# AB Private Credit Investors

> AB Private Credit Investors is a VC fund backing Software and PaaS. See 7 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Total investments: 7
- Last investment: Jan 2026
- Lead investor: 43%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ab-private-credit-investors-llc
- Website: https://www.alliancebernstein.com/americas/en/private-credit-investors

AB Private Credit Investors is a VC fund focused on Software and PaaS. AB Private Credit Investors at AllianceBernstein is a direct lending platform of AllianceBernstein that specializes in providing private credit investments with a focus on direct lending and mezzanine financing. It also offers financing to middle-market companies for acquisitions, including leveraged buyouts, recapitalizations, refinancings, andgrowth investments.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 2 | 29% |
| PaaS | 1 | 14% |
| SaaS | 1 | 14% |
| FinTech | 1 | 14% |
| Internet | 1 | 14% |

23 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Private Equity | 2 | 29% |
| Series B | 1 | 14% |
| Debt Financing | 1 | 14% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 14% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Lewis Leavitt | Director | 1 | — |
| Alex Barry | Managing Director | 2 | — |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Kore.ai | Kore.ai provides platforms and solutions to enable enterprises to automate and enhance digital interactions with their customers, employees, and partners. Kore.ai provides a Conversational AI-based no/low code enterprise platform to create virtual assistants with conversational and digital user experiences. Kore.ai also provides domain-trainedpre-built virtual assistants for Banking, Insurance, HR, and IT Support. The company has launched an enterprise digital assistant called Kora which acts as a universal/master/concierge assistant with inbuilt skills for knowledge management, enterprise search, and meetings/tasks management and extensible with custom chatbot/digital, RPA & search skills. In addition, the company provides cloud-based call automation and a digital deflection service called Deflect.ai. |  | Private Equity | Jan 27, 2026 |  |
| OnPay | OnPay is a software company that offers small businesses and accountants the best payroll in the cloud, backed up by a team of helpful, friendly experts. OnPay provides a platform that merges user-friendliness with functionalities typically available only to bigger companies. OnPay includes features such as unlimited pay runs, W-2 and 1099 filings,and assistance with federal and state tax filings, making payroll management streamlined for users. | $63M | Series B | Jan 07, 2025 |  |
| Airwavz Solutions | Airwavz Solutions provides solutions for OEMs, wireless service providers, and building owners to resolve wireless coverage and capacity challenges. Its services include neutral host distributed antenna system solutions, which include site selection and acquisition, design and engineering, installation and integration, and maintenance andmonitoring; carrier centric or neutral host base station hotel solutions; and fiber-optic and microwave small cell front haul and backhaul solutions. The company offers solutions to commercial real estate, healthcare, universities/colleges, residential communities, hospitality, and sports and entertainment markets.Airwavz Solutions was founded in 2013 and is based in Durham, North Carolina. |  | Debt Financing | Dec 11, 2024 |  |
| Race Communication | Race Communications is a provider of fiber internet services that aims to offer reliable, high-speed internet to rural and urban communities. They offer TV, phone, and internet services. It concentrates on creating networks that support small enterprises. | $375M | Private Equity | Sep 09, 2024 |  |
| Race Communication | Race Communications is a provider of fiber internet services that aims to offer reliable, high-speed internet to rural and urban communities. They offer TV, phone, and internet services. It concentrates on creating networks that support small enterprises. | $125M | Debt Financing | Sep 09, 2024 |  |
| Claroty | Claroty is a cybersecurity company that develops a platform to secure cyber-physical systems and connected operational technology across industrial, healthcare, commercial, and public sector environments. Its platform offers capabilities for asset inventory, exposure and risk management, network protection, secure access controls, and continuousthreat detection to help organizations identify and prioritize vulnerabilities and anomalous activity. Claroty products are designed for deployment both in the cloud through its xDome offering and on-premises with solutions like continuous monitoring tools. It integrates with existing security infrastructure and provides contextualized visibility into devices and network behavior to support risk reduction and operational continuity. | $100M | Venture - Series Unknown | Mar 06, 2024 |  |
| Claroty | Claroty is a cybersecurity company that develops a platform to secure cyber-physical systems and connected operational technology across industrial, healthcare, commercial, and public sector environments. Its platform offers capabilities for asset inventory, exposure and risk management, network protection, secure access controls, and continuousthreat detection to help organizations identify and prioritize vulnerabilities and anomalous activity. Claroty products are designed for deployment both in the cloud through its xDome offering and on-premises with solutions like continuous monitoring tools. It integrates with existing security infrastructure and provides contextualized visibility into devices and network behavior to support risk reduction and operational continuity. | $100M | Venture - Series Unknown | Mar 06, 2024 |  |

7 of 7 investments shown.

## Co-investors
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## FAQ

### What does AB Private Credit Investors invest in?

AB Private Credit Investors invests primarily in Software, PaaS and SaaS startups, most often at Private Equity and Series B stage. Most of the 7 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact AB Private Credit Investors?

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### Who are the partners at AB Private Credit Investors?

The team at AB Private Credit Investors includes Lewis Leavitt (Director) and Alex Barry (Managing Director). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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