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GrowthCap 40 Under 40 | September 2015

GrowthCap’s Top 40 Under 40 Growth Investors

GrowthCap’s 2015 40 Under 40 Growth Investors list was compiled based on nominations as well

as a methodical review of the nominated investor’s deal experience, overall background, firm

reputation, and position as well as other key factors. We gave the most weight to investors whose

peers ranked them as the best of the best. Please see below for the full list.

Clockwise from top left: Daniel Kim (Bregal Sagemount), Jules Maltz (Institutional Venture Partners), Dominic Ang (Turn/River Capital), Sean Cantwell (Volition Capital)

“Having worked in growth financings for over a decade, and having spoken with hundreds of

investors along the way I am now more encouraged and excited than ever about the future of the

growth economy. The top investors on our list demonstrate the experience, talent, and drive

needed to ensure today’s entrepreneurs and executives receive the right financial and strategic

support to grow their companies and achieve success over the long run.”

- RJ Lumba, CEO of GrowthCap


1

Daniel Kim

Bregal Sagemount Founding Partner

Daniel Kim is a Partner and Founder at Bregal Sagemount where his

current investments include Accela, Key Health, MicroEdge and

MOBI Wireless. Bregal has quickly made a name for itself in the

growth investing space since its founding in 2012, and their $650M

fund is one of the largest debut funds in the growth company

segment. Kim reiterated his mission to GrowthCap, “Our mission at

Sagemount is to be the most flexible source of capital for growth

companies. We appreciate that every business and situation is

different and have built a platform that can meet entrepreneurs’

needs across all parts of a capital structure, debt or equity, minority

or control. Instead of showing up with a preconceived notion of

what an investment opportunity looks like, we start with a blank

sheet of paper and figure out what makes sense for everyone

around the table. This collaborative approach often makes

Sagemount the ideal partner for owners and operators.” The firm

has also expanded to include various credit-focused strategies. Prior

to his time at Bregal Sagemount, Kim was a Vice President at

Goldman Sachs' Americas Special Situations Group, where he led

investments in the technology sector. He received an MBA from

Harvard Business School and both a BS in Biological Sciences and a

BA in Music from Stanford University.

2

Jules Maltz

Institutional Venture Partners

General Partner

Jules Maltz has over a decade of investing experience in high

growth software and internet companies. Jules is currently a

General Partner at Institutional Venture Partners, where since

joining in 2008 he has led investments in Buddy Media (CRM),

Dropbox, Indiegogo, Progreso Financiero, RetailMeNot (SALE),

TuneIn, Zendesk (ZEN), Zenefits and Slack. Reflecting on the past

year, Jules remarks to GrowthCap, “It’s an amazing time to work in

later-stage investing. Companies are growing faster than ever with

the potential to reach hundreds of millions of users and meaningful

revenue within a very short timeframe. I feel lucky to be

surrounded by an incredible team at IVP looking for the top growth-

stage companies.” Previously, Jules worked for global private equity

firm 3i where he helped initiate the firm's strategy for internet

investing. Jules is also active in the broader technology community

through the National Advisory Council for Techbridge, a nonprofit

organization that helps girls discover technology and science. Jules

has an MBA from Stanford University and graduated with a BA in

Economics from Yale University.


3

Dominic Ang

Turn/River Capital

Founding Partner

Dominic Ang is the Founder of Turn/River Capital and specializes in

growth capital investments for small-scale technology, web and

SaaS companies. Dominic says, “We started Turn/River because we

see the emergence of new breed of web company – bootstrapped,

extremely lean, often profitable, usually Saas, operating almost

entirely online. We think these companies are, in a strange way, a

tough fit for the existing financial players: too capital efficient for

venture capital, too small for traditional private equity and too

messy for strategics. Turn/River was built specifically to step into

this gap. With our flexible capital and our data-driven operational

approach, we can help these companies double or triple their

growth rate, and build value for everyone.” Dominic is a successful

entrepreneur turned investor, and leverages his significant

operating experience to help portfolio companies optimize

marketing and distribution strategies. He is known to regularly roll-

up his sleeves and work closely with management teams to

optimize their approach to market for growth and profitability. Prior

to founding Turn/River, Dominic was the CEO of My Perfect Sale

(acquired by Sugar, Inc) and a VP at Vector Capital. Dominic has a

long track record of success, having been on the board of

Register.com, WatchGuard Technologies, BookFresh & Plum

District. Current board positions include Sucuri & Reviewsnap.

