About 180 Degree Capital
180 Degree Capital is a venture capital firm founded in 1981. It is primarily based out of Montclair, United States. As of Jan 2020, 180 Degree Capital has invested in 66 companies. It primarily invests in Series B round in United States based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Life Sciences to High Tech and Enterprise Applications. Most recently it participated in the $***** Post IPO round of B. Riley Financial Overall, 180 Degree Capital portfolio has seen 10 IPOs and 33 acquisitions including key companies like D-Wave, Quantum and Synchronoss. A lot of funds co-invest with 180 Degree Capital, with names like Arch Venture Partners sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. 180 Degree Capital has team of 2 people.Key Metrics
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Rounds of Entry
Series A, Series B & 6 more
Portfolio IPOs
Portfolio Acquisitions
180 Degree Capital's List of Top Investments
180 Degree Capital has a portfolio of 66 companies. Their most notable investments are in Adesto and NGX Bio.Their portfolio spans across United States, Canada, China and 2 more locations. They have invested in Life Sciences, High Tech, Enterprise Applications and 25 other sectors, across stages such as Series A, Series B and 6 more. Here is the list of top investments by 180 Degree Capital:
1. D-Wave
Developer and delivery of quantum computing systems, software, and services. It offers quantum computers a dual-platform quantum computing products and services, spanning both annealing and gate-model quantum computing technologies. It help customers realize the value of quantum today through enterprise-grade systems available on-premises and via its Leap quantum cloud service.
Key facts about D-Wave
- Founded Year: 1999
- Location: Burnaby (Canada)
- Annual Revenue: $10M - $50M as on Dec 31, 2025
- Stage: Public
- Total Funding till date: $256M
- Employee Count: 479 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Western Technology Investment, Goldman Sachs and 27 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Grant (prize money), Sep 09, 2026, $*****
- Highlight: Public
2. Quantum
Provider of data management solutions designed for the AI era. The company offers software and services to store, manage, protect, archive, and analyze unstructured data. Its products include file and object storage, file systems, backup appliances, and tape libraries. The company provides solutions for industries including media and entertainment, government, life sciences, and financial services.
Key facts about Quantum
- Founded Year: 1980
- Location: San Jose (United States)
- Annual Revenue: $100M - $500M as on Mar 31, 2026
- Last Known Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Acquired
- Employee Count: 952 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: B. Riley Financial, Kleiner Perkins and 3 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Conventional Debt, Dec 28, 2018, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
3. Synchronoss
SaaS-based platform providing subscriber analytics, network asset management, and cloud services. It provides cloud solutions and software-based activation services to communication service providers across the globe. It offers internet-hosted services dedicated channels that provide workflow management. It provides interaction with third-party relationships and visibility manager, and offers a centralized reporting platform for intelligent analytics around the workflow, trends, transaction management information, and reporting for users. It monetizes through a subscription-based model.
Key facts about Synchronoss
- Founded Year: 2000
- Location: Bridgewater (United States)
- Annual Revenue: $100M - $500M as on Dec 31, 2024
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $34M
- Employee Count: 1,397 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Adams Street Partners, Saints Capital and 12 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Post IPO, Oct 17, 2017, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
4. OpGen
Developer of diagnostics and bioinformatics platforms for providers. The company’s lead product is the Acuitas MDRO Gene Test. Other products include the Acuitas Lighthouse MDRO Management System and the Acuitas Resistome Test. The company’s products and services are designed to enable the identification of hospital patients who are infected with multi-drug resistant organisms, or MDROs.
Key facts about OpGen
- Founded Year: 2002
- Location: Rockville (United States)
- Annual Revenue: $10M - $50M as on Dec 31, 2025
- Stage: Public
- Total Funding till date: $77.5M
- Employee Count: 43 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Cross Creek, Versant Ventures and 12 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Post IPO, Feb 24, 2021, $*****
- Highlight: Public
5. Comscore
Provider of cross-platform audience and advertising measurement and analytics services. The company offers tools for planning, transacting, and evaluating media. It provides solutions for advertising, digital media, marketing impact, movies, programmatic targeting, and social media. The company’s programmatic targeting division enables media buyers and sellers to activate audience and content targeting segments.
