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West

North America, California, United States, San Francisco

Description

West is a venture studio that specializes in the end-to-end process of designing, building, and launching purpose-driven brands.

Investor Profile

West has backed more than 15 startups, with 0 new investments in the last 12 months alone. The firm has led 1 rounds, about 7% of its total and boasts 1 exits across its portfolio.

Investment Focus Highlights

  • Concentrates on Seed, Series A, Series B rounds (top funding stages).
  • Majority of deals are located in United States.
  • Strong thematic focus on Fitness, Health Care, SaaS.

Stage Focus

  • Seed (33%)
  • Series A (33%)
  • Series B (13%)
  • Series C (7%)
  • Private Equity (7%)
  • Series Unknown (7%)

Country Focus

  • United States (100%)

Industry Focus

  • Fitness
  • Health Care
  • Saas
  • Software
  • Wellness
  • Analytics
  • Online Portals
  • Enterprise Software
  • Hospitality
  • Information Technology
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FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

Learn who this investor regularly partners with—both firms and angels—and explore their latest activity.

Who does West frequently co-invest with?

Animal Capital
North America, California, United States, Los Angeles
Co-Investments: 1
Signia Venture Partners
North America, California, United States, Redwood City
Co-Investments: 1
Felicis
North America, California, United States, Menlo Park
Co-Investments: 1
Y Combinator
North America, California, United States, Mountain View
Co-Investments: 4
AME Cloud Ventures
North America, California, United States, Palo Alto
Co-Investments: 2
Maverick Capital
North America, Texas, United States, Dallas
Co-Investments: 1
Bessemer Venture Partners
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Co-Investments: 1
Atomic
North America, Florida, United States, Miami
Co-Investments: 1
Founders Fund
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Co-Investments: 3
Khosla Ventures
North America, California, United States, Menlo Park
Co-Investments: 2

Which angels does West often collaborate with?

SB
North America, California, United States
Shared Deals: 1
Shared Deals: 1
Shared Deals: 1
Shared Deals: 1
Shared Deals: 1
David Pottruck
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 1
Deborah Quazzo
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 1
MO
North America, California, United States, Beverly Hills
Shared Deals: 1
JF
North America, California, United States, San Mateo
Shared Deals: 1
IA
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 1

What are some of recent deals done by West?

Gym+Coffee

Ireland, Indiana, United States

Gym+Coffee is an athleisure clothing company that offers lifestyle gym apparel for men and women.

ApparelE-CommerceFashionLifestyle
Series UnknownJul 21, 2022
Amount Raised: $17,374,774
Altro (fka Perch)

San Francisco, California, United States

Altro helps you build credit with everyday payments and subscriptions. Download the free Altro App and make every payment count.

AppsCreditFinTechOnline PortalsPayments
Series AMay 12, 2022
Amount Raised: $18,000,000
Cor

San Francisco, California, United States

Lifestyle Science™ platform

FitnessLifestyleNutrition
Series AMar 21, 2022
Amount Raised: $12,000,000
Statespace

New York, New York, United States

Statespace provides performance analytics and a suite of tools for casual gamers and esports athletes to maximize their potential.

AnalyticseSportsSportsVideo Games
Series CSep 15, 2021
Amount Raised: $50,000,000
VergeSense

San Francisco, California, United States

VergeSense is the leading workplace analytics platform and provides spatial intelligence to enterprise companies.

AnalyticsArtificial Intelligence (AI)HardwareInformation TechnologyReal EstateSaaSSensor
Series AMay 21, 2020
Amount Raised: $9,000,000
Proxy

San Francisco, California, United States

Access More, Share Less. Proxy designs and builds privacy-first, human-led, identity technologies. With Proxy ID, your world is now open.

Augmented RealityBlockchainConsumerIdentity ManagementInformation TechnologyMobileMobile AppsSoftware
Series BMar 16, 2020
Amount Raised: $42,000,000
Remrise

San Francisco, California, United States

Remrise is a health, wellness, and fitness company that offers a personalizes plant-powered sleep formulas.

FitnessHealth CarePersonal HealthWellness
SeedNov 21, 2019
Amount Raised: $8,200,000
Copia

Laguna Beach, California, United States

Copia is the next-generation technology platform for food waste management.

Enterprise SoftwareHospitalityHotelManufacturingRestaurantsSaaSSupply Chain ManagementSustainability
SeedJul 15, 2019
Amount Raised: $1,480,000
Kopa

San Francisco, California, United States

Find furnished rentals and compatible housemates for 1-12+ months

InternetReal EstateRentalResidential
SeedMay 9, 2019
Torch

San Francisco, California, United States

Torch is a leadership development platform that provides coaching, software, and feedback to raise performers to the next level.

Corporate TrainingE-LearningEducationHuman ResourcesOnline PortalsSaaSSoftwareTraining
Series AApr 3, 2019
Amount Raised: $12,409,984