PrePublic Equity Partners
Crossover fundActively deployingManchester · Late Stage · 8 people tracked
Investment thesis
PEP focuses on late-stage private equity investing through secondary transactions, providing retail investors with curated access to the world's most sought-after private companies. The firm leverages a proprietary network spanning hundreds of general partners and thousands of investors, combined with an AI-native research platform that processes proprietary and public data to identify and evaluate investment opportunities.
Source: firm website, verified Jul 21, 2026.
Team · 8 people
from the firm's website
Mission-driven entrepreneur and investor with two decades of experience scaling technology companies. Served as COO at Dyn (acquired by Oracle), growing ARR from $3M to $60M and expanding operations across the U.S., U.K., and Australia. As CEO of Minim (NASDAQ), led an IPO, raised $30M, and grew revenue to $55M. Has invested in 20+ early-stage companies and led 15+ M&A transactions. Holds a JD and MA from Duke University, graduated with High Distinction from UC Berkeley, and serves as a reserve officer in the U.S. Navy.
Investment research leader with over a decade of global investing experience across long-only and alternative mandates. At Columbia Threadneedle, co-managed over $1B in quality-growth equity strategies. Previously worked in strategy consulting focused on global energy markets and served as a Fulbright research fellow in Kyiv. Holds an MBA with honors from Chicago Booth and graduated summa cum laude from Dartmouth College.
Experienced investor and leader in private markets with over 25 years of expertise in scaling global growth equity platforms. Founding team member of FTV Capital, helping build it into a premier growth equity platform contributing to over $40 billion in enterprise value across 150+ portfolio companies. Served as Partner and Managing Member on FTV's investment and management committees.
Founding Partner of One Better Ventures, a social impact firm advising and investing in mission-driven consumer goods companies. Involved in numerous PE and venture-backed transactions. Serves on boards of Crocs, Inc., Grove Collaborative, Unreal Snacks, Every Man Jack, and Elon University. Holds degrees from Dartmouth and Harvard Business School. Held C-suite leadership positions at Guinness, Unilever, Burt's Bees, and Seventh Generation.
Business strategist and asset management executive with more than 20 years of experience scaling alternative investment platforms. Early career at Bain & Company before moving to Sankaty Advisors (now Bain Capital Credit), where he helped drive growth from $5B to $40B. At Bain Capital, led the European business from 2005–2009 and later oversaw the Liquid Credit platform.
Founder & CEO of Alumni Ventures and Chair of PrePublic Equity Partners. Built a network-driven model engaging 850K+ community members and 11,000+ customers across a portfolio of 1,600 investments. Under his leadership, Alumni Ventures was ranked a top 20 VC by CB Insights and TIME. Earlier career at TA Associates and founded multiple companies. Holds a BE in Engineering Sciences from Dartmouth and MBA from Harvard.
Operating Partner at Keensight Capital, partnering with growth-stage technology companies on strategy and value creation. Previously a Managing Partner at Guidepost Growth Equity for 17 years, co-leading application software and data services investing efforts. Earlier experience as investor at Summit Partners and strategy consultant at Deloitte Consulting. Holds an A.B. from Bowdoin College and serves on the Board of Trustees of Newton-Wellesley Hospital.
Co-founder and general partner of Wasabi Venture LLC, a venture capital firm specializing in early-stage technology companies. Over 30 years of startup experience with involvement in over 1,500 financing rounds as investor, founder, or adviser. Author of Web Advertising and Marketing and numerous articles on startups and software. Wasabi Ventures has built, financed, and advised over 200 startups in the last two decades.
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does PrePublic Equity Partners invest at?
- PrePublic Equity Partners invests at the Late Stage stage.
- What sectors does PrePublic Equity Partners focus on?
- PrePublic Equity Partners focuses on Sector Agnostic.
- Where is PrePublic Equity Partners located?
- PrePublic Equity Partners is headquartered in Manchester, US.
- Does PrePublic Equity Partners lead rounds?
- PrePublic Equity Partners typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
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