Key facts about Comscore
- Founded Year: 1976
- Location: Reston (United States)
- Annual Revenue: $100M - $500M as on Mar 31, 2015
- Stage: Public
- Total Funding till date: $87M
- Employee Count: 926 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Adams Street Partners, Harmony Partners and 23 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Post IPO, 2026, $*****
- Highlight: Public
180 Degree Capital's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
180 Degree Capital has invested in 66 companies over the last 24 years, with an average of 1 new investment annually in the last 10 years. Its most recent first time investment was in B. Riley Financial and most recent follow-on round was in TARA Biosystems.Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2019 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2018 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
2017 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
180 Degree Capital's Investments by Stage
180 Degree Capital has made 15 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $14.5M, 15 investments in Series B stage with an average round size of $14.3M and 4 investments in Post IPO stage with an average round size of $6.92M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Series A | 15 |
Series B | 15 |
Post IPO | 4 |
Series C | 4 |
Series D | 3 |
Others | 4 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
180 Degree Capital's Investments by Sector
180 Degree Capital has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the High Tech, Life Sciences, Enterprise Applications, Semiconductors and Sustainability Tech. Notably, it has invested in 52 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 48 Tech companies, 25 Software companies and at least 16 companies focusing on Tech hardware.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
High Tech | 17 |
Life Sciences | 14 |
Enterprise Applications | 10 |
Semiconductors | 9 |
Sustainability Tech | 7 |
Others | 34 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
180 Degree Capital's Investments by Geography
180 Degree Capital has made most investments in United States (42), followed by Canada where it has made 1 investment.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
United States | 42 |
Canada | 1 |
China | 1 |
Indonesia | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
180 Degree Capital's recent investments
180 Degree Capital has not made any investment in 2026 so far.Here are the most recent investments by 180 Degree Capital:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Jan 23, 2020 | United States | Post IPO | 6817 | - | |
Aug 13, 2018 | United States | Series A | 4406 | [+8] | |
Apr 27, 2018 | United States | Post IPO | 6798 | - | |
Jan 22, 2018 | United States | Series A | 6359 | [+9] | |
Nov 20, 2017 | United States | Post IPO | 8937 | - |
IPOs and Publicly Listed companies in 180 Degree Capital's Portfolio
10 of 180 Degree Capital's portfolio companies have become public. D-Wave got listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), in Aug 2022 and Parabellum Acquisition Corp got listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) at marketcap of $156M.Here are 180 Degree Capital's portfolio companies that went public:
Company | IPO Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Aug 08, 2022 | 2008 | Series C | 9654 | |
Sep 28, 2021 | - | - | 1995 | |
May 08, 2015 | Mar 14, 2012 | Series C | 2163 | |
Mar 05, 2012 | Apr 27, 2018 | Post IPO | 6821 | |
Aug 02, 2007 | Jan 23, 2020 | Post IPO | 5041 |
Acquired companies in 180 Degree Capital's Portfolio
33 companies from 180 Degree Capital's portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was Synchronoss in Dec 2025 by Lumine Group for $*****.Here are 180 Degree Capital's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Dec 04, 2025 | - | - | 9437 | |
Nov 13, 2025 | Jul 31, 2012 | Series A | 3507 | |
Sep 10, 2025 | - | - | 4020 | |
Dec 17, 2024 | Apr 2004 | Series A | 1837 | |
Sep 04, 2024 | - | - | 1863 |
Team profile of 180 Degree Capital
180 Degree Capital has a team of 2 members including 2 Principals. 180 Degree Capital's team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Co-investors of 180 Degree Capital
Over the past 24 years, 317 investors have co-invested in 180 Degree Capital's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before 180 Degree Capital: OSTI, MedVenture Associates and 43 others have invested in rounds before 180 Degree Capital. There are 2 companies where OSTI has invested before 180 Degree Capital and 2 companies where MedVenture Associates has invested before 180 Degree Capital.
- Top Co-investors of 180 Degree Capital: 111 investors entered a company along with 180 Degree Capital. These include investors like Arch Venture Partners (8 companies).
- Invested after 180 Degree Capital: A total of 161 investors have invested in 180 Degree Capital's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include In-Q-Tel (4 companies), Masters Capital Management (3 companies) and OSTI (3 companies).
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