# Sapient Fund: portfolio, investments and team

> Sapient Fund is an investment firm. 7 investments on record, latest Jul 2013. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

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

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# Sapient Fund

Last cheque observed Jul 2013. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

Quiet Investment firm

Seed Series B Series A Venture Capital & Private Equity

Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 7 on record

Since the last cheque **4864** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$13M** Rounds led **0 of 7** Exits **2 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 100%**

Pitch Sapient Fund

## Sapient Fund highlights

- 01 7 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Seed and Series B: 57% of its rounds
- 03 2 exits from the portfolio

## What they do

- **Type:** Investment firm (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Sectors:** Venture Capital & Private Equity
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **7 appearances**

- **2013** 2 rounds
- **Jul** **[Guide](https://millionrounds.com/company/guide)** Seed · US **$1.5M** With 3 others
- **Feb** **[Guide](https://millionrounds.com/company/guide)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$1.0M** With 7 others
- **2010** 1 round
- **Apr** **[Hemosphere](https://millionrounds.com/company/hemosphere)** Series A · US · onbiovc.com **$9.3M** With 6 others
- **2009** 1 round
- **Oct** **[ValenTx](https://millionrounds.com/company/valentx)** Series B · US · onbiovc.com **$20M** With 5 others
- **2008** 1 round
- **Jan** **[Arbor Surgical Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/arbor-surgical-technologies)** Series C · US **$20M** With 10 others
- **2003** 1 round
- **Apr** **[Neothermia Corporation](https://millionrounds.com/company/neothermia-corporation)** Series D · US **$13M** With 5 others
- **2000** 1 round
- **Jun** **[Xpede](https://millionrounds.com/company/xpede)** Series B · US **$43M** With 5 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.

## Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed **2 in all**

**[Hemosphere](https://millionrounds.com/company/hemosphere)** Bought by CryoLife **$22M** May 2012

**[Xpede](https://millionrounds.com/company/xpede)** Bought by Fidelity National Information Services **Undisclosed** May 2001

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

## The cheque

Seed Series B Series A

Median round joined **$13M** the round, not its cheque

Led 0 of 7 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** Never alone
- **Last cheque:** Jul 2013
- **Exits:** 2 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Seed *2*
- Series B *2*
- Series A *1*
- Series C *1*
- Series D *1*

Cheques by year Led Joined

2000 2013

Often in the room with

- [Affinity Capital Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/affinity-capital-management) 3
- [Kaiser Permanente Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kaiser-permanente-ventures) 3
- [Knight Foundation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/knight-foundation) 2
- [Three Arch Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/three-arch-partners) 2

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## Who they invest alongside

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

[**Affinity Capital Management** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/affinity-capital-management)[**Kaiser Permanente Ventures** Corporate VC **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kaiser-permanente-ventures)[**Knight Foundation** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/knight-foundation)[**Three Arch Partners** Growth equity **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/three-arch-partners)

## Quick answers about Sapient Fund

### What does Sapient Fund invest in?

Sapient Fund invests most often at Seed and Series B (57% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Venture Capital & Private Equity.

### How active is Sapient Fund?

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

### How big are Sapient Fund's cheques?

The median round it joins is $13M.

### Does Sapient Fund lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 7 investments on record names it as the lead.

### Where does Sapient Fund invest?

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

### Is Sapient Fund investing now?

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

### Who does Sapient Fund invest alongside?

Most often Affinity Capital Management (3 rounds together), Kaiser Permanente Ventures (3 rounds together) and Knight Foundation (2 rounds together).

### What kind of investor is Sapient Fund?

Sapient Fund is an investment firm.

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