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VantagePoint Capital Partners

Last cheque observed Jan 2019. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

QuietNew fund, Dec 2010VC firm

SeedSeries ASeries BMental HealthDigital-healthLongevity

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 186 on record
Since the last cheque2853days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$11MRounds led0 of 186Sole investor35 roundsExits47 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 88%
Pitch VantagePoint Capital Partners

VantagePoint Capital Partners highlights

  1. 01

    186 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Venture and Series B: 46% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 35 rounds, median $5.6M

  4. 04

    47 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Filed 1 private fund offering with the SEC, the most recent in 2010-12From their own website
Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
SeedSeries ASeries BGrowthPre-IPO
Sectors
Mental HealthDigital-healthLongevity
Based in
San Bruno, United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first186 appearances

  1. 2019

    1 round

  2. Jan
    OstaraCA · FinSMEs$11MWith 1 other
  3. 2015

    1 round

  4. May
    edo InteractiveSeries E · US$20MWith 1 other
  5. 2014

    5 rounds

  6. Oct
    Pica8Series B · US$13MWith 1 other
  7. Sept
    Liquid LightSeries B · US$15MWith 4 others
  8. Jun
    Next Step LivingSeries D · US$25MWith 3 others
  9. Jun
    InnovariSeries B · USUndisclosedSole investor
  10. Jan
    AmpriusSeries C · US$30MWith 6 others
  11. 2013

    9 rounds

  12. Oct
    1366 TechnologiesSeries C · US · finsmes.com$15MWith 4 others
  13. Jun
    IntelePeerVenture · US · bizjournals.com$15MWith 3 others
  14. Jun
    edo InteractiveVenture · US$7.0MWith 2 others
  15. Apr
    OstaraVenture · CA · ostara.com$13MWith 2 others
  16. Mar
    Liquid RoboticsSeries E · US · venturebeat.com$45MWith 1 other
  17. Mar
    EvolvSeries D · US · techcrunch.com$15MWith 3 others
  18. Feb
    Spanfeller Media GroupVenture · US$5.0MWith 3 others
  19. Jan
    ChaChaVenture · US · techcrunch.com$14MWith 2 others
  20. Jan
    PulsePointVenture · US · pulsepoint.com$3.0MWith 4 others
  21. 2012

    17 rounds

  22. Dec
    Pica8Series A · US · pevc.dowjones.com$6.6MSole investor
  23. Dec
    TendrilVenture · US · greentechmedia.com$15MWith 3 others
  24. Dec
    Next Step LivingSeries C · US · finsmes.com$18MWith 1 other
  25. Nov
    LivescribeSeries A · US$46MWith 5 others
  26. Oct
    BrightSource EnergyGrowth · US · greentechmedia.com$80MWith 7 others
  27. Oct
    ByteLightSeed · US · finsmes.com$1.3MSole investor
  28. Sept
    edo InteractiveSeries C · US · techcrunch.com$15MWith 1 other
  29. Jun
    IdentifiedSeries B · US · techcrunch.com$21MWith 11 others
  30. May
    OstaraVenture · CA · greentechmedia.com$15MSole investor
  31. Apr
    Adura TechnologiesSeries B · US · greentechmedia.com$8.5MWith 2 others
  32. Apr
    EndPlaySeries C · US · finsmes.com$22MWith 1 other
  33. Apr
    Cobalt TechnologiesVenture · US$2.9MWith 4 others
  34. Apr
    Direct Flow MedicalVenture · US$284KWith 8 others
  35. Mar
    InvestLabSeries A · HK · bloomberg.com$10MWith 1 other
  36. Mar
    MiaSoléDebt · US · marketwatch.com$55MWith 4 others
  37. Jan
    Neuraltus PharmaceuticalsSeries B · US · onbiovc.com$9.6MWith 2 others
  38. Jan
    LivescribeVenture · US$3.3MWith 6 others
  39. 2011

