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Lehman Brothers

Corporate · Founded 1850 · New York City, United States

Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc

72 Portfolio companies+70% in 5 years
8 Unicorns
3 Decacorns
93 Investments
Jun 2015 Last investment
01 · Fund commitments

The funds Lehman Brothers backs.

Lehman Brothers is a limited partner in 29 funds. 9 of them place in the Power Law Investor Ranking; those lead, best-ranked first.

02 · Exits

Lehman Brothers’ biggest exits.

Portfolio companies that IPO’d or were acquired at $1B+, with the valuation recorded at exit and — for those still public — their value today. Exit events come from each company’s funding-round history; entry stage from Lehman Brothers’ transaction record.

$2.8B IPO · 2012
Entered Series B+Now $296BSecurity
T-Mobile
$8.0B IPO · 2007
Entered Series B+Now $228BTelecom
IPO · 2007
Entered Series B+Now $19BHealth
Qunar
IPO · 2013
Entered Series B+Now $4.4BTravel
Auxilium Pharmaceuticals
$160M IPO · 2004
Entered Series B+Now $2.6BHealth
$780M IPO · 2006
Entered Series B+Now $2.3BEnterprise Software
$1.4B IPO · 2018
Entered Series B+Now $1.4BFintech
03 · Portfolio analysis

Where Lehman Brothers’ portfolio is concentrated.

Distribution of portfolio companies by headquarters country, sector, entry stage and current growth stage. Across all 72 portfolio companies. "Stage entered" is the first priced round the investor joined, derived from the investor’s transaction history.

By countryCount
  1. USA62
  2. Germany3
  3. China2
  4. Canada1
  5. Czechia1
  6. Denmark1
  7. Ireland1
  8. Japan1
By sectorCount
  1. Telecom13
  2. Enterprise Software12
  3. Fintech8
  4. Marketing8
  5. Health6
  6. Media6
  7. Security5
  8. Semiconductors5
  9. Travel4
  10. Fashion2
  11. Gaming2
  12. Hosting2
By stage enteredCount
  1. Series B+62
  2. Series A6
By growth stageCount
  1. Breakout Stage31
  2. Late Growth28
  3. Mature7
  4. Early Growth6
04 · Portfolio market map

Inside Lehman Brothers’ portfolio.

The 52 highest-funded portfolio companies, of 72 tracked.

Qunar
Travel · Unicorn
$4.4B
VeloCom
Media
$200M
Jazz Pharmaceuticals
Health · Decacorn
$19B
Zuora
Fintech · Unicorn
$1.4B
Navini Networks
Telecom
$330M
Egenera
Hosting
$64M
Meru Networks
Security
$44M
MarkLogic
Enterprise Software · Unicorn
$1.1B
Atrica
Telecom
$89M
Aspen Aerogels
Energy
$491M
Intira Corporation
Enterprise Software
$560M
Primarion
Semiconductors
$40M
Standard Biotools
Health
AOptix Technologies
Security
$80M
Reval.com
Fintech
$92M
Amobee
Marketing
$239M
Evident.io
Security
$300M
Ubicom
Media
$28M
LifeSize
Telecom
$70M
Isilon Systems
Enterprise Software · Unicorn
$2.3B
Power Reviews
Telecom
$12M
XO
Travel
$42M
ExaGrid Systems
Hosting
$42M
Palo Alto Networks
Security · Centicorn
$296B
Ingenium Pharmaceuticals
Health
$220M
ShoreTel
Telecom
$530M
Cybercity A/S
Telecom
$212M
SearchMe
Media
$50M
Auxilium Pharmaceuticals
Health · Unicorn
$2.6B
Systemonic
Semiconductors
$28M
Mobilygen
USA
VideoIQ
USA
Sidestep
Travel
$200M
TheMarkets
USA
$120M
Telenav
Transportation
$157M
Linuxcare
Marketing
$120M
CyberStep
Gaming
$88M
Mysticom
Semiconductors
$112M
Storwize
Home Living
$140M
MyShape
Fashion
$22M
Jaxtr
Marketing
$40M
Elemental Cyber Security
Security
$44M
Firepond
Marketing
$12M
ESignLive by VASCO (formerly Silanis Technology)
Fintech
$85M
NileGuide
Travel
RightWorks
USA
$114M
GameFly Inc.
Gaming
$25M
UniView Technologies Corp
Telecom
$10M
RealTick
Fintech
Ceske Radiokomunikace
Media
$631M
T-Mobile
Telecom · Centicorn
$228B
TrueLink
Fintech
05 · Portfolio founders

Where Lehman Brothers’ portfolio founders come from.

38 founders across the 72 highest-funded portfolio companies — by current location, university attended, and the companies they worked at before founding. Sourced from the founder records the API links to each portfolio company.

LocationCount
  1. United States28
  2. China2
  3. Argentina1
  4. Canada1
  5. Ireland1
  6. Japan1
  7. Spain1
UniversityCount
  1. Stanford University Graduate School of Business3
  2. Stanford University2
  3. Technion Israel Institute of Technology2
  4. Asia Pacific University College of Technology and Innovation1
  5. Cornell University1
  6. CY Tech1
  7. Damien High School1
  8. Florida Institute of Technology1
  9. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay1
  10. Iowa State University1
Previous companyCount
  1. Real Networks2
  2. SGI2
  3. Sudoku2
  4. Ancestry.com1
  5. Antenna Software1
  6. Anti-Defamation League1
  7. AOL1
  8. Aptela1
  9. Axeda1
  10. BitDefender1