# VantagePoint Capital Partners: portfolio, investments and team

> VantagePoint Capital Partners is a vc firm based in United States. 186 investments on record, latest Jan 2019. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

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

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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.

Quiet New fund, Dec 2010 VC firm

Seed Series A Series B Mental Health Digital-health Longevity

Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 186 on record

Since the last cheque **2853** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$11M** Rounds led **0 of 186** Sole investor **35 rounds** Exits **47 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 88%**

Pitch VantagePoint Capital Partners

## VantagePoint Capital Partners highlights

- 01 186 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Venture and Series B: 46% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 35 rounds, median $5.6M
- 04 47 exits from the portfolio

## What they do

> Filed 1 private fund offering with the SEC, the most recent in 2010-12 From their own website

- **Type:** VC firm (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Stages:** Seed Series A Series B Growth Pre-IPO
- **Sectors:** Mental Health Digital-health Longevity
- **Based in:** San Bruno, United States
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **186 appearances**

- **2019** 1 round
- **Jan** **[Ostara](https://millionrounds.com/company/ostara)** CA · FinSMEs **$11M** With 1 other
- **2015** 1 round
- **May** **[edo Interactive](https://millionrounds.com/company/edo-interactive)** Series E · US **$20M** With 1 other
- **2014** 5 rounds
- **Oct** **[Pica8](https://millionrounds.com/company/pica8)** Series B · US **$13M** With 1 other
- **Sept** **[Liquid Light](https://millionrounds.com/company/liquid-light)** Series B · US **$15M** With 4 others
- **Jun** **[Next Step Living](https://millionrounds.com/company/next-step-living)** Series D · US **$25M** With 3 others
- **Jun** **[Innovari](https://millionrounds.com/company/innovari)** Series B · US **Undisclosed** Sole investor
- **Jan** **[Amprius](https://millionrounds.com/company/amprius)** Series C · US **$30M** With 6 others
- **2013** 9 rounds
- **Oct** **[1366 Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/1366-technologies)** Series C · US · finsmes.com **$15M** With 4 others
- **Jun** **[IntelePeer](https://millionrounds.com/company/intelepeer)** Venture · US · bizjournals.com **$15M** With 3 others
- **Jun** **[edo Interactive](https://millionrounds.com/company/edo-interactive)** Venture · US **$7.0M** With 2 others
- **Apr** **[Ostara](https://millionrounds.com/company/ostara)** Venture · CA · ostara.com **$13M** With 2 others
- **Mar** **[Liquid Robotics](https://millionrounds.com/company/liquid-robotics)** Series E · US · venturebeat.com **$45M** With 1 other
- **Mar** **[Evolv](https://millionrounds.com/company/evolv)** Series D · US · techcrunch.com **$15M** With 3 others
- **Feb** **[Spanfeller Media Group](https://millionrounds.com/company/spanfeller-media-group)** Venture · US **$5.0M** With 3 others
- **Jan** **[ChaCha](https://millionrounds.com/company/chacha)** Venture · US · techcrunch.com **$14M** With 2 others
- **Jan** **[PulsePoint](https://millionrounds.com/company/pulsepoint)** Venture · US · pulsepoint.com **$3.0M** With 4 others
- **2012** 17 rounds
- **Dec** **[Pica8](https://millionrounds.com/company/pica8)** Series A · US · pevc.dowjones.com **$6.6M** Sole investor
- **Dec** **[Tendril](https://millionrounds.com/company/tendril)** Venture · US · greentechmedia.com **$15M** With 3 others
- **Dec** **[Next Step Living](https://millionrounds.com/company/next-step-living)** Series C · US · finsmes.com **$18M** With 1 other
- **Nov** **[Livescribe](https://millionrounds.com/company/livescribe)** Series A · US **$46M** With 5 others
- **Oct** **[BrightSource Energy](https://millionrounds.com/company/brightsource-energy)** Growth · US · greentechmedia.com **$80M** With 7 others
- **Oct** **[ByteLight](https://millionrounds.com/company/bytelight)** Seed · US · finsmes.com **$1.3M** Sole investor
- **Sept** **[edo Interactive](https://millionrounds.com/company/edo-interactive)** Series C · US · techcrunch.com **$15M** With 1 other
- **Jun** **[Identified](https://millionrounds.com/company/identified)** Series B · US · techcrunch.com **$21M** With 11 others
- **May** **[Ostara](https://millionrounds.com/company/ostara)** Venture · CA · greentechmedia.com **$15M** Sole investor
- **Apr** **[Adura Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/adura-technologies)** Series B · US · greentechmedia.com **$8.5M** With 2 others
- **Apr** **[EndPlay](https://millionrounds.com/company/endplay)** Series C · US · finsmes.com **$22M** With 1 other
- **Apr** **[Cobalt Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/cobalt-technologies)** Venture · US **$2.9M** With 4 others
- **Apr** **[Direct Flow Medical](https://millionrounds.com/company/direct-flow-medical)** Venture · US **$284K** With 8 others
- **Mar** **[InvestLab](https://millionrounds.com/company/investlab)** Series A · HK · bloomberg.com **$10M** With 1 other
- **Mar** **[MiaSolé](https://millionrounds.com/company/miasole)** Debt · US · marketwatch.com **$55M** With 4 others
- **Jan** **[Neuraltus Pharmaceuticals](https://millionrounds.com/company/neuraltus-pharmaceuticals)** Series B · US · onbiovc.com **$9.6M** With 2 others
- **Jan** **[Livescribe](https://millionrounds.com/company/livescribe)** Venture · US **$3.3M** With 6 others
- **2011** 12 rounds
- **Dec** **[Liquid Light](https://millionrounds.com/company/liquid-light)** Series A · US **$8.5M** With 5 others
- **Oct** **[BridgeLux](https://millionrounds.com/company/bridgelux)** Venture · US · finsmes.com **$15M** With 5 others
- **Sept** **[RecordSetter](https://millionrounds.com/company/recordsetter)** Series A · US · techcrunch.com **$1.0M** With 2 others
- **Sept** **[Light-Based Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/light-based-technologies)** Series B · CA · finsmes.com **$7.5M** With 1 other
- **Aug** **[TouchTunes Interactive Networks](https://millionrounds.com/company/touchtunes-interactive-networks)** Venture · US · finsmes.com **$45M** With 1 other
- **Aug** **[Spanfeller Media Group](https://millionrounds.com/company/spanfeller-media-group)** Series B · US · businessinsider.com **$6.0M** With 4 others
- **Aug** **[edo Interactive](https://millionrounds.com/company/edo-interactive)** Series B · US · edointeractive.com **$20M** With 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 registration **4 named**

