Caroline Culmo

Sumeru Equity Partners is a technology-focused private equity firm that invests $50-$250 million in leading mid-market software, technology enabled services, and hardware companies with a focus on growth. Sumeru was founded by an experienced team from Silver Lake Sumeru with significant first-hand operating experience. Our strategy and operating experience enables us to take a flexible approach to deal types and investment structures including growth funding, founder transitions, buyouts, take-privates, recapitalizations, and corporate divestitures. Sumeru’s engagement model centers on partnering with management teams and investing in go-to-market, product, and operations to drive growth and strategic positioning.

Sumeru Equity Partners is a technology-focused private equity firm that invests $50-$250 million in leading mid-market software, technology enabled services, and hardware companies with a focus on growth. Sumeru was founded by an experienced team from Silver Lake Sumeru with significant first-hand operating experience. Our strategy and operating experience enables us to take a flexible approach to deal types and investment structures including growth funding, founder transitions, buyouts, take-privates, recapitalizations, and corporate divestitures. Sumeru’s engagement model centers on partnering with management teams and investing in go-to-market, product, and operations to drive growth and strategic positioning.

LLR Partners is a lower middle market private equity firm investing in technology and healthcare businesses. We collaborate with our portfolio companies to define high-impact growth initiatives, turn them into action and create long-term value. Founded in 1999 and with more than $7 billion raised across seven funds, LLR is a flexible provider of equity capital for growth, recapitalization and buyouts. LLRs dedicated investment teams focus on the Education, FinTech, Healthcare, Industrial Tech, Security and Software industries. Our Value Creation Team partners with portfolio company management teams to deliver integrated resources and guidance to help them achieve their growth objectives. Inspired by our commitment to creating value, LLR harnesses expertise from our teams and network to codify why growth happens through GrowthBits content and our Collaborate series of events. Meet the LLR team, get to know our companies and learn invaluable growth insights at www.llrpartners.com. More than 11,000 business leaders get their growth insights from LLR GrowthBits. Join them by subscribing at https://www.llrpartners.com/sign-up/.

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