ABS Capital Partners

Investor type

PE / VC

Founded

1990

AUM

$2 100 M

Location

Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Investment Ticket

$50-100 m

Investment Stage

Series B Series A Seed Late Stage (Series C+)

Region of investment

North America Europe
Investor profile last updated: 16 August, 2026

Profile

ABS Capital Partners is a private equity firm based in Baltimore, Maryland, founded in 1990. The firm specializes in growth equity investments in software and tech-enabled services companies. With a team of around 11 professionals, ABS Capital leverages its extensive experience in investing, operational, and business development skills to support the growth of its portfolio companies.

The firm focuses on B2B software and tech-enabled services sectors, investing primarily in the United States. ABS Capital typically targets emerging growth companies that are looking to scale their technology and data assets. The firm manages several funds, including ABS Capital Partners VII and VIII, with a total AUM of over $950 million.

Notable investments by ABS Capital include ExecOnline - educational software, CERTIFY Health - enterprise systems in healthcare, Beep - automotive technology, Greenspace Health - outcome management in healthcare, and Milux Corporation - household appliances.

Industry

Business Services (B2B) Education Edtech E-commerce/Marketplace Financial Services Fintech Food and Beverage Foodtech Healthcare Services IT Services Marketing and Advertising Media and Entertainment Other Security Software Technology Cybersecurity HealthTech Data infra SaaS Infrastructure AdTech PropTech / ConTech Energy MedTech Transportation Telecommunications Sports/SportsTech Robotics Real Estate

ABS Capital Partners Funds

Name Type
Questionare
Industry
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Stage
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Region
Size AUM Launch date
ABS Capital Partners VII
Private Equity (PE)
Edtech
E-commerce/Marketplace
Financial Services
Fintech
Healthcare Services
Cybersecurity
Series B
Late Stage (Series C+)
North America
$5-10 m
$531 M
December 2012
ABS Capital VI
Private Equity (PE)
Business Services (B2B)
Healthcare Services
SaaS
Security
Software
Technology
Series B
North America
$5-10 m
$420 M
September 2009
ABS Capital Partners VIII
Private Equity (PE)
Business Services (B2B)
Healthcare Services
SaaS
Security
Software
Infrastructure
Series B
North America
$5-10 m
July 2016
Fund IX
Business Services (B2B)
IT Services
Software
Technology
Data infra
Series B
Late Stage (Series C+)
North America
$10-50 m
September 2026
ABS Capital Partners IX
Venture Capital (VC)
Data infra
AdTech
HealthTech
PropTech / ConTech
Cybersecurity
Energy
Technology
MedTech
Transportation
Telecommunications
Sports/SportsTech
Software
Security
Robotics
Real Estate
Other
Media and Entertainment
Marketing and Advertising
IT Services
Healthcare Services
Foodtech
Food and Beverage
Fintech
Financial Services
E-commerce/Marketplace
Edtech
Education
Business Services (B2B)
Series B
Series A
Seed
Late Stage (Series C+)
North America
Europe
$1-5 m
September 2026

Contacts

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Phil Clough Chairman and General Partner
Chairman and General Partner
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Jennifer (Lee) Krusius General Partner
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FAQs about ABS Capital Partners

ABS Capital Partners is a venture capital and private equity firm. It backs companies at Series B, Series A, Seed and Late Stage (Series C+), writing tickets of $50-100 m.
ABS Capital Partners is located in Baltimore, Maryland, United States.
ABS Capital Partners was founded in 1990.
ABS Capital Partners invests in companies and startups in Business Services (B2B), Education, Edtech, E-commerce/Marketplace, Financial Services, Fintech, Food and Beverage, Foodtech, Healthcare Services, IT Services, Marketing and Advertising, Media and Entertainment, Other, Security, Software, Technology, Cybersecurity, HealthTech, Data infra, SaaS, Infrastructure, AdTech, PropTech / ConTech, Energy, MedTech, Transportation, Telecommunications, Sports/SportsTech, Robotics, Real Estate.
ABS Capital Partners invests in companies and startups in North America, Europe.
ABS Capital Partners invests in companies and startups at Series B, Series A, Seed, Late Stage (Series C+).
ABS Capital Partners usually invests $50-100 m on average.
ABS Capital Partners has around $2 100m assets under management.
ABS Capital Partners last fund was created/launched in 2016-07-25
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