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Clayton Associates

Founders R. Clayton McWhorter Stuart C. McWhorter

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Total investments 46
Average round size
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The average size of a deal this fund participated in
$2M
Portfolio companies 28
Rounds per year 1.77
Lead investments 1
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How often the fund supports its portfolio startups at next rounds
0.39
Exits 14
Key employees Soon
Stages of investment
Early Stage Venture
Late Stage Venture
Seed

Areas of investment

  • Health Care
  • Software
  • Medical
  • Biotechnology
  • Information Technology
Summary

Clayton Associates is the famous VC, which was founded in 1996. The fund was located in North America if to be more exact in United States. The leading representative office of defined VC is situated in the Nashville.

Deals in the range of 1 - 5 millions dollars are the general things for fund. The fund is constantly included in 2-6 investment rounds annually. This Clayton Associates works on 2 percentage points less the average amount of lead investments comparing to the other organizations. Considering the real fund results, this VC is 11 percentage points less often commits exit comparing to other organizations. The top amount of exits for fund were in 2017. The top activity for fund was in 2016.

We can highlight the next thriving fund investment areas, such as Software, Medical. Among the most popular portfolio startups of the fund, we may highlight Intechra Holdings, NuScriptRx, KeraFAST. Besides, a startup needs to be aged 6-10 years to get the investment from the fund. For fund there is a match between the location of its establishment and the land of its numerous investments - United States. The fund has exact preference in a number of founders of portfolio startups.

This organization was formed by R. Clayton McWhorter, Stuart C. McWhorter.

The usual cause for the fund is to invest in rounds with 2-3 partakers. Despite the Clayton Associates, startups are often financed by Nashville Capital Network, Claritas Capital, Innova Memphis. The meaningful sponsors for the fund in investment in the same round are Nashville Capital Network, Chrysalis Ventures, FCA Venture Partners. In the next rounds fund is usually obtained by Nashville Capital Network, VantagePoint Capital Partners, Richland Ventures.

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Notable deals

CompanyIndustryRound SizeDateInvestorsLocation

MediQuire

Analytics
Health Care
Information Technology
$4M04 Apr 2016 New York, New York, United States

ChartWise Medical Systems

Biotechnology
Document Management
Health Care
Software
18 Mar 2016 Rhode Island, United States

Clinical Ink

Business/Productivity Software
Clinical Trials
Health Care
Information Technology
Medical Records Systems
Mobile Devices
Software
$5M23 Feb 2016 Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States

LogoGarden

Brand Marketing
Software
$250K15 Jan 2016 Franklin, Tennessee, United States

ChartWise Medical Systems

Biotechnology
Document Management
Health Care
Software
$375K17 Dec 2015 Rhode Island, United States

Clarus Care

Health Care
Software
$4M01 Oct 2015 Tennessee, United States

JourneyPure

Health Care
Medical
Pharmaceutical
$3M03 Dec 2014 Nashville, Tennessee, United States

Aspire Health

Health Care
Hospital
Medical
$5M01 Jul 2014 Nashville, Tennessee, United States

Clarus Care

Health Care
Software
$50K19 Sep 2013 Tennessee, United States

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Total investments 46
Average round size 2M
Rounds per year 1.77
Peak activity year 2016
Lead investments 1
Follow on index 0.39
Exits 14
Group Appearance index 0.87

Latest deals

CompanyIndustryRound SizeDateInvestorsLocation

MediQuire

Analytics
Health Care
Information Technology
$4M04 Apr 2016 New York, New York, United States

ChartWise Medical Systems

Biotechnology
Document Management
Health Care
Software
18 Mar 2016 Rhode Island, United States

Clinical Ink

Business/Productivity Software
Clinical Trials
Health Care
Information Technology
Medical Records Systems
Mobile Devices
Software
$5M23 Feb 2016 Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States

LogoGarden

Brand Marketing
Software
$250K15 Jan 2016 Franklin, Tennessee, United States

ChartWise Medical Systems

Biotechnology
Document Management
Health Care
Software
$375K17 Dec 2015 Rhode Island, United States

Clarus Care

Health Care
Software
$4M01 Oct 2015 Tennessee, United States

JourneyPure

Health Care
Medical
Pharmaceutical
$3M03 Dec 2014 Nashville, Tennessee, United States

Aspire Health

Health Care
Hospital
Medical
$5M01 Jul 2014 Nashville, Tennessee, United States

Clarus Care

Health Care
Software
$50K19 Sep 2013 Tennessee, United States
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