Guild Capital
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| Industry | Venture Capital |
| Founded 📆 | April 2009 |
| Founder 👔 | Iain Shovlin |
| Headquarters 🏙️ | , |
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| 🌐 Website | guildcap |
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Guild Capital is a venture capital firm founded in 2009 by Iain Shovlin.[1] It is headquartered in Miami Beach and has corporate offices in Chicago, New York, Mumbai and Pune. Guild Capital invests in early-stage companies, typically as their first institutional capital.[2] It specializes in Incubation, Series Seed and Series A investment rounds. Since inception, Guild Capital has made 16 investments in 13 companies.[3]
Investments[edit]
Chicago[edit]
In July 2014, Guild Capital participated in the $500k Series Seed round of Home Chef.[4] Home Chef provides ready-to-cook boxes of fresh, chef-apportioned ingredients directly to consumers. In April 2016, Guild made a follow-on investment in Home Chef's $10M Series A round.[5] Home Chef further raised $40M in a Series B investment round in September 2016.[6]
In November 2015, Guild Capital led the $1.1M Series A round of The Catch Co (previously Mystery Tackle Box).[7] The Catch Co. curates an experiential assortment of new and relevant fishing gear along with informative content around fishing.[7] Guild Capital made follow on investments in The Catch Co's $1.1M venture round in March 2017 and in the $3M Series AA round in October 2017.
In July 2016, Guild Capital led the $750k Series Seed round of MailControl.[8] MailControl is a cyber security company that protects enterprises from the threats presented by spymail (email with tracking codes).[9]
In February 2017, Guild Capital made an undisclosed investment in Techweek.[3] Techweek organizes annual conferences in various cities targeted at entrepreneurs and high-growth companies in the technology sector.[10]
Los Angeles[edit]
In May 2009, Guild Capital participated in the $10M investment round of HauteLook.[3] Hautelook is a members-only flash sale website for top fashion and lifestyle brands.[11] Guild Capital exited its investment in Hautelook, when the company was acquired by Nordstrom in February, 2011 for $270 million.[11]
In February 2013, Guild Capital participated in the $3.1M investment round of Winc (previously Club W).[12] Winc sources high-quality affordable wines and provides attractive subscription wine packages directly to consumers.[13]
In July 2013, Guild Capital participated in the Series Seed round of Gaming Insiders.[3] Gaming Insiders is a professional network for leaders of the gaming industry.[14] Gaming Insiders was acquired in 2016 by NextCustomer.[15]
In March 2015, Guild Capital participated in the Series Seed round of Candy Club.[3] Candy Club curates and delivers premium confectionery items to its customers on a monthly subscription.[16]
In August 2015, Guild Capital participated in the $5.65M investment round of TechStyle Fashion Group.[3] TechStyle is an online fashion retailer that offers personalized subscription boxes to its consumers.[17] TechStyle was valued at $1B in 2014, gaining the company the status of a unicorn.[18][17]
In June 2017, Guild Capital participated in the Series Seed round of Ruggable.[3] Ruggable owns patented technology to design and manufactures machine-washable rugs.[19]
New York[edit]
In September 2017, Guild Capital participated in the $3.6M Series Seed round of investments in Petal.[20] Petal offers credit cards to individuals who currently have little or no credit history and hence do not have access to traditional sources of credit.[21]
London[edit]
In September 2016, Guild Capital led the Series Seed round of investment in LunchSmarter (previously MealFix).[3] LunchSmarter helps customers order take-out lunches from nearby restaurants at a discount and allows them to jump queues at those restaurants.[22] LunchSmarter operates in London and has a corporate office in Boston.[23]
Mumbai-Pune[edit]
In April 2009, Guild Capital participated in the Series Seed round of Atidiv (previously LOFT Analytics).[3] Atidiv is a data science company offering systems design, data analytics, product development, and managed services.[24] This was the firm's first venture capital investment.[3]
Investment Timeline[edit]
| Date | Invested in | Round Type | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct, 2017 | The Catch Co | Series AA | $3.0M[3] |
| Sep, 2017 | Petal | Series Seed | $3.6M[20][3] |
| Jun, 2017 | Ruggable | Series Seed | undisclosed[3] |
| Mar, 2017 | The Catch Co | Venture | $1.1M[3] |
| Feb, 2017 | Techweek | Venture | undisclosed[3] |
| Sep, 2016 | LunchSmarter | Series Seed (Lead) | undisclosed[3] |
| Jul, 2016 | MailControl | Series Seed (Lead) | $750k[8][9][3] |
| Apr, 2016 | Home Chef | Series A | $10.0M[25][3] |
| Nov, 2015 | The Catch Co | Series A (Lead) | $1.1M[7][3] |
| Aug, 2015 | TechStyle Fashion Group | Venture | $5.65M[3] |
| Mar, 2015 | Candy Club | Series Seed | undisclosed[3] |
| Jul, 2014 | Home Chef | Series Seed | $500k[4][3] |
| Jul, 2013 | Gaming Insiders | Series Seed | undisclosed[3] |
| Feb, 2013 | Winc | Venture | $3.1M[13][12][3] |
| May, 2009 | HauteLook | Venture | $10.0M[3] |
| Apr, 2009 | Atidiv | Series Seed | undisclosed[3] |
Exits[edit]
Hautelook was acquired by Nordstrom in February, 2011 for $270 million ($180 million in Nordstrom stock and three-year earn-out of up to $90 million).[11] At the time of acquisition, Hautelook had grown to 4 million members and offered discounted sales events in women's fashion, men's fashion, accessories, kids' clothing and toys, travel and home and beauty.[11]
Guild Capital made a partial exit from Winc (previously Club W) when the e-commerce wine business raised $9.5M in September 2014. Guild Capital sold some of Winc's stock to lead investors Bessemer Venture Partners.[26]
Gaming Insiders was acquired in 2016 by NextCustomer.[15]
External Links[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ "BlackWatch". www.blackwatch.io. Retrieved 2017-10-26.
