W Capital Partners
Private equityNew York · Growth–Late Stage · 21 people tracked
Investment thesis
W Capital Partners provides secondary liquidity solutions to private equity GPs and private company shareholders, offering more time, flexibility, and capital to grow. The firm specializes in GP-led transactions including continuation funds, structured solutions, minority recaps, and direct share purchases. Its aim is to help GPs generate portfolio liquidity, extend hold periods for trophy assets, realign investor duration, secure growth capital mid-investment, and offer limited partners more liquidity options while GPs retain control of assets. By offering interim liquidity, the firm seeks to better align shareholder bases and enable management teams to continue executing long-term growth plans across market cycles.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 6, 2026.
Team · 21 people
from the firm's website
What they invest in
from 19 of 117 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×10Enterprise Software ×9SaaS ×8Cloud Computing ×4Fintech ×4B2B Marketplaces ×3Consumer ×3Cybersecurity ×3
HQs:United States×8
Investments · 117 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathSentinelOne provides an AI-powered cybersecurity platform for enterprises that integrates endpoint protection, threat detection, and incident response capabilities.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise Software
Tomer Weingarten(Co-founder & Chief Executive Officer)
Weave offers team communication and collaboration tools for healthcare practices, including messaging, scheduling, and patient management features accessible from desktop and mobile apps.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkHealthtechSaaSLehi, US
Brandon Rodman(Founder/CEO)inJared Rodman(Founder/CCO)inClint Berry(Founder/CTO)in
Acquia provides digital experience platform software and services built around Drupal that enables enterprises to manage content, build websites and applications, and deliver experiences across multiple channels.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaSBoston, US
Dries Buytaert(Co-Founder, Executive Chairman)Thomas N. Erickson(Chief Executive Officer, President)Michael Cayer(General Counsel and Secretary)Christine Komola(Director)Ravi Viswanathan(Director)Brian Paul(Director)
Alida provides a community-centered research platform that enables brands to gather customer and employee feedback at scale for product development and user experience improvement.
ConsumerData & InfrastructureMarketing TechSaaS
Efrem Ainsley(Chief Executive Officer)
Blackboard builds infrastructure for educational institutions to deliver teaching and learning experiences both online and in person at scale.
EdTech
Bloomreach provides an AI-powered marketing intelligence platform for personalizing customer journeys across email, SMS, search, and other channels for ecommerce and retail brands.
AI & Machine LearningE-commerceMarketing Tech
Credit Karma is an AI-powered personal finance platform that provides free credit scores, credit monitoring, cashflow insights, and financial marketplace services to help consumers understand and manage their finances.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerFintechSan Francisco, US
Kenneth Lin(Founder & CEO)in
ECI Solutions provides AI features embedded in ERP systems for small and midsize businesses.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Integrated optical network transport
Sunnyvale, US
Thomas J. Fallon(Executive Officer, Director)Bob Jandro(Executive Officer)James L. Laufman(Executive Officer)Mark A. Wegleitner(Director)Rajal M. Patel(Director)David W. Heard(Executive Officer)
Fund performance · per public LP disclosures · 2
as of Jun 2025| Fund | Vintage | Committed | Net IRR | TVPI | DPI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W Capital Partners III LPLPs: Florida State Board of Administration, The Regents of the University of California, New Mexico Educational Retirement Board +1 more | 2012 | — | 4.6% | 1.20x | 0.95x |
| W Capital PartnersLPs: California Public Employees' Retirement System, Public Employee Retirement System of Idaho, Employees' Retirement System of Rhode Island | 2004 | — | -10.6% | 0.74x | 0.74x |
Source: public limited-partner disclosures (CalPERS, CalSTRS). Net IRR / TVPI / DPI as reported by the limited partner; a fund's early-year IRR is an interim estimate (J-curve).
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does W Capital Partners invest at?
- W Capital Partners invests at the Growth, Late Stage stages.
- What sectors does W Capital Partners focus on?
- W Capital Partners focuses on Enterprise Software, Fintech, Healthtech.
- Where is W Capital Partners located?
- W Capital Partners is headquartered in New York, US.