Private equity firms

Centerview Capital

Private Equity

Mr. David Dorman is a Co-Founding Partner at Centerview Capital Technology. He is also the Founder and serves as Partner at Knoll Ventures. He brings over 38 years of senior executive, operational, Board and investment experience and has driven business expansion and restructuring at the CEO level, always striving to find growth and to extract the maximum value for both employees and shareholders. Prior to Centerview, Dave was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of AT&T Corp., the largest telecommunications company in the world. During his time at AT&T he led the company through a profound reinvention and transformation prior to completing the merger of AT&T Corp. and SBC Communications in November 2005. David joined AT&T as President in December 2000 and was named Chairman and Chief Executive Officer in November 2002. Previously, he had been serving as the CEO of Concert, the global venture created by AT&T and British Telecommunications. Prior to Concert and AT&T, Dave was CEO and Chairman of Pacific Bell where he led an $11 billion business with 50,000 employees serving more than ten million households and one million business customers. As the youngest CEO ever of a Bell operating company, Dave helped eventually to facilitate its sale to SBC Communications. Dave’s career in telecommunications began in 1981, following his early work in software development, technical sales and marketing, when he became the 55th employee of the then-fledgling long distance carrier now known as Sprint. By 1990, he became president of Sprint Business, with 10,000 employees, and grew the company’s revenues from $5 million to $4.5 billion. Dave is currently Non-Executive Chairman of the Board of CVS Health Corporation and serves on the boards of PayPal Holdings, Inc., Yum! Brands, Inc. and the Georgia Tech Foundation. Dave was a board member of Motorola, Inc. since 2006, was elected Non-Executive Chairman of the Board in 2008 and retired from his board position in May of 2015. Dave also was a board member of Scientific Atlanta until the company was acquired by Cisco Systems in 2006. David holds a BS in Industrial Management from Georgia Tech.

Khic

Private Equity, Venture CapitalLondon, United States

Our mission is to provide and retain employment opportunities in Southeastern Kentucky through sound financial investments and the provision of managerial assistance. Our purpose is to coordinate, devise, implement, and promote community, economic, and social development efforts within our 22-county footprint. Micro Enterprise Loans: Insufficient capital is one of the leading causes of small business failure. Allow us to provide your business with the financial assistance it needs to increase its success moving forward! Loans from $500 up to $50,000. Small Business Loans: We’re here to finance the growth and development of your small business. Whatever your needs, we’re prepared to rise to the challenge of meeting them! Loans up to: lesser of 75% of project cost or $250,000. Advanced Business Solutions Loans: We understand that as your business operations grow to be more complex, your financial needs tend to follow suit. Let us put our guaranteed lender designation from the USDA B & I Loan Guaranty Program to great use in aspiring to meet your company’s needs! For projects up to $10 million. Current Asset Leverage Financing: Set up as working capital lines of credit, this lending solution is offered for the sole purpose of optimizing the cash flow performance of your business. Give yourself some cushion while navigating the ebb and flow of your cash flow cycle! LOCs up to $4 million. Soar Farm Loans: This is a specialized loan fund specifically for agriculture and farming projects. The goal is to finance, support, and educate growers to develop a strong local food system in Southeastern KY. Loans up to $7,500. Freight Enhancement Loans: The Kentucky Highlands Freight Enhancement Revolving Loan Fund was established to enhance the competitiveness and efficiency of the transportation industry in Southeastern KY. Loans up to $250,000.

Mr. Sheeraz Haji served as the Chief Executive Officer, Board Member & Advisor at Cleantech Group. He also serves as Venture Partner at Rembrandt Venture Partners. He is the Founder and serves as Managing Partner at Zipdragon Ventures. He also serves as Senior Advisor at ENGIE New Ventures. Prior to that, he served at GMO. Before that, he served as Entrepreneur-in-Residence at El Dorado Ventures. Previously, he was co-founder, President and CEO of GetActive Software, which led him to serve as the president at Convio. He also served at Digital Impact, McKinsey & Company, Environ and ENVIRON International Corporation. From June 2009 to January 2010, he has served as a Managing Partner of the Cleantech Group, a venture capital firm. From 2008 to 2009, he was an Entrepreneur-in-Residence for El Dorado Ventures, a venture capital firm, and an operations executive for the investment management firm, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co.'s Emerging Markets Division. In February 2008, he stepped down as our President, a position he had held from February 2007 to February 2008. From October 2001 to February 2007, he was the Chief Executive Officer of GetActive. From 2000 to 2001, he served as Co-Founder and Senior Vice President of Corporate Development at GetActive. From 1999 to 2000, he was the Product Manager at Digital Impact, a provider of online direct marketing solutions for enterprises. From 1997 to 1999, he served as a consultant for McKinsey & Company a management consulting firm. From 1994 to 1996, Mr. Haji was an engineer for Environ International Corporation, an international consulting firm. Mr. Haji holds a B.S. in Civil/Environmental Engineering from Brown University and an M.S. in Civil/Environmental Engineering from Stanford University.

