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W Capital Partners

Last cheque observed Mar 2019. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

QuietNew fund $11M, May 2009Private equity

SeedSeries ASeries BSecuritySoftwareBiometrics

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 14 on record
Since the last cheque2784days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$280MRounds led0 of 14Sole investor1 roundsExits2 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 100%
Pitch W Capital Partners

W Capital Partners highlights

  1. 01

    14 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Venture and Series D: 50% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 1 rounds, median $37M

  4. 04

    2 exits from the portfolio

What they do

W Capital is a private equity firm that provides secondary liquidity solutions to GPs and other private company shareholdersFrom their own website
Type
Private equity (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
SeedSeries ASeries BGrowthPre-IPO
Sectors
SecuritySoftwareBiometrics
Based in
New York, United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first14 appearances

  1. 2019

    1 round

  2. Mar
    WorkfrontUS · FinSMEs$280MWith 2 others
  3. 2014

    3 rounds

  4. Sept
    InspiratoSeries C · US$20MWith 2 others
  5. Sept
    Ping Identity CorporationSeries G · US$35MWith 8 others
  6. Feb
    MINDBODYGrowth · US$50MWith 4 others
  7. 2013

    1 round

  8. Jul
    Ping Identity CorporationSeries F · US · finsmes.com$44MWith 8 others
  9. 2012

    1 round

  10. Aug
    AOptix TechnologiesSeries E · US · venturebeat.com$42MWith 5 others
  11. 2011

    1 round

  12. Sept
    Tremor VideoVenture · US · tremorvideo.com$37MSole investor
  13. 2010

    1 round

  14. Nov
    SS8 NetworksSeries B · US · prweb.com$13MWith 5 others
  15. 2009

    3 rounds

  16. Sept
    MzingaVenture · US · freshnews.com$5.0MWith 3 others
  17. Jun
    SS8 NetworksVenture · US · ss8.com$13MWith 4 others
  18. Mar
    AOptix TechnologiesSeries D · US · venturebeat.com$13MWith 5 others
  19. 2008

    1 round

  20. Mar
    MzingaSeries D · US · biz.yahoo.com$33MWith 2 others
  21. 2007

    1 round

  22. Jul
    Bay MicrosystemsSeries E · US$16MWith 6 others
  23. 2003

    1 round

  24. Sept
    InfiniCon SystemsSeries C$15MWith 4 others

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 registration5 named

CEColleen Elizabeth CorwellChief Compliance OfficeriForm ADV
DSDavid Scott WachterPrincipal/Managing PartneriForm ADV
PRPeter Robert SalaChief Financial OfficeriForm ADV
RJRobert J. MigliorinoManaging MemberiFiling they signed
SWStephen WertheimerManaging MemberiFiling they signed

We also hold 24 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

$2.7Bassets it managesOct 2026
Registeredinvestment adviserfull reporting to the SEC
Legal name
W Capital Management, LLC
SEC number
CRD 159408

Funds on its Form ADV

8 private funds, $1.9B in gross assets · filed Oct 2024

  1. W Capital Partners V, L.P.Private equity70 investors$358M
  2. W Capital Royal II, L.P.Private equity28 investors$341M
  3. W Capital Partners III, L.P.Private equity110 investors$333M
  4. W Capital Partners IV, L.P.Private equity46 investors$269M
  5. W Capital Partners IV-A, L.P.Private equity37 investors$206M
  6. W Capital Partners V-A, L.P.Private equity32 investors$190M
  7. WCP COF, L.P.Private equity5 investors$141M
  8. W Capital Ignite, L.P.Private equity22 investors$87M

What they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

35 of 60 we have independently watched raise

AcquiaBaymicrosystemsBilltrustBlackboardBloomreachBrainlabBrainsharkCoremetricsCreditkarmaDemandmediaEgnyteEverfiFreshdirectIcontactInspiratoKonyLegalzoomMarkettoolsMetastormMzingaNeolaneOpentablePayoneerPproQuinstreetRealdRenaissanceSecureauthSentineloneSkytapSmartrecruitersThousandeyesWorkfrontXadYodleeAlidaAmphastarAtsolAusBrowsehappyCeritypartnersCloudCoinmachCollegenetCompbenefitsConduitD4cdbDocumentumDoubletakeDynacastE-emphasysEcisolutionsEncoreglobalFinancialenginesFiosincFirst-utilityFirstdataFlyravnGetweaveGreendotcorpand 45 more

Weaker than a round we watched, stronger than a list somebody sold us. A firm is far less willing to put a company on its own site that it never funded.

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed2 in all

WorkfrontBought by Adobe$1.5BNov 2020
Tremor VideoListed$75MJun 2013

An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.

Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as W Capital Partners. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Quick answers about W Capital Partners

What does W Capital Partners invest in?

W Capital Partners invests most often at Venture and Series D (50% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Security, Software and Biometrics.

How active is W Capital Partners?

14 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Mar 2019.

What has W Capital Partners invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Workfront (Undisclosed round, Mar 2019).

How big are W Capital Partners's cheques?

The median round it joins is $280M.

Does W Capital Partners lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 14 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does W Capital Partners invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (100%).

Is W Capital Partners investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Mar 2019.

Who does W Capital Partners invest alongside?

Most often Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers (4 rounds together), Appian Ventures (2 rounds together) and Bluecrest Capital Finance (2 rounds together).

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