Funded Startups in Lake Forest
Among the 8 most recent entries for Lake Forest, the largest disclosed round is Assertio’s $60M convertible note on 2022-08-22, and it is a clear outlier r…
Among the 8 most recent entries for Lake Forest, the largest disclosed round is Assertio’s $60M convertible note on 2022-08-22, and it is a clear outlier relative to the other disclosed amounts (the next-largest disclosed figure is Jaguar Gene Therapy’s $139M Series B on 2021-04-13, while several rounds cluster at the $3M–$8M level). Disclosed amounts span from $3M (Clearinghouse Community Development Financial Institution on 2026-03-24 and CYDELPHI on 2026-02-12) up to $139M (Jaguar Gene Therapy on 2021-04-13), with one undisclosed round (Comigo, Pre-Seed, 2023-10-01).
Geographically, the list splits between Lake Forest, Illinois (5 of 8 entries: Comigo, Carallel, Assertio, Pluie, Jaguar Gene Therapy) and Lake Forest, California (3 of 8 entries: Clearinghouse Community Development Financial Institution, CYDELPHI, Higher Ground Education). Temporally, rounds concentrate in an older 2021–2022 window for the larger biotech figures (e.g., Jaguar Gene Therapy 2021-04-13; Assertio 2022-08-22) while the most recent disclosed rounds arrive in early 2026 (Clearinghouse Community Development Financial Institution on 2026-03-24 and CYDELPHI on 2026-02-12).
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Frequently asked
What stands out as the largest disclosed round in Lake Forest, and how does it compare with the rest of the disclosed figures on this list?
Jaguar Gene Therapy’s $139M Series B (2021-04-13) is the top disclosed amount in these 8 rows; it is substantially above the other disclosed rounds, including Assertio’s $60M (2022-08-22) and the $40M Higher Ground Education Series C (2021-01-20). Multiple entries sit far lower at $3M–$8M (e.g., Clearinghouse CDFI $3M on 2026-03-24; Carallel $8M on 2022-11-21).
Do the entries cluster by geography within “Lake Forest,” or are they evenly distributed across the two states shown?
The list is skewed toward Lake Forest, Illinois: 5 of 8 entries are based in Illinois (Comigo 2023-10-01; Carallel 2022-11-21; Assertio 2022-08-22; Pluie 2022-05-16; Jaguar Gene Therapy 2021-04-13). Lake Forest, California accounts for 3 of 8 entries (Clearinghouse CDFI 2026-03-24; CYDELPHI 2026-02-12; Higher Ground Education 2021-01-20).
Which entries fall into the most recent “90-day” slice based on the latest round date shown?
The most recent date in the rows is 2026-03-24 (Clearinghouse Community Development Financial Institution, $3M). Within the subsequent 90-day window shown on the table, the only other entry is CYDELPHI on 2026-02-12 ($3M); the remaining rounds are in 2022, 2021, or 2023.
What stage and classification pattern appears most often across these 8 companies?
“Series Unknown” appears 3 times across the rows: Clearinghouse Community Development Financial Institution (2026-03-24, $3M), Carallel (2022-11-21, $8M), and Pluie (2022-05-16, $4M). Stages with single occurrences include Seed (CYDELPHI, 2026-02-12, $3M), Convertible Note (Assertio, 2022-08-22, $60M), Series B (Jaguar Gene Therapy, 2021-04-13, $139M), Series C (Higher Ground Education, 2021-01-20, $40M), plus one “undisclosed” amount (Comigo, Pre-Seed, 2023-10-01).
Are there sector concentrations or sector outliers worth focusing on?
Biotechnology is concentrated in 3 of the 8 entries: Assertio (2022-08-22, $60M), Jaguar Gene Therapy (2021-04-13, $139M), and (also categorized as Biotechnology) Jaguar Gene Therapy is one of the two biotech-linked dates; in total, the other biotech entry is Jaguar Gene Therapy plus Assertio, and the table shows Biotechnology for those two companies only, while the rest are spread across Financial Services, Consumer Electronics, Health Care (Comigo, undisclosed), Administrative Services, Community and Lifestyle (Pluie), and Education (Higher Ground Education). The largest disclosed biotech figure is the $139M Jaguar Gene Therapy round on 2021-04-13, which is an outlier versus the much smaller disclosed amounts in non-biotech categories (e.g., $3M in Financial Services and Consumer Electronics in 2026).
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