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Pharus

Pharus

New York City, New Yorkpharus.com

Overview

Pharus is a boutique merchant banking firm founded in 2001 that provides M&A, financing, and strategic advisory services. Through its affiliates, Pharus Capital Management and Pharus Ventures, the firm also invests its partners' own capital into early and later-stage technology companies. The investment in Optimizely's Series C round was made via Pharus Capital Management.

Portfolio Companies

4

Website

pharus.com

Investments

Pharus investments
CompanyDateStageLead
OptimizelyOct 2015Series CCo-investor
GoodDataOct 2014Series ECo-investor
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Investment Activity

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FAQ

Where is Pharus based?

Pharus is headquartered in New York City, New York, United States.

When was Pharus founded?

Founding year information for Pharus is not publicly available.

How many portfolio companies does Pharus have?

Pharus has 4 portfolio companies in Caplight's dataset.

What are some companies in Pharus's portfolio?

Portfolio companies visible on Caplight include Optimizely, GoodData.

What was Pharus's most recent investment shown here?

Pharus's most recent investment in this portfolio sample was in Optimizely in 2015.

What sectors does Pharus focus on?

Pharus focuses on Enterprise Software, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software.

What company stages does Pharus focus on?

Pharus typically invests at the Mid stage.

Firmographic Details

HeadquartersNew York City, New York
Year FoundedN/A

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