True Beauty Ventures

Private Equity, Venture CapitalNew York, United States

True Beauty Ventures (“TBV”) pursues $1-5 million investments in beauty and wellness brands leveraging decades of sector expertise, knowledge, and network. The partners’ extensive beauty investing and operating experience allow them to identify winning brands at an inflection point of growth and help them scale and exit successfully.From traditional categories of skin care, hair care, personal care, and color cosmetics, to expanded definitions of wellness and self-care, the beauty industry is growing. At TBV, we explore all aspects of this ubiquitous consumer demand for both inner health and outer beauty.We leverage decades of beauty-focused institutional investment experience, first-hand operating expertise, and extensive industry insider networks to help businesses scale into successful, resilient, and long-lasting beauty brands.TBV is proud to be a LatinX Female co-led investment fund. One of the fundamental ways we can try to close the funding gap for women is by increasing the number of female General Partners since women are twice as likely to invest in female founders than their male counterparts. We strive to accelerate the success of female founders and funders. We believe that more equitable access to capital and investing in diversity, creates greater opportunities and delivers stronger returns.Notable investments include K18 Hair, Aquis, Caliray, Crown Affair, Kinship, Maude, Moon Juice, Dieux Skin, BeautyStat, Cay Skin, Youthforia, Vacation and Feals.

Innovatecapitalgrowth

Private Equity, Venture CapitalPhiladelphia, United States

Innovate Capital Growth Fund, an SBIC fund, will invest in minority and women-owned businesses in the Mid-Atlantic region. Minority-owned firms have failed to grow and reach scale at an equitable rate with their non-minority-owned counterparts. The issue significantly impedes job growth, asset building, and economic opportunity in minority communities. At the same time, there is renewed focus by public and private markets on increasing their investment in supplier diversity spend which will provide significant contract opportunities and drive revenue growth and capital needs at these businesses over the Fund’s life and beyond. The Fund targets small minority and women-owned businesses (51% or more ownership) with a minimum of $2 million in revenue, preferably $0.5 million in proforma EBITDA, a strong management team, and identifiable growth opportunities. The Fund is industry agnostic. All investments will be primarily in the Mid-Atlantic region - Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, District of Columbia, New York, and Virginia. The Fund has an experienced, committed, and diverse team - Della Clark, Bob Palmer, and Blessy Thomas - with deep expertise in investing in minority-owned and women-owned businesses. The team shares a passion for this mission and has complimentary skills and experience to execute the strategy. The Fund’s current commitments of nearly 30 million are from some of the largest companies, institutions, banks and private equity groups.

Bfm

Private Equity, Venture CapitalPortland, United States

The BFM Fund is a seed-stage investment fund that prioritizes Black and innovative founders who are creating impactful ventures and unique business models. We believe that different lived experiences help shape our realities, pain points, and perceived solutions. We invest in founders that can bring their unique lived experience and solve pain points in a differentiated way and/or create organizations that encourage disruption within an ecosystem. We are truly industry-agnostic and have both B2B and B2C, tech and non-tech companies in our portfolio. Our fund strategy is to work closely with Series A-Series C industry specific funds and experts to then create metrics and guidelines to support companies post-investment and help get them funded at the next level with industry-specific capital and resources. The BFM Fund is run entirely by a Women of Color leadership team, who come from blue collar backgrounds, and our board is comprised of people of color and women who have all built their own funds and companies. Our General Partner is a former school social worker, which helps guide our mission towards equitable access and representation. Equity is important to us on all levels; we launched several initiatives and philanthropic projects to increase both founder and funder representation through our non-profit entities, Venture Partners and The Emerge Initiative.

