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Growth Investor with GrowthCap‘s RJ LumbaAdvanced Threat Intelligence: HYAS’ David RatnerIn this episode, we speak with David Ratner, CEO of HYAS, a cybersecurity company leading the charge in the war against attacks of all kinds, including ransomware, supply-chain attacks, phishing, and trojans.
David’s career spans various areas of software and technology, from writing code for some of the first and largest mobile and messaging systems to scaling, growing, and exiting multiple venture-backed, private-equity-owned, and public software companies.
Before joining HYAS, David was the CEO at Realm and CEO and President at Openwave Messaging. He earned his PhD and MS in computer science at UCLA an...
2024-02-2125 minGrowth Investor with GrowthCap‘s RJ LumbaCreating Lasting Personal Connections: Typeform’s Joaquim LechàIn this episode we speak with “Kim” Lechà, CEO of Typeform, a no-code SaaS platform with thoughtfully-designed tools that help companies grow their business by engaging with their audience. It provides a refreshingly different form builder that helps companies collect zero-party data while providing a stellar brand experience.
The company is backed by Sofina, General Atlantic, Index Ventures, and other notable investors.
Kim joined Typeform in 2018 as Chief Operating Officer, bringing more than 20 years of experience at high-growth companies. He was recently recognized by The Software Report as one of the Top 50 SaaS CEOs of 2023.
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2024-02-1423 minGrowth Investor with GrowthCap‘s RJ LumbaTop Investor in Marketplaces: WestCap’s Daphne TongIn this episode, we speak with Daphne Tong, Partner and Co-Head of Investments at WestCap, an operating and investing firm for generational companies. WestCap invests in tech-enabled, asset-light marketplaces. Its focus areas include fintech, real estate tech, infrastructure tech, healthtech, and digital experiences.
Prior to WestCap, Daphne was the Co-Head of the Private Equity Funds and Co-Investment Group in the Americas for GIC, a leading global investment firm established to manage Singapore’s foreign reserves. Prior to that, she was a Principal in Blackstone’s Private Equity division. She started her career in investment banking at Goldman Sachs...
2024-02-0723 minGrowth Investor with GrowthCap‘s RJ LumbaUnleashing Human Potential with AI: SkyHive’s Sean HintonIn this episode, we speak with Sean Hinton, CEO and Founder of SkyHive. SkyHive is a generative AI software company that rapidly re-skills companies and communities around the world.
SkyHive invented Quantum Labor Analysis, the application of Artificial Intelligence to analyze a workforce at its most granular and real-time level.
Sean is a member of the 2023 Class of Henry Crown Fellows within the Aspen Global Leadership Network at the Aspen Institute and he was recently named one of The Software Report’s Top 50 SaaS CEOs of 2023.
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2024-01-3120 minGrowth Investor with GrowthCap‘s RJ LumbaWorld’s Leading Conversational AI Platform: Yellow.ai’s Raghu RavinutalaIn this episode, we speak with Raghu Ravinutala, Co-Founder and CEO of Yellow.ai, a global leader in generative AI-powered customer service automation.
Raghu co-founded the company with a vision to make customer and enterprise interactions more effective and effortless. Since its inception, Raghu and his team have successfully expanded Yellow.ai’s presence across the U.S., Southeast Asia, Europe, the Middle East, Japan, Australia and Latin America with over 1,000 customers in over 85 countries.
Previously, Raghu worked for 16 years with leading tech companies such as Texas Instruments, and Broadcom across leadership roles in engineering, pr...
2024-01-2420 minGrowth Investor with GrowthCap‘s RJ LumbaEnterprise-Scale AI: SambaNova Systems’ Rodrigo LiangIn this episode, we speak with Rodrigo Liang, the Co-Founder and CEO of SambaNova Systems.
Customers turn to SambaNova to quickly deploy state-of-the-art generative AI capabilities within the enterprise. Its purpose-built enterprise-scale AI platform is the technology backbone for the next generation of AI computing.
Headquartered in Palo Alto, California, the company was founded in 2017 by industry luminaries and is backed by investors including SoftBank, funds and accounts managed by BlackRock, Intel Capital, Google Ventures, and other notable investors.
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2024-01-1720 minGrowth Investor with GrowthCap‘s RJ LumbaLeading Franchisor Investor: Princeton Equity Group’s Jim WaskovichIn this episode, we speak with Princeton Equity Group Co-Founder and Managing Partner Jim Waskovich. The firm is among the most experienced franchise and multi-unit investors in the United States, having sponsored investments in some of the most admired, growth-oriented brands in the consumer, healthcare, and business services industries.
Jim co-founded Princeton Equity Group, co-leads its investment activities, and sits on the Firm’s investment committee. Prior to co-founding the firm, Jim spent nearly 20 years as a private equity investor at Summit Partners, ABS Capital, and Princeton Ventures, which he founded in 2006. Jim is also the Founder and...
2024-01-1018 minGrowth Investor with GrowthCap‘s RJ LumbaA Business Savant: Ardurra’s Ernesto AguilarIn this episode, we speak with Ernesto Aguilar, the President and CEO of Ardurra, which is a multidisciplinary services firm, providing broad-based solutions that are tailored to the specific needs of the public and private sector. The company is backed by Littlejohn & Co, a middle market private equity firm.
Ardurra provides services in the areas of water, transportation, public works, environmental, aviation, civil, aquatics, emergency management, transit, surveying, structural, community relations and landscape architecture, among others.
Ernesto is a visionary leader and seasoned Professional Engineer with 30+ years of experience encompassing all aspects of operations, management, b...
2024-01-0324 minGrowth Investor with GrowthCap‘s RJ LumbaTransforming Transcription: Verbit’s Tom LivneIn this episode, we speak with Tom Livne, CEO and Founder of Verbit, a provider of live captioning and transcription services. The company uses voice AI, integrations and professional transcribers to help businesses provide accessible, compliant meetings and events for a host of industries.
A leader in the $30 billion transcription industry, Verbit has raised $360 million to date after closing its Series E funding round.
A former lawyer, Tom founded Verbit knowing how much money was being spent on transcription. He saw that many more industries could benefit from access to accurate transcripts. He has expertise...
2023-12-2728 minGrowth Investor with GrowthCap‘s RJ LumbaTop Software Investor: H.I.G. Growth’s Ross HiattIn this episode, we speak with Ross Hiatt, Head of H.I.G. Growth, the dedicated growth capital affiliate of H.I.G. Capital, a global alternative investment firm with nearly $60 billion in assets under management. The firm is a multi-industry investor with a primary focus in growing, technology-oriented businesses across sectors including SaaS, Cloud & Data, Software, FinTech, and Technology-Enabled Services.
Ross was named one of GrowthCap’s Top Software Investors of 2023.
He oversees all day-to-day activities of H.I.G. Growth. Prior to joining H.I.G., Ross was a technology investor at TPG. He...
2023-12-2022 minGrowth Investor with GrowthCap‘s RJ LumbaBuy and Build in the Middle Market: GenNx360’s Daphne DufresneIn this episode, we speak with Daphne Dufresne of GenNx360 Capital Partners, a middle market private equity firm that invests in business-to-business services and manufacturing companies throughout North America.
Daphne has over 25 years of investment experience and plays a crucial role in all aspects of the firm's investment activities and portfolio management. She led the firm’s investments in and chairs the boards of PAG, Genserve, AeroRepair and Whitson’s.
Daphne was named one of GrowthCap’s Top Women Leaders in Growth Investing of 2023 and is a champion for the advancement of women and people of col...
2023-12-1324 minGrowth Investor with GrowthCap‘s RJ LumbaTransforming Hospitality Management: Cloudbeds’ Adam HarrisIn this episode, we speak with Adam Harris, Co-founder and CEO of Cloudbeds, a leading cloud-based hospitality management system provider. Its software combines solutions for front desk, revenue management, distribution, guest acquisition, and guest engagement in a single unified system.
