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Diversis

Private equity

Los Angeles · Growth–Late Stage · 48 people tracked

Also known as DIVERSIS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.P.

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Investment thesis

Diversis targets software and technology companies where operational improvements and strategic initiatives can enhance market value. The firm provides software-specific resources, operating partner support, and flexible transaction structures tailored to the needs of portfolio company leadership teams and shareholders.

Source: firm website, verified Oct 13, 2026.

Stage
Growth–Late Stage
Check
$10M – $150M
HQ
Los Angeles, US
Leads rounds
Leads
Instruments
Equity
Founded
2013
Last 12 months
3 investments
AUM
$3.4B
Tracked investments
48

Team · 48 people

from the firm's website & public directories
Kevin Ma· Managing Partner

Co-founder and Managing Partner of Diversis Capital, which he helped launch in 2013. He previously held roles in private equity, strategy consulting at BCG, and operations, and studied at the University of Pennsylvania's M&T program.

Ron Nayot· Managing Partner

Co-founder and Managing Partner of Diversis Capital who chairs and sits on numerous portfolio company boards. Before founding the firm in 2013, he spent over a decade in corporate finance and M&A at the Gores Group and American Capital.

Joseph Lok· Principal

Founding member and Principal responsible for transactions, portfolio operations, and debt capital relationships. He previously worked at Ares Management, Moelis & Company, and Jefferies.

Ryan Tanaka· Managing Director

Managing Director focused on transaction evaluation, negotiation, execution, and portfolio operations, serving on several boards. He previously worked at the Gores Group and Credit Suisse and was earlier a software executive and entrepreneur.

Afshin Mirmotahari· Operating Partner

Technology Operating Partner with 35+ years in software development and strategy. He founded Viki Solutions (acquired by Diversis) and held CTO roles at Blue Software, Esko, and others.

Alex Tumarinson· Operating Partner

Operating Partner focused on growth and partnerships strategy, marketing/sales technology, and M&A. He has built growth teams for venture-backed platforms and helped build ventures at BCG's corporate incubator.

Amy Manning· Operating Partner

Operating Partner with 15+ years in customer success, support, and account management for B2B SaaS companies. She was previously SVP of Global Customer Success & Support at Spark Hire.

Appoline Suchy· Chief Financial Officer

Chief Financial Officer and Chief Compliance Officer who leads finance, accounting, valuation, fund administration, and compliance. She was previously Fund Manager at Levine Leichtman Capital Partners and is a licensed California CPA.

Cameron Shanahan· Senior Associate

Senior Associate evaluating and executing transactions and supporting portfolio operations. He was previously on the investment team at ABS Capital and worked in investment banking at Hovde Group and PNC.

Caroline Cyr· Operating Partner

Operating Partner and HR executive with 20+ years in professional services and high-tech. She is currently Chief People & Information Officer at Tempo Software and founded CCube Consulting Group.

Chris Porch· Senior Operating Partner

Senior Operating Partner with 30 years of executive experience in AI, SaaS, and DaaS software. He founded Trilogy Software and served as President and COO of TrueCar.

Dabir Rashid· Vice President

Vice President working on transactions and portfolio operations. He was previously an Associate in Morgan Stanley's Natural Resources Investment Banking Group in Houston.

Dave Muscatel· Senior Operating Partner

Senior Operating Partner experienced in turnarounds and growth, having served as CEO of Rand McNally and COO/CFO of Performance Designed Products, both at Patriarch Partners.

David Rowley· Operating Partner

Operating Partner with 35+ years building product development and engineering organizations. He has been CTO at CafeMedia, Ask Media Group, and Get Satisfaction.

David Zhang· Associate

Associate focused on transactions and portfolio operations. He was previously a private equity associate at Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan and worked at RBC, KPMG, and PwC.

Devin Scott· Operating Partner

Operating Partner with 15+ years in finance and private equity, including 11 years on Diversis' investment team leading diligence, transaction execution, and debt financing. He was previously a PE investor at Credit Suisse.

Dong-Woo Seo· Senior Associate

Senior Associate handling transaction evaluation, execution, and portfolio operations. He was previously an Analyst at District Capital Partners focused on buyside M&A advisory.

Evan Bitter· Director

Director sourcing and evaluating new investment opportunities and providing portfolio support. He previously worked at a middle-market private equity firm and in roles with the NFL and NHL.

Gabrielle Kopera· Office Manager

Office Manager overseeing front office operations, vendor relationships, and administrative processes. She previously worked in automotive operations and at a boutique entertainment law firm.

