Columbia Capital
Venture capitalAlexandria · Series B–Late Stage · 27 people tracked
Also known as Columbia Capital Equity Partners · Columbia Capital Equity Partners (QP) · COLUMBIA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC · COLUMBIA CAPITAL, L.P.
Investment thesis
Columbia Capital invests through deep sector specialization across three areas. In enterprise technology, it targets disruptive tech-enabled services and software that improve agility, decision-making, and innovation for large enterprises facing legacy investment and regulatory constraints, partnering with experienced entrepreneurs on challenger models. In digital infrastructure, it applies a 'picks and shovels' strategy, backing and building data centers, towers, small cells, fiber networks, and hyperscale compute environments that underpin the digital economy. In mobility, it pursues opportunities in mobile capacity, spectrum acquisition and repurposing, disruptive service platforms, and providers addressing security and redundancy needs for critical infrastructure and connected devices.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 25, 2026.
Team · 27 people
from the firm's website & public directories
What they invest in
from 50 of 71 portfolio companiesEnterprise Software ×28Cloud Computing ×18Data & Infrastructure ×18AI & Machine Learning ×14SaaS ×12Hardware ×7Cybersecurity ×6Media & Entertainment ×6
HQs:United States×25South Africa×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 11 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×72 founders×33 founders×1
Investments · 71 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2025 · 12024 · 32023 · 12022 · 22021 · 12018 · 12017 · 12015 · 12014 · 12012 · 113 dated
LiveOne offers streaming music radio stations spanning genres including hip hop, R&B, pop, rock, and country.
ConsumerMedia & EntertainmentBeverly Hills, US
Ryan Carhart(Executive Officer)Robert S. Ellin(Executive Officer, Director)Barry Regenstein(Executive Officer)Tatiana Walker(Executive Officer)
BoardBridget Baker(Director)Jay Krigsman(Director)
NextNav builds positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) services using spectrum as a complement and backup to GPS, addressing vulnerabilities in indoor, urban, and critical infrastructure environments.
Deep TechDefense TechIoTSpace TechReston, US
Arun Raghupathy(Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer)inGanesh Pattabiraman(Chief Executive Officer)MARIAM SOROND(Executive Officer, Director)SUSAN INSLEY(Executive Officer)inJAMES BLACK(Executive Officer)CHRISTIAN GATES(Executive Officer)
Co-investorsNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)Oak Investment Partners
Ashburn, US
Anita Simmons(Executive Officer)Keith Lambert(Executive Officer)Benjamin Pawson(Executive Officer)
Board seatJames FlemingPatrick Hendy· per SEC Form D · $45M raise · filed Dec 2023
Lemongrass provides managed services and an automation platform (Lemongrass Cloud Platform) for running, migrating, and modernizing SAP systems on hyperscale clouds such as AWS, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareSaaSAlexandria, US
Walter Beek(Director)
Board seatJason BoomaJohn Siegel· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsBLUE LAGOON CAPITAL
Los Angeles, US
James Fleming(Director)Paul Koplin(Director)Rajendra Singh(Director)Michael Jahrmarkt(Independent director)Serge G. Martin(Executive Vice President)Lawrence Rogow(Director)
Board seatMonish Kundra· per SEC Form D · $168.8K raise · filed Oct 2015
Nisos provides managed intelligence services and an OSINT platform (Ascend) to help organizations address human risk, protect executives and online platforms, monitor threats, and run investigations.
CybersecurityData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareGovTechArlington, US
Landon Winkelvoss(Director)Justin Zeefe(Executive Officer, Director)Landon W.(Founder)inRyan LaSalle(Executive Officer, Director)inDavid Northington(Director)
BoardDylan Lewis(Director)
Board seatJason Booma· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsPaladin Capital Group
Omnispace develops satellite-based connectivity that delivers next-generation mobile service, spectrum flexibility, and compute directly to mobile devices on Earth.
