C5 Capital

C5 Capital is a London-based private equity and venture capital firm that specializes in early-stage investments in the secure data ecosystem and the transformation of critical infrastructure. Established in 2014, it focuses on sectors such as cybersecurity, cloud computing, artificial intelligence, and aerospace. C5 Capital aims to build long-term relationships with innovative companies across Europe, the Middle East, and North America, providing them with growth capital and strategic support. The firm also operates C5 Accelerate, which invests in startups through programs like the PeaceTech Accelerator, offering funding for equity stakes in promising ventures. With offices in Washington, D.C., Bahrain, and other locations, C5 Capital is dedicated to fostering a secure digital future while contributing to public good through its investments.

Zulfe Ali

Managing Partner

Janna Ayoub

Senior Associate of Global Partnerships

Marcos Battisti

Managing Partner

Grahame David Cook

Former Director

Christopher Cooke

Managing Partner and Head of Investor Relations

Paul Owsianowski

Partner

Melanie Peploe

Director of Fund Operations

André Pienaar

Founder and Chief Executive Officer

Kurt Scherer

Managing Partner, C5 Impact Partners

Past deals in District of Columbia

Neuralys

Seed Round in 2018
Neuralys is a cybersecurity platform that allows businesses to overcome security issues faster and easier than ever before. We simplify the risk mitigation process by providing enterprises transparency, accountability, and governance to improve collaboration between security teams and business units, leveraging on existing tools, making them better, and drastically reducing risk mitigation times.

IronNet Cybersecurity

Series B in 2018
IronNet Cybersecurity is uniquely positioned the gap between traditional cybersecurity approaches and this rapidly evolving threat grows wider. Its mission is to deliver the power and resources of Collective Defense so that any company, organization, or public entity can defend better as part of a collaborative ecosystem with shared knowledge and vetted alerts in real-time. IronNet was founded in 2014 by General (Ret.) Keith Alexander- former head of the NSA and Commander U.S. Cyber Command.