Crosslink Capital Explained

Crosslink Capital
Type:Private
Industry:Venture capital
Founder:Seymour Franklin Kaufman[1]
Michael Joseph Stark[2]
Location City:2 Embarcadero Center Suite 2200 San Francisco, California 94111
Location Country:United States

Crosslink Capital (founded 1989) is a venture capital firm with an asset management business that continues into the public equity market for fast-growing companies. Crosslink Capital has over $3.0 billion in assets under management that it invests in consumer and enterprise businesses.[3]

History

Crosslink traces its roots to 1989 with the formation of its first venture capital fund within Robertson, Stephens. Michael Stark and Sy Kaufman were the general partners of the fund and ran a distinct investment team. In January 1999, Crosslink was formed when the management team completed a management buyout and began operating as an independent organization named Crosslink Capital. All funds and relevant employees were transferred to Crosslink at that time.

Investments

Crosslink Capital prefers to partner with companies in venture capital at the earliest stages across all sectors. Crosslink invests in both private and public companies. Some of Crosslink's investments include:

Notes and References

  1. Web site: CrossLink Capital, Inc.: CEO and Executives - Businessweek . https://archive.today/20130929201956/http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/people.asp?privcapId=22221 . dead . September 29, 2013 . Investing.businessweek.com . 2013-09-29.
  2. Web site: Crosslink Capital Taps David Courtney as Chief Operating Officer . https://web.archive.org/web/20150924173637/http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/01/31/ca-crosslink-capital-idUSnBwShbf1a+a0+BSW20130131 . dead . 2015-09-24 . Reuters . 2013-01-31 . 2013-09-29.
  3. Web site: 25 August 2023 . Homepage . 25 August 2023 . www.crosslinkcapital.com.
  4. Web site: Cloud Startup Coupa Lands $80 Million Round at $1 Billion-Plus Valuation. Hesseldahl. Arik. 2015-06-01. Recode. 2019-03-28.
  5. BuildingConnected Raises $8.5 Million To Modernize Construction Communication. BuildingConnected. www.prnewswire.com. en. 2019-09-22.
  6. Web site: Bleacher Report Raises $10.5M; Now Fifth Largest Sports Site. TechCrunch. en-US. 2019-09-22.
  7. Web site: Virage Logic Raises $10m in Investment Round. eetimes. 2020-01-30.
  8. Web site: Vungle Hustles Its Way Into $2M All-Star Seed Round For Mobile App Video Trailers Network. TechCrunch. en-US. 2019-09-22.
  9. Web site: There's A 'Warby Parker Of Mattresses' That's Shipping Fluffy, King-Size Beds In Boxes As Small As Golf Bags. Shontell. Alyson. Business Insider. 2019-09-22.
  10. Web site: Chime lands $8M and launches its debit rewards mobile app for millenials. 2014-11-05. VentureBeat. en-US. 2019-09-22.
  11. Web site: Crosslink Capital leads $10.1 mln round for Molekule. 2017-07-19. PE Hub. 2019-09-22.
  12. Web site: FireEye Acquires Security Instrumentation Leader Verodin. 2019-05-28. www.businesswire.com. en. 2019-09-22.
  13. Web site: Deep-Learning, Image-Analysis Startup Descartes Labs Raises $3.3M After Spinning Out Of Los Alamos National Lab. TechCrunch. en-US. 2019-09-22.
  14. Web site: Armory lands $10M Series A to bring continuous delivery to enterprise masses. Miller. Ron. 2018-08-23. TechCrunch. en-US. 2020-01-26.

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