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Rustic Canyon Partners

Last cheque observed Oct 2017. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

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GrowthPre-seedSeedHealthHealth & WellnessHealthcare

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 88 on record
Since the last cheque3312days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$17MRounds led0 of 88Sole investor7 roundsExits16 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 100%
Pitch Rustic Canyon Partners

Rustic Canyon Partners highlights

  1. 01

    88 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Series B and Series A: 55% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 7 rounds, median $3.3M

  4. 04

    16 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Rustic Canyon Partners is an early stage venture capital firm that invests in exceptional entrepreneurs building transformational companies.From their own website
Type
VC firm
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
GrowthPre-seedSeedSeries ASeries B
Sectors
HealthHealth & WellnessHealthcare
Based in
Santa Monica, United States
Cold pitches
Not accepted

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first88 appearances

  1. 2017

    1 round

  2. Oct
    UrbanSitterSeries C · US · FinSMEs$17MWith 4 others
  3. 2015

    1 round

  4. Aug
    Navigating CancerSeries C · US$10MWith 2 others
  5. 2014

    2 rounds

  6. Sept
    Kin CommunitySeries C · US$12MWith 4 others
  7. Feb
    UrbanSitterSeries B · US$15MWith 5 others
  8. 2013

    6 rounds

  9. Dec
    Good TechnologyGrowth · US$65MWith 7 others
  10. Oct
    Dollar Shave ClubSeries B · US · finsmes.com$12MWith 6 others
  11. Jul
    Live GamerSeries C · US$6.8MWith 4 others
  12. May
    ChromatikSeries A · US · pandodaily.com$5.7MWith 5 others
  13. Apr
    PlayFirstUS · sec.gov$2.0MWith 3 others
  14. Feb
    EllieSeed · US · pandodaily.com$2.0MWith 3 others
  15. 2012

    8 rounds

  16. Nov
    Transonic CombustionSeries D · US · finsmes.com$32MWith 3 others
  17. Nov
    Dollar Shave ClubSeries A · US · techcrunch.com$9.8MWith 4 others
  18. Oct
    Meteor EntertainmentSeries B · US · venturebeat.com$18MWith 3 others
  19. Oct
    TopFloorVenture · US · techcrunch.com$6.0MWith 5 others
  20. Oct
    UrbanSitterSeries A · US · pevc.dowjones.com$6.0MWith 3 others
  21. Jul
    PayDragonSeed · US · pandodaily.com$1.4MWith 4 others
  22. Mar
    Dollar Shave ClubSeed · US · techcrunch.com$1.0MWith 8 others
  23. Feb
    VelocifySeries B · US · techcrunch.com$15MWith 1 other
  24. 2011

    4 rounds

  25. Nov
    ScienceSeries A · US · techcrunch.com$10MWith 1 other
  26. Sept
    MertadoSeries A · US · finsmes.com$2.3MWith 5 others
  27. Jul
    GaikaiSeries C · US · techcrunch.com$30MWith 4 others
  28. Jun
    MarketfishSeries A · US · finsmes.com$4.5MWith 1 other
  29. 2010

    5 rounds

  30. Oct
    PlayFirstVenture · US · finsmes.com$9.2MWith 4 others
  31. Sept
    MarketfishVenture · US · techflash.com$1.5MWith 2 others
  32. Jun
    Serious EnergySeries D · US · deals.venturebeat.com$20MWith 9 others
  33. May
    GaikaiSeries B · US · prnewswire.com$10MWith 4 others
  34. Mar
    Perfect MarketSeries C · US · techcrunch.com$6.0MWith 3 others
  35. 2009

    5 rounds

  36. Oct
    InSync SoftwareSeries B · US · freshnews.com$4.7MWith 1 other
  37. Sept
    Serious EnergySeries C · US · greentechmedia.com$60MWith 5 others
  38. Apr
    LoopNetVenture · US · pehub.com$50MWith 2 others
  39. Jan
    DECASeries B · US · venturebeat.com$10MWith 3 others
  40. Jan
    OhaiVenture · US$6.0MWith 1 other
  41. 2008

    12 rounds

  42. Dec
    GoFishVenture · US · biz.yahoo.com$23MWith 2 others
  43. Oct
    TwoFishSeries B · US$4.5MWith 2 others
  44. Sept
    Trion WorldsSeries C · US · techcrunch.com$70MWith 5 others
  45. Jul
    Perfect MarketSeries A · US · paidcontent.org$16MWith 3 others
  46. Jun
    Debt · green.venturebeat.com$2.0MSole investor
  47. May
    UntangleSeries B · US · venturebeat.com$8.0MWith 1 other
  48. Apr
    DocstocSeries B · US · techcrunch.com$3.3MSole investor
  49. Apr
    Fulcrum BioenergySeries B · US · bizjournals.com$14MWith 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 7 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 listed16 in all

Good TechnologyBought by BlackBerry$425MSept 2015
Perfect MarketBought by TaboolaUndisclosedAug 2014
PlayFirstBought by Glu MobileUndisclosedMay 2014
DocstocBought by IntuitUndisclosedDec 2013
HyperQualityBought by Spoken CommunicationsUndisclosedJul 2012
GaikaiBought by Sony$380MJul 2012
MertadoBought by GrouponUndisclosedJan 2012
Element KBought by SkillSoftUndisclosedOct 2011
MerchantCircleBought by BuyerLink$60MJun 2011
LoopNetBought by CoStar Group$860MApr 2011
LimeLifeBought by Total Beauty MediaUndisclosedAug 2010
TwoFishBought by Emergent PaymentsUndisclosedAug 2009
Good TechnologyBought by VistoUndisclosedFeb 2009
KrugleBought by Aragon Consulting GroupUndisclosedFeb 2009
IntersperseBought by Tidal SoftwareUndisclosedJul 2006
Cyrano SciencesBought by Smiths DetectionUndisclosedMar 2004

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

Trinity VenturesVC firm12rounds togetherMayfield FundVC firm7rounds togetherDCM VenturesPrivate equity5rounds togetherNew Enterprise AssociatesVC firm5rounds togetherOak Investment PartnersPrivate equity5rounds togetherVenrockVC firm5rounds togetherDFJVC firm4rounds togetherFoundation CapitalVC firm4rounds togetherIntel CapitalCorporate VC4rounds togetherWhite Star CapitalVC firm4rounds togetherBenchmarkVC firm3rounds togetherCanaanVC firm3rounds together

Recently backed

The latest companies Rustic Canyon Partners put money into.

UrbanSitter$17M · Oct 2017

Mentioned on podcasts

Episodes that name Rustic Canyon Partners in their description, not their title.

Quick answers about Rustic Canyon Partners

What does Rustic Canyon Partners invest in?

Rustic Canyon Partners invests most often at Series B and Series A (55% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Health, Health & Wellness and Healthcare.

How active is Rustic Canyon Partners?

88 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Oct 2017.

What has Rustic Canyon Partners invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: UrbanSitter (Series C, Oct 2017).

How big are Rustic Canyon Partners's cheques?

The median round it joins is $17M.

Does Rustic Canyon Partners lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 88 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Rustic Canyon Partners invest?

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

Is Rustic Canyon Partners investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Oct 2017.

Who does Rustic Canyon Partners invest alongside?

Most often Trinity Ventures (12 rounds together), Mayfield Fund (7 rounds together) and DCM Ventures (5 rounds together).

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