# Sterling Venture Partners

> Sterling Venture Partners is a VC fund in Chicago backing Information Technology and B2B. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Chicago, United States
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: Jul 2005
- Lead investor: 50%
- Last updated: Aug 2026

Sterling Venture Partners is a VC fund in Chicago focused on Information Technology and B2B. Specializes in expansion stage and growth capital investments

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Information Technology | 2 | 50% |
| B2B | 1 | 25% |
| Credit | 1 | 25% |
| EdTech | 1 | 25% |
| Medical | 1 | 25% |

14 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Funding Round | 3 | 75% |
| Series B | 1 | 25% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Centerre Healthcare Corporation | Centerre Healthcare Corporation develops and operates rehabilitation hospitals. It offers programs for strokes, brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, burns, traumatic injuries, and hip/knee/orthopedic problems. The company also provides specialized rehabilitation services for medical, psychological, social, and functional needs ofpatients and families. Centerre Healthcare Corporation was founded in 2002 and is based in Brentwood, Tennessee. | $30M |  | Jul 10, 2005 |  |
| KnowledgeStorm | KnowledgeStorm, Inc. provides online search resource for technology solutions and information. The company enables technology buyers to match business requirements to technology providers with the ability to search for technology solutions in the areas, such as geographically based, business, industry, and technical based solutions. It offersservices, such as solution and research listings; campaigns, which generate leads with campaign-oriented programs and provide access to technology buyers; and advertising services to advertise products, services, research, and events in monthly newsletter. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Alpharetta, Georgia. As of November 6, 2007, KnowledgeStorm, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of TechTarget, Inc. | $2.4M |  | Jul 18, 2003 |  |
| Cortera | Cortera is a provider of comprehensive business-to-business payment and purchase behavior data and insights on public and private companies. The company tracks $1.6 trillion in business-to-business purchases across 45 spend categories to deliver insights on 20 million U.S. business locations. Cortera's solutions enable companies of all sizesto better understand their customers, suppliers and business partners by gaining visibility into what they purchase, how they pay and how their purchase and payment behavior changes over time. Thousands of companies across diverse industries use Cortera solutions to increase revenue, improve sales and marketing effectiveness, and reduce risk. Cortera is privately held with offices in Boca Raton, Florida; Boston and Quincy, Massachusetts and Bangalore, India. | $9M |  | Apr 07, 2003 |  |
| Cognitive Concepts | Cognitive Concepts is a company providing educational services and products. | $5M | Series B | Dec 14, 2000 |  |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Sterling Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sterling-partners) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Apex Venture Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/apex-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Baird Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/baird-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- Actua Corporation — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Imlay Investments](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/imlay-investments) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [KB Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kb-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Sterling Venture Partners invest in?

Sterling Venture Partners invests primarily in Information Technology, B2B and Credit startups, most often at Funding Round and Series B stage. Most of the 4 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Sterling Venture Partners last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Sterling Venture Partners closed in Jul 2005. Shizune tracks 4 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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