Headquarters: Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania Sectors: SaaS, Information Services, Software, Payments, Transaction Processing Description: Susquehanna Growth Equity, LLC is a private equity and venture capital firm focused on growth and expansion stage companies. The firm primarily invests in software and tech-enabled businesses in North America, Israel and Western Europe. Areas of focus include: enterprise software/SaaS, financial technology, industrial technology data, internet, healthcare technology, security infrastructure, human resources technology, and lending technology. The firm typically invests $5-$100 million in companies with $5-$100 million of revenue. “Patient. Focused. Entrepreneur-centric. Our unique approach and source of capital allows you and your timeline to dictate the future of your company.” Recent Investments: Payoneer $180M / Series E Allocadia $22M / Series B (Lead) Fundera $11.5M / Series B (Lead) Field Nation $30M / Venture (Lead) Website: www.sgep.com Greg Colella came back to the investment community in 2014 after working as the Director of Operations for Tinypass (now Piano). Prior to that, he spent time as a seed stage investor in New York at BOLDstart Ventures. He spends time thinking about how slow-adopting industries will embrace technology, and loves meeting and talking with entrepreneurs, other investors, and anyone who supports the growth of tech businesses. He is actively involved with GlobalTranz and Reorg Research.  Greg is a graduate of Princeton University with an A.B. in International Affairs from the Woodrow Wilson School and a certificate in East Asian Studies. He is currently the Commander of the First Troop Philadelphia City Cavalry, the nation’s longest continuously serving mounted unit, headquartered in center city Philadelphia.  

Headquarters: Austin, Texas Sectors: Software, Cloud Description: AVX Partners is an Austin-based venture capital firm focused on growth-stage software and cloud investments. AVX’s limited partners are a unique mix of successful entrepreneurs, emerging company operating executives, professional investors, influential community members and large family offices. A subset of the limited partners (LPs) actively engages in each AVX investment, providing unique value to each portfolio company. “Venture Capital specifically structured to meet the exact funding and operating needs of capital-efficient, game-changing SaaS companies looking to expand from early revenue traction to future market leaders” Recent Investments: Vyopta Incorporated $1m / Series A Vyopta Incorporated $5M / Series A (Lead) Vapor IO Undisclosed Amount / Series A Website: www.avx.partners AVX Partners was founded in 2015 by veteran Austin Venture General Partner, Chris Pacitti. Chris set out with the vision to improve the Venture Capital model for B2B SaaS companies in their expansion stage. AVX seeks out capital efficient SaaS businesses and provides the desired capital for the company’s next stage of growth. AVX also has a large Operating Partner Network. We match the best fit operating partners on a deal by deal basis. We do not focus on one region in particular, rather the many regions that face a dearth of expansion stage institutional capital and expertise.   

Headquarters: Austin, Texas Sectors: Software, Enterprise Software, Consulting Description: Founded in 2014, ATX Seed Ventures is an early-stage venture capital fund created by expert entrepreneurs serving emerging entrepreneurs. ATX Seed Ventures gives founders what they need most: access to capital, contacts and experience at the seed stage, in the context of hands-on support that sets the stage for success. Every limited partner is a successful entrepreneur. They know what it is like to stand between sales and operations, make hard calls as active CEOs, founders and directors, to create wildly successful businesses out of nothing. “ATX Seed Ventures is more than a VC, it is the most impactful partnership an Austin startup could be a part of” Recent Investments: KEY Concierge $3.75M / Series A AlertMedia $4M / Series A PrideBites $700k / Seed Bractlet $885k / Series A Website: www.atxseedventures.com    Chris Shonk is a general partner at ATX Seed Ventures. He started his first business at fourteen, was named the Special Forces Soldier of the Year, co-founded an investment bank, and has operated, advised, and invested in consumer service and tech companies for over a decade. He has been interviewed by Business Week, Inc. Magazine, Entrepreneur Magazine, The Wall Street Journal, Fast Company, and Forbes. Chris is a graduate of the Acton School of Business and was the first alumnus to start an endowment to offer other deserving entrepreneurs the opportunity to change the world. He knows what it means to take decisive action. Chris has Learned from the world’s most elite Military operators, the ten years spent operating, advising, and investing in companies, and the entrepreneurs he serves.

