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; Manchester New Hampshire ; Baltimore Maryland ; San Mateo California ; New Hampshire ; California - U.S.A., U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Media • Education • Businesses Solutions • Retail (& E-Commerce) • Entertainment (& Sports) • A.I. (& Big Data) • Gaming (& eSports) • GovTech • Local commerce • Online Social
Managing Partner at Wasabi Ventures, LLC
New York City (NY) - Bethesda Maryland - Houston Texas - Texas, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Other • Media • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Energy • CleanTech • HealthTech (& Fitness)
On January 3, 2012, Stellus Capital Management was established in connection with the spin out of the Direct Capital Unit of the D. E. Shaw group. Stellus focuses on the middle market, providing private credit financing to businesses in a wide range of industries, and private equity capital to energy-focused companies in North America. The Stellus team deployed more than $5 billion during their years investing together at the D. E. Shaw group. Stellus currently provides investment advice in respect of approximately $740 million in private credit and energy private equity investments generated while at the D. E. Shaw group. In Private Credit, Stellus focuses on the direct origination of debt for middle market companies, typically with modest corresponding equity co-investment. For Private equity and equity-linked debt investments, the firm targets small and middle market energy businesses (making investments of $10 million to $50 million). Stellus Capital Investment Corporation (NYSE: SCM) is an externally managed, closed-end, non-diversified management investment company. Stellus Capital Investment Corporation's investment objective is to maximize the total return to its stockholders in the form of current income and capital appreciation by investing primarily in private middle-market companies (typically those with $5.0 million to $50.0 million of EBITDA through first lien, second lien, unitranche and mezzanine debt financing, often with a corresponding equity investment. Stellus is headquartered in Houston, Texas, and also maintains offices in the New York City area, and the Washington, D.C. area.
Washington D.C - ; New York New York ; Annapolis Maryland ; Washington ; New York, United States
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • Media • Education • Entertainment (& Sports) • Food & Beverage
Mr. Adam Lehman serves as Chief Operating Officer & Advisor at 410 Labs. Mr. Adam Lehman serves as Chief Operating Officer at Hillel International. Mr. Adam Lehman is the Founder of Lancelot. Prior to that he served as an Strategic Advisor at Lotame Solutions. Adam is a proven leader in the digital media industry. He has extensive experience as an operating executive, strategist, dealmaker, investor, and entrepreneur. Adam served as the General Manager for Lotame's flagship platform business, and also overlooked Lotame's corporate affairs. Adam previously served as a Senior Vice President with AOL, and COO of its central business and corporate development unit. During his tenure at AOL he negotiated strategic advertising and marketing partnerships with leading Internet, media and consumer marketing companies, and closed billions worth of investments, mergers, acquisitions and joint venture transactions. More recently, as a Managing Member of Rock Ridge Ventures, Adam incubated and advised several new ventures in the social media and marketing space, including Wondir, NaturalPath Media, Goozex, GeniusRocket and Carmun. Adam began his career as an associate in Mergers & Aquisitions group of the corporate law firm Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher, and Flom. Adam is a graduate of Dartmouth College and Harvard Law School. He also co-founded GeniusRocket and served as its Chief Operating Officer and President.
Beverly Hills California - London - New York City (NY) - Chicago Illinois - Bethesda Maryland - Indianapolis Indiana - Annapolis Maryland - Bellevue Washington - Houston Texas - Washington D.C - Indiana - Virginia - Texas - Illinois, U.S.A. - U.K. - India
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Other • IT (& TMT) • Media • Education • BioTech • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • IoT (& Wearables) • CleanTech • A.I. (& Big Data) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Cannabis • Logistics (& Distribution)
Perseus is a merchant bank and private equity fund management company headquartered in Washington, D.C., with an office in New York and an associated advisory firm in Munich. Perseus has invested in numerous growth equity, turnaround, and buyout transactions in the United States, Canada, and Western Europe. Perseus manages seven private equity funds and makes control equity investments in middle market companies that offer opportunities for value creation and enhancement. Since its inception in 1995, Perseus has made investments in more than 60 portfolio companies in a wide variety of industries in which Perseus and its principals have expertise, including energy, environmental, and engineering technologies; healthcare; and branded consumer products. Perseus has raised more than $1.6 billion in capital commitments. Perseus Partners VII, L.P., which was established in 2006, is a $602 million fund focused on control investments in middle market growth equity transactions principally in the energy, environmental, and engineering technology, healthcare, and branded consumer products sectors. This fund has been fully committed or reserved. Perseus also co-manages a $449 million fund that invests exclusively in life sciences companies. Growth equity and turnaround investing have been core investment focuses of Perseus since inception, supplemented by occasional opportunistic leveraged buyouts when supported by appropriate market conditions.