    12 rounds

  40. Dec
    Liquid LightSeries A · US$8.5MWith 5 others
  41. Oct
    BridgeLuxVenture · US · finsmes.com$15MWith 5 others
  42. Sept
    RecordSetterSeries A · US · techcrunch.com$1.0MWith 2 others
  43. Sept
    Light-Based TechnologiesSeries B · CA · finsmes.com$7.5MWith 1 other
  44. Aug
    TouchTunes Interactive NetworksVenture · US · finsmes.com$45MWith 1 other
  45. Aug
    Spanfeller Media GroupSeries B · US · businessinsider.com$6.0MWith 4 others
  46. Aug
    edo InteractiveSeries B · US · edointeractive.com$20MWith 2 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 registration4 named

AEAlan Edward SalzmanExecutive Officer, PromoteriFiling they signed
NJNeil Jay WolffGeneral CounseliForm ADV
PMPatricia Margaret RoboostoffChief Operating OfficeriForm ADV
SDStephan DolezalekPromoteriFiling they signed

We also hold 17 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

$166Mgross assets of its fundsOct 2026
Exemptreporting adviserventure or small private funds
Legal name
Vantagepoint Management, Inc.
SEC number
CRD 161447

What they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

31 of 60 we have independently watched raise

1366techAllvoicesAmpriusBrightsourceenergyCiscoCornerstoneondemandFaniqGaincapitalGenomaticaIdentivImationIntelepeerIwattJuniperLivescribeMascomaMayiMyspaceOstaraPhreesiaPica8PronounPulsepointReachlocalScribdSolarcenturyTeslamotorsTrilliantUplightWageworksYoumailAcuitybrandsAlcatel-lucentAllbusinessAntheraAureaAxsunBicworldBirchBritishgasCymabayEricssonEssureGelifesciencesGileadGoldwindglobalHanergyHealthlineHugaoptoKlipschLiquidrMolicelMultiplyPuredigitalincSanofiSanturcorpSapSolazymeSpanfellergroupTouchtunesand 5 more

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 listed47 in all

LivescribeBought by Anoto Group$15MNov 2015
Good TechnologyBought by BlackBerry$425MSept 2015
BridgeLuxBought by China Electronics Corporation (CEC)UndisclosedJul 2015
ByteLightBought by Acuity BrandsUndisclosedApr 2015
AlertMeBought by British Gas$100MFeb 2015
EvolvBought by Cornerstone OnDemand$45MOct 2014
Spatial WirelessBought by Alcatel-LucentUndisclosedSept 2014
DigitalPersonaBought by Cross Match TechnologiesUndisclosedApr 2014
IdentifiedBought by WorkdayUndisclosedFeb 2014
NitronexBought by M/A-COM Technology Solutions$26MFeb 2014
iWattBought by Dialog Semiconductor$345MJul 2013
Better PlaceBought by Sunrise Group$12MJul 2013
Adura TechnologiesBought by Acuity BrandsUndisclosedJan 2013
MiaSoléBought by Hanergy Holding Group$30MSept 2012
XcellerexBought by GE HealthcareUndisclosedMar 2012
ZventsBought by StubHubUndisclosedDec 2011
Santur CorporationBought by NeoPhotonicsUndisclosedSept 2011
OZ CommunicationsBought by Synchronica$25MJul 2011
AllvoicesBought by Datran MediaUndisclosedMay 2011

The latest 20 here. 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 VantagePoint Capital Partners. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Quick answers about VantagePoint Capital Partners

What does VantagePoint Capital Partners invest in?

VantagePoint Capital Partners invests most often at Venture and Series B (46% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Mental Health, Digital-health and Longevity.

How active is VantagePoint Capital Partners?

186 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Jan 2019.

What has VantagePoint Capital Partners invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Ostara (Undisclosed round, Jan 2019).

How big are VantagePoint Capital Partners's cheques?

The median round it joins is $11M.

Does VantagePoint Capital Partners lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 186 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does VantagePoint Capital Partners invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (88%) and Canada (10%).

Is VantagePoint Capital Partners investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Jan 2019.

Who does VantagePoint Capital Partners invest alongside?

Most often Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers (11 rounds together), DFJ (9 rounds together) and Harris & Harris Group (6 rounds together).

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