C5 Capital
VC Fund
Washington, United States
C5 Capital is a specialist investment firm that exclusively invests in the secure data ecosystem including cybersecurity, cloud infrastructure, data analytics and space. The firm is dedicated to nurturing a secure digital future and our investment strategy is based on an approach of building long-term relationships with innovative companies thatshare in our mission. We have built a team of dedicated investment professionals, with significant transaction experience in these sectors. The team is supported by an unparalleled and distinguished network of leading Operating Partners from the government and private sectors. Beyond its investment potential, and through C5 Accelerate and C5 Philanthropy, we are also committed to tackling some of the biggest societal issues that corrode global security and disrupt peace.
- Total investments:
- 31
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 65%
- Last fund:
Last updated:
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Industries C5 Capital invests in
Stages C5 Capital invests in
Countries C5 Capital invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
Round size
- Series A
- $6M–$21M
- Series B
- $17M–$130M
- Series C
- $21M–$75M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Software 11 (35%)
- Information Technology 9 (29%)
- Cyber Security 8 (26%)
- Security 6 (19%)
- Network Security 4 (13%)
Stage
- Series B 6 (19%)
- Series A 5 (16%)
- Series C 4 (13%)
- Series D 3 (10%)
- Funding Round 3 (10%)
Country
- United States 14 (45%)
- Israel 2 (6%)
- United Kingdom 2 (6%)
- Denmark 1 (3%)
- Hungary 1 (3%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Andre Pienaar
Chief Executive and Founder
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Chief Executive and Founder | Total investments: 4 | Find email | |
Alessandro Tome
Operating Partner
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Operating Partner | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Christopher Cooke
Managing Partner, Head of Investor Relations
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Managing Partner, Head of Investor Relations | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Doug Black
Head of Finance
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Head of Finance | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Drew Podgorski
Senior Analyst in the Investment Team
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Senior Analyst in the Investment Team | Total investments: 2 | Find email | |
| See all 11 team members → | ||||
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
Axiom Space
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Axiom Space is a space infrastructure company that develops commercial human spaceflight services and orbital platforms. It organizes private astronaut missions to the International Space Station, providing training, mission planning, and in-orbit support. The company is also building commercial space station modules intended to operateindependently in low Earth orbit. In addition, it develops spacesuits and spaceflight systems to support government and commercial customers. Its activities integrate mission operations, engineering, and space hardware development to expand access to space. | $350M / Series D / Feb 12, 2026 | |
IronNet Cybersecurity
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IronNet Cybersecurity is a network security company that allows enterprises and nations to defend against emerging threats in real time. The company is transforming how organizations secure their networks by delivering the first-ever Collective Defense platform operating at scale. Employing a high number of former NSA cybersecurity operators withoffensive and defensive cyber experience, IronNet integrates deep tradecraft knowledge into its industry-leading products to solve the most challenging cyber problems facing the world today. | $15.1M / Post-IPO Debt / Sep 04, 2023 | |
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IronNet Cybersecurity
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IronNet Cybersecurity is a network security company that allows enterprises and nations to defend against emerging threats in real time. The company is transforming how organizations secure their networks by delivering the first-ever Collective Defense platform operating at scale. Employing a high number of former NSA cybersecurity operators withoffensive and defensive cyber experience, IronNet integrates deep tradecraft knowledge into its industry-leading products to solve the most challenging cyber problems facing the world today. | $2M / Post-IPO Debt / Jan 04, 2023 | |
RapidSOS
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RapidSOS is a creator of an emergency response data platform that securely links life-saving data from 350M+ connected devices directly to 911 and first responders in an emergency. Through the platform, RapidSOS is providing intelligent data that supports over 4,800 Emergency Communications Centers, protecting 90%+ of people in the US, across 250million emergencies annually. Partnering with innovative companies certified as RapidSOS Ready, RapidSOS is striving to reach everyone. Together, RapidSOS is empowering a faster and smarter response by sending first responders critical data like your exact location, real-time health information, and crash data. RapidSOS is committed to creating a safer, stronger future where technology and people work seamlessly together to save lives. | $75M / Series C / Sep 28, 2022 | |
