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June 4, 2020
As major scooter companies struggle, upstarts seek inroads
Investors continue to invest in bike sharing and scooter sharing even as coronavirus razed demand. Superpedestrian, a Boston-based maker of electric scooters, raised $15 million in funding led by Edison Partners and acquired Zagster, a fleet management firm, from Edison Partners.
June 4, 2020
Superpedestrian is launching a shared e-scooter service called Link
The combination of Superpedestrian with Zagster creates the first fully integrated micromobility company. Superpedestrian’s LINK scooter share will have the benefit of owner economics for the entire platform from the micromobility vehicle to on the ground operations.
MAY 11, 2020
Coronavirus effect weighs on private equity
The International Financial Law Review interviewed Edison Partners' Ryan Ziegler and other private equity and tech leaders on the impact of the COVID-19 and the lockdown, with deals on hold and terms changing.
APRIL 22, 2020
Bodhala raises $10 million to optimize companies’ legal spend with AI
Edison Partners’ investment in Bodhala will help the legal-tech startup tap AI and machine learning to help companies analyze and optimize legal spend.
APRIL 15, 2020
Clearpool: Strategics Beat PE for Fintech Growth
Edison Partners’ portfolio company Clearpool Group attracted multiple bidders at auction, but BMO Financial won out because of its ability to quickly provide scale for the electronic trading platform.
APRIL 6, 2020
Staring into the abyss
It takes a lot of guts to be a player in the venture capital space. But for people like Chris Sugden, Managing Partner of Princeton-based venture capital firm Edison Partners, it’s the only game in town.
MARCH 31, 2020
Edison Partners reaps over 50 pct IRRin sale of Solovis
Solovis, the institutional investment management platform that was acquired by Nasdaq, represents the third fintech exit this year for Edison Partners and the first exit for the firm in the state of Texas.
MARCH 17, 2020
When this growth investor expects startups will be able to raise again
TechCrunch interviewed Chris Sugden, Managing Partner at Edison Partners, to understand how private investors are putting capital to work following COVID-19, and what’s next for SaaS startups.
MARCH 11, 2020
Edison Partners exits Scivantage to Refinitiv
It takes a lot of guts to be a player in the venture capital space. But for people like Chris Sugden, Managing Partner of Princeton-based venture capital firm Edison Partners, it’s the only game in town.
MARCH 10, 2020
Austin Startup Overhaul Raises $17.5 Million To Help Cure Your Supply Chain’s Coronavirus Symptoms
It takes a lot of guts to be a player in the venture capital space. But for people like Chris Sugden, Managing Partner of Princeton-based venture capital firm Edison Partners, it’s the only game in town.
FEBRUARY 17, 2020
The 2020 NJBIZ Power 100
NJBiz's annual list of "the people who run New Jersey today and those who will determine what tomorrow holds" names Chris Sugden, Managing Partner of Edison Partners, and portfolio CEO Suuchi Ramesh.
FEBRUARY 5, 2020
Philadelphia-Based Houwzer Raises $9.5M For Online Real Estate Platform
The investment in Houwzer, a Philadelphia-based tech-enabled real estate brokerage and home services company, will help the company expand to include services such as mortgage, title and insurance–a true “one stop shop” for its users.
JANUARY 6, 2020
Edison Partners Names Kelly Ford As Newest GP
Kelly Ford is Edison Partners’ first female general partner in an industry that’s still underrepresented by women. Since joining Edison in 2014, she has worked with more than 55 portfolio companies and completed three exits, including leading the exit of New Jersey-based Billtrust for an 11X return.
JANUARY 26, 2020
14 big investors weigh in on how the mean of fintech is evolving
In 2019, VCs poured more than $24 billion into fintech startups. Business Insider asked investors - including Jennifer Lee, Principal at Edison Partners - how they define the fintech space.