Section 32

Section 32

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Overview

Section 32, the new venture fund launched by Bill Maris, was named in homage to Section 31, an intelligence agency from the Star Trek universe.

Maris, the GV (Google Ventures) founder/former-CEO, has raised $150 million for the project that will focus on various investments.

The fund will be run directly by Maris and primarily based out of San Diego.

Highlights

Founded

2017

Industry

Financial Services

Employees

11-50

Investment

120

Lead Investment

26

Exits

21

Stages

Late Stage Venture, Seed, Early Stage Venture

Investor Type

Venture Capital

Location

United States, North America

Contact Information

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Section 32, established in 2017 and headquartered in United States, North America., specializes in Late Stage Venture, Seed, Early Stage Venture investments across Information Technology, Music, Marketing, Independent Music, Music Label, Financial Services, Venture Capital, Finance, Service Industry, Publishing. The organization boasts a portfolio of 118 investments, with an average round size of $80.2M and 21 successful exits. Their recent investments include Kobalt, Balderton Capital, MSD Capital, Hearst Entertainment, BloomAPI. The highest investment round they participated in was $1165.7B. Among their most notable exits are Kobalt and Balderton Capital. Explore their portfolio in detail, see who is connected to them, and find their contact information on our platform.

Employees

imagePlace Bill Maris

Bill Maris

Founder

imagePlace Michael J. Pellini

Michael J. Pellini

Managing Partner

imagePlace Jennifer Kercher

Jennifer Kercher

COO and General Counsel

imagePlace Jonathan Faerber

Jonathan Faerber

CFO

imagePlace Steven J. Kafka

Steven J. Kafka

Managing Partner

imagePlace Sarah Larson

Sarah Larson

Chief People Officer

Investment portfolio

Section 32 has made 120 investments. Their most recent investment was on Jul 24, 2024, when Autobahn Therapeutics raised $100.0M.

Section 32 has made 36 diversity investments. Their most recent diversity investment was on Sep 12, 2023, when ROME Therapeutics raised $72.0M.

investments

120

Diversity investments

36

Lead investments

26

Number of exits

21

Investments

120

Annouced DateOrganization NameIndustryMoney Raised
Mar 05, 2024
Ema Ema
Software25.0M
Mar 26, 2024--33.0M
Jul 08, 2024--28.0M
Jul 24, 2024
Autobahn Therapeutics Autobahn Therapeutics
Biotechnology100.0M

Exits

21

Funding Timeline

Funding rounds

120

Investors

0

Funds

5

Funding Rounds

120

Section 32 has raised 120 rounds. Their latest funding was raised on Jul 24, 2024 from a Series C - Autobahn Therapeutics round.

Annouced DateTransaction NameNumber of InvestorsMoney RaisedLead Investor
Mar 05, 2024
Seed Round - Ema Seed Round - Ema
-25.0M-
Mar 26, 2024
Series C - Brightside Health Series C - Brightside Health
-33.0M-
Jul 08, 2024
Seed Round - Sola Security Seed Round - Sola Security
-28.0M-
Jul 24, 2024
Series C - Autobahn Therapeutics Series C - Autobahn Therapeutics
-100.0M-

Investors

0

There is no funding round available on this profile

Fund raised

2

Susa Ventures has raised a total of $590M across 6 funds, their latest being Susa Ventures Opportunities II. This fund was announced on Aug 30, 2021 and raised a total of $250M.

Annouced DateFund NameMoney Raised
May 10, 2013
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1.0M
May 11, 2013
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1.0M

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