Greg Chou· Advisor
Jared Barol· Operating Partner

Operating Partner specializing in go-to-market strategy, revenue operations, and AI-driven GTM transformation. He has led GTM operations at Salesforce Industries, Reputation, and Copy.ai.

Jim Howard· Strategic Advisor

Strategic Advisor supporting enterprise software portfolio companies. He founded and led CrownPeak and has served as CEO of Marketron and ServicePower for Diversis.

John Han· Associate

Associate focused on identifying and qualifying new investment opportunities. He was previously Director of Business Development at SourceScrub.

Jon Morra· Operating Partner

Technology Operating Partner focused on AI, data, and machine learning with 15+ years across adtech, healthtech, and retail. He is Chief AI Officer at Zefr and was previously VP of Data Science at eHarmony.

Justin Bianchi· Administrative Assistant

Administrative Assistant to senior investment team members, managing administrative matters and communications. He previously supported senior leadership at Turner Impact Capital.

Kambiz Izadi· General Counsel

General Counsel overseeing legal matters for the firm and its portfolio companies since 2021. He was previously Chief Legal Officer at a global tech company and a senior in-house attorney at a NASDAQ biotech.

Karen Hsu· Vice President

Vice President focused on transactions and portfolio operations. She previously held corporate finance roles at NBCUniversal and Kamylon Capital.

Ken Caton· Operating Partner

Operating Partner supporting acquisition integrations and technology innovation, specializing in carve-outs and B2B mergers with expertise in life sciences and regulatory compliance. He founded Conscia Consulting.

Kevin Nee· Head of Capital Formation

Head of Capital Formation overseeing fundraising and investor relations, with 30+ years of experience at firms including TIAA, Wilshire Advisors, BlackRock, and Fin Capital.

Lisa Hylton· Controller

Controller supporting accounting, finance, and fund administration. She was previously VP of Finance at ResiShares, an AVP at Ares Management, and a senior manager at PwC.

Margaret Rooney· Executive Assistant

Executive Personal Assistant to Ron Nayot with extensive experience supporting ultra-high-net-worth principals, including Rick Caruso and Rick Gerson of Alpha Wave Global.

Mason Meadows· Operating Partner

Operating Partner with 15 years of product strategy and business development experience across transportation, logistics, retail, and healthcare. He was previously an EVP at a Trimble venture and VP of Product at Rand McNally.

Matt Camassa· Operating Partner

Operating Partner and go-to-market leader with 20+ years in SaaS revenue roles. He was previously an Executive in Residence at K1 Operations and CRO of several startups including TeleSign.

Matthew Ng· Associate

Associate working on transactions and portfolio operations. He was previously a Private Equity Associate with Accel-KKR and an Investment Banking Analyst with Wells Fargo covering TMT.

Michael Garland· Senior Director

Senior Director leading deal origination, business development, and relationship management. He previously held corporate finance roles in private equity and M&A.

Michael Jacobs· Associate

Associate identifying and qualifying new investment opportunities. He previously worked for a commercial real estate lender and as a staffer in the US House of Representatives.

Mike Goody· Associate

Associate handling transactions and portfolio operations. He was previously an Analyst at Union Square Advisors focused on technology M&A and financing.

Nagaraju Bandaru· Operating Partner

Operating Partner focused on technology, product, and operations with 25+ years of experience. He was previously CTO at Mosaic and led products at Clarivate Analytics and Intuit.

Nick DuVal· Assistant General Counsel

Assistant General Counsel providing legal guidance to the firm and portfolio companies. He was previously Senior Director of Legal and Contracts at Info Tech and held Florida state government roles.

Rachel Park· VP of Operations

VP of Operations overseeing internal operations across HR, compliance, fund administration, legal, M&A, and accounting. She was previously a legislative and campaign assistant in Virginia.

Rehaan Furniturewala· Associate

Associate focused on transactions and portfolio operations. He was previously a Private Equity Associate at Haveli Investments working on enterprise software investments.

Russ Mann· Senior Operating Partner

Senior Operating Partner with 25+ years in B2B software and data. He has served as CEO of Onvia and Covario, CMO of Nintex, and sits on several portfolio and public company boards.

Ryan Chuang· Vice President

Vice President handling transaction evaluation, execution, and portfolio operational improvements. He was previously a Vice President in Ares Management's private equity group in Los Angeles.

Victoria Norchi· Associate

Associate identifying and qualifying new investment opportunities. She previously worked in private equity at Two Sigma.

Wanda Wang· Operating Partner

AI Operating Partner with 15+ years building AI and ML systems across healthcare, finance, mobility, and retail. She previously led AI engineering at Deloitte's ConvergeCONSUMER Labs.

