About ABS Capital
ABS Capital is a venture capital firm founded in 1990. It is primarily based out of Washington, DC, United States. As of Sep 2026, ABS Capital is an active investor, having invested in 115 companies, with 1 new investment in the last 12 months. It primarily invests in Series B round in United States based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Enterprise Applications to HealthTech and Consumer. Most recently it participated in the $***** Series C round of BrightPlan Overall, ABS Capital portfolio has seen 8 IPOs and 62 acquisitions including key companies like Omnicell, ACI Worldwide and iZotope. A lot of funds co-invest with ABS Capital, with names like Oak Investment Partners sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. ABS Capital has team of 13 people including 5 partners.Key Metrics
Team Members
Portfolio Count
Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Series B, Series A & 5 more
Portfolio IPOs
Portfolio Soonicorns
Deals in last 12 months
ABS Capital's List of Top Investments
ABS Capital has a portfolio of 115 companies. Their most notable investments are in Quofore and Superior Vision.Their portfolio spans across United States, United Kingdom and Canada. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, HealthTech, Consumer and 24 other sectors, across stages such as Series B, Series A and 5 more. Here is the list of top investments by ABS Capital:1. Omnicell
Developer of automated dispensing system for pharmacies. It provides hardware/software systems for medication dispensing include solutions from the point of entry into the hospital through the central pharmacy, nursing unit, operating room, and patient bedside. The supply management systems promote cost control and charge capture for payer reimbursement, and improve management and reordering of inventory. Products range from high-security, closed-cabinet systems, and software to open-shelf and combination systems in the nursing unit, cath lab, and operating room.
Key facts about Omnicell
- Founded Year: 1992
- Location: Mountain View (United States)
- Stage: Public
- Total Funding till date: $20M
- Employee Count: 3,387 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Ascension Ventures, ABS Capital and 7 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Post IPO, May 22, 2017, $*****
- Highlight: Public
Process and manage digital payments. It provides solutions for card issuance, merchant acquiring, omnichannel payment solutions, fraud management solutions, business banking solutions, and more. It offers cloud-based solutions for multi-currency payments. It also offers a range of solutions for payment processing, card and merchant management, online banking, voice banking, fraud detection, trade finance, and more.
Key facts about ACI Worldwide
- Founded Year: 1975
- Location: Omaha (United States)
- Stage: Public
- Employee Count: 4,980 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Starboard Value, Norwest and 3 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Post IPO, Oct 27, 2020, $*****
- Highlight: Public
3. iZotope
Audio technology-based product developer. It develops software and plug-ins for audio recording, mixing, broadcasting and sound, and effects design. iZotope products are used in various film and TV post-production studios, radio studios, independent musicians, and more.
Key facts about iZotope
- Founded Year: 2001
- Location: Cambridge (United States)
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $14.5M
- Employee Count: 62 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Comerica, ABS Capital and 1 Other
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Jun 23, 2016, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
Rosetta Stone provides speech-recognition based language learning software solutions. It offers its language learning software solutions to individuals, education institutions, corporates, and public sector organizations. Its software works on a proprietary speech-recognition technology and syncs users' progress across the web platform and smartphone applications. It provides online courses and online practice sessions with native speakers in languages like English, Spanish, French, etc. It also offers an iOS app for language learning for Pre-K kids.
Key facts about Rosetta Stone
- Founded Year: 1992
- Location: Arlington (United States)
- Annual Revenue: $100M - $500M as on Dec 31, 2019
- Last Known Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $62M
- Employee Count: 261 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: White Hat Capital Partners, ABS Capital and 3 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Grant (prize money), Jul 15, 2020, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
5. Galvanize
Galvanize is the creator of boot camps for web development, data science, data engineering, and workshops on programming languages such as PHP, HTML, CSS, and more. Also provides a working area for entrepreneurs, a desk for startups with a small team to work, private rooms with internet connection for bigger teams. The idea is to bring startups and learners together. This way the startups can look for skilled developers and data scientists from the batch.