Boydstreetventures

Private Equity, Venture CapitalNorman, United States

One of the country’s few minority-owned venture capital firms, Boyd Street Ventures (BSV) was created to support the economic growth of the State of Oklahoma while generating above average returns for investors by providing both funding and de-risking guidance to Oklahoma-affiliated startups. The firm expects that its model will contribute to building Oklahoma’s entrepreneurial ecosystem and allow Oklahoma-based startups to have the financial resources and strategic and operational tools necessary to stay and grow in Oklahoma. The majority of BSV’s portfolio companies come from the ecosystems of the University of Oklahoma or other state universities, from alumni of those schools, or through some other Oklahoma connection. BSV’s Fund I targets Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A and follow-on investments in five sectors that are strengths of the University of Oklahoma, which has been given the highest rating for research activity by the Carnegie Classification. The five sectors are: Life Sciences, FinTech, Energy Tech, Aerospace/Defense, and Climate Tech. As of June 1, 2023, BSV had invested in 10 companies, several of which it has made follow-on investments in, and expects to make additional investments before the Fund closes. BSV has announced that Fund I has an initial closing date of June 30, 2023 and a final closing date of no later than August 31, 2023.

Newcommunityfund

Private Equity, Venture CapitalUnited States

The mission of the New Community Transformation Fund -Denver (NCTF-Denver) is to create above market returns by investing in the domestic emerging market. NCTF-Denver is an early-stage venture capital fund based in Denver, Colorado with the goal of investing primarily in companies owned and/or operated by founders of color, while providing suitable risk-adjusted returns to its investors. We define investment as the interconnectedness of capital, leadership, and the fundamentals of business. We are active participants in the success of our portfolio companies. We leverage our extensive ecosystem to mitigate risk and engineer wins. NCTF Denver has built a robust network of mentors, advisors, and corporate partners. Those partnerships with the fund actively assist in the brokering of relationships with the portfolio companies to assist in strategic customer partnerships as well as talent acquisition for senior management and board members. We believe in a more diverse economy, driven by economic prosperity in Denver and Colorado’s communities of color. With greater access to capital and essential support services, we’re creating upward mobility for entrepreneurs who haven’t been given this opportunity historically. NCTF Denver is actively partnering with investors who share this vision and are ready to lead.

MBF Healthcare Partners

Private Equity, Venture CapitalCoral Gables, United States

Dr. Phillip Frost serves as an Advisor at MBF Healthcare Partners. He presently serves as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of OPKO Health, Inc. (NYSE: OPK), a specialty pharmaceutical company. He is Chairman of the Board of Directors of TEVA Pharmaceuticals, Ltd. (NASDAQ: TEVA), Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services, Inc. (AMEX: LTS), and Prolor Biotech, Inc. (AMEX: PBTH) while also serving as a Director of Castle Brands, Inc. (AMEX: ROX). Previously, he served as Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer of IVAX Corporation (AMEX: IVX) until its sale to TEVA for $8.5 billion, and Director of Continucare Corp. (NYSE: CNU) prior to its sale to Metropolitan Health Networks Inc. (AMEX: MDF). He also served as Chairman on the Board of Directors of IVAX Diagnostic (AMEX: IVD), and as Co-Vice Chairman of the American Stock Exchange (NYSE: NYX) and Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC). He serves on the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution, is a member of the Board of Trustees of the University of Miami, Governor of Tel Aviv University, Chairman of Temple Emanu-El, and is a Trustee of each of the Scripps Research Institutes, the Miami Jewish Home for the Aged, and Mount Sinai Medical Center.

Supplychange

Private Equity, Venture CapitalLos Angeles, United States

Culture and climate - the defining forces of our time - are deeply impacting the future of food. Supply Change Capital invests in early stage food and agricultural technology businesses who are responding to seismic culture and climate shifts occurring in the $6 trillion food industry. With 15 investments in Fund I as of 2Q2023, 80% of the portfolio is led by female, Black, and Latinx founders. At the firm level, Supply Change Capital is impactful by design. The firm is led by two women, with 50% Latina ownership. With combined careers in food, tech, and investing, managing partners Noramay Cadena and Shayna Harris lead the team at Supply Change Capital. Noramay is a Boeing aerospace engineer turned investor who previously launched an early-stage venture fund that invested in more than 20 manufacturing and supply chain companies. Shayna has extensive executive experience at venture-backed startups and also at the global food company Mars. She has developed sustainable food strategies in over 20 countries. The duo met at MIT Sloan in 2009. Supply Change champions a community-first approach. This helps build deal flow, nurture co-investment relationships, and advance equity in venture capital opportunities and beyond.