London - San Francisco California - Chevy Chase Maryland - Fairfax Virginia - Vancouver British Columbia Canada - Newport Beach California ; California - U.S.A., U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • PropTech • IT (& TMT) • Media • BioTech • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Web Security (& Privacy) • Medical Devices (& Hospital Services) • Aerospace (& Defense)
#UK #tech #entrepreneur @EnsygniaLtd - Onescan allows your #customers to go from looking to buying in under 10 seconds (even brand new ones). No #NFC needed.
San Francisco California - Boston Massachusetts - Ohio - Texas - Maryland - - Austin Texas - Columbus Ohio - Baltimore Maryland United, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • Media • Education • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Sales (& Marketing) • Entertainment (& Sports) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Advertising • AR/VR • Aerospace (& Defense) • Music • Mobile
Dr. Sean Lane is a Co-Founder and serves as Chief Executive Officer and Board Member at Olive. He previously co-founded Upskill. He holds a degree from Miami University.
Baltimore Maryland - Texas - Dallas (TX), U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Other • Media • BioTech • Businesses Solutions • Energy • IoT (& Wearables) • A.I. (& Big Data) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Medical Devices (& Hospital Services)
Headquartered in Dallas and Nashville, Pharos Capital Group has $600 million in capital under management through three private equity funds. Founded in 1998, the firm's latest partnership is a $400 million fund focused on providing later stage equity funding for internal growth, acquisitions, leveraged buyouts, management buyouts or recapitalizations across industry sectors, with particular focus on healthcare, business services and technology. Pharos typically takes $10 to $30 million equity positions through staged investing in undercapitalized businesses in underserved regions across the nation. The firm has an additional office in Baltimore.
Leesburg Virginia - Bethesda Maryland - Annapolis Maryland - Washington D.C - Virginia, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Media • A.I. (& Big Data)
Partner at Revolution Growth
Todd Klein is a successful private equity investor and author who for over twenty years has focused on building Transformative Companies--those that not only succeed but transform their industries, their markets and the world around them. Currently, he is a Partner with Revolution Growth, a growth equity investment firm based in Washington, DC and founded by Steve Case, Ted Leonsis, and Donn Davis. Immediately prior to joining Revolution, he served as the Interim COO of Anonymous Content, a TV, Film, and Talent Management company known for producing Academy Award winning films such as The Revenant and Spotlight, and groundbreaking TV programs such as True Detective and Mr. Robot. Previously, he was Managing Director and Chief Investment Officer of SWaN&Legend Ventures and founder and Managing Partner of Legend Ventures, both multi-stage venture capital firms. Earlier in his career, he was a Managing Director at Kinetic Ventures. In aggregate, he has invested in over 150 companies and served on more than 30 boards of directors. Prior to Kinetic, he worked at Salomon Brothers and Chemical Banking Corporation where he completed numerous M&A, restructurings, public and private financings and LBOs. Todd’s professional passion is working with growing enterprises and his expertise is in evaluating the structural, economic and strategic elements that differentiate Transformative Companies from their competitors. He is the author of Built for Change: Essential Traits of Transformative Companies, which was published in the fall of 2010. Todd is a frequent speaker on capital formation and entrepreneurship and has been quoted in the Wall Street Journal, Variety, Associated Press, The Wrap, NBC News, and appeared on CNNfn. He received his BBA from the University of Texas and MBA from Harvard University. Specialties: Strategy, Venture Capital Investment, Media, Business Development, Finance
Bethesda Maryland - Annapolis Maryland - Washington D.C, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Media • Businesses Solutions • Hardware (& Manufacturing)
Daphne Dufresne is a Managing Partner of GenNx360. She brings extensive investment experience to the firm and is engaged in all aspects of the firm’s investment activities and portfolio management. She is a voting member of the firm’s Investment Committee and Chair of the firm’s Exit Committee. Daphne was a founding partner and a Managing Director of RLJ Equity Partners. She was responsible for sourcing, executing and monitoring investments, the day to day management of the firm including fundraising and she sat on the firm’s four-person Investment Committee which made final investment decisions. Daphne was Chairman of the Board of Directors of both Fleischmann’s Vinegar Company and Media Source Inc. until they were successfully sold. She was also member of the Board of Directors of portfolio company LAI International and led the investment in J&J Africa. Prior to RLJ Equity Partners, Daphne was a Partner with Parish Capital Advisors, a $1-billion fund of funds where she initiated and led their direct investment program. Prior, she was a Principal at Weston Presidio, a diversified private equity fund managing $4.4 billion of assets under management. She began her investment career as an Associate Director in the Bank of Scotland's Structured Finance Group, focusing on management buyouts in Europe. Prior to that, Daphne served as an Associate in Accenture’s (formerly Andersen Consulting) Strategic Services Group. Daphne earned her B.S. in Engineering from the University of Pennsylvania and her MBA from Harvard Graduate School of Business. She is happily married with three children.
