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In this episode, we speak with Dina Said Dwyer, Founder and Managing Partner of Eden Capital Management, a New York-based private equity firm focused on scaling private companies at critical inflection points in technology, business services, and education.

Founded in 2015, Eden Capital partners with founders and management teams to grow businesses with proven, scalable models, deploying $20–$75 million through flexible investment ...

In this episode, we speak with Tyler Wolfram, a Managing Partner at Oak Hill Capital, a longstanding private equity firm that has been investing in the North American middle market for nearly 40 years.

Oak Hill applies a specialized, theme-based approach to investing across services and digital infrastructure.  Since 1986, Oak Hill and its predecessors have raised over $23 billion in initial capital commitments and co-investments a...

In this episode, we speak with Marc Bhargava, Managing Director at General Catalyst, an investment and transformation firm partnering with entrepreneurs to build global resiliency and applied AI.

Founded in 2000, General Catalyst has $36B in assets under management and recently raised an additional $8B to accelerate investments in early-stage ventures, company creation, and ecosystem transformations. With a focus on innovation, GC ...

In this episode, we speak with Michael Dominguez, Chief Investment Officer and Senior Managing Director at Providence Equity Partners — a leading private equity firm specializing in growth-oriented media, communications, education, and technology companies across North America and Europe.

Since its founding in 1989, Providence has combined deep industry expertise with a collaborative investment approach, deploying over $40 billion ...

In this episode we speak with Brendan Carroll, Co-Founder and Senior Partner at Victory Park Capital (VPC), a global leader in alternative asset management specializing in private asset-backed credit. Founded in 2007 and now a majority-owned affiliate of Janus Henderson Group, VPC offers comprehensive financing and capital markets solutions through its affiliate platform, Triumph Capital Markets. With a global presence across 25 ci...

In this episode we speak with Brian Dudley, Partner at Adams Street Partners, a global private markets investment manager with investments in more than 30 countries across five continents.

Adams Street is 100% employee-owned and has $62 billion in AUM across primary, secondary, growth equity, credit, and co-investment strategies. The firm strives to generate actionable investment insights across market cycles by drawing on over 50 ...

In this episode we speak with Matt Carroll, Managing Partner at WestView Capital Partners, a Boston-based growth equity firm with over $2.7 billion across five funds. Since 2004, WestView has been a trusted partner to middle-market companies in sectors like healthcare technology, IT services, software, and more, investing between $20M-$100M in companies ready to scale.

Under Matt's leadership, WestView has successfully navigated th...

In this episode we speak with Satoshi Harris-Koizumi, Partner at Battery Ventures, a global, tech-focused investment firm with a track record spanning early, growth-equity, and buyout investments.

Now investing from its 14th flagship fund, Battery Ventures XIV, and companion fund Select Fund II, together capitalized at a combined $3.8 billion, the firm has raised more than $13 billion since inception.  Its core focus areas are appl...

In this episode, we speak with Jason Guss, Co-Founder and CEO of Octane, a financing platform assisting fast and confident powersports purchases by making financing as easy as cash and creating access through fair credit products.

Under Jason’s leadership, Octane has raised both debt and equity amounting to approximately  $2.6 billion.  Prior to Octane, Jason worked at Capital One in Corporate Strategy. 

Since 2014, Octane has part...

In this episode we speak with Jon Seeber, General Partner of Updata Partners, a leading technology-focused growth equity firm based in Washington, D.C.

Led by an investment team averaging more than 25 years of technology experience, and who began their software careers working in operating companies, Updata invests in high-growth B2B software and software-driven businesses where the combination of capital and operating experience w...

In this episode we speak with Mark Dzialga, the Founder and Managing Partner of Brighton Park Capital, a growth equity investment firm focused on entrepreneur-led, growth-stage software, healthcare, and tech-enabled services companies.

Brighton Park Capital invests in companies that provide highly innovative solutions in partnership with great management teams. The firm brings purpose-built, value-add capabilities that match the u...

In this episode we speak with Savneet Singh, the President and CEO of PAR Technology, a global leader in restaurant technology. Since taking the helm, he has led PAR’s transformation from near bankruptcy to a market cap of over $2.5 billion. 

Building on over 40 years of experience, PAR is recognized as one of the largest suppliers of point of sale systems in the United States, EMEA and APAC regions.  

Previously, Savneet co-founde...

In this episode we speak with Kerstin Dittmar, the Founder, Chief Investment Officer, and Managing Partner of L2 Point, a private investment firm focused on structured equity investments in growth companies across the technology and technology-enabled, consumer, healthcare, and media sectors.

Her creative structuring across the capital structure has made her a sought-after partner to growth companies looking for an alternative cost...

In this episode we speak with Zia Uddin, President of Monroe Capital, a premier asset management firm specializing in private credit markets across various strategies, including direct lending, technology finance, venture debt, alternative credit, structured credit, real estate and equity.  

Since 2004, the firm has been successfully providing capital solutions to clients in the U.S. and Canada.  As of January 1, 2025, Monroe had $...

In this episode we speak with Ran Ding, General Partner at Norwest, a global venture and growth equity investment firm managing more than $15.5 billion in capital. Since its inception, the firm has invested in more than 700 companies and currently partners with more than 250 companies in its venture and growth equity portfolio.

Ran joined Norwest in 2011. As a General Partner and Co-Head of the Growth Equity team, Ran focuses on gr...

In this episode, we speak with Sean Duffy, the Co-Founder and CEO of Omada Health, a virtual-first healthcare provider that nurtures lifelong health, one day at a time.

Since 2011, Sean and his team’s mission has been to inspire and enable people everywhere to live free of chronic disease. They do this by building digital health programs that are evidence-based, performance-priced, and designed to delight their users.

Omada is back...

In this episode, we speak with Satyen Sangani, the Co-Founder and CEO of Alation, an enterprise software company, whose data catalog serves enterprises in organizing and consolidating their data. Nearly 600 global enterprises — including 40% of the Fortune 100 — rely on Alation to realize value from every data and AI initiative.

Alation is backed by Thoma Bravo, Riverwood Capital, Salesforce Ventures and other notable investors.

Si...

In this episode we speak with Eric Byunn, Co-Founder and Partner of Centana Growth Partners, a growth equity firm with deep, relevant sector experience investing in and working with companies in financial services, fintech, and related enterprise software.

Eric is a three-time awardee of GrowthCap’s Top Software Investors.

He co-founded Centana in 2015 and previously worked over 20 years in growth equity and technology.  He spent 13 y...

In this episode we speak with Larry Contrella, Partner at JMI Equity, a growth equity firm focused on investing in leading software companies. Today, the Firm’s portfolio represents $9 billion in combined revenue, $75 billion in aggregate enterprise value, and over 37,000 jobs.

Larry joined the firm in 2010 and focuses on investments in B2B software businesses.

For the sixth consecutive year, Larry has been recognized by GrowthCap ...