Mr. Matthew Vettel serves as Managing Partner at Great Hill Partners. He serves as Board Member at AffiniPay. He is responsible for transaction origination, investment policy, fundraising, investor relations and the general management of Great Hill Partners. His investment experience covers a broad group of industries including software, transaction processing, education and business services. Mr. Vettel serves on the Board of Directors of Match Education, Network Merchants, Vanco Payment Solutions, BlueSnap, Neumont University and PlanSource. He formerly served on the Boards of Freightquote.com, bswift, PayChoice, Passport Health Communications, Accelerated Payment Technologies, etc. Prior to Great Hill Partners, Mr. Vettel was an associate at GTCR Golder Rauner, a $6 billion private equity investment firm, and served on the boards of companies in the technology, healthcare and media sectors. Previously he was a Senior Associate at Accenture and a founding member of PureSpeech, a speech recognition software company acquired by Voice Control Systems. He holds a BS in Industrial Engineering and Management from North Dakota State University and an MBA from the Harvard Business School.

Rethink Food is tackling an existential problem: our planet will need to feed 2 billion more people by 2050, while human activity and climate change shrink our arable land by the day. We invest in technologies that leverage data to increase agricultural yields, unlock scientific breakthroughs to deliver better nutrition, and utilize materials and processes that will build a sustainable food supply chain. Led by Rini Greenfield, a former Tiger Management fund manager, and Brad Jakeman, the former President of Global Beverages at PepsiCo, Rethink brings a combination of investment sophistication and industry experience. We have built a board of industry experts who are able to advise our companies on food science, regulatory processes, supply chain, data analysis, and sales. Our experience accelerates the growth of companies using data, software, automation, and biotechnology to Digitize the Food System. We are raising a $100mm Fund for early-stage investments across precision agriculture, novel ingredients, sustainable distribution, waste reduction, packaging technology, and food as medicine.

The Carlyle Group

Private EquityWashington DC, United Kingdom

Mr. Marcel Poecke serves as Head, International Energy at The Carlyle Group. He has a long-term relationship with Carlyle and is a 25-year energy sector veteran. Most notably, he founded Petroplus in 1993 and grew the business into the largest independent oil refiner in Europe. Following his departure from Petroplus in late 2007, Mr. Poecke established AtlasInvest N.V. to make oil and gas investments where he and his team built an energy portfolio in oil, gas and renewable energy. In 2009, the team made its largest investment to date, Oranje-Nassau Energie (ONE). ONE is a private Dutch exploration & production company with a long track record in running a diversified upstream portfolio. Marcel van Poecke is chairman of the ONE Board and a Board Member at Discover Exploration, VARO, Hestya and Argos Group Holdings. He has a degree in Agricultural Business Administration from the University of Wageningen and a Masters in Business Administration from the William E. Simon School of Management, University of Rochester.

Full In Partners

Private Equity, Venture CapitalNew York, United States

Full In is a $200m growth equity firm that focuses primarily on software, mobile, and online marketplace investments. We evaluate companies globally but have a sweet spot for US, European, and Israeli markets. We are excited to partner with companies who are showing signs of product market fit but might benefit from an expert or two in go-to-market strategy and/or in sales and marketing. We love working actively with companies to really earn our seat at the table. Above all, we care most about the people we will be working with and the passion they bring to their craft. Our focus: As growth-stage investors, Full In invests in companies with demonstrated product-market fit and rapid growth trajectory. Among many other factors, we love to to look at track record and momentum as key indicators of long-term sustainable business models. Full In Partners is a part of Beyond the Billion, a pledge campaign aimed at mobilizing a global consortium committed to invest $1 BILLION in women founders.

Salem Partners LLC

Private EquityLos Angeles, United States

Mr. John Dyett is the Co-Founder and serves as Managing Director of Salem Partners. Mr. Dyett heads the firm's efforts in the Life Sciences. He has raised in excess of $200 million of private equity and completed multiple merger and acquisition assignments for Salem Partners' clients. Mr. Dyett raised several rounds of venture capital for Adams Respiratory Therapeutics which was purchased for $2.3 billion cash by Reckitt Benckiser in 2008. Mr. Dyett’s other clients include Neos Therapeutics, Lombardi Software and Quinnova Pharmaceuticals. Mr. Dyett also serves on the investment committees of Salem Partners Wealth Management and SW Contego, a fund of hedge funds established by Salem Partners Wealth Management in 2008. Prior to founding Salem Partners, Mr. Dyett was a banker with Gerard Klauer Mattison & Co., Inc. and Needham and Co., Inc. Mr. Dyett is a graduate of Harvard College.

Kenneth B. Sawyer

Private EquityUnited States

Saints Capital is an investment firm that provides liquidity to investors within private companies. The firm formed its first secondary fund in 2000 and has since provided liquidity to general partners and their limited partners in both venture capital and private equity, founders and early employees of venture-backed companies, and financial institutions. The firm makes structured deals that may include loans, deferred payments and upside sharing. The team has experience and knowledge in industries that include business services, telecom equipment, aerospace, cleantech, and security. The four types of sellers that Saints Capital serves are founders and early employees, general partners of venture capital and private equity funds, financial institutions with illiquid securities, and limited partners of old venture capital funds. The firm is located in San Francisco, California.

