Investor

Subtraction Capital

Last cheque observed Sep 2015. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

QuietNew fund, Apr 2013VC firm

SeedSeries AVenture

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 39 on record
Since the last cheque4044days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$3.0MRounds led0 of 39Sole investor9 roundsExits4 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 100%
Pitch Subtraction Capital

Subtraction Capital highlights

  1. 01

    39 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Seed and Series A: 69% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 9 rounds, median $1.5M

  4. 04

    4 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first39 appearances

  1. 2015

    9 rounds

  2. Sept
    Molio Inc.Debt · US$1.0MWith 5 others
  3. Sept
    BlyncsyUSUndisclosedSole investor
  4. Aug
    eSharesSeries B · US$17MWith 6 others
  5. Aug
    PokitDokSeries B · US$34MWith 6 others
  6. Apr
    MX TechnologiesSeries A · US$30MWith 5 others
  7. Mar
    QuidSeries D · US$39MWith 6 others
  8. Feb
    ChefsFeedSeries A · US$5.0MWith 3 others
  9. Feb
    Molio Inc.Series A · US$3.0MWith 5 others
  10. Jan
    eSharesSeries A · US$7.0MWith 6 others
  11. 2014

    11 rounds

  12. Dec
    3dplusmeSeed · US$1.8MSole investor
  13. Dec
    LookSharp (powering InternMatch)US$1.8MSole investor
  14. Oct
    Outbound.ioSeed · US$400KWith 5 others
  15. Sept
    LeeoSeries A · US$37MWith 6 others
  16. Aug
    Wearable IntelligenceVenture · US$7.9MWith 9 others
  17. Aug
    PokitDokDebt · US$6.6MWith 4 others
  18. Aug
    Collective HealthSeries B · US$38MWith 6 others
  19. Apr
    3dplusmeVenture · US$200KSole investor
  20. Mar
    ChargebackVenture · US$1.2MSole investor
  21. Jan
    Yiftee, Inc.Series A · US$3.0MWith 5 others
  22. Jan
    Prompt.lySeed · US · techcrunch.com$1.5MWith 9 others
  23. 2013

    15 rounds

  24. Dec
    HealthLoopSeries A · US · finsmes.com$10MWith 2 others
  25. Nov
    CapLinkedUS · finsmes.com$1.0MWith 8 others
  26. Sept
    MedlertSeed · US · sec.gov$1.1MWith 1 other
  27. Aug
    Trusted InsightUS · prlog.org$3.2MWith 10 others
  28. Aug
    eSharesSeed · US · techcrunch.com$1.8MWith 11 others
  29. Jul
    ZestFinanceSeries C · US · techcrunch.com$20MWith 6 others
  30. Jun
    PropellerSeed · US · techcrunch.com$1.3MWith 13 others
  31. Jun
    PokitDokSeries A · US · finsmes.com$4.0MWith 4 others
  32. Jun
    LookSharp (powering InternMatch)Series A · US · techcrunch.com$4.0MWith 4 others
  33. May
    SynataUSUndisclosedSole investor
  34. May
    OwnerListensSeed · US · techcrunch.com$1.1MWith 4 others
  35. Mar
    RoboteXDebt · US · sec.gov$2.1MSole investor
  36. Mar
    MedlertSeed · US · sec.gov$175KSole investor
  37. Feb
    PosmetricsSeed · USUndisclosedWith 1 other
  38. Jan
    BloodhoundSeries A · US · techcrunch.com$4.3MWith 2 others
  39. 2012

    2 rounds

  40. Jul
    Space MonkeySeed · US · techcrunch.com$2.3MWith 4 others
  41. Jan
    MedlertSeed · USUndisclosedSole investor
  42. 2011

    2 rounds

  43. Aug
    BloodhoundSeed · US · techcrunch.com$250KWith 4 others
  44. Feb
    OrabrushVenture · US · techcrunch.com$2.5MWith 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

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration1 named

JPJason PortnoyManager of the General PartneriFiling they signed

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed4 in all

OrabrushBought by DenTek Oral CareUndisclosedMar 2015
Space MonkeyBought by VivintUndisclosedAug 2014
PropellerBought by Palantir TechnologiesUndisclosedJul 2014
PosmetricsBought by RevinateUndisclosedAug 2013

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

Founders FundVC firm5rounds together500 GlobalAngel4rounds togetherArtis Ventures (AV)VC firm3rounds togetherExpansion Venture CapitalVC firm3rounds togetherLightspeed Venture PartnersVC firm3rounds togetherRogers Venture PartnersCorporate VC3rounds togetherScott BanisterAngel3rounds togetherTrue VenturesVC firm3rounds togetherAdvancit CapitalVC firm2rounds togetherAndreessen HorowitzVC firm2rounds togetherCambia Health SolutionsCorporate VC2rounds togetherCommerce VenturesVC firm2rounds together

Quick answers about Subtraction Capital

What does Subtraction Capital invest in?

Subtraction Capital invests most often at Seed and Series A (69% of the rounds on record).

How active is Subtraction Capital?

39 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Sept 2015.

How big are Subtraction Capital's cheques?

The median round it joins is $3.0M.

Does Subtraction Capital lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 39 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Subtraction Capital invest?

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

Is Subtraction Capital investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Sept 2015.

Who does Subtraction Capital invest alongside?

Most often Founders Fund (5 rounds together), 500 Global (4 rounds together) and Artis Ventures (AV) (3 rounds together).

What kind of investor is Subtraction Capital?

Subtraction Capital is a VC firm.

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