August Capital
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Venture capital |
| Founded | 1995 |
| Founder | John Johnston, David Marquardt |
| Headquarters | Menlo Park , United States |
Key people | David Hornik, Andy Rappaport |
| Products | Growth capital, startup funding, early and late-stage financing, management buyouts, private placements |
August Capital Master Management Company, LLC, commonly known as August Capital, is a venture capital enterprise established in 1995 by John Johnston and David Marquardt. Headquartered in Menlo Park, California, the firm concentrates its investments within the information technology sector.
Company
August Capital was launched in 1995 with a debut fund totaling $100 million. The firm targets growth capital and startup funding across various developmental phases, placing particular emphasis on both early and late-stage financing, management buyouts, and private placements in publicly traded companies. Its investment portfolio includes companies involved in IT infrastructure, data center solutions, systems management, security technologies, storage innovations, as well as cloud computing platforms and software.
David Hornik became a partner in 2000 and earned recognition on the Midas List in 2012. Among other significant partners is Andy Rappaport.
The firm’s prominent investments feature companies such as Seagate, Zulily, Splunk, Adaptive Telecom—which was acquired by Metawave for $130 million—and Evite, later purchased by Ticketmaster.