D1 Capital Partners
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Type | Private |
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Industry | Hedge Fund Venture Capital |
Founded | July 2018[1] |
Founder | Daniel Sundheim[1] |
Headquarters | Solow Building, 9 West 57th Street, New York City, New York, U.S.[2] |
Products | Investments |
AUM | US$34 billion (31 March 2021)[3] |
D1 Capital Partners is an American investment firm based in New York City, United States. The firm invests in both public and private markets globally.
Background[]
D1 Capital Partners was founded in July 2018 by Daniel Sundheim.[1] "D1" stands for "Day One,"[4] a concept espoused by Amazon.com, Inc.'s Jeff Bezos as detailed in Amazon's 1997 Letter to Shareholders.[5] Sundheim was previously the Chief Investment Officer of Viking Global Investors[6] and put in more than $500 million of his own money to start the firm.[7]
The firm originally managed $3 billion of capital which rose to $20 billion by the end of 2020 with annualized returns of nearly 30%.[7] D1 returned 60% in 2020.[6]
In January 2021, the firm lost $4 billion (20% of its capital) due to the GameStop short squeeze.[6] As of April 2021, D1 had recouped about 90% of what it lost in January.[7]
In June 2021, the firm signed a 10 year lease to open another office in Miami, Florida.[8]
Business Overview[]
D1 Capital Partners focuses on companies within the consumer, business services, financial services, healthcare, industrials, real estate, and technology, media and telecommunication sectors.
Regarding the public markets, the firm invests in publicly traded equities and other related securities such as equity derivatives and convertible bonds. It utilizes a global Long/short equity strategy with a focus on medium to long-term returns.[9]
Regarding the private markets, the firm primarily focuses on taking later-stage, non-controlling stakes in companies in order to help them further expand.[10]
Private Equity Funds[]
Fund | Vintage Year | Committed Capital ($m) |
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D1 Iconoclast Holdings LP | 2018 | USD 173.65 |
D1 Jasper Holdings LP | 2019 | USD 12.9 |
D1 Lion Holdings LP | 2019 | USD 44 |
D1 SX Holdings LP | 2020 | USD 26.75 |
D1 CL Holdings LP | 2021 | USD 39 |
Notable venture capital investments[]
References[]
- ^ a b c Levy, Rachael (5 November 2018). "D1 Capital Partners, a New Hedge Fund, Falters". Wall Street Journal.
- ^ "Hedge Fund Leases Full Floor Office Space at 9 West 57th Street". Hedge Fund Office Spaces. 10 November 2017.
- ^ "FORM ADV" (PDF). SEC.gov.
- ^ "Daniel Sundheim Is Planning to Raise $4 Billion Cap for New Hedge Fund". Bloomberg.com. 17 April 2018.
- ^ "1997 Letter to Shareholders - Amazon" (PDF). Amazon.com. 17 April 2017.
- ^ a b c "Dan Sundheim's $20 Billion D1 Capital Loses About 20% This Month". Bloomberg.com. 28 January 2021.
- ^ a b c "Sundheim's D1 Shakes Off Its $4 Billion Reddit-Fueled Fiasco". Bloomberg.com. 21 April 2021.
- ^ "D1 Capital Partners Signs 10-Year Lease to Open Miami Location". Commercial Observer. 2021-06-07. Retrieved 2021-06-09.
- ^ "D1 Capital Partners Review - SmartAsset | SmartAsset.com". SmartAsset.
- ^ "Sundheim Is Said to Plan $4 Billion Cap as New Fund Lures Cash". BloombergQuint.
- ^ "Robinhood raises $200M as IPO speculation swirls". Fortune. Retrieved 2021-05-07.
- ^ "Airtable raises $185M and launches new low-code and automation features". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2021-05-07.
- ^ "GitLab hauls in $268M Series E on 2.75B valuation". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2021-05-07.
- ^ Amanda Gray (2021-01-28). "Sweetgreen Secures $156M Series J, Flat Round". Prime Unicorn Index. Retrieved 2021-05-07.
- ^ "Scopely raises $340 million at a $3.3 billion valuation as gaming grabs investors' interest". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2021-05-07.
- ^ "Delivery startup goPuff raises $380M at a $3.9B valuation". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2021-05-07.
- ^ "Shippo raises $45M more at $495M valuation as e-commerce booms". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2021-05-07.
- ^ Instacart. "Instacart Announces $600 Million in New Funding Led by D1 Capital Partners". www.prnewswire.com. Retrieved 2021-05-07.
- ^ "TransferWise valuation spikes on stake sale to D1 Capital Partners". Finextra Research. 2020-07-14. Retrieved 2021-05-07.
- ^ "Unity, now valued at $6B, raising up to $525M". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2021-05-07.
- ^ "Warby Parker, valued at $3 billion, raises $245 million in funding". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2021-05-07.
- Financial services companies established in 2018
- Hedge funds
- Venture capital firms