# Rustic Canyon Partners: portfolio, investments and team

> Rustic Canyon Partners is a vc firm based in United States. 88 investments on record, latest Oct 2017. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

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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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Growth Pre-seed Seed Health Health & Wellness Healthcare

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Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 88 on record

Since the last cheque **3312** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$17M** Rounds led **0 of 88** Sole investor **7 rounds** Exits **16 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 100%**

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## Rustic Canyon Partners highlights

- 01 88 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Series B and Series A: 55% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 7 rounds, median $3.3M
- 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:** Growth Pre-seed Seed Series A Series B
- **Sectors:** Health Health & Wellness Healthcare
- **Based in:** Santa Monica, United States
- **Cold pitches:** Not accepted

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **88 appearances**

- **2017** 1 round
- **Oct** **[UrbanSitter](https://millionrounds.com/company/urbansitter)** Series C · US · FinSMEs **$17M** With 4 others
- **2015** 1 round
- **Aug** **[Navigating Cancer](https://millionrounds.com/company/navigating-cancer)** Series C · US **$10M** With 2 others
- **2014** 2 rounds
- **Sept** **[Kin Community](https://millionrounds.com/company/kin-community)** Series C · US **$12M** With 4 others
- **Feb** **[UrbanSitter](https://millionrounds.com/company/urbansitter)** Series B · US **$15M** With 5 others
- **2013** 6 rounds
- **Dec** **[Good Technology](https://millionrounds.com/company/good-technology)** Growth · US **$65M** With 7 others
- **Oct** **[Dollar Shave Club](https://millionrounds.com/company/dollar-shave-club)** Series B · US · finsmes.com **$12M** With 6 others
- **Jul** **[Live Gamer](https://millionrounds.com/company/live-gamer)** Series C · US **$6.8M** With 4 others
- **May** **[Chromatik](https://millionrounds.com/company/chromatik)** Series A · US · pandodaily.com **$5.7M** With 5 others
- **Apr** **[PlayFirst](https://millionrounds.com/company/playfirst)** US · sec.gov **$2.0M** With 3 others
- **Feb** **[Ellie](https://millionrounds.com/company/ellie)** Seed · US · pandodaily.com **$2.0M** With 3 others
- **2012** 8 rounds
- **Nov** **[Transonic Combustion](https://millionrounds.com/company/transonic-combustion)** Series D · US · finsmes.com **$32M** With 3 others
- **Nov** **[Dollar Shave Club](https://millionrounds.com/company/dollar-shave-club)** Series A · US · techcrunch.com **$9.8M** With 4 others
- **Oct** **[Meteor Entertainment](https://millionrounds.com/company/meteor-entertainment)** Series B · US · venturebeat.com **$18M** With 3 others
- **Oct** **[TopFloor](https://millionrounds.com/company/topfloor)** Venture · US · techcrunch.com **$6.0M** With 5 others
- **Oct** **[UrbanSitter](https://millionrounds.com/company/urbansitter)** Series A · US · pevc.dowjones.com **$6.0M** With 3 others
- **Jul** **[PayDragon](https://millionrounds.com/company/paydragon)** Seed · US · pandodaily.com **$1.4M** With 4 others
- **Mar** **[Dollar Shave Club](https://millionrounds.com/company/dollar-shave-club)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$1.0M** With 8 others
- **Feb** **[Velocify](https://millionrounds.com/company/velocify)** Series B · US · techcrunch.com **$15M** With 1 other
- **2011** 4 rounds
- **Nov** **[Science](https://millionrounds.com/company/science)** Series A · US · techcrunch.com **$10M** With 1 other
- **Sept** **[Mertado](https://millionrounds.com/company/mertado)** Series A · US · finsmes.com **$2.3M** With 5 others
- **Jul** **[Gaikai](https://millionrounds.com/company/gaikai)** Series C · US · techcrunch.com **$30M** With 4 others
- **Jun** **[Marketfish](https://millionrounds.com/company/marketfish)** Series A · US · finsmes.com **$4.5M** With 1 other
- **2010** 5 rounds
- **Oct** **[PlayFirst](https://millionrounds.com/company/playfirst)** Venture · US · finsmes.com **$9.2M** With 4 others
- **Sept** **[Marketfish](https://millionrounds.com/company/marketfish)** Venture · US · techflash.com **$1.5M** With 2 others
- **Jun** **[Serious Energy](https://millionrounds.com/company/serious-energy)** Series D · US · deals.venturebeat.com **$20M** With 9 others
- **May** **[Gaikai](https://millionrounds.com/company/gaikai)** Series B · US · prnewswire.com **$10M** With 4 others
- **Mar** **[Perfect Market](https://millionrounds.com/company/perfect-market)** Series C · US · techcrunch.com **$6.0M** With 3 others
- **2009** 5 rounds
- **Oct** **[InSync Software](https://millionrounds.com/company/insync-software)** Series B · US · freshnews.com **$4.7M** With 1 other
- **Sept** **[Serious Energy](https://millionrounds.com/company/serious-energy)** Series C · US · greentechmedia.com **$60M** With 5 others
- **Apr** **[LoopNet](https://millionrounds.com/company/loopnet)** Venture · US · pehub.com **$50M** With 2 others
- **Jan** **[DECA](https://millionrounds.com/company/deca)** Series B · US · venturebeat.com **$10M** With 3 others
- **Jan** **[Ohai](https://millionrounds.com/company/ohai)** Venture · US **$6.0M** With 1 other
- **2008** 12 rounds
- **Dec** **[GoFish](https://millionrounds.com/company/gofish)** Venture · US · biz.yahoo.com **$23M** With 2 others
- **Oct** **[TwoFish](https://millionrounds.com/company/twofish)** Series B · US **$4.5M** With 2 others
- **Sept** **[Trion Worlds](https://millionrounds.com/company/trion-worlds)** Series C · US · techcrunch.com **$70M** With 5 others
- **Jul** **[Perfect Market](https://millionrounds.com/company/perfect-market)** Series A · US · paidcontent.org **$16M** With 3 others
- **Jun** Debt · green.venturebeat.com **$2.0M** Sole investor
- **May** **[Untangle](https://millionrounds.com/company/untangle)** Series B · US · venturebeat.com **$8.0M** With 1 other
- **Apr** **[Docstoc](https://millionrounds.com/company/docstoc)** Series B · US · techcrunch.com **$3.3M** Sole investor
- **Apr** **[Fulcrum Bioenergy](https://millionrounds.com/company/fulcrum-bioenergy)** Series B · US · bizjournals.com **$14M** With 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 listed **16 in all**