New York City (NY) - Bethesda Maryland - Houston Texas - Texas, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Other • Media • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Energy • CleanTech • HealthTech (& Fitness)
On January 3, 2012, Stellus Capital Management was established in connection with the spin out of the Direct Capital Unit of the D. E. Shaw group. Stellus focuses on the middle market, providing private credit financing to businesses in a wide range of industries, and private equity capital to energy-focused companies in North America. The Stellus team deployed more than $5 billion during their years investing together at the D. E. Shaw group. Stellus currently provides investment advice in respect of approximately $740 million in private credit and energy private equity investments generated while at the D. E. Shaw group. In Private Credit, Stellus focuses on the direct origination of debt for middle market companies, typically with modest corresponding equity co-investment. For Private equity and equity-linked debt investments, the firm targets small and middle market energy businesses (making investments of $10 million to $50 million). Stellus Capital Investment Corporation (NYSE: SCM) is an externally managed, closed-end, non-diversified management investment company. Stellus Capital Investment Corporation's investment objective is to maximize the total return to its stockholders in the form of current income and capital appreciation by investing primarily in private middle-market companies (typically those with $5.0 million to $50.0 million of EBITDA through first lien, second lien, unitranche and mezzanine debt financing, often with a corresponding equity investment. Stellus is headquartered in Houston, Texas, and also maintains offices in the New York City area, and the Washington, D.C. area.
New York City (NY) - Bethesda Maryland - Houston Texas - Texas, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Other • Media • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Energy • CleanTech • HealthTech (& Fitness)
On January 3, 2012, Stellus Capital Management was established in connection with the spin out of the Direct Capital Unit of the D. E. Shaw group. Stellus focuses on the middle market, providing private credit financing to businesses in a wide range of industries, and private equity capital to energy-focused companies in North America. The Stellus team deployed more than $5 billion during their years investing together at the D. E. Shaw group. Stellus currently provides investment advice in respect of approximately $740 million in private credit and energy private equity investments generated while at the D. E. Shaw group. In Private Credit, Stellus focuses on the direct origination of debt for middle market companies, typically with modest corresponding equity co-investment. For Private equity and equity-linked debt investments, the firm targets small and middle market energy businesses (making investments of $10 million to $50 million). Stellus Capital Investment Corporation (NYSE: SCM) is an externally managed, closed-end, non-diversified management investment company. Stellus Capital Investment Corporation's investment objective is to maximize the total return to its stockholders in the form of current income and capital appreciation by investing primarily in private middle-market companies (typically those with $5.0 million to $50.0 million of EBITDA through first lien, second lien, unitranche and mezzanine debt financing, often with a corresponding equity investment. Stellus is headquartered in Houston, Texas, and also maintains offices in the New York City area, and the Washington, D.C. area.
Maryland Baltimore, Maryland - the, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • Media • Healthcare (& Wellness) • Online Social
Syncom Venture Partners is a venture capital firm that focuses on investments in the media and communication industry based in the United States. The firm also invests in the multimedia content, multimedia application, digital business service and licensed communication sectors. The firm was founded in 1977 and is based in Bethesda, Maryland.
New York City (NY) - Bethesda Maryland - Houston Texas - Texas, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Other • Media • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Energy • CleanTech • HealthTech (& Fitness)
On January 3, 2012, Stellus Capital Management was established in connection with the spin out of the Direct Capital Unit of the D. E. Shaw group. Stellus focuses on the middle market, providing private credit financing to businesses in a wide range of industries, and private equity capital to energy-focused companies in North America. The Stellus team deployed more than $5 billion during their years investing together at the D. E. Shaw group. Stellus currently provides investment advice in respect of approximately $740 million in private credit and energy private equity investments generated while at the D. E. Shaw group. In Private Credit, Stellus focuses on the direct origination of debt for middle market companies, typically with modest corresponding equity co-investment. For Private equity and equity-linked debt investments, the firm targets small and middle market energy businesses (making investments of $10 million to $50 million). Stellus Capital Investment Corporation (NYSE: SCM) is an externally managed, closed-end, non-diversified management investment company. Stellus Capital Investment Corporation's investment objective is to maximize the total return to its stockholders in the form of current income and capital appreciation by investing primarily in private middle-market companies (typically those with $5.0 million to $50.0 million of EBITDA through first lien, second lien, unitranche and mezzanine debt financing, often with a corresponding equity investment. Stellus is headquartered in Houston, Texas, and also maintains offices in the New York City area, and the Washington, D.C. area.