AE **Alan Edward Salzman** Executive Officer, Promoter i Filing they signed

NJ **Neil Jay Wolff** General Counsel i Form ADV

PM **Patricia Margaret Roboostoff** Chief Operating Officer i Form ADV

SD **Stephan Dolezalek** Promoter i Filing 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

**$166M** gross assets of its funds Oct 2026

**Exempt** reporting adviser venture 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

[1366tech](https://millionrounds.com/company/1366-technologies)[Allvoices](https://millionrounds.com/company/allvoices)[Amprius](https://millionrounds.com/company/amprius)[Brightsourceenergy](https://millionrounds.com/company/brightsource-energy)[Cisco](https://millionrounds.com/company/cisco)[Cornerstoneondemand](https://millionrounds.com/company/cornerstone-ondemand)[Faniq](https://millionrounds.com/company/faniq)[Gaincapital](https://millionrounds.com/company/gain-capital)[Genomatica](https://millionrounds.com/company/genomatica)[Identiv](https://millionrounds.com/company/identiv)[Imation](https://millionrounds.com/company/imation)[Intelepeer](https://millionrounds.com/company/intelepeer)[Iwatt](https://millionrounds.com/company/iwatt)[Juniper](https://millionrounds.com/company/juniper)[Livescribe](https://millionrounds.com/company/livescribe)[Mascoma](https://millionrounds.com/company/mascoma)[Mayi](https://millionrounds.com/company/may-i)[Myspace](https://millionrounds.com/company/myspace)[Ostara](https://millionrounds.com/company/ostara)[Phreesia](https://millionrounds.com/company/phreesia)[Pica8](https://millionrounds.com/company/pica8)[Pronoun](https://millionrounds.com/company/pronoun)[Pulsepoint](https://millionrounds.com/company/pulsepoint)[Reachlocal](https://millionrounds.com/company/reachlocal)[Scribd](https://millionrounds.com/company/scribd)[Solarcentury](https://millionrounds.com/company/solarcentury)[Teslamotors](https://millionrounds.com/company/tesla-motors)[Trilliant](https://millionrounds.com/company/trilliant)[Uplight](https://millionrounds.com/company/uplight)[Wageworks](https://millionrounds.com/company/wageworks)[Youmail](https://millionrounds.com/company/youmail) Acuitybrands Alcatel-lucent Allbusiness Anthera Aurea Axsun Bicworld Birch Britishgas Cymabay Ericsson Essure Gelifesciences Gilead Goldwindglobal Hanergy Healthline Hugaopto Klipsch Liquidr Molicel Multiply Puredigitalinc Sanofi Santurcorp Sap Solazyme Spanfellergroup Touchtunes and 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 listed **47 in all**