4

Sean Cantwell Volition Capital

Partner

Sean Cantwell has over 15 years of experience in the growth

investing industry. He is currently a Partner at Volition Capital, the

former growth investing arm of Fidelity Investments, where he

focuses on investments in software and technology-enabled

services. His board directorships and investments include Visual IQ,

iPipeline, G5 Search Marketing, GlobalTranz, Ping ID, GeoLearning

(acquired by SumTotal), Velocify, EnterpriseDB and The Resumator.

Prior to helping found Volition Capital in 2010, Sean was a Vice

President at Fidelity Ventures. From 2001 to 2004, Sean worked at

Summit Partners, where he focused on growth equity investments

in the software, healthcare and financial services sectors. Sean

received a BA from the University of Notre Dame and an MBA from

Harvard Business School.


5

Stephen Wolfe

Mainsail Partners

Partner

Over the past decade, Stephen has established a leading network of

relationships in all corners of the growth equity industry. He is

currently a Partner at Mainsail Partners and is responsible for

sourcing, executing, and managing new investments. Prior to

Mainsail, Stephen worked at Vector Capital, a leading global private

equity firm, where he led the firm’s deal sourcing efforts, including

primary responsibility for building relationships directly with

company executives, investment bankers, and other intermediaries.

While at Vector Capital, Stephen was responsible for sourcing three

investments, representing approximately $300 million of equity

capital. Stephen also worked at Merrill Lynch and Credit Suisse First

Boston in their Technology Investment Banking Groups. As a

banker, Stephen executed over 25 technology-related transactions,

including M&A and capital raisings, representing over $20 billion in

total transaction value.

6

Sarah Sommer

Level Equity Co-Founder

Sarah Sommer founded and is a partner at Level Equity. She has

spent her career as an investor in growth-stage software, media

and internet companies. Her current investments include

BoardEffect, etouches, Radiate Media, Riskonnect, Sidewalk,

SiteHawk and Wombat Security Technologies. Prior to Level Equity

she was a member of the investment team at Insight Venture

Partners. Sarah is a graduate of the Wharton School at the

University of Pennsylvania where she was a Joseph Wharton

Scholar.

7

Paul Mariani ABS Capital

General Partner

A part of the ABS Capital team since 2003, Paul Mariani is currently

a General Partner with a focus on business and education service

companies. His previous investment experience spans over a

decade and is centered around the technology-enabled services,

eCommerce, software and digital media sectors. Current board

memberships include PowerReviews, Purch and Teachscape.

Previously, Paul worked in technology investment banking at

Robertson Stephens and SoundView Technology Group. Paul

received his undergraduate degree from Stanford University in

1999.


9

Shane Kim

Camden Partners Partner

With over 15 years in the private equity business, Shane Kim is a

Partner and Managing Member of Camden Partners. Kim specializes

in payments and transaction processing investments within the

business services and healthcare sectors. Kim has extensive

experience with portfolio companies such as Masterplan, New

Horizons, Vantage Oncology, and CardSystems. His current board

positions include Ingo Money, Bluefin Payment Systems, Santa Rosa

Consulting, and Planet Payment (NASDAQ: PLPM). Kim graduated

from the University of Maryland with B.S. degrees in Finance and

Management Science and Statistics.

10

Josh Goldin

Alliance Consumer Growth

Co-Founder

Josh Goldin and Alliance Consumer Growth, a consumer-oriented

growth equity firm that Josh co-founded in 2011 along with Julian

Steinberg and Trevor Nelson, have quickly made a name for

themselves as some of the top consumer investors in the world.

Recent wins include Shake Shack’s IPO and KRAVE Jerky’s sale to

Hershey. Josh currently serves on the board of directors of Tender

Greens, PDQ Restaurants, Babyganics and Kriser’s Natural Pet.

Previously he served on the boards of Suja Juice and Shake Shack.

In 2013 Josh was recognized by Forbes as one of America’s "25

Most Influential Kingmakers in Consumer and Retail." Prior to

establishing ACG, Josh led The Lessing Companies, a consumer-

focused private equity group. Josh holds an M.B.A. with distinction

from the Harvard Business School, and a B.A. with honors from

Wesleyan University.

8

Gus Alberelli

Trident Capital

Managing Director

Currently, Gus Alberelli is Managing Director at Trident Capital

specializing in IT security, enterprise software, and technology-

enabled services. His current and previous board directorships and

observer positions include AcademixDirect, Intelepeer,

MyPerfectSale (acquired by Sugar, Inc.), Prolexic Technologies

(acquired by Akamai Technologies), and Revolution Prep. Notably,

he invested $12.9 million in Prolexic throughout 2011, which was

valued at $187 million when Akamai acquired it in February 2014.