The company has been through four financing rounds, acquired multiple companies, and driven billions in revenue for tens of thousands of properties. Today, Cloudbeds is in more than 157 countries.
The company has raised over $240 million from investors such as Softbank, Viking Global, PeakSpan and other notable investors.
Adam co-founded Cloudbeds in 2012 after finding...
2023-12-0631 minGrowth Investor with GrowthCap‘s RJ LumbaLeading Consumer Growth Investor: Blackstone Growth’s Katie StorerIn this episode, we speak with Katie Storer, a Managing Director with Blackstone Growth. Katie was recently recognized by GrowthCap as a Top Woman Leader in Growth Investing of 2023.
Katie focuses on investments in the consumer sector and was a leader of the all-female investment team for Spanx, the revolutionary womenswear brand founded by Sara Blakely. Katie has also been a leader in BXG’S Talent & Development committee, which focuses on the growth of employees and cultivating that pool of talent.
Blackstone Growth is Blackstone’s dedicated growth equity investing platform. It is backed by the...
2023-11-2919 minGrowth Investor with GrowthCap‘s RJ LumbaBusiness AI Maestro: Fractal’s Srikanth VelamakanniIn this episode, we speak with Srikanth Velamakanni, Co-Founder, Group Chief Executive & Executive Vice-Chairman of Fractal, a provider of artificial intelligence to companies. Fractal's businesses include: Crux Intelligence , which provides AI driven business intelligence; Eugenie.ai for sustainability; Asper.ai for revenue growth management; and Senseforth.ai, conversational AI for sales and customer service.
Since its founding in 2000, the company has raised more than $680 million from TPG, Apax, TA Associates and other notable investors and has empowered more than 100 Fortune 500 companies with its AI, data, and analytics-driven business strategies.
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2023-11-2228 minGrowth Investor with GrowthCap‘s RJ LumbaTech Investing Legend: TCV’s Jay HoagIn this episode, we speak with Jay Hoag, Founding General Partner at TCV. Founded in 1995, TCV has built a track record of partnering with private and public technology companies that have developed into global, category-defining players.
The firm has invested over $17 billion in more than 350 technology companies worldwide and has supported over 145 IPOs and strategic acquisitions, making it one of the most active technology investors. Select investments include Airbnb, Celonis, Clio, Cradlepoint, ExactTarget, Expedia, Facebook, Fandango, GoDaddy, GoFundMe, HomeAway, Netflix, Nubank, Revolut, Splunk, Spotify, Toast, Twillio, and Zillow.
Jay has been a venture capitalist and...
2023-11-1520 minGrowth Investor with GrowthCap‘s RJ LumbaSupercharging With Protein: The EVERY Company’s Arturo ElizondoIn this episode, we speak with Arturo Elizondo, Co-founder and CEO of The EVERY Company, which is an American biotechnology company that develops proteins and other products traditionally sourced from animals.
The company’s versatile proteins are proven solutions for a variety of applications, from bars and beverages to bakery, alt meat and novel foods and beverages that benefit from a protein boost.
Arturo has led The EVERY Company as its Co-founder and CEO for the last decade from concept through commercialization. The Company has raised over $200 million dollars from notable investors.
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2023-11-0820 minGrowth Investor with GrowthCap‘s RJ LumbaA 1000x Faster Database Solution: ClickHouse’s Aaron KatzIn this episode, we speak with Aaron Katz, Co-Founder and CEO of ClickHouse. ClickHouse is an open-source database management system which allows users to generate analytical reports using SQL queries in real-time.
Its technology works 100-1000x faster than traditional database management systems, and processes hundreds of millions to over a billion rows and tens of gigabytes of data per server per second.
Before founding ClickHouse, Aaron helped grow salesforce.com between 2002 - 2014 from a private, 200 employee startup, to a $200 billion market leader. He was also part of the team that took Elastic public and...
2023-11-0122 minGrowth Investor with GrowthCap‘s RJ LumbaDecades of Leadership in Private Investing: Cambridge Associates’ Andrea AuerbachIn this episode, we speak with Andrea Auerbach, Head of Global Private Investments at Cambridge Associates.
Cambridge Associates is a global investment firm that works with endowments, foundations, healthcare systems, pension plans, and private clients to implement and manage custom investment portfolios. With 50 years of institutional investing experience, the firm delivers a range of portfolio management services, including outsourced CIO, non-discretionary portfolio management, staff extension, and asset class mandates.
Andrea leads a 50-person team sourcing and underwriting private equity, growth equity, distressed, and venture capital funds, as well as direct, co-investment, and secondary investment opportunities...
2023-10-2529 minGrowth Investor with GrowthCap‘s RJ LumbaTech Entrepreneur Polymath: Figment’s Lorien GabelIn this episode, we speak with Lorien Gabel, Co-founder and CEO of Figment, the leading provider of blockchain infrastructure. The company has raised over $150 million and is backed by Thoma Bravo, B Capital, Two Sigma, and other notable investors.
Figment provides comprehensive staking solutions for over 250 institutional clients. The world’s largest asset managers, custodians, exchanges, foundations, and token holders leverage Figment’s infrastructure and APIs to earn staking rewards. Staking is a process in which token holders can earn rewards by helping to secure a blockchain network.
Before Co-Founding Figment, Lorien was both a seri...
2023-10-1819 minGrowth Investor with GrowthCap‘s RJ LumbaNavy SEALs of Company Scaling: Turn/River’s Joanne YuanIn this episode, we speak with Joanne Yuan of Turn/River Capital, a leading technology growth equity and buyout firm that specializes in buyouts, spin-outs, growth capital investments, founder liquidity, and recapitalizations of technology, web, and SaaS companies.
Based in San Francisco, the firm is highly effective in rapidly scaling operations. With deep expertise in sales, marketing, customer success, and finance, its team acts like a software firm - they adapt Silicon Valley’s best modern software growth tactics to companies everywhere, carving a path for capital-efficient growth without compromises.
Joanne is a Partner at Tur...
2023-10-1126 minGrowth Investor with GrowthCap‘s RJ LumbaBecoming The Market Leader: GPRS’ Matt AstonIn this episode, we speak with Matt Aston, President and CEO of GPRS, who has built his company from an idea to over $160 million in annual revenue. GPRS or Ground Penetrating Radar Systems is the nation’s largest company specializing in the detection of underground utilities, video pipe inspection, and the scanning of concrete structures.
Matt founded GPRS in 2001 and the company has grown to be a great success in its market. Its 99.8%+ accuracy rating on over 250,000 projects leads the industry. The company has worked on some of the largest and most significant construction projects in the cou...
2023-10-0428 minGrowth Investor with GrowthCap‘s RJ LumbaA Global Platform for Exceptional Founders: Apax Digital’s Marcelo GiglianiIn this episode, we speak with Marcelo Gigliani, Managing Partner of Apax Digital, where he is focused on growth equity investments in the software, internet, and technology-enabled services areas. He serves as a member of the Apax Digital Fund Investment Committee and the Apax Inclusion & Diversity Council.
Apax Digital partners with exceptional founders and leadership teams of innovative SaaS, internet, and tech-enabled services companies worldwide to unlock their maximum potential. The firm has 35 years of tech investing experience and typically invests $50-$200 million per partnership.
Marcelo joined Apax in 1999 and co-founded Apax Digital in 2017. Marcelo...
2023-09-2723 minGrowth Investor with GrowthCap‘s RJ LumbaBrilliant Minds in Biotech: Arbor Biotechnologies’ Devyn SmithIn this episode, we speak with Devyn Smith, the CEO of Arbor Biotechnologies, which is an early stage life sciences company pushing the boundaries of biodiscovery. Arbor has raised over $200 million dollars and is backed by Temasek and other notable investors.