**[Livescribe](https://millionrounds.com/company/livescribe)** Bought by Anoto Group **$15M** Nov 2015

**[Good Technology](https://millionrounds.com/company/good-technology)** Bought by [BlackBerry](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cylance) **$425M** Sept 2015

**[BridgeLux](https://millionrounds.com/company/bridgelux)** Bought by China Electronics Corporation (CEC) **Undisclosed** Jul 2015

**[ByteLight](https://millionrounds.com/company/bytelight)** Bought by [Acuity Brands](https://millionrounds.com/fund/acuity-brands) **Undisclosed** Apr 2015

**[TouchTunes Interactive Networks](https://millionrounds.com/company/touchtunes-interactive-networks)** Bought by [Searchlight Capital Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/searchlight-capital-partners) **Undisclosed** Apr 2015

**[AlertMe](https://millionrounds.com/company/alertme)** Bought by [British Gas](https://millionrounds.com/fund/british-gas) **$100M** Feb 2015

**[Evolv](https://millionrounds.com/company/evolv)** Bought by Cornerstone OnDemand **$45M** Oct 2014

**[Spatial Wireless](https://millionrounds.com/company/spatial-wireless)** Bought by [Alcatel-Lucent](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alcatel-lucent) **Undisclosed** Sept 2014

**[DigitalPersona](https://millionrounds.com/company/digitalpersona)** Bought by Cross Match Technologies **Undisclosed** Apr 2014

**[Identified](https://millionrounds.com/company/identified)** Bought by [Workday](https://millionrounds.com/fund/workday) **Undisclosed** Feb 2014

**[Nitronex](https://millionrounds.com/company/nitronex)** Bought by M/A-COM Technology Solutions **$26M** Feb 2014

**[iWatt](https://millionrounds.com/company/iwatt)** Bought by [Dialog Semiconductor](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dialog-semiconductor) **$345M** Jul 2013

**[Better Place](https://millionrounds.com/company/better-place)** Bought by Sunrise Group **$12M** Jul 2013

**[Adura Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/adura-technologies)** Bought by [Acuity Brands](https://millionrounds.com/fund/acuity-brands) **Undisclosed** Jan 2013

**[MiaSolé](https://millionrounds.com/company/miasole)** Bought by [Hanergy Holding Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hanergy-holding-group) **$30M** Sept 2012

**[Xcellerex](https://millionrounds.com/company/xcellerex)** Bought by [GE Healthcare](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ge-healthcare) **Undisclosed** Mar 2012

**[Zvents](https://millionrounds.com/company/zvents)** Bought by [StubHub](https://millionrounds.com/fund/stubhub) **Undisclosed** Dec 2011

**[Santur Corporation](https://millionrounds.com/company/santur-corporation)** Bought by NeoPhotonics **Undisclosed** Sept 2011

**[OZ Communications](https://millionrounds.com/company/oz-communications)** Bought by Synchronica **$25M** Jul 2011

**[Allvoices](https://millionrounds.com/company/allvoices)** Bought by [Datran Media](https://millionrounds.com/fund/datran-media) **Undisclosed** May 2011

The latest 20 here. An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.

New fund on file

**Raised**

a new fund in Dec 2010

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

## The cheque

Seed Series A Series B

Median round joined **$11M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$5.6M**

Led 0 of 186 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** 35 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Jan 2019
- **Exits:** 47 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Venture *40*
- Series B said *39*
- Series C *32*
- Series A said *31*
- Series D *22*
- Series E *9*
- Seed said *-*

Cheques by year Led Joined

1999 2019

Often in the room with

- [Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kleiner-perkins-caufield-and-byers) 11
- [DFJ](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dfj) 9
- [Harris & Harris Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/harris-and-harris-group) 6
- [3i Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/3i-group) 5
- [Pinnacle Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pinnacle-ventures) 5
- [RRE Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rre-ventures) 5

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## 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.

[**Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers** VC firm **11** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kleiner-perkins-caufield-and-byers)[**DFJ** VC firm **9** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dfj)[**Harris & Harris Group** Growth equity **6** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/harris-and-harris-group)[**3i Group** Private equity **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/3i-group)[**Pinnacle Ventures** VC firm **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pinnacle-ventures)[**RRE Ventures** VC firm **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rre-ventures)[**Sequoia Capital** VC firm **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sequoia-capital)[**Alta Partners** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alta-partners)[**Baird Capital** Wealth manager **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/baird-capital)[**Chrysalix Venture Capital** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/chrysalix-venture-capital)[**DCM Ventures** Private equity **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dcm-ventures)[**EDF Ventures** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/edf-ventures)

## 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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