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Ballast Point Ventures

Venture capital

Tampa · Growth–Late Stage · 12 people tracked

Also known as BPV MANAGEMENT LLC

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Ballast Point Ventures is a growth equity and later-stage venture capital firm based in Tampa, Florida that invests in privately held companies, primarily in the Southeast and Texas regions. The firm was established in 2002.

Source: firm website, verified Sep 15, 2026.

Stage
Growth–Late Stage
Check
$5M – $15M
HQ
Tampa, Florida, US
Instruments
Equity
Founded
2001
Last 12 months
1 investment
AUM
$550M
VC funds
8
Tracked investments
21
Acquisitions
1

Team · 12 people

from public directories
Jerett Smith· Vice Presidentin
Michael Lynch· Associatein
Walter Yarbrough· Senior Associatein𝕏

What they invest in

from 14 of 21 portfolio companies

SaaS ×9Enterprise Software ×7Healthtech ×6AI & Machine Learning ×4Cloud Computing ×3Digital Health ×3Medical Devices ×3Biotech ×2

HQs:United States×18

Investments · 21 tracked

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By year:2026 · 12025 · 12023 · 22022 · 42021 · 12020 · 12019 · 12018 · 22017 · 12016 · 22015 · 12013 · 119 dated

BioTissuebiotissue.cominSeries A · Aug 2013 · $10M✓ verified

BioTissue develops regenerative medicine products derived from human birth tissue to treat wounds and chronic pain.

BiotechHealthtechMedical DevicesMiami, US

Scheffer C.G. Tseng(Chief Scientific Officer)

Co-investorsEssex Woodlands Healthcare Partners

Keen Decision Systemskeends.comin𝕏Series B · Jun 2022 · $11M

Keen is a SaaS platform that helps marketing leaders at Fortune 500 and other companies use data and decision-science algorithms to guide marketing spend decisions and measure their impact on revenue, profitability, and long-term brand value.

AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSaaSDurham, US

Greg Dolan(CEO and Co-founder)inMike Althoff(Chief Operating Officer)inBradley(Chief Revenue Officer)John Gu(Director)inJohn Busbice(Chief Decision Science Officer and Founder)Ellen Grantham(Executive Officer)

Board seatSean Barkman· per SEC Form D

Spotiospotio.cominSeries A · Dec 2019 · $5M

SPOTIO is a field sales execution platform with AI tools for reps working in the field, offering territory management, voice and photo data capture, next-best-action recommendations, and follow-up drafting.

AI & Machine LearningSaaSSales TechDallas, US

Trey Gibson(Executive Officer, Director)in

Board seatSean Barkman· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsCreativeCo

Viirtue, Incviirtue.comin𝕏Series A · Mar 2023 · $11M

Viirtue is a wholesale VoIP platform for MSPs, telecoms, and service providers, built around resellers and covering quoting, provisioning, billing, usage rating, tax automation, and compliance.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSt. Petersburg, US

DANIEL ROSENRAUCH(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inROBERT FINCH(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)

Board seatSean Barkman· per SEC Form D

Y-Primeyprime.comin𝕏Oct 2017

YPrime provides a clinical trial technology platform with patient engagement features (eConsent and eCOA) designed to accelerate trial timelines, improve data quality, and enhance participant experience for pharmaceutical companies, biotechs, and contract research organizations.

BiotechDigital HealthEnterprise SoftwareHealthtechMedical DevicesSaaSMalvern, US

Jaime Cook(Executive Officer, Director)inShawn Blackburn(Executive Officer, Director)in

BoardMatthew Rice(Director)inElizabeth Tallett(Director)Richard Gastineau(Director)Paul Blake(Director)

Board seatSean Barkman· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsFlexpoint FordGray Ventures

AVOXIavoxi.comin𝕏Dec 2018 · $10M

AVOXI provides cloud-based voice and communications services with an international footprint.

Cloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareSaaSAtlanta, US

Greg Buckalew(Senior Vice President of Operations)inBarbara DondiegoinDavid Wise(Executive Officer, Director)Wain Kellum(Director)Weston Edmunds(Executive Officer, Director)in

Co-investorsGray VenturesSavano Capital Partners

Carevisocareviso.comin𝕏Series B · Sep 2022 · $17M

Careviso automates prior authorization and administrative workflows in healthcare using its seeQer platform, helping patients understand treatment options and financial implications while reducing provider burden.

