About First Trust Capital Partners
First Trust Capital Partners is a venture capital firm located in Wheaton, United States. As of Jan 2025, First Trust Capital Partners is an active investor, having invested in 24 companies, with 5 new investments in the last 12 months. It primarily invests in Series A round in United States based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Enterprise Applications to HealthTech and High Tech. Most recently it led the $140M Series B round of Zing Health along with CRG. This round also saw participation from Town Hall Ventures and other investors.
Overall, First Trust Capital Partners portfolio has seen 3 acquisitions, namely Upfront Healthcare, ClinOne and Owl. A lot of funds co-invest with First Trust Capital Partners, with names like Ziegler sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio.
First Trust Capital Partners has team of 5 people including 1 partners.
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First Trust Capital Partners' Year-on-Year Investment Trends
First Trust Capital Partners has invested in 25 companies over the last 7 years, with an average of 4 new investments annually in the last 5 years. In 2024, it made 5 investments, while as of Jan 2025, it has made 1 investment in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in Percipio Health and most recent follow-on round was in Sift.
Year | No. of Investments | ||
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1stÌý¸é´Ç³Ü²Ô»å | Follow-on | Total | |
2025 (YTD) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2024 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
2023 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
2022 | 8 | 1 | 9 |
2021 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
2020 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
2019 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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First Trust Capital Partners' Investments by Stage
First Trust Capital Partners has made 10 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $9.29M, 6 investments in Series B stage with an average round size of $36.3M, 5 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $7.1M, 2 investments in Series C stage with an average round size of $45.3M and 1 investment in PE stage.Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Series A | 10 |
Series B | 6 |
Seed | 5 |
Series C | 2 |
PE | 1 |
First Trust Capital Partners' Investments by Sector
First Trust Capital Partners has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the HealthTech, Enterprise Applications, Vertical SaaS, FinTech and High Tech. Notably, it has invested in 21 Tech companies, 19 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 15 Software companies and at least 7 companies focusing on Saas.
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
HealthTech | 18 |
Enterprise Applications | 15 |
Vertical SaaS | 6 |
FinTech | 5 |
High Tech | 4 |
Others | 13 |
First Trust Capital Partners' Investments by Geography
First Trust Capital Partners has made most investments in United States (24).
First Trust Capital Partners' recent investments
Here are the most recent investments by First Trust Capital Partners:
Date | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jan 22, 2025 | United States | Series A | $20M | UPMC [+2] | |
Sep 25, 2024 | United States | Series B | $140M | ||
Aug 16, 2024 | United States | Series A | $4.5M | Allos Ventures [+2] | |
May 14, 2024 | United States | Series B | $13.6M | FCA Venture Partners [+7] | |
May 13, 2024 | United States | Seed | $6.5M | Route 66 Ventures [+3] |
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First Trust Capital Partners has a team of 5 membersÌý¾±²Ô³¦±ô³Ü»å¾±²Ô²µ 1 Partner and 3 PrincipalsÌýlocated in United States. First Trust Capital Partners' team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Here is a list of all team members in First Trust Capital Partners:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Partner | Elmhurst | - | ||
Principal | Wheaton | - | ||
Principal | Chicago | - | ||
Principal | Chicago | - | ||
Analyst | Chicago | - |
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Over the past 7 years, 151 investors have co-invested in First Trust Capital Partners's portfolio companies.
- Invested before First Trust Capital Partners:ÌýHyde Park Venture Partners, Techstars and 59 others have invested in rounds before First Trust Capital Partners. There are 2 companies where Hyde Park Venture Partners has invested before First Trust Capital Partners and 2 companies where Techstars has invested before First Trust Capital Partners.
- Top Co-investors of First Trust Capital Partners:Ìý71 investors entered a company along with First Trust Capital Partners. These include investors like Ziegler (2 companies).
- Invested after First Trust Capital Partners:ÌýA total of 19 investors have invested in First Trust Capital Partners's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Lux Capital (1 company), Ashton Kutcher (1 company) and Guy Oseary (1 company).
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Recent News related to First Trust Capital Partners
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HIT Consultant•Jan 21, 2025•Percipio Health, UPMC Enterprises, Wave Ventures, LabCorp and 3 others
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Pulse 2.0•Sep 27, 2024•Zing Health, Health2047 Capital Partners, , First Trust Capital Partners and 6 others
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TecHR Series•Aug 16, 2024•Your Money Line, Allos Ventures, First Trust Capital Partners, and 1 other
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Pulse 2.0•May 26, 2024•Watershed Health, First Trust Capital Partners, FCA Venture Partners, and 3 others
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Pulse 2.0•May 20, 2024•Switchboard Health, First Trust Capital Partners, Route 66 Ventures, and 2 others
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HIT Consultant•May 14, 2024•Watershed Health, First Trust Capital Partners, FCA Venture Partners, and 5 others
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PRWeb•May 13, 2024•Switchboard Health, First Trust Capital Partners, Route 66 Ventures, Capital Eleven and 1 other
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PR Newswire•May 09, 2024•Sift, B Capital, Allos Ventures, First Trust Capital Partners and 1 other
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