All posts by Jirehl Carlos
Harnessing The Next Generation: RIVET’s Eric Dawson
06.14.23
Interviews
In this episode, we speak with Eric Dawson, Founder and CEO of RIVET, which channels the collective economic power of young people to fund their work as social innovators. Young people control over $3 trillion of spending power and are hungry for authentic avenues to express their values. Meanwhile brands are hungry to connect to … Continue reading Harnessing The Next Generation: RIVET’s Eric Dawson
Uniquely Positioned in Venture Growth: Revolution’s Kristin Gunther
06.07.23
Interviews
In this episode, we speak with Kristin Gunther, a Partner at Revolution Growth which has more than $1 billion in assets under management and backs category-defining companies. Revolution is a D.C.-based investment firm founded by AOL cofounder Steve Case in 2005. Through its family of funds – The Rise of the Rest Seed Fund, Revolution … Continue reading Uniquely Positioned in Venture Growth: Revolution’s Kristin Gunther
Founder Focused Growth Investing: Serent’s Kevin Frick
05.31.23
Interviews
In this episode, we speak with Kevin Frick, Co-Founder and Partner of Serent Capital, a leading lower-middle market private equity firm focused on investing in high growth service and technology businesses. Serent’s portfolio includes more than 60 founder-led, industry-changing companies that it partners with who are scaling up by using Serent’s toolkit of growth resources. … Continue reading Founder Focused Growth Investing: Serent’s Kevin Frick
The Enterprise 5G Revolution: Celona’s Rajeev Shah
05.24.23
Interviews
In this episode, we speak with Rajeev Shah, the Co-Founder and CEO of Celona, the enterprise 5G company that enables a new generation of AI-powered business critical apps in the enterprise and helps organizations accelerate their digital transformation journey. Before founding Celona, Rajeev was the VP of product management and marketing for Federated Wireless, where … Continue reading The Enterprise 5G Revolution: Celona’s Rajeev Shah
GrowthCap’s Top 25 Healthcare Investors of 2023
05.22.23
Awards
GrowthCap is pleased to announce The Top 25 Healthcare Investors of 2023. Our third year running, the healthcare awards process has become more competitive not only in the number of participants but also in the caliber of individuals put forth. We are inspired by the dedication of this year’s awardees toward their craft and towards … Continue reading GrowthCap’s Top 25 Healthcare Investors of 2023
Transforming Math Education: Cuemath’s Vivek Sunder
05.17.23
Interviews
In this episode, we speak with Vivek Sunder, CEO of Cuemath, an online supplemental learning platform. Cuemath started in India in 2013 with a mission to transform the way children learn math. The company started as an offline tutoring center with a small group of students but is now the world’s leading online math education … Continue reading Transforming Math Education: Cuemath’s Vivek Sunder
At the Forefront of Automation Investing: THL’s Jim Carlisle
05.10.23
Interviews
In this episode, we speak with Jim Carlisle, Managing Director of THL Partners, a private equity firm investing in middle-market growth companies across financial technology and services, healthcare, and technology and business solutions. Jim is the Head of the Technology & Business Solutions vertical, the Automation Fund and a member of the firm’s Management Committee. … Continue reading At the Forefront of Automation Investing: THL’s Jim Carlisle
The Art and Science of Value Creation
05.04.23
Interviews
In this episode we talk about value creation, which is critical to how growth investment firms consistently succeed in transforming their portfolio holdings into category leading expansion companies built for the long term. Firms and groups such as Blackstone Growth, Great Hill Partners, Insight Partners and Vista Equity shared with GrowthCap on the Growth Investor … Continue reading The Art and Science of Value Creation
The Cloud Maestro: Zesty CEO Maxim Melamedov
04.26.23
Interviews
In this episode, we speak with Maxim Melamedov, the CEO of Zesty, which has developed the next generation of cloud management solutions. Maxim came to Zesty from a prior career in homeland security and is a veteran of the Israeli Air Force. Zesty helps cloud engineering teams to slash cloud costs, maintain perfect app performance, … Continue reading The Cloud Maestro: Zesty CEO Maxim Melamedov