Headquarters: Menlo Park,California Sectors: Software, Enterprise Software, Consulting Description: Founded in 2000, Accel-KKR is a technology-focused investment firm with $4.0 billion in capital commitments. The firm invests in software and IT enabled businesses well-positioned for top line and bottom-line growth. At the core of Accel-KKR’s investment strategy is a commitment to developing strong partnerships with the management teams of its portfolio companies and a focus on building value through significant resources available through the Accel-KKR network. Accel-KKR focuses on middle-market companies and provides a broad range of capital solutions from minority-growth investments to buyouts, recapitalizations, divisional carve-outs and going-private transactions. “Accel-KKR’s culture is built on a strong work ethic and drive to succeed and is one that values authenticity and collaboration. Our investment and consulting professionals have extensive experience in the technology space.” Recent Investments: ESO Solutions $17.66M / Private Equity (Lead) ClickDimensions Undisclosed amount / Private Equity Cendyn Undisclosed amount / Private Equity Clavis Insight $20M / Venture (Lead) Website: http://www.accel-kkr.com David Cusimano is a Vice President at Accel-KKR. Prior to joining Accel-KKR, David was a Private Equity Associate at GenSpring Family Office. There he was responsible for sourcing, executing and monitoring minority equity investments and subordinated debt financings to growth oriented,  small and middle market companies in a wide variety of industries, as well as, allocating capital commitments to private equity funds. Prior to GenSpring, David was an Analyst at Wachovia Securities, where he provided merger and acquisition, capital raising and advisory services for corporate clients and financial sponsors focused on the technology and technology enabled services sectors. David is currently a Director of Cendyn, Delta Data, ESO and PrismHR and was previously a Director of Ektron, N-able Technologies (sold to SolarWinds for $120 million in 2013), and OnCenter Software (sold to Roper Industries in 2015.)  

Headquarters: Austin, Texas Sectors: Enterprise Software, Social Media, Digital Media Description: LiveOak Venture Partners is an Austin-based, early-stage venture capital firm that partners with visionary entrepreneurs who use disruptive technologies and business models to challenge the status quo. While many of their investments begin at the seed stage, LiveOak is a full life-cycle investor focused on technology and technology-driven service companies primary based in Texas and the Southwest. For over a decade, the Founders of LiveOak have helped entrepreneurs create industry-leading companies. “LiveOak partners with visionary entrepreneurs who use disruptive technologies and business models to challenge the status quo.” Recent Investments: Ranzure Networks $13M / Series A (Lead) CS Disco $18.58M / Series C Data.world $14M / Series A NSS Labs $16M / Series C Website: liveoakvp.com Seth Snyder is in charge of the day to day marketing activities for LiveOak. He supports the General Partners in all branding efforts to ensure that LiveOak is every Texas entrepreneur’s first thought for early-stage financing.   Prior to LiveOak Seth studied finance and economics at the University of Texas at Austin. After graduation he moved to Houston to work in the oil & gas industry focusing on finance, accounting and economics before heading back to Austin to join the entrepreneurial ecosystem. He completed the venture internship at Capital Factory, and has a deep appreciation for entrepreneurship and new ventures. Seth sits on the University Unions Advisory Council as well as the Tejas Foundation board, a non-profit that provides guidance, mentoring and financial support to the Tejas Club at the University of Texas. Seth is a devout Longhorn that loves to ride bikes and play tennis.  

Headquarters: Durham, North Carolina Description: SJF Ventures is a venture capital partnership with offices in Durham, New York and San Francisco. Through its investment funds, the firm provides equity financings from $1MM to $10MM, solo or in syndicates, to companies seeking growth capital. As a venture fund, SJF Ventures focuses on the resource efficiency, sustainability and technology-enhanced services sectors. “SJF Ventures invests in high-growth companies creating a healthier, smarter and cleaner future.” Recent Investments:   Portfolium $5.35M / Series A (Lead) Ayla Networks $39M / Series C Solera Health, Inc. $4M / Series A TransLoc $8M / Series A (Lead)   Website: sjfventures.com Christine Primmer is a Principal at SJF Ventures, where she focuses on energy, connectivity and industrial innovation. She serves as a Board Observer for TransLoc, a transportation Software-as-a-Service business, EnTouch Controls, an energy-management-as-a-service provider for small commercial retail, and Aseptia, an advanced food processing technology enabling production of premium quality food products.  Prior to SJF, Christine was a Manager at Alvarez & Marsal Business Consulting, where she helped grow the Atlanta practice of a global professional services firm specializing in turnaround, performance improvement, and business advisory. She led teams to implement projects with bottom-line results for clients in the retail, telecommunications, manufacturing, and non-profit sectors. Christine graduated magna cum laude from the Georgia Institute of Technology with a degree in Mechanical Engineering. While in school, she completed a 2 year rotational program with GE Energy and studied with the Energy Tomorrow program at the University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia.  

