# San Francisco Equity Partners: portfolio, investments and team > San Francisco Equity Partners is a private equity based in United States. 5 investments on record, latest Nov 2009. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team. Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/san-francisco-equity-partners (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Investor](https://millionrounds.com/investors) # San Francisco Equity Partners Filed with the SEC to raise a fund in Jul 2026. Last cheque observed Nov 2009. Email Private equity Quiet New fund, Jul 2026 Seed Series A Series B Content Video Audio Follow San Francisco Equity Partners and see its new cheques in your feed. [Start following](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&why=follow&next=%2Ffund%2Fsan-francisco-equity-partners) Cheques on record **0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 5 on record Since the last cheque **6205** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec Median round **$3.0M** Cheque size, as they say **$15M – $40M** Rounds led **0 of 5** Exits **1 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 100%** Pitch San Francisco Equity Partners ## San Francisco Equity Partners highlights - 01 5 rounds on record - 02 Mostly Series B and Series A: 60% of its rounds - 03 1 exits from the portfolio ## What they do > San Francisco Equity Partners is a private equity firm that invests in lower middle market businesses across the consumer sector value chain. From their own website - **Type:** Private equity (from a list, unverified) - **Cheque size:** $15M – $40M as they say - **Stages:** Seed Series A Series B Growth - **Sectors:** Content Video Audio - **Based in:** San Francisco, United States - **Cold pitches:** Not stated ## The record Every round we can evidence, newest first **5 appearances** - **2009** 1 round - **Nov** **[Penguin Computing](https://millionrounds.com/company/penguin-computing)** Venture · US · deals.venturebeat.com **$1.5M** With 3 others - **2007** 3 rounds - **Oct** **[Penguin Computing](https://millionrounds.com/company/penguin-computing)** Series C · US · venturebeat.com **$3.1M** With 3 others - **Mar** **[Penguin Computing](https://millionrounds.com/company/penguin-computing)** Series B · US · venturebeat.com **$9.0M** With 3 others - **Feb** **[The Guild](https://millionrounds.com/company/the-guild)** Series B · US **$3.0M** With 1 other - **2006** 1 round - **Feb** **[Penguin Computing](https://millionrounds.com/company/penguin-computing)** Series A · US · hosting.mansellgroup.net **$1.7M** With 2 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** DL **Danielle Laura Iovino** Chief Financial Officer and Chief Compliance Officer i Form ADV DM **David Mannix** Manager i Filing they signed SP **Scott Potter** Managing Member of General Partner i Filing they signed We also 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. ## What the register says From the firm's own filings with the SEC, which it must file accurately by law **$556M** assets it manages Oct 2026 **Registered** investment adviser full reporting to the SEC - **Legal name:** SF Equity Partners Management, LLC - **SEC number:** CRD 162396 Funds on its Form ADV **7** private funds, **$628M** in gross assets · filed Mar 2024 - SF Equity Partners, L.P. *Private equity* 13 investors $396M - SF Equity Partners II, L.P. *Private equity* 18 investors $113M - BF Holding Partners, L.P. *Private equity* 6 investors $30M - SF Equity Partners Coinvest IC, L.P. *Private equity* 7 investors $28M - SF Equity Partners Coinvest DGS, L.P. *Private equity* 10 investors $25M - SF Equity Partners Coinvest RB, L.P. *Private equity* 9 investors $24M - SFEP GEM, L.P. *Private equity* 2 investors $11M ## What they claim to have backed From their own portfolio page (on their website) **1** of 13 we have independently watched raise [Yesto](https://millionrounds.com/company/yes-to) Agilityretail Brazibites Brumate Formulacorp Icueyewear Janeiredale Japonesque Methodhome Redmonkeyfoods Rusticbakery Svlabs Xceedfoodservicegroup 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. ## Exits from the portfolio Companies it backed that were later bought or listed **1 in all** **[Penguin Computing](https://millionrounds.com/company/penguin-computing)** Bought by Asetek **Undisclosed** Oct 2015 An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records. ## Companies it bought Acquisitions by the firm itself **Japonesque** **Undisclosed** Mar 2015 New fund on file **Raised** a new fund in Jul 2026 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 **$3.0M** the round, not its cheque Led 0 of 5 rounds **0%** - **Said size:** $15M – $40M - **Sole investor:** Never alone - **Last cheque:** Nov 2009 - **Exits:** 1 from the portfolio Rounds by stage said on their site - Series B said *2* - Series A said *1* - Series C *1* - Venture *1* - Seed said *-* - Growth said *-* Cheques by year Led Joined 2006 2009 Often in the room with - [Convergence Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/convergence-partners-2) 4 - [Weber Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/weber-capital) 4 - [vSpring Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/vspring-capital) 3 **Pitching San Francisco Equity Partners?** Put them on your fundraising board with this record on the card, and follow them to hear when they write a new cheque. Add to your CRM *→* ## Who they invest alongside The investors most often in the same rounds as San Francisco Equity Partners. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed. [**Convergence Partners** Private equity **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/convergence-partners-2)[**Weber Capital** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/weber-capital)[**vSpring Capital** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/vspring-capital) ## Quick answers about San Francisco Equity Partners ### What does San Francisco Equity Partners invest in? San Francisco Equity Partners invests most often at Series B and Series A (60% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Content, Video and Audio. ### How active is San Francisco Equity Partners? 5 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Nov 2009. ### How big are San Francisco Equity Partners's cheques? The median round it joins is $3.0M. It says it writes cheques of $15M to $40M. ### Does San Francisco Equity Partners lead rounds? Rarely, if at all: none of its 5 investments on record names it as the lead. ### Where does San Francisco Equity Partners invest? Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (100%). ### Is San Francisco Equity Partners investing now? No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Nov 2009. ### Who does San Francisco Equity Partners invest alongside? Most often Convergence Partners (4 rounds together), Weber Capital (4 rounds together) and vSpring Capital (3 rounds together). ### What kind of investor is San Francisco Equity Partners? San Francisco Equity Partners is a private equity firm based in San Francisco, United States. ## Raising now? Find the investors who back rounds like yours, and keep every conversation on one fundraising board. 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