Investments
80Portfolio Exits
18Funds
4About Catamount Ventures
Catamount Ventures focuses on early stage technology ventures. Catamount traditionally participates in seed and early stage funding rounds. The firm focuses on both Green and Technology initiatives.

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Latest Catamount Ventures News
May 19, 2020
PresenceLearning , a NYC-based provider of live online special education related services for K-12 schools, raised $27m in Series D funding. The round was led by Bain Capital Double Impact with participation from existing investors Catalyst Investors, New Markets Venture Partners and Catamount Ventures. The company intends to use the funds to accelerate its expansion of online therapy and assessment services. Founded in 2009 and led by Kate Eberle Walker, CEO, PresenceLearning provides live online special education related services to K-12 schools. The company connects speech-language pathologists, occupational therapists, and behavioral and mental health professionals with students through its proprietary online platform, and has delivered more than 2.5 million teletherapy sessions to hundreds of K-12 schools and districts across the U.S. through its network of over 1,000 certified clinicians. FinSMEs
Catamount Ventures Investments
80 Investments
Catamount Ventures has made 80 investments. Their latest investment was in PresenceLearning as part of their Series D on May 5, 2020.

Catamount Ventures Investments Activity

Date | Round | Company | Amount | New? | Co-Investors | Sources |
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5/19/2020 | Series D | PresenceLearning | $27M | No | 3 | |
12/10/2018 | Series A - II | Banyan Water | $0.33M | No | 1 | |
4/13/2018 | Series A | Banyan Water | $0.93M | No | 2 | |
12/14/2016 | Series C | |||||
12/14/2015 | Series A - II |
Date | 5/19/2020 | 12/10/2018 | 4/13/2018 | 12/14/2016 | 12/14/2015 |
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Round | Series D | Series A - II | Series A | Series C | Series A - II |
Company | PresenceLearning | Banyan Water | Banyan Water | ||
Amount | $27M | $0.33M | $0.93M | ||
New? | No | No | No | ||
Co-Investors | |||||
Sources | 3 | 1 | 2 |
Catamount Ventures Portfolio Exits
18 Portfolio Exits
Catamount Ventures has 18 portfolio exits. Their latest portfolio exit was PresenceLearning on December 02, 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 |
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12/2/2021 | Acq - Fin | 6 | |||
1/14/2021 | Acquired | 5 | |||
7/9/2020 | Acquired | Undisclosed Investors, Brad Oberwager, and Randy Waterfield | 1 | ||
Date | 12/2/2021 | 1/14/2021 | 7/9/2020 | ||
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Exit | Acq - Fin | Acquired | Acquired | ||
Companies | |||||
Valuation | |||||
Acquirer | Undisclosed Investors, Brad Oberwager, and Randy Waterfield | ||||
Sources | 6 | 5 | 1 |
Catamount Ventures Fund History
4 Fund Histories
Catamount Ventures has 4 funds, including Catamount Ventures IV.
Closing Date | Fund | Fund Type | Status | Amount | Sources |
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7/20/2009 | Catamount Ventures IV | Early-Stage Venture Capital | Closed | $80M | 1 |
4/11/2007 | Catamount Ventures III | ||||
4/6/2005 | Catamount Ventures II | ||||
12/31/2000 | Catamount Ventures I |
Closing Date | 7/20/2009 | 4/11/2007 | 4/6/2005 | 12/31/2000 |
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Fund | Catamount Ventures IV | Catamount Ventures III | Catamount Ventures II | Catamount Ventures I |
Fund Type | Early-Stage Venture Capital | |||
Status | Closed | |||
Amount | $80M | |||
Sources | 1 |
Catamount Ventures Team
4 Team Members
Catamount Ventures has 4 team members, including current Founder, Managing General Partner, Jed Smith.
Name | Work History | Title | Status |
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Jed Smith | Founder, Managing General Partner | Current | |
Name | Jed Smith | |||
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Work History | ||||
Title | Founder, Managing General Partner | |||
Status | Current |
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