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Telegraph Hill Partners

Last cheque observed Nov 2017. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

QuietNew fund $310M, Jun 2022VC firm

GrowthLife SciencesHealthcareMedical Devices

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 16 on record
Since the last cheque3287days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$9.8MRounds led0 of 16Sole investor4 roundsExits7 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 94%
Pitch Telegraph Hill Partners

Telegraph Hill Partners highlights

  1. 01

    16 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Series B and Series C: 54% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 4 rounds, median $9.8M

  4. 04

    7 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Telegraph Hill Partners is a venture capital firm dedicated to helping life science, medical device and healthcare companies achieve their growth objectives.From their own website
Type
VC firm
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
Growth
Sectors
Life SciencesHealthcareMedical Devices
Based in
San Francisco, United States
Cold pitches
Accepted

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first16 appearances

  1. 2017

    1 round

  2. Nov
    Aquaro HistologySeries A · US · Crainsdetroit$9.8MSole investor
  3. 2015

    1 round

  4. Sept
    Precision NanoSystemSeries A · CA$13MWith 2 others
  5. 2012

    1 round

  6. Aug
    RareCyteUS · in.finance.yahoo.comUndisclosedSole investor
  7. 2011

    1 round

  8. Jan
    PneumRxVenture · US · finsmes.com$33MWith 7 others
  9. 2010

    1 round

  10. Dec
    EstechSeries D · US · finsmes.com$8.5MWith 3 others
  11. 2009

    2 rounds

  12. Oct
    CHF TechnologiesDebt · US · deals.venturebeat.com$360KSole investor
  13. Jun
    EstechSeries B · US · deals.venturebeat.com$19MWith 3 others
  14. 2008

    2 rounds

  15. Dec
    EstechVenture · US · smartbrief.com$11MWith 2 others
  16. Jan
    ConfirmaSeries C · US$18MWith 3 others
  17. 2007

    5 rounds

  18. Dec
    AsuragenSeries B · US · asuragen.com$19MWith 2 others
  19. Oct
    AngioScoreSeries E · US · angioscore.com$30MWith 5 others
  20. Sept
    LDR HoldingSeries C · US$25MWith 3 others
  21. Mar
    PneumRxSeries B · US$27MWith 5 others
  22. Jan
    Althea TechnologiesSeries C · US$23MSole investor
  23. 2006

    1 round

  24. Jun
    AsuragenSeries A · US · asuragen.com$49MWith 1 other
  25. 2004

    1 round

  26. Jul
    AccumetricsSeries B · US · sec.gov$14MWith 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 registration6 named

DADeval A LashkariSenior PartneriForm ADV
JMJ. Matthew MackowskiManaging Director of the Managing Member of the General Partner.iFiling they signed
JMJeanette Marie WelshPartner, Chief Operating OfficeriForm ADV
JMJohn Matthew MackowskiChairman, Managing DirectoriForm ADV
RGRobert G. SheplerMember of the Managing Member of the General Partner.iFiling they signed
TAThomas Alfred RaffinVenture PartneriForm ADV

We also hold 18 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

$1.2Bgross assets of its fundsOct 2026
Exemptreporting adviserventure or small private funds
Legal name
Telegraph HILL Partners Management Company LLC
SEC number
CRD 160448

What they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

8 of 23 we have independently watched raise

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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 listed7 in all

PneumRxBought by BTG$475MDec 2014
AngioScoreBought by Spectranetics$230MMay 2014
EstechBought by AtriCure$60MDec 2013
LDR HoldingListed$75MOct 2013
AccumetricsBought by ITCUndisclosedAug 2013
Althea TechnologiesBought by AjinomotoUndisclosedMar 2013
ConfirmaBought by Merge HealthcareUndisclosedAug 2009

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 Telegraph Hill Partners. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Recently backed

The latest companies Telegraph Hill Partners put money into.

Quick answers about Telegraph Hill Partners

What does Telegraph Hill Partners invest in?

Telegraph Hill Partners invests most often at Series B and Series C (54% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Life Sciences, Healthcare and Medical Devices.

How active is Telegraph Hill Partners?

16 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Nov 2017.

What has Telegraph Hill Partners invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Aquaro Histology (Series A, Nov 2017).

How big are Telegraph Hill Partners's cheques?

The median round it joins is $9.8M.

Does Telegraph Hill Partners lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 16 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Telegraph Hill Partners invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (94%) and Canada (6%).

Is Telegraph Hill Partners investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Nov 2017.

Who does Telegraph Hill Partners invest alongside?

Most often Saints Capital (3 rounds together), Adams Street Partners (2 rounds together) and Alta Partners (2 rounds together).

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