Alberelli’s twelve years in the private equity business also includes

his work at Kennet Partners and Trinity Ventures. Alberelli received

a BA from Swarthmore College and an MBA from Columbia Business

School.


11

Alison Killilea

W Capital

Managing Director

With nine years in the private equity business, Alison Killilea

specializes in the direct secondary asset class in growth stage

private equity and provides flexible liquidity solutions. Her current

and past investment coverage includes companies such as

CollegeNet, Fios, and Green Dot and she holds board or observer

seats on a variety of portfolio companies such American Traffic

Solutions and Prodigy Health Group (acquired by Aetna). Previously,

Killilea worked at Robertson Stephens and Piper Jaffray. She

received an MBA from the Wharton School of the University of

Pennsylvania and a BA from Middlebury College.

12

Brendan Carroll

Victory Park Capital Co-Founder

Brendan Carroll is a Partner and Co-Founder at Victory Park Capital.

Carroll’s responsibilities include executing private debt and equity

investment opportunities, providing assistance to portfolio

companies, fundraising, and overseeing investor relations. Carroll is

a member of the Board of Directors of EMS Holdings I, Inc., Enteris

Biopharma, Inc. and VPC Pizza Operating Corp. (Giordano’s).

Previously, Carroll spent time in investment banking roles at William

Blair & Company and Robertson Stephens as well as working for

former U.S. Senator Joseph Lieberman. Carroll received a BA in

government from Georgetown University in 1999 and an MBA from

Harvard Business School in 2004.

13

Jennifer Baxter Moser

TSG Consumer Partners Managing Director

As Managing Director at TSG Consumer Partners, Jennifer Moser is

responsible for the sourcing, diligence, and execution of private

equity transactions of consumer branded companies. In the past,

Moser worked as a consultant for Bain & Company and as an

analyst for Gap. She received a BA from Stanford University and an

MBA from Harvard Business School. Her current board positions

include Alex Bittar, Paige Denim, and REVOLVE.


14

Dean Jacobson

Accel-KKR

Managing Director

Dean Jacobson is a Managing Director at Accel-KKR. Prior to joining

Accel-KKR, Dean was a Vice President with Summit Partners where

he was involved in private equity investments in the technology and

financial services sectors. Prior to Summit, Dean worked as a

Director of Corporate Development at Vonage, a leading provider of

digital phone services. Before Vonage, Dean was an Associate

Director at 3i, a leading global private equity firm where he focused

on the firm's later-stage technology investing practice in the United

States. Currently Dean is a Director of Abila, Cielo, EPiServer,

Infinisource, North Plains, and Oildex. Notable exits include The

Endurance International Group's acquisition by a private equity

consortium for $1.0 billion in 2011 and KANA Software's sale to

Verint Systems (NASD: VRNT) for $514 million in 2014.

15

Kevin Bhatt

Long Ridge Equity Partners Partner

Kevin Bhatt joined Long Ridge in 2010 and serves as a Partner.

Prior to joining Long Ridge, Kevin was a Vice President with AEA

Investors, a leading middle market private equity firm. Prior to

joining AEA Investors, Kevin was an associate at TH Lee Putnam

Ventures, where he served as a member of the firm’s financial

services and business services teams. Prior to joining THLPV, Kevin

worked at McKinsey & Company, where he was a member of the

Financial Services Group. Kevin received a B.A. in Economics with

Honors from Princeton University and an M.B.A. from Harvard

Business School.

16

Nathan Locke

Kayne Anderson Capital Managing Director

Nathan Locke is currently a Managing Director for Kayne Anderson

Capital's growth private equity strategy. After earning a BS in

Finance from the University of Utah, Nathan Locke worked as a

senior analyst on the finance team of Romney for President and as

the controller for the Commonwealth Political Action Committees.

Current investments include Agilix Labs, 3Cinteractive, CellTrust,

Language Access Network, MDLIVE, and Search Optics.


17

Ryan Hinkle

Insight Venture Partners

Managing Director

Ryan Hinkle boasts experience in internet, e-commerce,

infrastructure and application software investing across Europe,

Australia, and North America. His investments range from growth

equity to leverage buyouts, growth buyouts, and platform roll-ups.

