Escalate Capital Partners
Growth equityAustin · Growth–Late Stage · 1 people tracked
Also known as EC MANAGEMENT SERVICES, LLC
Investment thesis
Escalate Capital Partners provides private credit and growth equity financing to rapidly growing later-stage companies in technology and healthcare. The firm emphasizes capital that accelerates growth while minimizing dilution to management and existing equity holders, positioning itself as a stable capital source customized to individual company requirements.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 18, 2026.
Team · 1 people
from public directoriesWhat they invest in
from 94 of 122 portfolio companiesSaaS ×49Enterprise Software ×34AI & Machine Learning ×32Healthtech ×16Marketing Tech ×16Fintech ×12Cybersecurity ×11Digital Health ×11
HQs:United States×60
Investments · 122 tracked
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Phreesia provides a patient intake and engagement platform with automated tools for registration, insurance verification, appointment access, and payments used by healthcare organizations.
Digital HealthHealthtechSaaSNew York, US
Chaim Indig(Executive Officer, Director)Charles Kallenbach(Executive Officer)Thomas Altier(Executive Officer)Michael Weintraub(Director)Victor Kats(Director)Dusty Lieb(Director)
Co-investorsAscension VenturesBlue Venture FundsHLM Venture PartnersLLRLRVHealthVantagePoint Capital Partners
SailPoint provides an identity security platform that governs and secures access for human, machine, and AI agent identities across enterprise environments.
CybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Co-investorsGolub GrowthSilverton PartnersSyn Ventures Seed Management Llc
Abacus Insights provides a unified data infrastructure platform that standardizes healthcare data across silos, enabling analytics and cost reduction for healthcare organizations.
Data & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareHealthtechBoston, US
Minalkumar Patel(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardGraham Brooks(Director)inMatthew Downs(Director)Mike Spadafore(Director)Dale White(Director)William McIvor(Director)
Co-investors.406 VenturesEcho Health VenturesCRV (Charles River Ventures)
Accolade provides virtual healthcare services including primary care, mental health therapy, and benefits navigation for employees and their families.
Digital HealthHealthtechSaaSPlymouth Meeting, US
Thomas K Spann(Executive Officer, Director)Steve Barnes(Executive Officer)Rajeev Singh(Chief Executive Officer)Debbie Cohen(Executive Officer)James C. Madden, V(Director)Edgar, Jr. Bronfman(Director)
Co-investors7wire VenturesAccretive, LLCAlumni VenturesAndreessen HorowitzBasecamp FundBlue Ivy Ventures+7 more
GO2bank is a mobile banking app offering checking accounts, high-yield savings, a secured credit-building card, overdraft protection, early direct deposit, cash deposits at retailers, and check cashing.
ConsumerFintech
ACTIVE Network builds event and activity management software for race organizers, camps, sports teams, resorts, and public sector organizations, offering online registration, payment processing, timing, scheduling, and participant engagement tools.
Enterprise SoftwareGovTechSaaSSports TechDallas, US
Co-investorsVista Equity PartnersCanaan PartnersMoonshots CapitalSierra Ventures
AeroSafe Global provides end-to-end cold chain delivery management and intelligence services for last-mile, point-of-care pharmaceutical distribution, including thermal transport packaging and reusable parcel return logistics.
Circular EconomyHealthtechLogistics & Supply Chain
Co-investorsEndeavor CatalystWAVE Equity Partners
Allconnect is an online service that lets consumers search, compare and order internet plans from partnered internet service providers, either online or by phone.
ConsumerMarketplaces
Co-investorsRed Ventures
Armor provides managed cloud and multicloud security and compliance services, combining AI-driven threat detection with 24/7 security experts.
Cloud ComputingCybersecurityEnterprise Software
Co-investorsECONA AGFuture Planet CapitalLavni VenturesScale InvestorsThree Hills Capital PartnersVast Ventures
Bennie is an employee benefits brokerage that helps companies manage and improve their workplace benefits programs, combining brokerage services with technology.
Enterprise SoftwareHealthtechHR TechInsurTechSaaS
Co-investorsHannah Grey VenturesMotley Fool VenturesPICUS CAPITALSilverton PartnersInterplay Ventures Early Stage Management LlcLNC Partners+2 more
BetterNight offers a virtual sleep apnea program covering telemedicine consults, at-home sleep testing, physician-reviewed diagnosis, and delivery of and coaching for therapy devices.
