Baird Capital
Private equityChicago · Growth–Late Stage · 50 people tracked
Also known as BAIRD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT COMPANY, LLC
Investment thesis
Baird Capital operates as one global team across its private equity and venture capital platforms, with investment teams collaborating across funds and geographies to source and evaluate opportunities. It invests in B2B technology and services sectors where the team and Baird hold deep expertise, targeting subsectors that overlap with Baird's equity research and investment banking coverage. The firm draws on over three decades of investing experience and leverages global operating resources across the U.S., U.K. and Asia to support venture and lower-middle-market portfolio companies. It taps Baird's broader network of banking professionals, research coverage, macro insights and executive talent to help companies scale.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 50 people
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What they invest in
from 13 of 14 portfolio companiesSaaS ×8Enterprise Software ×6Healthtech ×6AI & Machine Learning ×5Digital Health ×2Medical Devices ×2B2B Marketplaces ×1Biotech ×1
HQs:United States×11United Kingdom×1
Investments · 14 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 12023 · 12022 · 22019 · 12017 · 16 dated
ChurnZero provides customer success software with embedded AI agents that automate tasks such as onboarding, risk detection, and account growth for customer success teams.
AI & Machine LearningSaaSSales TechArlington, US
You Mon Tsang(Chief Executive Officer and Cofounder)inMark Heys(Chief Technical Officer and Cofounder)inAbby Hammer(Chief Product Officer and Chief Customer Officer)inHunter Montgomery(Chief Marketing Officer)inMichael Kipp(Chief Information Security Officer)inSarah Kiley(Chief Sales Officer)in
Co-investorsGrotech VenturesJMI EquityBaird Venture Partners
Osano is a data privacy platform that helps companies manage compliance with global privacy regulations such as GDPR, CCPA, and LGPD through cookie consent management, subject rights (DSAR) automation, preference management, website compliance scanning, and vendor risk assessment.
CybersecurityLegalTechSaaSAustin, US
Arlo Gilbert(Co-founder & Chief Innovation Officer)inScott Hertel(Co-founder)Bobby Jaffari(Chief Executive Officer)Jessica Hamilton(Chief Financial Officer)inSkye McCullough(Chief Customer Officer)in
BoardMichael Smerklo(Director)in
Co-investorsLiveOak VenturesNext Coast VenturesJump CapitalLookout VenturesFirst Ascent VenturesSocial Starts+2 more
Upfront develops healthcare solutions that activate patients and improve clinical, financial, and operational outcomes for providers.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechSaaS
Ben Albert(CEO and co-founder)Carrie Kozlowski(COO and co-founder)
Co-investorsHyde Park Venture PartnersEcho Health Ventures
Vodori builds cloud-based content management software for life science teams, supporting compliance and the promotional material review process with workflow management, digital asset management, and health authority submission tools.
Enterprise SoftwareHealthtechMarketing TechSaaSChicago, US
Scott Rovegno(CEO and Co-Founder)inGrant Gochnauer(CTO and Co-Founder)inStacy Wolters(Chief Data and Analytics Officer and Co-Founder)inJoe Barr(Chief Financial Officer)inLesly Marban(Chief Commercial Officer)inStacy Wolters Rovegno(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsBaird Venture Partners
Freemarket is a cross-border payments and financial infrastructure company that serves banks, payment service providers, and other financial institutions seeking to optimize international money movement.
B2B MarketplacesCrypto & Web3Enterprise SoftwareFintechLondon, GB
Alex Hunn(Founder, former CEO)
Co-investorsWest Hill CapitalEndeavour Ventures Ltd.Volution Ventures
HealthtechMaple Grove, US
Tom Ressemann(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardMichael Liang(Director)Robert Weisskoff(Director)inDan Sachs(Director)
Co-investorsF-Prime CapitalHBM Healthcare InvestmentsLongitude Capital
Tampa, US
LAWRENCE M. HARDING(Executive Officer, Director)WILLIAM J. MARCINKIEWICZ(Executive Officer)
BoardBENEDICT ROCCHIO(Director)CALBRAITH R. WHEATON(Director)CHRIS PAYNE(Director)BILL THOMAS(Director)
Co-investorsABS Capital PartnersBaird Venture Partners
OncoHealth develops software and services to help health plans, employers, and oncologists manage cancer care and reduce treatment complexity.
