# Thoreau: portfolio, investments and team

> Thoreau is a vc firm. 1 investment on record, 1 in the last 12 months, latest Sept 2026. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

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

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# Thoreau

Last cheque observed Sep 2026; 1 cheques on record.

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VC firm Deploying now New fund, Sept 2026

Series A

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Deploying now

**100%** of best year **1** **cheques in 12 months**, 1 on record

Since the last cheque **48** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$100M** Rounds led **1 of 1**

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## Thoreau highlights

- 01 1 cheques in the last 12 months
- 02 Mostly Series A: 100% of its rounds
- 03 Led 1 rounds

## 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 first **1 appearances**

- **2026** 1 round
- **Sept** **[Penelope Health](https://millionrounds.com/company/penelope-health)** Series A · GB · EU-Startups **$100M** *Led*

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 registration **2 named**

JL **Jim Lacy** Executive Officer i Filing they signed

MH **Matthew Holt** Executive Officer i Filing they signed

We also hold **4** 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.

New fund on file

**Raised**

a new fund in Sept 2026

From its SEC filing, not a journalist: a firm that has just raised has money to deploy.

## The cheque

Series A

Median round joined **$100M** the round, not its cheque

Led 1 of 1 rounds **100%**

- **Sole investor:** Never alone
- **Last cheque:** Sept 2026

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Series A *1*

Cheques by month Led Joined

Dec 2023 Nov 2026

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## Recently backed

The latest companies Thoreau put money into.

[**Penelope Health** $100M · Sept 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/penelope-health)

## Quick answers about Thoreau

### What does Thoreau invest in?

Thoreau invests most often at Series A (100% of the rounds on record).

### How active is Thoreau?

1 investments on record, 1 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 1. The most recent was in Sept 2026.

### What has Thoreau invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Penelope Health (Series A, Sept 2026).

### How big are Thoreau's cheques?

The median round it joins is $100M.

### Is Thoreau investing now?

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

### What kind of investor is Thoreau?

Thoreau is a VC firm.

### Has Thoreau raised a new fund?

Its latest fund filing with the SEC was in Sept 2026.

### Where does this information on Thoreau come from?

From 1 articles and filings naming it in a round, public registers and its own website, checked and rebuilt every night.

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