Andesite Capital

Private EquitySolana Beach, United States

Andesite Capital Management is an investment management firm seeking to acquire, manage and hold outstanding properties, to partner with outstanding management teams and to pursue exceptional capital projects that are consistent with the financial objectives, personal interests and values of the firm’s principal. While we seek only investments with compelling risk adjusted returns, we also consider the broader implications of our asset allocation decisions. Most of our energy is spent on direct investments, but we selectively invest indirectly through carefully chosen strategic partners. In all cases, we are allocating our own capital for the very long run. We are highly selective and employ a disciplined approach to focus only on those opportunities that meet our multifaceted objectives. To illustrate better what we actually do, please take a look at the Select Projects tab.

Blackstone Group

Private EquityLuxembourg City, United States

Mr. Jonathan Gray serves as a Global Head of Real Estate at The Blackstone Group. He is also a Board Member at Blackstone Mortgage Trust. Since joining Blackstone in 1992, Mr. Gray has led the privatization of eleven public real estate companies valued at more than $100 billion including Extended Stay America, Wyndham International, Carr America, Equity Office Properties and Hilton Hotels. Mr. Gray previously worked in the Corporate Advisory Services group and the Private Equity group at Blackstone. Mr. Gray received a BS in Economics from the Wharton School, as well as a BA in English from the College of Arts and Sciences of the University of Pennsylvania, where he graduated magna cum laude and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. He currently serves as a board member of the Pension Real Estate Association, Harlem Village Academies and Trinity School. He is also an Angel Investor.

Dubilier & Company

Private EquityUnited States

Dubilier & Company is a Stamford, Connecticut based private investment firm that seeks to invest in all stages of a company’s life-cycle, from venture capital to acquisition. The firm specializes in investing in areas such as entrepreneurial or family-owned businesses in which the shareholders are seeking liquidity, acquisition or growth capital infusions in companies looking to accelerate growth, non-core divisions of corporations that no longer meet the strategic goals of the parent company, undervalued or under performing enterprises with the opportunity to effect change, strategic or financial partnerships with others who bring additional skills or expertise to the company. It primarily focuses on businesses in the consumer products, e-commerce, online marketing, information technology systems and services, and media and publishing industries.

Emmelineventures

Private Equity, Venture CapitalLos Angeles, United States

Founded in 2022 with offices in Los Angeles and Phoenix, Emmeline Ventures is a female-founded early-stage fund with a team of investors steadfastly committed to investing in ambitious female founders building businesses that are helping women, in particular, manage their health, build their wealth, and live in a cleaner, safer world. The team is led by three female General Partners, all from diverse backgrounds, who bring 30+ years of investing and operating experience to the fund. We’re bridging the funding gap for female founders and unlocking this asset class for more female investors. Our LP base is 80% senior executive women, 60% of them first-time VC investors. It’s a vibrant and collaborative base of investors eager to bring ‘all of their currency’ (capital, expertise, network access, advisor support, etc.) to every founder we invest in.

Drake Partners, LLC.

Private EquityWellesley Hills, United States

Drake Partners is an investment firm that offers comprehensive services for privately held medical device companies, private equity sponsors and financial institutions. The firm seeks to partner with clients through every facet of operational and strategic needs, ranging from due diligence and regulatory or product development challenges by representing clients with mergers and acquisitions projects, executive recruiting and investment banking services. Its services areas include private acquisition and sale services, licensing, valuation services, debt and financing, executive search and placement, interim management, leadership optimization, coaching and training, compensation and exit bonus structures, succession planning, strategic business planning, information technology support, and product development.

Mr. Kevin O'Leary serves as Chairman of the Board at IQzone. Mr. Kevin O'Leary serves as Chairman at O'Leary Ventures. He is chairman of O'Leary Funds. Previously, Kevin founded and was president of SoftKey Software (later called The Learning Company), a global educational software company that was acquired for $4.2 billion. In 2003 Mr. O'Leary Co-Founded Storage Now, a Canadian developer of climate controlled storage facilities for technology and pharmaceutical companies. He co-hosts Report on Business Television’s SqueezePlay, a program that has developed a cult following among financial professionals and smart investors with its pull-no-punches look at the good, the bad and the ugly on Bay and Wall Streets. Kevin also hosts O’Leary Live, a call-in show where he shares his market moves with fellow investors.

