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Contingent consideration

Contingent consideration is an acquirer's obligation to transfer additional assets or equity to a business's former owners if specified future events occur, typically structured as an earnout.

Conversion Capital

Conversion Capital is a New York-based early-stage venture capital firm founded and led by Christian Lawless, investing in fintech, cloud infrastructure, and generative AI, with seed positions in Ramp and Blend.

Conviction Partners

Conviction Partners is a San Francisco venture capital firm founded in 2022 by Sarah Guo, focused on seed and Series A investments in early-stage artificial intelligence companies.

Conviction Partners Expansion

Conviction Partners Expansion is the expansion-stage fund family of Conviction, a San Francisco venture capital firm founded by Sarah Guo in 2022 that invests in AI-native software companies.

Coral Capital

Coral Capital is a Tokyo-based seed and early-stage venture capital firm founded in 2019 by James Riney and Yohei Sawayama from the 500 Startups Japan team.

Coral Sea Co Investment Partners

Coral Sea Co Investment Partners is a Delaware venture capital fund of 2016 vintage, based at 410 Park Avenue in New York and managed by Yorktown Partners.

Corazon Capital

Corazon Capital is a Chicago-based early-stage venture capital firm founded in 2013 by Sam Yagan and Steve Farsht, investing nationwide from pre-seed through Series A.

Core Capital Partners

Core Capital Partners is a venture capital firm in Washington, D.C. that invests in early-stage technology, communications, digital media, and technology-enabled services companies across the United States.

Core Industrial Partners

CORE Industrial Partners is a lower-middle-market private equity firm founded in 2017 and headquartered in Chicago, investing in North American manufacturing, industrial technology, and industrial services companies.

Core Innovation Capital

Core Innovation Capital is a venture capital firm founded in 2009 by Arjan Schütte and based in West Hollywood, California, investing in early-stage fintech serving low- to middle-income consumers.

Cormorant Private Healthcare

Cormorant Private Healthcare is a series of private healthcare funds managed by Boston life sciences investment firm Cormorant Asset Management, founded by Bihua Chen in 2013.

Cornell Capital Partners

Cornell Capital Partners is a New York private equity firm founded in 2013 by Henry Cornell, a former Goldman Sachs vice chairman, investing in consumer, energy, financial, and industrial companies.

Correlation Ventures

Correlation Ventures is a California venture capital firm, founded in 2010, that uses a quantitative model to co-invest in other firms' rounds within two weeks.

Corsair V Financial Services Capital Partners

Corsair V Financial Services Capital Partners is the fifth buyout fund of Corsair Capital, a New York firm specializing in financial services, closed in 2020 at about $1.0 billion.

Corten Capital

Corten Capital is a London-based private equity firm, founded by Joseph Schull and Simon Begg, that invests in B2B software, services, and data companies across Europe and North America.

Cosmic - Aleph

Cosmic–Aleph is a series of venture capital funds associated with investor Elad Gil, which raised about $2.26 billion across five Delaware funds between 2020 and 2026.

Cosmic - Bet

Cosmic - Bet is a Delaware venture capital fund based in West Hollywood, California, managed by Elad Gil, which reported $2.0 billion sold in 2025.

Cosmic - Bet Durable

Cosmic - Bet Durable is a series of Delaware venture capital limited partnerships managed by Elad Gil in West Hollywood, California, raising $680 million in 2024.

Cosmic Par1

Cosmic Par1, L.P. is a West Hollywood, California venture capital fund formed in 2021, associated with investor Elad Gil, which raised $250.2 million from two investors.

Costanoa Venture Capital

Costanoa Venture Capital is a Palo Alto venture capital firm founded in 2012 by Greg Sands, investing at seed and Series A in B2B software.

Costanoa Ventures

Costanoa Ventures is a venture capital firm in Palo Alto, California, founded in 2012 by Greg Sands to lead seed and Series A investments in business software.

Cota Ventures

Cota Ventures II, also known as Cota Ventures II, L.P., is the second venture capital fund of San Francisco firm Cota Capital, reporting $118,112,500 sold in a 2020 SEC filing.

Cowboy Ventures

Cowboy Ventures is a Palo Alto, California seed-stage venture capital firm founded in 2012 by Aileen Lee, whose analysis is credited with coining the term "unicorn."

CP Venture II, LP

CP Venture II, LP is a venture capital fund managed by Columbia Pacific Advisors of Seattle, Washington, which reported $349 million sold in a 2024 offering.

CPEChina Fund III, L.P.

CPEChina Fund III, L.P. is a Cayman Islands private equity fund vehicle of the CITIC Private Equity platform, which reported $576.2 million sold to 81 investors in 2018.

Crayhill Principal Strategies

Crayhill Principal Strategies is a series of asset-based private credit funds managed by Crayhill Capital Management, a New York adviser founded by Carlos Mendez and Joshua Eaton in 2015.

Creaegis

Creaegis is an India-based growth-stage private equity firm founded by former Premji Invest chief investment officer Prakash Parthasarathy, closing a $426 million maiden fund in 2023.

Creandum

Creandum is a pan-European venture capital firm founded in Stockholm in 2003 by Staffan Helgesson, investing at Seed and Series A and known for backing Spotify and Klarna.

Cressey & Co

Cressey & Company LP, styled Cressey & Co, is a Chicago-based private equity firm investing exclusively in healthcare businesses, founded in June 2008 by Bryan Cressey and Peter Ehrich.

Crestview Partners

Crestview Partners is a value-oriented middle-market private equity firm founded in 2004 by former Goldman Sachs partners Barry Volpert and Tom Murphy, based in New York City and managing about $10.5 billion.