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Shea Ventures

Last cheque observed Dec 2025; 42 cheques on record.

Deploying nowNew fund $8.9M, Jul 2015VC firm

Series BSeries CSeries AEnterprise SoftwareHealth CareVenture Capital & Private Equity

Deploying now
100%of best year1cheques in 12 months, 42 on record
Since the last cheque329days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$14MRounds led0 of 42Sole investor3 roundsExits9 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 95%
Pitch Shea Ventures

Shea Ventures highlights

  1. 01

    1 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Series B and Series C: 52% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 3 rounds, median $2.0M

  4. 04

    9 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Sectors
Enterprise SoftwareHealth CareVenture Capital & Private Equity
Based in
Walnut, United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first42 appearances

  1. 2025

    1 round

  2. Dec
    INLANSeries A · CA · TandemLaunch$5.0MWith 2 others
  3. 2019

    1 round

  4. Mar
    Capital Markets GatewaySeries A · US · FinSMEs$7.5MWith 3 others
  5. 2018

    1 round

  6. Aug
    YeswareUS · FinSMEs$15MWith 3 others
  7. 2017

    3 rounds

  8. Mar
    NEXT TruckingSeries A · US · Latechwatch$5.0MWith 2 others
  9. Feb
    Sun BasketSeries C · US · FinSMEs$15MWith 7 others
  10. Jan
    RingUS · FinSMEs$109MWith 5 others
  11. 2016

    2 rounds

  12. Nov
    VictorOpsSeries B · US · FinSMEs$12MSole investor
  13. Aug
    FullContactUS · FinSMEs$25MWith 22 others
  14. 2015

    5 rounds

  15. Sept
    Madison Reed, Inc.Series C · US$16MWith 3 others
  16. Aug
    RingSeries B$28MWith 2 others
  17. Jul
    OccipitalSeries B · US$13MWith 3 others
  18. Apr
    PoshmarkSeries C · US$25MWith 9 others
  19. Mar
    Steelwedge SoftwareVenture · US$23MWith 2 others
  20. 2014

    5 rounds

  21. Sept
    3D RoboticsSeries C · US$50MWith 10 others
  22. May
    SpheroSeries D · US$20MWith 3 others
  23. Mar
    SolarBridge TechnologiesSeries E · US$42MWith 2 others
  24. Feb
    WorkboardSeries A · US$2.8MWith 3 others
  25. Feb
    GigaomSeries F · US$8.0MWith 3 others
  26. 2013

    3 rounds

  27. Nov
    RichRelevanceSeries F · US$20MWith 4 others
  28. Sept
    Cool Planet Energy SystemsSeries D · US · pehub.com$19MWith 3 others
  29. Aug
    SnapMDSeed · US · bioportfolio.com$600KWith 1 other
  30. 2012

    5 rounds

  31. Aug
    RichRelevanceSeries E · US · techcrunch.com$8.0MWith 3 others
  32. Jul
    SAY MediaVenture · US · techcrunch.com$27MWith 7 others
  33. May
    SolarBridge TechnologiesSeries D · US · finsmes.com$25MWith 2 others
  34. Feb
    SolarCityGrowth · US · finsmes.com$81MWith 3 others
  35. Feb
    Cool Planet Energy SystemsSeries B · US · onbiovc.com$18MWith 4 others
  36. 2011

    2 rounds

  37. Dec
    Cool Planet Energy SystemsSeries C · US · techcrunch.com$26MWith 4 others
  38. Feb
    Cool Planet Energy SystemsSeries B · MX · reuters.com$18MWith 4 others
  39. 2010

    1 round

  40. Mar
    PatientSafe SolutionsSeries B · US · onbiovc.com$30MWith 6 others
  41. 2008

    1 round

  42. May
    QuickofficeSeries C · US · venturebeat.com$3.0MWith 3 others
  43. 2007

    4 rounds

  44. Mar
    Pulse EntertainmentSeries B · US · pulse3d.com$7.0MWith 3 others
  45. Mar
    KaboodleSeries C · US$1.5MSole investor
  46. Feb
    QuickofficeSeries D · US · quickoffice.com$7.0MWith 4 others
  47. Feb
    HydroPoint Data SystemsSeries C · US · deals.venturebeat.com$19MWith 5 others
  48. 2006

    3 rounds

  49. Nov
    Attune SystemsVenture · US · deals.venturebeat.com$14MWith 5 others
  50. May
    InstantisSeries D · US · instantis.com$8.8MWith 2 others
  51. Mar
    KaboodleSeries B · US$2.0MSole investor
  52. 2005

    3 rounds

  53. May
    MetaSolvVenture · US$22MWith 5 others
  54. May
    AktinoSeries B · US · opticalkeyhole.com$16MWith 6 others
  55. Mar
    KaboodleSeries A · US · news.com$1.5MWith 8 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 registration4 named

JCJason C. SchoettlerMember of SVO Co-Invest A GP, LLC, the general partneriFiling they signed
JCJohn C. MorrisseyManaging Director of Shea Ventures, LLC, member of SVO GP, LLC, the general partner of SVO GP, LP, the general partner of IsssueriFiling they signed
KCKevin C. DunlapManaging Director of SVO GP, LLC, the general partner of SVO GP, LP, the general partneriFiling they signed
PCPeter C. CallaghanMember of SVO A-II GP, LLC, the general partneriFiling they signed

We also hold 8 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 they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

0 of 5 we have independently watched raise

BlueStar Resort & GolfShea HomesShea MortgageShea PropertiesUniversal Motion Components

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 listed9 in all

RingBought by Amazon$839MFeb 2018
SolarBridge TechnologiesBought by SunPower CorporationUndisclosedNov 2014
SolarCityListedUndisclosedDec 2012
InstantisBought by Oracle CorporationUndisclosedNov 2012
QuickofficeBought by GoogleUndisclosedJun 2012
AktinoBought by Positron Access SolutionsUndisclosedMay 2009
Pulse EntertainmentBought by MeezUndisclosedJan 2009
KaboodleBought by Hearst Corporation$30MAug 2007
MetaSolvBought by Oracle CorporationUndisclosedOct 2006

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 Shea Ventures. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Recently backed

The latest companies Shea Ventures put money into.

Quick answers about Shea Ventures

What does Shea Ventures invest in?

Shea Ventures invests most often at Series B and Series C (52% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Enterprise Software, Health Care and Venture Capital & Private Equity.

How active is Shea Ventures?

42 investments on record, 1 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Dec 2025.

What has Shea Ventures invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: INLAN (Series A, Dec 2025), Capital Markets Gateway (Series A, Mar 2019) and Yesware (Undisclosed round, Aug 2018).

How big are Shea Ventures's cheques?

The median round it joins is $14M.

Does Shea Ventures lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 42 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Shea Ventures invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (95%).

Is Shea Ventures investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 1 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does Shea Ventures invest alongside?

Most often Google Ventures (5 rounds together), Foundry Group (4 rounds together) and Mayfield Fund (4 rounds together).

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