PE/VC investors

Private Equity (PE) and Venture Capital (VC) investors are the catalysts of innovation and growth in the business world. PE firms primarily target established companies, seeking to optimize operations and unlock value through strategic investments and management expertise. They focus on long-term growth and profitability, often preparing businesses for a future sale or IPO. VC investors, by contrast, are the adventurers of finance, injecting capital into high-potential startups and early-stage companies. They embrace risk for the possibility of outsized returns, often becoming invaluable advisors. Both investor types not only bring capital but also strategic guidance, industry connections, and market insights, propelling their portfolio companies towards success.

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CIM Group CIM Group
CIM is a community-focused real estate and infrastructure owner, operator, lender and developer. Our in-house team of experts works together to identify and create value in real assets, benefiting the communities in which we invest. Back in 1994, our three founders focused on projects in Southern California neighborhoods. Today, we’re a diverse team of more than 900 employees with projects across the Americas. Our projects have delivered jobs; created comfortable places to live, work and relax; and provided necessary and sustainable infrastructure. Our focus on enhancing communities is unwavering, and we’re striving to make an even greater impact in the years to come.
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Cimarron Healthcare Capital Cimarron Healthcare Capital
Cimarron Healthcare Capital partners with lower middle-market healthcare operators to build enduring businesses that improve the healthcare system and drive outstanding returns for our investors. We target investments into profitable businesses generating between $10-$100 million of annual revenue that are looking for a partner to help them grow. Our team's decades of operating and investing experience in the healthcare sector allows us to support management teams in a variety of ways, including greater access to capital, assistance in expanding teams, building out new functions, expansion into new markets, implementation of governance and financial management best practices, navigation of regulatory requirements, and execution of bolt-on acquisitions, to name a few. We are often the first institutional investors with whom owners partner, and as such, we understand how to make these critical partnerships deliver value for everyone involved. We are always looking for opportunities to partner with business leaders to help them and their businesses achieve their goals.
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CincyTech CincyTech
CincyTech is a public-private seed-stage investor whose mission is to be a trusted partner in helping to transform ideas into high potential technology companies in Southwest Ohio. CincyTech transforms innovation into high performing life science and digital companies in Southwest Ohio. Our team provides advice and capital to entrepreneurs, helps research institutions commercialize technology through startups, and catalyzes investment from individuals and institutions into regional companies. Our companies create jobs, economic vitality and wealth in Southwest Ohio. One of the most active seed funds in the Midwest, CincyTech is supported by Ohio Third Frontier, more than two dozen foundations, corporations, municipalities and individuals as well as our founding partners, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, the University of Cincinnati, and the Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber.
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Cinema Capital Cinema Capital
Cinema Capital is an investment advisory company that manages CCVF Scheme 1, India's first SEBI registered venture capital fund focused on the film and entertainment sector. CCVF has a corpus of INR 1.71 Billion (Approx USD 35 Mn).
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Cinven Cinven
We are a leading pure-play, international private equity firm that has been investing for nearly 50 years. We invest in high-performing businesses with strong potential for growth, across Europe and, since 2015, with a focused presence in North America. We create value by working closely with portfolio company management teams to achieve clear strategic goals – a partnership approach which consistently drives outstanding performance. We invest across six sectors: Business Services, Consumer, Financial Services, Healthcare, Industrials and TMT, and operate out of 8 offices in Europe and the US. This focused approach means we have developed deep expertise across these sectors and regions, making us well placed to help our portfolio companies drive growth through cycles by implementing value creation plans with significant impact. We are proud of our collaborative culture. We form strong partnerships – with investors, with management teams, with external advisers and with colleagues. Every Cinven investment brings together our sector, country and functional specialists who pool their experience to identify untapped potential. Once invested, we work side by side with management teams and co-invest partners, aligning on a business vision and drawing on our experience to provide the strategic direction they need to achieve sustainable growth. This partnership approach means we all succeed together. Visit www.cinven.com to learn more about our work.
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CIO Angel Network CIO Angel Network
CAN was founded and commenced its operations in January 2015. <br /> <br /> CAN is a new Angel Network, an initiative by Anoop Mathur. It’s two chapters – Mumbai & Delhi are focused on Technology & Technology enabled deals. CAN’s mission is to accelerate seed stage start-ups through fundraising support and customer discovery. Its members are expert technology professionals from large enterprises in India. <br /> <br /> The networks goal is to invest in seed stage companies. Members may agree or may not agree to invest as a group. While there could be collaboration on screening & evaluation, members exercise autonomy in making funding decisions. CAN is the only platform that provides start-ups an opportunity to form relationships with CAN members which could result in potential business opportunities besides investments.
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Cipher-Plexus Ventures Cipher-Plexus Ventures
Cipher-Plexus is a vibrant mid-market Investment Bank headquartered in Mumbai, India and focussed on Private Equity Advisory, Mergers and Acquisitions Advisory, Debt Advisory and Special Situations Funding. <br /> <br /> Cipher-Plexus was formed with integration of Cipher Capital Advisors and Plexus Capital Ventures.
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Cipio Partners Cipio Partners
Cipio Partners is a leading European secondary direct and growth capital investment management and advisory firm. The firm makes direct investments in private growth stage technology businesses predominantly in Europe. Founded in 2003, Cipio Partners manages an international portfolio of private growth stage technology businesses in Europe from offices in Luxembourg and Munich.
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Circularity Capital LLP Circularity Capital LLP
Circularity Capital is a specialist private equity firm founded to deliver value for investors from the opportunities created by the circular economy. <br /> <br /> We use the circular economy as a framework to support investee businesses in decoupling their growth from resource constraints, enhance resource productivity and drive competitive advantage. <br /> <br /> Our team has specific expertise and a powerful network in the circular economy which we use to identify, source and secure proprietary investment opportunities and add value to portfolio businesses through access to talent, market information and new business development opportunities. <br /> <br /> Our investors include financial institutions, global corporations and leading family offices. <br /> <br /> At the heart of Circularity Capital’s ability to create value for investors is a focus on combining specialist expertise in the circular economy with institutional quality private equity experience. <br /> <br /> Circularity Capital LLP is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority.
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Cisco Investments Cisco Investments
We believe access and innovation are fundamental in an entrepreneur's relentless pursuit to change the world. <br /> <br /> For over three decades, our team has made hundreds of direct investments in high-growth technology startups. Our Deal Managers are domain experts with responsibility for both investments and M&A. And we’ve built a strong reputation for predicting market transitions and fostering global innovation. We’ve set the standard of what it means to be a founder-friendly, collaborative, and value-creating strategic investor. <br /> <br /> Our portfolio companies constantly push the boundaries of technology—Data Center, IoT, Enterprise Networking, Security, Big Data and Analytics—transforming businesses all over the world. We invest $200 to $300 million annually, from series A to late-stage growth investments, with over 120+ active portfolio companies and 45+ LP funds all over the world.
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