Promus Ventures

ROCKET LAB B EGINS TRADING ON THE NASDAQ
Proceeds Will Fund Rocket Lab Growth, Including New 8-Ton Class Reusable “Neutron” Rocket for Mega Constellations, Deep Space Missions, and Human Spaceflight.

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SPIRE BEGINS TRADING ON THE NYSE
Spire’s Satellites Help Forecast Weather, Track Ships at Sea and Airplanes in Flight
Now Trading as NYSE:SPIR

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W HOOP RAISES $200M SERIES F
This new round of funding will help Whoop continue to build out its human performance platform as well as accelerate expansion into international markets.

Read our thoughts on this round on the Promus Ventures' Go Build blog.

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FLYR LABS CLOSES $150M SERIES C
This financing will help the company grow its core business and expand into new verticals.
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ICEYE RAISES $87M SERIES C
ICEYE will continue and speed up the growth of its satellite constellation, as well as provide round-the-clock customer service operations across the world.
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STRYKER ACQUIRES GAUSS SURGICAL
Gauss will continue developing the innovating Triton technology to enable accurate, early detection of haemorrhage and prevent maternal morbidity.
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S&P GLOBAL ACQUIRES KENSHO FOR $550M
Kensho now leverages S&P Global’s world class data to research, develop and implement leading AI and machine learning capabilities that drive fact-based decision making.
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MAPBOX RAISES $164M SERIES C
Mapbox plans to build out a new automotive unit, which will see their location tech tailored for in-car navigation and autonomous driving systems, and expand internationally.
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COBALT ROBOTICS RAISES $35M SERIES B
The company will use the funds to further develop indoor security robots.
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PV COMMUNITY

Teams Backed: 88

Total Capital Raised by Portfolio: $3.6B+

Startup HQs: SF, NYC, BOS, LA, TOR, SD, SEA, BOU, DC, CHA, AUS, ATL, VER, LON, BER, HEL, AMS, AUK, WEL, SYD
FOUNDERS
They're the reason we invest.

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STRATEGY
It's not rocket science.

We invest in:

People. Product. Potential.
STARTUP COMMUNITY

Akasha Imaging
Palo Alto
@akashaimaging
Ambition
Chattanooga
@ambitionsales
AngelList
San Francisco
@angellist
Arch Systems
Palo Alto
@archsys_io
Aurora Insight
Washington, DC
@AuroraInsight
Behavox
London
@behavox
Bellabeat
San Francisco
@getbellabeat
Biocogniv
Vermont
@biocogniv
Cape Analytics
Mountain View
@Cape_Analytics
Charityvest
Atlanta
@Charityvest
Chef Robotics
San Francisco
@ChefRobotics
Cobalt Robotics
Palo Alto
@CobaltRobotics
CrossLend
Berlin
@CrossLend
Deako
Seattle
@godeako
Diligent Robotics
Austin
@DiligentRobots
Dispatch
Boston
@dispatch_me
E arthAI
Sydney/SF
@earthaiexplore
Ellipsis Drive
Amsterdam
@EllipsisDrive
Enview
San Francisco
@Enview3D

Fernride
Munich
@fernride
Finmark
Raleigh
@finmarkhq
FLYR Labs
San Francisco
@flyrlabs
H alter
Aukland, NZ
@HalterNZ
H uckleberry
San Francisco
@huckprotects
ICEYE
Helsinki
@iceyefi
Isotropic Systems
United Kingdom
@isotropicsystem
Mapbox
San Francisco
@mapbox
M erlon Intelligence
San Francisco
@merlontweets
Opencare
Toronto
@opencare
Recycleye
London
@recycleye
REZI
New York
@RentRezi
Rhombus Systems
Sacramento
@rhombussystems
Rocket Lab
Los Angeles
@RocketLab
Safehub
San Francisco
@safehubrisk
Spire
San Francisco / Luxembourg
@spireglobal
StatMuse
San Francisco
@StatMuse
Swift Navigation
San Francisco
@swiftnav
The Expert
Los Angeles
Marketplace for Interior Design
The Exploration Company
Munich
Threadloom
Palo Alto
@threadloom
TrueFit
Boston
@truefit
Tulip Retail
Toronto
@tulipretail
V oi
San Francisco
@voihealth
Wakeo
Paris
@Wakeo_shipping
Whoop
Boston
@whoop

Your Mechanic
Mountain View
@yourmechanic
New Zealand
Rapid Prototyping
New York
Geospatial Analytics
EXITED

AltSpaceVR
Acquired by Microsoft
Redwood City
BinPress
Acquired by CodersClan
Mountain View

