Leader Ventures

North America, California, United States, Menlo Park

Description

Leader Ventures is a private investment firm providing debt and equity financing to a diversified portfolio of early and late stage,

Investor Profile

Leader Ventures has backed more than 16 startups, with 0 new investments in the last 12 months alone. The firm has led 6 rounds, about 38% of its total and boasts 11 exits across its portfolio.

Investment Focus Highlights

Concentrates on Debt Financing, Series Unknown, Series D rounds (top funding stages).
Majority of deals are located in United States, United Kingdom, India.
Strong thematic focus on Biotechnology, SaaS, Software.

Stage Focus

Debt Financing (44%)
Series Unknown (25%)
Series D (13%)
Series C (13%)
Convertible Note (6%)

Country Focus

United States (88%)
United Kingdom (6%)
India (6%)

Industry Focus

Biotechnology
Saas
Software
Health Care
Medical
Medical Device
Flash Storage
Advertising
Mobile
Enterprise Software

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

Learn who this investor regularly partners with—both firms and angels—and explore their latest activity.

Who does Leader Ventures frequently co-invest with?

Silicon Valley Bank

North America, California, United States, Santa Clara

Co-Investments: 2

Horizon Technology Finance

North America, Connecticut, United States, Farmington

Co-Investments: 2

Spray Venture Partners

North America, Massachusetts, United States, Newton

Co-Investments: 1

Forbion Capital Partners

Europe, Noord-Holland, The Netherlands, Naarden

Co-Investments: 1

180 Degree Capital

North America, New Jersey, United States, Montclair

Co-Investments: 1

Endeavour Vision

Europe, Geneve, Switzerland, Geneva

Co-Investments: 1

Apax Partners

Europe, England, United Kingdom, London

Co-Investments: 1

Alta Partners

North America, Mississippi, United States, Jackson

Co-Investments: 1

Adams Street Partners

North America, Illinois, United States, Chicago

Co-Investments: 1

Telegraph Hill Partners

North America, California, United States, San Francisco

Co-Investments: 1

What are some of recent deals done by Leader Ventures?

Avalanche Technology

Fremont, California, United States

Avalanche is developing innovative, ultra high performance enterprise solid-state storage arrays.

ComputerFlash StorageInformation Technology

Series CJan 23, 2012

Amount Raised: $11,500,000

PneumRx

Mountain View, California, United States

PneumRx is a medical device company focused on developing minimally-invasive solutions for unmet medical needs in pulmonary medicine.

Alternative MedicineBiotechnologyHealth CareMedicalMedical Device

Series UnknownJan 4, 2011

Amount Raised: $33,000,000

PayScale

Seattle, Washington, United States

PayScale provides compensation software, data and services to employers and free salary information and negotiation resources to individuals

Big DataEnterprise SoftwareHuman ResourcesSaaSSoftware

Series UnknownOct 25, 2010

CollabNet

Brisbane, California, United States

CollabNet provides cloud-based application lifecycle management solutions for increasing enterprise agility and governance.

EnterpriseEnterprise SoftwareIndustrialSaaSSoftware

Debt FinancingMar 16, 2010

Amount Raised: $5,000,000

Lytx

San Diego, California, United States

Lytx develops video-based driver safety and fleet management solutions.

Corporate TrainingFleet ManagementLogisticsTransportationVideo

Series UnknownDec 2, 2009

Amount Raised: $4,000,000

Innovalight

Sunnyvale, California, United States

Innovalight develops silicon ink, licensed to solar cell manufacturers

Energy EfficiencyManufacturingSolar

Series UnknownOct 13, 2009

Amount Raised: $15,000,000

Vindicia

San Francisco, California, United States

Vindicia offers #1 payment recovery solution. Simplify subscriptions, delight customers, build lasting relationships, and maximize revenue.

BillingCRME-CommerceFreemiumPaymentsSaaSSoftwareSubscription ServiceTransaction Processing

Series DJul 13, 2009

Amount Raised: $7,500,000

Tagged

San Francisco, California, United States

The social network for meeting new people.

Meeting Software

Debt FinancingDec 18, 2008

Amount Raised: $5,000,000

if(we)

San Francisco, California, United States

if(we) is a social media company that incubates social products to enable meaningful connections between people.

ConsumerInternetSocial Media

Debt FinancingDec 17, 2008

Amount Raised: $5,000,000

Revance Therapeutics

Newark, California, United States

Revance is a biotechnology company focusing on aesthetic and therapeutic offerings that enhance patient outcomes and physician experiences.

BiotechnologyHealth CarePharmaceuticalTherapeutics

Debt FinancingNov 18, 2008

Amount Raised: $8,000,000

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