Investor Type | Firm |
Type of Fund | Venture Capital Fund |
Industries | Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Logistics (& Distribution) • Investment Management |
Stages | Expansion, Later Stage, MBO/LBO, Acquisition, Recapitalization, Seed, Pre-seed |
Investing | United States • United Kingdom |
Investment Range | $100,000 - $5,000,000 |
Investment Sweet Spot | $1,500,000 |
Assets Under Management | $360,000,000 |
Ballast Point Ventures is a venture capital firm headquartered in Tampa, Florida, with a focus on providing expansion capital to established but rapidly growing private companies primarily located in the Southeast and Texas. With $360 million in assets under management, they position themselves as partners rather than bosses, emphasizing they do not seek to take control of businesses but rather to work in tandem with the companies they invest in to scale and succeed. Their investment thesis revolves around targeting entities in a wide array of sectors including software, IT, business solutions, FinTech, hardware, retail, HealthTech, logistics, and investment management. Ballast Point Ventures specializes in a variety of funding stages, encompassing expansion, later-stage investments, management buyouts/leveraged buyouts (MBO/LBO), acquisitions, recapitalizations, as well as seed and pre-seed rounds. Their investment amounts range from a minimum of $100,000 to a maximum of $5 million, with a sweet spot around $1.5 million. With years of collective partner experience, they offer more than just capital by bringing in-depth expertise and a vast network to support the entrepreneurial journey. The firm prides itself on its non-intrusive approach to investing, creating long-standing partnerships based on trust and cultivating relationships where entrepreneurs are encouraged to manage their business while benefiting from the support and confidence provided by Ballast Point Ventures. The firm has a track record of successful investments and exits and seeks to partner with high-quality management teams characterized by their deep domain expertise, unwavering drive to succeed, and strong integrity.