Investments
253Portfolio Exits
48Funds
1About LaunchCapital
LaunchCapital was founded in January 2008 with a mission to help entrepreneurs gain quick access to seed capital and mentorship. With investments in over 100 companies, LaunchCapital has a core focus in technology, consumer and medical businesses. The 9 person team has syndicated investments with over 50 venture firms and 1000 angel investors. They currently have offices in Cambridge, MA, New Haven, New York City and Palo Alto.
LaunchCapital Headquarter Location
195 Church Street 17th Floor
New Haven, Connecticut, 6510,
United States
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Latest LaunchCapital News
Jul 30, 2020
Sea Machines Robotics , a Boston, MA-based developer of autonomous systems for ocean-going vessels and workboats, closed a new $15 million financing round. The round was led by Accomplice with further participation by Toyota AI Ventures, Brunswick Corp. (through investment partner TechNexus), Geekdom Fund, NextGen Venture Partners, Eniac VC, LaunchCapital and others. It included participation from Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII), which will accelerate the deployment of self-piloting technologies in the market of unmanned naval boats and ships. Led by Michael G. Johnson, CEO, Sea Machines provides autonomous systems that work under the command of a human operator and, by taking on the long duration and often repetitive control duties, it boosts the predictability and precision of operations while lowering the risk of fatigue-related incidents. The technology also enables new capabilities on water, such as the onshore command of remote offshore vessels. Since launching its first family of products in late 2018, Sea Machines has deployed systems on vessels serving a multitude of sectors. From large cargo vessels (such as the previously disclosed program with A.P. Moller-Maersk) to U.S.-flag ATBs and data-collecting survey boats, oil-spill response craft, search-and-rescue (SAR), patrol and crew transfer vessels. Sea Machines systems are now operating in four of the world’s eight geographical regions and this reach is enabled through a dealer-partner program with established marine electronics integrators. FinSMEs 29/07/2020
LaunchCapital Investments
253 Investments
LaunchCapital has made 253 investments. Their latest investment was in Wyebot as part of their Series A on April 4, 2022.
LaunchCapital Investments Activity
Date | Round | Company | Amount | New? | Co-Investors | Sources |
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4/14/2022 | Series A | Wyebot | $8M | Yes | 2 | |
3/14/2022 | Seed VC - III | Qeepsake | $5.59M | No | 1 | |
9/22/2021 | Series C | 6K | $51M | No | 10 | |
7/19/2021 | Series A - IV | |||||
6/7/2021 | Series A |
Date | 4/14/2022 | 3/14/2022 | 9/22/2021 | 7/19/2021 | 6/7/2021 |
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Round | Series A | Seed VC - III | Series C | Series A - IV | Series A |
Company | Wyebot | Qeepsake | 6K | ||
Amount | $8M | $5.59M | $51M | ||
New? | Yes | No | No | ||
Co-Investors | |||||
Sources | 2 | 1 | 10 |
LaunchCapital Portfolio Exits
48 Portfolio Exits
LaunchCapital has 48 portfolio exits. Their latest portfolio exit was Worklete on January 26, 2022.
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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1/26/2022 | Acq - Fin | 1 | |||
11/8/2021 | Acquired | 3 | |||
10/18/2021 | Acquired | 4 | |||
Date | 1/26/2022 | 11/8/2021 | 10/18/2021 | ||
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Exit | Acq - Fin | Acquired | Acquired | ||
Companies | |||||
Valuation | |||||
Acquirer | |||||
Sources | 1 | 3 | 4 |
LaunchCapital Fund History
1 Fund History
LaunchCapital has 1 fund, including LaunchCapital.
Closing Date | Fund | Fund Type | Status | Amount | Sources |
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LaunchCapital | 1 |
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Fund | LaunchCapital |
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Sources | 1 |
LaunchCapital Team
5 Team Members
LaunchCapital has 5 team members, including current Chief Operating Officer, Jonathan Shambroom.
Name | Work History | Title | Status |
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Elon Boms | TxVia, and Georgia-Pacific | Founder | Current |
Jonathan Shambroom | Chief Operating Officer | Current | |
Bill McCullen | Chief Investment Officer | Current | |
Alice Smith | Controller | Current | |
Clifford Sirlin | Managing Director | Current |
Name | Elon Boms | Jonathan Shambroom | Bill McCullen | Alice Smith | Clifford Sirlin |
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Work History | TxVia, and Georgia-Pacific | ||||
Title | Founder | Chief Operating Officer | Chief Investment Officer | Controller | Managing Director |
Status | Current | Current | Current | Current | Current |
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