Baird Capital

Private EquityMilwaukee, United States

Baird Capital is a private equity firm which specializes in venture capital, growth equity, buyout and other equity investments. The firm prefers to invest in companies based in the United States, Asia with a focus on China and Europe with a focus on the United Kingdom and Germany. It seeks to invest in the healthcare, industry and technology sectors. It operates through six platforms namely: Baird Capital Partners, Baird Venture Partners, Baird Capital Partners Asia, Baird Asia Ltd., Baird Capital Partners Europe, and Granville Baird Capital Partners Germany. The firm being founded on 1989, operates as a subsidiary of Robert W. Baird and is based in Chicago, Illinois with additional offices in Shanghai' China; Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and London, United Kingdom.

The Explorer Group

Private Equity, Venture CapitalUnited States

The Explorer Group seeks to utilize the concept of “exponential organizations” and provide seed, growth capital and services to businesses with outsized potential in view of maximizing the rate of return to investors. The fund is managed by a Silicon Valley-based CEO, a Bay Area executive search firm partner and benefits from the advisory services of John H.N. Fisher, a founding partner of Draper Fisher Jurvetson, and Paul Matteucci, a General Partner at USVP. The investment strategy aims at investing in companies with ultra-large markets, competitive advantage and the potential for growth into billion dollar companies. The fund represents an opportunity to access a top tier deal flow and participate in the world’s most advanced technology projects.

Ainventures

Private Equity, Venture Capital

AIN Ventures is a pre-seed and seed stage fund that invests at the intersection of dual-use and deeptech, particularly the areas of healthcare, sustainability and space technology. Additionally, AIN invests in veteran-led startups (industry agnostic). The companies that we invest in are building technologies that make the U.S. safer, operate efficiently all while also having a strong commercial use case. We are a diverse team of veterans, entrepreneurs, technologists, operators and finance professionals that have come together to invest in world class entrepreneurs. Our military backgrounds helps us assess whether or not entrepreneurs have the leadership, determination and grit necessary to make a company successful.

Exponential Creativity

Private Equity, Venture CapitalNew York, United States

We’re an early-stage venture capital fund investing in startups that invent technology to maximize humanity’s creative potential. As society shifts from a paradigm of consumption to a paradigm of creation, Silicon Valley remains stubbornly focused on the commodification of content. By contrast, we see a historic moment for value creation in human-centered creativity platforms. Our investment thesis is focused on customers, markets, and use cases. Within that niche, however, we are able to invest across a wide range of industries and regions. Exponential Creativity Ventures is a part of Beyond the Billion, a pledge campaign aimed at mobilizing a global consortium committed to invest $1 BILLION in women founders.

Steel Pier Capital Advisors is a privately held, operationally driven private equity firm that partners with management to make both control and non-control equity investments. Since its inception, it has made multiple investments in both private and public companies. It is dedicated to supporting the companies as their partners in development by utilizing the firm's expertise and exclusive network of strategic and operating executives. Steel Pier Capital's partners participate in the growth of our portfolio companies by leveraging our extensive industry knowledge and contacts to meet our clients' specific financial and performance goals. The firm was founded in 2008 and is based in New York, New York.

Disruption Ventures

Private Equity, Venture CapitalQuito, Ecuador

Disruption Ventures believes that diverse teams fuel success. We know the stats and understand that women are particularly underfunded when it comes to raising venture capital dollars. We see women as high value and high potential investments. We also know from experience that building early stage companies is not easy, and that’s why we take an active role in supporting the companies we invest in. If you’re a female founded, high growth company in North America and looking for seed or Series A funding, we want to hear from you. Disruption Ventures is a part of Beyond the Billion, a pledge campaign aimed at mobilizing a global consortium committed to invest $1 BILLION in women founders.

Fulcrum Capital Group was a private equity investment manager which used to invest $1 to $5 million in equity and mezzanine securities for growth, recapitalizations and buyouts. Fulcrum focused on niche manufacturing and service companies at the lower end of the middle market, and managed a traditional, institutionally-backed private equity limited partnership (Fulcrum Capital Partners), and a federally licensed and regulated Small Business Investment Company (Fulcrum Venture Capital Corporation) with an emphasis on under served communities. The entity is currently out of business and is no longer tracked by PitchBook. It was established in 1997 and was based in Culver City, California.

