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Investment thesis
Nautic concentrates its investing on three sectors where it has built expertise over three decades: healthcare, industrials, and outsourced services. The firm partners with portfolio company management teams to assess and implement operating initiatives aimed at growing revenue, increasing margins, and mitigating risk, while relying on management to execute. Nautic's contribution is to help set priorities, connect its network of functional experts with management, and apply its own experience as board members and CEO mentors. It emphasizes deep industry insight and long-standing relationships as differentiators that benefit management partners, employees, and business relationships.
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Team · 84 people
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Founder mafia
2 people who came through Nautic Partners went on to found or lead other companies.
What they invest in
from 44 of 89 portfolio companiesHealthtech ×20Digital Health ×16Advanced Manufacturing ×10Enterprise Software ×9Medical Devices ×6Cybersecurity ×5Hardware ×5Mental Health ×5
HQs:United States×26Canada×1Puerto Rico×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 8 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×72 founders×1
Investments · 89 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2022 · 12020 · 12018 · 12017 · 22013 · 16 dated
Vybond is a U.S. manufacturer of tape products with over 60 years of expertise, offering more than 1,500 SKUs across multiple brands for applications ranging from general purpose to specialized uses in aerospace, medical, automotive, and industrial sectors.
Advanced ManufacturingConstruction TechNew MaterialsFranklin, US
1105 Media is a B2B solutions provider offering AI services, training, and events to help organizations implement artificial intelligence, data management, and cloud technologies.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechMedia & Entertainment
Rajeev Kapur(CEO & Chief AI Officer)in
AccessIT Group is a cybersecurity solutions provider offering advisory services, managed services, and security testing to organizations seeking to reduce risk and strengthen their security posture.
Cloud ComputingCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareNew York Metro area, US
Joseph Luciano(CEO and co-founder)David Hark(co-founder)in
Advantage Healthcare Services is a behavioral health pharmacy that provides in-stock medications, long-acting injectable (LAI) administration, prior authorization support, and medication delivery.
Digital HealthHealthtechMental Health
AnewHealth provides comprehensive pharmacy services for people with chronic conditions and complex medical needs, helping optimize medication therapies and reduce healthcare costs.
Digital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesSaaS
A nurse-owned pediatric and young adult home health agency offering in-home nursing care, occupational therapy, speech therapy, and physical therapy for children with complex medical needs.
Digital HealthHealthtech
Co-investorsVarsity Healthcare Partners
Aurora Material Solutions develops and manufactures custom PVC compounds, engineering plastics, and specialty polymer formulations for manufacturers across a range of markets.
Advanced ManufacturingNew Materials
Big Train makes powdered and ready-to-use beverage mixes for drinks such as chai, blended crème smoothies, frozen hot chocolate, and iced coffees.
ConsumerFoodTech
CarepathRx provides infusion, specialty pharmacy, telepharmacy, and technology services to health systems, hospitals, pharmacies, and payers.
Digital HealthHealthtech
John Figueroa
Cenavera Nutrition operates a family of independent brands that provide healthy meals to students, schools, and communities.
FoodTech
Co-investorsFarol Asset Management
Chem-Dry provides professional carpet, upholstery, and rug cleaning along with pet urine odor removal for homeowners, using a proprietary low-water Hot Carbonating Extraction process.
Consumer
C1 (ConvergeOne) is an IT services and solutions provider that delivers enterprise communications, network infrastructure, and cybersecurity offerings, including AI-powered and collaboration platforms.
Cloud ComputingCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareEagan, US
Jeffrey Nachbor(Executive Officer)inJohn McKenna, Jr.(Executive Officer, Director)Richard Katzman(Director, Promoter)John F. Lyons(Executive Officer)
BoardJos? E. Feliciano(Director)James Pade(Director)
Co-investorsPartners for GrowthPartners for Growth (PFG)
Curahealth is an owner-operated provider of inpatient long-term acute care (LTAC) and inpatient rehabilitation facility (IRF) hospitals in the United States.
Digital HealthHealthtech
Curtis Industries designs and manufactures cab enclosures, climate control systems, and accessories for compact equipment including tractors, UTVs, golf cars, and zero-turn mowers.
Advanced ManufacturingAgTechHardware
Fred Curtis Sr.in
Davidson Hospitality Group is a hotel management and ownership company that provides bespoke management services and strategic ownership of hotel, resort, and restaurant properties across multiple brands and segments.
Travel & HospitalityAtlanta, US
Thom Geshay(Former President, current executive leadership)in
Co-investorsKSL
DeepSeas provides cybersecurity defense solutions for enterprises, governments, and educational institutions.
CybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
EmpiRx Health operates a pharmacy benefits management platform focused on clinical outcomes and medication adherence for customers seeking to optimize therapy access and healthcare costs.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechSaaS
Danny Sanchez(Chief Executive Officer)Polina Kogan(Executive Vice President & Chief Pharmacy Officer)inVivek Dabke(Executive Vice President & Chief Information Officer)John Ridyard(President)inRand Greenblatt(Chief Financial Officer)inNilanjan Chakravorty(Chief Data Officer)in
ExactCare is a pharmacy service that delivers medications to patients' homes while providing ongoing clinical support to optimize medication effectiveness and safety.
