About Southern Capitol Ventures
Southern Capitol Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2000. It is primarily based out of Raleigh, United States. As of Sep 2015, Southern Capitol Ventures has invested in 16 companies. It primarily invests in Seed round in United States based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Enterprise Applications to Consumer and Media & Entertainment. Most recently it participated in the $***** Series B round of Unifyr Overall, Southern Capitol Ventures portfolio has seen 1 IPO and 10 acquisitions including key companies like ReverbNation, WealthEngine and Square 1 Bank. A lot of funds co-invest with Southern Capitol Ventures, with names like Kinetic Ventures sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio.Key Metrics
Portfolio Count
Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Seed, Series A & 1 more
Portfolio IPOs
Portfolio Acquisitions
Portfolio Soonicorns
Southern Capitol Ventures' List of Top Investments
Southern Capitol Ventures has a portfolio of 16 companies. Their most notable investments are in WeddingWire and ReverbNation.Their portfolio spans across and United States. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, Consumer, Media & Entertainment and 6 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A and 1 more. Here is the list of top investments by Southern Capitol Ventures:1. WeddingWire
WeddingWire is a mobile-based wedding planning solution. The platform enables users to search for wedding venues, create wedding checklists, search through a wedding directory of suppliers, manage the wedding budget, track wedding time, wedding photo galleries, and more. Additionally, it also enables users to create their own wedding websites. Its mobile app is available for both Android and iOS devices.
Key facts about WeddingWire
- Founded Year: 2007
- Location: Chevy Chase (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series C
- Total Funding till date: $381M
- Employee Count: 310 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Western Technology Investment, Catalyst Investors and 9 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, May 22, 2018, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
2. Unifyr
Developer of software for managing partner relationships and channel marketing. This platform provides tools for deal registration, lead distribution, and co-branded marketing campaigns. It includes a centralized portal for partner communication and document sharing. The system incorporates automated workflows to assist with onboarding and performance tracking. Additionally, the software features a learning management component for delivering training courses and certifications to external partners. These tools facilitate the alignment of sales and marketing activities across distributed business ecosystems.
Key facts about Unifyr
- Founded Year: 2006
- Location: Cary (United States)
- Stage: Series C
- Total Funding till date: $128M
- Employee Count: 161 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: SSM Partners, Kinetic Ventures and 13 Others
- Latest Funding Round: PE, Jan 15, 2026, $*****
3. ReverbNation
Empowers artists with tools for music distribution, promotion, and industry access. It provides independent musicians with resources to grow their audience, distribute music to major platforms, and gain industry access. The platform offers promotional tools, digital distribution, fan reach, site builder, electronic press kits, and opportunities for sync licensing and label deals. It connects artists with a dedicated A&R team, offering innovative services to help them get more fans, gigs, and money. It supports artists in building their careers with easy-to-use services and exclusive industry connections. The platform offers artist membership, artist development, opportunity submissions, gig finder, artist tools, sponsored artists, sell direct, marketplace, and publishing administration. It is a comprehensive platform for artists seeking to advance their music careers.
Key facts about ReverbNation
- Founded Year: 2006
- Location: Morrisville (United States)
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $8.6M
- Employee Count: 274 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Bull City Venture Partners, Southern Capitol Ventures and 3 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Conventional Debt, Dec 23, 2015, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
4. Adwerx
Ad creative automation and customer relationship advertising platform. The platform assists users in advertising by targeting zip codes, TV commercials, and more. It allows users to customize advertisements and set up ad campaigns.
Key facts about Adwerx
- Founded Year: 2013
- Location: Durham (United States)
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $27.7M
- Employee Count: 62 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Savano Capital Partners, Alerion Ventures and 14 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, May 18, 2023, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
5. WealthEngine
WealthEngine is a provider of wealth intelligence and prospect research solutions to non-profit and commercial organizations. WealthEngine offers a SaaS-based platform for predictive marketing analytics, audience development, and wealth intelligence services. Platform's feature includes Search which tells about a prospect or customers’ wealth, capacity to spend, invest or give and affinity; Screen, enriches data records with their wealth scores and ratings and provides contact and demographic information about the contacts; Prospect, to find, understand, and contact wealthy prospects with a high chance of conversion, based on wealth and affinity; Analyze, predictive lead scoring and analytics platform built for consumer marketers, wealth managers and fundraisers; Circle of Friends, database of connections; and Integration with DMS and CRM. The company serves customers in financial services, healthcare, higher education, non-profits, retail, and travel space. Data can also be accessed via API. Subscription based revenue model.