- ↑ "Guild Capital: Private Company Information - Bloomberg". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2017-10-26.
- ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 3.14 3.15 3.16 3.17 3.18 3.19 3.20 3.21 3.22 3.23 3.24 3.25 "Guild Capital - Investments | Crunchbase". Crunchbase. Retrieved 2017-10-23.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Home Chef Accelerates Growth with New Funding for Its Curated Recipe and Ingredient Delivery Service". PRWeb. Retrieved 2017-10-23.
- ↑ Ha, Anthony. "Home Chef raises $10M for meal kits and "taste algorithms"". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2017-10-24.
- ↑ Ha, Anthony. "Meal kit service Home Chef raises $40M". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2017-10-24.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Elahi, Amina. "Mystery Tackle Box aims to hook customers with new online store". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 2017-10-23.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Term Sheet -- Tuesday, August 9". Fortune. Retrieved 2017-10-23.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Tech Roundup: Tons of acquisitions, CodingDojo comes to Chicago, and more". Built In Chicago. Retrieved 2017-10-23.
- ↑ Rockstars, Business. "How the CEO of Techweek Made Her Own Luck". Entrepreneur. Retrieved 2017-10-24.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 Rao, Leena. "Nordstrom Acquires Flash Sales Site HauteLook For $270 Million". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2017-10-23.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 "Club W raises $3.1 million for accessible artisanal wine | VentureBeat". venturebeat.com. Retrieved 2017-10-23.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 Stanger, Maya Kosoff, Melissa (2015-05-12). "25 hot Los Angeles startups you need to watch". Business Insider Australia. Retrieved 2017-10-23.
- ↑ "Gaming Insiders - The Leading Community in Games". Gaming Insiders. Retrieved 2017-10-24.
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 "Grow.co — Grow.co". Grow.co. Retrieved 2017-10-24.
- ↑ "Candy Club: Premier Candy of the Month Club". candyclub.com. Retrieved 2017-10-24.
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 Staff, Entrepreneur (2017-01-05). "How Kate Hudson Created a Million-Member Fitness Movement with Fabletics". Entrepreneur. Retrieved 2017-10-24.
- ↑ "Term Sheet -- Wednesday, March 15". Fortune. Retrieved 2017-10-24.
- ↑ "JOB HACKS | How to Patent Your Way Into a Business". Inverse. Retrieved 2017-10-24.
- ↑ 20.0 20.1 "Term Sheet -- Friday, September 8". Fortune. Retrieved 2017-10-23.
- ↑ Carrns, Ann (2017-09-08). "New Credit Card Option for Those With Scant Credit Histories". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2017-10-24.
- ↑ "introducing LunchSmarter - London On The Inside". London On The Inside. 2017-02-20. Retrieved 2017-10-24.
- ↑ "LunchSmarter | The best way to grab lunch". lunchsmarter.com. Retrieved 2017-10-24.
- ↑ "Atidiv: Private Company Information - Bloomberg". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2017-10-24.
- ↑ Ha, Anthony. "Home Chef raises $10M for meal kits and "taste algorithms"". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2017-10-23.
- ↑ Kolodny, Lora (2014-09-22). "Club W Raises $9.5 Million To Appeal To Wine Lovers, Not Snobs". WSJ. Retrieved 2017-10-24.
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