Investments
26Portfolio Exits
10Funds
13Partners & Customers
1Service Providers
1About Enlightenment Capital
Enlightenment Capital is a private investment firm that provides senior debt, mezzanine debt, and equity to middle market companies in the Aerospace, Defense, and Government (ADG) sector. The company was founded in 2012 and is based in Chevy Chase, Maryland.

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Nov 30, 2022
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Enlightenment Capital Investments
26 Investments
Enlightenment Capital has made 26 investments. Their latest investment was in iNovex as part of their Private Equity on November 11, 2022.

Enlightenment Capital Investments Activity

Date | Round | Company | Amount | New? | Co-Investors | Sources |
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11/30/2022 | Private Equity | iNovex | Yes | 1 | ||
10/4/2022 | Private Equity | Laxton | Yes | 1 | ||
10/4/2022 | Other Investors | Infinite ID | Yes | |||
4/6/2022 | Private Equity | |||||
10/27/2021 | Series A |
Date | 11/30/2022 | 10/4/2022 | 10/4/2022 | 4/6/2022 | 10/27/2021 |
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Round | Private Equity | Private Equity | Other Investors | Private Equity | Series A |
Company | iNovex | Laxton | Infinite ID | ||
Amount | |||||
New? | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
Co-Investors | |||||
Sources | 1 | 1 |
Enlightenment Capital Portfolio Exits
10 Portfolio Exits
Enlightenment Capital has 10 portfolio exits. Their latest portfolio exit was Cadmus on September 21, 2021.
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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9/21/2021 | Acq - Fin | 2 | |||
8/3/2021 | Acquired | 4 | |||
12/10/2020 | Acquired | 7 | |||
Date | 9/21/2021 | 8/3/2021 | 12/10/2020 | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Exit | Acq - Fin | Acquired | Acquired | ||
Companies | |||||
Valuation | |||||
Acquirer | |||||
Sources | 2 | 4 | 7 |
Enlightenment Capital Acquisitions
3 Acquisitions
Enlightenment Capital acquired 3 companies. Their latest acquisition was Agile Defense on November 16, 2022.
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
11/16/2022 | Acq - Fin | 1 | ||||
1/25/2022 | ||||||
4/22/2019 |
Date | 11/16/2022 | 1/25/2022 | 4/22/2019 |
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Investment Stage | |||
Companies | |||
Valuation | |||
Total Funding | |||
Note | Acq - Fin | ||
Sources | 1 |
Enlightenment Capital Fund History
13 Fund Histories
Enlightenment Capital has 13 funds, including Enlightenment Capital IV.
Closing Date | Fund | Fund Type | Status | Amount | Sources |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
6/28/2022 | Enlightenment Capital IV | $540M | 1 | ||
6/10/2019 | System High CoInvest SPV | $4.5M | 1 | ||
6/6/2019 | CyberCore CoInvest SPV | $4M | 1 | ||
6/6/2019 | EverWatch CoInvest SPV | ||||
6/4/2019 | Trowbridge CoInvest SPV |
Closing Date | 6/28/2022 | 6/10/2019 | 6/6/2019 | 6/6/2019 | 6/4/2019 |
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Fund | Enlightenment Capital IV | System High CoInvest SPV | CyberCore CoInvest SPV | EverWatch CoInvest SPV | Trowbridge CoInvest SPV |
Fund Type | |||||
Status | |||||
Amount | $540M | $4.5M | $4M | ||
Sources | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Enlightenment Capital Partners & Customers
1 Partners and customers
Enlightenment Capital has 1 strategic partners and customers. Enlightenment Capital recently partnered with Republic Capital Access, LLC on October 10, 2015.
Date | Type | Business Partner | Country | News Snippet | Sources |
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10/19/2015 | Partner | United States | Enlightenment Capital and Republic Capital Access Form Strategic Partnership – Enlightenment Capital This partnership allows our firms to better meet the needs of our target companies , which are providing essential government services and enhancing national security , '' said Devin Talbott , Managing Partner of Enlightenment Capital . | 1 |
Date | 10/19/2015 |
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Type | Partner |
Business Partner | |
Country | United States |
News Snippet | Enlightenment Capital and Republic Capital Access Form Strategic Partnership – Enlightenment Capital This partnership allows our firms to better meet the needs of our target companies , which are providing essential government services and enhancing national security , '' said Devin Talbott , Managing Partner of Enlightenment Capital . |
Sources | 1 |
Enlightenment Capital Service Providers
1 Service Provider
Enlightenment Capital has 1 service provider relationship
Service Provider | Associated Rounds | Provider Type | Service Type |
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Counsel |
Service Provider | |
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Associated Rounds | |
Provider Type | Counsel |
Service Type |
Partnership data by VentureSource
Enlightenment Capital Team
3 Team Members
Enlightenment Capital has 3 team members, including , .
Name | Work History | Title | Status |
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Pierre Chao | Founder | Current | |
Name | Pierre Chao | ||
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Work History | |||
Title | Founder | ||
Status | Current |
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