Investments
102Portfolio Exits
12Funds
4About City Light Capital
City Light is a Venture Capital firm that invests early in impactful companies. They partner with experienced teams building category-defining solutions in the areas of education, safety and care, and the environment - where more revenue equals better lives at scale, every time. As one of the earliest and most successful impact investing firms, City Light has a track record of identifying and scaling impact in ways that build better companies. Some key portfolio investments are 2U (Nasdaq: TWOU), ShotSpotter (Nasdaq: SSTI), Trilogy Education, and OhmConnect.
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Latest City Light Capital News
Oct 12, 2022
Brave Health , a Miami, FL-based virtual mental health company, raised $40M in series C funding. The round was led by Town Hall Ventures, with participation from Union Square Ventures, and City Light Capital. The company intends to use the funds to continue to build the technology and data infrastructure that powers their patient engagement and outcomes engine, as well as to further expand into new states and accelerate the closing and activation of new contracts in the 18 states in which they operate. Led by CEO Anna Lindow, Brave Health is a virtual mental health provider and engagement platform focused on serving Medicaid populations. The company offers outpatient services like therapy, psychiatry, and peer support for mental health conditions through its platform. Its 200+ health plan contracts cover over 65M lives across 18 states, including Florida, New York and Texas. The organization now serves over 65M covered lives across more than 200 health plan contracts. FinSMEs
City Light Capital Investments
102 Investments
City Light Capital has made 102 investments. Their latest investment was in Affect Therapeutics as part of their Series A on July 7, 2023.
City Light Capital Investments Activity
Date | Round | Company | Amount | New? | Co-Investors | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7/12/2023 | Series A | Affect Therapeutics | $18.07M | No | 2 | |
3/30/2023 | Seed VC | Ever.green | $6.1M | Yes | 3 | |
3/1/2023 | Series B - II | Circ | $25M | Yes | 3 | |
10/11/2022 | Series C | |||||
7/20/2022 | Seed VC |
Date | 7/12/2023 | 3/30/2023 | 3/1/2023 | 10/11/2022 | 7/20/2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round | Series A | Seed VC | Series B - II | Series C | Seed VC |
Company | Affect Therapeutics | Ever.green | Circ | ||
Amount | $18.07M | $6.1M | $25M | ||
New? | No | Yes | Yes | ||
Co-Investors | |||||
Sources | 2 | 3 | 3 |
City Light Capital Portfolio Exits
12 Portfolio Exits
City Light Capital has 12 portfolio exits. Their latest portfolio exit was Tinkergarten on April 04, 2023.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4/4/2023 | Acquired | 3 | |||
1/26/2023 | Acquired | 6 | |||
8/25/2021 | Merger | 10 | |||
Date | 4/4/2023 | 1/26/2023 | 8/25/2021 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Exit | Acquired | Acquired | Merger | ||
Companies | |||||
Valuation | |||||
Acquirer | |||||
Sources | 3 | 6 | 10 |
City Light Capital Fund History
4 Fund Histories
City Light Capital has 4 funds, including Impact Ventures III.
Closing Date | Fund | Fund Type | Status | Amount | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
9/21/2017 | Impact Ventures III | Early-Stage Venture Capital | Open | $57.4M | 2 |
3/30/2015 | Impact Co-Invest III | ||||
7/17/2014 | Impact Ventures II | ||||
12/31/2004 | Impact Ventures I LP |
Closing Date | 9/21/2017 | 3/30/2015 | 7/17/2014 | 12/31/2004 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Fund | Impact Ventures III | Impact Co-Invest III | Impact Ventures II | Impact Ventures I LP |
Fund Type | Early-Stage Venture Capital | |||
Status | Open | |||
Amount | $57.4M | |||
Sources | 2 |
City Light Capital Team
1 Team Member
City Light Capital has 1 team member, including current Managing Partner, Josh Cohen.
Name | Work History | Title | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
Josh Cohen | Managing Partner | Current |
Name | Josh Cohen |
|---|---|
Work History | |
Title | Managing Partner |
Status | Current |
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