Headquarters: Austin, Texas Description: Founded in 2015, Arena Growth Partners, teams up with the leaders of early-stage growth businesses to help them successfully scale their enterprises and break through the growth ceiling. Their combination of deep operational experience, outstanding networks, diverse backgrounds, and our servant leadership approach enables them to bring significant and sustainable value to the businesses in which they invest. Arena Growth Partners was founded by military veterans, who have a special passion for veteran-owned and veteran-led businesses. “We help great leaders build great businesses. Our unique approach to investing, coupled with a pioneering spirit, provides the vision to guide early stage growth companies beyond today and toward future success.” Website: arenagrowthpartners.com Shane Walsh is the son of a founder who built a small industrial equipment rental company in Houston, Texas. He grew up in the business from a young age and learned to respect entrepreneurship and risk early in life. Shane served in the United States Army as an M1A1 Tank Officer with the First Infantry Division at Fort Riley, Kansas.  After leaving the military, Shane helped his parents sell their business and then led the business in its transition from a single-location, family-owned business to a multi-location, corporate-owned enterprise. Shane has a deep operational background and has served as a leader in diverse industries, from financial services to oilfield services. He has a special passion for identifying talent and developing leaders.

Headquarters: Austin, Texas Description: LiveOak Venture Partners is an Austin-based, early-stage venture capital firm that partners with visionary entrepreneurs who use disruptive technologies and business models to challenge the status quo. While many of their investments begin at the seed stage, LiveOak is a full life-cycle investor focused on technology and technology-driven service companies primary based in Texas and the Southwest. For over a decade, the Founders of LiveOak have helped entrepreneurs create industry-leading companies. “LiveOak partners with visionary entrepreneurs who use disruptive technologies and business models to challenge the status quo.” Recent Investments: Ranzure Networks $13M / Series A (Lead) CS Disco $18.58M / Series C Data.world $14M / Series A NSS Labs $16M / Series C Website:  liveoakvp.com Venu Shamapant is a co-founder of LiveOak Venture Partners and has been investing in early stage Texas based companies and entrepreneurs since 1999.  Prior to founding LiveOak, Venu was a General Partner at Austin Ventures where he invested in companies producing more than $1.5B in enterprise values to date. He was an early investor in and sat on the Board of Directors of LifeSize Communications (acquired by Logitech), Spatial Wireless (acquired by Alcatel-Lucent), Navini Networks (acquired by Cisco Systems), Mavenir Systems (NYSE:MVNR) and Sipera Systems (acquired by Avaya Communications). Prior to joining Austin Ventures, he was with McKinsey & Co. serving clients in the enterprise systems and software markets. He started his professional career as a software developer and engineering lead at Mentor Graphics.  

Headquarters: Cincinnati, Ohio Description: River Cities invests in world-class management teams − backing progressive, proven leaders of healthcare and information technology companies. A consistent, cohesive team has honed its strategy over four prior funds with compelling performance. River Cities seeks to be a business partner first and a capital provider second, investing significant human capital to leverage its domain expertise and a network of thought leaders assembled over the last 20 years. “Building bridges between today’s opportunities and tomorrow’s success.” Recent Investments: Building Engines, Inc. $26M / Private Equity NICO $15M / Venture Canvas $4M / Venture Netsertive, Inc $24M / Series C (Lead) Website: www.rccf.com Patrick Dunnigan joined River Cities in 2014 to focus on technology and healthcare investment opportunities. Prior to joining RCCF, Patrick worked at a venture-backed cloud services company and was a senior associate with Florida-based Ballast Point Ventures, where he worked on healthcare and tech-enabled business services growth-stage investments. Previously, Patrick was a senior investment banking analyst for Raymond James & Associates, where he was actively involved in advising companies regarding initial public offerings, raising capital in both the public and private markets and merger and acquisition opportunities. Patrick graduated with a BS in finance with honors from the University of Florida and an MBA from the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University with the Health Sector Management (HSM) certificate.  Patrick volunteers at the KIPP Durham College Prep Public School in Durham, North Carolina.