Flexpoint Ford
Private equityChicago
Also known as EDWARDS CAPITAL, LLC
Investment thesis
Flexpoint Ford operates as a single integrated team pursuing two complementary, sector-driven strategies across financial services: Private Equity and Asset Opportunity. The Private Equity strategy combines sector insight with hands-on execution to help management teams drive focused, high-impact growth. The Asset Opportunity strategy, rooted in the firm's private equity experience, targets asset-backed and event-driven situations where flexibility is seen as an advantage. With a cycle-tested, specialized approach grounded in deep sector knowledge and long-standing relationships, the firm aims to unlock value, accelerate growth, and navigate complexity across market cycles.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 25, 2026.
What they invest in
from 34 of 69 portfolio companiesFintech ×22InsurTech ×11SaaS ×9Healthtech ×7Digital Health ×4Enterprise Software ×3Media & Entertainment ×2PropTech ×2
HQs:United States×13Bermuda×2Canada×2United Kingdom×2
Investments · 69 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 12016 · 12015 · 13 dated
A UK financial advisory firm that provides financial planning services, including cash flow modelling to help clients make financial decisions.
Fintech
Alera Group provides insurance and financial services, offering employee benefits, property and casualty insurance, risk management, and wealth management solutions to businesses and individuals through a network of specialists and offices.
FintechInsurTechDeerfield, US
PETER MARATHAS(Executive Officer)ROB LIEBLEIN(Executive Officer)WILLIAM CORRIGAN(Executive Officer)ALAN LEVITZ(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardCLINT BROOKS(Director)RYAN CLARK(Director)
Co-investorsGenstar
Healthcare supply chain solutions provider
Residential property insurance provider
Managing General Agent (MGA) focused on E&S commercial coastal property
ApolloCare provides technology-driven solutions for managing and administering copay, voucher, and patient assistance programs, serving pharmaceutical and healthcare clients.
Digital HealthHealthtechSaaS
Ariel Re is a reinsurance company operating Lloyd's of London Syndicate 1910, offering investors access to reinsurance portfolios focused on low-frequency, high-severity risk.
Climate TechFintechInsurTechHamilton, BM
Don Kramer(Founder)Ryan Mather(Chief Executive Officer)inRohan Pai(Chief Financial Officer)inKatie Partington Howarth(Chief Capital Officer)inMatthew Twilley(Chief Analytics Officer)inIhab Khalil(Chief Information Officer)in
Co-investorsNew Capital PartnersOlympus PartnersPelican
ArtesRx acquires and operates a network of regional specialty and community pharmacies ("Regional Care Hubs") that provide high-touch medication services for patients with complex medication needs.
Digital HealthHealthtech
Baker Hill provides a lending platform for commercial and small business lending, offering loan origination, document data extraction, and an AI assistant ("Ask BKR") for financial institutions.
AI & Machine LearningFintechSaaS
U.K.-based hybrid-fronting carrier focused on specialty commercial insurance
Co-investorsTransverse Ventures
Specialty distributor and manufacturer of medical products
CHS manufactures, distributes, and services specialty medical devices and healthcare supplies—including respiratory products, procedural kits, and patient plastics—for hospitals, clinics, clinicians, and procurement teams.
Advanced ManufacturingHealthtechMedical Devices
Clearstead is a financial advisory firm providing private wealth management, institutional investment consulting, tax preparation, financial planning, trust services, and family office support.
Fintech
Specialized accounting and financial consulting firm
Owner and operator of dialysis clinics
Create Music Group provides capital, distribution, rights management, accounting, and real-time analytics to artists, labels, and music businesses.
Creator EconomyFintechMedia & Entertainment
Dash Financial provides options and equities trading technology, including execution, smart order routing, algorithmic trading, and transaction cost analysis tools for buy-side and sell-side financial market participants.
FintechSaaS
Peter Maragos(CEO)
Duetti buys music rights from independent music creators through catalog deals, giving artists cash for selected songs while letting them retain chosen tracks.
FintechMedia & EntertainmentNew York City, US
Christopher Nolte(Founder)
Co-investorsCohen CircleNycaNyca Partners
Hospitalist physician practice management company
Elliott Davis is a professional services firm offering accounting, tax, and business intelligence solutions to businesses.
Enterprise Software
Enstar Group is a global provider of retrospective insurance solutions, offering legacy run-off acquisitions and specialist underwriting to help insurers and reinsurers manage complex risk, capital, and strategic needs.
FintechInsurTechHamilton, BM
Financial Pacific Leasing provides equipment leasing and financing services to businesses.
Fintech
GeoVera provides catastrophe risk insurance, including earthquake and coastal property coverage, through its GeoVera Insurance, GeoVera Specialty Insurance Services, and Coastal Select Insurance entities.
FintechInsurTech
Co-investorsNew Capital Partners
Music rights aggregation and catalog management platform
Regional bank and insurance investor
In-home infusion services provider
Vehicle protection products administrator
Home nursing and hospice care provider
Charged-off consumer account servicer
Merchant payment and payroll processor
Retail insurance brokerage platform
LERETA provides property tax servicing and flood determination services for mortgage lenders and closing teams, offering outsourced tax management, a connected tax servicing platform (Total Tax Solutions), automated flood tracking, and real-time property tax certificates.