Deep TechHardwareIoTMobility & TransportationSpace TechSterling, US
SERGE MARTIN(Vice President and Manager)JOSEPH S. BRAVMAN(President/Treasurer and Manager)
BoardJAMES FLEMING(Manager)RAJENDRA SINGH(Manager)LAWRENCE BABBIO, JR.(Manager)
Board seatMonish Kundra· per SEC Form D
Verato provides an identity master data management platform (Verato MDM Cloud) that unifies, enriches, and manages identity data across systems.
Data & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSector AgnosticMclean, US
Mark LaRow(Executive Officer, Director)J. Brent Williams(Chief Technology Officer)Grace Koh(Chief Marketing Officer)
BoardSanju Bansal(Director)inKent Bennett(Director)Arun Gupta(Director)
Board seatEvan DeCorte· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsBessemer Venture PartnersBlue Delta Capital
Arlington, US
Rahul Pandhi(Director)Peter Dewire(Executive Officer, Director)George Batsakis(Executive Officer, Director)Jerad Speigel(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardMina Faltas(Executive Officer, Director)
Board seatJim FlemingPatrick Hendy· per SEC Form D · $30M raise · filed Feb 2022
Altamira Technologies Corporation provides intelligence and technical solutions for U.S. national security missions, serving Intelligence Community and Department of Defense customers across space, cyber, operations, and intelligence tradecraft mission sets.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityData & InfrastructureDefense TechGovTechMcLean, US
Jane Chappellin
Co-investorsMcNally CapitalMultiplier CapitalRazor's Edge Ventures
BillingPlatform provides a cloud-based billing and revenue management platform supporting the quote-to-cash process, and maintains a network of implementation, technology, payment, and tax partners.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS
Nathan Shinn(Founder & Chief Strategy Officer)Leonid Solomonik(Founder & CTO)Chris Bishop(Chief Executive Officer)Shane Desrochers(Chief Revenue Officer)Kurt Andersen(Chief Marketing Officer)Brad Sawaya(Chief Financial Officer)
Co-investorsFTV CapitalFuture Now Ventures
Bluewave is a technology advisory and IT spend management firm that helps businesses develop technology strategies, build scalable networks, and optimize their existing solutions.
Enterprise SoftwareSaaS
CENTRA (Centra Digital) operates interconnection-focused data centers built for high-density modern and AI workloads, offering carrier-, cloud-, and content-neutral colocation in high-growth metros.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & Infrastructure
Cologix operates network- and cloud-neutral colocation and hyperscale edge data centers across 13 markets in Canada and the U.S., with interconnection hubs connecting carriers, cloud service providers and internet exchanges.
Cloud ComputingData & InfrastructureEnterprise Software
Co-investorsStonepeak
Contino is a transformation consultancy that helps large, regulated enterprises adopt cloud-native and DevOps ways of working across people, processes and technology, offering advisory, platform build and migration, security, and team upskilling services.
Cloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsEnterprise Software
Matt Farmer(Founder)in
Co-investorsTop Tier Capital Partners
Daz3D develops Daz Studio, a 3D character creation toolkit built around the Genesis character system that lets users build realistic human characters and render scenes without modeling, sculpting, or rigging.
Creator EconomyGamingMedia & Entertainment
Co-investorsMultiplier Capital
Chantilly, US
Michael Beach(Executive Officer)DAVID GUTTADAURO(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardJIM FLEMING(Director)ROGER NOVAK(Director)ED HART(Director)
Co-investorsCity LightHorizon Technology FinanceNovak Biddle Venture PartnersPaladin Capital Group
Driven provides AI-driven cybersecurity solutions with integrated threat detection across endpoints, cloud, network, and business applications.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecuritySaaS
Endgame provided an endpoint protection platform for detecting and preventing advanced threats, with roots in serving U.S. government and defense customers.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareArlington, US
Mark Snell(Executive Officer)Nathaniel C. Fick(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardDavid Cowan(Director)inChris Darby(Director)Kenneth A. Minihan(Director)Thomas E. Noonan(Director)
Co-investorsAmplify PartnersBessemer Venture PartnersKleiner PerkinsMultiplier CapitalPaladin Capital GroupSavano Capital Partners+5 more
euNetworks operates high-capacity fibre networks across Europe, connecting over 600 data centres and spanning 53 cities in 17 countries.
