# Ares Capital Corporation: portfolio, investments and team > Ares Capital Corporation is a vc firm based in United States. 9 investments on record, latest Mar 2017. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team. Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/ares-capital-corporation (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Investor](https://millionrounds.com/investors) # Ares Capital Corporation Last cheque observed Mar 2017. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds. Quiet VC firm Debt Venture Growth FinTech Finance Financial Services Cheques on record **0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 9 on record Since the last cheque **3524** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec Median round **$8.5M** Rounds led **0 of 9** Sole investor **5 rounds** Exits **1 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 89%** Pitch Ares Capital Corporation ## Ares Capital Corporation highlights - 01 9 rounds on record - 02 Mostly Debt and Venture: 75% of its rounds - 03 Sole investor in 5 rounds, median $11M - 04 1 exits from the portfolio ## What they do - **Type:** VC firm (from a list, unverified) - **Cheque size:** Not stated - **Sectors:** FinTech Finance Financial Services - **Based in:** United States - **Cold pitches:** Not stated ## The record Every round we can evidence, newest first **9 appearances** - **2017** 1 round - **Mar** **[Regent Education](https://millionrounds.com/company/regent-education)** US · FinSMEs **$8.5M** With 2 others - **2015** 3 rounds - **Oct** **[Sonian](https://millionrounds.com/company/sonian)** Debt · US **$7.5M** Sole investor - **Jul** **[LSQ Funding Group](https://millionrounds.com/company/lsq-funding-group)** Growth · US **$40M** Sole investor - **Jun** **[Brandtone](https://millionrounds.com/company/brandtone)** Series D · IE **$21M** With 4 others - **2014** 3 rounds - **Nov** **[Peak®](https://millionrounds.com/company/peak)** Venture · US **$9.0M** With 2 others - **Oct** **[My Health Direct](https://millionrounds.com/company/my-health-direct)** Venture · US **$8.0M** With 2 others - **Jul** **[Regent Education](https://millionrounds.com/company/regent-education)** Debt · US **$5.0M** Sole investor - **2013** 1 round - **Apr** **[[x+1]](https://millionrounds.com/company/x1)** Debt · US · marketwire.com **$17M** Sole investor - **2012** 1 round - **Sept** **[SurgiQuest](https://millionrounds.com/company/surgiquest)** Debt · US · finsmes.com **$11M** Sole investor An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor. ## The team We hold **19** people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them. ## Exits from the portfolio Companies it backed that were later bought or listed **1 in all** **[SurgiQuest](https://millionrounds.com/company/surgiquest)** Bought by CONMED **$265M** Nov 2015 An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records. ## The cheque Debt Venture Growth Median round joined **$8.5M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$11M** Led 0 of 9 rounds **0%** - **Sole investor:** 5 rounds - **Last cheque:** Mar 2017 - **Exits:** 1 from the portfolio Rounds by stage said on their site - Debt *4* - Venture *2* - Growth *1* - Series D *1* Cheques by year Led Joined 2012 2017 Often in the room with - [Chrysalis Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/chrysalis-ventures) 2 **Pitching Ares Capital Corporation?** Put them on your fundraising board with this record on the card, and follow them to hear when they write a new cheque. Add to your CRM *→* ## Who they invest alongside The investors most often in the same rounds as Ares Capital Corporation. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed. [**Chrysalis Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/chrysalis-ventures) ## Recently backed The latest companies Ares Capital Corporation put money into. [**Regent Education** $8.5M · Mar 2017](https://millionrounds.com/company/regent-education) ## Mentioned on podcasts Episodes that name Ares Capital Corporation in their description, not their title. - [Capital Allocators](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/capital-allocators) 2 Jun 2025 · 1h 6m [REPLAY] Kipp deVeer – The World of Private Credit at Ares (EP.329) Mentions [Ares Capital Corporation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ares-capital-corporation)[Ares Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ares-management) Apple PodcastsShow page - [Capital Allocators](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/capital-allocators) 24 Jul 2023 · 1h 6m Kipp deVeer – The World of Private Credit at Ares (EP.329) Mentions [Ares Capital Corporation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ares-capital-corporation)[Ares Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ares-management) Apple PodcastsShow page ## Quick answers about Ares Capital Corporation ### What does Ares Capital Corporation invest in? Ares Capital Corporation invests most often at Debt and Venture (75% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as FinTech, Finance and Financial Services. ### How active is Ares Capital Corporation? 9 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Mar 2017. ### What has Ares Capital Corporation invested in recently? Its most recent investments on record: Regent Education (Undisclosed round, Mar 2017). ### How big are Ares Capital Corporation's cheques? The median round it joins is $8.5M. ### Does Ares Capital Corporation lead rounds? Rarely, if at all: none of its 9 investments on record names it as the lead. ### Where does Ares Capital Corporation invest? Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (89%) and Ireland (11%). ### Is Ares Capital Corporation investing now? No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Mar 2017. ### Who does Ares Capital Corporation invest alongside? 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