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Topspin Partners

Filed with the SEC to raise a fund in Nov 2025, closing $1M. Last cheque observed Oct 2017.

QuietNew fund $650K, Nov 2025VC firm

GrowthPre-seedSeedCloud Data ServicesConsumerFinTech

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 19 on record
Since the last cheque3296days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$12MRounds led1 of 19Sole investor3 roundsExits4 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 100%
Pitch Topspin Partners

Topspin Partners highlights

  1. 01

    19 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Series C and Series A: 65% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 3 rounds, median $2.0M

  4. 04

    4 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Filed 1 private fund offering with the SEC, the most recent in 2023-11From their own website
Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
GrowthPre-seedSeedSeries ASeries B
Sectors
Cloud Data ServicesConsumerFinTech
Based in
United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first19 appearances

  1. 2017

    1 round

  2. Oct
  3. 2015

    4 rounds

  4. Dec
    ORIC PharmaceuticalsSeries B · US$53MWith 5 others
  5. Sept
    AlectorSeries C · US$32MWith 5 others
  6. Jul
    ThermoLiftVenture · US$2.8MWith 1 other
  7. Jun
    Codagenix, Inc.Series A · US$2.0MSole investor
  8. 2014

    1 round

  9. Jul
    SynchroPETDebt · US$100KWith 4 others
  10. 2013

    3 rounds

  11. Oct
    Immune DesignSeries C · US · finsmes.com$49MWith 6 others
  12. Aug
    SetPoint MedicalSeries A · US · sec.gov$31MWith 6 others
  13. Jul
    NGM BiopharmaceuticalsSeries C · US · fiercebiotech.com$50MWith 4 others
  14. 2012

    2 rounds

  15. Mar
    Aragon PharmaceuticalsSeries C · US · xconomy.com$42MSole investor
  16. Mar
    CelmatixSeries A · US · sec.gov$1.5MSole investor
  17. 2007

    2 rounds

  18. Nov
    Passport SystemsSeries C · US · passportsystems.com$7.4MWith 1 other
  19. Jun
    Neopolitan NetworksSeries A · US · venturebeat.com$3.2MWith 1 other
  20. 2006

    1 round

  21. May
    Passport SystemsSeries B · US · accessmylibrary.com$2.0MWith 2 others
  22. 2005

    3 rounds

  23. Nov
    Game TrustSeries B · US · thefreelibrary.com$9.0MWith 6 others
  24. Aug
    SensicoreSeries C · greentechmedia.com$12MWith 4 others
  25. Mar
    ArgiNOx Phamaceuticals,Inc.Series C · US$25MWith 1 other
  26. 2004

    1 round

  27. Nov
    Roche NimbleGenSeries F · US$13MWith 3 others
  28. 2002

    1 round

  29. Jun
    comScoreSeries D · US · comscore.com$20MWith 6 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 registration5 named

LRLeigh RandallExecutive OfficeriFiling they signed
LGLeo GuthartManaging MemberiFiling they signed
OVOjas VahiaExecutive OfficeriFiling they signed
SLStephen LebowitzManaging MemberiFiling they signed
SPStephen ParksExecutive OfficeriFiling they signed

We also hold 7 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)

2 of 16 we have independently watched raise

MissionPlaymonsterBentgoBuiltbygridCoopsleepgoodsJaponesqueMycarpePalmettomoononlinePolderPureenrichmentRecomRemedyhealthmediaSfamarketingSportpetThreedogWetbrush

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 listed4 in all

SensicoreBought by General Electric (GE)UndisclosedApr 2008
Game TrustBought by Real Networks$20MSept 2007
comScoreListedUndisclosedApr 2007

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

JD BeautyUndisclosedOct 2015
Patch ProductsUndisclosedSept 2014

Who they invest alongside

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

Recently backed

The latest companies Topspin Partners put money into.

Quick answers about Topspin Partners

What does Topspin Partners invest in?

Topspin Partners invests most often at Series C and Series A (65% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Cloud Data Services, Consumer and FinTech.

How active is Topspin Partners?

19 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 1. The most recent was in Oct 2017.

What has Topspin Partners invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Bear Down Brands (Undisclosed round, Oct 2017).

How big are Topspin Partners's cheques?

The median round it joins is $12M.

Does Topspin Partners lead rounds?

Sometimes: it led 1 of its 19 investments on record (5%).

Where does Topspin Partners invest?

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

Is Topspin Partners investing now?

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

Who does Topspin Partners invest alongside?

Most often Long Island Angel Network (2 rounds together), OrbiMed (2 rounds together) and Shiprock Capital Management Limited (2 rounds together).

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