Key facts about Galvanize
- Founded Year: 2012
- Location: Denver (United States)
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $138M
- Employee Count: 200 - 499 as on Mar 01, 2026
- Investors: Trinity Capital, Colorado Impact Fund and 12 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, Sep 27, 2019, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
ABS Capital's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
ABS Capital has invested in 122 companies over the last 27 years, with an average of 2 new investments annually in the last 10 years. In 2025, it made 3 investments, while as of Sep 2026, it has made 1 investment in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in BrightPlan and most recent follow-on round was in ExecOnline.Year | No. of Investments | ||
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1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2025 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2023 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2022 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
2021 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
2020 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
2019 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2018 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
2017 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
ABS Capital's Investments by Stage
ABS Capital has made 27 investments in Series B stage with an average round size of $25.9M, 16 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $22.4M and 15 investments in Series C stage with an average round size of $25.8M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
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Series B | 27 |
Series A | 16 |
Series C | 15 |
PE | 6 |
Series E | 3 |
Others | 3 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
ABS Capital's Investments by Sector
ABS Capital has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, HealthTech, Consumer, Vertical SaaS and Enterprise Infrastructure. Notably, it has invested in 80 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 73 Tech companies, 47 Software companies and at least 24 companies focusing on Saas.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 38 |
HealthTech | 13 |
Consumer | 9 |
Vertical SaaS | 8 |
Enterprise Infrastructure | 5 |
Others | 45 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
ABS Capital's Investments by Geography
ABS Capital has made most investments in United States (65), followed by United Kingdom where it has made 2 investments.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
United States | 65 |
United Kingdom | 2 |
Australia | 1 |
Canada | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
ABS Capital's recent investments
ABS Capital has made 1 investments in 2026 so far - BrightPlan.Here are the most recent investments by ABS Capital:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Sep 03, 2026 | United States | Series C | 6840 | - | |
May 16, 2025 | United States | Series A | 4296 | - | |
May 14, 2025 | United States | Series A | 8695 | - | |
Mar 11, 2025 | Canada | Series B | 2663 | - | |
Apr 09, 2024 | United States | Series C | 4925 |
IPOs and Publicly Listed companies in ABS Capital's Portfolio
8 of ABS Capital's portfolio companies have become public. The Dolan Company got listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), in Oct 2014 at marketcap of $423M and Liquidity Services got listed on the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ).Here are ABS Capital's portfolio companies that went public:
Company | IPO Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Oct 17, 2014 | - | - | 8895 | |
Feb 23, 2006 | - | - | 8396 | |
Aug 07, 2001 | Feb 17, 2000 | Series B | 2337 | |
Jun 25, 1999 | Sep 26, 2011 | Series B | 5807 | |
Jun 16, 1999 | - | - | 7990 |
Acquired companies in ABS Capital's Portfolio
62 companies from ABS Capital's portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was Captivate in Aug 2026 by National Cinemedia for $*****.Here are ABS Capital's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
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Aug 11, 2026 | Jul 07, 1999 | Series B | 9553 | |
Jul 02, 2026 | Sep 04, 2013 | Series B | 3275 | |
Jul 31, 2025 | Sep 17, 2015 | Series E | 3656 | |
Jul 22, 2025 | Jul 02, 2014 | Series C | 5353 | |
Nov 12, 2024 | - | - | 2275 |
Team profile of ABS Capital
ABS Capital has a team of 13 members including 5 Partners and 1 Principal located in United States. ABS Capital's team sits on the board of 2 companies.Here is a list of top team members in ABS Capital:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
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Partner | Baltimore | - | ||
Partner | Baltimore | - | ||
Partner | San Francisco | - | ||
Partner | Baltimore | - | - | |
Partner | Baltimore | - | ||
Principal | Baltimore | - |
Co-investors of ABS Capital
Over the past 27 years, 205 investors have co-invested in ABS Capital's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before ABS Capital: Village Ventures, NAV.VC and 109 others have invested in rounds before ABS Capital. There are 2 companies where Village Ventures has invested before ABS Capital and 2 companies where NAV.VC has invested before ABS Capital.
- Top Co-investors of ABS Capital: 50 investors entered a company along with ABS Capital. These include investors like Oak Investment Partners (3 companies).
- Invested after ABS Capital: A total of 44 investors have invested in ABS Capital's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Wellington Financial (2 companies), Mariko Osceola Gordon (1 company) and Comerica (1 company).
Recent News related to ABS Capital
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BrightPlan Secures Series C Funding Led by ABS Capital Partners for AI-Driven Financial Wellness PlatformThe SaaS News•Sep 09, 2026•BrightPlan, ABS Capital
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Greenspace Health gets Series B funding from ABS Capital to improve behavioral healthcare.Business Wire•Mar 11, 2025•Greenspace, ABS Capital
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Cariloop’s US$20 Million Series C Fundraising RoundGlobal Legal Chronicle•May 06, 2024•Cariloop, DLA Piper, ABS Capital
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DLA Piper advises ABS Capital in leading US$20 million series C fundraising round for CariloopLegal Desire•Apr 19, 2024•DLA Piper, ABS Capital, MB Rahastot
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Cariloop raises $20M with benefits for workers who care for family membersThe Business Journals•Apr 09, 2024•Cariloop, Patterson Thoma Family Office, Revolution, KCRise Fund and 2 others
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Transfr Closes $40 Million in Series C Growth Funding to Enable Career Mobility for Undiscovered Talent Through Its Virtual Reality PlatformAiThority•Sep 30, 2023•Transfr, ABS Capital, Lumos Capital Group, Akkadian Ventures and 5 others
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RIBBIT Acquires ValidiFI®, Bolstering Data, Products and Market PresenceBusiness Wire•Jun 01, 2023•ValidiFI, ABS Capital, MissionOG, Ribbit Technologies
