About Fifty Years
Fifty Years is a venture capital firm founded in 2015. It is primarily based out of San Francisco, United States. As of Aug 2024, Fifty Years is an active investor, having invested in 92 companies, with 2 new investments in the last 12 months. It primarily invests in Seed round in United States based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from High Tech to Life Sciences and Enterprise Applications. Most recently it led the $27M Series A round of Aalo Atomics along with Valor Equity Partners. This round also saw participation from Crosscut Ventures and other investors.
Overall, Fifty Years portfolio has seen 7 unicorns, 2 IPOs and 6 acquisitions including key companies like Health Catalyst, Invitae and Worldcoin. A lot of funds co-invest with Fifty Years, with names like KdT Ventures sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio.
Fifty Years has team of 11 people including 6 partners.
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Fifty Years' List of Top Investments
Fifty Years has a portfolio of 92 companies, including 7 unicorns. Their most notable investments are in Multiomic Health and Avro Lifesciences.Their portfolio spans across United States, Canada, United KingdomÌý²¹²Ô»å 6 more locations. They have invested in High Tech, Life Sciences, Enterprise ApplicationsÌý²¹²Ô»å 32 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A Ìý²¹²Ô»å 2 more. Here is the list of top investments by Fifty Years:1. Substack
Subscription-based content management platform for publishers. It allows independent publishers to replace the revenue received from advertisements by selling readers directly with subscriptions and memberships. It offers hosting and publishing tools, handles payments on publishers' behalf, and charges a part of the subscription revenue.
Key facts about Substack
- Founded Year: 2017
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Annual Revenue: $1.45M as on Dec 31, 2021
- Valuation: $585M as on Mar 01, 2023
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $89.5M
- Investors: TriplePoint Capital, TRITON FUNDS and 26 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, May 30, 2023, $3.29M
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Cloud based platform offering data analytics solutions for healthcare organizations. It provides analytical products, services, and applications that include solutions such as population health management, patient injury prevention, operational efficiency, performance monitoring, and financial management. The company also designs, develops, and delivers multiple data warehouse software and processes to help hospitals manage operational, financial, clinical, and research data.
Key facts about Health Catalyst
- Founded Year: 2008
- Location: Salt Lake City (United States)
- Annual Revenue: $276M as on Dec 31, 2022
- Stage: Public
- Total Funding till date: $392M
- Employee Count: 1,183 as on Dec 31, 2022
- Investors: HTIF, Orbimed and 25 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Post IPO, Sep 08, 2020, $50M
- Highlight: Public
3. Invitae
Provider of home-based genetic tests for individuals. The platform enables users to request a test online with the help of doctors to collect saliva samples to detect genetic diseases. Users can get results online and share them with doctors.
Key facts about Invitae
- Founded Year: 2010
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Annual Revenue: $516M as on Dec 31, 2022
- Stage: Public
- Total Funding till date: $190M
- Employee Count: 1,700 as on Dec 31, 2022
- Investors: Rock Springs Capital, Deerfield and 22 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Post IPO, Apr 05, 2021, $1.15B
- Highlight: Public
4. Worldcoin
Develope of a digital currency focused on general purpose. It provides users with a company that enables users to share currency free of cost. It allows users to increase access to the internet economy and make applications possible. It also allows users to use it for digital transactions, marketing, and more.
Key facts about Worldcoin
- Founded Year: 2019
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Valuation: $3B as on Mar 23, 2022
- Stage: Series C
- Total Funding till date: $240M
- Employee Count: 9 as on Dec 31, 2020
- Investors: Khosla Ventures, Spark and 19 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, May 16, 2023, $115M
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
5. Lively
Health saving account to save for healthcare expenses. The investments are tax-free, and users can invest from the first day with no minimum balance requirement. HSA customers can invest their HSA funds in ETFs, stocks, bonds, or mutual funds--any securities that are available on the TD Ameritrade platform.
Key facts about Lively
- Founded Year: 2016
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Stage: Series C
- Total Funding till date: $122M
- Employee Count: 118 as on Dec 31, 2021
- Investors: Telstra Ventures, SV Angel and 21 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, Oct 13, 2021, $80M
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Fifty Years' Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Fifty Years has invested in 92 companies over the last 10 years, with an average of 6 new investments annually in the last 10 years. In 2024, it made 6 investments. Its most recent first time investment was in Aalo Atomics and most recent follow-on round was in BillionToOne.
Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1stÌý¸é´Ç³Ü²Ô»å | Follow-on | Total | |
2025 (YTD) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
2023 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
2022 | 9 | 6 | 15 |
2021 | 10 | 6 | 16 |
2020 | 10 | 4 | 14 |
2019 | 7 | 1 | 8 |
2018 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
2017 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
2016 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Fifty Years' Investments by Stage
Fifty Years has made 32 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $5.23M, 18 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $19M, 4 investments in Series B stage with an average round size of $69.6M and 1 investment in Angel stage with an average round size of $1.1M.Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 32 |
Series A | 18 |
Series B | 4 |
Angel | 1 |
Fifty Years' Investments by Sector
Fifty Years has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the High Tech, Life Sciences, Enterprise Applications, Sustainability Tech and HealthTech. Notably, it has invested in 79 Tech companies, 65 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 32 Software companies and at least 24 companies focusing on Consumer (B2C).
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
High Tech | 31 |
Life Sciences | 21 |
Enterprise Applications | 16 |
Sustainability Tech | 16 |
HealthTech | 13 |
Others | 69 |
Fifty Years' Investments by Geography
Fifty Years has made most investments in United States (45), followed by Canada where it has made 4 investments.
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
United States | 45 |
Canada | 4 |
Germany | 2 |
Australia | 1 |
Belgium | 1 |
Others | 2 |
Fifty Years' recent investments
Here are the most recent investments by Fifty Years:
Date | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aug 14, 2024 | Canada | Series A | $27M | Valor Equity Partners [+10] | |
Jun 28, 2024 | United States | Seed | $14.5M | Hummingbird Ventures [+1] | |
Jun 21, 2024 | United States | Series D | $130M | Premji Invest [+6] | |
Jun 20, 2024 | United States | Series A | $25M | Breakthrough Energy [+9] | |
Feb 07, 2024 | Belgium | Seed | $4.5M | Aera VC [+6] |
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Here is a list of unicorns in Fifty Years' portfolio:
ÃØÃÜÑо¿Ëù Score | Company | Short Description | Founded year | Sector | Location | Company Stage | First Investment/ Acquisition Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
62 | Provider of cell-free cancer liquid biopsy test | 2015 | San Francisco | Series D | uvnnofg | ||
56 | Provider of cell-based meat alternatives | 2015 | Berkeley | Series C | phdsblj | ||
61 | Provider of smart solutions for monitoring heart rate, weight, and blood pressure | 2014 | Mountain View | Series A | pabecxn | ||
67 | Develope of a digital currency focused on general purpose | 2019 | San Francisco | Series C | rczvebl | ||
64 | Developer of pipetting robot for lab automation | 2013 | Brooklyn | Series C | sqdsdju |
IPOs and Publicly Listed companies in Fifty Years' Portfolio
Here are Fifty Years' portfolio companies that went public:
Company | IPO Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jul 25, 2019 | - | - | - | |
Feb 13, 2015 | - | - | - |
Acquired companies in Fifty Years' Portfolio
Here are Fifty Years' portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Apr 14, 2025 | - | - | - | |
Apr 30, 2024 | - | - | - | |
May 08, 2023 | Dec 15, 2021 | Seed | $8.5M | |
Dec 03, 2020 | - | - | - | |
Feb 18, 2020 | - | - | - |
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Team profile of Fifty Years
Fifty Years has a team of 11 membersÌýincluding 6 Partners, 1 Venture Partner and 4 PrincipalsÌýlocated in United States and Poland. Fifty Years' team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Here is a list of top team members in Fifty Years:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Partner | San Francisco | - | ||
Partner | San Francisco | - | - | |
Partner | San Francisco | - | ||
Partner | Berkeley | - | - | |
Partner | Poland | - | - | |
Partner | San Francisco | - | - | |
Venture Partner | Sunnyvale | - | - | |
Principal | Poland | - | ||
Principal | United States | - | - | |
Principal | San Francisco | - | - | |
Principal | San Francisco | - | - |
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Over the past 10 years, 546 investors have co-invested in Fifty Years's portfolio companies.
- Invested before Fifty Years:Ìý, National Science Foundation and 61 others have invested in rounds before Fifty Years. There are 19 companies where Y Combinator has invested before Fifty Years and 4 companies where National Science Foundation has invested before Fifty Years.
- Top Co-investors of Fifty Years:Ìý225 investors entered a company along with Fifty Years. These include investors like KdT Ventures (4 companies).
- Invested after Fifty Years:ÌýA total of 258 investors have invested in Fifty Years's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Baillie Gifford (4 companies), Temasek (4 companies) and BlackRock (3 companies).
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