Hinkle joined Insight Venture Partners in 2003 where he is now

Managing Director with major investments that include Hayneedle,

Ozsale, AdColony, Kony Solutions, Chegg, Argus Software, and

Punch! Software. A technology enthusiast, Hinkle began his career

by developing electricity trading productivity tools at PPL

Corporation and building software at Morgan Stanley. Hinkle

graduated from University of Pennsylvania with degrees in Finance

from Wharton and Electrical Engineering from the School of

Engineering and Applied Science.

18

Brian Mulvey

PeakSpan Capital Co-Founder

Brian Mulvey has been partnering with software entrepreneurs for

over a decade and served on the boards of eight companies. Before

co-founding PeakSpan, Brian worked at Investor Growth Capital for

seven years as a leader in the software investment team. Prior to

IGC, he worked with Summit Partners – first in the firm's Boston

office, then in London to help Summit launch their European

operation. Prior to Summit, Brian started his career at Shawmut

Capital, a growth firm focused on financial technology. He received

a B.S. in Finance and Strategic Operations and Management from

Boston College, where he graduated cum laude.

19

Bret Bowerman

Harbour Point Capital Co-Founder

Bret Bowerman is a Co-Founder and Managing Director of Harbour

Point Capital and a Senior Advisor to Irving Place Capital. Prior to

forming Harbour Point Capital in 2015, Bret was an investment

professional with Irving Place Capital for 8 years, most recently as a

Principal focused on the healthcare sector. Prior to joining IPC in

2007, Bret worked as an investment professional for GoldenTree

Asset Management, DB Capital Partners and an investment banker

with Credit Suisse First Boston. Bret also served in a senior

operating role of a private equity-backed portfolio company, as

Director of Financial Planning & Analysis for Jenny Craig, Inc. He

received an MBA from the Wharton School of the University of

Pennsylvania in 2006 and a BA from Washington & Lee University in

1999.


20

Phil Yates

Bregal Sagemount

Partner

Phil Yates is a Partner at Bregal Sagemount where his current

investments include Adreima, Recondo Technology, TradeGlobal,

ZeOmega. Prior to this, Phil was with Great Hill Partners from 2003

to 2012 where he focused on growth investments in software and

technology-enabled services across the healthcare, payments,

business services and consumer verticals. Before Great Hill

Partners, Phil was at Carousel Capital, a middle market private

equity firm headquartered in Charlotte, NC where he worked on

transactions in franchising, healthcare, industrials, and

communications. Phil holds a BS in Business Administration with

honors from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

21

Roy Burns

TA Associates

Managing Director

Roy Burns is a Managing Director at TA Associates, specializing in

financial services, business services and other growth services

companies. Roy's board experience includes BluePay Processing,

Dealer Tire, and Stadion Money Management. He is also a Board

Observer for First Eagle Investment Management. Prior to joining

TA Associates in 2001, he worked at Bank of America Securities in

its High Yield and Leveraged Finance Group and Davidson Kempner

Partners. Roy received a BS degree in Business Administration from

Washington and Lee University in 1999 and an MBA degree from

the Stanford Graduate School of Business in 2006.

22

Matt Emery JMI Equity

General Partner

Matt Emery joined JMI Equity in 2006 and is a General Partner

specializing in investments in software, healthcare IT, and

technology-enabled services businesses. Matt is currently a director

of PointClickCare. He is also a board observer at WhiteHat Security

and Workfront. Prior to joining JMI, Matt was an analyst in the

technology investment banking group at Thomas Weisel Partners

and a research associate at Thompson, Siegel & Walmsley. Matt is a

CFA charter holder.

23

Bob Nye

JMI Equity General Partner

Based in Baltimore, Bob Nye joined JMI Equity in 2005 where he is

currently a General Partner. He is currently a director of

Adknowledge, Benevity, DoubleVerify and Undertone. Bob also

supports the firm’s investments in Dean Evans & Associates and

BrightLine. He is a member of the Mid-Atlantic Venture Association

(MAVA) Board of Directors. In the past, Nye was a consultant with

Bates White, an economic consulting firm focused on econometric

and statistical modeling. He graduated from Princeton University.


24

Chris Adams

Francisco Partners

Partner

Chris Adams is a Partner with Francisco Partners and focuses

primarily on investments in the technology-enabled services and

information services sector. Prior to joining Francisco Partners in

2008, Chris was with American Securities Capital Partners where he

evaluated and executed private equity transactions across business

services and industrial technology. Chris is a world-class growth

strategist, having previously been a strategy consultant in the

Atlanta, Sao Paulo, and Sydney offices of Bain & Company. He has

also worked at a venture capital firm in Bangalore and a technology

startup in Shanghai.