Chromatik
Acquired by Take Lessons
Santa Monica
Circulate
Acquired by Acxiom
New York
CustomInk
Acquired by Great Hill/HarbourVest
Washington DC
Email CoPilot
Acquired by Return Path and Seismic
San Diego
Figure Eight
Acquired by Appen
San Francisco
Gauss Surgical
Acquired by Stryker
San Francisco
Gigster
Acquired by Ionic Partners
San Francisco
Healthmode
Acquired by MindMed
San Francisco
J une
Acquired by Weber
San Francisco
Kensho
Acquired by S&P Global
Boston
Kurbo Health
Acquired by Weight Watchers
San Francisco
LiveFyre
Acquired by Adobe
San Francisco

M arble
Acquired by C aterpillar
San Francisco
Represent
Acquired by CustomInk
Los Angeles
Standard Treasury
Acquired by Silicon Valley Bank
San Francisco
Storify
Acquired by Livefyre
San Francisco
V irool
Acquired by T urgo
San Francisco
SQUAD
Mike Collett
Founder, Managing Partner

PREVIOUS

CoFounder, Managing Director
Masters Capital Nanotechnology Fund

Venture Capital, Technology Analyst
Masters Capital Management

Vice President
Merrill Lynch M&A Group

Washington University in St. Louis
MBA - Finance

Vanderbilt University
BS - Math, BA - English

mike@promusventures.com
@mikecollett
Gareth Keane
Partner

PREVIOUS

Senior Investment Manager
Qualcomm Ventures

Corporate Development
Texas Instruments

Manager Corporate Development/M&A
National Semiconductor

Manager Technology Access
PMC-Sierra

Senior Member of Technical Staff
Cadence Design Systems

University of Pennsylvania - The Wharton School
MBA - Finance and Entrepreneurial Management

Queen's University Belfast
PhD - Electronic Engineering

National University of Ireland, Galway BE - Electronic Engineering

gareth@promusventures.com
@garethekeane
Pierre Festal
Partner

PREVIOUS

Co-Head of Venture Investing
ACE & Company

Vice President
Nomura

Analyst
Atlas Ventures

Analyst
Jefferies International

EM Lyon Graduate School of Management
Masters in Corporate Finance

ESIEE Management
MSc - Computer Science and Management

pierre @promusventures.com
@PFestal

Maria Juesas Portoles
Principal

   PREVIOUS

Principal
Innocells (Banco Sabadell)

Analyst
Alvento Capital Partners LLP

Analyst
Omega Capital

Analyst
Alpha4X Asset Management LLC

Analyst
Bladex Asset Management LLC

Intern
Safran Group

Imperial College Business School, London, UK
MBA

University of North Carolina at Wilmington
BA Business and Finance

ma ria @promusventures.com
@mmjportoles1
Jeremy Teboul
Analyst

PREVIOUS

Co-founder
MeepLabs

Management Consultant
MI-GSO | PCUBED

Summer Analyst
Accenture Strategy

INSEAD
Master in Management

New York University
BA - Economics and Mathematics

jeremy @promusventures.com
@jeremy_teboul
Andreea Munteanu
Head of MarCom

PREVIOUS

Senior Communications Officer
Payconiq International

Content Officer
Luxembourg Stock Exchange

Editorial Project Coordinator
PwC Luxembourg

Policy Officer
Change Partnership

Université Catholique de Louvain
MA - European Studies

Universitatea Bucuresti
BA - Journalism and Communications

andreea@promusventures.com
@andreeafc
Kateryna Lopatynska
Admin and Operations Associate

PREVIOUS

Benefits Associate
FIS

Executive Assistant
Armatis-LC Polska Sp. z o.o.

SGH Warsaw School of Economics
Postgraduate - HR Business Partner

Wyższa Szkoła Menedżerska w Warszawie
MA - Enterprise Management

National Pedagogical Dragomanov University
BA - Sociology

kateryna @promusventures.com
Bill Merchantz
Venture Partner

PREVIOUS

Founder and CEO
Lakeview Asset Management

Founder and CEO
Lakeview Technology

Founding Partner
Whittman-Hart

University of Illinois at Chicago
BS - Management Sciences

bill@promusventures.com
Matt Martorello
Venture Partner

PREVIOUS

Founder and Chairman
Braviant Holdings

President
Liont

Founder
GreenKey Technologies

President
Bellicose Capital

Senior Associate
KPMG

University of Illinois at Urbana / Champaign
BA - Accounting and Finance

matt @promusventures.com
Anne Reuland
Board Director

PREVIOUS

Chief Legal and Regulatory Officer
LuxTrust S.A.

