When was Launchpad Venture Group founded?

Launchpad Venture Group was founded in 2000.

Where is Launchpad Venture Group's headquarters located?

Launchpad Venture Group's headquarters is located in Newton (United States).

How big is Launchpad Venture Group's investment team?

Launchpad Venture Group has a team of 46, including 3 partners.

How many companies has Launchpad Venture Group invested in?

Launchpad Venture Group has invested in 92 companies, including ezCater & Folia.

Which companies has Launchpad Venture Group invested in lately?

Surgicure Technologies & AceUp are the latest investments by Launchpad Venture Group.

What sectors does Launchpad Venture Group focus on for investments?

Top sectors in Launchpad Venture Group's portfolio are Enterprise Applications (40 investments) and HealthTech (16 investments).

How many exits has Launchpad Venture Group been involved in?

Launchpad Venture Group's portfolio has seen 24 acquisitions.

How many unicorns are there in Launchpad Venture Group's portfolio?

There is 1 unicorn in Launchpad Venture Group's portfolio.

Launchpad Venture Group - 2026 Investor Profile, Portfolio, Team & Investment Trends

1. ezCater

Online catering marketplace for enterprises. The platform allows users to discover and order food from local caterers for corporate events and private parties. It provides concierge ordering, employee meal planning, event catering, and more.

Key facts about ezCater

Founded Year: 2007
Location: Boston (United States)
Valuation: $*****
Stage: Series D
Total Funding till date: $436M
Employee Count: 939 as on Mar 31, 2026
Investors: Wellington, Alpha Square Group and 24 Others
Latest Funding Round: Series D, Dec 15, 2021, $*****
Highlight: Editors' Pick

2. Folia

Folia Health provides a platform for health tracking of children. Their tools to help parents to become caregivers for kids with chronic conditions. The platform provides questionnaires about their child's symptoms that help parents connect to doctors.

Key facts about Folia

Founded Year: 2016
Location: Cambridge (United States)
Stage: Series A
Total Funding till date: $16.5M
Employee Count: 37 as on Jan 04, 2026
Investors: Crosslink Capital, Launchpad Venture Group and 10 Others
Latest Funding Round: Series A, Oct 01, 2025, $*****
Highlight: Editors' Pick

3. Guidesly

Provider of travel agency services. It also supports guides by providing innovative solutions to common challenges faced in the outdoor guiding business. Its platform is used for finding and booking fishing adventures.

Key facts about Guidesly

Founded Year: 2011
Location: Boston (United States)
Stage: Series A
Total Funding till date: $14.1M
Employee Count: 68 as on Jan 23, 2026
Investors: Greycroft, Aspen Capital and 19 Others
Latest Funding Round: Series A, Dec 24, 2024, $*****

4. EnergySage

Marketplace for solar installer. It is an online marketplace which compares different solar installers nearest to the consumer. The website offers free suite of educational, analytical, and shopping tools which include solar calculator and also facilitates solar loans.

Key facts about EnergySage

Founded Year: 2009
Location: Boston (United States)
Stage: Acquired
Total Funding till date: $6.37M
Employee Count: 99 as on Dec 31, 2022
Investors: Jere Doyle Enterprises, Clean Energy Venture Group and 9 Others
Latest Funding Round: Series A, Oct 13, 2020, $*****
Highlight: Acquired

5. Pixability

Pixability offers a cloud-based video marketing solution for Youtube. It is a video marketing company offering ad performance measurement on Youtube. Its product PixabilityONE, a video advertising software platform that runs campaigns managed by Pixability and is also used by agencies and brands as a self-serve platform. Also offers a Youtube ad buying and video marketing platform for media professionals. Customers include Zipcar, Sharp, Puma, Loreal, Viacom, Gillette, Chanel, Swarovski, and more.

Key facts about Pixability

Founded Year: 2008
Location: Boston (United States)
Stage: Series C
Total Funding till date: $28.4M
Employee Count: 104 as on Feb 28, 2026
Investors: Edison Partners, Progress Ventures and 13 Others
Latest Funding Round: Series C, Apr 08, 2015, $*****
Highlight: Editors' Pick

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Launchpad Venture Group has invested in 92 companies over the last 21 years, with an average of 2 new investments annually in the last 10 years. In 2025, it made 1 investment. Its most recent first time investment was in Surgicure Technologies and most recent follow-on round was in Kuva Systems.