Digital HealthHealthtechWellness & Fitness
Press Ganey (at binaryfountain.com) offers an AI-powered human experience platform for healthcare providers and health plans, using text mining and analytics to turn patient, member, and employee feedback into insights and action plans.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechMclean, US
Ravi Goplan(Director)Ramu Potarazu(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Jitendra Vyas(Executive Officer, Director)Sundeep Damani(Director)Rahul Prakash(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsAllumia VenturesHLM Venture PartnersVoyager Capital
Co-investorsSapphire Ventures
Co-investorsRevolutionVital Venture Capital
Brightside provides financial wellness services to employees through human Financial Assistants who address personal financial needs including emergency loans, budgeting, credit, and retirement planning.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechHR TechWellness & Fitness
Shawn Leavitt(Originator of the Brightside idea (deceased))inJacky Chiu(CTO & Co-founder)inTom Spann(CEO & Co-founder)inCallum King(Co-founder)in
Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzClocktower VenturesComcast VenturesObvious VenturesSemperVirens Venture CapitalS32
Valley Stream, US
Shmuel Sherman(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
BoardEsther Sherman(Director)Joseph Bohm(Director)Miles Arnone(Director)
Co-investorsVolition Capital
bswift is an AI-native benefits administration platform that helps employers manage enrollment, eligibility, and compliance, offering both fully customizable (Unlimited) and pre-defined (Simplify) implementation paths.
AI & Machine LearningHR TechSaaS
Co-investorsFrancisco Partners
CallMiner provides an AI-powered conversation intelligence and customer experience automation platform that captures and analyzes omnichannel customer interactions such as calls, emails, texts, and surveys.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSWaltham, US
Jeffrey Gallino(Executive Officer, Director)Terence M. Leahy(Executive Officer, Director)Jeff Gallino(CEO & Founder)Jonathan Ranger(Executive Officer)Robert Lane(Executive Officer)Bruce McMahon(Executive Officer)
Co-investorsGoldman SachsHamilton LaneIn-Q-TelSigma Prime Ventures, LlcGutbrain VenturesSpringcoast Capital Partners
CarNow provides a conversion platform for automotive dealerships to engage shoppers, identify purchase intent, and improve sales and service outcomes.
AI & Machine LearningRetail TechSaaS
Tim Cox(Co-founder)inBidhan Patnaik(Co-founder & SVP of Engineering)Joe Gilmour(CEO)
Co-investorsBattery VenturesGutbrain VenturesNXT VenturesRunway Growth Capital
Monetate is an Experience Optimization Platform that combines AI, personalization, product recommendations, and A/B testing/experimentation into a single solution for delivering 1:1 digital experiences.
AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSaaS
Co-investorsABS Ventures
Chairish operates an online marketplace for vintage, antique, and pre-owned furniture, home décor, and art, alongside new products from brands and small makers.
Circular EconomyE-commerceMarketplacesSan Francisco, US
Anna Brockway(Executive Officer, Director)Gregg Brockway(Executive Officer, Director)Lyle Poindexter(Executive Officer)Andrew Denmark(Executive Officer)Kris Miller(Director)
BoardMike Kwatinetz(Director)in
Co-investorsBonnier CapitalFounderPartnersAltos VenturesAzure Capital PartnersTritium Partners
Civitas Learning provides a data analytics and student success platform for colleges and universities, enabling institutional leaders and student-facing staff to make data-informed decisions to improve student outcomes and retention.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEdTechEnterprise Software
Co-investorsElsewhere PartnersEmergence Capital PartnersFrancisco PartnersHigh AlphaNew Markets Venture PartnersSJF Ventures+1 more
IBM Cloudability is a FinOps platform that provides cost visibility and optimization across multi-cloud and AI environments for enterprise organizations.
Cloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSPortland, US
Matthew E Ellis(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
BoardJason Seats(Director)Jason Mendelson(Director)in
Co-investorsDCVC (Data Collective)TechstarsFoundryTrinity Ventures
Movable Ink offers AI-driven personalization software, including its Studio and Da Vinci products, that automatically generates and curates content, send times, and frequency to personalize customer messages such as email at the moment of engagement.
AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSaaSWaltham, US
Gregory Leibon(Executive Officer, Director)Ken MacAskill(Executive Officer)James Glover(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsCeltic House Venture PartnersContour Venture Partnersm]x[v CapitalMI VenturesRunway Venture PartnersStage 1 Ventures+1 more
CompStak is a crowdsourced commercial real estate data platform that aggregates millions of data points weekly to provide comprehensive CRE datasets for lenders, investors, and landlords.