Cassava Technologies
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Cassava Technologies is an information technology company. | $50M / Venture - Series Unknown / Jul 18, 2022 | |
Enveil
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Enveil uses homomorphic crypto to protect data interactions including search and analytic. The company allows enterprises to securely operate on both encrypted and unencrypted data in the Cloud, on-prem, or anywhere in between. Users can interact with data at scale in a completely private and secure manner, opening the door to untappedopportunities.Enveil was founded by Ellison Anne Williams in 2016 and it is headquartered in Fulton, Maryland. | $25M / Series B / Apr 27, 2022 | |
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Enveil
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Enveil uses homomorphic crypto to protect data interactions including search and analytic. The company allows enterprises to securely operate on both encrypted and unencrypted data in the Cloud, on-prem, or anywhere in between. Users can interact with data at scale in a completely private and secure manner, opening the door to untappedopportunities.Enveil was founded by Ellison Anne Williams in 2016 and it is headquartered in Fulton, Maryland. | $25M / Series B / Apr 27, 2022 | |
Kevala
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Founded in 2014, Kevala is a data and analytics company that specializes in delivering actionable grid intelligence. We help decision makers at the forefront of decarbonization predict and plan for a more robust, environmentally sustainable, effective, and safe grid with our cloud-based data analytics and visualization platform. Kevala leveragesdeep subject matter expertise across the entire energy value chain to expand insights from our platform, accelerate workflow integration, and position results to lead to successful strategic outcomes. Kevala is trusted by governments, utilities, and industry with the most sensitive critical infrastructure, market, and address-specific electric consumption and production data.We are a team of scientists, engineers, and energy wonks, inspired to usher in a cleaner future for the energy economy. Kevala's founder, Aram, worked in the heart of these emerging technologies and energy markets as an economist — and saw a clear path to an electrified world served by a more robust, environmentally sustainable, and effective power grid that took full advantage of new distributed energy and storage and revealed ways to best integrate this with the current, evolving reality. The principle of creating a better future by mapping mutual energy sources and systems is the foundation for everything we do. | $21M / Series A / Aug 31, 2021 | |
Oomnitza
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Oomnitza is the first Enterprise Technology Management solution that provides a single source of truth for endpoints, applications, cloud, networking, and accessories. Our customers can orchestrate lifecycle processes, from purchase to end-of-life, across all IT assets, ensuring their technology is secure, compliant, and optimized, enabling theiremployees. Oomnitza is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | $20M / Series B / Aug 26, 2021 | |
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Axiom Space
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Axiom Space is a space infrastructure company that develops commercial human spaceflight services and orbital platforms. It organizes private astronaut missions to the International Space Station, providing training, mission planning, and in-orbit support. The company is also building commercial space station modules intended to operateindependently in low Earth orbit. In addition, it develops spacesuits and spaceflight systems to support government and commercial customers. Its activities integrate mission operations, engineering, and space hardware development to expand access to space. | $130M / Series B / Feb 16, 2021 | |
| See all 31 investments → | |||
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FAQ
What does C5 Capital invest in?
C5 Capital invests primarily in Software, Information Technology and Cyber Security startups, most often at Series B and Series A stage. Most of the 31 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What is C5 Capital's check size?
C5 Capital typically joins rounds of $6M–$21M at Series A, $17M–$130M at Series B and $21M–$75M at Series C. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds C5 Capital participates in.
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Who are the partners at C5 Capital?
The team at C5 Capital includes Andre Pienaar (Chief Executive and Founder), Alessandro Tome (Operating Partner) and Christopher Cooke (Managing Partner, Head of Investor Relations), among 11 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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