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Office Locations:
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1000 Wilson Blvd., Suite 3000
Arlington, VA 22209
Phone: 703-562-4000
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Consumer Products & Services
Information Technology
Life Sciences & Healthcare
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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.
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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
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| COMPANY STAGE | REVENUE |
| Venture Capital | |
Seed Stage
(includes "pre-seed," or
concept stage) | No Revenue |
| Early Stage | Minimal
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 |
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| Christy Steele | |
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Senior Associate | |
| Erin Soule | |
CPA | |
Director of Finance and Operations | |
| Frank Sands | |
CFA | |
CIO and CEO & Co-Founder | |
| Gene Riechers | |
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Venture Partner | |
| Ian Ratcliffe | |
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Managing Partner | |
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Date
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Name
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State
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Amount
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Stage
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06/24/2025
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Chronicle Studios
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CA
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$11,600,000
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Seed
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06/23/2025
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RAMP
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MA
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$200,000,000
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Series E
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06/17/2025
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Ramp Business
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NY
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$200,000,000
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Series E
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06/02/2025
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SpyGlass Pharma
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CA
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$75,000,000
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Series D
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03/13/2025
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Flock Safety
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GA
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$275,000,000
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Venture
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03/11/2025
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pgEdge
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VA
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undisclosed
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Seed
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02/27/2025
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CompScience
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CA
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$27,600,000
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Series B
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12/17/2024
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Databricks
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CA
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$10,000,000,000
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Series J
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10/10/2024
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CytoVale
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CA
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$100,000,000
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Series D
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08/27/2024
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pgEdge
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VA
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$10,000,000
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Venture
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07/30/2024
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Credo AI
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CA
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$21,000,000
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Venture
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