Cloud ComputingData & InfrastructureEnterprise Software
Co-investorsDelta-v CapitalStonepeakWP Global Partners
Everstream Analytics provides supply chain risk management software that gives companies predictive insight and analytics into risks across their supplier networks.
AI & Machine LearningLogistics & Supply ChainSaaS
Co-investorsMorgan StanleyStepstone Group
Groundswell provides federal IT solutions and digital transformation services to U.S. government customers.
Cloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareGovTechMcLean, US
George Batsakis(Chief Executive Officer)
Hellen Systems develops eLORAN, a terrestrial positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) technology that serves as an independent complement to GPS/GNSS for critical infrastructure, government, and commercial customers.
Deep TechDefense TechHardwareMiddleburg, US
Trowbridge M. Littleton(Executive Officer, Director)J. Bradley Davis(Executive Officer, Director)Daniel S. Olmes(Executive Officer, Director)
Alexandria, US
Donald A. Doering(Executive Officer)
BoardMonish Kundra(Executive Officer, Director)James Fleming(Executive Officer, Director)
Indicium is a global AI-native consultancy that helps enterprises with Data and AI transformation, offering services across strategy, design and build, enablement, and operations.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise Software
Co-investorsDatabricks Ventures
Lantern is a Microsoft managed partner that helps enterprise organizations govern and optimize their Microsoft cloud, security, data, and AI platforms, including Azure cost management (FinOps), data modernization, and Copilot/AI enablement.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsEnterprise Software
Jim Olson(Chief Executive Officer)inAlison Garback(Chief of Staff)inEllison Liebrecht(Chief Financial Officer)inLisa Brown(Chief People Officer)in
Co-investorsEcho Health VenturesSalesforce Ventures
Mesh-AI is a data and AI consultancy that designs data strategies and builds production-ready data platforms, machine learning systems, and LLM solutions for highly regulated enterprises, with a focus on financial services and energy & utilities.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise Software
Matt Farmer(Founder)in
Yahoo Inc.'s business solutions division provides advertising, search, and audience-targeting technology, including a data-driven demand-side platform (DSP), for businesses seeking to reach and grow their audiences.
AdTechConsumerMarketing TechMedia & EntertainmentBaltimore, US
Jerry YangDavid FiloMichael G Barrett(Executive Officer, Director)Marc Theermann(Executive Officer)Andrew J Jeanneret(Executive Officer)Jason Kelly(Executive Officer)
Co-investorsBessemer Venture PartnersFraserNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)Rembrandt Venture PartnersSharp Alpha
Nordicom Technologies is a technology consulting and managed services provider that handles procurement, implementation, and management of communication and cloud technologies for private and public sector organizations.
Cloud ComputingCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Ollion is a technology consulting firm that helps organizations transform their AI, data, and cloud infrastructure capabilities.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingEnterprise Software
Co-investorsMadrona Venture Group
Quvia provides an edge-to-cloud network platform that delivers visibility and control over network performance in bandwidth-constrained environments, using AI to orchestrate data and connectivity across satellite, terrestrial, and hybrid networks.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise Software
Shadrach B.(Founder)in
Co-investorsAltira Group LLC
RiskPulse (Everstream Analytics) provides supplier risk management solutions, referenced in Gartner's Magic Quadrant and Critical Capabilities reports for that category.
Data & InfrastructureLogistics & Supply ChainSaaS
Co-investorsFresco CapitalCrystal TechGreenspring Associates
SummitIG is a network solutions provider offering custom, scalable dark fiber connectivity built on over 1,200 miles of underground metro and long-haul fiber optic infrastructure.
Cloud ComputingData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareNorthern Virginia, US
Sunny Kumarin
Co-investorsSDC Capital Partners
Teraco is a carrier-neutral colocation provider operating vendor-neutral data centre facilities across sub-Saharan Africa, serving enterprises and network operators with network-dense interconnection ecosystems.
CleantechCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSouth Africa, ZA
Jan Hnizdo(Chief Executive Officer)inSamuel Erwin(Managing Director)inKabelo Tselangoe(Chief Information Officer)in
PartnerPatrick Hendy· led
The Top Percentile Collective (TPC) is a membership network for high-performing sales professionals, offering skill development, peer collaboration, and career support, while also helping employers engage and develop top sales talent.