Data & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwarePropTechNew York, US
Michael Mandel(Co-founder & CEO)inVadim Belobrovka(Co-founder & CTO)Hrach Simonian(Director)
Co-investorsCamber CreekCanaan PartnersExpansion Venture CapitalFounder CollectiveGlobal BrainIA Capital Group+3 more
Constellation is an energy provider that supplies residential and business customers with clean and reliable electricity and energy management services.
CleantechClimate TechEnergy
Co-investorsBuoyant Ventures Management, LlcToba Capital
VikingCloud provides cybersecurity and compliance solutions that combine technology with AI-driven insights and expert support to keep businesses secure and audit-ready.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecuritySaaSAlpharetta, US
Joan Herbig(Executive Officer, Director)John Fasano(Executive Officer)Jack McDonnell(Director)
BoardSean Banks(Director)inTom Roberts(Director)Mark Johnson(Director)in
Co-investorsThompson Street Capital PartnersTTV Capital
CRS is a Credit Reporting Agency offering an all-in-one credit data API that provides access to Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion credit reports along with public records and alternative data.
Data & InfrastructureFintechSaaS
Co-investorsBrighter CapitalLeadout CapitalMS&AD Ventures
Dstillery provides an AI-powered audience targeting platform for programmatic digital advertising, using predictive modeling to build campaign audiences from a brief to activation.
AdTechAI & Machine LearningMarketing TechNew York, US
Paul Matteucci(Director)Andrew Pancer(Executive Officer)Michael DiPiano(Director)Alan Murray(Executive Officer, Director)David Bell(Director)Mark Siegel(Director)
Co-investorsContour Venture PartnersProgress VenturesUS Venture PartnersNewSpring Capital
DTEX Systems provides an insider risk management platform that identifies and mitigates insider threats to protect sensitive data and competitive advantage in enterprises.
CybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Co-investorsCapitalGNorwest Venture PartnersRunway Growth CapitalWing
Atlanta, US
KEVIN J. HOFFMAN(Executive Officer)
BoardGEORGE C. WELBORN, JR.(Director)WILLIAM E. GROSS(Director)DAN GHAMMACHI(Director)TAYLOR BEAUPAIN(Director)
Co-investorsK1 SPECIAL
Enboarder provides an AI-driven platform for employee onboarding and cross-functional HR journeys, helping enterprise customers like Deloitte, ING, and Cisco reduce time-to-productivity and attrition.
AI & Machine LearningHR TechSaaSAustin, US
Brent Pearson(Executive Officer, Director)David Jacobson(Director)James Butler(Director)
BoardWilliam Szczerbiak(Director)
Co-investorsGreycroftNext Coast VenturesFlucas VenturesGolub GrowthOIF VenturesOur Innovation Fund+1 more
NextGen Mobile is a mobile EHR app with clinical AI that lets healthcare providers dictate and generate SOAP notes, capture charges, e-prescribe medications, and manage clinical workflows from their phones.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtech
Etiometry develops a clinical decision support platform that uses continuous streams of physiologic data to quantify clinical risks for patients in hospital critical care and intensive care units.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesBoston, US
Evan Butler(Chief Operating Officer and Co-Founder)Dimitar Baronov(Chief Technology Officer and Co-Founder)Peter Rock(Chief Financial Officer)Jesse Lock(Chief Medical Officer)Eric Meyers(Director)Nelson Stacks(Director)
eventPower offers event management software and professional meeting-planning services to help organizations run and grow their events.
Enterprise SoftwareSaaS
Co-investorsVegvisir Capital
Everspring provides digital marketing, enrollment, student engagement, retention, and learning design services for universities and higher education institutions.
AI & Machine LearningEdTechMarketing Tech
Everyday Health is a digital health media platform providing editorial content on health conditions, wellness, nutrition, fitness, and medical news for consumers.
Digital HealthMarketplacesMedia & EntertainmentWellness & FitnessNew York, US
Benjamin Wolin(Executive Officer, Director)Brian Cooper(Executive Officer)Alan Shapiro(Executive Officer)Michael du Toit(Executive Officer)
BoardHabib Kairouz(Director)Sharon Wienbar(Director)
Co-investorsRho Capital PartnersRho VenturesBluepoint PartnersRevolution
First Insight provides an AI-powered decision platform for retailers, brands, and manufacturers, using consumer feedback and predictive analytics to guide product design, merchandising, assortment planning, pricing, and supply chain decisions.
