Investments
27Portfolio Exits
6Funds
1About Commons Capital
Commons Capital is an early stage venture capital firm focused on companies delivering market solutions to social and environmental problems. Commons Capital particularly seeks companies owned or manged by women and minorities.

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Commons Capital Investments
27 Investments
Commons Capital has made 27 investments. Their latest investment was in Catalyst Biosciences as part of their Series D - II on April 4, 2014.

Commons Capital Investments Activity

Date | Round | Company | Amount | New? | Co-Investors | Sources |
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4/23/2014 | Series D - II | Catalyst Biosciences | $5.01M | Yes | 1 | |
1/6/2010 | Series G | Konarka Technologies | $23.8M | No | 3i Group, Angeleno Group, Ardesta LLC, Bregal Energy, Chevron Technology Ventures, Commons Capital, Eastman, Entrepreneurs Fund, Ivy Global Natural Resources Fund, Konica Minolta, Massachusetts Green Energy Fund, New Enterprise Associates, next47, NGEN Partners, Partech Partners, Pegasus Capital Advisors, Presidio Ventures, Prime New Energy, SDL Capital, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne, Threshold Ventures, Vanguard Ventures, and Zero Stage Capital | |
12/21/2009 | Series B | Combinent BioMedical Systems | $0.5M | No | ||
12/11/2009 | Series C | |||||
3/20/2009 | Series B |
Date | 4/23/2014 | 1/6/2010 | 12/21/2009 | 12/11/2009 | 3/20/2009 |
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Round | Series D - II | Series G | Series B | Series C | Series B |
Company | Catalyst Biosciences | Konarka Technologies | Combinent BioMedical Systems | ||
Amount | $5.01M | $23.8M | $0.5M | ||
New? | Yes | No | No | ||
Co-Investors | 3i Group, Angeleno Group, Ardesta LLC, Bregal Energy, Chevron Technology Ventures, Commons Capital, Eastman, Entrepreneurs Fund, Ivy Global Natural Resources Fund, Konica Minolta, Massachusetts Green Energy Fund, New Enterprise Associates, next47, NGEN Partners, Partech Partners, Pegasus Capital Advisors, Presidio Ventures, Prime New Energy, SDL Capital, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne, Threshold Ventures, Vanguard Ventures, and Zero Stage Capital | ||||
Sources | 1 |
Commons Capital Portfolio Exits
6 Portfolio Exits
Commons Capital has 6 portfolio exits. Their latest portfolio exit was Upstart Power on June 29, 2015.
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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6/29/2015 | Acquired | 1 | |||
Date | 6/29/2015 | ||||
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Exit | Acquired | ||||
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Valuation | |||||
Acquirer | |||||
Sources | 1 |
Commons Capital Fund History
1 Fund History
Commons Capital has 1 fund, including Commons Capital I.
Closing Date | Fund | Fund Type | Status | Amount | Sources |
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1/1/2002 | Commons Capital I | Multi-Stage Venture Capital | Closed | $13M | 1 |
Closing Date | 1/1/2002 |
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Fund | Commons Capital I |
Fund Type | Multi-Stage Venture Capital |
Status | Closed |
Amount | $13M |
Sources | 1 |