**[Good Technology](https://millionrounds.com/company/good-technology)** Bought by [BlackBerry](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cylance) **$425M** Sept 2015

**[Perfect Market](https://millionrounds.com/company/perfect-market)** Bought by [Taboola](https://millionrounds.com/fund/taboola) **Undisclosed** Aug 2014

**[PlayFirst](https://millionrounds.com/company/playfirst)** Bought by [Glu Mobile](https://millionrounds.com/fund/glu-mobile) **Undisclosed** May 2014

**[Docstoc](https://millionrounds.com/company/docstoc)** Bought by [Intuit](https://millionrounds.com/fund/intuit-prosperity-accelerator) **Undisclosed** Dec 2013

**[HyperQuality](https://millionrounds.com/company/hyperquality)** Bought by Spoken Communications **Undisclosed** Jul 2012

**[Gaikai](https://millionrounds.com/company/gaikai)** Bought by [Sony](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sony) **$380M** Jul 2012

**[Mertado](https://millionrounds.com/company/mertado)** Bought by [Groupon](https://millionrounds.com/fund/groupon) **Undisclosed** Jan 2012

**[Element K](https://millionrounds.com/company/element-k)** Bought by [SkillSoft](https://millionrounds.com/fund/skillsoft) **Undisclosed** Oct 2011

**[MerchantCircle](https://millionrounds.com/company/merchantcircle)** Bought by BuyerLink **$60M** Jun 2011

**[LoopNet](https://millionrounds.com/company/loopnet)** Bought by CoStar Group **$860M** Apr 2011

**[LimeLife](https://millionrounds.com/company/limelife)** Bought by Total Beauty Media **Undisclosed** Aug 2010

**[TwoFish](https://millionrounds.com/company/twofish)** Bought by Emergent Payments **Undisclosed** Aug 2009

**[Good Technology](https://millionrounds.com/company/good-technology)** Bought by Visto **Undisclosed** Feb 2009

**[Krugle](https://millionrounds.com/company/krugle)** Bought by Aragon Consulting Group **Undisclosed** Feb 2009

**[Intersperse](https://millionrounds.com/company/intersperse)** Bought by Tidal Software **Undisclosed** Jul 2006

**[Cyrano Sciences](https://millionrounds.com/company/cyrano-sciences)** Bought by Smiths Detection **Undisclosed** Mar 2004

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

## The cheque

Growth Pre-seed Seed

Median round joined **$17M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$3.3M**

Led 0 of 88 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** 7 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Oct 2017
- **Exits:** 16 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Series B said *28*
- Series A said *17*
- Series C *15*
- Venture *13*
- Seed said *5*
- Growth said *4*
- Pre-seed said *-*

Cheques by year Led Joined

2000 2017

Often in the room with

- [Trinity Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/trinity-ventures) 12
- [Mayfield Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mayfield) 7
- [DCM Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dcm-ventures) 5
- [New Enterprise Associates](https://millionrounds.com/fund/new-enterprise-associates) 5
- [Oak Investment Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/oak-investment-partners) 5
- [Venrock](https://millionrounds.com/fund/venrock) 5

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## 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 Ventures** VC firm **12** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/trinity-ventures)[**Mayfield Fund** VC firm **7** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mayfield)[**DCM Ventures** Private equity **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dcm-ventures)[**New Enterprise Associates** VC firm **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/new-enterprise-associates)[**Oak Investment Partners** Private equity **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/oak-investment-partners)[**Venrock** VC firm **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/venrock)[**DFJ** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dfj)[**Foundation Capital** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/foundation-capital)[**Intel Capital** Corporate VC **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/intel-capital)[**White Star Capital** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/white-star-capital)[**Benchmark** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/benchmark)[**Canaan** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/canaan-partners)

## Recently backed

The latest companies Rustic Canyon Partners put money into.

[**UrbanSitter** $17M · Oct 2017](https://millionrounds.com/company/urbansitter)

## Mentioned on podcasts

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

- [The Twenty Minute VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/20vc) 6 Jul 2016 · 28 min 20VC: What It Takes To Raise A VC Fund & Investing in First Time Fund Managers with Michael Kim @ Cendana Capital With [Michael Kim](https://millionrounds.com/person/michael-kim-2) Mentions [Cendana Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cendana-capital)[Collaborative Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/collaborative-fund)[Founder Collective](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founder-collective) *+3* Apple PodcastsShow page

## 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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