Digital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesCincinnati, US
Dale Wollschleger(Founder)in
Co-investorsBlue Venture Funds
Exalt Health is a post-acute care healthcare organization that operates hospitals and care facilities based on an operational model focused on efficiency and clinical outcomes.
Digital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesHouston, US
Ken McGee(Chief Executive Officer)Chad Deardorff(Chief Financial Officer)inJeff Crawford(Chief Development Officer)in
HES provides facilities management services—including custodial cleaning, groundskeeping, maintenance, and operations programs—exclusively for educational institutions.
EdTechKnoxville, US
Co-investorsAdams Street Partners
Ideal Tridon manufactures hose clamps and fastening solutions for industrial, automotive, agricultural, and construction applications.
Advanced ManufacturingConstruction TechHardware
Co-investorsIndustrial Growth Partners
Clinical Medical Services provides durable medical equipment, home health care, respiratory equipment, inhalation medications, home infusion services, and orthotics and prosthetics to patients across Puerto Rico through an integrated healthcare delivery system.
Digital HealthHardwareHealthtechMedical DevicesCarolina, PR
Jorge(Chairman and Co-Founder)Raul Rodriguez Alvarez
Innovative Renal Care operates a network of nearly 250 dialysis clinics nationwide, providing personalized dialysis treatment to patients with renal disease.
Digital HealthHealthtech
A provider of water management solutions that monitor, manage and maintain water integrity, efficiency and sustainability for mission-critical infrastructure.
Advanced ManufacturingCleantechConstruction TechEnterprise SoftwareIoTNew Materials
Co-investorsCenterbridge Partners, L.P.Nexus Capital Management
ITS is a full-service managed IT services provider offering security and technology consulting to organizations across North America.
Cloud ComputingCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareHealthtechLegalTechToronto, CA
LifeStreet is a programmatic marketing platform that helps mobile performance advertisers find and grow audiences for app-specific inventory.
AdTechMarketing Tech
LindFast Solutions Group (LSG) is a master distributor and supply chain partner offering over 266,000 SKUs, including specialty fasteners and hard-to-find items, to more than 3,100 customers ranging from national distributors to local businesses.
Advanced ManufacturingB2B MarketplacesHardwareLogistics & Supply Chain
Mike Spencer(Chief Executive Officer)inNick Jones(Chief Financial Officer)inSteven Dean(Chief Commercial Officer)Heather Skiba(Senior Vice President of Operations, North America)inSteph Brandt(Vice President of Human Resources)inNick Namacher(Vice President of Corporate Strategy)in
Co-investorsAea Investors
Medegen Medical Products manufactures medical supplies and disposables spanning patient care products, lab and doctor office supplies, operating room/ASC/central processing items, environmental services and containment products, and pharmacy bags.
Advanced ManufacturingHealthtechMedical Devices
Mikart is a contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) that provides pharmaceutical development and manufacturing services across the drug development and commercialization continuum.
Advanced ManufacturingBiotechEnterprise SoftwareHealthtech
Darrin Schellin(Chief Executive Officer)in
Sagent Behavioral Health is one of the largest behavioral health organizations in the country, serving over 100,000 patients annually across five states through therapy, psychiatry, substance use treatment, and psychological services for adults, children, couples, and families.
HealthtechMental HealthWellness & FitnessNot stated on page, US
Odyssey Behavioral Healthcare provides a continuum of behavioral health treatment spanning medical detoxification, residential treatment, partial hospitalization, intensive outpatient, and virtual outpatient programs.
Digital HealthHealthtechMental Health
PANTHERx is an independent specialty pharmacy focused on rare disease care, dispensing and managing therapies for patients with rare conditions across the US.
Digital HealthHealthtechMedical Devices
Co-investorsGeneral AtlanticVistriaWarburg Pincus
Proud Moments is a provider of applied behavior analysis (ABA) therapy for children diagnosed with autism, delivering clinical care through licensed BCBAs and behavioral therapists.
Digital HealthHealthtechMental Health
Mark Bastarache(Chief Operating Officer)in
Pyramid Healthcare provides evidence-based addiction and mental health treatment services across several US states including Pennsylvania, Virginia, Maryland, North Carolina, New Jersey, Massachusetts, and West Virginia.
Digital HealthMental HealthWellness & Fitness
Rain is a marketing agency that combines brand strategy, media buying, creative, and analytics to drive customer acquisition and growth for consumer brands.
AdTechMarketing Tech
Michelle Cardinal(Founder & CEO)in
Co-investorsStanley VenturesValor Capital GroupBessemer Venture PartnersDragonflyEndeavor CatalystFirstMark Capital+7 more
Innervate offers an AI-powered dynamic content orchestration platform that lets enterprises create, personalize, and optimize omnichannel content across advertising and customer experience touchpoints using their existing systems and data sources.
AdTechAI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSan Carlos, US
Mitchell Weisman(Executive Officer, Director)Darren Waddell(Executive Officer)Serge Ioffe(Executive Officer)Christopher Corey(Director)inBernard V. Buonanno III(Director)John Andrews(Executive Officer)
Spartech engineers and manufactures plastic sheet and specialty materials, sourcing most raw materials in the United States and operating facilities close to its customers.
