Common Fund
VC Fund
Wilton, United States
Common Fund is a VC fund in Wilton focused on SaaS and Health Care. Commonfund is an institutional investment firm that delivers solutions for strategic investors within both the nonprofit and pension investment communities. Commonfund was founded in 1969 with a two-part mission, to create investment solutions for nonprofits that previously did not have the scale and access to the best managers. As importantly, ourcharter was to also create educational programs that would bring the current best investment practices to institutional investors of all sizes and segments. Insight that has helped grow fund values during an increasingly challenging investment environment. Commonfund has changed and grown dramatically since that time--expanding both our investment solution offerings and the client segments we serve. Yet, our mission has remained the same: to enhance the financial resources of our clients and to improve the investment management practices of our clients.Today, Commonfund manages over $24 billion1 for nearly 1,500 institutions with a focus on three primary activities:Outsourced solutionsAlternative investment strategiesPrivate capital Our only business is investment management and we are active in all sectors of the global capital markets - in both public and private markets.
- Total investments:
- 21
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 5%
- Last fund:
Last updated:
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Industries Common Fund invests in
Stages Common Fund invests in
Countries Common Fund invests in
Contacts
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Cari Lodge
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Ellen Blix
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Fredric Rick Nelson
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Hector Besong
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Jay Teevan
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Investment Focus
Industry
- SaaS 4 (19%)
- Health Care 4 (19%)
- Medical 3 (14%)
- Enterprise Software 3 (14%)
- Farming 2 (10%)
Stage
- Series C 5 (24%)
- Series D 4 (19%)
- Series E 4 (19%)
- Series F 3 (14%)
- Series B 2 (10%)
Country
- United States 12 (57%)
- Germany 2 (10%)
- China 1 (5%)
- Canada 1 (5%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
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Cari Lodge
Managing Director
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Managing Director | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
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Ellen Blix
Managing Director
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Managing Director | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
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Fredric Rick Nelson
Chief Investment Officer
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Chief Investment Officer | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
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Hector Besong
Risk and Portfolio Manager
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Risk and Portfolio Manager | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
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Jay Teevan
Managing Director of Consultant Relations
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Managing Director of Consultant Relations | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
| See all 8 team members → | ||||
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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ProducePay
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Founded by Pablo Borquez Schwarzbeck, a fourth-generation farmer, ProducePay is eliminating the economic and food waste caused by the volatile, opaque, and fragmented nature of today’s global fresh produce supply chain. The AgTech company’s Predictable Commerce Platform is giving growers and buyers greater control of their business by providingunprecedented access to each other, capital, trading, insights and greater supply chain visibility. Consumers receive fresher produce more efficiently, knowing it is grown and delivered in responsible ways. This transformational approach is unlocking economic value, and creating a more sustainable global fresh produce industry. | $38M / Series D / Feb 05, 2024 | |
Silfab Solar
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Silfab Solar is the North American leader in the design, development, and manufacture of ultra-high-efficiency, premium quality PV modules. Silfab leverages 40 years of solar experience and best-in-class technologies to produce the highest-rated solar modules from facilities in the state of Washington and Toronto, Canada. Each facility featuresmultiple automated ISO 9001-2015 quality certified production lines utilizing just-in-time manufacturing to deliver Buy American approved PV modules specifically designed for and dedicated to the North American market. | $125M / Venture - Series Unknown / Mar 08, 2023 | |
Via
