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.
Invests in
SaaS
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
Education
- Cornell UniversityBachelor of Science (BS), Mechanical Engineering2010 — 2015
- MICDS2006 — 2010
Skills & more
Due DiligencePrivate EquityFinancial Analysis16Business Valuation15Mergers & Acquisitions13Data Analysis12Engineering13Programming9Entrepreneurship10Start-ups8FinanceResearch1
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Financial ModelingStrategyLeadershipMicrosoft WordPowerPointManagementMicrosoft ExcelMicrosoft OfficeSQLLanguages English · French
- Series 79 — FINRA
- Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Charterholder — CFA Institute
From Zach's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended Cornell University509
Doug LeonePartner at Sequoia Capital; former Global Managing PartnerJenny LeeSenior Managing Partner at Granite AsiaNeeraj AgrawalGeneral Partner at Battery VenturesMichelle FernandesInvestor at Index VenturesMicah RosenbloomGeneral Partner at Founder CollectiveAlexandra FarmerPrincipal at Intel Capital, North America
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Shared employers
Also worked at iink Payments1
Also worked at AGC Partners16
Holly MaloneyInvestment Team at General CatalystClay RobbinsForward Deployed Partner at Slow VenturesKyle Howard-JohnsonPrincipal at Volition CapitalBecca GilmoreInvestor at Silversmith Capital PartnersJerry JacobsInvestor at Silversmith Capital PartnersThomas CollierAssociate at Noro-Moseley Partners
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Also worked at Sheffield Asset Management, L.L.C.1
Deals · 1
Prospyr Medical, Inc.Board seat
via Five Elms Capital · filed Dec 2025 · $13.6M raise
Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.
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