Advanced ManufacturingCircular EconomyNew Materials
Andy Filson(President & CEO)Kevin Duffy(Executive Vice President, Sales & Marketing)in
Co-investorsArsenal
SPS Health provides services and solutions to pharmacies, health systems, pharmacy benefit managers, payers, distributors, and pharmaceutical manufacturers, with a focus on the long-term and post-acute care pharmacy space.
Digital HealthHealthtechLogistics & Supply Chain
Neil Bansal(Chief Executive Officer)Matt Lewis(Chief Commercial Officer)John DiFiore(Chief Operating Officer – StatimRx)Justin Kaiser(Chief Revenue Officer)inCraig Douglas(Chief Strategy Officer)inLucas Niemi(Chief Financial Officer)
SurfacePrep is a distributor of surface enhancement solutions with 60 facilities across North America and the UK that serves manufacturers.
Advanced ManufacturingHardwareNew Materials
Mike Curriein
Tarian is one of North America's leading security companies providing services across government, aviation, healthcare, critical infrastructure, and education sectors.
Defense TechEnterprise SoftwareLouisville, US
VC3 provides managed IT and cybersecurity services to municipalities, local governments, healthcare organizations, and businesses in North America.
Cloud ComputingCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareGovTechSaaSColumbia, US
Tom McAndrew(Chief Executive Officer)inDavid Bridges(President)in
VitalCaring provides home health care through an interdisciplinary team of clinicians and healthcare professionals who coordinate care and services for patients and their families.
Digital HealthHealthtechWellness & Fitness
April Anthony(Founder)in
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
Aavid Thermalloy, LLCAerostar Aerospace, Inc.Agilex Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.AIM Holding Company, LLCAKAM Living Services, Inc.All Metro Health Care LLCApplied-Cleveland Holding Inc.AXIA Health Management, LLCCanada Cartage Diversified ULCCarr Management Inc.Community Medical Holding Corp.Contec Holdings LimitedCorporate Lodging Consultants, Inc.Custom Window Systems, Inc.Endries HoldingsESS / Education Solutions Services, LLCFPG Holding Company, LLCGans Holdings, LLCGaymar Holding Company, LLCGCA Services Group, Inc.Genoa, a QoL Healthcare CompanyHarrington Industrial Plastics LLCHealthcare Payment Specialists, LLCHealthy Eyes AdvantageIPS Group, LLCLDI Holding Company, LLCMACTEC, Inc.Medical Staffing Network Holdings, Inc.Milestone Aviation Group LimitedNEPTCO Holdings, Inc.Oasis Outsourcing Holdings, LLCPEP Industries LLCPrince Sports Management Holdings, LLCQantum Communications CorporationQoL MedsReliant Hospital Partners, LLCResponse Team 1 Holdings, LLCSenderraRxSimonds Holding, Inc.Superior Vision Holding, LLCSynQ Solutions, LLCTheorem Clinical Research Holdings, LLCUroGPO,LLCVallen, Inc.Vantage Mobility Holdings
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesPANTHERx · pantherxrare.com · Jul 13, 2026
AccessIT Group · accessitgroup.com · Jul 15, 2025
Fund performance · per public LP disclosures · 6
as of Nov 2025| Fund | Vintage | Committed | Net IRR | TVPI | DPI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nautic Partners X, L.P.LPs: Employees' Retirement System of Rhode Island | 2021 | — | 15.1% | 1.30x | 0.04x |
| Nautic Partners IX, L.P.LPs: Employees' Retirement System of Rhode Island | 2019 | — | 22.4% | 1.78x | 0.65x |
| Nautic Partners VIIILPs: Employees' Retirement System of Rhode Island | 2016 | — | 35.7% | 1.75x | 1.19x |
| Nautic Partners VII, L.P.LPs: Employees' Retirement System of Rhode Island | 2014 | — | 42.7% | 2.34x | 2.14x |
| Nautic Partners VILPs: New York City Employees' Retirement System, Teachers' Retirement System of the City of New York, Employees' Retirement System of Rhode Island | 2007 | — | 16.8% | 2.38x | 2.38x |
| Nautic Partners VLPs: California State Teachers' Retirement System, Employees' Retirement System of Rhode Island, Los Angeles City Employees' Retirement System +1 more | 2000 | — | 17.0% | 2.08x | 2.08x |
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 Nautic Partners made?
- Nautic Partners has 89 tracked investments.
- What stage does Nautic Partners invest at?
- Nautic Partners invests at the Growth stage.
- What is Nautic Partners's typical check size?
- Nautic Partners typically writes checks of $50M – $400M.
- What sectors does Nautic Partners focus on?
- Nautic Partners focuses on Advanced Manufacturing, Enterprise Software, Healthtech.
- Where is Nautic Partners located?
- Nautic Partners is headquartered in Providence, US.
- Who does Nautic Partners co-invest with?
- Nautic Partners most often shares deals with Blue Venture Funds, General Atlantic, Partners for Growth, among 13 tracked co-investors.
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