Core Capital Partners is a venture capital firm specializing in early stage ventures and small to mid sized growth companies. The firm will not consider investments in bankruptcies or turnarounds; companies headquartered outside of the United States; and will not provide capital for companies for physical expansion overseas. It does not invest in energy and utility; real estate; drug delivery; professional services; and food and beverage companies. The firm prefers to invest in information technology, telecommunications, enterprise software, security software and hardware, advanced manufacturing, communications infrastructure, networking software and hardware, and Internet infrastructure. It typically invests in companies based in United States with a focus on the East Coast. The firm invests between $2 million and $10 million and prefers to participate in investment syndicates for all its investments. It seeks to be the lead investor and invests in the form of either preferred stock or convertible debt in its portfolio companies. Core Capital Partners was founded in 1999 by Mr. Jonathan Silver and is based in Washington, District Of Columbia.