Fifth Down Capital

Fifth Down Capital is an investment firm that works with companies and fund managers across the venture capital landscape. It looks for what it calls generational businesses and managers that are shaping large and lasting markets.

Services

• Direct investing: capital placed straight into companies.
• Fund-of-funds investing: commitments to venture fund managers.
• Secondary investing: purchases of existing stakes, allowing capital to be spread across several stages of the venture cycle.

Who it serves

The firm partners with venture firms, their portfolio company founders and fund managers. It describes itself as relationship-driven and finds most opportunities through a network built over years of shared work with those groups.

Key facts

• Team: roles in legal and compliance, finance, investor relations and operations
• Advisors: a board of advisors and senior advisors who are not employees
• Operating partner: a former apparel-industry executive who helps scale the firm's value-add platforms and consumer-focused work