Clayton Associates
VC Fund
Nashville, United States
Clayton Associates is an investment firm founded in 1996 by R. Clayton McWhorter, former founder of HealthTrust, Inc. and Chairman of Hospital Corporation of America (NYSE:HCA). We've built on our extensive operating experience and relationships to partner with entrepreneurs and help them build successful businesses.Clayton Associatesmakes seed, angel, and venture stage investments in healthcare technology companies. The firm's seed investments are done via Bullpen Ventures in the form of $25-75K investments to help companies get started. Rolling Hills Ventures is an angel fund investing $500K-$1.5M in companies that are beginning to see traction.The firm’s venture capital manager, FCA Venture Partners, has managed a total of five funds, including exited funds FCA I and FCA II, as well as three active funds, FCA III, IV, and their most recent fund, FCA V. Typical investment sizes range from $2 million to $6 million of equity in companies with experienced management teams who are implementing proven business models with well-defined exit strategies.In 2013, the firm founded Clayton Advisors, a consulting division that strives to accelerate the growth and profitability of companies by focusing on innovation, strategy, and stakeholder relationships.Since inception, Clayton Associates, FCA Venture Partners, and its affiliates have invested in over 100 companies, representing greater than $7 billion in annualized revenue and the creation of over 20,000 jobs.
- Total investments:
- 36
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 11%
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Industries Clayton Associates invests in
Stages Clayton Associates invests in
Countries Clayton Associates invests in
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
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Investment Focus
Industry
- Health Care 12 (33%)
- Software 9 (25%)
- Biotechnology 6 (17%)
- Information Technology 6 (17%)
- Medical 5 (14%)
Stage
- Series B 8 (22%)
- Series A 7 (19%)
- Funding Round 7 (19%)
- Convertible Note 4 (11%)
- Series C 2 (6%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Lawrence H. Kloess
Chairman
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Chairman | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
R. Clayton McWhorter
Founder & Chairman Emeritus
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Founder & Chairman Emeritus | Total investments: 1 | Find email | |
Jade Beazley
Director of Investor Relations
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Director of Investor Relations | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
John R. Burch
Managing Partner
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Managing Partner | Total investments: 7 | Find email | |
Matthew King
Managing Partner
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Managing Partner | Total investments: 22 | Find email | |
| See all 7 team members → | ||||
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
Catavolt
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Catavolt makes the power of cloud applications accessible to the business world. Their unique Hybrid Cloud approach uses patent-pending technology to enable enterprises to gain worldwide access to their data from smartphones, widgets, tablets, and desktops. They make this possible without disrupting existing systems or moving data outside of thedata center. The result is a fast, low-cost, low-risk implementation that makes businesses more agile and better suited to respond to the needs and expectations of today's world. Companies both large and small are using Catavolt to build their own corporate cloud and connect with their network of customers, partners, suppliers, and employees. | Convertible Note / May 27, 2016 | |
StudioNow
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Every company is a media company in today’s connected world and StudioNow provides the first enterprise scale offering that connects creators directly with brands in search of their services. StudioNow enables any company on its platform to source, cost and scale production capabilities to meet their ever increasing video demand. On behalf ofcreators, StudioNow's platform services marketing, portfolio, proposal and back office needs for our global network of 7,500 vetted and skilled professionals with a wide range of expertise. StudioNow is dedicated to demystifying the production process and driving efficiency for all participants in our marketplace by leveraging our production software platform. StudioNow's production platform enables all participants in our marketplace to manage the life cycle of video production from creation to delivery at scale across the globe. | $70K / Convertible Note / Apr 08, 2016 | |
MediQuire
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MediQuire aims to transform the health of the Medicaid population by bringing together medical, behavioral, financial and social data and using advanced analytics to understand how to improve patient outcomes while reducing cost. | $4M / Series A / Apr 04, 2016 | |
ChartWise Medical Systems
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ChartWise Medical Systems, Inc. develops medical software. It offers ChartWise:CDI enterprise edition makes diagnostic suggestions for medication inputs and lab results, and enables to compare the financial impact of various diagnoses. The company also offers ChartWise:CDI personal edition, a hosted solution for clinical documentation improvementfor the individual clinical documentation specialists to provide electronic queries and query tracking, along with a variety of reports and metrics. ChartWise Medical Systems, Inc. has a strategic agreement with 3M Health Information Systems, Inc. The company was founded in 2009 and is based in Wakefield, Rhode Island. | Series B / Mar 18, 2016 | |
KeraFAST
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KeraFAST provides through our e-commerce portal the next generation of research tools for life science laboratories. They offer innovative research products and services that are not available elsewhere, including an incomparable assortment of unique bio-reagents, rare materials, compounds, labels, and probes.It was founded in 2010 andheadquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. | $100K / Convertible Note / Feb 26, 2016 | |
Clinical Ink
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Clinical Ink, Inc. provides eSource solutions for the clinical trials industry. It offers SureSource, an electronic source solution that allows users to record comments, explanations, and validated source data on protocol-specific eSource documents, as well as captures the data required by the protocol. The company also provides an electronicsource record (ESR) for clinical trials that provides cleaner data. In addition, it offers hosting services. Clinical Ink was founded in 2006 and is based in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. | Series C / Feb 23, 2016 | |
Haven Behavioral
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Haven Behavioral Healthcare was founded on the principle of providing quality behavioral healthcare that exceeds what is found anywhere else. Our focus is not only on improving the well-being of our patients, but also for their families and communities as well.Our clinical programs are designed to meet the specific needs of individual patients.We provide an integrated approach to healing by utilizing a multi-disciplinary team of physicians, nurses, and therapists. | Jan 16, 2016 | |
LogoGarden
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More logos are created at LogoGarden than anywhere else on earth. More than 2 million entrepreneurs and startups have made customized, professional-looking logos in minutes at LogoGarden.com, for free, without needing graphic skills or experience. Additionally, large companies competing in the multibillion-dollar small business market partner withLogoGarden to precisely target early-stage businesses. LogoGarden, a privately held company, is based in Nashville, Tennessee. | Series B / Jan 15, 2016 | |
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KeraFAST
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KeraFAST provides through our e-commerce portal the next generation of research tools for life science laboratories. They offer innovative research products and services that are not available elsewhere, including an incomparable assortment of unique bio-reagents, rare materials, compounds, labels, and probes.It was founded in 2010 andheadquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. | $150K / Convertible Note / Jan 11, 2016 | |
Edo Interactive
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edo provides an easy way to personalize offers and make them automatically available through credit or debit cards and mobile devices. Simply put, edo is the simplest way to connect online advertising with in-store results.edo helps advertisers connect advertising with in-store results. Through our bank partners we can deliver card-linkedoffers that are targeted & automatically available on credit cards, debit cards & mobile phones. This intersection of ‘payments & advertising’ rides a number of marketplace trends including the convergence of digital, personalization and mobile.edo is headquartered in Nashville, Tenn. with additional offices in Chicago, New York City and Atlanta.For more information, visit www.edointeractive.com or find us on Twitter @edointeractive | Convertible Note / Dec 18, 2015 | |
| See all 36 investments → | |||
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What does Clayton Associates invest in?
Clayton Associates invests primarily in Health Care, Software and Biotechnology startups, most often at Series B and Series A stage. Most of the 36 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
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The team at Clayton Associates includes Lawrence H. Kloess (Chairman), R. Clayton McWhorter (Founder & Chairman Emeritus) and Jade Beazley (Director of Investor Relations), among 7 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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