About Horowitz Group
Horowitz Group is a venture capital firm founded in 1990. It is primarily based out of Newport Beach, United States. As of Jun 2026, Horowitz Group is an active investor, having invested in 12 companies, with 1 new investment in the last 12 months. 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 Consumer and Retail. Most recently it participated in the $***** Series B round of Osanni Overall, Horowitz Group portfolio has seen 1 IPO and 1 acquisition, namely Sprouts Farmers Market and Tarsus. A lot of funds co-invest with Horowitz Group, with names like Vivo Capital sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Horowitz Group has team of 5 people including 2 partners.Key Metrics
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Portfolio Sectors
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Series B, Series C & 1 more
Portfolio IPOs
Portfolio Acquisitions
Deals in last 12 months
Horowitz Group's List of Top Investments
Horowitz Group has a portfolio of 12 companies. Their most notable investments are in MiniLuxe and Vibrato Medical.Their portfolio spans across and United States. They have invested in Life Sciences, Consumer, Retail and 3 other sectors, across stages such as Series B, Series C and 1 more. Here is the list of top investments by Horowitz Group:Supermarket chain of organic food products. The company offers a variety of healthy and organic food, supplements, vitamins, meat, sprouts, dairy, and bakery products.
Key facts about Sprouts Farmers Market
- Founded Year: 2002
- Location: Phoenix (United States)
- Annual Revenue: $1B+ as on Dec 31, 2025
- Stage: Public
- Total Funding till date: $237M
- Employee Count: 15,052 as on Mar 31, 2026
- Investors: Benson Family Private Equity, Boston York Restaurant Group and 15 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Conventional Debt, Mar 27, 2018, $*****
- Highlight: Public
2. Tarsus
Tarsus is developing a drug to treat blepharitis. The lead compound is a topical ophthalmic drug called TP-03 developed for the treatment of Demodex blepharitis will undergo Phase 2b/3 trials. The company's product pipeline also includes the development of drugs for other eye problems.
Key facts about Tarsus
- Founded Year: 2017
- Location: Irvine (United States)
- Annual Revenue: $100M - $500M as on Dec 31, 2025
- Last Known Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $60M
- Employee Count: 413 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: RTW Investments, Vivo Capital and 5 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Jan 08, 2020, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
3. Alpha Media
Alpha Media( Formerly Alpha Broadcasting) owns and operates 68 radio stations in 12 markets across the United States covering all formats including contemporary, Spanish, urban, news talk, sports, rock, country and more. The company initially acquired six Portland radio stations; KINK-FM, KUPL-FM, KUFO-FM, KCMD-AM, KXL-AM and KXTG-FM. On July 2014, L & L Broadcasting and Alpha Broadcasting merged to create Alpha Media. Alpha Media owns 135 radio stations in 28 markets across the US. In the early part of 2016, the company acquired it acquired 114 stations from Digity.
Key facts about Alpha Media
- Founded Year: 2009
- Location: Portland (United States)
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $12M
- Employee Count: 6 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: Breakwater, Stephens and 5 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Conventional Debt, Mar 2016, $*****
4. MiniLuxe
Key facts about MiniLuxe
- Founded Year: 2007
- Location: Needham (United States)
- Stage: Series E
- Total Funding till date: $67.3M
- Employee Count: 197 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: Valley Oak Investments, Cue Ball and 7 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Post IPO, May 13, 2026, $*****
Chain of restaurants. Offers foods such as salads, sandwiches, soups, meats, beverages, tuna dishes, desserts, and other seasonal food products. It also provides catering services.
Key facts about Lemonadela.com
- Founded Year: 2008
- Location: Culver City (United States)
- Stage: Series C
- Total Funding till date: $6M
- Employee Count: 126 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: NaHCO3, KKR and 2 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, Jun 18, 2016, $*****
Horowitz Group's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Horowitz Group has invested in 12 companies over the last 12 years, with an average of 0 new investment annually in the last 10 years. As of Jun 2026, it has made 1 investment in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in Osanni and most recent follow-on round was in MiniLuxe.Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2019 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Horowitz Group's Investments by Stage
Horowitz Group has made 3 investments in Series B stage with an average round size of $125M, 2 investments in Series C stage with an average round size of $44M and 1 investment in Series A stage with an average round size of $4M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Series B | 3 |
Series C | 2 |
Series A | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Horowitz Group's Investments by Sector
Horowitz Group has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Life Sciences, Consumer Goods and Food and Agriculture. Notably, it has invested in 7 Consumer (B2C) companies, 5 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 4 Tech companies and 1 company focusing on Tech hardware.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Life Sciences | 4 |
Consumer Goods | 1 |
Food and Agriculture | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Horowitz Group's Investments by Geography
Horowitz Group has made most investments in United States (6).Horowitz Group's recent investments
Horowitz Group has made 1 investments in 2026 so far - Osanni.Here are the most recent investments by Horowitz Group:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Jun 23, 2026 | United States | Series B | 8796 | ||
Sep 14, 2021 | United States | Series A | 7137 | - | |
Jan 08, 2020 | United States | Series B | 7645 | [+4] | |
Jan 29, 2017 | United States | Series C | 2550 | ||
Jul 05, 2016 | United States | Series D | 4140 |
IPOs and Publicly Listed companies in Horowitz Group's Portfolio
1 of Horowitz Group's portfolio company became public - Sprouts Farmers Market. It got listed on the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ), in Aug 2013 at marketcap of $2.59BHere are Horowitz Group's portfolio companies that went public:
Company | IPO Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Aug 01, 2013 | - | - | 8842 |
Acquired companies in Horowitz Group's Portfolio
1 company from Horowitz Group's portfolio has been acquired. The most recent acquisition was Tarsus in Jul 2022 by Portage Biotech for $*****.Here are Horowitz Group's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jul 07, 2022 | Jan 08, 2020 | Series B | 7501 |
Team profile of Horowitz Group
Horowitz Group has a team of 5 members including 2 Partners and 3 Principals located in United States. Horowitz Group's team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Here is a list of all team members in Horowitz Group:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Partner | Newport Beach | - | ||
Partner | - | - | - | |
Principal | Los Angeles | - | ||
Principal | Orange | - | ||
Principal | - | - |
Co-investors of Horowitz Group
Over the past 12 years, 20 investors have co-invested in Horowitz Group's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Horowitz Group: HHS has invested before Horowitz Group.
- Top Co-investors of Horowitz Group: 18 investors entered a company along with Horowitz Group. These include investors like Vivo Capital (1 company).
- Invested after Horowitz Group: Flow Capital (1 company) is the only investor which has invested in Horowitz Group's portfolio after their investments.
Recent News related to Horowitz Group
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Vibrato Medical Closes $4M Series A Funding Round and Receives $1.5M NIH GrantBusiness Wire•Sep 14, 2021•Vibrato Medical, Horowitz Group, NIH
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Tarsus Pharmaceuticals Secures $60M in Series B FinancingFinSMEs•Jan 08, 2020•Tarsus, Vivo Capital, Frazier Healthcare Partners, Flying L Partners and 3 others
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Metavention, Inc., Closes $65 Million in Series C Funding, Appoints New Chief Executive OfficerBusiness Wire•Jan 08, 2018•Metavention, New Enterprise Associates, Sanderling Ventures, Richard King Mellon Foundation and 2 others
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Nail salon chain MiniLuxe fetches $23 mln Series C - PE HubPE Hub•Oct 07, 2014•MiniLuxe, Horowitz Group, Cue Ball, Murano Group and 3 others
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