AI & Machine LearningRetail TechSaaSSewickley, US
Gregory J. Petro(Executive Officer, Director)Matthew Marshall(Executive Officer)James Maloney(Executive Officer)
BoardRichard Marcus(Director)Joel Adams(Director)
Co-investorsAdams Capital ManagementUpdata Partners
Fishbowl offers a Guest Relationship Management (GRM) platform for restaurant groups, combining customer data platform and CRM capabilities to manage guest data, loyalty, and engagement.
FoodTechMarketing TechSaaSAlexandria, US
Dev Ganesan(Executive Officer, Director)Scott Shaw(Executive Officer)Aaron Levine(Executive Officer)Scott Weeren(Executive Officer)Sanjog Gad(Executive Officer)Mike Lukianoff(Executive Officer)
Co-investorsEdison Partners
Denver, US
Travis Todd(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Bart Lorang(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
BoardChris Marks(Director)inBenedict Rocchio(Director)Brad Feld(Director)T. A. McCann(Director)
Co-investorsSlow Ventures
Grenova develops laboratory technology for washing and reusing pipette tips and microwell plates, aimed at labs seeking to reduce consumable waste and costs.
Advanced ManufacturingBiotechCircular EconomyCleantechHardwareN Chesterfield, US
Ali Safavi(Founder)inSafavi Ali(Executive Officer)Ted Hull(Chief Executive Officer)Linda Coogle(Chief Business & Finance Officer)Caitlin Harclerode(Chief Commercial Officer)
GRIN is a creator marketing platform that helps brands discover influencers, manage relationships, handle payments and shipping, run affiliate programs, and track campaign performance.
AI & Machine LearningCreator EconomyMarketing TechSaaS
Brandon Brown(Founder)Ryan Brown(Founder)Ryan Debenham(CEO)in
Co-investorsBase Venture Management, Inc.Bullpen CapitalEudemian VenturesForefront VentureGood FriendsMoneta Ventures+4 more
Co-investorsCrawley VenturesRally Ventures Management, Llc
HealthPlanOne helps consumers learn about and shop for Medicare health insurance plans, aiming to make the process more transparent and easier to understand.
HealthtechInsurTechMarketplaces
Co-investorsJMI Equity
Co-investorsGV (Google Ventures)IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)
IDExperts provides cyber response and consumer identity protection services, helping individuals affected by data breaches with privacy and identity protection.
Cybersecurity
Ingo Money provides instant payment orchestration and account funding services for fintechs and financial institutions, enabling customers to transfer funds inbound and outbound across multiple channels with real-time underwriting and fraud protection.
Cloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSAlpharetta, US
Drew Edwards(Executive Officer, Director)Charles Russell Pickering(Executive Officer)Steve Doctor(Executive Officer)Will Sowell(Executive Officer)
BoardShane Kim(Director)Vince Talbert(Director)
Co-investorsBaleon CapitalCamden PartnersKickstartMissionOGRunway Venture Partners
Configured Commerce (formerly Insite Software) provides a configurable e-commerce platform for manufacturers and distributors to manage commerce operations, integrate with backend business systems, and drive customer engagement.
E-commerceEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Co-investorsVolition Capital
Insureon is an online insurance agency that lets small business owners fill out a single application and compare quotes from multiple A+ rated carriers for coverage such as general liability, professional liability (E&O), workers' compensation, commercial property, BOP, cyber, umbrella, and commercial auto.
FintechInsurTech
Co-investorsAccretive, LLC
AI & Machine LearningFuture of WorkSaaS
Co-investorsAlliance VCAlliance VentureAtlassian VenturesGeodesic CapitalICONIQ
Leading orthobiologics and regenerative MedTech company
Co-investorsKeensight CapitalThompson Street Capital Partners
Co-investorsBattery Ventures
Tebra provides an integrated electronic health record and medical billing platform for independent healthcare practices, including EHR tools, claims management, patient payments, and scheduling capabilities.
