# Celerity Partners

> Celerity Partners is a VC fund in Los Angeles backing Energy and Data Center. See 5 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Los Angeles, United States
- Total investments: 5
- Last investment: Sep 2014
- Lead investor: 60%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/celerity-partners/
- Website: http://www.celeritypartners.com
- Facebook: https://business.facebook.com/pages/Celerity-Partners/168015806543427

Celerity Partners is a private equity and venture capital firm specializing in investments in late venture, growth capital, acquisitions.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for Celerity Partners. Shizune tracks 2 team members at Celerity Partners. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/celerity-partners?utm_source=investor_profile

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Energy | 1 | 20% |
| Data Center | 1 | 20% |
| Health Care | 1 | 20% |
| Biotechnology | 1 | 20% |
| Manufacturing | 1 | 20% |

10 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 2 | 40% |
| Series B | 1 | 20% |
| Series C | 1 | 20% |
| Private Equity | 1 | 20% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Mark Benham | Managing Partner & Founder | 3 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mark-benham |
| Matthew Kraus | Managing Director | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/matthew-kraus |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Well-Foam | Well-Foam Inc. is dedicated to providing the best equipment to customers in the oil and gas industry. We couple quality equipment and tools for rent with experienced staff members who are willing to go above and beyond for your commercial needs. We provide a wide range of products and services to commercial customers throughout the Permian Basin,including rental equipment, laydown machines, nitrogen units, reverse units, fishing services, flowback and well testing, and so much more. |  | Private Equity | Sep 04, 2014 |  |
| Cirrascale | Cirrascale Corporation is a premier provider of blade-based cloud computing and storage infrastructure for conventional and containerized data centers. Cirrascale leverages its patented Vertical Cooling Technology to provide the industry's most energy-efficient standards-based platforms with the lowest possible total cost of ownership in thedensest form factor. | $20M | Series C | Jun 05, 2007 |  |
| eStudySite | eStudySite is a clinical research platform that provides study related care to its participant. | $6M | Series A | Jan 11, 2007 |  |
| Cirrascale | Cirrascale Corporation is a premier provider of blade-based cloud computing and storage infrastructure for conventional and containerized data centers. Cirrascale leverages its patented Vertical Cooling Technology to provide the industry's most energy-efficient standards-based platforms with the lowest possible total cost of ownership in thedensest form factor. | $13.3M | Series B | Sep 14, 2004 |  |
| Cirrascale | Cirrascale Corporation is a premier provider of blade-based cloud computing and storage infrastructure for conventional and containerized data centers. Cirrascale leverages its patented Vertical Cooling Technology to provide the industry's most energy-efficient standards-based platforms with the lowest possible total cost of ownership in thedensest form factor. | $14M | Series A | Jun 02, 2003 |  |

5 of 5 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Voyager Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/voyager-capital) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Sierra Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sierra-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Dell EMC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/emc) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Gemini Investors](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gemini-investors) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kayne-anderson-capital-advisors) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Quadrille Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/quilvest-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Celerity Partners invest in?

Celerity Partners invests primarily in Energy, Data Center and Health Care startups, most often at Series A and Series B stage. Most of the 5 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 Celerity Partners?

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### Who are the partners at Celerity Partners?

The team at Celerity Partners includes Mark Benham (Managing Partner & Founder) and Matthew Kraus (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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