Gryphon
Private equitySan Francisco
Investment thesis
Gryphon Investors focuses on middle-market companies, backing management teams to build enduring businesses with defensible, scalable competitive advantages. Its distinctive, integrated model pairs finance professionals, former C-suite executives, and functional specialists with dedicated operating partners. Gryphon runs three investment strategies—Flagship, Heritage, and Junior Capital—each with its own teams and funds, operating across six specialized industry groups. The firm emphasizes an inclusive, no-ego, collaborative culture built on integrity and transparency, and positions trust-based partnership with company leadership as central to achieving long-term success and returns.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 6, 2026.
What they invest in
from 25 of 72 portfolio companiesCleantech ×7Advanced Manufacturing ×6Climate Tech ×4Enterprise Software ×4Healthtech ×4Construction Tech ×3Consumer ×3Direct to Consumer ×3
HQs:United States×11
Investments · 72 tracked
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AQUA Dermatology is a dermatology practice group offering medical, surgical, and cosmetic dermatology, vein care, plastic surgery, and radiation therapy across the Southeastern United States.
HealthtechMedical Devices
Caylent is a cloud services company and AWS Premier Tier Services Partner that helps businesses adopt and optimize AWS cloud through AI-driven managed services, including an AWS-native CloudOps model built on Amazon Bedrock AgentCore.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingEnterprise Software
Co-investorsEntrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator (ERA)
Dessert Holdings is a North American premium dessert manufacturer that makes fully finished, thaw-and-serve desserts such as cakes, cheesecakes, brownies, pies, and cookies using real ingredients.
Advanced ManufacturingConsumerFoodTech
Susanne Ross(SVP of Culinary and Research & Development)
Doublewood Supplements sells dietary supplements and wellness products directly to consumers, publishing recipes and health-related content alongside its offerings.
Direct to ConsumerE-commerceWellness & Fitness
ECG is a healthcare consulting firm serving provider and payer organizations across the US healthcare industry.
Healthtech
Heartland Vet Partners is a veterinarian-led group that partners with and acquires veterinary practices, handling business operations while supporting doctors through mentorship, career coaching, and ownership transitions.
HealthtechWellness & Fitness
Heritage Distribution Holdings (HDH) is an HVAC/R distributor that supplies parts, supplies, and equipment to contractors across North America.
B2B MarketplacesConstruction TechLogistics & Supply ChainAtlanta, US
Jensen Hughes is a global engineering, consulting and technology firm founded in 1939 that provides fire protection engineering, code consulting, performance-based design, risk assessments, process safety management, and security risk consulting.
Construction TechEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Alexander Earls(Executive Officer, Director)Philip V Petrocelli(Executive Officer, Director)Philip Rogers(Executive Officer, Director)R. David Andrews(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardDell Larcen(Director)Martin Reiss(Director)
Co-investorsMidwest Mezzanine Funds
Kano Laboratories is a specialty chemical manufacturer that makes professional-grade penetrating oils, lubricants, greases, and cleaners for maintenance, repair, and operations professionals across industrial, commercial, and consumer markets.
Advanced ManufacturingNew MaterialsNashville, US
Mark Klein(C-Suite Executive)inPaul Bessette(Vice President of Research & Development)inJosh Drake(VP of Finance / Deals)inJoan Duvall(Marketing Executive)Michael Neumann(Vice President of Sales)inNatalia Diaz(President, Super Lube)in
Meazure Learning develops and delivers assessment software and services for higher-education and credentialing exams, offering end-to-end solutions including test development, remote proctoring, and exam administration with human expertise and support.
EdTechSaaS
Co-investorsBonaventure CapitalEastside Partners
Mechanix Wear designs and manufactures protective work gloves featuring anatomical design and material technology, aimed at skilled trade professionals and service members.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerHardware
Sales performance consulting and training firm known for its Strategic Selling and Conceptual Selling programs.
Co-investorsLeeds
Ncontracts provides integrated risk and compliance software for financial institutions such as banks and credit unions, covering enterprise risk management, compliance management, vendor management, audit, findings, business continuity, and lending compliance.
Co-investorsGrowth Street PartnersMainsail Partners
Potter Global Technologies develops fire and life safety technology intended to protect people, property, and critical infrastructure.
Deep TechHardwareIoT
FELIX PARK(Director)MARK LEVY(Executive Officer, Director)SOHRAB ROB SALEK(Director)BERNARD J. LEARS(Executive Officer, Director)KELLY ROMANO(Executive Officer, Director)ROBERT E. GRADY(Executive Officer, Director)
Repipe Specialists is a home repiping company that replaces old, corroded, or leaking plumbing with new PEX piping for U.S. homeowners, typically completing whole-home repipes in one to two days.
Construction Tech
Revision Skincare develops and sells physician-recommended skincare formulations that target the underlying causes of skin aging while supporting the skin's microbiome.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerWellness & Fitness
Rootstock provides a cloud ERP platform built natively on Salesforce, with AI agents and configurable workflows for managing customer relationships, operations, and fulfillment.
Advanced ManufacturingEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Co-investorsMontage Capital
Shermco Industries provides electrical system maintenance, engineering solutions, and NETA-accredited testing services to keep mission-critical power running for clients across multiple industries, including energy and renewables.
CleantechEnergyIrving, US
PHILIP V. PETROCELLI(Executive Officer, Director)RON WIDUP(Director)DAVID M. WALSH(Director)PHILIP J. STASSI(Director)ALEXANDER G. EARLS(Executive Officer, Director)TIMOTHY R. BRADLEY(Director)
Premium sparkling water and beverages made with real squeezed fruit and zero added sugar.
Co-investorsAlmanac InsightsKarpReillyNew Ground VenturesProlog VenturesRiverPark Ventures
Techmer PM is a materials design company that develops masterbatches and compounds for plastics and synthetic fiber processes, using chemical formulation to color and modify polymers for manufacturers across multiple industries.
Advanced ManufacturingCleantechNew MaterialsClinton, US
Trinity Consultants is a global environmental consulting firm that helps industrial clients navigate regulatory compliance and manage their impact on natural and built environments.
CleantechClimate Tech
Vision Innovation Partners provides management and back-office support—covering compliance, managed care contracting, finance, medical records, practice management, and marketing—to ophthalmology practices and surgery centers, allowing providers to focus on patient care.
HealthtechMedical Devices
Washing Systems (WSI) supplies performance chemistry, automated dosing, data monitoring, and wastewater recovery systems for commercial laundries in the industrial, healthcare, hospitality, cleanroom, and food & beverage sectors.
Advanced ManufacturingCleantechIoTLoveland, US
Wind River Environmental provides septic system, grease trap, and drain services along with broader wastewater management for residential, commercial, municipal, and industrial customers.
CleantechClimate TechImpact & Social Good
Fund performance · per public LP disclosures
as of Sep 2025| Fund | Vintage | Committed | Net IRR | TVPI | DPI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gryphon Partners II, L.P.LPs: Oregon Public Employees Retirement System, Washington State Investment Board | 1999 | — | 4.7% | 1.18x | 1.18x |
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 Gryphon made?
- Gryphon has 73 tracked investments.
- What sectors does Gryphon focus on?
- Gryphon focuses on Sector Agnostic.
- Where is Gryphon located?
- Gryphon is headquartered in San Francisco, US.
- Who does Gryphon co-invest with?
- Gryphon most often shares deals with 42CAP, Balderton Capital, Eos Venture Partners Limited, among 33 tracked co-investors.
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