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Everest Group

Family office

Omaha · Seed–Growth · 14 people tracked

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Investment thesis

Everest Group is a single family office focused on building leading service-based companies through organic growth and acquisitions. Drawing on over 50 years of entrepreneurial and operational experience, the firm targets marketing services, finance-related services, and business process outsourcing. It sources deals via a network of bankers, owners, accountants, and attorneys, limiting itself to a small number of high-quality investments to give each portfolio company significant attention, capital, and resources. Beyond capital, Everest offers accounting, HR, operations, IT, marketing, and back-office support. It provides flexible options including consulting, venture capital, minority or full equity investments, acquisitions, and seed funding, structuring deals to keep management teams motivated.

Source: firm website, verified Oct 17, 2026.

Stage
Seed–Growth
HQ
Omaha, US
Instruments
Equity
Founded
2019
AUM
$1B
Tracked investments
19
Unicorns
2
IPOs
3

Team · 14 people

from the firm's website
Vinod Gupta· Managing Partner

Vinod "Vin" Gupta is Managing Partner of Everest Group and has completed over sixty acquisitions, with expertise in turning around underperforming companies. He formerly served as a trustee of the Kennedy Center and as U.S. Consul General in Bermuda, and holds degrees from IIT Kharagpur and the University of Nebraska.

Alex Gupta· Partnerin
Curt Van Hill· Chief Investment Officerin
Dhruv Goel· Partner
Jess Gupta· Partner
Dennis Guenther· Controller/Investment Manager
Dion Bonnell· President of Expresscopy

Bonnell is President of expresscopy.com, which he joined in 2011 and led to record growth. He previously held financial, operational and business development executive roles at FedEx Kinkos, KPMG and Ivey Performance Marketing, and is a CPA with an accountancy degree from Northern Illinois University.

Fred Vakili· President Customer Satisfaction

Fred Vakili previously served as Chief Administrative Officer at infoGroup over 25 years, playing a key role in its growth strategy and the acquisition of over 40 companies since 1992. At infofree.com he leads sales, marketing, and administration. He holds a BS in Industrial Engineering from Iowa State University with executive education at Harvard and Stanford business schools.

Josiah Kettelhake· Investment Analyst
Marie Drews· Executive Assistant and Chief of Staff
Monica Messer· Family Office Executive - Acquisitions
Paul Nietzel· Operations Managerin
Shelly Van Gilder· Staff Accountant
Tim Braun· Chief Financial Officer

Founder mafia

2 people who came through Everest Group went on to found or lead other companies.

What they invest in

from 6 of 19 portfolio companies

AI & Machine Learning ×3Enterprise Software ×3Cloud Computing ×2Consumer ×2Cybersecurity ×2Data & Infrastructure ×2SaaS ×2AdTech ×1

HQs:United States×5China×1Japan×1

Who they back

founder profiles across 6 portfolio companies
73%
repeat founders
of 11 founders with career history

What their founders studiedfrom 10 founders with field-of-study data

Computer Science ×5Economics ×3Engineering ×2

Where their founders worked beforefrom 11 founders with career history

Microsoft ×2

Investments · 19 tracked

founders shown can be your intro path

By year:2020 · 12014 · 12 dated

Metameta.cominNASDAQ: METAOct 2014

Meta operates Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and Threads, and funds the Reality Labs division and the open-weight Llama models.

ConsumerMedia & EntertainmentSocialMenlo Park, US

Mark Zuckerberg(Founder)inEduardo Saverin(Founder)inDustin Moskovitz(Founder)inChris Hughes(Founder)inAndrew McCollum(Founder)inChristopher K Cox(Chief Product Officer)

Co-investorsAccelAccess Technology VenturesAndreessen HorowitzAvant Global LLCDaniel GutenbergECONA AG+16 more

Qualys Nasdaq Qlysqualys.comin𝕏NASDAQ: QLYS

Qualys provides a cloud-based platform for identifying, monitoring, and remediating information technology and cybersecurity vulnerabilities across on-premises, cloud, endpoint, and mobile environments.