Yoshi Okayama· Operating Partner

Operating Partner with 25+ years building technology architecture, products, and teams. He is co-founder/CTO of OneCloud Systems and previously served as interim CTO at PuzzleSocial and VP of Software Engineering at TrueCar/Zag.com.

Zerryn Gines· Associate

Associate identifying, originating, and qualifying new investment opportunities. He was previously a Business Development Associate at Five Elms Capital and co-founded a venture-backed retail/restaurant tech startup.

Scott Graham· Operating Partnerin𝕏

Operating Partner focused on growth and marketing strategy. He has led product, marketing, and growth teams including as VP at Carjojo and Pinger, and co-founded CommonGenius.

What they invest in

from 35 of 48 portfolio companies

SaaS ×30Enterprise Software ×17AI & Machine Learning ×11Data & Infrastructure ×8Retail Tech ×7Marketing Tech ×6Developer Tools ×5Fintech ×5

HQs:United States×14United Kingdom×1

Who they back

founder profiles across 13 portfolio companies
54%
solo founders
7 of 13 mapped founding teams
62%
repeat founders
of 13 founders with career history

Founding team size:solo founder×72 founders×33 founders×3

Where their founders studiedfrom 12 founders with education data

Brigham Young University ×2Bucknell University ×2University of Waterloo ×2

What their founders studiedfrom 12 founders with field-of-study data

Business & Management ×5Engineering ×4

Investments · 48 tracked

founders shown can be your intro path

By year:2026 · 12025 · 22021 · 12016 · 12014 · 16 dated

Arrowstreamarrowstream.comin✓ verified

ArrowStream provides a cloud platform for foodservice supply chain intelligence serving restaurant chains, distributors, and manufacturers.

FoodTechLogistics & Supply ChainSaaS

Co-investorsTailwind Capital

Fishbowl Inventoryfishbowlinventory.comin𝕏✓ verified

Fishbowl provides asset inventory tracking software that helps warehouses and manufacturing operations monitor physical assets, equipment, and inventory in real time.

Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningE-commerceEnergyEnterprise SoftwareIoTSaaSAmerican Fork, US

Formform.comin𝕏✓ verified

FORM provides a mobile task management platform called GoSpotCheck that enables field teams to capture market data, execute sales and merchandising tasks, and report on compliance through real-time photo documentation and mobile checklists.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareRetail TechSaaSDenver, US

Matt Talbot(Co-founder (GoSpotCheck))Samantha Holloway(Co-founder (GoSpotCheck))Joey Alfano(Co-founder (GoSpotCheck))

Co-investorsFranklin TempletonPrelude VenturesSequoia CapitalT. Rowe PriceTPG

Marketronmarketron.comin𝕏✓ verified

Marketron builds advertising revenue management products and services for broadcast and media organizations, helping them propose, price and execute multimedia ad campaigns across radio, O&O, and digital channels.

AdTechMarketing TechMedia & EntertainmentSaaSHailey, US

Adlib Softwareadlibsoftware.comin

Adlib provides AI-enabled document processing software that classifies, extracts, and validates data from unstructured documents into structured outputs ready for downstream AI systems.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

Co-investorsPartners for Growth

ALM Worksalmworks.com𝕏

ALM Works builds project portfolio management (PPM) software that lets teams oversee and track agile epics, monitor progress across initiatives, and identify bottlenecks to adjust timelines.

Developer ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

AlphaServealphaservesp.comin𝕏

Alpha Serve (now part of Tempo) builds integration apps and connectors that enable data export from enterprise software platforms like Jira, Shopify, ServiceNow, and Zendesk into business intelligence tools such as Power BI and Tableau.

Data & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

AutoAlertautoalert.comin𝕏

AutoAlert provides customer experience management software and data analytics tools for automotive dealerships to enhance customer relationships and drive repeat sales and service revenue.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureMarketing TechRetail TechSaaSSales Tech

Lauren Donalson(Chief Executive Officer)

Co-investorsHGGC

Autominertheautominer.com𝕏

PureCars provides an omnichannel advertising platform for automotive dealers, manufacturers, and agencies that integrates first-party customer data with media buying across search, social, display, streaming, and direct mail.

AdTechAI & Machine LearningMarketing TechRetail Tech

Autosigmaautosigma.comin𝕏

AutoSigma provides proprietary software, automation, and managed advertising services for car dealerships, centralizing offer data to automatically generate and distribute creative, ads, landing pages, and email campaigns across channels like Google and Meta.