Digital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesMental HealthSaaS
Jon Maack(Chief Executive Officer)
Co-investorsBlue Venture FundsCobalt VenturesMcKesson VenturesOak HC/FTSand Hill Angels
HealthtechHouston, US
Michael Magnani(Executive Officer, Director)Mehdi Razavi(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardGill M. Jack(Director)Milton Morris(Director)Daniel Steppe(Director)
Co-investorsS3 Ventures
SourceDay provides an AI-driven supplier portal that connects suppliers directly to a company's ERP, keeping purchase order data on dates, prices, and quantities in sync across buyers, suppliers, and internal teams.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareLogistics & Supply ChainSaaSCedar Park, US
Clint McRee(Co-founder & Chief Strategy Officer)inTom Kieley(Executive Officer, Director)Michael Miller(Chief Executive Officer)inPeter Feldman(Chief Technology Officer)in
BoardMorgan Flager(Director)in
Co-investorsATX Venture PartnersDraper AssociatesNorwest Venture PartnersSilverton Partners
Tellius is an AI-powered analytics platform whose "Kaiya" agents let business teams ask questions across their data and receive automated investigations, root cause analysis, and finished analytical outputs.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareHerndon, US
Ajay Khanna(CEO & Founder)Abhi Panigrahi(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardRahul Sharma(Director)Gene Reichers(Director)Mark Donnelly(Director)Gene Riechers(Director)
Co-investorsGrotech VenturesSands Capital Ventures
Virtual Incision develops a miniaturized robotic-assisted surgery (miniRAS) system called MIRA, designed to fit within hospitals' existing infrastructure.
BiotechHealthtechMedical DevicesRoboticsLincoln, US
Dmitry Oleynikov(Director)Shane Farritor(Executive Officer, Director)John P. Murphy(Executive Officer, Director)inMukund Srinivasan(Executive Officer)in
BoardTom Shehab(Director)Fred Robertson(Director)
Co-investorsArboretum VenturesInvest NebraskaInVivium CapitalEndeavour VisionPrairieGold Venture Partners
Zylo provides SaaS and AI spend management software that discovers, tracks, and optimizes enterprise software spending by analyzing financial data and using AI models trained on over $75 billion in transaction data.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSIndianapolis, US
Eric Christopher(Executive Officer, Director)Cory Wheeler(Founder)inBen Pippenger(Founder)
BoardEric Tobias(Executive Officer, Director)inScott Dorsey(Executive Officer, Director)inKristian Andersen(Executive Officer, Director)in
Co-investorsBessemer Venture PartnersHigh AlphaHyde Park Venture PartnersMassMutual VenturesMenlo VenturesBaird Venture Partners+2 more
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesOsano · termsfeed.com · Jun 23, 2026
Virtual Incision · beatricedailysun.com · May 18, 2026
Zylo · zylo.com · May 4, 2026
Forj · biztimes.com · Feb 23, 2026
HSP Group · hsp.com · Jan 21, 2026
OncoHealth · castleplacement.com · Jun 25, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does Baird Capital invest at?
- Baird Capital invests at the Growth, Late Stage stages.
- What sectors does Baird Capital focus on?
- Baird Capital focuses on Enterprise Software, SaaS.
- Where is Baird Capital located?
- Baird Capital is headquartered in Chicago, US.
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Co-investors · 24
Hyde Park Venture Partners (HPVP) is an early-stage venture fund investing in AI, software, and tech-enabled services companies connected to the Midwest, Toronto, or the Southeast.
Grotech Ventures is a venture capital firm that invests in and supports early- and growth-stage B2B software companies located outside of Silicon Valley.
Bessemer Venture Partners is a global venture capital firm that partners with entrepreneurs across enterprise, consumer, and healthcare sectors from early stages through growth.
Menlo Ventures is a venture capital firm that invests in transformative, early-stage AI companies across every layer of the modern AI stack, from applications and middleware to data infrastructure and foundation models.
Norwest Venture Partners is an investment firm whose growth equity team backs private, profitable, fast-growing companies, providing capital and hands-on support through its 'invited guest' approach.
Oak HC/FT is a growth equity firm that partners with founders building companies in healthcare and financial services, leveraging sector expertise and networks.
F-Prime Capital is an early-stage-focused investment firm backing companies across life sciences, technology, healthtech and services, and crypto.
High Alpha is a venture firm that creates and funds B2B SaaS companies, partnering with founders to build enterprise software businesses. It operates a venture capital arm (Capital) and a company-building arm (Studio).
Silverton Partners is an early-stage venture capital firm based in Texas that partners with founders long-term, having backed 75+ portfolio companies with 30+ acquisitions and 4 IPOs.
Jump Capital is a venture capital firm that leads and participates in startup financing rounds, providing capital, strategic guidance, hiring support, and operational assistance to its portfolio companies.
S3 Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2005 that invests in technology companies and medical device/health software startups, backed by a single philanthropic limited partner.
NextView Ventures is a seed-stage venture capital firm that works closely with founders, providing hands-on support to help build companies from inception to scale.
▶12 more co-investors
Trajectory VenturesVenrockFoundryZetta Venture PartnersTribeca Venture PartnersLobby CapitalWhat If VenturesOrigin VenturesPJCPritzker Group Venture CapitalVantagePoint Capital PartnersOkapi Venture Capital
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