What stage does Estancia invest at?

Estancia invests at the Growth stage.

What sectors does Estancia focus on?

Estancia focuses on Enterprise Software, Fintech.

Where is Estancia located?

Estancia is headquartered in Scottsdale, US.

Does Estancia lead rounds?

Yes, Estancia leads investment rounds.

Estancia

Private equity

Scottsdale · Growth · 16 people tracked

Also known as Estancia Capital Management, Llc

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Investment thesis

Estancia Capital Partners focuses on capital-light companies within its target sector, identifying businesses at an inflection point led by intellectually honest, high-potential management teams. The firm views private equity as a human capital business where relationships take precedence, and it aims to partner with portfolio companies to drive value creation and synergy across its holdings.

Invests inEnterprise Software FintechScottsdaleUnited States

Source: firm website, verified Aug 6, 2026.

Stage

Growth

Scottsdale, AZ, US

Leads rounds

Leads

Instruments

Equity

Tracked investments

Team · 16 people

from the firm's website

Michael Mendez· Managing Director, Co-Founder

Co-founder of Estancia focused on sourcing, monitoring, and driving portfolio company growth, as well as firm leadership, strategy, and management.

Takashi Moriuchi· Managing Director, Co-Founder

Co-founder of Estancia focused on sourcing, executing, monitoring, and driving portfolio company growth, as well as firm leadership, strategy, and management.

Dana Alan Kurttila· Managing Director

Focuses on sourcing, executing, monitoring, and driving growth of Estancia's portfolio companies.

Danny Kang· Managing Director

Focuses on sourcing, executing, monitoring, and driving growth of Estancia's portfolio companies.

Darrin Jeffries· COO, General Counsel, CCO & Managing Director

Focuses on portfolio company M&A structuring and execution and supports portfolio companies and their management teams in various capacities.

Dan Rosenberger· Principal

Focuses on evaluating, identifying, and assisting in executing new investment opportunities.

Keegan Mitchell· Principal

Focuses on evaluating, identifying, and assisting in executing new investment opportunities.

Andre Ho· Associate

Focuses on financial modeling, deal execution, portfolio monitoring, and quarterly portfolio valuation reporting.

Cheryl Mendez· Administrative Assistant

Responsible for administration, operations, and investor relations to keep the firm's daily operations running smoothly.

Dylan Snyder· Associate

Focuses on financial modeling, deal execution, portfolio monitoring, and quarterly portfolio valuation reporting.

Jonah Skobeloff· Senior Associate

Focuses on evaluating, identifying, and assisting in executing new investment opportunities.

Kenji Moriuchi· Analyst

Focuses on evaluating, identifying, and assisting in executing new investment opportunities.

Makayla Sugidono· Senior Analyst, Operations & Investor Relations

Supports Estancia's operational, compliance, and investor relations efforts and activities.

Martie D'Apice· Head of Investor Relations

Leads Estancia's client development, relationship management, and capital-raising activities.

S.W. Le Roux· Senior Director, Finance

A licensed CPA and Chartered Accountant whose primary industry focus has been private equity, including managing and leading audits of middle-market private equity funds.

Violetta Richardson· Senior Director, Legal Operations

A licensed attorney with broad corporate practice experience including mergers and acquisitions and advising individual and corporate clients.

Investments · 17 tracked

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Abel Noser Holdings Llc

Cs Mckee North Square

Ecommission

Equinoxe Alternative Investment Services

Flagstone Group Ltd

London

Meredith Williams(Director)Andrew Thatcher(Director)Simon Merchant(Director)

Geneva Capital

Investorcom

Pma Financial

Redwood Investments Llc

Reich Tang

Resolute Investments

Sapience Investments

Sga

Snowden Lane Partners

Soltis Investment Advisors

Spruce Investments

Strategycorps

Fund performance · per public LP disclosures · 2

as of Jun 2025

Fund	Vintage	Committed	Net IRR	TVPI	DPI
Estancia IIILPs: Chicago Teachers' Pension Fund	2024	—	—	0.99x	0.00x
Estancia IILPs: Chicago Teachers' Pension Fund	2019	—	21.2%	1.92x	1.27x

Source: public limited-partner disclosures (CalPERS, CalSTRS). Net IRR / TVPI / DPI as reported by the limited partner; a fund's early-year IRR is an interim estimate (J-curve).

Frequently asked questions

What stage does Estancia invest at?: Estancia invests at the Growth stage.
What sectors does Estancia focus on?: Estancia focuses on Enterprise Software, Fintech.
Where is Estancia located?: Estancia is headquartered in Scottsdale, US.
Does Estancia lead rounds?: Yes, Estancia leads investment rounds.

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