Devyn also serves as Chairman of the Alliance for Regenerative Medicine (ARM) and advises multiple biotech companies. Previously, he was Chief Operations Officer and Head of Strategy at Sigilon Therapeutics, a clinical stage biotechnology company, and before that he was Head of Operations and Strategy, Medicinal Sciences at Pfizer.
Arbor’s platform employs a div...
2023-09-2023 minGrowth Investor with GrowthCap‘s RJ LumbaPrivate Market Innovation At Scale: Partners Group’s Robert CollinsIn this episode, we speak with Robert Collins of Partners Group, where he serves as Co-Head of Private Wealth, Head of the firm’s New York Office and a member of the Global Executive Board.
Partners Group is a leading global private markets firm. Since 1996, the firm has invested over $200 billion in private equity, private debt, private real estate, and private infrastructure on behalf of its clients.
The firm seeks to generate strong returns through capitalizing on thematic growth trends and transforming attractive businesses and assets into market leaders. Partners Group is a committed, responsible in...
2023-09-1323 minGrowth Investor with GrowthCap‘s RJ LumbaBest in Class Revenue Platform: Clari’s Andy ByrneIn this episode, we speak with Andy Byrne, CEO and Co-founder of Clari. Clari is a platform that uses AI and machine learning to support sales teams by integrating with their existing CRM systems.
Thousands of sales, marketing, and customer success teams at leading companies, including Okta, Adobe, Workday, Zoom, and Finastra, use Clari’s execution insights to make their revenue process more connected, efficient, and predictable.
The company is backed by Blackstone, Silver Lake, Sapphire Ventures, Tenaya, Bain Capital, Sequoia and other notable investors.
Prior to Clari, Byrne was a founding executive at...
2023-09-0623 minGrowth Investor with GrowthCap‘s RJ LumbaCloud Analytics Leader: Sigma Computing’s Mike PalmerIn this episode, we speak with Mike Palmer, CEO of Sigma Computing. Sigma is a cloud-native analytics platform that uses a familiar spreadsheet interface to give business users instant access to explore and get insights from their cloud data warehouse. It requires no code or special training to explore billions of rows, augment with new data, or perform “what if” analysis on all data in real-time.
Mike joined Sigma in 2020 and brought with him more than two decades of experience in the technology industry, developing and delivering solutions for the enterprise at startups and Fortune 500 companie...
2023-08-3016 minGrowth Investor with GrowthCap‘s RJ LumbaInvesting in Disruptive Consumer Brands: Stride Consumer’s Juan Marcos HillIn this episode, we speak with Juan Marcos Hill, a Partner at Stride Consumer Partners, which is a private equity firm that focuses on investing in the next generation of great consumer brands.
Founded in 2019, Stride’s unique approach brings together a fully integrated team of successful investors working alongside seasoned operators to help high-growth and disruptive consumer products and services businesses hit their stride.
The Stride Consumer team has worked with the founders and teams of Brew Dr, drybar, Essentia, First Aid Beauty, Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams, Simms Fishing Products, Tatcha, Urban Decay, and...
2023-08-2327 minGrowth Investor with GrowthCap‘s RJ LumbaFlexible Capital in High Growth Sectors: Bregal Sagemount’s Blair GreenbergIn this episode, we speak with Blair Greenberg of Bregal Sagemount, a leading growth-focused private capital firm with more than $5.5 billion of capital raised. The firm provides flexible capital and strategic assistance to market-leading companies in high-growth sectors across a wide variety of transaction situations.
Bregal Sagemount has invested in over 60 companies in a variety of sectors, including software, financial technology and specialty finance, digital infrastructure, healthcare IT, and business and consumer services. The firm has offices in New York, Dallas, and Palo Alto.
Blair Greenberg is a Partner and member of the investment committee...
2023-08-1621 minGrowth Investor with GrowthCap‘s RJ LumbaEngineering Healthier Sweets: Nick’s Niclas LuthmanIn this episode, we speak with Niclas Luthman, Founding Partner of Nick’s. Based in Sweden, Nick’s develops "better for you" alternatives to popular sugar packed and carb loaded foods, such as confectionery, ice cream, snacks and sweeteners. Nick’s seeks to eliminate the gap between indulgent and healthy, through food innovation, to empower more people to make better food choices.
An entrepreneur with a mechanical engineering background, Niclas became a self taught food engineer in 2014 after having to change his diet and lifestyle. He worked with food scientists to develop a range of sugar, wheat and glu...
2023-08-1029 minGrowth Investor with GrowthCap‘s RJ LumbaNext Level Growth Investing: Level Equity’s Ben LevinIn this episode we speak with Ben Levin, Co-founder and CEO of Level Equity.
Level Equity is a private investment firm focused on providing capital to rapidly growing software and technology-driven businesses. Level provides long term capital across all transaction types in support of continued growth. The firm has raised $3.0 billion in committed capital, has backed over 100 companies since inception, and has offices in New York, NY, San Francisco, CA, and Greenwich, CT.
Level’s Operating Partner team, collectively known as NextLevel Operations, provides value-add strategies that allow it to develop world class management teams, fi...
2023-08-0433 minGrowth Investor with GrowthCap‘s RJ LumbaThe Future of Software Sales: Tackle’s John JahnkeIn this episode, we speak with John Jahnke, the CEO of Tackle, the leading solution built to help software companies generate revenue through a data-driven Cloud go-to-market (Cloud GTM).
John is a business and technology leader with a successful track record of building great teams to drive emerging technology patterns.
Tackle works with more than 550 software companies including CrowdStrike, HashiCorp, Lacework, New Relic, VMware, and many more at every stage - from companies scaling their go-to-market to the largest software companies in the world.
They are venture backed by three of the world's...
2023-07-2625 minGrowth Investor with GrowthCap‘s RJ LumbaBuilding Middle Market Leaders: Ridgemont’s Jack PurcellIn this episode, we speak with Jack Purcell, a Managing Partner of Ridgemont Equity Partners, which is a Charlotte-based middle market private equity firm with $9 billion in assets under management that has provided buyout and growth capital to industry-leading companies in the business and tech-enabled services, industrial growth, and healthcare sectors for three decades.
The principals of Ridgemont have refined a proven, industry-focused model designed to build distinctive middle market companies.
Jack focuses primarily on investments in business and tech-enabled services as well as industrial growth. Previously, Jack worked with Banc of America Capital Investors, w...
2023-07-1920 minGrowth Investor with GrowthCap‘s RJ LumbaRapid Growth in Healthcare Franchising: Restore Hyper Wellness’ Jim DonnellyIn this episode, we speak with Jim Donnelly, Co-founder of Restore Hyper Wellness. Restore delivers expert guidance and an extensive array of cutting-edge health modalities, such as IV drips and cryotherapy, integrated under one roof. With multiple franchise locations across the U.S., the company is a national presence and leading brand in the Hyper Wellness space.
Restore was founded in 2015 in Austin, Texas after Jim used cryotherapy while training for a triathlon. The success of the Austin location accelerated the brand into a franchise entity, and they are planning to have 500 locations by the end of 2024.
2023-07-1226 minGrowth Investor with GrowthCap‘s RJ LumbaDelivering Long-Term Value in Private Equity: American Securities’ Michael FischIn this episode, we speak with Michael Fisch, Founder and CEO of American Securities. Based in New York with an office in Shanghai, American Securities is a leading U.S. private equity firm that invests in market-leading North American companies with annual revenues generally ranging from $200 million to $2 billion. American Securities and its affiliates have more than $26 billion under management.
Originating as a family office founded in 1947, in 1994, American Securities opened its private equity investment activities to outside investors seeking attractive risk-adjusted rates of return.
Michael is a founder of American Securities and has been C...
