LaunchCapital is a Cambridge, MA-based venture capital firm that provides seed-stage funding to young, emerging companies and innovative concepts across a variety of industries.
LaunchCapital has a unique industry-agnostic approach to investing that enables it to take advantage of emerging technologies and trends and engage in an expansive number of investments across a diverse set of industries. Committed to filling a funding gap in the early-stage investment community, the firm’s strategy is focused on helping young companies grow, providing needed capital quickly and building value for all involved. LaunchCapital combines the dedication, direct experience and organization of a traditional venture capital firm with added flexibility, focus and speed to help its portfolio companies achieve milestones and impact markets.
With offices in key centers of innovation including: Boston, MA, New Haven, CT and San Francisco, CA, and close-ties with top universities and local communities, LaunchCapital offers their portfolio companies a solid network of resources. The firm currently features 20 portfolio companies, mostly comprised of software, consumer products, Internet and energy, and is looking make a substantial number of investments this year in unique start-ups and small businesses, with projected returns three to five times the size of total investment.
Source (launch-capital.com)
| Company | Date | Round | Size | Participants |
| Life360 | 11/09 | Unattributed | $750k | 4 |
| Fashion Playtes | 8/09 | Series A | $1.5M | 2 |
| Continuity Engine | 8/09 | Seed | $1.9M | 4 |
| Xconomy | 11/08 | Series B | 2 | |
| North by South | 5/08 | Seed | 1 |
