Guidepost Growth Equity

About The Fund

Guidepost Growth Equity is a Boston-based private equity firm specializing in growth equity investments for entrepreneur-led technology companies. Beyond financial support, they provide guidance to help their portfolio companies scale and achieve success. Guidepost is known for investing in a wide range of IT and TMT sectors, leveraging their extensive experience and resources to foster growth, operational efficiency, and market expansion. With a minimum investment of $15 million and a maximum of $75 million, they are capable of making significant capital commitments, aligning with their focus on expansion and management buyouts or leveraged buyout scenarios. With $1.1 billion in assets under management, Guidepost targets companies at the growth stage, looking for those that have demonstrated a capacity for transformational impact within their industries. Their investment approach is undergirded by their core values of integrity, teamwork, curiosity, and determination. They believe in building strong partnerships with their portfolio companies, a philosophy emphasized by testimonials from various CEOs who have worked with them, illustrating Guidepost’s supportive and collaborative nature. Guidepost's cultural approach encourages open communication and the sharing of ideas, and they have a dedicated Value Creation Group that provides strategic resources to assist entrepreneurs with key growth levers. Through this multi-faceted support, Guidepost seeks to guide companies through their growth journeys, which includes not just financial, but also operational and strategic challenges, striving to create enduring value and strong returns for investors and entrepreneurs alike.