2023-07-0521 minGrowth Investor with GrowthCap‘s RJ LumbaLeading One of The Largest Weight Loss Clinics In The United States: Found’s Sarah Jones SimmerIn this episode, we speak with Sarah Jones Simmer, CEO of Found, a company with a mission to make evidence-based, sustainable weight care accessible for all.
Prior to joining Found in 2021, Sarah was the COO of Bumble, where she was responsible for core strategy, international growth, marketing initiatives, and business operations, as well as the expansion of Bumble’s rapidly growing team.
She started her career analyzing equities and market conditions at a Los Angeles-based hedge fund with ~$5 billion AUM.
Found has raised over $130 million and is backed by WestCap, Google Ventures, Atomic an...
2023-06-2820 minGrowth Investor with GrowthCap‘s RJ LumbaGame Changer In Web Development: Vercel’s Guillermo RauchIn this episode, we speak with Guillermo Rauch, Founder and CEO of Vercel, the frontend cloud that gives developers the frameworks, workflows, and infrastructure to build a faster, more personalized web.
Founded in 2015, the company has raised over $300 million dollars and is backed by GGV Capital, Accel, Bedrock Capital, CRV, and other notable investors.
Vercel unlocks developer potential and enables users to go from idea to global application in seconds. Vercel enables customers like Under Armour, Nintendo, The Washington Post, and Zapier to build delightful user experiences on the Web.
I am your...
2023-06-2124 minGrowth Investor with GrowthCap‘s RJ LumbaHarnessing The Next Generation: RIVET’s Eric DawsonIn this episode, we speak with Eric Dawson, Founder and CEO of RIVET, which channels the collective economic power of young people to fund their work as social innovators.
Young people control over $3 trillion of spending power and are hungry for authentic avenues to express their values. Meanwhile brands are hungry to connect to young consumers. Combine those two facts and add in the tremendous energy driving the youth social change movement and you have RIVET.
Prior to RIVET, Eric co-founded Peace First as a freshman at Harvard, leading it to become a global nonprofit th...
2023-06-1428 minGrowth Investor with GrowthCap‘s RJ LumbaUniquely Positioned in Venture Growth: Revolution’s Kristin GuntherIn this episode, we speak with Kristin Gunther, a Partner at Revolution Growth which has more than $1 billion in assets under management and backs category-defining companies.
Revolution is a D.C.-based investment firm founded by AOL cofounder Steve Case in 2005. Through its family of funds – The Rise of the Rest Seed Fund, Revolution Ventures, and Revolution Growth – Revolution partners with founders at every stage of the startup lifecycle.
Kristin brings over 15 years of experience in private equity, finance, and operations. Prior to joining Revolution, she spent five years at Perseus where she worked with port...
2023-06-0717 minGrowth Investor with GrowthCap‘s RJ LumbaFounder Focused Growth Investing: Serent Capital’s Kevin FrickIn this episode, we speak with Kevin Frick, Co-Founder and Partner of Serent Capital, a leading lower-middle market private equity firm focused on investing in high growth service and technology businesses.
Serent’s portfolio includes more than 60 founder-led, industry-changing companies that it partners with who are scaling up by using Serent’s toolkit of growth resources.
Kevin has a long track record of working with CEOs and their management teams to help their companies achieve their full potential, and has engaged on topics of strategy, organization, sales & account management, marketing and lead generation, product road-mapping, pric...
2023-05-3120 minGrowth Investor with GrowthCap‘s RJ LumbaThe Enterprise 5G Revolution: Celona’s Rajeev ShahIn this episode, we speak with Rajeev Shah, the Co-Founder and CEO of Celona, the enterprise 5G company that enables a new generation of AI-powered business critical apps in the enterprise and helps organizations accelerate their digital transformation journey.
Before founding Celona, Rajeev was the VP of product management and marketing for Federated Wireless, where he launched the industry’s first and leading Spectrum Access System. Prior to Federated, Rajeev held multiple product management leadership positions at Aruba Networks, including creating its Cloud Wi-Fi business.
Taking advantage of the Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS) spectrum, Ce...
2023-05-2418 minGrowth Investor with GrowthCap‘s RJ LumbaTransforming Math Education: Cuemath’s Vivek SunderIn this episode, we speak with Vivek Sunder, CEO of Cuemath, an online supplemental learning platform. Cuemath started in India in 2013 with a mission to transform the way children learn math.
The company started as an offline tutoring center with a small group of students but is now the world's leading online math education platform. Backed by marquee investors such as Google and Sequoia, Cuemath is present in 80+ countries today and is trusted by over 200,000 students for all their math needs.
Prior to working at Cuemath, Sunder worked for more than two decades at P...
2023-05-1729 minGrowth Investor with GrowthCap‘s RJ LumbaAt the Forefront of Automation Investing: THL’s Jim CarlisleIn this episode, we speak with Jim Carlisle, Managing Director of THL Partners, a private equity firm investing in middle-market growth companies across financial technology and services, healthcare, and technology and business solutions.
Jim is the Head of the Technology & Business Solutions vertical, the Automation Fund and a member of the firm’s Management Committee. Leading a team to develop the firm’s technology practice and build leadership in its automation theme, Jim contributes thought leadership to THL’s Identified Sector Opportunity (ISO) platform and fosters a thriving culture through specialization and professional development opportunities.
THL ha...
2023-05-1016 minGrowth Investor with GrowthCap‘s RJ LumbaThe Art and Science of Value CreationIn this episode we talk about value creation, which is critical to how growth investment firms consistently succeed in transforming their portfolio holdings into category leading expansion companies built for the long term.
Firms and groups such as Blackstone Growth, Great Hill Partners, Insight Partners and Vista Equity shared with GrowthCap on the Growth Investor podcast how they think about value creation and their approach to closely partnering with management teams to optimize key operational areas that are critical for rapid scale to occur.
I am your host RJ Lumba. We hope you enjoy the s...
2023-05-0418 minGrowth Investor with GrowthCap‘s RJ LumbaThe Cloud Maestro: Zesty CEO Maxim MelamedovIn this episode, we speak with Maxim Melamedov, the CEO of Zesty, which has developed the next generation of cloud management solutions.
Maxim came to Zesty from a prior career in homeland security and is a veteran of the Israeli Air Force.
Zesty helps cloud engineering teams to slash cloud costs, maintain perfect app performance, minimize the hassle of managing infrastructure, and fully realize the true flexibility of the cloud.
The company has raised over $116 million since its founding and is backed by B Capital, Sapphire Ventures, and other notable investors.
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2023-04-2618 minGrowth Investor with GrowthCap‘s RJ LumbaGrowth Investing Leaders: Sageview Capital’s Ned Gilhuly and Scott StuartIn this episode, we speak with Ned Gilhuly and Scott Stuart, the founding partners of Sageview Capital, which is a private investment firm with over $2 billion in assets under management focused on enduring software and tech-enabled businesses.
Ned and Scott founded Sageview in 2006 after their nearly two decade careers at KKR.
Ned joined KKR in 1986 in San Francisco and rose to establish and oversee all aspects of KKR’s business in Europe as well as serve on KKR’s Investment Committee.
Scott joined KKR in 1986 in New York, and rose to become responsible for...
2023-04-1926 minGrowth Investor with GrowthCap‘s RJ LumbaSaving the Bees Through Technology: Beewise CEO Saar SafraIn this episode we speak with Saar Safra, CEO and Co-Founder of Beewise. 75% of all the fruit, vegetables, seeds and nuts that we consume around the globe are pollinated by bees. We’re talking for 8 billion people.
Beewise’s mission is to help beekeepers pollinate and produce honey by saving their bees, utilizing modern technology. The company has redesigned the beehive with today’s technology providing climate & humidity control, pest control, autonomous swarm prevention, automated harvesting and real-time problem alerts.
