Investments
117Portfolio Exits
45Funds
20Partners & Customers
1Service Providers
2About Camden Partners
Camden Partners, founded in 1995, provides seed and growth capital. Seed strategy leverages sponsored research and IP ownership, growing commercially viable technologies by filling the gap between public research funding and Series A financing. Growth strategy leverages its domain expertise in the target markets of education, healthcare, technology and business services to turn growth-stage companies in these sectors into market leaders.

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Latest Camden Partners News
Jun 24, 2022
Share CEIPAL, the industry-leading AI-powered talent acquisition platform, announced it has closed its Series B funding round, led by Camden Partners. CEIPAL secured $16.5 million in its Series B round with an additional $4.5 million in debt financing for a total of $21 million in funds. Topmark Partners, Evergreen Mountain Equity Partners joined this round along with existing investors, Mistral Venture Partners and Resolve Growth Partners. “Over the last several years, we’ve delivered innovation after innovation to Recruiters, Hiring Managers, and HR professionals by harnessing the power of AI to ensure that no talent is left behind,” said CEIPAL Founder and CEO Sameer Penakalapati . “Our latest funding round will ensure we continue driving and expanding our global footprint. I want to thank Camden Partners, whom I’ve found to be an ideal fit for CEIPAL – both financially and culturally – and the perfect partner to have led this round of funding, along with all our other investors, who have helped us reach this important milestone.” CEIPAL plans to use the funding to fuel its regional market expansion, particularly within the US, UK, and India, where CEIPAL is used by more than 120,000 recruiters and enjoys a 97-percent customer satisfaction rating. The company also has plans to enhance its extensive product capabilities and grow its customer base among staffing businesses, systems integrators, and corporate organizations. “We know that talent is the greatest asset of any business, and we believe that CEIPAL has built the world’s most innovative, intuitive, and engaging software platform for hiring managers, recruiters, HR teams, and procurement teams to manage the entire talent acquisition lifecycle,” said Jason Tagler, Managing Partner of Camden Partners, who will join CEIPAL’s board of directors as part of this investment. “We’re thrilled to be working with Sameer and the entire team at CEIPAL. We’re excited to support their mission to deliver global solutions to meet the challenges associated with solving today’s talent shortage and building tomorrow’s workforce.” Related Posts CEIPAL has a global team of 450 employees with leadership teams in the U.S. and India with plans to grow to more than 1000 global employees in the next 12 to 18 months. In the past 18 months alone, CEIPAL has expanded its product portfolio by adding a sleek and integrated VMS platform, ProcureWise, to consolidate full-time workforce and supplier workforce needs into CEIPAL’s single talent acquisition platform. CEIPAL + ProcureWise enables customers to seamlessly integrate their full-time and contingent workforces, bringing substantial cost savings, while allowing organizations to fill open positions faster than they ever dreamed possible. This is a game-changer for total talent visibility, cost efficiencies, and talent planning. Additionally, CEIPAL has continuously grown its AI (artificial intelligence) for recruiting capabilities with advanced ATS (applicant tracking system), CRM (customer relationship management), WFM (workforce management), and DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion) technologies. CEIPAL also offers its customers advanced text recruiting capabilities and advanced business intelligence features. CEIPAL’s mission is to continue delivering the world’s most advanced talent acquisition automation platform and enabling customers to acquire and manage the best talent across geographies and sectors.
Camden Partners Investments
117 Investments
Camden Partners has made 117 investments. Their latest investment was in Ceipal as part of their Series B on June 6, 2022.

