Commonwealth Venture Management Corp.
Venture capitalWoburn · Seed–Series A · 6 people tracked
Investment thesis
Commonwealth Capital Ventures backs high-growth companies with the aim of building category leaders. The firm emphasizes patient capital and long-term alignment with its limited partners, which include educational and financial institutions, pension funds, and family offices. Over its history the partners have invested in roughly 140 companies, positioning itself as a long-term partner focused on sustained success rather than short-term returns.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 18, 2026.
Team · 6 people
from the firm's website & public directoriesWhat they invest in
from 2 of 2 portfolio companiesEnterprise Software ×2Advanced Manufacturing ×1AI & Machine Learning ×1Deep Tech ×1SaaS ×1
HQs:United States×1
Investments · 2 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathPaperless Parts provides quoting and collaboration software designed for manufacturing shops.
Advanced ManufacturingEnterprise SoftwareSaaSBoston, US
Jay Jacobs(Founder)Jason Ray(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardJames Jacobs II(Director)
Board seatElliot Katzman· per SEC Form D · $30M raise · filed Sep 2021
Co-investorsEscalate Capital PartnersOpenView Venture Partners
Yobe provides a bioacoustic intelligence layer for enterprise voice AI, extracting who is speaking, how they are speaking, and where they are speaking in noisy real-world acoustic environments.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechEnterprise Software
Board seatElliot Katzman· per SEC Form D · $2M raise · filed Jun 2021
Co-investorsMaC Venture Capital
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.
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does Commonwealth Venture Management Corp. invest at?
- Commonwealth Venture Management Corp. invests at the Seed, Series A stages.
- What is Commonwealth Venture Management Corp.'s typical check size?
- Commonwealth Venture Management Corp. typically writes checks of $2M – $8M.
- What sectors does Commonwealth Venture Management Corp. focus on?
- Commonwealth Venture Management Corp. focuses on Sector Agnostic.
- Where is Commonwealth Venture Management Corp. located?
- Commonwealth Venture Management Corp. is headquartered in Woburn, US.
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