The company has raised over $120 million from leading investors including Insight Partners, Corner Ventures and other...
2023-04-1223 minGrowth Investor with GrowthCap‘s RJ LumbaPowering The Supply Chain: Fashinza Co-Founder and CEO Pawan GuptaIn this episode, we speak with Pawan Gupta, Co-Founder and CEO of Fashinza, a next generation supply chain and a fashion marketplace for brands and manufacturers.
The platform supports everything from design to delivery, with end-to-end production and merchandising support. It provides direct access to vetted suppliers, real-time production tracking, digitized assembly lines, and data driven quality control.
Previously, Pawan co-founded Curofy, which today is the largest network of Doctors in India. Curofy was acquired by a large US corporate, Edifecs, in an all-cash deal in 2017.
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2023-04-0522 minGrowth Investor with GrowthCap‘s RJ LumbaSolving The Food Waste Problem: Afresh CEO Matt SchwartzIn this episode, we speak with Matt Schwartz, Co-Founder and CEO of Afresh. Afresh is on a mission to reduce food waste globally by transforming the fresh food supply chain. The company builds AI-powered solutions that meet fresh food’s many challenges to optimize grocery retail forecasting, ordering, and operations.
Matt co-founded Afresh in 2016 while pursuing his MBA at Stanford. He began his career as a consultant with Bain & Company.
Afresh has raised approximately $150 million and is backed by Insight Partners, Spark Capital, Walter Robb and other notable investors.
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2023-03-2917 minGrowth Investor with GrowthCap‘s RJ LumbaTransforming The Hiring Process At Scale: Fountain’s CEO Sean BehrIn this episode we speak with Sean Behr, CEO of Fountain. Founded in 2014, Fountain started with a vision to transform the hiring of hourly workers. The company’s purpose-built solution is designed to help companies hire high volumes of workers, faster by combining the power of automation with a data-driven applicant tracking system.
The company is backed by B Capital Group, Softbank, DCM Ventures, and Y Combinator, among others.
Sean joined Fountain as CEO in 2020. Prior to joining the company, he served as CEO and Founder of Stratim (acquired by KAR), an intelligent mobility and fl...
2023-03-2223 minGrowth Investor with GrowthCap‘s RJ LumbaInfrastructure’s Boldest Investor: SIP’s Jonathan WinerIn this episode, we speak with Jonathan Winer, Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Sidewalk Infrastructure Partners (SIP). SIP was formed in 2019 and is backed by Alphabet, Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan, and StepStone Group as its anchor partners. SIP’s mandate is to transform infrastructure by harnessing the power of technology.
Jonathan has led three private equity platforms and personally led investments of over $3B with a focus on the application of technology to real assets. Previously, Jonathan was Head of Investments for Alphabet’s urban innovation platform. Earlier in his career, Jonathan worked at the D. E. Shaw grou...
2023-03-1521 minGrowth Investor with GrowthCap‘s RJ LumbaFocus Breeds Excellence: Blackstone Growth Global Head Jon KorngoldIn this episode, we speak with Jon Korngold, Global Head of Blackstone Growth (BXG) and Global Co-Head of Technology Investing. We chat about the macro growth equity picture, BXG’s focus areas and its key developments over the last two years.
I’ve met hundreds of private equity and growth equity investors over the past two decades and Jon is someone truly unique, not just because of his professional accomplishments, which are many, but because of his insights, thoughtfulness and humility.
Blackstone Growth is Blackstone’s dedicated growth equity investing platform. It is backed by the scal...
2023-03-0821 minGrowth Investor with GrowthCap‘s RJ LumbaA Next Generation Private Investment Platform: Opto Investments’ CEO Mark MachinIn this episode, we speak with Mark Machin, Co-Founder and CEO of Opto Investments. Opto Investments’ platform provides financial advisors with expert insights and tools to help them discover, execute, and service private investment strategies, such as private equity, real estate, and venture capital, that help their clients build long term wealth.
The company is backed by Tiger Global, 8VC, and MSD Capital, among other notable investors.
Prior to joining Opto Investments, Mark was the President & CEO at CPP Investment Board, one of the world’s largest and fastest-growing institutional investors with net assets over $520 bill...
2023-03-0120 minGrowth Investor with GrowthCap‘s RJ LumbaCreating Sustainable Value for Innovative Companies: Norwest’s Sonya BrownIn this episode, we speak with Sonya Brown, General Partner and Co-Head of Growth Equity at Norwest. Norwest is a leading venture and growth equity investment firm managing more than $12.5 billion in capital. Since its inception, the firm has invested in more than 650 companies and currently partners with over 200 active companies in its venture and growth equity portfolio.
Sonya is focused on growth equity and buyouts investing across a wide range of sectors including consumer, retail, internet, education and business services. Her current investments include Babylist, Forum Brands, Jolyn, Junk King, Kendra Scott, Madison Reed, Senreve, and...
2023-02-2217 minGrowth Investor with GrowthCap‘s RJ LumbaFull Stack AgTech: Absolute Founder and CEO Agam KhareIn this episode, we speak with Agam Khare, Founder and CEO of Absolute, a bioscience company leveraging the best of nature, science and innovation to build a better future for people and the planet.
The company’s AI-driven operating system can be implemented across vertical farms, greenhouses, open farms, and other areas, enabling farmers to grow crops without using synthetic enzymes and GMOs.
Based in Delhi, India, Absolute operates across 16 countries and is backed by Sequoia, Tiger Global, and Alpha Wave.
Prior to Absolute, Agam ran India's leading Industrial Robotics & Factory Automation company wo...
2023-02-1520 minGrowth Investor with GrowthCap‘s RJ LumbaDelivering A Better Healthcare Experience: Everside Health CEO Chris MillerIn this episode, we speak with Chris Miller, CEO of Everside Health, one of the largest direct primary care providers in the U.S., operating over 375 health centers in 34 states.
Chris is a recognized leader and entrepreneur known for building and scaling companies. He offers a unique blend of business acumen, strategic vision and service delivery to achieve organizational success.
Everside Health, headquartered in Denver, Colorado, offers patients direct and convenient, 24/7 access to their physicians by combining increased physician involvement with a data-driven approach focused on delivering better health outcomes.
The company started...
2023-02-0817 minGrowth Investor with GrowthCap‘s RJ LumbaInvesting in Human Capital: Two Sigma Impact’s Warren ValdmanisIn this episode, we speak with Warren Valdmanis, Partner at Two Sigma Impact, the impact investing business of Two Sigma exclusively focused on workforce impact.
Two Sigma Impact combines active, principled ownership and data science with the goal of achieving superior returns and positive social outcomes. It invests in industries that rely heavily on human capital such as education and training, healthcare, consumer, and business services.
They believe improving employee engagement and creating more good jobs can improve business performance and create a model for other companies to emulate.
Previously, Warren was a...
2023-02-0119 minGrowth Investor with GrowthCap‘s RJ LumbaThe Finance Platform for SaaS Founders: Arc Technologies’ Don MuirIn this episode, we speak with Don Muir, Co-Founder and CEO of Arc Technologies. Founded in 2021, Arc provides a better way for software startups to raise capital without incurring costly dilution and risky debt.
Arc converts a startups’ future revenue into upfront capital, provides a cash management account to store, manage and spend funds, and delivers financial analytics to drive growth.
The Company is backed by Left Lane Capital, Bain Capital Ventures, NFX and Atalaya Capital, among others.
I am your host RJ Lumba. We hope you enjoy the show.
2023-01-2519 minGrowth Investor with GrowthCap‘s RJ LumbaUnlocking the Power of Big Data to Transform Mobility: INRIX’ Bryan MisteleIn this episode, we speak with Bryan Mistele, Co-Founder and CEO of INRIX, the global leader in connected car services and mobility analytics. The Company is at the forefront of connecting cars to smarter cities in more than 60 countries around the world.
