Providence Investment Company: Funding, Team & Investors

Providence Equity specializes in private equity investments, deploying capital into growth-oriented companies within the media, communications, and education sectors across North America and Europe. The firm leverages deep industry knowledge, robust value creation capabilities, and a collaborative approach to support portfolio companies, focusing on businesses with significant growth potential.

Jonathan M. Nelson founded Providence Equity in 1989, pioneering a distinctive sector-focused strategy for private equity investing. His insight stemmed from recognizing the value in dedicated expertise within specific, high-growth industries, allowing for a concentrated and impactful investment approach. This early focus established the firm's specialized market position.

Providence Equity partners with businesses seeking strategic capital and operational guidance in its target sectors. The firm’s overarching vision is to foster the development of exceptional companies that achieve commercial success and contribute positively to global advancement, committed to building enterprises that make a tangible difference.

Date	Company	Round	Lead Investor(s)	Co-Investor(s)
Mar 1, 2020	evonetix	$30.0M Series B	Foresite Capital	ACME Capital, Balderton Capital, Band OF Angels, Matt Ocko, Dimension Capital, First Round Capital, Krishna Yeshwant, IA Ventures, K9 Ventures, LUX Capital, MassMutual Ventures, Molten Ventures, Northpond Ventures, Recode Ventures, Scalebridge Capital, Uncork Capital, UpHonest Capital, Y Combinator, Esther Dyson, NAT Goldhaber, Richard DE Silva, Cambridge Consultants, Civilization Ventures, Armen Vidian, Morningside, Rising Tide Fund
Jan 1, 2018	evonetix	$12.0M Series A	Matthew Ocko	ACME Capital, ARTIS Ventures, Balderton Capital, Band OF Angels, Matt Ocko, Dimension Capital, IA Ventures, LUX Capital, MassMutual Ventures, Molten Ventures, Recode Ventures, Scalebridge Capital, UpHonest Capital, Y Combinator, Esther Dyson, Richard DE Silva, Cambridge Consultants, Civilization Ventures, Morningside, Rising Tide Fund
Feb 9, 2016	Aqdot	$7.2M Series A	Kelsey Lynn	Cambridge Enterprise, Parkwalk Advisors
Jun 1, 2014	DefiniGEN	$4.0M Series A	24Haymarket, Cambridge Enterprise	Jonathan Milner, Cambridge Capital Group, Ranworth Capital, Wren Capital

Date	Company	Round	Lead Investor(s)	Co-Investor(s)
Mar 1, 2020	evonetix	$30.0M Series B	Foresite Capital	ACME Capital, Balderton Capital, Band OF Angels, Matt Ocko, Dimension Capital, First Round Capital, Krishna Yeshwant, IA Ventures, K9 Ventures, LUX Capital, MassMutual Ventures, Molten Ventures, Northpond Ventures, Recode Ventures, Scalebridge Capital, Uncork Capital, UpHonest Capital, Y Combinator, Esther Dyson, NAT Goldhaber, Richard DE Silva, Cambridge Consultants, Civilization Ventures, Armen Vidian, Morningside, Rising Tide Fund
Jan 1, 2018	evonetix	$12.0M Series A	Matthew Ocko	ACME Capital, ARTIS Ventures, Balderton Capital, Band OF Angels, Matt Ocko, Dimension Capital, IA Ventures, LUX Capital, MassMutual Ventures, Molten Ventures, Recode Ventures, Scalebridge Capital, UpHonest Capital, Y Combinator, Esther Dyson, Richard DE Silva, Cambridge Consultants, Civilization Ventures, Morningside, Rising Tide Fund
Feb 9, 2016	Aqdot	$7.2M Series A	Kelsey Lynn	Cambridge Enterprise, Parkwalk Advisors
Jun 1, 2014	DefiniGEN	$4.0M Series A	24Haymarket, Cambridge Enterprise	Jonathan Milner, Cambridge Capital Group, Ranworth Capital, Wren Capital

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