Key facts about WealthEngine
- Founded Year: 1991
- Location: Bethesda (United States)
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $13.2M
- Employee Count: 30 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Comerica, QED Investors and 11 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Conventional Debt, Mar 04, 2019, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
Southern Capitol Ventures' Investments by Stage
Southern Capitol Ventures has made 4 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $1.4M, 3 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $10.4M and 2 investments in Series B stage with an average round size of $2.37M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
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Seed | 4 |
Series A | 3 |
Series B | 2 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Southern Capitol Ventures' Investments by Sector
Southern Capitol Ventures has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Consumer, Enterprise Applications, Media & Entertainment, Enterprise Infrastructure and Gig Economy. Notably, it has invested in 14 Tech companies, 8 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 7 Consumer (B2C) companies and at least 7 companies focusing on Saas.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Consumer | 5 |
Enterprise Applications | 4 |
Media & Entertainment | 2 |
Enterprise Infrastructure | 1 |
Gig Economy | 1 |
Others | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Southern Capitol Ventures' Investments by Geography
Southern Capitol Ventures has made most investments in United States (9).Southern Capitol Ventures' recent investments
Southern Capitol Ventures has not made any investment in 2026 so far.Here are the most recent investments by Southern Capitol Ventures:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Sep 09, 2015 | United States | Series B | 9215 | ||
Sep 12, 2012 | United States | Seed | 7684 | - | |
Jul 11, 2011 | United States | Series B | 6980 | - | |
Aug 31, 2010 | United States | Seed | 2174 | ||
2009 | United States | Series A | 8123 | - |
IPOs and Publicly Listed companies in Southern Capitol Ventures' Portfolio
1 of Southern Capitol Ventures' portfolio company became public - Motricity. It got listed on the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ), in Sep 2012 at marketcap of $18.4MHere are Southern Capitol Ventures' portfolio companies that went public:
Company | IPO Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sep 08, 2012 | - | - | 9304 |
Acquired companies in Southern Capitol Ventures' Portfolio
10 companies from Southern Capitol Ventures' portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was Art.com in Mar 2023 by Trends International for $*****.Here are Southern Capitol Ventures' portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
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Mar 03, 2023 | Feb 01, 2004 | Series A | 7749 | |
Nov 05, 2021 | Aug 17, 2006 | Series A | 3270 | |
Dec 08, 2020 | - | - | 1305 | |
Nov 01, 2015 | May 15, 2008 | Seed | 8104 | |
Mar 25, 2015 | Apr 2008 | Series B | 5922 |
Co-investors of Southern Capitol Ventures
Over the past 22 years, 28 investors have co-invested in Southern Capitol Ventures's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Southern Capitol Ventures: Martha Stewart, The Grosvenor Funds and 1 other have invested in rounds before Southern Capitol Ventures. There is 1 company where Martha Stewart has invested before Southern Capitol Ventures and 1 company where The Grosvenor Funds has invested before Southern Capitol Ventures.
- Top Co-investors of Southern Capitol Ventures: 6 investors entered a company along with Southern Capitol Ventures. These include investors like Kinetic Ventures (1 company).
- Invested after Southern Capitol Ventures: A total of 19 investors have invested in Southern Capitol Ventures's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Crescent Capital BDC (1 company), Catalyst Investors (1 company) and Spectrum Equity (1 company).
Recent News related to Southern Capitol Ventures
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Zift Solutions Raises $14 Million to Fuel Growth and Drive Forward MomentumZift Solutions•Sep 09, 2015•Arrowroot Capital Management, SSM Partners, Southern Capitol Ventures, Teakwood Capital and 1 other
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Zift Solutions Raises $14 Million to Fuel Growth and Drive Forward Momentum PRWeb•Sep 09, 2015•Arrowroot Capital Management, SSM Partners, Southern Capitol Ventures, Teakwood Capital and 1 other
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ReverbNation Secures $3 Million in Series B Expansion FundingBusiness Wire•Oct 07, 2008•ReverbNation, Novak Biddle Venture Partners, Southern Capitol Ventures, ETF Venture Funds and 1 other
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SaaS and Channel Marketer Zift Solutions Raises $1.5M•Southern Capitol Ventures, Kinetic Ventures, Unifyr
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DoublePositive Closes on $4 Million in Venture Funding
Marketwired•DoublePositive, Southern Capitol Ventures, Slate Capital Group
