Investments
90Portfolio Exits
20Funds
3
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Latest VSP Capital News
Sep 1, 2017
West Venture Partners to raise $100 mln venture fund September 1, 2017 Share West Venture Partners to raise $100 mln venture fund West Venture Partners has set out to raise a $100 million venture fund. Among the San Francisco fund's managing directors is Joanna Rees, a former managing partner at VSP Capital and a candidate for mayor of San Francisco in the 2011 elections. writes: West Venture Partners has set out to raise a $100 million venture fund, according to a filing with the SEC. Among the San Francisco fund’s managing directors is Joanna Rees, a former managing partner at VSP Capital and a candidate for mayor of San Francisco in the 2011 elections. VSP collapsed when Rees and fellow partner John Hamm were discovered in a romantic relationship. Also a managing partner at the new fund is Allison Espeseth, according to the document. No first close was reported. The document can be found here.
VSP Capital Investments
90 Investments
VSP Capital has made 90 investments. Their latest investment was in Posit Science as part of their Series D - II on April 4, 2010.

VSP Capital Investments Activity

Date | Round | Company | Amount | New? | Co-Investors | Sources |
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4/6/2010 | Series D - II | Posit Science | $2.83M | No | 1 | |
12/15/2009 | Unattributed VC | Branders.com | $5M | No | ||
4/20/2009 | Unattributed | Branders.com | $1.6M | No | ||
4/8/2009 | Series C | |||||
8/14/2007 | Series C |
Date | 4/6/2010 | 12/15/2009 | 4/20/2009 | 4/8/2009 | 8/14/2007 |
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Round | Series D - II | Unattributed VC | Unattributed | Series C | Series C |
Company | Posit Science | Branders.com | Branders.com | ||
Amount | $2.83M | $5M | $1.6M | ||
New? | No | No | No | ||
Co-Investors | |||||
Sources | 1 |
VSP Capital Portfolio Exits
20 Portfolio Exits
VSP Capital has 20 portfolio exits. Their latest portfolio exit was AccountNow on May 08, 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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5/8/2015 | Acquired | 1 | |||
3/21/2014 | IPO | Public | 1 | ||
5/7/2010 | Acquired | 1 | |||
Date | 5/8/2015 | 3/21/2014 | 5/7/2010 | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Exit | Acquired | IPO | Acquired | ||
Companies | |||||
Valuation | |||||
Acquirer | Public | ||||
Sources | 1 | 1 | 1 |
VSP Capital Fund History
3 Fund Histories
VSP Capital has 3 funds, including Venture Strategy Partners II LP.
Closing Date | Fund | Fund Type | Status | Amount | Sources |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
12/31/2000 | Venture Strategy Partners II LP | Early-Stage Venture Capital | Closed | $185M | 1 |
12/31/1999 | Venture Strategy Partners I LP | ||||
Venture Strategy Partners III LP |
Closing Date | 12/31/2000 | 12/31/1999 | |
---|---|---|---|
Fund | Venture Strategy Partners II LP | Venture Strategy Partners I LP | Venture Strategy Partners III LP |
Fund Type | Early-Stage Venture Capital | ||
Status | Closed | ||
Amount | $185M | ||
Sources | 1 |
VSP Capital Team
4 Team Members
VSP Capital has 4 team members, including current General Partner, John D Hamm.
Name | Work History | Title | Status |
---|---|---|---|
John D Hamm | Khosla Ventures, Octopus Ventures, Pono Music, Accept Software, Redpoint Ventures, Whistle Communications Corporation, Adaptec, Western Digital, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, and Internet Capital Group | General Partner | Current |
Name | John D Hamm | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Work History | Khosla Ventures, Octopus Ventures, Pono Music, Accept Software, Redpoint Ventures, Whistle Communications Corporation, Adaptec, Western Digital, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, and Internet Capital Group | |||
Title | General Partner | |||
Status | Current |
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