Here are Launchpad Venture Group's Year-on-Year Investment Trends:

Year	No. of Investments
Year	1^st Round	Follow-on	Total
2026 (YTD)	0	0	0
2025	1	0	1
2024	2	0	2
2023	1	1	2
2022	4	0	4
2021	4	1	5
2020	2	1	3
2019	1	0	1
2018	2	0	2
2017	2	2	4

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Launchpad Venture Group has made 28 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $1.8M, 22 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $4.73M, 2 investments in Series B stage with an average round size of $9.74M and 1 investment in Angel stage with an average round size of $1.06M.

Here are Launchpad Venture Group's investments by stage:

Stage of entry	No. of Investments
Seed	28
Series A	22
Series B	2
Angel	1

Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments

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Launchpad Venture Group has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, Consumer, Vertical SaaS, HealthTech and High Tech. Notably, it has invested in 80 Tech companies, 65 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 43 Software companies and at least 26 companies focusing on Saas.

Here are Launchpad Venture Group's investments by sector:

Sector	No. of Investments
Enterprise Applications	32
Consumer	13
Vertical SaaS	12
HealthTech	10
High Tech	9
Others	71

Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments

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Launchpad Venture Group has made most investments in United States (50), followed by Canada where it has made 3 investments.

Here are Launchpad Venture Group's investments by geography:

Country	No. of Investments
United States	50
Canada	3
Egypt	1

Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments

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Launchpad Venture Group has not made any investment in 2026 so far.

Here are the most recent investments by Launchpad Venture Group:

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Date	Company	Location	Round Details	Round Amount	Co-Investors
Mar 12, 2025	Surgicure Technologies	United States	Seed	6697	Gurtin Ventures [+8]
Apr 04, 2024	AceUp	United States	Series A	8987	PJC [+3]
Mar 27, 2024	Cyvl	United States	Series A	2413	Companyon Ventures [+7]
Jan 30, 2023	Groma	United States	Series A	5485	Castle Island Ventures [+3]
Jan 25, 2023	Kuva Systems	United States	Series A	5631	Climate Innovation Capital ... [+2]

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Launchpad Venture Group has 1 unicorn in its portfolio - ezCater. The most recent unicorn in their portfolio is ezCater which became a unicorn in 2019, 4 years after Launchpad Venture Group first invested in it.

Here is a list of unicorns in Launchpad Venture Group's portfolio:

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Tracxn Score	Company	Short Description	Founded year	Sector	Location	Company Stage	First Investment/ Acquisition Details
76	ezCater	Online catering marketplace for enterprises	2007	Retail [+2]	Boston	Series D	sjielme

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24 companies from Launchpad Venture Group's portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition were Repsly in Jan 2025 by Cuadrilla Capital.

Here are Launchpad Venture Group's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:

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Company	Acquisition Date	First Invested on	First Round of Investment	Round Size
Repsly	Jan 16, 2025	Jun 06, 2014	Seed	2028
Electra Vehicles	Jun 14, 2024	May 19, 2021	Seed	9332
Circa	Jun 13, 2024	-	-	1737
Netra	Jun 16, 2023	May 27, 2016	Seed	8679
WeSpire	Jun 01, 2023	Jan 08, 2014	Series A	3773

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Launchpad Venture Group has a team of 46 members including 3 Partners located in United States. Launchpad Venture Group's team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.

Here is a list of top team members in Launchpad Venture Group:

Name	Designation	Location	Board Memberships	Contact Details
Jodi Collier	Partner	Boston	-	1 Email
Raza Shaikh	Partner	Cambridge	-	1 Email
Catherine Popper	Partner	Boston	-	-

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Over the past 21 years, 269 investors have co-invested in Launchpad Venture Group's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.

Invested before Launchpad Venture Group: Techstars, MassChallenge and 49 others have invested in rounds before Launchpad Venture Group. There are 7 companies where Techstars has invested before Launchpad Venture Group and 6 companies where MassChallenge has invested before Launchpad Venture Group.
Top Co-investors of Launchpad Venture Group: 119 investors entered a company along with Launchpad Venture Group. These include investors like Boston Harbor Angels (9 companies).
Invested after Launchpad Venture Group: A total of 99 investors have invested in Launchpad Venture Group's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include NIH (3 companies) and Masscec (2 companies).