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Via is a re-engineering public transit company that develops and provides on-demand public mobility solutions for commuters. The company transforms public transit from a regulated system of rigid routes and schedules to a fully dynamic, on-demand network. Via's mobile app connects passengers who are headed the same way, allowing riders toseamlessly share a premium vehicle. The platform operates in the United States and in Europe through its joint venture with Mercedes-Benz Vans, ViaVan. Via's technology is deployed worldwide through partner projects with public transportation agencies, private transit operators, taxi fleets, private companies, and universities, integrating with public transit infrastructure to power cutting-edge on-demand mobility.Via's software offers an end-to-end solution for planning, optimizing, and operating efficient and equitable transit systems, thereby unlocking opportunity for all and constructing resilient cities for the future. | $110M / Venture - Series Unknown / Feb 13, 2023 | |
Holidu
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Holidu is one of the fastest-growing travel tech companies worldwide that aims to finally make the search and booking of vacation rentals easy. Its search engine uses proprietary image recognition technology to compare the prices of millions of rental properties across hundred of websites including Airbnb, Booking.com, and Homeaway. This enablesusers to quickly find the ideal accommodation and to save up to 55% on their bookings. It was founded in 2014 by brothers Johannes and Michael Siebers and is headquartered in Munich, Bayern, Germany. | $73.2M / Series E / Oct 19, 2022 | |
Gotham Greens
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Gotham Greens designs, builds and operates commercial scale greenhouse facilities in urban areas for fresh vegetable production. Since commencing production in early 2011, Gotham Greens has quickly become a worldwide pioneer in the field of urban agriculture and one of New York State’s leading producers of premium-quality, greenhouse-grownvegetables, and herbs.Local cultivation and regional distribution help Gotham Greens deliver their products quickly after being harvested to ensure they are fresh tasting, nutritionally dense, and long-lasting. Their farms are unconventional. But so is their commitment to taste, quality, and sustainability. | $310M / Series E / Sep 12, 2022 | |
LetsGetChecked
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LetsGetChecked is an at-home health testing platform that connects customers to regulated laboratory testing to better manage and control one's individual health. LetsGetChecked is making healthcare and diagnostics open and patient-led, empowering people to use technology in a simple yet powerful way. This offers consumers greater control overtheir individual health. LetsGetChecked is headquartered in New York, New York, with tests covering general wellness, sexual health, women's health, and men's health, and is available nationwide, as well as in Canada and Europe. | $20M / Series D / Sep 08, 2022 | |
Celonis
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Celonis believes that every company can unlock its full execution capacity. Powered by its market-leading process mining core, the Celonis Execution Management System provides a set of instruments and applications, the Celonis Studio as well as platform capabilities for business executives and users. The Celonis EMS offerings help companies manageevery facet of execution management from analytics to strategy and planning, management, actions, and automation. | $400M / Series D / Aug 23, 2022 | |
Tebra
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Tebra provide independent healthcare practices with digital tools and support to thrive in a new era of healthcare.Tebra is to unlock better healthcare for every patient by getting your independent practice the right technology and support to thrive. In an industry marked by broken, disparate parts, and overstuffed with processes, we aredeveloping a single system that can truly be the backbone of practice success. | $72M / Series B / Jul 07, 2022 | |
AnyRoad
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AnyRoad is the market leader in Experiential Marketing. AnyRoad’s industry-leading platform enables businesses to operate and optimize their events, tours, classes, and activations to grow consumer brand loyalty and drive greater ROI. | $47M / Series B / Feb 24, 2022 | |
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LetsGetChecked
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LetsGetChecked is an at-home health testing platform that connects customers to regulated laboratory testing to better manage and control one's individual health. LetsGetChecked is making healthcare and diagnostics open and patient-led, empowering people to use technology in a simple yet powerful way. This offers consumers greater control overtheir individual health. LetsGetChecked is headquartered in New York, New York, with tests covering general wellness, sexual health, women's health, and men's health, and is available nationwide, as well as in Canada and Europe. | $150M / Series D / Jun 08, 2021 | |
| See all 21 investments → | |||
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FAQ
What does Common Fund invest in?
Common Fund invests primarily in SaaS, Health Care and Medical startups, most often at Series C and Series D stage. Most of the 21 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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Who are the partners at Common Fund?
The team at Common Fund includes Cari Lodge (Managing Director), Ellen Blix (Managing Director) and Fredric Rick Nelson (Chief Investment Officer), among 8 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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