Founded in 2004, INRIX pioneered the practice of managing traffic by analyzing data not just from road sensors, but also from vehicles.
Prior to INRIX, Bryan was an executive at Microsoft. He built HomeAdvisor into the #1 ranked business-to-business and business-to-consumer company in both the online mortgage and real estate industries. The company was a...
2023-01-1816 minGrowth Investor with GrowthCap‘s RJ LumbaReengineering Online Advertising: Seedtag Founder Albert Nieto RieraIn this episode, we speak with Albert Nieto Riera, Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Seedtag. Seedtag is the leading contextual advertising company in Europe and Latin America. With AI technology based on machine learning algorithms, the company powers the most relevant and engaging communications in a privacy-first world through contextual advertising.
The company has raised over $300 million dollars from leading investors including Advent International and Oakley Capital.
Seedtag was founded in 2014 by two former Googlers with a clear mission: to change how online advertising is done. Today, Seedtag has a large international presence with over 400 employees...
2023-01-1118 minGrowth Investor with GrowthCap‘s RJ LumbaBuilding Value in Financial Services: Lovell Minnick Partners’ Steve PiersonIn this episode, we speak with Steve Pierson, Managing Partner at Lovell Minnick Partners. Prior to joining the firm in 2016, Steve was at UBS where he served as Head of Financial Institutions Investment Banking Americas and Global Head of Financial Technology & Services.
Lovell Minnick Partners is a middle market private equity firm focused on investments in financial services, financial technology and related business services. Since its inception in 1999, the firm has raised $3.5 billion of committed capital from leading institutional investors.
Lovell Minnick Partners was recognized by GrowthCap as a Top 25 Private Equity Firm of 2022.
2023-01-0419 minGrowth Investor with GrowthCap‘s RJ LumbaBringing Online Products to Life: nfinite Founder and CEO Alexandre de ViganIn this episode, we speak with Alexandre de Vigan, Founder and CEO of nfinite. nfinite is the leading e-merchandising platform for online merchants to create, display and manage product visual experiences to increase their online sales.
The company has raised over $100 million dollars from leading investors including Insight Partners and U.S. Venture Partners.
nfinite is all about helping the world usher in the post-shoot era in which product visual availability is no longer reliant on costly, logistical, and carbon-heavy photoshoots.
Visual production is shifting to computer-generated 3D imagery (CGI) — which facilitates higher pe...
2022-12-2818 minGrowth Investor with GrowthCap‘s RJ LumbaScaling Software Companies: Invoca CEO Gregg JohnsonIn this episode, we speak with Gregg Johnson, the CEO of Invoca. Gregg is a seasoned software leader who previously led Salesforce Marketing Cloud’s social marketing product line, where he integrated $1 billion of M&A investments into the Salesforce product portfolio. He is also a successful entrepreneur.
Invoca is the cloud leader in AI-powered conversation intelligence for revenue teams that enables marketing, sales, customer experience, and eCommerce teams to understand and immediately act on the information consumers share via conversations.
The company has raised $184 million from leading venture capitalists including Upfront Ventures, Accel, Silver Lake...
2022-12-2123 minGrowth Investor with GrowthCap‘s RJ LumbaBacking The Exceptional: Great Hill Partners’ Michael KuminIn this episode, we speak with Michael Kumin, Managing Director at Great Hill Partners, which he joined in 2002. Michael serves on the firm’s Investment Committee and Executive Committee. He focuses on digital commerce and software investments.
Great Hill Partners is a Boston-based private equity firm that invests in high-growth, disruptive companies across five core sectors (software, digital commerce, financial technology, healthcare, and digital infrastructure). Over the past two decades, Great Hill has raised over $12 billion of commitments across eight funds and invested in more than 95 companies.
The Firm was recognized by GrowthCap as a Top...
2022-12-1421 minGrowth Investor with GrowthCap‘s RJ LumbaGrowth Equity Investor: Kayne Partners’ Nathan LockeIn this episode, we speak with Nate Locke, Managing Partner and Co-Head of Growth Equity at Kayne Partners.
Nate has played a key role in partnering with many of the 48 platform investments and contributing to the 25 exits completed by the Kayne Partners team across six funds and six co-investment vehicles.
He was recognized by GrowthCap as a Top 25 Software Investor of 2022.
Nate’s select transaction experience includes the sale of Chicago-based, 4C Insights, MaintenanceNet, Learn.com, 3CInteractive and the recapitalizations of Source Intelligence, and myKaarma.
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2022-12-0721 minGrowth Investor with GrowthCap‘s RJ LumbaDriving Positive Change in Software: Insight Partners’ Rachel GellerIn this episode, we speak with Rachel Geller, Managing Director at Insight Partners where she helps lead investments in high-growth software and internet companies, with a focus on application software and marketplaces.
Rachel has provided investment, growth and M&A support for more than 50 portfolio companies. She is also a vocal advocate for increased diversity in both the software and investment sectors and is a driving force behind many of Insight’s DE&I initiatives.
Rachel was recognized by GrowthCap as one of the Top Women Leaders in Growth Investing of 2022.
Founded in 1995, Ins...
2022-11-3018 minGrowth Investor with GrowthCap‘s RJ LumbaA Global Leader in Software Investing: Hg’s Matthew BrockmanIn this episode, we speak with Matthew Brockman, Managing Partner at Hg, a leading global software and services investment firm. The firm was recognized by GrowthCap as one of the Top 25 Private Equity Firms of 2022.
Hg has over $55 billion in total funds under management and is supported by a team of over 280 professionals across Europe and North America, with offices in London, Munich, New York, Paris and San Francisco.
Matthew is Managing Partner, Chair of the Investment Committees and a member of the Board at Hg. He focuses on the day to day leadership of...
2022-11-2322 minGrowth Investor with GrowthCap‘s RJ LumbaThe Investor Instinct: Spectrum Equity’s Ben SperoIn this episode we chat with Ben Spero, Managing Director at Spectrum Equity, a leading growth equity firm that specializes in partnering with internet-based software and information services companies.
Spectrum was started in 1994, and recently closed its tenth fund with $2 billion. The firm has an exceptional track record partnering with founders of high growth, bootstrapped companies as their first institutional investment partner.
Ben joined Spectrum in 2001 and is co-head of the firm, leading their San Francisco office. Some of the investments he’s led for Spectrum include Grubhub, SurveyMonkey, Lucid Software, iPay Technologies, The Knot Wo...
2022-11-1624 minGrowth Investor with GrowthCap‘s RJ LumbaSteadfast in Healthcare Investing: BPOC’s Greg MoerschelIn this episode we chat with Greg Moerschel, Managing Partner at BPOC, a firm committed to middle market healthcare companies, typically led by founders. Greg was recognized by GrowthCap as a Top Healthcare Investor of 2022.
He joined BPOC as a Partner in 1997. Greg currently serves on the boards of Medicus Healthcare Solutions and Maxor National Pharmacy Services. Beyond capital, BPOC has over two decades of accumulated experience to convey to growing businesses.
Many founder-led companies represent the life’s work of a group of dedicated individuals, so BPOC approaches each opportunity with respect and humility. Th...
2022-11-0923 minGrowth Investor with GrowthCap‘s RJ LumbaTop Women in Growth Investing: Vista Equity Partners’ René Stewart and Rachel ArnoldIn this episode we chat with René Stewart and Rachel Arnold, Senior Managing Directors and Co-Heads of Vista’s Endeavor Fund. Endeavor is one of the world’s largest tech buyout funds led by women. Both René and Rachel were recently recognized by GrowthCap as two of the Top Women Leaders in Growth Investing.
Endeavor seeks to capture the opportunity among high-growth enterprise software companies in the lower-middle market. Since launch, Vista’s Endeavor platform has successfully raised two funds and now manages over $2.0 billion, investing in a growing portfolio of innovative businesses with $10 to $30 million in annual r...
