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Columbia Capital

204 S Union St, Alexandria, VA, 22314, United States

Overview

[Columbia Capital](http://www.colcap.com) is a venture capital franchise in wireless, broadband, media, and enterprise information technology investing. The company intends to make investments in the enterprise information technology, digital infrastructure, and mobility sectors.

Total investments
57
Lead investments
25
Investments · 12mo
0
Active investors
8

Sector focus

  • Finance
  • Financial Services
  • Venture Capital
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Investment portfolio

  • xtype

    Participated · Series A · Oct 2024

    xtype builds a platform that gives organizations real-time visibility, governance, and automation across multiple ServiceNow instances. Its tools surface instance differences, automate synchronization, and help manage version control, update sets and compliance across development, testing and production. The company says its product drives ROI through improved governance, faster releases, and reduced backlog, and has attracted a growing number of Fortune 500 customers. R&D is based in Austria, while the company is based between California, Israel and Austria. With the new funding, xtype plans to scale its platform and expand its global presence so more businesses can centrally manage their ServiceNow environments. CEO and co-founder Ron Gidron highlighted the team’s vision to accelerate innovation and reduce risk for ServiceNow customers. xtype is reimagining the agile software delivery approach on the ServiceNow platform through ServiceNow-native applications. The company offers an off-the-shelf option to help customers meet any level of demand on the ServiceNow platform and drive improved business outcomes at scale. xtype reports over 7,000 enterprises using its platform for software deployments. Founded by Tobias Stanzel, Ron Gidron, and Peter Szulman, the company is based in Covina, CA. xtype says it will use the funds to meet increased demand and expand product development. xtype is a Tel Aviv, Israel–based provider of a DevOps platform that accelerates ServiceNow app development. The platform is a deployment and release automation solution native to ServiceNow that boosts developer productivity and reduces errors by combining modern DevOps practices with advanced automation and synchronization technology. Using xtype, app releases are automated and new versions are deployed with a single click to enable a Continuous Delivery approach. The platform also provides 360° real-time command and control of an organization’s ServiceNow ecosystem to prevent unwanted changes and provide cross-instance transparency. The product is already used by dozens of leading enterprises and technology companies, including HP, Zurich Insurance, Bank of Montreal, and Playtika. Founded in 2020 by Ron Gidron, Peter Szulman, and Tobias Stanzel, xtype plans to use new funding to accelerate its product roadmap and grow its development team.

  • V2 Digital

    Led · Equity · May 2024

    V2 Digital positions itself as a digital and data consultancy delivering transformative, tech-enabled services to large enterprise organisations. The company says it aims to be the leading digital and data consultancy in APAC and plans to broaden its geographic reach beyond its existing footprint in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane. Leadership highlights include team members who have held senior roles at hyperscalers such as AWS, Google and Microsoft. Management intends to use new capital to strengthen offerings and attract top talent, growing the consulting team to 90+ by the end of the year. The LinkedIn post frames the investment as a means to accelerate V2’s growth trajectory and enhance its capabilities for clients.

  • Indicium

    Led · Equity · May 2024

    Indicium is a data and AI consultancy based in New York City and São Paulo focused on Data Science, Analytics, and Artificial Intelligence. Founded in 2017, the company provides consultancy, training, and builds data platforms and products, overseeing projects from inception to completion. Leadership includes Matheus Dellagnelo (CEO), Isabela Blasi (CBDO), Daniel Avancini (CDO), and Vitor Avancini (CTO). Indicium serves global enterprise customers including PepsiCo, Burger King, Bayer and Volvo. Its US operations currently represent 30% of revenue. The company plans to use the new funding to expand US operations, establish a US headquarters in New York, and build a local team.

  • Neuron

    Led · Series A · May 2023

    ESpace Networks builds a software platform that gives operators of moving fleets visibility and control over connectivity service and users' quality of experience (QoE). The platform uses data and AI to measure and optimize passenger QoE and orchestrate connectivity service across multiple providers. The company says the world’s leading cruise lines and airlines use its software, and it launched products with Fortune 500 customers in the cruise and commercial aviation sectors over the past year. ESpace closed a $10 million Series A investment from Columbia Capital to further advance its leadership in intelligent connectivity management for moving things. The funding is intended to help the company scale the business and address a rapidly growing market need in satellite connectivity, per Columbia Capital. Rupert Pearce (former CEO of Inmarsat) and Walé Adepoju will join the board to support the company’s next stage of growth.

  • Everstream

    Participated · Series B · Apr 2023

    Everstream Analytics uses artificial intelligence and predictive analytics on a proprietary dataset to deliver predictive insights and risk analytics for supply chains. Its solution integrates with procurement, logistics and business continuity platforms to generate complete information, sharper analysis, and accurate predictions to enable more autonomous and sustainable supply chains. The company names global brands such as AB InBev, Whirlpool, Danone, Abbott Laboratories and Boston Scientific Corporation as customers. Everstream says it will focus on innovation in both operational risk and ESG performance to further enhance supply chain sustainability. CEO Julie Gerdeman stated the company is "doubling down on our product innovation and executing rapidly and decisively" to advance supply chain sustainability. The business recently closed financing to support those product and sustainability efforts.

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