Joe Onofrio
InvestorPartner at Five Elms Capital · Board director at Karbon
Kansas City Metropolitan Area
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About
Joe Onofrio is a Partner at Five Elms Capital, a growth equity firm that invests in software companies. The firm manages $3 billion in assets, employs more than 75 professionals, and has invested in over 70 platforms globally.
Board director at Karbon
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Karbon's investors · 13
2am VCBengaluru · since 2021Blackbird VenturesSydney · $149K – $60M checksFive Elms CapitalKansas City · $15M – $150M checksHarmonyPalo Alto · since 2022Olive Tree CapitalBoston · since 2022Orios Venture PartnersMumbai · $622K – $32M checks · since 2022Rainfall VenturesSan Francisco · $100K – $1M checks · since 2021RampNew York · since 2022Roka Workssince 2021TidemarkMenlo ParkTIMIA CapitalToronto · $500K – $10M checksToba CapitalIrvine · $1M – $10M checksY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2021
Co-founders at Karbon
Experience
- Five Elms CapitalPartnercurrent2010 — present
- Jayhawk Capital ManagementInvestor2007 — 2010
Skills & more
Strategy21Management7Private Equity16Investments32Business Development14Emerging Markets8Valuation4Financial Modeling6Venture Capital8Financial Analysis2Finance3Entrepreneurship8
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Colleagues at Five Elms Capital
Adam Coffman
Growth Investor at Five Elms Capital
Akash Kalagara
Analyst, Business Development at Five Elms Capital
Alex Stancati
Executive Assistant at Five Elms Capital
Alice Fitzgerald
Legal Analyst at Five Elms Capital
Ana Munoz
Growth Investor at Five Elms Capital
Annelise Overall
Administrative Assistant at Five Elms Capital
Anthony Fortino
Head of Capital Markets at Five Elms Capital
Asaf Shinar
Director at Pontifax Venture Capital
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Joe Onofrio?
- Joe Onofrio is a Partner at Five Elms Capital, a growth equity firm that invests in software companies. The firm manages $3 billion in assets, employs more than 75 professionals, and has invested in over 70 platforms globally.
- Where does Joe Onofrio work?
- Joe Onofrio is Partner at Five Elms Capital and Board director at Karbon.
- Where did Joe Onofrio go to school?
- Joe Onofrio studied at Stanford University Graduate School of Business (Master of Business Administration (MBA)); The University of Kansas (Bachelor of Science, Finance).
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