Leaderboard: Growth Investors
GrowthCap’s Leaderboard is informed by years of research, market insight, and feedback collected through our annual awards processes conducted since 2013. Investors appearing on the table have received two or more GrowthCap awards, including at least one recognition during the last twelve months, and were selected based on nominations and feedback submitted by portfolio company CEOs, colleagues, peers, LPs, and/or other participants across the growth investing ecosystem.
Marks are assigned based on cumulative GrowthCap awards recognition, with AAA representing the highest designation. Marks are intended to reflect the extent of an individual’s recognition over time and across GrowthCap’s awards categories and are not intended to represent a direct ranking of investment performance. Individuals are listed in order based on Mark designation and cumulative GrowthCap awards received.
The below information includes updates through June 30, 2026.
Laura Veroneau
Optum Ventures
Managing Partner and Founding Team Member
Mark: AAA
Matt Emery
JMI Equity
Partner
Mark: AAA
Larry Contrella
JMI Equity
Partner
Mark: AAA
Danielle Waldman
Silversmith Capital Partners
Principal
Mark: AAA
Sophia Popova
Summit Partners
Partner
Mark: AAA
Stephanie Schneider
Five Elms Capital
Partner
Mark: AAA
Hythem El-Nazer
TA Associates
Co-Managing Partner
Mark: AAA
Nishita Cummings
Composition Capital
Co-Founder and Managing Partner
Mark: AAA
Parag Khandelwal
Spectrum Equity
Managing Director
Mark: AAA
Jeff Haywood
Spectrum Equity
Managing Director
Mark: AAA
Amara Suebsaeng
TA Associates
Director
Mark: AAA
Joshua Nelson
THL Partners
Managing Director
Mark: AAA
Leon Chen
Composition Capital
Co-Founder and Managing Partner
Mark: AAA
Maggie Schmitt
JMI Equity
Partner and Chief Financial Officer
Mark: AAA
Rashmi Gopinath
BAM Corner Point
Co-Founder and Managing Partner
Mark: AAA
Rebecca Liu-Doyle
Insight Partners
Managing Director
Mark: AAA
Sonya Brown
Norwest
General Partner and Co-Head of Growth Equity
Mark: AAA
Steve LeSieur
Spectrum Equity
Managing Director
Mark: AAA
Ben Levin
Level Equity
Co-Founder and CEO
Mark: AAA
Caitlin Vorlicek
Sageview Capital
Partner
Mark: AA
Chris Cavanagh
Guidepost Growth Equity
Partner
Mark: AA
Dr. Robert Mittendorff
B Capital
General Partner
Mark: AA
Emily Calkins
Spectrum Equity
Principal
Mark: AA
Garheng Kong
HealthQuest Capital
Managing Partner and Founder
Mark: AA
Hilary Fleischer
Strattam Capital
Partner
Mark: AA

