Fund profile / United States

Goodspeed Capital Fund III.

Geography: United States
Stage: Late Stage
Fund size: $675M
Focus: Enterprise Software
Signals: Published

N°01 / About

About Goodspeed Capital Fund III.

Goodspeed Capital Fund III. is a venture capital firm based in United States, focusing on Late Stage stage investments. The fund actively supports founders building innovative solutions in Enterprise Software, providing strategic guidance and capital to help startups scale.

N°02 / Thesis

Investment Focus

Location / RegionUnited States

Funding StageLate Stage

Industry Focus

Enterprise Software

Investor Signals Profile

active

Sweet Spot

Niche defense/gov services CEO ready for platform growth

Defense & Gov Services

Lower Middle Market PE

Niche-Leading Platforms

GovTech & Intelligence

Buy-and-Build

Bullish Signals

54 completed investments, 14 platformswebsite

$1.1BN total capital raisedwebsite

Multiple Fund IIs & IIIs activewebsite

AI/cyber/space platform actively deployingwebsite

IC & SOCOM mission-critical focuswebsite

6+ active platform verticals confirmedwebsite

Crimson Phoenix: AI/ML/cyber IC platformwebsite

Water, aviation, space Fund IIIs activewebsite

Gov & social infrastructure vertical addedwebsite

Architecture/interior fund II alongside corewebsite

Mission-critical IC/SOCOM solutions differentiationwebsite

Partner-friendly strategic vision emphasizeswebsite

DC/Virginia HQ: IC/SOCOM proximity advantagewebsite

Crimson Phoenix: differentiated AI/ML/cyber suitewebsite

Contrarian Signals

PE only — no VC stageexternal

Gov-contract dependency riskexternal

Narrow sector focus limits deal flowexternal

Founder Do's

Lead niche gov/defense service company

Partner-friendly mgmt team mindset

Show mission-critical differentiation

Operate in defense/intel/space sectors

Seek platform scale-up capital

Founder Don'ts

No consumer or B2C businesses

No early-stage pre-revenue startups

No non-gov/defense focus

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Facts

Fund Overview

Fund Size$675M

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Website

People

Key People

Douglas T. Lake

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