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Growth Private Equity Leader: Providence Equity Partners’ Michael Dominguez

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 across more than 180 portfolio companies to help build exceptional businesses and generate attractive returns.

Michael joined the firm’s Providence office in 1998. He is the chair of the investment committee and a member of the executive and portfolio review committees. He oversees the firm’s portfolio operations group and serves as co-chair of Providence’s responsible investing committee.

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Private Credit Investor: Victory Park’s Brendan Carroll

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 cities, VPC is at the forefront of innovative investment strategies.

Brendan leads strategic initiatives, firm operations, and the sourcing of high-impact investment opportunities at VPC. As a key member of VPC’s Investment and Valuation Committees, Brendan’s leadership is integral to driving the firm’s success and delivering exceptional value to its investors.

Brendan supports Lurie Children's Hospital. To learn more about this organization click here.

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Growth Equity Leader: Adams Street’s Brian Dudley

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 years of private markets experience, proprietary intelligence, and trusted relationships.

Since joining Adams Street’s Growth Equity Team in 2013, Brian has led the firm’s application software investments, focusing on growth equity in software, fintech, and consumer sectors, while actively contributing to thought leadership, industry events, and several key committees.

Brian supports RallyCap Sports. To learn more about this organization click here.

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Trusted Growth Investor: WestView Capital’s Matthew Carroll

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 the complexities of healthcare technology and outsourced services since day one. His expertise enables entrepreneurs to overcome growth challenges while preserving their company cultures. With a proven track record of flexibility and long-term commitment, WestView has earned the trust of over 40 founders through strategic, supportive partnerships.

Matt supports Nativity Prep. To learn more about this organization click here.

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Software Growth Investor: Battery’s Satoshi Harris-Koizumi

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 application software, infrastructure software, consumer, and industrial tech and life science tools.  

Toshi, based in New York, leads later-stage and majority investments in software companies reshaping industries like hospitality, manufacturing, engineering, and supply chain, among others.

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Powering Specialty Lending: Octane’s Jason Guss

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 partnered with dozens of manufacturers and thousands of powersports dealerships to help drive more sales with their platform. They are backed by Valar Ventures, Contour Venture Partners, IA Ventures, DreamIt Ventures, FinTech Collective, Third Prime Ventures and Citi Ventures.

Jason supports Baby2Baby. To learn more about this organization click here.

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Expansion-Stage Software Investor: Updata’s Jon Seeber

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 will help accelerate success. Updata has partnered with more than 75 entrepreneurs to date, and has raised more than $1.5 billion in committed capital.

Jon has been a member of Updata’s investment team since 2006. He has more than 20 years of experience as an operator and investor in the software industry.

Jon supports Washington Nationals Youth Baseball Academy. To learn more about this organization click here.

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Growth Equity Reimagined: Brighton Park Capital’s Mark Dzialga

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 unique requirements of each of its companies to build market leading products and to execute the needed strategies to create important global companies.

Prior to starting Brighton Park Capital, Mark was a Managing Director at General Atlantic for more than 20 years.

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Software Savior: PAR Technologies’ Savneet Singh

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-founded GBI, a financial software platform for trading and storing physical precious metals, and worked in investment banking at Morgan Stanley.

Savneet supports SHDF.  To learn more about this organization click here.

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Structured Equity Growth Investor: L2 Point’s Kerstin Dittmar

In this episode we speak with Kerstin Dittmar, the Founder, Chief Investment Officer, and Managing Partner of L2 Point, a private investment firm focused on structured equity investments in growth companies across the technology and technology-enabled, consumer, healthcare, and media sectors.

Her creative structuring across the capital structure has made her a sought-after partner to growth companies looking for an alternative cost of capital product that minimizes the dilution of equity and the operational constraints of debt.  Kerstin began her career with Goldman Sachs’ Special Situations Group.  She later went on to TPG Sixth Street Partners where she last served as a Principal.

Kerstin was a 2024 GrowthCap Top 40 Under 40 Growth Investor awardee.

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