Investments
183Portfolio Exits
43Funds
12Service Providers
2About Jackson Square Ventures
Jackson Square Ventures, formerly known as Sigma West, is an early-stage venture capital firm focused on investments in business-to-business (B2B) SaaS, marketplace, mobile, and security companies. It was founded in 2011 and is based in San Francisco, California.
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Latest Jackson Square Ventures News
Jun 28, 2023
Clearstory (fka Extracker), a San Francisco, CA-based provider of a change order communications tool for the construction business processes, raised $5.5M in funding. The round was led by GS Futures with participation from existing investors Jackson Square Ventures, Building Ventures and Cloud App Capital Partners. The company intends to use the funds to accelerate its growth trajectory. Led by Cameron Page, Founder and CEO, Clearstory provides a change order communications tool for general contractors to prevent lost revenue, specialty contractors get paid faster, and teams make financial decisions through access to real-time data in one centralized location. The company has onboarded Specialty Contractors of all sizes across every trade vertical, including KONE Elevators, Cherry Coatings Painting, Performance Contracting Group, TrueTeam Insulation and Conco Concrete. Clearstory also provides real-time integrations with ERP systems, accounting software, project management and cloud storage solutions, including Procore, CMiC, Viewpoint, Sage and others. The solution currently works with more than 40% of the ENR Top 25 General Contractors. To date, over $5 billion in Change Orders have been shared between commercial construction companies on the Clearstory network. FinSMEs
Jackson Square Ventures Investments
183 Investments
Jackson Square Ventures has made 183 investments. Their latest investment was in GreenFig as part of their Series A on August 8, 2023.
Jackson Square Ventures Investments Activity
Date | Round | Company | Amount | New? | Co-Investors | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
8/16/2023 | Series A | GreenFig | $6.5M | Yes | 1 | |
6/27/2023 | Series A - II | Clearstory | $5.5M | No | 2 | |
5/22/2023 | Seed VC - III | Channel99 | $3.55M | No | 1 | |
4/12/2023 | Series C | |||||
1/25/2023 | Series B |
Date | 8/16/2023 | 6/27/2023 | 5/22/2023 | 4/12/2023 | 1/25/2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round | Series A | Series A - II | Seed VC - III | Series C | Series B |
Company | GreenFig | Clearstory | Channel99 | ||
Amount | $6.5M | $5.5M | $3.55M | ||
New? | Yes | No | No | ||
Co-Investors | |||||
Sources | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Jackson Square Ventures Portfolio Exits
43 Portfolio Exits
Jackson Square Ventures has 43 portfolio exits. Their latest portfolio exit was Rented on November 16, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
11/16/2022 | Acquired | 2 | |||
6/23/2022 | Acquired | 3 | |||
6/16/2021 | Acquired | 5 | |||
Date | 11/16/2022 | 6/23/2022 | 6/16/2021 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Exit | Acquired | Acquired | Acquired | ||
Companies | |||||
Valuation | |||||
Acquirer | |||||
Sources | 2 | 3 | 5 |
Jackson Square Ventures Acquisitions
3 Acquisitions
Jackson Square Ventures acquired 3 companies. Their latest acquisition was Harmonic Lightwaves on May 22, 1995.
Date | Investment Stage | Companies | Valuation Valuations are submitted by companies, mined from state filings or news, provided by VentureSource, or based on a comparables valuation model. | Total Funding | Note | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5/22/1995 | Debt | $29.55M | IPO | 1 | ||
5/1/1995 | Debt | |||||
11/21/1989 |
Date | 5/22/1995 | 5/1/1995 | 11/21/1989 |
|---|---|---|---|
Investment Stage | Debt | Debt | |
Companies | |||
Valuation | |||
Total Funding | $29.55M | ||
Note | IPO | ||
Sources | 1 |
Jackson Square Ventures Fund History
12 Fund Histories
Jackson Square Ventures has 12 funds, including Jackson Square Ventures III.
Closing Date | Fund | Fund Type | Status | Amount | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
10/14/2019 | Jackson Square Ventures III | Early-Stage Venture Capital | Closed | $193M | 2 |
1/1/2016 | Jackson Square Ventures Fund II | Early-Stage Venture Capital | Closed | $120M | 3 |
8/31/2012 | Sigma West I LP | Early-Stage Venture Capital | Closed | $124M | 1 |
8/31/2007 | Sigma Partners VIII LP | ||||
9/7/2005 | Sigma Partners VII LP |
Closing Date | 10/14/2019 | 1/1/2016 | 8/31/2012 | 8/31/2007 | 9/7/2005 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fund | Jackson Square Ventures III | Jackson Square Ventures Fund II | Sigma West I LP | Sigma Partners VIII LP | Sigma Partners VII LP |
Fund Type | Early-Stage Venture Capital | Early-Stage Venture Capital | Early-Stage Venture Capital | ||
Status | Closed | Closed | Closed | ||
Amount | $193M | $120M | $124M | ||
Sources | 2 | 3 | 1 |
Jackson Square Ventures Team
11 Team Members
Jackson Square Ventures has 11 team members, including current Founder, Managing Director, Gregory C. Gretsch.
Name | Work History | Title | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
Gregory C. Gretsch | Kana Software, Connectify, and Apple | Founder, Managing Director | Current |
Name | Gregory C. Gretsch | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Work History | Kana Software, Connectify, and Apple | ||||
Title | Founder, Managing Director | ||||
Status | Current |
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