New York City (NY) - Bethesda Maryland - Houston Texas - - Texas, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Other • Media • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Energy • CleanTech • HealthTech (& Fitness)
On January 3, 2012, Stellus Capital Management was established in connection with the spin out of the Direct Capital Unit of the D. E. Shaw group. Stellus focuses on the middle market, providing private credit financing to businesses in a wide range of industries, and private equity capital to energy-focused companies in North America. The Stellus team deployed more than $5 billion during their years investing together at the D. E. Shaw group. Stellus currently provides investment advice in respect of approximately $740 million in private credit and energy private equity investments generated while at the D. E. Shaw group. In Private Credit, Stellus focuses on the direct origination of debt for middle market companies, typically with modest corresponding equity co-investment. For Private equity and equity-linked debt investments, the firm targets small and middle market energy businesses (making investments of $10 million to $50 million). Stellus Capital Investment Corporation (NYSE: SCM) is an externally managed, closed-end, non-diversified management investment company. Stellus Capital Investment Corporation's investment objective is to maximize the total return to its stockholders in the form of current income and capital appreciation by investing primarily in private middle-market companies (typically those with $5.0 million to $50.0 million of EBITDA through first lien, second lien, unitranche and mezzanine debt financing, often with a corresponding equity investment. Stellus is headquartered in Houston, Texas, and also maintains offices in the New York City area, and the Washington, D.C. area.
New York City (NY) - Bethesda Maryland - Houston Texas - - Texas, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Other • Media • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Energy • CleanTech • HealthTech (& Fitness)
On January 3, 2012, Stellus Capital Management was established in connection with the spin out of the Direct Capital Unit of the D. E. Shaw group. Stellus focuses on the middle market, providing private credit financing to businesses in a wide range of industries, and private equity capital to energy-focused companies in North America. The Stellus team deployed more than $5 billion during their years investing together at the D. E. Shaw group. Stellus currently provides investment advice in respect of approximately $740 million in private credit and energy private equity investments generated while at the D. E. Shaw group. In Private Credit, Stellus focuses on the direct origination of debt for middle market companies, typically with modest corresponding equity co-investment. For Private equity and equity-linked debt investments, the firm targets small and middle market energy businesses (making investments of $10 million to $50 million). Stellus Capital Investment Corporation (NYSE: SCM) is an externally managed, closed-end, non-diversified management investment company. Stellus Capital Investment Corporation's investment objective is to maximize the total return to its stockholders in the form of current income and capital appreciation by investing primarily in private middle-market companies (typically those with $5.0 million to $50.0 million of EBITDA through first lien, second lien, unitranche and mezzanine debt financing, often with a corresponding equity investment. Stellus is headquartered in Houston, Texas, and also maintains offices in the New York City area, and the Washington, D.C. area.
Washington District of Columbia - Annapolis Maryland - Chevy Chase Maryland, U.S.A.
Other • IT (& TMT) • Media • BioTech • Businesses Solutions • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Energy • CleanTech • A.I. (& Big Data) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Logistics (& Distribution)
Formed in 2011, Farragut Capital Partners is a privately-held investment management firm providing mezzanine debt and equity capital to finance leveraged and management buy-outs, generational transfers, growth capital financings (internal growth and acquisitions), and recapitalizations. Over the last 55+ years the firm's partners have deployed close to $1 billion across 90+ investments. The firm invests $2-$8 million total investment, with the ability to accommodate larger transactions through its network of strategic partners. The firm looks for profitable companies with established revenues of at least $10 million.
Maryland, United States
IT (& TMT) • Media • Education • Businesses Solutions • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Aerospace (& Defense)
Managing Partner at Arlington Capital Partners with two decades of experience in private equity investing and assisting portfolio companies achieve their growth objectives
Maryland, United States
IT (& TMT) • Media • Education • Businesses Solutions • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Aerospace (& Defense)
Experienced private equity partner that enjoys building companies both organically and through M&A. Significant Board of Directors experience across multiple industries.