25

Hasan Askari

K1 Capital

Partner

Hasan Askari is a Partner at K1 Capital, where in addition to leading

sourcing for new investments, he is an active board member for

K1’s portfolio companies and advisor to K1’s management teams.

Previously Hasan worked at Kayne Anderson and Pathway Capital

Management. Hasan is a graduate of the Marshall School of

Business at the University of Southern California, where he received

a BS in Business Administration.

26

Joel Lanik

Frontier Capital Partner

Joel Lanik is a Partner at Frontier Capital where his primary focus is

on the firm's managed IT and HCM software and services

investment activities. Previously, Joel was Vice President of Finance

and Strategy at LURHQ. Joel started his investing career with

Frontier in 2000 as an associate on the firm’s Fund I investment

team. His current board positions include BEW Global, WilsonHCG,

ConnectSolutions, eVerifile, Conclusive Analytics, Cash Cycle

Solutions, and PMG Research.

27

Chetan Puttagunta

New Enterprise Associates Partner

Chetan Puttagunta is a Partner at New Enterprise Associates and

focuses on Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) applications and

infrastructure software. His investments at NEA include MuleSoft,

MongoDB, Elastic, Acquia, Swiftype, Forter, Placester, ScoutRFP,

and Beanstalk. He was previously involved with Gaikai (acquired by

Sony). He's been named to Forbes Magazine’s “30 under 30” in

venture capital. Prior to joining NEA, Chetan was an investor with

H.I.G. Capital’s Leveraged Buyout Group and a technology

investment banker with Houlihan Lokey. Chetan earned his

bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University.


28

Graves Tompkins General Atlantic

Managing Director

With over ten years in the private equity business, Graves

Tompkins is currently a Managing Director at General Atlantic.

Graves Tompkins leads General Atlantic's global capital partnering

effort. At the firm since 2007, Graves has worked in the Business

Services, Healthcare and Financial Services sectors. Graves

currently serves on the board of Oak Hill Advisors and he previously

managed the firm's investment in Emdeon. Prior to joining GA,

Graves worked in the Merchant Banking Division at Goldman Sachs

& Co., where he focused on principal investments across a broad

range of sectors, and at McKinsey & Company.

29

Jessica Reed

Alta Equity Partners

General Partner

Born and raised on the East Coast, Jessica Reed started her career

in investment banking after graduating summa cum laude from

Babson College. While at Harris Williams & Co. she helped advise

middle market companies in the industrial, consumer products,

telecommunications and business services sectors. Reed then joined

Alta in 2006 and has been involved in the firm’s investments in

CombineNet, Truist and Reach Analytics. Additional portfolio

company experience includes Cellular One (MTPCS), HMP

Communications and Screen Media. Jessica is also a member of the

Women’s Association of Venture & Equity (WAVE).

30

Sara Nayeem

New Enterprise Associates Principal

After receiving an AB in Biological Sciences from Harvard College

and an MD and MBA from Yale University, Sara Nayeem spent some

time conducting cardiac development research as well as other

clinical research before moving on to work in Merrill Lynch’s Global

Healthcare Group. Previously she was also an investment banking

analyst at Morgan Stanley. In 2009, Nayeem joined New Enterprise

Associate’s healthcare team, specializing in biopharmaceutical

companies. She serves on the boards of Mersana, Cydan and Vtesse

and as a board observer for Loxo Oncology, Zyngenia, and Ziarco.

She previously served as a board observer for Epizyme, Tesaro, and

Omthera. She has also been involved in NEA’s investments in

Prosensa, 3-V Biosciences, and Edimer.

31

Scottie Wardell

Kayne Anderson Capital Director

Scottie Wardell is Director at Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors,

where she joined in 2010. She spent a few years as a middle

market mezzanine debt investor and has since become a growth

private equity investor. In the past, Wardell was an Associate at

Fortress Investment Group, working in the firm’s Hybrid/Credit,

Private Equity, and Hedge Fund businesses. She also worked as an

investment-banking analyst at Lehman Brothers. Wardell graduated

from Cornell University with a BA in Economics and Psychology.


32

Heather Smith Thorne Swander Pace Capital

Director

Heather Thorne has impressive investment experience that includes

current board positions at Aden & Anais, Frozen Specialties,

Gilchrist & Soames, gloProfessional, Renew Life Formulas, and

Wholesome Pet Care. Heather is responsible Originating and

executing leveraged buyouts and other investments in the

consumer products, Internet, and media verticals, Thorne was a

Vice President at Thomas Bravo. Earlier in her career she worked as

part of SunTrust Robinson Humphrey's Corporate & Investment

Banking division. Heather received an MBA from Kellogg School of

Management at Northwestern University in 2006 and a BA from

Vanderbilt University in 2000.