AdTechMarketing TechSaaS

Matthew Strunk(Founder)in

Black Box Intelligenceblackboxintelligence.comin𝕏Jan 2021

Black Box Intelligence offers an AI-based restaurant performance platform that combines guest experience management (surveys, reputation management), financial benchmarks, and workforce analytics into a single connected view.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureSaaS

Mark Dillonin

Co-investorsLevel Equity

Decision Lensdecisionlens.comin𝕏Mar 2014

Decision Lens offers an AI-driven decision science platform for government resource allocation and portfolio planning, helping leaders structure, prioritize, and optimize funding tradeoffs while keeping an auditable record.

AI & Machine LearningGovTechSaaSArlington, US

Daniel Saaty(Co-Founder)inJohn Saaty(Co-Founder and Chairman of the Board)inJohn Kealey(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inJorge Forgues(Executive Officer, Director)inSteve Tolbert(CEO)

Genesisgenesisahc.comin

Genesis Automation Healthcare provides a clinical lifecycle management platform that bridges the gap between ERP and EHR systems in healthcare organizations.

Enterprise SoftwareHealthtechIoTLogistics & Supply ChainSaaS

GoSpotCheckgospotcheck.comin𝕏

GoSpotCheck provides mobile workforce management and field operations software for mobile workers and teams.

AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareFintechRetail TechSaaSDenver, US

Bart CiakinMatt Talbot(Chief Executive Officer / Co-Founder)inSamantha Holloway(Chief Sales Officer / Co-Founder)inJoseph Alfano(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Joey Alfano(Chief Product Officer / Co-Founder)Ali Moosani(Chief Executive Officer)

Co-investors500 GlobalHinge CapitalInsight PartnersPoint NineRevolutionService Provider Capital+1 more

Inductivehealthinductivehealth.comin𝕏

InductiveHealth provides disease surveillance systems to federal, state, tribal, local, and territorial public health jurisdictions.

Data & InfrastructureDigital HealthGovTechHealthtechSaaSUnited States, US

Infotechinfotechinc.comin

Infotech develops software platforms and digital solutions for the infrastructure construction industry, serving state transportation departments and construction agencies across the United States.

Construction TechEnterprise SoftwareGovTechSaaSGainesville, US

Jim McClave(Founder)inTom Rothrock(Co-founder)in

iSky Researchiskyresearch.com

iSky Research provides fact-based benchmarking and research on digital customer experience for financial services and insurance providers worldwide.

Data & InfrastructureFintechSaaS

Kermitkermitppi.cominNov 2025

Kermit offers Genesis, a vendor-neutral clinical lifecycle management platform that connects data, decisions, and workflows between hospital ERP and EHR systems to manage clinical supply sourcing, inventory, and point-of-care capture.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureHealthtechIoTLogistics & Supply ChainSaaS

Liquidplannerliquidplanner.com𝕏

LiquidPlanner (now part of Tempo) is a project management platform that uses predictive scheduling and Monte Carlo simulations to automatically schedule tasks, level resources, and forecast project finish dates as conditions change.

Enterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaSSeattle, US

CHARLES SEYBOLD(Director)ELIZABETH PEARCE(Executive Officer, Director)Jason Carlson(Executive Officer)

BoardGEOFFREY R. ENTRESS(Director)STEVEN J. HAMERSLAG(Director)BARNABY MERRICK HARFORD(Director)

Co-investorsAtlas AcceleratorSaaS CapitalTVC Capital

Ltisolutionsltisolutions.comin𝕏

LTi provides cloud-based software platforms for equipment lease and loan finance companies, offering end-to-end lifecycle management from originations through portfolio servicing.

Cloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS

Jeff Van Slyke(President & CEO)in

Meperiameperia.cominNov 2025

Meperia offers Genesis, a Clinical Lifecycle Management Platform that connects supply chain data, inventory, sourcing, and point-of-care workflows in the operating room, cath lab, and at the bedside.

HealthtechLogistics & Supply ChainSaaS

Philip Oaten(Founder)in

Old Street Solutionsoldstreetsolutions.com𝕏

Old Street Solutions builds Custom Charts, an app for Jira and Confluence that provides no-code dashboard gadgets and macros for creating customizable charts and reports on metrics like time in status, sprint progress, and cumulative spend.

Developer ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

Pdppdp.com

An ecommerce retailer selling gaming controllers and related products directly to consumers, with a rewards program offering points on controller purchases.

Direct to ConsumerE-commerceGaming

PictureVision, Inc.kodak.comin𝕏

Kodak manufactures films, chemicals, and materials across consumer, motion picture, still photography, and advanced materials segments.