Camden Partners Investments Activity

Date | Round | Company | Amount | New? | Co-Investors | Sources |
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6/17/2022 | Series B | Ceipal | $16.5M | Yes | 3 | |
1/6/2022 | Growth Equity - II | MeetingPlay + Aventri | Yes | 1 | ||
9/21/2020 | Series B | Volly | $11M | Yes | 1 | |
9/15/2020 | Series C | |||||
7/29/2020 | Series B |
Date | 6/17/2022 | 1/6/2022 | 9/21/2020 | 9/15/2020 | 7/29/2020 |
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Round | Series B | Growth Equity - II | Series B | Series C | Series B |
Company | Ceipal | MeetingPlay + Aventri | Volly | ||
Amount | $16.5M | $11M | |||
New? | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
Co-Investors | |||||
Sources | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Camden Partners Portfolio Exits
45 Portfolio Exits
Camden Partners has 45 portfolio exits. Their latest portfolio exit was Implantable Provider Group on June 29, 2022.
Date | Exit | Companies | Valuation Valuations are submitted by companies, mined from state filings or news, provided by VentureSource, or based on a comparables valuation model. | Acquirer | Sources |
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6/29/2022 | Acquired | 5 | |||
1/12/2022 | Acquired | 1 | |||
1/5/2022 | Acquired | 1 | |||
Date | 6/29/2022 | 1/12/2022 | 1/5/2022 | ||
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Exit | Acquired | Acquired | Acquired | ||
Companies | |||||
Valuation | |||||
Acquirer | |||||
Sources | 5 | 1 | 1 |
Camden Partners Acquisitions
4 Acquisitions
Camden Partners acquired 4 companies. Their latest acquisition was Calvert Education Services on January 03, 2013.
Date | Investment Stage | Companies | Valuation Valuations are submitted by companies, mined from state filings or news, provided by VentureSource, or based on a comparables valuation model. | Total Funding | Note | Sources |
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1/3/2013 | Other | $13.32M | Acquired Unit - Fin | 3 | ||
10/1/2012 | Other Venture Capital | |||||
10/15/1999 | ||||||
8/13/1998 | Other Venture Capital |
Date | 1/3/2013 | 10/1/2012 | 10/15/1999 | 8/13/1998 |
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Investment Stage | Other | Other Venture Capital | Other Venture Capital | |
Companies | ||||
Valuation | ||||
Total Funding | $13.32M | |||
Note | Acquired Unit - Fin | |||
Sources | 3 |
Camden Partners Fund History
20 Fund Histories
Camden Partners has 20 funds, including Camden Partners OCP I.
Closing Date | Fund | Fund Type | Status | Amount | Sources |
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12/29/2020 | Camden Partners OCP I | $8.02M | 1 | ||
6/25/2020 | Camden Partners VI | $100M | 1 | ||
12/18/2019 | Camden Partners Strategic Fund VI | Expansions & Growth | Open | $76.55M | 2 |
12/18/2019 | Camden Partners Strategic Director and Officer Fund VI | ||||
12/18/2019 | Camden Partners Strategic Fund VI-A |
Closing Date | 12/29/2020 | 6/25/2020 | 12/18/2019 | 12/18/2019 | 12/18/2019 |
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Fund | Camden Partners OCP I | Camden Partners VI | Camden Partners Strategic Fund VI | Camden Partners Strategic Director and Officer Fund VI | Camden Partners Strategic Fund VI-A |
Fund Type | Expansions & Growth | ||||
Status | Open | ||||
Amount | $8.02M | $100M | $76.55M | ||
Sources | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Camden Partners Partners & Customers
1 Partners and customers
Camden Partners has 1 strategic partners and customers. Camden Partners recently partnered with iLEVEL Solutions on August 8, 2014.
Date | Type | Business Partner | Country | News Snippet | Sources |
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8/4/2014 | Vendor | United States | Camden Partners Selects iLEVEL for Portfolio Monitoring. iLEVEL Solutions , the cloud-based software provider to the private capital market , announced today that Camden Partners has selected the iLEVEL to optimize their internal reporting process . | 2 |
Date | 8/4/2014 |
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Type | Vendor |
Business Partner | |
Country | United States |
News Snippet | Camden Partners Selects iLEVEL for Portfolio Monitoring. iLEVEL Solutions , the cloud-based software provider to the private capital market , announced today that Camden Partners has selected the iLEVEL to optimize their internal reporting process . |
Sources | 2 |
Camden Partners Service Providers
2 Service Providers
Camden Partners has 2 service provider relationships
Service Provider | Associated Rounds | Provider Type | Service Type |
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Acq - Fin | Investment Bank | Financial Advisor | |
Service Provider | ||
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Associated Rounds | Acq - Fin | |
Provider Type | Investment Bank | |
Service Type | Financial Advisor |
Partnership data by VentureSource
Camden Partners Team
8 Team Members
Camden Partners has 8 team members, including , .
Name | Work History | Title | Status |
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Christopher W. Kersey | Founder | Current | |
Name | Christopher W. Kersey | ||||
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Work History | |||||
Title | Founder | ||||
Status | Current |
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