33

Rob Hassell

Summit Partners Credit

Principal

Rob Hassell is a Principal at Summit Partners. As a founding

member of Summit Partners Credit Advisors, Hassell has an

impressive experience in leveraged finance. Currently, his interests

have broadened as he also works in the healthcare, aerospace and

defense, and business services sectors. Prior to Summit, he worked

for Guggenheim Investment Management and Bear Stearns. Hassell

received a BA in political science from Williams College.

34

Mike Zappert

Adams Street Partners Principal

Mike is a currently a Principal at Adams Street Partners, and invests

in venture and growth-oriented companies with a focus on the

technology space. Mike sits on the Boards of Directors of Visier and

Boundary, and is a Board Observer at Couchbase. Mike led Adams

Street's investment in ServiceMax, and is actively involved with

Adams Street's investments in RetailMeNot (SALE), Criteo (CRTO),

Five9 (FIVN), Zynga (ZNGA), TeleSign, Atlantis Computing, Matrixx

Software, RadiumOne, Rimini Street and Integral Development.

35

Brendan Dickinson Canaan Partners

Principal

Brendan is currently a Principal at Canaan Partners investing in a

variety of fintech, eCommerce and digital media companies. He is

on the board of EVEN Financial and has worked closely with several

portfolio companies including Artspace, borro, JOOR, NatureBox,

ShopKeep and Tremor Video (TRMR). He is also an organizer of the

NYC Turing Fellows Program which matches top computer science

students with summer internships at leading NYC startups.

Previously, Brendan was a senior quantitative analyst at Barclays

Capital. Brendan received an MBA with distinction from the NYU

Stern School of Business and also holds an MS in Computer Science

from Brown University, and a BA in Political Science from Bowdoin

College.


36

Ana Sirbu

Google Capital

Manager

Ana Sirbu's impressive career led to her first joining Google Capital

in 2013 where she is now Manager. Previously, Sirbu served as

Corporate Development Senior Manager at Skrill, a London-based

online payments company, where she focused on global

partnerships and strategy projects. Sirbu spent several years at

Silver Lake Partners as an Investment Associate; her role consisted

of technology private equity investments and portfolio company

management. Sirbu began her career at UBS Investment Bank in

New York on their Leveraged Finance and Restructuring team. She

received her BA in Economics from Harvard College.

37

Kapil Venkatachalam Technology Crossover

Ventures Principal

Starting his career at Goldman Sachs and continuing to impress

over nine years in the private equity business, Kapil Venkatachalam

now sits at Technology Crossover Ventures as Principal, specializing

in enterprise software and infrastructure opportunities greater than

$30 million. His portfolio company experience includes Seismic

Microtechnology and ExactTarget, which both saw returns greater

than four times initial investment. Venkatachalam has invested over

$550M in aggregate capital during his career.

38

Michael Farrell

Spectrum Equity Investors Principal

Michael Farrell joined Spectrum Equity Investors in August 2009

where he is currently a Principal investing in companies such as

BATS Global Markets, EagleView Technologies (formerly

Pictometry), and Jagex Limited. In the past, Farrell worked for

Landmark Partners and the private equity arm at Michael Tudor

Investment Corporation where he specialized in information

services, financial technology, and online media companies. Farrell

received an MBA from Harvard Business School and a BA in

Economics from Bowdoin College.


39

Tom Costello Baird Capital

Principal

Tom Costello is a Principal with Baird Capital's U.S. Private Equity

team, focused on Technology & Business Services where he

sources, evaluates and structures lower-middle-market

transactions. Prior to joining Baird Capital in 2007, Tom spent four

years with Chicago Growth Partners, a lower-middle-market private

equity firm in Chicago. Current and former directorships include

Accume, American Auto Auction Group, Flatirons, Harris Research

and Vitalyst. Tom received a BA in economics from the University of

Chicago and an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of

Business.

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Eric Jensen

Newspring Capital

Principal

Eric Jensen is currently a Principal at Newspring Capital where his

current investments include Archer, Bluenog, EnterpriseDB, and

Relay Networks. Prior to Newspring Capital, Eric was a Senior

Analyst at AIG Global Investment Group. Eric received an B.S. from

the University of Delaware.


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