Advanced ManufacturingHardwareNew MaterialsRochester, US

Jim Continenza(Chairman and CEO)in

Co-investorsBlumberg CapitalJerusalem Global VenturesOak Investment Partners

Prime Timesheetprimetimesheet.net

Prime Timesheet is a Jira add-on that extends Jira's time tracking with timesheet and pivot reports, gadgets such as a Worked Time Chart, and email and REST endpoint delivery.

Developer ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

PureCarspurecars.comin𝕏Apr 2026

PureCars provides a data platform and omnichannel advertising technology for automotive dealers, manufacturers, and agencies.

AdTechMarketing TechRetail Tech

Jeremy Anspach(Founder)in

Co-investorsFraser McCombs CapitalGemini VenturesStage 1 Ventures

RFi Grouprfi.globalin

RFI Global is a market research and insights firm specializing exclusively in financial services, offering hybrid syndicated and bespoke research to help banks and financial institutions understand consumer and business behaviors.

Data & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareFintechMarketing TechLondon, GB

Matt Lawrence(Chief Executive Officer)inMark Donohue(Managing Director iSky, Global)in

Co-investorsPartners for Growth

Roadmunkroadmunk.com𝕏

Roadmunk (now Strategic Roadmaps by Tempo) is a product roadmapping tool that lets teams capture customer feedback, prioritize ideas, and build shareable timeline, swimlane, and table roadmaps to align stakeholders across an organization.

Enterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaS

Latif Nanji(Founder)in

Co-investorsFelicis VenturesGarage CapitalGolden VenturesVenture OntarioGolden Venture PartnersSaltagen Ventures

Roofle Technologiesroofle.comin

Roofle provides a white-labeled, e-commerce-style quoting tool that lets roofing contractors offer homeowners instant 30-second multi-structure roof quotes, AI-powered measurements, financing pre-qualification, and digital proposals directly from their websites.

Construction TechSaaSSales Tech

Travis Harvego(Founder)inMatthew McDaniel(Founder)in

Rooflinkrooflink.comin𝕏

RoofLink provides sales software designed for roofing contractors to identify high-revenue leads through data filtering and deliver digital estimates at the point of sale.

Construction TechEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSales Tech

Sales Rabbitsalesrabbit.comin𝕏Feb 2016

SalesRabbit is a field sales management platform for door-to-door and canvassing teams in industries such as solar, telecom, security, roofing, and pest control.

AI & Machine LearningSaaSSales TechProvo, US

Brady Anderson(Co-founder & CEO)inJeff Lockhart(Co-founder)inBarima Kwarteng(Co-founder)in

BoardCurt Roberts(Director)inMike Hammond(Director)Jon Walker(Director)

Co-investorsBigfoot CapitalKickstartAlbum VC

Sellwaresellware.com

Sellware, now Fishbowl Channels, is an operations platform for managing inventory and multichannel sales for businesses.

E-commerceRetail TechSaaS

Servicepowerservicepower.comin𝕏

ServicePower provides a field service management platform that enables organizations to plan, implement, and operate workforce solutions for field-based operations.

Enterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkLogistics & Supply ChainSaaS

David Brisco(Founder)in

Shopbypaymentshopbypayment.com

A financial technology company offering payment-based vehicle shopping solutions for auto dealers and consumers.

E-commerceFintechRetail TechSaaSCincinnati, US

Tempotempo.ioin𝕏

Tempo provides work management and visibility software that integrates across existing team tools and platforms to help organizations track project performance and resource capacity.

AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaSBoston, US

Ágúst Einarsson(Founder)inMark Lorion(CEO)Adam Wallace(Technology)Jeffrey Bolke(Revenue)Gregg Clevenger(Finance)Shannon Mason(Strategy)

Co-investorsFelicis VenturesGeneral CatalystParadigmGreenoaksRibbit CapitalSequoia Capital+3 more

Other

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

American Restaurant AssociationAretheyhappyBlue SoftwareDBM AtlasDesign2LaunchLTi Technology SolutionsMacromonitorMillerpulsePerformance Design ProductsRodioShelfwisetruPaymentsViki Solutions

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Frequently asked questions

How many investments has Diversis made?
Diversis has 48 tracked investments, including 3 dated in the last 24 months.
What stage does Diversis invest at?
Diversis invests at the Growth, Late Stage stages.
What is Diversis's typical check size?
Diversis typically writes checks of $10M – $150M.
What sectors does Diversis focus on?
Diversis focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Enterprise Software, SaaS.
Where is Diversis located?
Diversis is headquartered in Los Angeles, US.
Does Diversis lead rounds?
Yes, Diversis leads investment rounds.
Who does Diversis co-invest with?
Diversis most often shares deals with Felicis Ventures, Partners for Growth, Blumberg Capital, among 27 tracked co-investors.

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