Investments
42Portfolio Exits
13Funds
8About Brightstone Venture Capital
Brightstone Venture Capital Fund has a long history of helping build successful companies. Since 1985, Brightstone has managed ten venture partnerships and currently manages a $50 million venture fund focused on early-growth stage investment opportunities.
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Latest Brightstone Venture Capital News
Feb 28, 2022
Xplore, a Redmond, WA-based space data as a service company, raised USD 16.2M in funding. The round was led by Alumni Ventures, Brightstone Venture Capital, KittyHawk Ventures, Private Shares Fund, Starbridge Venture Capital, Helios Capital, Lombard Street, Gaingels, Tremendous View, Kingfisher Capital and Dylan Taylor.
Brightstone Venture Capital Investments
42 Investments
Brightstone Venture Capital has made 42 investments. Their latest investment was in Xplore as part of their Series A on February 2, 2022.
Brightstone Venture Capital Investments Activity
Date | Round | Company | Amount | New? | Co-Investors | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2/24/2022 | Series A | Xplore | $16.2M | Yes | 5 | |
11/5/2021 | Series A | VersusGame | $25M | Yes | Apex Capital, Brightstone Venture Capital, David Dobrik, Feld Ventures, Gaingels, Hatcher+, Kevin Durant, Kombo Ventures, Lifeline Ventures, Moonshots Capital, NewView Capital, Plus Eight Equity Partners, Republic Capital, Revolve Group, Tribejoint Amenti, Undisclosed Investors, William James Adams Jr., and Winklevoss Capital | 4 |
8/26/2021 | Series B | Mosaic | $44M | Yes | 7 | |
3/23/2021 | Seed VC | |||||
10/11/2019 | Unattributed VC - II |
Date | 2/24/2022 | 11/5/2021 | 8/26/2021 | 3/23/2021 | 10/11/2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round | Series A | Series A | Series B | Seed VC | Unattributed VC - II |
Company | Xplore | VersusGame | Mosaic | ||
Amount | $16.2M | $25M | $44M | ||
New? | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
Co-Investors | Apex Capital, Brightstone Venture Capital, David Dobrik, Feld Ventures, Gaingels, Hatcher+, Kevin Durant, Kombo Ventures, Lifeline Ventures, Moonshots Capital, NewView Capital, Plus Eight Equity Partners, Republic Capital, Revolve Group, Tribejoint Amenti, Undisclosed Investors, William James Adams Jr., and Winklevoss Capital | ||||
Sources | 5 | 4 | 7 |
Brightstone Venture Capital Portfolio Exits
13 Portfolio Exits
Brightstone Venture Capital has 13 portfolio exits. Their latest portfolio exit was CodeStream on October 21, 2021.
Date | Exit | Companies | Valuation Valuations are submitted by companies, mined from state filings or news, provided by VentureSource, or based on a comparables valuation model. | Acquirer | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
10/21/2021 | Acquired | 6 | |||
5/11/2021 | Acquired | 5 | |||
3/30/2021 | Merger | 7 | |||
Date | 10/21/2021 | 5/11/2021 | 3/30/2021 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Exit | Acquired | Acquired | Merger | ||
Companies | |||||
Valuation | |||||
Acquirer | |||||
Sources | 6 | 5 | 7 |
Brightstone Venture Capital Fund History
8 Fund Histories
Brightstone Venture Capital has 8 funds, including BVC2.
Closing Date | Fund | Fund Type | Status | Amount | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7/31/2017 | BVC2 | Early-Stage Venture Capital | Open | $25M | 2 |
4/20/2016 | Brightstone Venture Capital Fund | ||||
12/31/2000 | Dougherty Opportunity Fund II LP | ||||
12/31/1998 | Dougherty Opportunity Fund I LP | ||||
12/31/1996 | Brightstone IX LP |
Closing Date | 7/31/2017 | 4/20/2016 | 12/31/2000 | 12/31/1998 | 12/31/1996 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fund | BVC2 | Brightstone Venture Capital Fund | Dougherty Opportunity Fund II LP | Dougherty Opportunity Fund I LP | Brightstone IX LP |
Fund Type | Early-Stage Venture Capital | ||||
Status | Open | ||||
Amount | $25M | ||||
Sources | 2 |
Brightstone Venture Capital Team
3 Team Members
Brightstone Venture Capital has 3 team members, including current Managing Partner, Jeff Cowan.
Name | Work History | Title | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
Jeff Cowan | Managing Partner | Current | |
Name | Jeff Cowan | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Work History | |||
Title | Managing Partner | ||
Status | Current |
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