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WS Investments

650 Page Mill Road, Palo Alto, CA, 94304, United States

Overview

Investment fund associated with a law firm, focusing on tech startups.

Founded

1978

Deals ยท 12mo

1

Links

WebsiteLinkedIn

Stage focus

Seed
Series A

Geographic focus

United States

Sector focus

Finance
Venture Capital

Investment portfolio

18rounds
NAMEDATESIZE
Integral
Jul 2026Participated
$25 MOther Equity
Cytonus Therapeutics
Dec 2023Participated
$12 MSeries A
Alias Technologies
Aug 2023Participated
$3 MSeed
BeFake
Aug 2023Participated
$3 MSeed
Smartlens
Jul 2023Participated
$6 MSeries A
Hopewell Therapeutics
Jun 2023Participated
$25 MSeed
Cloudian
Jan 2023Participated
$60 MOther Equity
Driveroo
Apr 2019Participated
$3 MSeed
Cloudian
Aug 2018Participated
$94 MSeries E
GenXComm
Dec 2017Participated
$7 MSeries A
Forge Therapeutics
Apr 2017Participated
$15 MSeries A
Genetesis
Nov 2016Participated
$1 MSeed
Integral
Jul 2026Participated
$25 MOther Equity
Cytonus Therapeutics
Dec 2023Participated
$12 MSeries A
Alias Technologies
Aug 2023Participated
$3 MSeed
BeFake
Aug 2023Participated
$3 MSeed
Smartlens
Jul 2023Participated
$6 MSeries A
Hopewell Therapeutics
Jun 2023Participated
$25 MSeed
Cloudian
Jan 2023Participated
$60 MOther Equity
Driveroo
Apr 2019Participated
$3 MSeed
Cloudian
Aug 2018Participated
$94 MSeries E
GenXComm
Dec 2017Participated
$7 MSeries A
Forge Therapeutics
Apr 2017Participated
$15 MSeries A
Genetesis
Nov 2016Participated
$1 MSeed
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Deal Distribution

WS Investments: 18 funding rounds are recorded in the selected participation categories.All available history.
WS Investments: 18 funding rounds are recorded in the selected participation categories. All available history
Round typeLed dealsParticipated deals
Seed06
Series A04
Series C+05
Other Equity03

Monthly Deal Activity

WS Investments: 18 deals are recorded across 250 months.All available history.
WS Investments: 18 deals are recorded across 250 months. All available history
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Sector Breakdown

WS Investments: Health & Life Sciences is the largest displayed sector by deal count (9 deals).All available history.

A deal can appear in multiple sectors, so sector totals may overlap. Capital represents disclosed total round sizes, not fund cheque sizes.

WS Investments: Health & Life Sciences is the largest displayed sector by deal count (9 deals). All available history
SectorDeals
Health & Life Sciences9
Networks, Cloud & Communication7
Enterprise Software6
Data, Analytics & IT5
Hardware & Robotics4
AI & Machine Learning2
Fintech1
Manufacturing1
Media & Entertainment1
Professional Services1
Space & Frontier Tech1
Transportation & Logistics1

Deal Size Distribution

WS Investments: 18 rounds have a disclosed size in the displayed size bands.All available history.

Undisclosed round sizes are excluded. Capital represents total round sizes, not fund cheque sizes.

WS Investments: 18 rounds have a disclosed size in the displayed size bands. All available history
Round size band (USD)Deals
<$5M6
$5M-$10M2
$10M-$25M5
$25M-$50M3
$50M-$100M2
$100M-$250M0
$250M-$500M0
$500M-$1B0
$1B+0

Deals By Geography

WS Investments: United States has the largest recorded deal count among the displayed regions (17 deals).All available history.

Top 2 of 2 regions; European countries are grouped as Europe.

WS Investments: United States has the largest recorded deal count among the displayed regions (17 deals). All available history
RegionDeals
United States17
100231
WS Investments: 20 co-investors are shown, with Arcus Ventures sharing 3 recorded deals.All available history.

Co-Investors

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Shows up to 20 co-investors ranked by shared deals. Deals may be shared with multiple funds, so rows overlap. Capital is total round size, not fund cheque size.

WS Investments: 20 co-investors are shown, with Arcus Ventures sharing 3 recorded deals. All available history
Co-investorShared deals
Arcus Ventures3
Camros Capital3
Flagship Ventures3
Flybridge Capital Partners3
Mass General Brigham3
Physic Ventures3
Polaris Partners3
Aisling Capital2
Digital Alpha2
Eight Roads Ventures2
Goldman Sachs2
Innovation Network Corporation of Japan2
Intel Capital2
Japan Post Investment Corporation2
Khosla Ventures2
Maveron2
Next Coast Ventures2
RA Capital Management2
3E Bioventures Capital1
5Y Capital1

Investment Strategy

WS Investments: Led accounts for 0% and participating for 100% of round participation.All available history.
WS Investments: Led accounts for 0% and participating for 100% of round participation. All available history
CategoryDeals (count)Share (%)
Led00%
Participating18100%
WS Investments: Single-lead accounts for 0% and co-led for 0% of lead dynamics.All available history.
WS Investments: Single-lead accounts for 0% and co-led for 0% of lead dynamics. All available history
CategoryDeals (count)Share (%)
Single-lead00%
Co-led00%

Lead dynamics requires at least one led deal in this range

Team

Larry W. Sonsini

Founder and Managing Director

Mario Rosati

Managing Partner