Overview
OceanSound Partners is a New York-based private equity firm [1] founded in 2019 [4] that invests in technology and technology-enabled services companies serving government and enterprise markets [2]. The firm maintains its headquarters at 450 Park Avenue, Floor 22, New York, NY [1], with an additional office in West Palm Beach, Florida [6]. OceanSound Partners closed Fund III at $3.4 billion in June 2026 [5]. The firm's leadership includes CEO and Founder Joe Benavides, President and Co-Founder Ted Coons, and Partner and Co-Founder Jeff Kelly, alongside a wider investment team and separate portfolio ownership, capital markets and firm operations groups [8]. The firm's portfolio includes twelve companies [7], and the organization added Ken Wolff as Partner and Chief Legal Officer following the close of Fund III [5].
The company's own site places it in New York: Company explicitly states 'We are a New York-based private equity firm' and lists primary office at 450 Park Avenue, Floor 22, New York, NY . [1]
OceanSound Partners states "We launched OceanSound in 2019". [4]
OceanSound Partners' headquarters is at 450 Park Avenue, Floor 22, New York, NY 10022, with an additional office at 180 Lakeview Ave, Floor 22, West Palm Beach, FL 33401. [6]
Funding history
OceanSound Partners closed Fund III at $3.4 billion in June 2026 and added Ken Wolff as Partner and Chief Legal Officer following the close. [5]
Growth & traction
OceanSound Partners' portfolio page lists 12 companies: AFS, ARA, Burns, Certerra, Convey, DMI, GFT, Kinective, Lynx, Netrix, PAR and SMX. [7]
OceanSound Partners' team page lists eight partners, including CEO and Founder Joe Benavides, President and Co-Founder Ted Coons and Partner and Co-Founder Jeff Kelly, alongside a wider investment team and separate portfolio ownership, capital markets and firm operations groups. [8]
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