VC  Sands Capital

https://sandscapitalventures.com





     Office Locations:

1000 Wilson Blvd., Suite 3000
Arlington, VA 22209
Phone: 703-562-4000

 

Stages:

  • Early


 

Industries:

  • Consumer Products & Services
  • Information Technology
  • Life Sciences & Healthcare

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    Description:

    Sands Capital Ventures invests in promising businesses in three dynamic, high-growth markets: Life Sciences, Technology, and Global Consumer. The firm is the venture capital affiliate of Sands Capital Management, an investment firm founded in 1992 that manages long-only, concentrated public company portfolios. An independent, staff-owned firm based in the Greater Washington, DC area, Sands Capital managed more than $52 billion* in client assets as of December 31, 2023. Sands' Private Growth strategy targets growth equity investments in highly innovative, mid-late stage technology companies. The firm typically seeks a $25 million to $100 million target investment size per company.


     

    Funds:


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    Investment Firm Key

       VC = Venture Capital
       PE = Private Equity
       A = Angel
       I = Incubator
       MB = Merchant Bank
       VD = Venture Debt
       FI = Family Investment Office
       FOF = Fund of Funds
       ED = Economic Development Office   
       TT = Technology Transfer Office
       CVC = Corporate Venture Capital
       SEC = Secondary Purchaser
       HF = Hedge Fund/Mutual Fund
       
       
       
    COMPANY STAGEREVENUE
    Venture Capital
    Seed Stage
    (includes "pre-seed," or
    concept stage)
    No Revenue
    Early StageMinimal
    Revenue
    Growth Stage
    (also called Mid-stage)
    $2M-$7M
    Expansion Stage
    (also called Late-stage)
    $7M and greater
    Private Equity
    Lower Middle Market$10M-$249M
    Middle Market$250M-$499M
    Upper Middle Market$500M-$1B
    Large Cap>$1B
       
       
     

    Investment Team:


    Name   Title
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    Christy Steele Senior Associate
    Erin Soule CPA Director of Finance and Operations
    Frank Sands CFA CIO and CEO & Co-Founder
    Gene Riechers Venture Partner
    Ian Ratcliffe Managing Partner

     

    Recent Funding Events (trailing 12 months):


      Date


      Name


      State


      Amount


      Stage


      10/10/2024


      CytoVale


      CA


      $100,000,000


      Series D


      08/27/2024


      pgEdge


      VA


      $10,000,000


      Venture


      07/30/2024


      Credo AI


      CA


      $21,000,000


      Venture


      05/16/2024


      PolyAI


      NY


      $50,000,000


      Series C


      04/17/2024


      RAMP


      MA


      $150,000,000


      Series D-2


      02/21/2024


      HealthSnap


      FL


      $25,000,000


      Series B


      02/15/2024


      Freenome


      CA


      $254,000,000


      Venture


      02/13/2024


      BioAge Labs


      CA


      $170,000,000


      Series D


      02/08/2024


      LimaCharlie


      CA


      $10,200,000


      Series A


      01/23/2024


      Elephas Biosciences


      WI


      $55,000,000


      Series C


     

    Portfolio companies include:


      908 Devices
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      Allvision
        web link


      Anaplan
        web link


      Ancora Heart
        web link


      AppDynamics
        web link


      BioAge Labs
        web link


      Candel Therapeutics


      Codoxo
        web link


      Credo AI
        web link


      CytoVale
        web link


      Cytrellis Biosystems
        web link


      DataRobot
        web link


      Day Zero Diagnostics
        web link


      DiCE Molecules
        web link


      Elephas Biosciences
        web link


      Exo Imaging
        web link


      Freenome


      Gusto


      Health Catalyst
        web link


      HealthSnap
        web link


      HUNGRY Marketplace
        web link


      Inspirna
        web link


      Karuna Pharmaceuticals
        web link


      Kit Check
        web link


      Klaviyo
        web link


      Lending Club
        web link


      LimaCharlie
        web link


      Mekonos


      Modernizing Medicine
        web link


      MuleSoft
        web link


      OpenTrons


      Outreach


      pgEdge
        web link


      PolyAI
        web link


      Primer
        web link


      RAMP
        web link


      Ramp Business
        web link


      Redbud Brands
        web link


      SafeBreach


      SafeRide Health
        web link


      Scopely


      Selux Diagnostics
        web link


      Slack


      Stipple
        web link


      StockX
        web link


      Taysha Gene Therapies
        web link


      Tellius
        web link


      UiPath
        web link


      Upgrade


      Vesper


      Wirewheel


     

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