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Reed Edwards

Investor

Principal at Five Elms Capital

Kansas City, Missouri, United States

About

Reed Edwards is a Principal at Five Elms Capital, where he works on due diligence, executing new investments, and supporting portfolio company boards. He previously worked as an investor at Frontenac Company, a mid-market private equity firm, and as an investment banker in Lincoln International's M&A Group, focusing on mergers and acquisitions across technology, business services, and consumer businesses. He earned a B.S. in Accounting and Business Administration from Washington and Lee University.

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Experience

  1. Five Elms CapitalPrincipalcurrent2024 — presentKansas City, Missouri, United States
  2. Five Elms CapitalVice President2022 — 2024Kansas City, Missouri, United States
  3. Five Elms CapitalSenior Associate2021 — 2022Kansas City, Missouri, United States
  4. GymdeskBoard Membercurrent2024 — present
  5. PrismaticBoard Membercurrent2024 — present
  6. SendlaneBoard Membercurrent2022 — presentSan Diego, California, United States
  7. FrontenacAssociate2018 — 2020Greater Chicago Area
  8. Lincoln InternationalAnalyst2015 — 2018
  9. Lincoln InternationalSummer Analyst2014

Education

  1. Washington and Lee UniversityBachelor of Science (B.S.), Accounting and Business Administration2011 — 2015

Same school

Also attended Washington and Lee University33

Rob LudwigChief Operating Officer at Hoxton VenturesBlair GarrouCo-founder & General Partner at Mercury FundKerry KelloggVenture Partner at Alpha PartnersFrank M. SandsChief Executive Officer, Chief Investment Officer at Sands Capital VenturesAustin GideonPrincipal at Five Elms CapitalBrian CarneyGeneral Partner at Harbert Growth Partners

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Shared employers

Also worked at Five Elms Capital35

Emily YoonAnalyst at Volition CapitalHaley AdmireExecutive Assistant at Five Elms CapitalJoshua AroestySenior Associate, Business Development at Five Elms CapitalKathleen AshlockExecutive Assistant at Five Elms CapitalBrian BakerGrowth Investor at Five Elms CapitalClaire BarkerExecutive Assistant at Five Elms Capital

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Also worked at Prismatic1

Matt PaulsonGeneral Partner at Homegrown Capital

Also worked at Frontenac32

Paul CarberySenior Advisor at FrontenacWalter FlorenceManaging Partner at FrontenacRonald KuehlManaging Partner at FrontenacJoseph RondinelliManaging Director at FrontenacMichael LangdonManaging Partner at FrontenacElizabeth WilliamsonManaging Director at Frontenac

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Also worked at Lincoln International33

Thomas DiehlVice President at Notion CapitalKerry KelloggVenture Partner at Alpha PartnersCooper CurtinGrowth Investor at Five Elms CapitalGrace GrunauVice President, Investor Relations at Five Elms CapitalIsac BillingAnalyst at Bonnier CapitalFelix BratellManaging Director at GP Bullhound

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Deals · 1

Prismatic Software Inc.Board seat

via Five Elms Capital · filed Jan 2026 · $10M raise

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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
Austin Gideon
Principal at Five Elms Capital