Digital HealthEnterprise SoftwareHealthtechSaaSIrvine, US
DANIEL RODRIGUES(Executive Officer, Director)JIM LIM(Director)PERRY WALLACK(Director)MICHAEL MATLY(Director)ROB REID(Director)DAVID COZZENS(Director)
Co-investorsOpenView Venture PartnersSilver Lake PartnersTRANSFORMATION CAPITAL
Kyriba provides a treasury and liquidity management platform that connects banks, ERPs, apps, and portals to unify enterprise financial data and automate cash movement, forecasting, payments, and risk control.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSSan Diego, US
Dubois Remy(Executive Officer)Gene Lynes(Executive Officer)Fabrice Levy(Executive Officer)Jean-Luc Robert(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardYves Sisteron(Director)inEmmanuel Lemoigne(Director)
Co-investorsIris CapitalSixth StreetBpifranceHSBCSEPUPFRONT+2 more
Leiters Health is an FDA-registered 503B outsourcing facility that produces ready-to-administer compounded and repackaged sterile medications, including pre-filled syringes, IV bags, and ophthalmic solutions.
Advanced ManufacturingBiotechEnterprise SoftwareHealthtechMedical DevicesDenver, US
Co-investorsCorewell Health VenturesFrazier Healthcare PartnersH.I.G. CapitalH.I.G. HealthBridge PartnersKaiser Permanente VenturesRex Health Ventures+2 more
Lifesize provides cloud-based video, web, and audio conferencing software along with 4K video conferencing hardware for enterprise meeting rooms of all sizes.
Cloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareHardwareSaaSAustin, US
Craig Brown Malloy(Executive Officer, Director)Michael Lovell(Executive Officer)Lisa Galloway(Executive Officer)
BoardAndy Sheehan(Director)George Bischof(Director)Jeff Brody(Director)
Co-investorsNorwest Venture Partners
LiveIntent runs email-based advertising that places ads inside premium publisher newsletters, reaching logged-in readers via email-address identity rather than third-party cookies.
AdTechData & InfrastructureMarketing TechMedia & EntertainmentNew York, US
David Hendricks(Executive Officer)Roger Lee(Director)William Raduchel(Director)Jason Oates(Chief Business Officer)Matthew Keiser(Executive Officer, Director)Jason Pressman(Director)
Co-investorsBattery VenturesBullpen CapitalFTV CapitalValor Capital GroupShasta Ventures
Lumifi provides 24/7 managed detection and response (MDR) services with US-based SOC operations, combining AI-driven analysis and human analysts to monitor, detect, and respond to cyber threats.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecuritySaaS
Co-investorsHCAP Partners
Made In sells professional-grade cookware, knives, and kitchenware, including products used in restaurants and test kitchens.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerce
JakeChip
Co-investorsStarting Line
Marpai is a technology-powered third-party administrator (TPA) that manages self-funded health plans for employers, handling health, dental, vision, COBRA, and pharmacy benefit administration.
Digital HealthHealthtechInsurTechChicago, US
Squire R. Butler(Executive Officer, Director)Ryan Johnson(Executive Officer)Robert L. Natt(Director)
BoardThomas Flynn(Director)Andrew Adams(Director)inPeter Hudson(Director)
Co-investorsOak HC/FT
Market Force Information provides customer experience management, mystery shopping, employee engagement, and operational excellence solutions for multi-unit organizations such as restaurant chains, retailers, and fuel companies.
Data & InfrastructureRetail TechSaaS
Co-investorsAurum Venture Partners
Mixlab is a full-service veterinary pharmacy that provides compounded, commercial, and over-the-counter pet medications with custom dosages, forms, and flavors, delivered to pet owners across all 50 U.S. states.
AI & Machine LearningE-commerceHealthtech
Co-investorsPLUS Capital
Mopro is a digital marketing platform for small businesses, offering done-for-you services including custom website design, listings management, review collection, social media posting, and Google Ads.
AdTechMarketing TechSaaS
Co-investorsToba Capital
Rockville, US
Al Noshirvani(Executive Officer, Director)John Cramp(Executive Officer, Director)Pascal Bouvier(Director)Tim Bender(Executive Officer)Ali Noshirvani(Executive Officer, Director)Richard Caro(Director)
Co-investorsRoute 66 VenturesEdison PartnersSWaN & Legend Venture Partners
Bentonville, US
Stanley Zylowski, Jr.(President)April Seggebruch(Vice President - Operations)
BoardJames K. Hendren(Director)Nathan Sanko(Director)
Co-investorsLevel Equity
IBM is a global technology company whose business spans enterprise software (including Red Hat, HashiCorp, and Confluent), IT infrastructure such as mainframes, servers, and storage, and IT consulting services.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareQuantum ComputingArmonk, US
Jit Saxena(Founder)Arvind Krishna(Chairman, President and CEO)
Co-investorsbacktrace capitalBallistic VenturesBantam GroupBessemer Venture PartnersBrightspark VenturesCorsa Ventures+14 more
Coalfire provides cybersecurity advisory, assessment, and testing services to enterprises, helping them meet compliance requirements across multiple regulatory frameworks and manage cyber risks.
CybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareGovTech
Co-investorsDreamit Ventures
An AI platform for marketing that helps teams create and optimize digital experiences, run marketing workflows, and personalize customer interactions.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaSNew York, US
Asif Rahman(Executive Officer)Shafqat Islam(Executive Officer, Director)Iraj Islam(Executive Officer, Director)Brian LaRock(Executive Officer)
BoardDoug Pepper(Director)Liron Gitig(Director)
Co-investorsAdvance Venture PartnersFirstMark CapitalShasta Ventures
Nomis Solutions offers an AI-native platform that combines customer insights, product strategy, and pricing execution for financial institutions such as banks, credit unions, and auto lenders.
AI & Machine LearningFintechSaaS
Co-investorsAugust CapitalStg
OJO offers a homeownership platform, including its Movoto by OJO home search product and OJO Homeowner tool, that helps people find, buy, sell, and manage homes with technology and connections to local real estate agents.
ConsumerMarketplacesPropTech
Co-investorsCorsa Venturesmark vc
Onpoint Healthcare Partners offers Iris, a Medical Agent AI platform that autonomously handles administrative and operational healthcare workflows—including charting, coding, care management, and care coordination—using an AI plus expert-in-the-loop model.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechFlower Mound, US
Rick Williams(Founder)James W. Boswell(CEO & Founder)Rodney E. Haynes(COO & Co-Founder)
OutboundEngine provides a done-for-you marketing platform for small businesses, automating brand building, pipeline generation, and client outreach.
Marketing TechSaaSSales TechAustin, US
Co-investorsAlerion VenturesHarmony PartnersSilverton Partners
Boston, US
JAY HABEGGER(Executive Officer, Director)A. DOUGLAS SHATTUCK(Executive Officer)Jay Habegger(Executive Officer, Director)A. Douglas Shattuck(Executive Officer)Brandon Berger(Director)Frank Bifulco(Director)
Co-investorsBantam Group
Chicago, US
Kesav Gandham(Executive Officer, Director)Michael Shannon(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardHoward Tullman(Director)
Co-investorsLakewest Venture PartnersHyde Park Angels
Paperless Parts provides quoting and collaboration software designed for manufacturing shops.
Advanced ManufacturingEnterprise SoftwareSaaSBoston, US
Jay Jacobs(Founder)Jason Ray(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardJames Jacobs II(Director)
Co-investorsOpenView Venture PartnersCommonwealth Venture Management Corp.
ParkWhiz is an online parking marketplace and mobile app that lets drivers search, compare prices, and reserve parking spaces in advance for events or immediate use.
ConsumerMarketplacesMobility & TransportationChicago, US
Aashish Dalal(Director)Yona Shtern(Executive Officer, Director)Mike Sands(Director)Sachin Chitnis(Director)Adam Erlebacher(Director)Henry Feinberg(Director)
Co-investorsChaifetz GroupConnetic VenturesVillage GlobalWonder VenturesBaird Venture Partners
PaySimple provides embedded payment solutions through APIs, SDKs, and integration tools that let software platforms and service-based businesses accept payments, automate billing, and reconcile deposits within a PCI-compliant experience.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS
Co-investorsSixth StreetSusquehanna Growth Equity
PebblePost provides performance marketing technology that combines online and offline data to reach households through connected TV and direct mail campaigns.
AdTechDirect to ConsumerMarketing TechNew York, US
Lewis Gersh(Executive Officer, Director)Brittany Wolf(Chief Executive Officer)Robert Victor(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardJohn Frankel(Director)John Elton(Director)in
Co-investorsRRE VenturesAdvance Venture PartnersAlpine MeridianGreycroftKickstartMantella Venture Partners+4 more
Peerless Network is a telecommunications provider offering voice communications products including SIP Trunking, Cloud PBX, SD-WAN (SASE), Toll-Free, Operator Connect for Microsoft Teams, contact center, and messaging services for businesses.
Cloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
The Predictive Index offers talent optimization software that uses behavioral and cognitive assessments to help organizations hire candidates, build teams, develop managers, and measure engagement across the employee lifecycle.
