About Core Capital Partners
Core Capital Partners is a venture capital firm founded in 1999. It is primarily based out of Washington, DC, United States. As of Feb 2020, Core Capital Partners has invested in 57 companies. 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 Enterprise Infrastructure and Retail. Most recently it participated in the $***** Series D round of ZeroFOX Overall, Core Capital Partners portfolio has seen 1 unicorn, 2 IPOs and 36 acquisitions including key companies like Olo, Pendo and ZeroFOX. A lot of funds co-invest with Core Capital Partners, with names like New Enterprise Associates sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Core Capital Partners has team of 1 people including 1 partners.Key Metrics
Team Members
Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Series A, Series B & 4 more
Portfolio IPOs
Portfolio Unicorns
Portfolio Soonicorns
Core Capital Partners' List of Top Investments
Core Capital Partners has a portfolio of 57 companies, one of which is a Unicorn. Their most notable investments are in Quantum Photonics and Quantum Photonics.Their portfolio spans across United States, India and United Kingdom. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, Enterprise Infrastructure, Retail and 19 other sectors, across stages such as Series A, Series B and 4 more. Here is the list of top investments by Core Capital Partners:1. Olo
Provider of a platform for restaurant brands to manage digital operations. The platform offers tools for online ordering, payments, delivery management, and guest engagement. It facilitates streamlined workflows and personalized guest experiences. The platform integrates with various technology partners, enabling restaurants to build digital commerce experiences. It focuses on helping restaurants increase orders and improve operational efficiency.
Key facts about Olo
- Founded Year: 2005
- Location: New York City (United States)
- Annual Revenue: $100M - $500M as on Dec 31, 2024
- Last Known Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $73.6M
- Employee Count: 857 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: HTIF, RRE Ventures and 10 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Post IPO, Nov 04, 2021, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
2. Pendo
Provider of a platform for product experience and analytics management. The platform offers tools for product analytics, agent analytics, user guides, session replay, and user feedback. It facilitates data synchronization, integrations, and AI-driven insights. The platform helps teams understand user behavior, predict churn, and orchestrate user experiences. It supports product, revenue, IT, and marketing teams.
Key facts about Pendo
- Founded Year: 2013
- Location: Raleigh (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series F
- Total Funding till date: $468M
- Employee Count: 973 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Meritech, Silver Lake and 19 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series F, Nov 11, 2021, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
3. ZeroFOX
Provider of digital risk protection, threat intelligence, and attack surface management. The company offers monitoring of external digital assets to identify and remediate vulnerabilities. It delivers curated threat intelligence from various online sources. The company facilitates the removal of sensitive information and takedowns of malicious content.
Key facts about ZeroFOX
- Founded Year: 2013
- Location: Baltimore (United States)
- Annual Revenue: $100M - $500M as on Jan 31, 2024
- Last Known Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $154M
- Employee Count: 856 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: SLW, Redline Capital Management and 13 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series D, Feb 20, 2020, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
4. Ribbon
Provider of IP optical networking and cloud and communications software. The company delivers network transformation and automation, offering IP routing and optical networking solutions. It provides session border controllers, media gateways, and multilayer automation platforms. The company offers products and services for service providers and enterprises.
Key facts about Ribbon
- Founded Year: 1997
- Location: Westford (United States)
- Annual Revenue: $100M - $500M as on Dec 31, 2016
- Stage: Public
- Total Funding till date: $41M
- Employee Count: 291 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Western Technology Investment, Saints Capital and 25 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Post IPO, Aug 12, 2022, $*****
- Highlight: Public
Provider of solutions for store operation management. The solutions include mobile application platforms present customers with real-time, targeted offers, personalized services, mobile location analytics and customer behaviour analysis. Its other services include in-store pickup, mobile order, loyalty redemption, customer engagements, asset tracking, and more.