Fulcrum Capital Group was a private equity investment manager which used to invest $1 to $5 million in equity and mezzanine securities for growth, recapitalizations and buyouts. Fulcrum focused on niche manufacturing and service companies at the lower end of the middle market, and managed a traditional, institutionally-backed private equity limited partnership (Fulcrum Capital Partners), and a federally licensed and regulated Small Business Investment Company (Fulcrum Venture Capital Corporation) with an emphasis on under served communities. The entity is currently out of business and is no longer tracked by PitchBook. It was established in 1997 and was based in Culver City, California.

Owlcapital

Private Equity, Venture CapitalUnited States

We lead with our values in all of our endeavors. We believe that collaboration - with our entrepreneurs and with our peers - is critical to your success and ours. We believe that diversity matters and leads to better decision-making and outcomes - 80% of our portfolio founders come from a diverse background, and almost 40% are female. Also, we believe in giving back - we are the first venture firm to commit $1,000,000 (5%) of our carry profit pool to the communities where our entrepreneurs live and work. Finally, we hold honesty and integrity above all else. These are the operating principles for Owl Capital and our commitment to you, our community.

Joel Hestness

Private Equity, Venture Capital

3 Day Startup (3DS) teaches entrepreneurial skills to university students in an extreme hands-on environment. In addition to supporting budding entrepreneurs, 3DS programs cultivate entrepreneurial communities that contribute to the growth of entrepreneurship ecosystems in the regions surrounding these university programs. 3DS was founded in 2008 at The University of Texas at Austin. Originally a student organization, 3 Day Startup is now a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. The program has expanded globally to schools including, Harvard, MIT, WHU, Peking University, and other universities in North America, South America, Asia, Africa, and Europe.

Himarkcapital

Private Equity, Venture CapitalCharleston, United States

Our inaugural fund provides investment opportunities in SEDI led early-stage businesses in growing and competitive markets, while also providing the support and guidance new and experienced entrepreneurs need. We invest in diverse entrepreneurial leaders who engage in our comprehensive approach to sustainability, which measures impact based on ESG standards. Good Growth Capital, HI Mark’s fund partner, is the most active venture capital fund in South Carolina and provides us with full fund administration services, and access to its team and network to assist in deal sourcing, due diligence, and portfolio management.

Silver Lake Partners

Private EquityMenlo Park, United States

Mr. Egon Durban serves as Managing Partner and Managing Director at Silver Lake Management. He also serves as Chairman at William Morris Endeavor Entertainment. Mr. Durban serves on the board of directors of Dell, Intelsat and is Chairman of the Board of Directors of WME Entertainment. Previously, he served on the board of Skype, and was the Chairman of its operating committee, and served on the supervisory board and operating committee of NXP and Multiplan. Prior to Silver Lake, Mr. Durban worked in Morgan Stanley's Investment Banking Division. Mr. Durban graduated from Georgetown University with a B.S. in Finance.

Grassroots Business Fund

Private Equity, Venture CapitalWashington, United States

Grassroots Business Fund is a non profit venture capital firm which makes equity, growth capital, mezzanine equity, mezzanine debt and straight debt investments. It aims at growing viable businesses that generate sustainable earnings or savings for people with low incomes. The firm prefers to invest on companies based in Africa, India, Indonesia and Latin America operating in the clean energy, technology, agriculture and consumer sectors. The firm was founded in 2008 and is based in Washington, District of Columbia and has additional offices located in Nairobi, Kenya; Lima, Peru; and New Delhi, India.

NCH Capital is a private equity and venture capital firm specializing in incubation, emerging growth, growth capital, turnaround and recapitalization. The firm focuses on investing in in consumer products, financial services, real estate, agricultural land and related businesses including agribusiness infrastructure, agricultural farmland, agribusiness assets, and agribusiness-related sectors. It does not invest in SBIC or venture debt. It prefers to invest in Eastern Europe and also invests in public equity markets with a focus on Brazil. It was founded in 1993 and is based in New York, New York.

Robert A. Claassen

Private Equity, Venture CapitalUnited States

Mr. Robert Claassen serves as Principal & Partner at Camp One Ventures. He was a member of the firm's corporate practice and capital markets practice group. He represents issuers, private and public corporations and investment banks in a variety of acquisition, finance derivatives and joint venture transactions. Mr. Claassen received his B.S. in mathematical economics from the University of Wisconsin, Madison in 1988 and his J.D. from the University of Wisconsin Law School in 1992, order of the coif. He is admitted to practice in New York and California. He is a Board Member of Terabit Radios.

L Catterton

Private EquityBuenos Aires, United States

L Catterton is a private equity firm formed through the partnership of Catterton, LVMH and Groupe Arnault in 2016. The firm invests in all major consumer segments, including food and beverage, retail and restaurants, beauty and wellness, fashion and accessories, consumer products and services, consumer health and media and marketing services as well as real estate projects anchored by luxury retail. It primarily invests in companies based in the North America with a focus on United States, Latin America, Asia and Europe. It was founded in 1989 and is based in Greenwich, Connecticut.

