Zach Gornet
InvestorVice President at Five Elms Capital · Board director at Prospyr
Kansas City, Missouri, United States
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Zach: together at Progress Partners
About
Zach Gornet is a Vice President at Five Elms Capital, where he works on due diligence, new investment execution, and portfolio company support, drawing on over eight years of experience in software M&A. He was previously a Vice President at Greater Sum Ventures, focusing on growth and buyout-stage software and tech-enabled services investing, and earlier worked in investment banking at AGC Partners and Progress Partners. He holds a B.S. in Engineering from Cornell University and is a CFA charterholder.
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SaaS
Board director at Prospyr
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Co-founders at Prospyr
GK
Gregory KopyltsovExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter
WS
Walker SzurekExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter
Experience
- Five Elms CapitalVice Presidentcurrent2025 — present
- StoresightBoard Membercurrent2026 — present
- Prospyr MedicalBoard Membercurrent2025 — present
- Service BuddyAngel Investorcurrent2025 — present
- iink PaymentsAngel Investorcurrent2021 — presentTampa, Florida, United States
- TablelistAngel Investorcurrent2015 — presentBoston, MA
- Greater Sum VenturesVice President2023 — 2025Knoxville, Tennessee, United States
- Greater Sum VenturesSenior Associate2021 — 2023Knoxville, Tennessee, United States
- Greater Sum VenturesGrowth Equity Associate2019 — 2021Knoxville Metropolitan Area
- AGC PartnersInvestment Banking Associate2019Boston, Massachusetts
- AGC PartnersInvestment Banking Senior Analyst2018 — 2019Boston, Massachusetts
- Progress PartnersTMT Investment Banking Analyst2016 — 2018Boston, MA
- Charles River DevelopmentInvestment Solutions Consultant2016Burlington, Massachusetts
- Charles River DevelopmentClient Management Associate2015 — 2016Burlington, Massachusetts
- Sheffield Asset Management, L.L.C.Extern2015Greater Chicago Area
- Paradigm Spine LLCInternship2014New York City Metropolitan Area
- M7 Electro-Opticsintern2011
- Northern Edge Elite Hockey Schoolsinstructor2010
Skills & more
StrategyDue DiligencePrivate EquityFinancial Analysis16Business Valuation15Mergers & Acquisitions13Data Analysis12Engineering13Programming9Entrepreneurship10Start-ups8Leadership10
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Microsoft WordPowerPointManagementMicrosoft ExcelMicrosoft OfficeSQLFinanceResearchLanguages English · French
- Series 79 — FINRA
- Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Charterholder — CFA Institute
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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 Zach Gornet?
- Zach Gornet is a Vice President at Five Elms Capital, where he works on due diligence, new investment execution, and portfolio company support, drawing on over eight years of experience in software M&A. He was previously a Vice President at Greater Sum Ventures, focusing on growth and buyout-stage software and tech-enabled services investing, and earlier worked in investment banking at AGC Partners and Progress Partners. He holds a B.S. in Engineering from Cornell University and is a CFA charterholder.
- Where does Zach Gornet work?
- Zach Gornet is Vice President at Five Elms Capital and Board director at Prospyr.
- What does Zach Gornet invest in?
- Zach Gornet invests in SaaS.
- What boards does Zach Gornet sit on?
- Zach Gornet holds tracked board seats at Prospyr.
- Where did Zach Gornet go to school?
- Zach Gornet studied at Cornell University (Bachelor of Science (BS), Mechanical Engineering); MICDS.
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Shared employers
Also worked at iink Payments3
Also worked at Tablelist2
Also worked at Greater Sum Ventures2
Also worked at AGC Partners28
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