Future of WorkHR TechSaaS
Co-investorsJavelin Venture Partners
PrimeRevenue provides working capital financial technology, including supply chain finance, B2B payments, receivables finance, and dynamic discounting, delivered through a centralized supply chain financial portal.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechLogistics & Supply ChainSaaSAtlanta, US
Nathan Feather(CFO)David Quillian(Executive Officer)Paul Bain(Executive Officer, Director)PJ Bain(CEO)
BoardRoger Lee(Director)Brad Langer(Director)
Co-investorsBattery Ventures
Resilinc provides agentic AI software for supply chain risk management that detects disruptions in real time and recommends mitigation actions.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareLogistics & Supply ChainMilpitas, US
Sumit Vakil(Executive Officer)Bindiya Vakil(Executive Officer, Director)Gregory Silich(Director)
BoardRavi Mohan(Director)inJohn Dougery(Director)in
Co-investorsInventus Capital PartnersStreamlined VenturesFirst Star VenturesSalesforce VenturesShasta VenturesVista Equity Partners
Co-investorsNorwest Venture Partners
Revionics provides AI-driven pricing and merchandising optimization software for retailers, using proprietary algorithms to set optimal prices across the pricing lifecycle.
AI & Machine LearningRetail TechSaaSRoseville, US
Jeff smith(Founder)inJoel G. Katz(Director)Marc H. Hafner(Executive Officer, Director)Brian K. Hansen(Executive Officer)Hillel Moerman(Director)David Schwab(Director)
Co-investorsBlumberg CapitalGoldman Sachs
Alto operates a vertically integrated electric rideshare fleet in the US, running vehicles and W-2 drivers on the Uber platform (Uber Black, Uber XL, UberTeen) while building depot, charging, maintenance, and fleet management infrastructure to support autonomous vehicle operations.
CleantechLogistics & Supply ChainMobility & Transportation
Co-investorsUberCrunchFundGreen Park & Golf VenturesRoad VenturesTuesday Capital
RigNet, now part of Viasat energy services, provides managed communications, secure IIoT networks, and the Intelie Live machine learning analytics platform for connecting and monitoring distributed sites and remote operational assets.
AI & Machine LearningEnergyIoT
Co-investorsHouston VenturesMillennium Technology Value Partners
Rollbar is a code-first observability platform that helps software development teams monitor errors and recover quickly from failures in production.
Cloud ComputingDeveloper Tools
Brian Rue(Founder)inCory Virok(Founder)in
Co-investorsBlossom Street VenturesCota CapitalResolute VenturesRuna Capital
Boundless provides U.S. immigration services that combine software with in-house legal review to help applicants prepare and submit family green card, employment-based, O-1, and EB-1 visa applications.
LegalTechSaaS
Co-investorsForefront VentureFoundryTrilogy Equity Partners
Journey sells mobility products aimed at people with walking or mobility challenges, marketed for use at home and while traveling, such as on cruises and tours.
Direct to ConsumerE-commerceMobility & Transportation
Signiant provides SaaS software that helps media and entertainment companies move and manage large files and accelerate content workflows.
Cloud ComputingMedia & EntertainmentSaaS
Sebastian Vos(Chief Executive Officer)inRick Capstraw(Chief Revenue Officer)inTina Bento(Chief Financial Officer)in
Co-investorsBattery Ventures
Acoustic is a B2C marketing platform that turns real-time customer behavior into coordinated, timely marketing actions.
AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSaaS
SmashFly provided recruitment marketing software, including CRM, career site, and talent network tools that helped enterprises attract and nurture candidates before they applied.
Enterprise SoftwareHR TechSaaS
Michael Hennessy(Founder)in
Co-investorsBessemer Venture PartnersOpenView Venture Partners
Solovis provides a portfolio management platform for institutional investors managing multi-asset class portfolios, offering analytics, risk assessment, and reporting capabilities.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSIrving, US
Joshua Smith(CEO and President)Caleb Doise(Chief Technical Officer)James Burke(Vice President of Implementation)Edward Meissner(Secretary)Emmitte Griggs(Executive Vice President of Implementation)Josh Smith(Chief Executive Officer, Secretary, and Treasurer)
Co-investorsMissionOGEdison PartnersInsight PartnersOCA Ventures
Soundstripe provides royalty-free music, sound effects, and related audio content for use by video creators and other media producers.