2022-11-0227 minGrowth Investor with GrowthCap‘s RJ LumbaPeopleFirst in Private Equity: Alpine Investors’ Graham WeaverIn this episode, we speak with Graham Weaver, Founder and Managing Partner of Alpine Investors, a people-driven private equity firm that invests in software and services businesses.
Since its founding in 2001, Alpine has made almost 300 investments and has hired over 60 executives into its portfolio companies. The firm has embarked on eight funds since inception and currently has $8b in assets under management. It most recently closed Fund VIII in 2021 with over $2.25b in committed capital.
Alpine was recognized by GrowthCap as a Top 25 Private Equity Firm of 2022.
Graham founded Alpine based on the b...
2022-10-2627 minGrowth Investor with GrowthCap‘s RJ LumbaFueling Today’s Healthcare Innovators: Questa Capital’s Ryan DrantIn this episode, we speak with Ryan Drant, Founder and Managing Partner of Questa Capital, a healthcare venture growth equity firm that invests in breakout growth companies.
Ryan was recognized by GrowthCap as a Top 25 Healthcare Investor of 2022.
He has been actively investing in healthcare since 1996. Ryan specializes in the medical device, healthcare services, healthcare technology and specialty pharma sectors. During his investment career, he has served on 42 boards of directors and has overseen the deployment of $1.0 billion in equity capital.
Ryan’s key investments include PocketHealth, Avive, and Bicycle Health.
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2022-10-1917 minGrowth Investor with GrowthCap‘s RJ LumbaHealthcare Growth Maestro: Thomas H. Lee Partners’ Joshua NelsonIn this episode, we speak with Joshua Nelson, Managing Director and Head of the Healthcare Group for Thomas H. Lee Partners also known as “THL”. In his role, Josh leads a dynamic team with deep understanding of the healthcare space and operating experience. Josh was recognized by GrowthCap as a Top 25 Healthcare Investor of 2022.
THL invests in middle market growth companies exclusively within selected Identified Sector Opportunities (ISOs) in three industry groups: Financial Technology & Services, Healthcare and Technology & Business Solutions. Since 1974, the firm has raised more than $34 billion of equity capital and has invested in over 160 companies.
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2022-10-1222 minGrowth Investor with GrowthCap‘s RJ LumbaAt the Intersection of Purpose and Profit: The Vistria Group’s David SchuppanIn this episode, we speak with David Schuppan, a Senior Partner and Co-Head of the Healthcare Team at The Vistria Group, a Chicago-based next generation private investment firm operating at the intersection of purpose and profit.
David was recognized by GrowthCap as a Top 25 Healthcare Investor of 2022.
With over 20 years of healthcare experience, David joined The Vistria Group in 2017 and has helped grow the firm to over $7.1 billion in AUM. Previously, David was a Founder and Partner of Cressey & Company, a healthcare focused private equity firm.
David prides himself on working closely with...
2022-10-0517 minGrowth Investor with GrowthCap‘s RJ LumbaGrowth Investing Leader: General Atlantic’s Robb VorhoffFor our 100th episode, it is only fitting we interview an investor at one of the key pioneering firms of the growth equity industry. I’ve heard others in the industry refer to the firm as “The Mighty General Atlantic”, they are indeed the gold standard in growth investing.
In this episode, we speak with Robb Vorhoff, Managing Director and Global Head of General Atlantic’s Healthcare Group. Robb was recognized by GrowthCap as a Top 25 Healthcare Investor of 2022.
General Atlantic is a leading global growth equity firm providing capital and strategic support for growth companies...
2022-09-2822 minGrowth Investor with GrowthCap‘s RJ LumbaConquering The Knowledge Economy: Kajabi President Sean KimIn this episode, we speak with Sean Kim, President and Chief Product Officer of Kajabi, an all-in-one knowledge commerce platform.
Kajabi is used by both seasoned business owners and first-time knowledge entrepreneurs. It has helped its customers generate over $3.5 billion in sales and reach nearly 60 million people across the globe with their valuable educational content.
Prior to joining Kajabi, Sean was Head of Product at TikTok and before that was Global Head of Product for Retention for Amazon Prime.
Kajabi has raised over $550 million in funding and is backed by TPG, Tiger Global, Spe...
2022-09-2120 minGrowth Investor with GrowthCap‘s RJ LumbaPartners For The Long Run: Silversmith Capital Partners’ Jeff CrisanIn this episode, we speak with Jeff Crisan, who co-founded Silversmith Capital Partners in 2015. In his role as a Managing Partner, Jeff focuses on investments in Healthcare IT & Services. Jeff was recognized by GrowthCap as a Top 25 Healthcare Investor of 2022.
Silversmith Capital Partners is a Boston-based growth equity firm focused on partnering with and supporting the best entrepreneurs in growing technology and healthcare companies. Since its founding in 2015, the firm has raised four funds and has $3.3 billion of capital under management.
With more than 20 years investing experience, Jeff has led many of the firm’s key...
2022-09-1421 minGrowth Investor with GrowthCap‘s RJ LumbaPrivate Equity Excellence: Bain Capital’s Chris Gordon and Devin O’ReillyIn this episode, we speak with Chris Gordon and Devin O’Reilly who lead Bain Capital’s healthcare investing efforts and have been working closely together for 17 years. Chris also co-heads Bain Capital’s overall North American private equity business.
Chris and Devin were each recognized by GrowthCap as a Top 25 Healthcare Investor of 2022.
Since joining Bain Capital in 1997, Chris has been actively involved in nearly all of the firm’s healthcare investing activity, and also helped launch Bain Capital’s dedicated life sciences investing effort in 2016.
Devin joined the firm in 2005. Previously, he served hea...
2022-09-0721 minGrowth Investor with GrowthCap‘s RJ LumbaTop Healthcare Investor: HealthQuest’s Garheng KongIn this episode, we speak with Garheng Kong, Managing Partner and Founder of HealthQuest Capital, a leading healthcare focused growth equity firm. HealthQuest invests in commercial stage innovations across the healthcare spectrum from medical devices and technologies to biopharma and diagnostics, and beyond.
Garheng founded HealthQuest in 2012. He is a physician, scientist, and engineer by training, and has over two decades of experience investing in innovative healthcare companies with a long list of successes including 28 IPO and M&A exits.
Garheng received undergraduate degrees in both Chemical Engineering and Biological Sciences from Stanford, while on an...
2022-08-3119 minGrowth Investor with GrowthCap‘s RJ LumbaThe Standard for Data Integration: Airbyte CEO Michel TricotIn this episode, we speak with Michel Tricot, Co-Founder & CEO of Airbyte, the new open-source data integration platform that syncs data from applications, APIs & databases to data warehouses, lakes and other destinations.
Airbyte is backed by Accel, Benchmark, and Altimeter Capital, among other investors. The company has raised over $180 million since its founding in 2020.
Prior to founding Airbyte, Michel was a Founding Member & Director of Engineering at rideOS and before that was the Director of Engineering for LiveRamp.
I am your host RJ Lumba. We hope you enjoy the show.
2022-08-2117 minGrowth Investor with GrowthCap‘s RJ LumbaSecuring Your Identity: Persona CEO Rick SongIn this episode, we speak with Rick Song, Co-Founder & CEO of Persona, a company that enables businesses to seamlessly verify customer identities with a drop-in widget that can be integrated in less than 10 lines of code.
Persona is backed by Founders Fund, Index Ventures, and Coatue among other investors. The company has raised over $200 million since its founding in 2018.
Prior to founding Persona, Rick was an engineer at Square and during college was a KPCB Engineering Fellow.
I am your host RJ Lumba. We hope you enjoy the show.
