Evolution VC Partners

Total investments

90

Average round size

14M

Portfolio companies

73

Rounds per year

5.29

Lead investments

6

Follow on index

0.17

Exits

4

Stages of investment
SeedEarly Stage VentureLate Stage Venture
Areas of investment
BiotechnologyE-CommerceSoftwareInformation TechnologyArtificial IntelligenceFood and BeverageHealth CareProduct DesignConsumer ElectronicsCannabis

Summary

Evolution VC Partners (formerly Evolution Corporate Advisors) appeared to be the VC, which was created in 2007. The leading representative office of defined VC is situated in the New York. The fund was located in North America if to be more exact in United States.

The current fund was established by Gregg Smith. Besides them, we counted 1 critical employee of this fund in our database.

The typical case for the fund is to invest in rounds with 3-4 participants. Despite the Evolution VC Partners (formerly Evolution Corporate Advisors), startups are often financed by Tao Capital Partners, Social Capital, Sand Hill Angels. The meaningful sponsors for the fund in investment in the same round are Tao Capital Partners, Tiger Global Management, Sand Hill Angels. In the next rounds fund is usually obtained by Tao Capital Partners, Roger McNamee, Wellington Management.

Among the most successful fund investment fields, there are Consumer Goods, Health Care. Besides, a startup requires to be at the age of 4-5 years to receive the investment from the fund. Among the most popular portfolio startups of the fund, we may highlight Beyond Meat, PAX Labs, PetCareRx. 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 exact preference in some founders of portfolio startups. If startup sums 4 or 5+ of the founder, the chance for it to be financed is low.

The typical startup value when the investment from Evolution VC Partners (formerly Evolution Corporate Advisors) is more than 1 billion dollars. This Evolution VC Partners (formerly Evolution Corporate Advisors) works on 16 percentage points less the average amount of lead investments comparing to the other organizations. The usual things for fund are deals in the range of 10 - 50 millions dollars. The important activity for fund was in 2018. The fund is constantly included in less than 2 investment rounds annually. The increased amount of exits for fund were in 2019. Speaking about the real fund results, this VC is 13 percentage points more often commits exit comparing to other organizations.

Show more

Investments analytics

Analytics

Total investments
90
Lead investments
6
Exits
4
Rounds per year
5.29
Follow on index
0.17
Investments by industry
  • Health Care (14)
  • Software (14)
  • Food and Beverage (11)
  • E-Commerce (11)
  • Consumer Electronics (10)
  • Show 145 more
Investments by region
  • United States (84)
  • Denmark (1)
Peak activity year
2021
Number of Unicorns
7
Number of Decacorns
9
Number of Minotaurs
4

Discover reliable insights

Leverage validated data, identify key contacts and secure funding opportunities for your business.

Quantitative data

Avg. startup age at the time of investment
7
Avg. valuation at time of investment
798M
Group Appearance index
0.72
Avg. company exit year
10
Strategy success index
0.80

Need more data?

Get access to full data about investors, including their team, contact information, and historic data.

Latest deals

Company name Deal date Industry Deal stage Deal size Location
Humankind 19 Sep 2022 E-Commerce, Retail Technology, SaaS, Personalization, E-Commerce Platforms Seed 4M United States, California, Santa Monica
Pie Systems 06 Aug 2020 Software, Apps Seed 1M Hovedstaden, Copenhagen, Denmark
How we get our data

At Unicorn Nest, we combine cutting-edge technology with human expertise to build one of the most reliable venture capital databases in the market. Our process begins with automated AI-enhanced data collection, leveraging the full potential of Large Language Models (LLMs).

Later, our team of analysts takes it further with manual verification, using proprietary tools for data cleaning and validation to ensure accuracy and reliability. We cross-check and enhance our findings through press and media monitoring, integrating information from trusted news outlets and venture capital aggregators. Finally, we stay ahead of the curve by monitoring social networks like LinkedIn and X.com.