Digital HealthEnterprise SoftwareHealthtechSaaSFalls Church, US

Andrew Mignatti(Founder)inPerry Dimas(Founder)in

Co-investorsLytical VenturesMercury FundXB Ventures

Mailprotectormailprotector.comSeries A · Mar 2020 · $5M

Mailprotector provides email security services for managed service providers (MSPs), including zero trust threat filtering, email encryption, spam/malware filtering across Microsoft, Google, and on-premises environments, and email security analysis.

CybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

MedsenderinSeries A · Feb 2025 · $5M

HealthtechNew York, US

Salman Haque(Executive Officer, Director)Zain Qayyum(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardJainal Bhuiyan(Director)Matthew Rice(Director)

Co-investorsBallast

PaceMate®pacemate.comSeries A · Mar 2021 · $8M

PaceMate operates a cloud-based platform for remote cardiac implantable electronic device (CIED) monitoring, aggregating data from cardiac devices and EHRs to manage patient triage, workflows, clinical research, and billing.

Digital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesClearwater, US

Tripp Higgins(Founder)

Co-investorsLead Edge Capital

PowerChordpowerchord.cominJan 2016

PowerChord provides a unified marketing data dashboard that consolidates information from multiple marketing channels to help businesses track campaign performance and revenue attribution.

AdTechAI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaSSt. Petersburg, US

Lanny Tucker(Executive Officer, Director)inPatrick Shunk(Executive Officer, Director)Mark Regan(Executive Officer)inPeter Quintas(Executive Officer)in

BoardRobert Faber(Director)in

SkuVaultskuvault.comin𝕏Series A · Nov 2018 · $8Macquired by Linnworks

Linnworks provides a platform that connects inventory, orders, warehouses, listings, and shipping carriers across 100+ marketplaces and sales channels, keeping stock levels synced and automating order routing and fulfillment.

E-commerceRetail TechSaaSLouisville, US

Thomas Andrew Eastes(Chief Executive Officer)Svyatoslav Ivanyuk(Chief Technology Officer)

Co-investorsGray VenturesPoplar Ventures

Symphonic DistributioninJan 2022 · $37M

Tampa, US

Jorge Brea(Executive Officer, Director)inRobert Faber(Director)inMaria A. Santoni-Rodriguez(Director)

The Zebrathezebra.comSeries A · Jan 2016 · $17M

Co-investorsAccelCanvas VenturesEQUIAMFinTech VenturesFloodgateIA Capital Group+3 more

VAZATAvazata.comNov 2009 · $8M

VAZATA is a data center and managed colocation provider operating multiple facilities across North Texas, offering colocation, managed cloud hosting, and cloud computing services.

Cloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareGovTech

Other

Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.

Abacode, Inc.KeyView LabsTakt, Inc.Iconixx SoftwareIntelligent Retinal Imaging SystemsWork Shield

Rows marked “SEC filing” are inferred from directors named on the company's SEC Form D — public regulatory data, not a portfolio list published by the firm.

Exits · 1

1 acquisitions

SkuVaultacq. by Linnworks

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Frequently asked questions

How many investments has Ballast Point Ventures made?
Ballast Point Ventures has 21 tracked investments, 1 of which have exited, including 2 dated in the last 24 months.
What stage does Ballast Point Ventures invest at?
Ballast Point Ventures invests at the Growth, Late Stage stages.
What is Ballast Point Ventures's typical check size?
Ballast Point Ventures typically writes checks of $5M – $15M.
What sectors does Ballast Point Ventures focus on?
Ballast Point Ventures focuses on Biotech, Consumer, Data & Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Hardware, Healthtech, Medical Devices, SaaS.
Where is Ballast Point Ventures located?
Ballast Point Ventures is headquartered in Tampa, US.

Co-investors · 4

Floodgate

Floodgate is a venture capital fund that backs founders at the earliest stages, positioning itself as their first true believers.

Both backed · 1
The Zebra
$500K – $5M
Silverton Partners

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.

Both backed · 1
The Zebra
$200K – $2M
Accel-KKR

Accel-KKR is an investor in enterprise software companies that has operated for 25 years, providing resources and expertise to help companies advance.

SQN Venture Partners, LLC

SQN Venture Partners provides alternative debt financing structures to help grow and scale early to mid-stage transformative companies.

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