2022-08-0722 minGrowth Investor with GrowthCap‘s RJ LumbaUbiquitous Data Connectivity: CData Software CEO and Founder Amit SharmaIn this episode, we speak with Amit Sharma, the CEO and Founder of CData Software, which is a leading provider of data access and connectivity solutions. Its mission is to simplify the way its users connect, integrate, and automate their enterprise data.
The Company is backed by Updata Partners and others and has raised over $160 million.
Amit has guided CData Software’s rise from startup to a fast growing and profitable software company trusted by some of the largest corporations across the globe.
I am your host RJ Lumba. We hope you enjoy the...
2022-07-2417 minGrowth Investor with GrowthCap‘s RJ LumbaThe Smart Home Gets Smarter: Level Home President Michael RovitoIn this episode, we speak with Michael Rovito, the President of Level Home and Dwelo. Level is redefining the smart home experience with revolutionary, award-winning smart access products. With the addition of Dwelo, Level now offers integrated hardware and software solutions for all residential properties.
The Company is backed by Walmart, Cox Communications, Lennar Corporation, and other notable investors.
Prior to Dwelo, Michael was the General Manager of InfiSense where he led the conceptualization and development of an IoT solution for energy efficiency measurement and verification.
I am your host RJ Lumba. We hope...
2022-07-1017 minGrowth Investor with GrowthCap‘s RJ LumbaDoctor Data 2.0: H1 CEO and Co-Founder Ariel KatzIn this episode, we speak with Ariel Katz, the CEO and Co-Founder of H1, which provides authoritative information about every Healthcare Provider (HCP) worldwide, including academics, clinicians, and allied health professionals. Life sciences companies, hospitals and health systems use this platform to connect with established as well as emerging HCPs.
The Company is backed by Altimeter Capital, IVP, Menlo Ventures, Goldman Sachs and other notable investors.
Prior to H1, Ariel was the CEO and Co-Founder of ResearchConnection, the first searchable online database for all of the ongoing university research initiatives and research professors across the c...
2022-06-2615 minGrowth Investor with GrowthCap‘s RJ LumbaEmpowering Financial Advisors Everywhere: CAIS Founder and CEO Matt BrownIn this episode, we speak with Matt Brown, Founder, CEO and Chairman of CAIS, the leading alternative investment platform for financial advisors who seek improved access to and education about alternative investment funds and products.
CAIS is backed by Apollo, Franklin Templeton, and Motive Partners, among others.
Matt has spent over 30 years at the intersection of wealth management, alternative investments, and platform design. He began his career as a financial advisor at Shearson Lehman Brothers and Smith Barney.
I am your host RJ Lumba. We hope you enjoy the show.
2022-06-1218 minGrowth Investor with GrowthCap‘s RJ LumbaThe B2B Google: AlphaSense Founder and CEO Jack KokkoIn this episode, we speak with Jack Kokko, CEO and founder of AlphaSense, a market intelligence platform used by the world’s leading companies and financial institutions. AlphaSense is trusted by over 1,600 enterprise customers, including a majority of the S&P 100.
The company is backed by Goldman Sachs, Viking Global, Morgan Stanley, and many other notable investors.
Before AlphaSense, Jack was the founding CEO of Silecs, building the company into a global supplier of advanced materials, improving the performance of billions of semiconductor devices used in mass market electronics.
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2022-05-2918 minGrowth Investor with GrowthCap‘s RJ LumbaDisrupting An Old Industry: KeyMe CEO Greg MarshWelcome to the GrowthCap podcast where we chat with CEOs, investors and other key industry leaders to uncover insights and strategies for accelerating growth and succeeding in business. I am your host RJ Lumba.
In this episode we chat with Greg Marsh, the CEO and Founder of KeyMe, which has disrupted the locksmith industry becoming the nation's most trusted 24-hour emergency locksmith. The company also has a network of self-service key duplication kiosks located in thousands of retail locations across the country.
Greg shares his insights into the evolution of KeyMe, his entrepreneurial journey and the...
2021-12-0721 minGrowth Investor with GrowthCap‘s RJ LumbaLeveraging The Network Effect: Mighty Networks CEO Gina BianchiniWelcome to the GrowthCap podcast where we chat with CEOs, investors and other key industry leaders to uncover insights and strategies for accelerating growth and succeeding in business. I am your host RJ Lumba.
In this episode we chat with Gina Bianchini, the CEO and Co-Founder of Mighty Networks, which is a SaaS platform for creators and brands to start and grow communities. Gina shares her insights into the mission of Mighty Networks, the value of good investors and her entrepreneurial journey. The company is backed by Owl Ventures, Intel Capital, Sierra Wasatch Capital and others.
2021-11-2320 minGrowth Investor with GrowthCap‘s RJ LumbaFinTech Growth Maestro: Dwolla CEO Brady HarrisIn this episode Dwolla CEO Brady Harris and I chat about the FinTech space and how Dwolla saves businesses a tremendous amount of money by lowering transaction fees. We also chat about his experience working with private equity and venture capital investors and who he thinks is the smartest person in FinTech.
I particularly liked his insights on leadership and today’s best CEO.
Before joining Dwolla, Brady was the President of Payscape, a FinTech company offering dynamic payment solutions to 50,000+ businesses with over $25 billion in payment volume. Prior to Payscape, he was the President of E...
2021-08-2423 minGrowth Investor with GrowthCap‘s RJ LumbaA Methodical Approach To Building A SaaS Company: Celigo CEO Jan ArendtszWelcome to the GrowthCap podcast where we chat with CEOs, investors, and other key industry leaders to uncover insights and strategies for accelerating growth and succeeding in business. I am your host RJ Lumba.
In this episode we chat with Jan Arendtsz, a former corporate software professional turned entrepreneur. Unlike many of today’s startup founders, Jan took a more methodical approach to founding and ultimately building his company, Celigo.
Celigo simplifies the integration of business applications and data sources in the enterprise. Its integration Platform-as-a-Service or iPaaS solution allows both technical and business users to...
2020-12-2820 minGrowth Investor with GrowthCap‘s RJ LumbaCapitalizing On The Ecommerce Megatrend: Sana Commerce CEO Michiel SchipperusEntrepreneurs who have built their business with no outside capital understand the skill it takes and greatly appreciate when seeing others who have done it.
Sana Commerce has been growing 50% each year for the past 12 years and now has approximately 400 employees. The secret to their success is a combination of favorable market conditions and a culture which emphasizes entrepreneurship and empowerment.
We spoke with the CEO Michiel Schipperus who built the b2b ecommerce software company from the start. It was hatched as a spin off from an IT services company that recognized the need fo...
2020-12-1522 minGrowth Investor with GrowthCap‘s RJ LumbaDriving Healthcare Forward: Allscripts CEO Paul BlackWelcome to the GrowthCap podcast where we chat with CEOs, investors and other key industry leaders to uncover insights and strategies for accelerating growth and succeeding in business. I am your host RJ Lumba.
In this episode, we chat with Paul Black, the CEO of Allscripts, which is a leading provider of healthcare information technology solutions ranging from population health management to virtual care to precision medicine to genomics to pharma data analytics and to post-acute care, among many other solutions.
Paul shares with us his focus on maximizing opportunity and the importance of continuous...
2020-09-1427 minGrowth Investor with GrowthCap‘s RJ LumbaCrowdStreet CEO Tore Steen: Building The Leading Real Estate Investment MarketplaceAs states begin to open up and main street slowly comes back to life, real estate investors are evaluating next steps on their current holdings while embarking on new opportunities.
In this episode we chat with Tore Steen the CEO of CrowdStreet, the leading commercial real estate investment platform for individuals seeking access to the asset class.
Tore shares his thoughts on real estate marketplaces as well as CrowdStreet’s story. We hear about how the company came to be, how they have been impacted by COVID-19 and where they’re headed.
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