Greenspring Associates
Venture Capital Est. 2000
USD 7B
Estimated FUM
- Type
- Venture Capital
- HQ
- Owings Mills, MD, United States
- Founded
- 2000
- Last fundraise
- 2020 (USD 1B)
About
Greenspring Associates is a venture fund that invests both directly and indirectly in venture capital-backed companies in Information Technology, Healthcare, Communications and Energy. We have two primary arms to our fund. First, we operate a funds-of-funds platform where we invest in a select number of established and emerging venture and growth capital managers. Second, we invest directly alongside our managers into companies we find particularly attractive. We are also able to participate in secondary positions by for example acquiring positions from other funds.
Strategies
Venture Capital
Investment Focus
Investment Stages
Stages
Series A Series B
Investment Geographies
Primary Markets
United States
Coverage
Country-focused Regions
North America
Coverage is a guide only.
Location
Headquarters
Owings Mills, MD, United States
Office Presence
1 country
United States
2 known offices
Owings Mills, MD, United States (HQ)
Palo Alto, CA, United States
Fundraising
Greenspring Opportunities VI and Greenspring Secondaries IV
2020
USD 1B
source Greenspring Opportunities IV, L.P.
2017
USD 325M
source Greenspring Secondaries Fund II, L.P.
2016
USD 200M
source Greenspring Global Partners VII, L.P.
2015
USD 450M
source Greenspring Global Partners VI, L.P.
2014
USD 268.7M
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