Key facts about Radius Networks
- Founded Year: 2011
- Location: Washington, DC (United States)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $38.2M
- Employee Count: 45 as on Apr 30, 2026
- Investors: Contour Venture Partners, AAF Management and 3 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Dec 22, 2023, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Core Capital Partners' Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Core Capital Partners has invested in 58 companies over the last 26 years, with an average of 0 new investment annually in the last 10 years. Its most recent first time investment was in Aptology and most recent follow-on round was in ZeroFOX.Core Capital Partners' Investments by Stage
Core Capital Partners has made 17 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $6.36M, 14 investments in Series B stage with an average round size of $8.27M and 6 investments in Series C stage with an average round size of $9.33M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Series A | 17 |
Series B | 14 |
Series C | 6 |
Series D | 4 |
Seed | 3 |
Others | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Core Capital Partners' Investments by Sector
Core Capital Partners has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, Enterprise Infrastructure, High Tech, Telecom and Vertical SaaS. Notably, it has invested in 47 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 43 Tech companies, 37 Software companies and at least 18 companies focusing on Saas.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 32 |
Enterprise Infrastructure | 15 |
High Tech | 7 |
Telecom | 6 |
Vertical SaaS | 6 |
Others | 31 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Core Capital Partners' Investments by Geography
Core Capital Partners has made most investments in United States (44), followed by India where it has made 1 investment.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
United States | 44 |
India | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Core Capital Partners' recent investments
Core Capital Partners has not made any investment in 2026 so far.Here are the most recent investments by Core Capital Partners:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Feb 20, 2020 | United States | Series D | 6436 | ||
Oct 28, 2019 | United States | Series B | 9026 | [+1] | |
Aug 02, 2019 | United States | Series A | 1379 | ||
Apr 24, 2019 | United States | Series A | 3213 | ||
Jan 03, 2018 | United States | Series A | 1595 | [+1] |
Unicorns in Core Capital Partners' Portfolio
Core Capital Partners has 1 unicorn in its portfolio - Pendo. The most recent unicorn in their portfolio is Pendo which became a unicorn in 2021, 7 years after Core Capital Partners first invested in it.Here is a list of unicorns in Core Capital Partners' portfolio:
Tracxn Score | Company | Short Description | Founded year | Sector | Location | Company Stage | First Investment/ Acquisition Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
78 | Provider of a platform for product experience and analytics management | 2013 | Raleigh | Series F | jrtjzrq |
IPOs and Publicly Listed companies in Core Capital Partners' Portfolio
2 of Core Capital Partners' portfolio companies have become public. Ribbon got listed on the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ), in May 2000 and Range Resources got listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE).Here are Core Capital Partners' portfolio companies that went public:
Company | IPO Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
May 26, 2000 | - | - | 8197 | |
Apr 12, 1990 | Dec 19, 2014 | Post IPO | 8000 |
Acquired companies in Core Capital Partners' Portfolio
36 companies from Core Capital Partners' portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was Olo in Jul 2025 by Thoma Bravo for $*****.Here are Core Capital Partners' portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jul 03, 2025 | 2008 | Series A | 8725 | |
Feb 06, 2024 | Apr 29, 2014 | Series A | 5940 | |
Oct 18, 2022 | Apr 24, 2019 | Series A | 6363 | |
Feb 17, 2022 | Mar 24, 2014 | Series A | 3954 | |
Mar 16, 2021 | Sep 26, 2014 | Series A | 1837 |
Team profile of Core Capital Partners
Core Capital Partners has a team of 1 member located in United States. Core Capital Partners' team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Co-investors of Core Capital Partners
Over the past 26 years, 178 investors have co-invested in Core Capital Partners's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Core Capital Partners: Intel Capital, Arch Venture Partners and 45 others have invested in rounds before Core Capital Partners. There are 2 companies where Intel Capital has invested before Core Capital Partners and 2 companies where Arch Venture Partners has invested before Core Capital Partners.
- Top Co-investors of Core Capital Partners: 71 investors entered a company along with Core Capital Partners. These include investors like New Enterprise Associates (5 companies).
- Invested after Core Capital Partners: A total of 60 investors have invested in Core Capital Partners's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Tiger Global Management (2 companies), Meritech (2 companies) and SLW (2 companies).
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