Future of WorkSales Tech
BoardSteve Meyer(Chairman)
Tract creates shovel-ready development sites for data center developers by pre-positioning power, fiber, zoning, and entitlements to enable faster build cycles.
Cloud ComputingConstruction TechPropTech
Grant van Rooyen(Founder)in
Co-investorsNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)
V2.digital is an APAC-based, AI-native consultancy that helps enterprises move from AI strategy to production, using Forward Deployed Engineers, AI squads, and intelligent agents.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise Software
Vela Infrastructure develops, owns, and operates carrier-neutral submarine cable landing stations that serve as interconnection hubs for subsea cable operators, customers, and terrestrial networks.
Cloud ComputingData & InfrastructureHardware
Bethesda, US
Rodney Rogers(Executive Officer, Director)Kevin Reid(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardAlan Taetle(Director)John Siegel(Director)Patrick Hendy(Director)Donald Whittington(Director)
Co-investorsEscalate Capital PartnersIntel CapitalNoro-Moseley PartnersQuestMark Partners
Vivacity Infrastructure Group designs, builds, operates and commercializes fiber optic and wireless network infrastructure, offering turnkey and standalone services through outsourced contracts, public-private partnerships, co-investments and joint builds.
Construction TechHardwareIoT
Wyyerd is a fiber internet service provider offering residential broadband plans with speeds ranging from 600 Mbps to 8 Gig, including Wi-Fi equipment and free installation.
Hardware
xtype provides an automated governance and control layer for ServiceNow, tracking and proving every change, access decision, and configuration across all instances, including actions made by people, pipelines, or AI agents.
CybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaSCovina, US
Peter Szulman(Founder)Tobias Stanzel(Founder)
Co-investorsInner Loop CapitalNorwest Venture PartnersServiceNow Ventures
Zayo provides network infrastructure and services, with 2024 investments focused on network expansion and service excellence.
Cloud ComputingData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareBoulder, US
Dan Caruso(Founder)in
Co-investorsBattery VenturesCaruso VenturesCharlesbank Capital PartnersNorth Atlantic CapitalOak Investment Partners
Rows marked “SEC filing” are inferred from directors named on the company's SEC Form D — public regulatory data, not a portfolio list published by the firm.
Exits · 5
IPOs and acquisitions across the tracked portfolioLiveoneNASDAQ: LVONextnavNASDAQ: NNEndgameacq. by ElasticNew Signatureacq. by CognizantWebsacq. by Vistaprint
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companies
Omnispace · spaceintelreport.com · Aug 19, 2026
Telarus · prweb.com · Aug 19, 2026
Altamira · wealthawesome.com · Aug 11, 2026
Groundswell · groundswellinternational.org · Aug 10, 2026
Teraco · markets.businessinsider.com · Jul 22, 2026
Lantern · distributionstrategy.com · Jul 21, 2026
Endgame · morningstar.com · Jul 13, 2026
Nextnav · investing.com · Jun 3, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Columbia Capital made?
- Columbia Capital has 67 tracked investments, 3 of which have exited via acquisition or IPO, including 2 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does Columbia Capital invest at?
- Columbia Capital invests at the Series B, Series C, Growth, Late Stage stages.
- What is Columbia Capital's typical check size?
- Columbia Capital typically writes checks of $15M – $40M.
- What sectors does Columbia Capital focus on?
- Columbia Capital focuses on Cybersecurity, Data & Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, IoT, Media & Entertainment, Mobility & Transportation, SaaS.
- Where is Columbia Capital located?
- Columbia Capital is headquartered in Alexandria, US.
- Does Columbia Capital lead rounds?
- Yes, Columbia Capital leads investment rounds.
- Who does Columbia Capital co-invest with?
- Columbia Capital most often shares deals with Bessemer Venture Partners, Multiplier Capital, New Enterprise Associates (NEA), among 33 tracked co-investors.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
featuring the teamBandwidth: John Siegel, Partner at Columbia Capital
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