Creator EconomyMedia & EntertainmentSaaS
Co-investorsCircadian VenturesGrit Capital PartnersVocap PartnersCraft VenturesTopmark PartnersVocap Investment Partners
State Affairs is an AI-powered intelligence platform that analyzes legislative hearings, bills, and regulations to deliver real-time policy intelligence to organizations.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareGovTechNew York, US
Jamie Seltzer(Director)inBrady Evan Burns(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsPerceptive Ventures Management Company, LlcWestern Technology Investment
ThreatQ is a threat intelligence platform that aggregates, analyzes, and acts on threat data across security infrastructure for organizations.
CybersecurityData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSterling, US
WAYNE CHIANG(CHIEF ARCHITECT)RYAN TROST(CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER)JOHN CZUPAK(PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER)LEONARD P. KURTZMAN(CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, SECRETARY AND TREASURER)
BoardHARRY WELLER(Director)STEVEN CHEN(Director)
Co-investorsFlucas VenturesKube VCNTT DOCOMO VenturesOssian CapitalNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)
Co-investorsElsewhere Partners
Co-investorsMayfield FundNext Coast Ventures
vidIQ offers AI-powered tools for YouTube creators, providing content ideas, video optimization (titles, tags, thumbnails), and creator coaching to help grow views and subscribers.
AI & Machine LearningCreator EconomyMarketing Tech
Co-investorsBackwards CapitalSocial StartsLowercase Capital
Bethesda, US
Rodney Rogers(Executive Officer, Director)Donald Whittington(Director)Alan Taetle(Director)John Siegel(Director)Kevin Reid(Executive Officer, Director)Patrick Hendy(Director)
Co-investorsColumbia CapitalIntel CapitalNoro-Moseley PartnersQuestMark Partners
Vivo Care provides software, connected FDA-approved devices, and US nurse-led clinical services for provider teams running Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) and Chronic Care Management (CCM) programs.
Digital HealthHealthtechSaaS
Wombat Security, now part of Proofpoint as ZenGuide, provides risk-based security awareness training that identifies high-risk users and delivers personalized, AI-guided phishing simulations and micro-learning.
CybersecurityEdTechSaaS
Co-investorsJMI EquityOpenView Venture PartnersSaaS CapitalSusquehanna Growth EquityW Capital Partners
Yieldmo is an advertising platform that uses AI and custom ad formats, attention signals, and predictive format selection to help brands create and deliver tailored ad experiences.
AdTechAI & Machine LearningMarketing TechNew York, US
Michael Yavonditte(Executive Officer, Director)inTodd Coleman(Chief Architect and Co-Founder)inRichard Eaton(Executive Officer)Rich Miner(Director)
BoardEric Nordlander(Director)Doug Chertok(Director)in
Co-investorsARC Angel FundComcast VenturesDace VenturesRhodiumUnion Square Ventures (USV)Vast Ventures+1 more
Unifyr is a partner relationship management platform for managing channel operations and partner portals, with enterprise security and compliance controls including SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, GDPR, and CCPA.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaSSales TechDurham, US
Bryan Ferren(Executive Officer)Scott England(Executive Officer)David Buffaloe(Executive Officer)Andy Wilson(Executive Officer)Nicole Wicker(Executive Officer)Mark Schlief(Executive Officer)
Co-investorsAlbionVCBull City Venture PartnersKinetic Ventures, L.L.C.
Zilliant provides AI-driven price management and optimization software for B2B companies, offering pricing intelligence, real-time guidance, enterprise integrations, and governed execution.
AI & Machine LearningSaaSSales Tech
Co-investorsHouston Ventures
Exits · 6
IPOs and acquisitions across the tracked portfolioPhreesiaNYSE: PHRSailPoint TechnologiesNASDAQ: SAILInsureonacq. by Hub Internationalinvisionacq. by MiroSmashflyacq. by Symphony Talent GroupWorkfrontacq. by Marketo
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Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Escalate Capital Partners made?
- Escalate Capital Partners has 122 tracked investments, 8 of which have exited via acquisition or IPO.
- What stage does Escalate Capital Partners invest at?
- Escalate Capital Partners invests at the Growth, Late Stage stages.
- What sectors does Escalate Capital Partners focus on?
- Escalate Capital Partners focuses on Cloud Computing, Enterprise Software, Healthtech, SaaS.
- Where is Escalate Capital Partners located?
- Escalate Capital Partners is headquartered in Austin, US.
- Who does Escalate Capital Partners co-invest with?
- Escalate Capital Partners most often shares deals with Battery Ventures, OpenView Venture Partners, Comcast Ventures, among 215 tracked co-investors.
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