Gilles Samoun(Founder)inSumedh S. Thakar(President & CEO)in

Co-investorsABS VenturesBessemer Venture PartnersForgePoint CapitalUpfront Ventures

Sentinel Onesentinelone.comin𝕏NYSE: S

SentinelOne provides an AI-powered cybersecurity platform for enterprises that integrates endpoint protection, threat detection, and incident response capabilities.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareMountain View, US

Tomer Weingarten(Founder)inAlmog Cohen(Founder)inSameet Mehta(Executive Officer, Director)inEhud Shamir(Founder)

BoardRobert Schwartz(Director)Dan Scheinman(Director)

Co-investorsDCVC (Data Collective)Foothill VenturesGranite HillInsight PartnersKhosla VenturesLobby Capital+15 more

Cloudwisecloudwise.cominMar 2020

Cloudwise provides monitoring, alerting, and automated operations solutions for AI infrastructure, helping organizations ensure reliability, security, and compliance across AI compute, power systems, and agentic services.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaSBeijing, CN

Co-investorsB Capital GroupB4 CapitalGobi Partners ChinaWestSummit CapitalSequoia Capital

iRobotirobot.comin𝕏

iRobot develops home robots, including its Roomba line of robotic vacuums for consumer floor care.

ConsumerHardwareRobotics

Co-investorsStreamlined Ventures

Netflixnetflix.comin

Netflix operates a subscription streaming service for films and television, producing original programming alongside licensed content for members worldwide.

Los Gatos, US

Marc Randolph(Founder)inReed Hastings(Founder)inTed Sarandos(Co-Chief Executive Officer)inGreg Peters(Co-Chief Executive Officer)in

Co-investorsFoundation CapitalIVP (Institutional Venture Partners)RedBird Capital PartnersRedpoint VenturesTCV

PubMaticpubmatic.comin𝕏

PubMatic operates an AI-powered advertising platform that connects buyers, publishers, data partners, and commerce media to deliver performance across digital media including CTV, mobile apps, and omnichannel environments.

AdTechAI & Machine LearningSaaSSunnyvale, US

Rajeev Goel(Founder)inAmar Goel(Founder)inMukul Kumar(Founder)inAnand Das(Founder)

Co-investorsAugust CapitalLobby CapitalNGP CapitalWestern Technology InvestmentNexus Venture Partners

Verisignverisign.comin𝕏

Verisign operates critical internet infrastructure, serving as the registry for the .com and .net top-level domains and as the Root Zone Maintainer for the global Domain Name System.

Cloud ComputingCybersecurityData & InfrastructureEnterprise Software

Jim Bidzos(Founder)inJames Bidzos(Founder)

Co-investorsBessemer Venture PartnersKleiner PerkinsMobility VenturesStoneMill VenturesVedanta CapitalWestern Technology Investment+1 more

Other

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

A to Z DatabasesConstant ContactDatabase USAExpress-CopyInfofreeJango MailLocatePlusNightsideToastUsInfoSearchYahoo

Exits · 3

3 IPOs

MetaNASDAQ: METAQualys Nasdaq QlysNASDAQ: QLYSSentinel OneNYSE: S

Frequently asked questions

How many investments has Everest Group made?
Everest Group has 19 tracked investments, 3 of which have exited.
What stage does Everest Group invest at?
Everest Group invests at the Seed, Series A, Growth stages.
What sectors does Everest Group focus on?
Everest Group focuses on AdTech, AI & Machine Learning, Cloud Computing, Data & Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Marketing Tech, SaaS.
Where is Everest Group located?
Everest Group is headquartered in Omaha, US.
Who does Everest Group co-invest with?
Everest Group most often shares deals with Western Technology Investment, Bessemer Venture Partners, Lobby Capital, among 46 tracked co-investors.

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