.com **$32M** With 7 others
- **Jun** **[Corridor Pharmaceuticals](https://millionrounds.com/company/corridor-pharmaceuticals)** Series A · US · finance.yahoo.com **$13M** With 7 others
- **May** **[TearScience](https://millionrounds.com/company/tearscience)** Series C · US · onbiovc.com **$45M** With 5 others
- **Jan** **[Tarsa Therapeutics](https://millionrounds.com/company/tarsa-therapeutics)** Series A · US · onbiovc.com **$24M** With 2 others
- **Jan** **[BioLeap](https://millionrounds.com/company/bioleap)** Series A · US · eon.businesswire.com **$5.0M** With 1 other
- **2009** 7 rounds
- **Dec** **[Regado Biosciences](https://millionrounds.com/company/regado-biosciences)** Series D · US · regadobio.com **$40M** With 5 others
- **Oct** **[Sleep Solutions](https://millionrounds.com/company/sleep-solutions)** Series F · US · onbiovc.com **$20M** With 5 others
- **Oct** **[Neuronetics](https://millionrounds.com/company/neuronetics)** Series D · US · onbiovc.com **$30M** With 7 others
- **Oct** **[TransEnterix](https://millionrounds.com/company/transenterix)** Series B · US · onbiovc.com **$55M** With 5 others
- **Oct** **[Corridor Pharmaceuticals](https://millionrounds.com/company/corridor-pharmaceuticals)** Series A · US · venturedeal.com **$11M** With 3 others
- **Aug** **[Rapid Micro Biosystems](https://millionrounds.com/company/rapid-micro-biosystems)** Series A · US · onbiovc.com **$19M** With 3 others
- **Jun** **[Cempra](https://millionrounds.com/company/cempra)** Series C · US · onbiovc.com **$46M** With 5 others
- **2008** 6 rounds
- **Nov** **[Tengion](https://millionrounds.com/company/tengion)** Series C · US **$21M** With 7 others
- **Oct** Seed · findarticles.com **$2.3M** With 3 others
- **Oct** **[Corridor Pharmaceuticals](https://millionrounds.com/company/corridor-pharmaceuticals)** Seed · US · findarticles.com **$2.3M** With 3 others
- **Oct** **[Biolex Therapeutics](https://millionrounds.com/company/biolex-therapeutics)** Series D · US · mitsuiventures.com **$60M** With 10 others
- **Jul** **[Celator Pharmaceuticals](https://millionrounds.com/company/celator-pharmaceuticals)** Series C · US **$23M** With 5 others
- **Jul** **[NuPathe](https://millionrounds.com/company/nupathe)** Series B · US **$30M** With 6 others
- **2007** 9 rounds
- **Nov** **[Tranzyme](https://millionrounds.com/company/tranzyme)** Venture · US **$20M** With 3 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 registration **3 named**

DA **Dean Adler** Member of the General Partner of the Sole Member of a General Partner i Filing they signed

IL **Ira Lubert** Member of the General Partner of the Sole Member of a General Partner i Filing they signed

JE **Jeff Elowe** Sole Member of a General Partner i Filing they signed

We also hold **6** 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 listed **6 in all**

**[PreCision Dermatology](https://millionrounds.com/company/precision-dermatology)** Bought by Valeant Pharmaceuticals International **$500M** Feb 2014

**[NuPathe](https://millionrounds.com/company/nupathe)** Bought by Endo Health Solutions **$105M** Dec 2013

**[EKR Therapeutics](https://millionrounds.com/company/ekr-therapeutics)** Bought by Cornerstone Therapeutics **$150M** May 2012

**[NuPathe](https://millionrounds.com/company/nupathe)** Listed **Undisclosed** Aug 2010

**[Tengion](https://millionrounds.com/company/tengion)** Listed **Undisclosed** Apr 2010

**[BioRexis](https://millionrounds.com/company/biorexis)** Bought by [Pfizer](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pfizer) **Undisclosed** Feb 2007

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

New fund on file

**$35M**

raised in Nov 2016

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

## The cheque

Seed Series A Series B

Median round joined **$25M** the round, not its cheque

Led 0 of 58 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** Never alone
- **Last cheque:** May 2019
- **Exits:** 6 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Series A said *13*
- Series B said *12*
- Series C *11*
- Series D *6*
- Venture *5*
- Seed said *-*
- Growth said *-*

Cheques by year Led Joined

2002 2019

Often in the room with

- [Domain Associates](https://millionrounds.com/fund/domain-associates) 9
- [Johnson & Johnson Development Corporation (JJDC)](https://millionrounds.com/fund/johnson-and-johnson-development-corporation) 9
- [Intersouth Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/intersouth-partners) 7
- [New Enterprise Associates](https://millionrounds.com/fund/new-enterprise-associates) 6
- [BDC Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bdc-venture-capital) 5
- [Investor AB](https://millionrounds.com/fund/investor-ab) 5

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## Who they invest alongside

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

[**Domain Associates** VC firm **9** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/domain-associates)[**Johnson & Johnson Development Corporation (JJDC)** VC firm **9** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/johnson-and-johnson-development-corporation)[**Intersouth Partners** VC firm **7** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/intersouth-partners)[**New Enterprise Associates** VC firm **6** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/new-enterprise-associates)[**BDC Capital** VC firm **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bdc-venture-capital)[**Investor AB** VC firm **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/investor-ab)[**Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers** VC firm **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kleiner-perkins-caufield-and-byers)[**Longitude Capital** VC firm **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/longitude-capital)[**MedImmune Ventures** Corporate VC **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/medimmune-ventures)[**Red Abbey Venture Partners** VC firm **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/red-abbey-venture-partners)[**Acidophil** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/acidophil)[**Polaris Partners** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/polaris-partners)

## Recently backed

The latest companies Quaker Partners put money into.

[**Vesper Medical** $37M · May 2019](https://millionrounds.com/company/vesper-medical)[**Vesper** $11M · May 2018](https://millionrounds.com/company/vesper)

## Quick answers about Quaker Partners

### What does Quaker Partners invest in?

Quaker Partners invests most often at Series A and Series B (53% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Healthtech, Connected Health and Health-tech.

### How active is Quaker Partners?

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

### What has Quaker Partners invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Intact Vascular (Undisclosed round, May 2019), Vesper Medical (Undisclosed round, May 2019) and Vesper (Series A, May 2018).

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

The median round it joins is $25M.

### Does Quaker Partners lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 58 investments on record names it as the lead.

### Where does Quaker Partners invest?

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

### Is Quaker Partners investing now?

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

### Who does Quaker Partners invest alongside?

Most often Domain Associates (9 rounds together), Johnson & Johnson Development Corporation (JJDC) (9 rounds together) and Intersouth Partners (7 rounds together).

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