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What does Columbia Capital invest in?
Columbia Capital invests most often at Series B and Series C (54% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Streaming, Video and Content.
Columbia Capital highlights
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1 cheques in the last 12 months
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Mostly Series B and Series C: 54% of its rounds
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Sole investor in 9 rounds, median $18M
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29 exits from the portfolio
What they do
We partner with entrepreneurs to build category-defining businesses.From their own website
- Type
- VC firm (from a list, unverified)
- Cheque size
- Not stated
- Stages
- Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BGrowthPre-IPO
- Sectors
- StreamingVideoContent
- Based in
- Alexandria, United States
- Cold pitches
- Not stated
The record
Every round we can evidence, newest first126 appearances
- 2026
1 round
- May
- 2019
2 rounds
- Dec
- Jan
- 2018
2 rounds
- Sept
- May
- 2017
6 rounds
- Dec
- Aug
- May
- Mar
- Feb
- Jan
- 2015
3 rounds
- Apr
- Mar
- Jan
- 2014
6 rounds
- Nov
- Oct
- Sept
- Jul
- Jul
- Mar
- 2013
4 rounds
- Nov
- Nov
- Jul
- Mar
- 2012
9 rounds
- Dec
- Dec
- Aug
- Jul
- Jun
- Jun
- Mar
- Mar
- Jan
- 2011
8 rounds
- Aug
- Aug
- Jul
- Apr
- Feb
- Jan
- Jan
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
Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration24 named
AGAdam GrantExecutive Officer, PromoteriFiling they signed
ASAlan SpraginsCOO and General Counsel of the Manager of the General PartneriFiling they signed
ABAlex B. WashburnDirectoriFiling they signed
ABAlexander Bryant WashburnManaging member of Columbia Pacific Advisors, LLC, its general partneriFiling they signed
ALAmy L. HackbarthMs. Hackbarth is an authorized signatoryiFiling they signed
ACArthur CondronMr. Condron is a director of the Managing Member of the Issuer and is an employee of the Investment ManageriFiling they signed
AKArun K. GuptaAn officer of the GP LLC.iFiling they signed
BSBenjamin Stephen LewisChief Operating Officer of the General Partner.iFiling they signed
BLBrad L. ShainManaging Principal, Direct Lending Strategy of the ManageriFiling they signed
BLBradley L. ShainMANAGING DIRECTORiFiling they signed
BDBrandon D. BatyManaging Director of Columbia Pacific Advisors, LLC, ManageriFiling they signed
DRDaniel R. BatyManaging Director of Columbia Pacific Advisors, LLC, ManageriFiling they signed
DCDavid C. LittonMr. Litton is a director of the Managing MemberiFiling they signed
DADonald A. DoeringMember of the general partner of the Issuer?s general partneriFiling they signed
ETEvan T. DeCorteA member of the General Partner.iFiling they signed
GKGrant K. JacksonMr. Jackson is a director of the Managing MemberiFiling they signed
HFHarry F. Hopper IIIManager of the GP LLCiFiling they signed
HDHeide D. LankeitExecutive OfficeriFiling they signed
JBJames Barrie FlemingManager of the general partner of the Issuer?s general partneriFiling they signed
JBJames B. Fleming, Jr.Manager of Columbia Capital V, LLC (the ""GP LLC""), the general partner of Columbia Capital Equity Partners V, L.P. (the ""General Partner""), general partneriFiling they signed
JRJason Robert BoomaMember of the general partner of the Issuer?s general partneriFiling they signed
JRJason Robert LeeCFOiForm ADV
JDJeffrey D SchrockExecutive OfficeriFiling they signed
JHJeffrey H. PattersonAn officer of the GP LLC.iFiling they signed
We also hold 62 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.
What the register says
From the firm's own filings with the SEC, which it must file accurately by law
$14Bassets it managesOct 2026
5+funds on filenumbered funds in its name
Registeredinvestment adviserfull reporting to the SEC
- Legal name
- Columbia Capital, LLC
- SEC number
- CRD 159616
Funds on its Form ADV
23 private funds, $6.0B in gross assets · filed Mar 2024
Venture 20Sbic fund 2Real estate 1
- Columbia Spectrum Partners V-A, L.P.Venture96 investors$1.1B
- Columbia Tract Partners I-A, L.P.Real estate79 investors$920M
- Columbia Capital Equity Partners VI (QP), L.P.Venture47 investors$643M
- Columbia Capital Equity Partners VII (QP), L.P.Venture69 investors$526M
- Columbia Capital Equity Partners VIII-A, L.P.Venture40 investors$357M
- BSCP SBIC I, L.P.Sbic fund81 investors$353M
- Columbia Capital Equity Partners VIII-B, L.P.Venture22 investors$326M
- Columbia Spectrum Partners II-A, L.P.Venture56 investors$287M
- Columbia Capital Opportunities Fund I-B, L.P.Venture10 investors$246M
- Columbia Spectrum Partners I-A, L.P.Venture50 investors$215M
And 13 more on the filing.
Exits from the portfolio
Companies it backed that were later bought or listed29 in all
Cloud SherpasBought by AccentureUndisclosedSept 2015
Millennial MediaBought by AOL$238MSept 2015
VirtustreamBought by EMC$1.2BMay 2015
Riverbed TechnologyBought by Thoma Bravo$3.5BApr 2015
TileraBought by EZChip$130MJul 2014
mindSHIFT TechnologiesBought by Ricoh JapanUndisclosedJan 2014
Imagine CommunicationsBought by Harris BroadcastUndisclosedDec 2013
BloomspotBought by Chase Banking CorporationUndisclosedDec 2012
Millennial MediaListedUndisclosedMar 2012
GlobalOne GroupBought by Cloud SherpasUndisclosedMar 2012
IntelliworksBought by HobsonsUndisclosedDec 2011
WebsBought by Cimpress$118MDec 2011
mindSHIFT TechnologiesBought by Best Buy$167MNov 2011
GoAhead SoftwareBought by Oracle CorporationUndisclosedSept 2011
ApprovaBought by Lawson SoftwareUndisclosedSept 2011
Hatteras NetworksBought by Overture NetworksUndisclosedMar 2011
Rivermine SoftwareBought by EmptorisUndisclosedJan 2011
TeraneticsBought by PLX Technology$36MSept 2010
BroadSoftListedUndisclosedJun 2010
The latest 20 here. An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.