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PeakSpan Capital Partners

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Cincinnati · Series B–Growth · 30 people tracked

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Investment thesis

PeakSpan operates with a deliberate focus on the hardest stage of company building—scaling B2B software companies powered by applied AI. The firm emphasizes a partnership ethos with founder alignment, operational excellence through deep domain expertise, and risk-adjusted returns. They aim to protect value, accelerate growth, create optionality, and build toward exceptional exits from inception, with demonstrated success reflected in their industry-leading 2% scale-up failure rate.

Source: firm website, verified Jul 21, 2026.

Stage
Series B–Growth
Check
$3M – $50M
HQ
Cincinnati, US
Instruments
Equity
Founded
2014
AUM
$2.6B
Tracked investments
8

Team · 30 people

from the firm's website
Andrew Bartusiak· Senior Associate
Chase Goree· Senior Associate
Emmie Halter· Analyst
Jack Freeman· Partner
Justin Kelly· Vice President
Kyle Reitinger· Principal
Matt Melymuka· Co-Founder & Managing Partner
Phil Dur· Co-Founder & Managing Partner
Sam Korman· Associate
Sanket Merchant· Partner
Yaseen Abdulridha· Vice President
Alex Page· Executive Assistant
Alexis Johnson· Office Manager
Brooks Reed· Analyst
Cassie Alexe· Associate
Celia Smith· Associate
Dina Raab· Controller
Eavan Murray· Analyst
Erin Walheim· Director of Staff
Evan Kessler· Lead Software Engineer
Evan Taylor· Junior Developer
Iveya Slavova· Fund Accountant
Jay Lance· CFO & CCO
Mikayla Brenman· Associate, Strategic Development & Investor Relations
Nicky Johnson· Associate
Phillip Cunningham· Vice President, Strategic Development & Investor Relations
Ren Zanze· Analyst
Sam Ross· Office Manager & Executive Assistant
Vikas Kumar· Senior Vice President, Technology

Investments · 8 tracked

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Cloudbeds

A provider of hotel property management software

Cognism

A premium sales intelligence platform for the enterprise

Cyara

A provider of agentic and AI-enabled operational customer experience solutions to many of the world's most respected brands

Ecwid

A SaaS-based ecommerce platform targeting micro and small businesses

Epignosis

A provider of an AI-enabled portfolio of high-velocity HR and digital learning applications, including the leading high-velocity AI LMS for small- and medium-sized customers

Inference

A leading provider of next-generation, omni-channel Interactive Voice Response (IVR) and Intelligent Virtual Agent (IVA) solutions

Kenna Security

An AI-enabled risk-based vulnerability management and cybersecurity analytics platform

PetDesk

A veterinary client engagement and clinical operations software platform

Board seats · per SEC filings · 6

what is this? ⓘ
LULA SMARTER PROPERTY MAINTENANCE, INC.SEC filing

$30.2M raise · filed Mar 2026 · via Kyle Reitinger

Abre.io Inc.SEC filing

$13M raise · filed Jun 2025 · via Sanket Merchant

BackOffice.co, Inc.SEC filing

$40M raise · filed Oct 2024 · via Chase Goree, Jack Freeman

Aidium, Inc.SEC filing

$116.6K raise · filed Aug 2024 · via Kyle Reitinger

SOCRadar Cyber Intelligence Inc.SEC filing

$22M raise · filed May 2024 · via Sanket Merchant

ONBOARD RS INC.SEC filing

$5M raise · filed Jul 2023 · via Kyle Reitinger

Inferred from directors named on each company's SEC Form D — public regulatory data, not a portfolio list published by the firm.

Frequently asked questions

What stage does PeakSpan Capital Partners invest at?
PeakSpan Capital Partners invests at the Series B, Series C, Growth stages.
What is PeakSpan Capital Partners's typical check size?
PeakSpan Capital Partners typically writes checks of $3M – $50M.
What sectors does PeakSpan Capital Partners focus on?
PeakSpan Capital Partners focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Cybersecurity, EdTech, SaaS.
Where is PeakSpan Capital Partners located?
PeakSpan Capital Partners is headquartered in Cincinnati, US.

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