FintechPropTechSaaS
SaaS billing and order management platform
MGA Homecare provides in-home healthcare services, including nursing and therapy, matching patients and their families with clinicians suited to their needs.
Digital HealthHealthtech
MobilityWorks sells, rents, and services wheelchair-accessible vehicles with side- and rear-entry conversions, and provides home accessibility products such as scooters, power chairs, lift chairs, and vehicle lifts.
ConsumerHealthtechMobility & Transportation
Independent music company and artist management platform
Manager of specialty insurance programs
Novel provides U.S. business banking services to international entrepreneurs, including multi-currency accounts and cross-border payment capabilities across 140+ currencies.
FintechSaaSMinneapolis, US
Aldrin Clement(Founder)inPaul Clement(Founder)
Co-investorsNeer Venture PartnersY CombinatorGaingelsUlu Ventures
Novel is an insurance holding company that operates a diversified portfolio of underwriting subsidiaries and partners with MGAs, combining capital markets discipline with risk management for institutional investors.
FintechInsurTech
Sub-prime auto finance company
Propel provides insurance solutions and personalized programs that protect businesses against liability and property damage or loss.
InsurTech
Payroll-enabled employee purchase benefits
Data-driven SMB lending solutions
Managing General Underwriter (MGU) focused on specialty property and casualty insurance
SageSure provides property insurance coverage tailored to regional markets, focusing on challenging or catastrophe-prone areas.
InsurTechJersey City, US
Terrence M. McLean(Manager)Jason Jacobs(Executive Officer)Andrew DiLoreto(Manager)
BoardDominic Hood(Manager)Colin Smith(Manager)Timothy J. Graff(Manager)
Partnership with SageSure providing reinsurance support for SageSure's coastal property programs
Partnership with SageSure providing reinsurance support for SageSure's coastal property programs
Provider of contract rehabilitation therapy services
Managed care company providing health care and social benefits to dual-eligible seniors who qualify for both Medicare and Medicaid; named Inc. 500's #1 Fastest Growing Private Company in the US in 2008.
Co-investorsCouncilNew Capital PartnersNoro-Moseley PartnersTA Associates
Service Finance appears to provide consumer financing, operating borrower and dealer portals that handle loan applications and payments.
Fintech
Provider of medical and surgical eye care
HealthtechSt. Louis, US
Harris Hyman, IV(Executive Officer, Director)Karen M. Prince(Executive Officer, Director)Norman K. Carter, III(Executive Officer, Director)Perry O. Ballard(Executive Officer, Director)Charles E. Edwards, IV(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsFFL Partners
Talcott Financial Group provides risk transfer and retirement solutions, including flexible annuities for individuals planning retirement and bespoke risk-transfer structures for institutional clients.
FintechInsurTech
Co-investorsSixth Street
Independent reinsurance broker and capital advisory firm
TRAKAmerica manages debt recovery for accounts receivable, using a network of collection agencies and law firms alongside a compliance management system.
Data & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSBonita Springs, US
Matt Russellin
Co-investorsH.I.G. Capital
VALE Insurance Partners is a managing general agency that underwrites transactional liability insurance for M&A transactions, covering representations and warranties, tax exposures, and contingent liability risks.
FintechInsurTechLegalTechNew York, US
Provider of specialized insurance services
YPrime provides eClinical technology—including eCOA, IRT, eConsent, and participant-engagement tools—along with consulting and 24/7 support for running clinical trials.
BiotechDigital HealthSaaSMalvern, US
Jaime COOK(Executive Officer, Director)Shawn BLACKBURN(Executive Officer, Director)Matthew Rice(Director)Richard Gastineau(Director)Elizabeth Tallett(Director)James Pusey(Director)
Co-investorsGray VenturesBallast Point Ventures
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesFund performance · per public LP disclosures · 5
as of Dec 2025| Fund | Vintage | Committed | Net IRR | TVPI | DPI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flexpoint Overage Fund IV-ALPs: Ventura County Employees' Retirement Association | 2021 | — | — | 1.13x | 0.00x |
| Flexpoint Fund IV-ALPs: Ventura County Employees' Retirement Association, Rockefeller Foundation | 2020 | — | 19.3% | 1.69x | 0.34x |
| Flexpoint Ford Fund II, L.P.LPs: The Regents of the University of California, Carnegie Corporation of New York | 2008 | — | 30.2% | 1.68x | 1.29x |
| Flexpoint Fund II, L.P.LPs: The Regents of the University of California, John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, Carnegie Corporation of New York +1 more | 2008 | — | 26.8% | 1.76x | 1.76x |
| Flexpoint Fund V-A, L.P. and Flexpoint Overage Fund V-A, L.P.LPs: Texas Municipal Retirement System | — | — | 0.2% | 1.00x | — |
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
- How many investments has Flexpoint Ford made?
- Flexpoint Ford has 68 tracked investments.
- What sectors does Flexpoint Ford focus on?
- Flexpoint Ford focuses on Fintech.
- Where is Flexpoint Ford located?
- Flexpoint Ford is headquartered in Chicago, US.
- Who does Flexpoint Ford co-invest with?
- Flexpoint Ford most often shares deals with New Capital Partners, Council, Nyca Partners, among 16 tracked co-investors.
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