Opus8

Private Equity, Venture CapitalMclean, United States

Opus8 is a private investment firm that provides high-level strategy and business advisory services to clients. The company makes investments in small buyouts and in opportunistic angel investment situations in the areas of Business Services, B2B New Media and E-commerce, Datacenter and cloud technologies and services. Their investment portfolio currently includes investments in companies in the following industries: Information Technology, Consumer Products, Financial Services, Business Process Outsourcing, Health Care and Information Services and Publishing.

University of Pennsylvania Endowment

Private Equity, Venture CapitalPhiladelphia, United States

University of Pennsylvania manages an endowment which is based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The fund provides annual funding for the strategic initiatives of the university. The office of trust administration administers the university's endowments and other restricted gifts to ensure their use is compliant with donor wishes or relevant laws. The trust administration is responsible for the creation of new funds for operating gifts, capital gifts, endowments and agency funds to meet donor requests. The endowment fund is administered by the board of directors.

WFD Ventures

Private Equity, Venture CapitalSpain

WFD Ventures is a venture capital firm that seeks to invest in medical device and healthcare technology companies. The firm invests in ventures at any stage and also provides assistance with prototype development, intellectual property and licensing strategies, clinical trials, regulatory filings (510(k), PMA and drug/device combinations), system and physician economics, reimbursement, distribution strategies and sales management. It actively invests in therapeutic, diagnostic or drug delivery technologies companies at any stage of their investment cycle.

Buckhill Capital LP

Private Equity, Venture CapitalSan Francisco, United States

Buckhill Capital is a private equity and venture capital firm specializing in direct and fund of fund investing. Within direct investing, we invest in middle market, turnaround, emerging growth and late venture stages. We invest in industry consolidation, recapitalization, buyout, growth capital transactions typically ranging from $5M-$100M. Within fund of fund investing, we invest in various PE/VC funds, mezzanine funds, turn around funds, real estate funds, hedge funds and secondary investing. We have invested in over eighty companies and twenty funds.

AGS Capital Group

Private EquityUnited States

AGS Capital Group provides a combination of equity investment and debt financing to invest in, or acquire middle market companies. The firm targets the niche manufacturing industry, and prefers to invest in established organizations with an existing customer base and a constant source of revenue. Additionally the firm also provides business sericesin areas such as accounting, budget analysis, marketing and business strategy, product development and engineering, distribution, human resource, information technology support and management oversight.

Upslope Ventures

Private Equity, Venture CapitalDenver, United States

Formerly Galvanize Ventures, Upslope Ventures is an early stage venture capital fund that invests in startups across the country. We believe exceptional teams can originate from any location. We provide more than capital and introductions. By leveraging our network we aim to empower entrepreneurs with the resources they need to have their best chance at success - even if we don’t invest. Upslope VC is a part of Beyond the Billion, a pledge campaign aimed at mobilizing a global consortium committed to invest $1 BILLION in women founders.

TA

Private EquityManila, United States

Mr. Kenneth Schiciano serves as Managing Director at TA Associates Management. He focuses on the communications and financial technology industries. Previously, he has worked with AT&T Bell Laboratories. He is currently on the Board of Directors of eSecLending, ION Trading, Arxan and RGM Advisors. Previously, he was on the Board of Directors of Datek Online Holdings, FTP Software, Martin Group, MetroPCS Communications, NetScout Systems, and The Island ECN. Mr. Kenneth T Schiciano serve as an Executive Board Member of Fractal Analytics.

SEED Venture Finance

Private EquityUnited States

SEED Venture Finance, LLC is a private investment firm specializing in subordinated debt, senior debt and equity investments in small and medium sized businesses. SEED Venture Finance manages SEED Ventures L.P., a $20 million Small Business Investment Company (“SBIC”) focused on investments in Southeastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island. SEED has established strategic partnerships with major commercial banks in the region and is uniquely positioned to provide a company with a full range of capital raising options and related services.

First Capital Group

Private EquityUnited States

First Capital Group is a growth capital investment firm that invests in a diversified portfolio of well-managed middle-market companies with demonstrated growth potential. First Capital Group’s investment focus is Texas and the Southwest. The firm primarily invests in companies within the communications, information technology, medical products and life sciences, manufacturing, and distribution and services industry sectors. Founded in 1984, the firm is headquartered in San Antonio, Texas, with an additional office in Dallas.