ABS Capital Partners

What is ABS Capital Partners?

ABS Capital Partners is a growth equity firm founded in 1990, with its headquarters in Baltimore, Maryland, and an additional office in San Francisco, California. The firm specializes in providing growth equity capital to business-to-business (B2B) software and tech-enabled services companies.

They focus on sectors such as software, which includes Web Marketplace and SaaS, IT and TMT, media, business solutions, hardware and manufacturing, A.I. and big data, HealthTech and fitness, and investment management. ABS Capital Partners has a robust investment portfolio, reflecting their emphasis on investing in emerging growth businesses that demonstrate a strong potential for sustained scalability and market leadership.

With over 30 years of experience, the firm has invested in approximately 130 companies across eight funds, sticking to a disciplined investment strategy.

They pursue companies with compelling solutions and seek to maximize the technological and data assets of these businesses to gain more market share and expand offerings. Their approach is to invest actively in companies that value their guidance on infrastructure, data strategies, and process modernization.

ABS Capital's investment ranges typically fall between $10 million and $25 million, with a sweet spot of $10 million. They mainly participate in Series A and Series B funding rounds. With assets under management of $149.8 million, ABS Capital Partners positions itself as a key growth equity investor with a keen interest in accelerating the growth of their investee businesses.

This tailoring of custom blueprints to accelerate growth has been a hallmark of ABS Capital's success, evidenced by the array of companies they have helped grow into industry leaders.

What they say:

We are a firm focusing on various service sectors and advanced technological domains.

What we look for: We invest in business-to-business solutions, education, information technology, and healthcare.