Board Member
Fondation de Luxembourg

Member of Board of Directors
Quintet Private Bank

Senior Legal Counsel
SES Satellites

Avocat à la Cour
Arendt & Medernach

University of Edinburgh
Master of Laws (LL.M.)
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Promus Ventures Closes $140M Space Fund

Whoop Raises $200M at $3.6B Valuation

Rocket Lab Begins Trading on NASDAQ

Spire Starts Trading on NYSE

Kateryna Lopatynska Joins Promus Ventures as Admin and Operations Associate

Promus Ventures Welcomes Jeremy Teboul as Investment Analyst

Satellite Services: Land of Opportunity for Some, Valley of Death for Many

How an MVP Can Be Your MVP

First Impressions Matter: How Founders Can Overcome Cross-Border Fundraising Constraints
The Eye in the Sky: How New Space Can Help Measure and Mitigate Changes in Climate
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WHOOP’s $200M F, Flyr Labs’ 150M C, Gauss Acquired by Stryker, Isotropic's $37M B, Ambition’s $15M B, Wakeo’s $11M A, Rhombus’s 10M A
Summer Update: Cape Analytics' $44M C, Chef Robotics' $7.7M A, Fernride's $8.4M A
Halter's $23M B, Swift Navigation's $50M C, Deako's 12.5M B, SafeHub's 9M A, RocketLab's $4.1bn and Spire's $1.2bn SPACs.
Weber Acquires June Oven, Charityvest Raises $2.3M, Three Portfolio Companies on One Launch!
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Proceeds Will Fund Rocket Lab Growth, Including New 8-Ton Class Reusable “Neutron” Rocket for Mega Constellations, Deep Space Missions, and Human Spaceflight. Read the Promus Ventures Go Build Announcement Here

Spire’s Satellites Help Forecast Weather, Track Ships at Sea and Airplanes in FlightNow Trading as NYSE:SPIR Read the Promus Ventures Go Build Announcement Here

FLYR LABS CLOSES $150M SERIES C

This financing will help the company grow its core business and expand into new verticals.

ICEYE will continue and speed up the growth of its satellite constellation, as well as provide round-the-clock customer service operations across the world.

THE NEW PROMUS VENTURESSPACE INDEX

The index tracks publicly traded companies that are the space leaders of today, as well as the emerging leaders of tomorrow.

STRYKER ACQUIRES GAUSS SURGICAL

Gauss will continue developing the innovating Triton technology to enable accurate, early detection of haemorrhage and prevent maternal morbidity.

Kensho now leverages S&P Global’s world class data to research, develop and implement leading AI and machine learning capabilities that drive fact-based decision making.​

Mapbox plans to build out a new automotive unit, which will see their location tech tailored for in-car navigation and autonomous driving systems, and expand internationally.

The company will use the funds to further develop indoor security robots.

PV COMMUNITY

Teams Backed: 88

Total Capital Raised by Portfolio: $3.6B+

Startup HQs: SF, NYC, BOS, LA, TOR, SD, SEA, BOU, DC, CHA, AUS, ATL, VER, LON, BER, HEL, AMS, AUK, WEL, SYD

FOUNDERS

They're the reason we invest.

STRATEGY

It's not rocket science.

We invest in:

STARTUP COMMUNITY

Palo Alto

Chattanooga

San Francisco

Palo Alto

Washington, DC

London

San Francisco

Vermont

Mountain View

Atlanta

San Francisco

Palo Alto

Berlin

Seattle

Austin

Boston

Sydney/SF

Amsterdam

San Francisco

Munich

Raleigh

San Francisco

Aukland, NZ

San Francisco

Helsinki

United Kingdom

San Francisco

San Francisco

Toronto

London

New York

Sacramento

Los Angeles

San Francisco

San Francisco / Luxembourg

San Francisco

San Francisco

Los Angeles

Munich

Palo Alto

Boston

Toronto

San Francisco

Paris

Boston

Mountain View

New Zealand

New York

EXITED

Acquired by Microsoft

Acquired by CodersClan

Acquired by Take Lessons

Acquired by Acxiom

Acquired by Great Hill/HarbourVest

Acquired by Return Path and Seismic

Acquired by Appen

Acquired by Stryker

Proceeds Will Fund Rocket Lab Growth, Including New 8-Ton Class Reusable “Neutron” Rocket for Mega Constellations, Deep Space Missions, and Human Spaceflight.

Read the Promus Ventures Go Build Announcement Here

Spire’s Satellites Help Forecast Weather, Track Ships at Sea and Airplanes in Flight
Now Trading as NYSE:SPIR

Read the Promus Ventures Go Build Announcement Here

THE NEW PROMUS VENTURES
SPACE INDEX

Kensho now leverages S&P Global’s world class data to research, develop and implement leading AI and machine learning capabilities that drive fact-based decision making.