Jefferies

Investment firm

Jefferies

Venture debt

WebsiteCrunchbase profileNew York City·United States8known portfolio companies9people tracked20co-investors

Jefferies is a venture debt provider. Based in New York City, United States. Known portfolio companies include Wonder, Ualá, CoreWeave, Smartsheet, Oportun and FINN, 8 companies in all.

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Investment focus

Who to pitch at Jefferies

Jefferies portfolio companies (8)

  • Wonder
  • Ualá
  • CoreWeave
  • Smartsheet
  • Oportun
  • FINN
  • Optiversal
  • BattleFin

Co-investors

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About Jefferies

The firm's listing covers focus areas Post-IPO Debt and Venture Debt; known deals cluster at Growth, Late-Stage and Seed.

Of the 9 people on file at Jefferies, Todd Breeden (Managing Director), Gaurav Sanan (Managing Director) and Dennis Kwan (Managing Director) are listed as the contacts to approach first.

Across the known portfolio, 20 co-investors appear alongside Jefferies, including Heliad, Avellinia Capital – AvCap and HSBC Innovation Banking.

Frequently asked questions

What is Jefferies?

Jefferies is a venture debt provider based in New York City, United States, with a known portfolio of 8 companies. The portfolio comes from public investment records rather than from the firm, so deals that never surfaced publicly are not in it.

What does Jefferies invest in?

Listed focus areas include Post-IPO Debt and Venture Debt. Those tags come from the portfolio attached to the firm, so they describe what has been backed rather than a stated mandate for what comes next.

What stage does Jefferies invest at?

The known deals of Jefferies include Growth, Late-Stage and Seed rounds. Check that against your own round before reaching out: stage mismatch is the most common reason a well matched sector still goes nowhere.

Who should I pitch at Jefferies?

3 of the 9 people on file at Jefferies are listed as contacts for the firm. All 9 have their own profile page.

How do I contact Jefferies?

Any email address on file for the firm is masked on this page and readable inside RaiseHunt after you create an account. The 9 people attached to the firm have their own pages, each showing whether an address is on file for them.

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