# The Gores Group: portfolio, investments and team

> The Gores Group is a family office based in United States. 2 investments on record, latest Apr 2014. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

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

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# The Gores Group

Last cheque observed Apr 2014. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

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Quiet Family office

Seed Series A Diversified

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Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 2 on record

Since the last cheque **4589** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Rounds led **0 of 2** Sole investor **2 rounds** Exits **1 from the portfolio**

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## The Gores Group highlights

- 01 2 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Growth: 100% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 2 rounds, median undisclosed
- 04 1 exits from the portfolio

## What they do

> We are a global investment firm focused on partnering with differentiated businesses that can benefit from our extensive industry knowledge and decades long experience From their own website

- **Type:** Family office (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Stages:** Seed Series A
- **Sectors:** Diversified
- **Based in:** Beverly Hills, United States
- **Cold pitches:** Not accepted

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **2 appearances**

- **2014** 2 rounds
- **Apr** **[Tweddle Group](https://millionrounds.com/company/tweddle-group)** US **Undisclosed** Sole investor
- **Jan** **[Zmags](https://millionrounds.com/company/zmags)** Growth · US **Undisclosed** Sole investor

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## The team

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration **4 named**

AE **Alec Elias Gores** Chief Executive Officer and Chief Compliance Officer i Form ADV

EA **Edward Anthony Johnson** Sr. Managing Director i Form ADV

JK **Jennifer Kwon Chou** Managing Director i Form ADV

MR **Mark Ronald Stone** Senior Managing Director i Form ADV

We also hold **10** 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

**$287M** assets it manages Oct 2026

**Registered** investment adviser full reporting to the SEC

- **Legal name:** The Gores Group, LLC
- **SEC number:** CRD 160598

Funds on its Form ADV

**4** private funds, **$311M** in gross assets · filed Jul 2024

- Gores Capital Partners III, L.P. *Private equity* 64 investors $260M
- Gores Small Capitalization Partners, L.P. *Private equity* 20 investors $31M
- Gores Co-Invest Partnership III, L.P. *Private equity* 23 investors $19M
- Gores Small CAP Co-Invest Partnership, L.P. *Private equity* 17 investors $1.5M

Who backs their funds

## 2 LPs on record in The Gores Group's funds

- **Committed:** $330M
- **Funds:** 3
- **Vintages:** 2007 to 2012

The institutions that put money into its funds, which the firm then invests in companies. Source: the pension's own report, latest Sept 2025.

- [**Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund** 2 funds *$200M*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/oregon-public-employees) Fund Vintage Committed Gores Capital Partners III 2009 $100M Gores Capital Partners II 2007 $100M
- [**California State Teachers Retirement System** 2 funds *$130M*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/california-state-teachers-retirement-system) Fund Vintage Committed Gores Small Capitalization Partners 2012 $30M Gores Capital Partners II 2007 $100M

## Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed **1 in all**

**[Zmags](https://millionrounds.com/company/zmags)** Bought by [The Gores Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/the-gores-group) **Undisclosed** Jan 2014

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

## Companies it bought

Acquisitions by the firm itself

**US Farathane** **Undisclosed** Jan 2015

**[Zmags](https://millionrounds.com/company/zmags)** **Undisclosed** Jan 2014

**[ASTADIA](https://millionrounds.com/company/astadia)** **Undisclosed** Jan 2012

**[Somero Enterprises](https://millionrounds.com/company/somero-enterprises)** **Undisclosed** Aug 2005

**[VeriFone](https://millionrounds.com/company/verifone)** **Undisclosed** May 2001

## The cheque

Seed Series A

Median round joined **-** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **-**

Led 0 of 2 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** 2 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Apr 2014
- **Exits:** 1 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Growth *1*
- Seed said *-*
- Series A said *-*

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## Quick answers about The Gores Group

### What does The Gores Group invest in?

The Gores Group invests most often at Growth (100% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Diversified.

### How active is The Gores Group?

2 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Apr 2014.

### Is The Gores Group investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Apr 2014.

### What kind of investor is The Gores Group?

The Gores Group is a family office based in Beverly Hills, United States.

### How much does The Gores Group manage?

About $287M, as regulatory assets under management (Oct 2026).

### When was The Gores Group founded?

The Gores Group was founded in 1987.

### Where does this information on The Gores Group come from?

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