Venture • Life Science

Sun Mountain Capital Invests In Respira

On December 18, 2013, private equity firm Sun Mountain Capital invested in life science company Respira

Investment Context
  • This is Sun Mountain Capital’s 2nd transaction in the Life Science sector.
  • This is Sun Mountain Capital’s 12th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Sun Mountain Capital’s 2nd transaction in California.
Investment Fate
  • Respira was sold to a strategic buyer in 2025.

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Investment Summary

Date December 18, 2013
Target Respira
Sector Life Science
Investor(s) Sun Mountain Capital
Deal Type Venture

Target Company

Respira

Palo Alto, California, United States
Respira is a pharmaceutical development company focused on commercializing its high-efficiency, dry powder inhaler (DPI) drug delivery technologies for the treatment of important diseases with unmet clinical needs. Respira was founded in 2010 and is based in Palo Alto, California.
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Investor Overview 1

Investor

Sun Mountain Capital

Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States

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Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2006
Size Small
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Sun Mountain Capital is a provider of fund investment advisory services as well as a direct investor. Sun Mountain's advisory practice develops customized private equity programs for institutional investors while the Firm's direct investment program looks to commit $250k to $10 million of capital for a variety of situations. Sun Mountain looks to be an active/hands-on investor. Sun Mountain Capital was formed in 2006 and is based in Santa Fe, New Mexico.


Deal Context for Investor #
Overall 12 of 15
Sector: Life Science 2 of 2
Type: Venture 11 of 14
State: California 2 of 3
Country: United States 12 of 15
Year: 2013 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-12-05 TriLumina

Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States

TriLumina is a semiconductor laser technology company which develops, manufactures and integrates powerful semiconductor laser solutions. TriLumina infrared emitters are capable of high power illumination for laser radar (LiDAR) depth sensing. TriLumina was founded in 2010 and is based in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-02-10 Lumidigm

Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States

Lumidigm, Inc. is a biometric company dedicated to enabling convenient, secure, and reliable identification and verification.

Sell -