Investor Type | Firm |
Type of Fund | VC |
Industries | Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Sales (& Marketing) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Payments |
Stages | Seed, Series A, Series B, Pre-seed |
Investing | United States |
Investment Range | $100,000 - $5,000,000 |
Investment Sweet Spot | $1,000,000 |
First Trust Capital Partners, LLC (FTCP), is a venture capital firm that specializes in providing early to growth stage funding to forward-thinking companies. Headquartered at 120 E. Liberty Drive, Wheaton, Illinois, FTCP operates with an investment range typically between $100,000 and $5,000,000, with a sweet spot around $1,000,000 per investment. They are particularly focused on businesses in the sectors of software, including web marketplaces, SaaS, information technology and TMT, business solutions, fintech and financial services, sales and marketing, healthtech and fitness, and payments. FTCP's investment approach emphasizes on finding innovative companies within the financial services and healthcare technology industries, but they remain open to compelling opportunities across a variety of sectors. The firm is interested in Healthcare IT, including analytics, population health, and vertical SaaS, as well as Pharma IT, focusing on Real World Evidence and clinical trial efficiencies. They tend to invest in companies that are past the seed stage, generally at Series A or Series B rounds. FTCP prides itself on investing balance sheet capital which allows them to support growth with 'disciplined patience.' Their mission is to generate long-term capital appreciation by engaging meaningfully with their portfolio companies. Over the past 15 years, FTCP has made more than 90 private investments, leveraging the expertise and resources of its affiliated entities, First Trust Portfolios L.P. and First Trust Advisors L.P. However, the firm is not interested in most services businesses, indicating a preference for product-based or technology-centric companies.
We invest in early and growth stage companies across multiple industries but with a focus on financial services and healthcare technology.