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In this episode, we speak with Matt Amico, Partner at Turn/River Capital, a lower middle market private equity firm redefining growth with its proprietary growth engineering strategy—built to accelerate revenue and create lasting value.

Matt’s career path has taken him from Tufts University to Goldman Sachs and SkyBridge before joining Turn/River in 2018.  Throughout his career, Matt has shown a unique ability to identify and partn...

In this episode, we speak with Kevin Bhatt, Managing Partner at Long Ridge Equity Partners, a specialist growth equity firm focused on the financial and business technology sectors. 

Kevin joined Long Ridge in 2010 and serves as a Managing Partner and member of the firm’s Investment Committee. He leads the overall strategic direction of the firm and oversees deal teams responsible for sourcing, evaluating, and managing portfolio co...

In this episode, we speak with Snehal Antani, Co-Founder and CEO of Horizon3.ai, a cybersecurity company that delivers autonomous penetration testing through its flagship platform, NodeZero. Designed to run real attacks in live environments, the platform helps organizations proactively find, fix, and verify exploitable vulnerabilities before malicious actors can strike.

The company recently raised $100 million in Series D funding, ...

In this episode, we speak with Marc Freed-Finnegan, Co-Founder and CEO of Chalk, a data platform that powers machine learning and generative AI with real-time, Python-native infrastructure for developers and data teams.

Chalk recently raised a $50 million Series A round at a $500 million valuation. The round was led by Felicis, with participation from Triatomic Capital, General Catalyst, Unusual Ventures, and Xfund. The funding wil...

In this episode, we speak with Piotr Tomasik, Co-Founder and President at TensorWave, a cutting-edge cloud platform purpose-built for AI workloads that delivers high-performance computing with AMD MI300X accelerators and a best-in-class inference engine.

TensorWave recently raised $100 million from Magnetar, AMD Ventures, Maverick Silicon, Nexus Venture Partners, and Prosperity7. The capital infusion strengthens the company’s abili...

In this episode, we speak with Mark Gormley, Partner at Lee Equity Partners, a middle-market private equity firm that partners with entrepreneurs and management teams primarily in the financial and healthcare services sectors.

Going on nearly two decades, the firm leverages a thematic investment strategy and deep sector expertise to collaborate with talented management teams, accelerate growth, and build market-leading businesses....

In this episode, we speak with Chris Hadley, Managing Director at Berkshire Partners, a 100% employee-owned investor in private and public equity. The private equity team invests in well-positioned, growing companies across business & consumer services, healthcare, industrials, and technology & communications.

Founded in 1986, Berkshire is currently investing from its Fund XI, which closed in 2024 with $7.8 billion in commi...

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...