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Sidekick Partners

Filed with the SEC to raise a fund in Aug 2024. Last cheque observed Mar 2025.

VC firmQuietLast fund, Aug 2024

Pre-seedSeedSeries ABiodiversityCircular EconomyB-to-c

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 5 on record
Since the last cheque608days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$10MCheque size, as they say$500K – $10MRounds led0 of 5Mostly inUnited States, 100%
Pitch Sidekick Partners

Sidekick Partners highlights

  1. 01

    5 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Series A and Seed: 75% of its rounds

What they do

Value-add venture capital firm investing in early-stage startupsFrom their own website
Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
$500K – $10M as they say
Stages
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BGrowth
Sectors
BiodiversityCircular EconomyB-to-c
Based in
Dallas, United States
Cold pitches
Not accepted

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first5 appearances

  1. 2025

    1 round

  2. Mar
    CoverForceSeries A · US · AlleyWatch$13MWith 6 others
  3. 2019

    4 rounds

  4. Sept
    CaperSeries A · US · FinSMEs$10MWith 5 others
  5. Jul
    DataplorUS · TechCrunch$2.0MWith 4 others
  6. Mar
    HealthJoySeries B · US · TechCrunch$13MWith 3 others
  7. Jan
    CaperSeed · US · TechCrunch$3.0MWith 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 registration1 named

WWWalton WardManager of the Ultimate GPiFiling they signed

We also hold 2 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)

19 of 26 we have independently watched raise

AlternativepaymentsCaperCroissantCrownaffairDailypayEver-edenEverlywellInstacartLemonedgeMangomintNutpodsRebuyengineRingSevensundaysShopifyTireagentUrgentiqWearfigschronograph.peBizzycoldbrewDieuxskinHalotopOviahealthTheledgerwayTouchlandWithbanner

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.

Who they invest alongside

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

Recently backed

The latest companies Sidekick Partners put money into.

Mentioned on podcasts

Episodes that name Sidekick Partners in their description, not their title.

Quick answers about Sidekick Partners

What does Sidekick Partners invest in?

Sidekick Partners invests most often at Series A and Seed (75% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Biodiversity, Circular Economy and B-to-c.

How active is Sidekick Partners?

5 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Mar 2025.

What has Sidekick Partners invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: CoverForce (Series A, Mar 2025), Caper (Series A, Sept 2019) and Dataplor (Undisclosed round, Jul 2019).

How big are Sidekick Partners's cheques?

The median round it joins is $10M. It says it writes cheques of $500K to $10M.

Does Sidekick Partners lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 5 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Sidekick Partners invest?

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

Is Sidekick Partners investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Mar 2025.

Who does Sidekick Partners invest alongside?

Most often Y Combinator (3 rounds together), FundersClub (2 rounds together) and The Hardware Club (2 rounds together).

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