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Cardinal Partners

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Total investments 60
Average round size
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The average size of a deal this fund participated in
$25M
Portfolio companies 31
Rounds per year 2.14
Lead investments 7
Follow on index
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How often the fund supports its portfolio startups at next rounds
0.48
Exits 15
Key employees 3
Stages of investment
Early Stage Venture
Late Stage Venture

Areas of investment

  • Health Care
  • Biotechnology
  • Pharmaceutical
  • Medical
  • Hospital
Summary

In 1996 was created Cardinal Partners, which is appeared as VC. The venture was found in North America in United States. The main department of described VC is located in the Princeton.

For fund there is a match between the location of its establishment and the land of its numerous investments - United States. The fund has no specific favorite in a number of founders of portfolio startups. If startup sums 4 or 5+ of the founder, the chance for it to be financed is low. Moreover, a startup needs to be at the age of 4-5 years to get the investment from the fund. Among the most successful fund investment fields, there are Therapeutics, Pharmaceutical. Among the most popular portfolio startups of the fund, we may highlight Vividion Therapeutics, Ivenix, lifeIMAGE.

The important activity for fund was in 2011. Despite it in 2019 the fund had an activity. The fund is constantly included in 2-6 deals per year. Comparing to the other companies, this Cardinal Partners performs on 4 percentage points less the average number of lead investments. The real fund results show that this VC is 3 percentage points less often commits exit comparing to other companies. The usual things for fund are deals in the range of 10 - 50 millions dollars. The top amount of exits for fund were in 2012. The average startup value when the investment from Cardinal Partners is 50-100 millions dollars.

The standard case for the fund is to invest in rounds with 4-5 partakers. Despite the Cardinal Partners, startups are often financed by Venrock, Polaris Partners, Avalon Ventures. The meaningful sponsors for the fund in investment in the same round are Venrock, Icon Ventures, Sequel Venture Partners. In the next rounds fund is usually obtained by Polaris Partners, Icon Ventures, Venrock.

The fund was created by Brandon H. Hull. The overall number of key employees were 3.

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Notable deals

CompanyIndustryRound SizeDateInvestorsLocation

Vividion Therapeutics

Biotechnology
Health Care
Therapeutics
$82M30 Apr 2019 San Diego, California, United States

Prealize Health

Artificial Intelligence
Health Care
Hospital
Life Science
Machine Learning
Medical
$6M27 Sep 2017 Palo Alto, California, United States

Vividion Therapeutics

Biotechnology
Health Care
Therapeutics
$50M02 Feb 2017 San Diego, California, United States

Vividion Therapeutics

Biotechnology
Health Care
Therapeutics
$3M11 Apr 2016 San Diego, California, United States

Cureatr

Health Care
Information Technology
Software
$13M25 Jun 2015 New York, New York, United States

Teladoc Health

Health Care
Hospital
mHealth
$50M18 Sep 2014 Purchase, New York, United States

Cureatr

Health Care
Information Technology
Software
$5M23 Oct 2013 New York, United States

Sapphire Digital

Health Care
Internet
Wellness
$22M18 Jun 2013 New Jersey, United States

lifeIMAGE

Health Care
Hospital
Information Technology
$15M18 Apr 2013 Newton, Massachusetts, United States

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Total investments 60
Average round size 25M
Rounds per year 2.14
Peak activity year 2011
Lead investments 7
Follow on index 0.48
Exits 15
Group Appearance index 0.97

Latest deals

CompanyIndustryRound SizeDateInvestorsLocation

Vividion Therapeutics

Biotechnology
Health Care
Therapeutics
$82M30 Apr 2019 San Diego, California, United States

Prealize Health

Artificial Intelligence
Health Care
Hospital
Life Science
Machine Learning
Medical
$6M27 Sep 2017 Palo Alto, California, United States

Vividion Therapeutics

Biotechnology
Health Care
Therapeutics
$50M02 Feb 2017 San Diego, California, United States

Vividion Therapeutics

Biotechnology
Health Care
Therapeutics
$3M11 Apr 2016 San Diego, California, United States

Cureatr

Health Care
Information Technology
Software
$13M25 Jun 2015 New York, New York, United States

Teladoc Health

Health Care
Hospital
mHealth
$50M18 Sep 2014 Purchase, New York, United States

Cureatr

Health Care
Information Technology
Software
$5M23 Oct 2013 New York, United States

Sapphire Digital

Health Care
Internet
Wellness
$22M18 Jun 2013 New Jersey, United States

lifeIMAGE

Health Care
Hospital
Information Technology
$15M18 Apr 2013 Newton, Massachusetts, United States
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