Partners for growth

We partner with founders and managers to build enduring businesses

Vesper provides aligned, long-term capital and active support to services and technology companies.

We make equity investments in leading businesses, leveraging our decades of experience as investors and operators to help our partner companies scale.

Our Strategy

We help leading management teams build and scale strategically valuable businesses

Identify leading businesses 

We partner with management teams who have a strong vision for their business, a compelling value proposition, and a clear path to achieving scale. 

Invest with
flexibility

Invest with flexibility

We support founders and managers as both minority and majority capital partners, and we tailor our investment structures and time horizons to the needs of the business.

Create value
actively

Create value actively

We actively engage to help our partners scale their businesses and create lasting competitive advantage. We leverage our experience as both investors and operators to provide strategic and tactical support.

Our Investment Approach

Flexible capital for scaling businesses

We partner with exceptional management teams with a demonstrated track record of success. We look for managers with a clear and compelling vision for their business. 

We make flexible equity investments to fit founding team / management objectives:

Focus on industries
we know 

We focus on businesses in industries where we have expertise and demonstrated success as investors and operators. We identify investment opportunities through proactive thesis development that leverages our network of founders, executives, operators, and investors. 

Industry focus areas and target business characteristics include:

Investment Criteria

  • Opportunity to invest $25-100M+ of equity

  • Businesses with $10M+ of EBITDA

  • Headquartered in the US

  • Founder, family, or management have significant ownership

Business & Industrial Services

  • Financial Services

  • Content Services

  • White-Collar Professional Services

  • Human Capital Management

  • Distribution

  • Residential Services

  • Facility & Commercial Services

Flexible Structures

  • Minority or majority control investments

  • Primary growth or secondary capital

  • Common and/or preferred equity capital

  • Add-on equity capacity to support M&A

  • Indefinite investment time horizon based on business needs

Technology

  • IT Services

  • Digital Enablement & Consulting

  • Human Capital Software

  • ERP

Target Characteristics

Target Characteristics

  • High returns on capital

  • Clear competitive differentiation

  • Strong growth opportunities

  • Lack of significant technology risk, deep cyclicality and/or regulatory risk

Our Partner Companies

Our flexible investment approach aligns with founders and managers looking to maximize the long-term value of their business

Select Partner Companies

Represents investments made under Vesper's mid-market Strategic Equity strategy, which strategy was initiated in 2023. Excludes smaller venture / growth investments (such as Vesper's investment in LOVB) as well as loan participations alongside Auramet. If you would like a list of all investments made by Vesper, please inquire.

  • “With Vesper’s investment and strategic experience, we are well-positioned to build on the foundation we have established over 25 years.”

    — Tyler Bacon
    Founder & CEO, Position Music

  • “Vesper's deep knowledge of the market and their team's collaborative, partnership-driven approach to scaling businesses made them the perfect partner.”

    — Rajkumar Velagapudi,
    Founder & CEO, TAO Digital Solutions

  • “With Vesper’s investment and strategic experience, we are well-positioned to build on the foundation we have established over 25 years.”

    — Tyler Bacon
    Founder & CEO, Position Music

  • “Vesper's deep knowledge of the market and their team's collaborative, partnership-driven approach to scaling businesses made them the perfect partner.”

    — Rajkumar Velagapudi,
    Founder & CEO, TAO Digital Solutions

Our Team

Our team has a long history of investing and creating value together with our partners

Allie Bromley

David Caro

Heather Cohen

Ian Vick

Ian Vick

Raj Gopal

Rav Chanana

Shamit Grover

Thomas Van Wazer

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