SOFTWARE GROWTH EQUITY
Experienced Operators.
Performance Playbook Specialists.
Rodeo Region Focused.
1000 +
Executives/SaaS Experts in our Power Network
INVESTMENT CRITERIA
$3 - 15 MM
Revenue
Cash Flow Break-Even to Positive
EBITDA
Control
Majority and Minority Growth Equity Investments
Partner with a Team That's Been in Your Shoes
You've invested your time, energy and money into your business and are looking for a partner who can bring it to the next level. Consider a team that has been in your shoes and has a long track record of driving operating results and innovation in the software as a service industry (SaaS).
Targeting Opportunity
Bow River Capital’s Software Growth Equity team provides a time-tested approach to achieving growth through improved go-to-market strategies and operational execution for entrepreneurs who are looking for their first institutional partner. Our investment strategy focuses on vertical software as a service, human capital management SaaS and tech-enabled service businesses that have a solid customer base, a compelling value proposition and durable annual recurring revenue. We conduct most of our company sourcing in the Rodeo Region where our strong network and deep relationships provide a competitive advantage.
Creating Value
Our Performance Playbook
The value of partnering with entrepreneurs who have successfully scaled dozens of software and tech-enabled businesses is that we know what works and, more importantly, what does not. Our time-tested Performance Playbook drives a clear and consistent revenue scaling strategy. The Playbook also provides founders and management teams with a roadmap to our approach of achieving shared vision of success.
Our Power Network for Talent
With decades of experience running software businesses, we’ve developed a proprietary network of executives who we tap to fill crucial roles at our portfolio companies. This extensive network includes C-suite executives, technologists and product experts and sales and marketing professionals.
Our “In the Trenches” Approach
We work with a portfolio company’s management team to understand the company’s total addressable market and develop a strategy to help expand their business. Our team is in the trenches working to fill management gaps, accelerating the build-out of products and technology, and evolving the firm’s sales model and go-to-market plan.
The SGE team's performance playbook has been invaluable. To have discussions with a team that's either dealing with the same issues in three other companies or has dealt with it 10+ times in the past speaks to what was attractive to us: a true understanding of the SaaS space. Growth equity involves a thoughtful approach and the SGE team has the experience and track record to take Altvia to the next level.
Kevin Kelly, Founder & CEO, Altvia
In 2019, I was looking for the right firm to partner with to help AbsenseSoft realize its full potential. In a little more than two years, my belief in AbsenseSoft's potential has been realized and Bow River's SGE team has positioned us extremely well for the future.
Seth Turner, Founder & Chief Strategy Officer, AbsenseSoft
I was hired by Bow River Capital's Software Growth Equity Fund to work with them on transforming AbsenseSoft. Through the team's hands on approach, deep industry experience and SaaS expertise, we were able to reach our goals in a much shorter time period than expected. This culminated in a great outcome for management and Bow River Capital's investors.
John Huettel, President & CEO, AbsenseSoft
For Founders
As a founder, you’ve invested your time, money and passion into building your business and you want to see it continue to thrive and scale. If you’re looking for a partner who shares your vision and has the ability to bring the resources it takes to win, contact us at info@bowrivercapital.com
Software Growth Equity Team
John P. Raeder
Vice Chairman, Head of Software Investments
Maitlan E. Cramer
Managing Director, Software Growth Equity
Matthew J. Warta
Managing Director, Software Growth Equity
Andrew J. Schremp
Director, Software Growth Equity
Sean T. O'Connell
Vice President, Software Growth Equity
Abdullah S. Ghuman
Senior Associate, Software Growth Equity
Tyler T. Lytle
Associate, Software Growth Equity
Kara J. Morin
Executive Assistant
Current Holdings
Accelo
RippleWorx
Insurium
Xima Software
ProductPlan
HRSoft
Vitruvi Software
Exits
AbsenceSoft has one simple goal – to create the best-in-class software for companies to manage FMLA and other leaves of absence, easily, efficiently, compliantly, and cost-effectively. The Company’s proprietary software, AbsenceTracker, provides organizations with the tools to improve productivity, increase compliance and reduce costs.
Xyleme’s innovative suite of cloud-based content creation and management solutions are purpose-built for large enterprise organizations to streamline workflows and provide support for many forms of modern learning experiences. Xyleme’s systems are proven to increase client and employee productivity while ensuring compliance across the enterprise. Xyleme is purpose-built for large enterprises and is committed to delivering knowledge faster and facilitating greater access to information throughout the entire content management lifecycle.
Altvia is a trusted provider to over 40,000 investors and hundreds of world-class Private Capital markets firms. The company’s SaaS platform is a secure and mobile-friendly CRM, AIM, a GP-LP engagement portal, ShareSecure, end-to-end communications, Correspond, and industry leading business intelligence, Answers. Together, these products translate data into intelligence ensuring compliance, workflow management, and a trusted and transparent experience to stakeholders in a simple and effective way, enabling rapid adoption across all types of global organizations.
News & Insights
Bow River Capital’s Software Growth Equity Team to Sell its Stake in AbsenceSoft, the Global Leader in SaaS-based Leave and Accommodation Lifecycle Management, to Luminate Capital
Bow River Capital's Software Growth Equity Team Announces Major Recapitalization With RippleWorx
Bow River Capital's Software Growth Equity Team Makes Majority Platform Investment In Accelo, A Comprehensive SAAS PSA Platform For Professional Services Organizations
Bow River Capital's Software Growth Equity Fund Completes Xyleme Sale To MadCap Software
Bow River Capital's Software Growth Equity Team Makes Majority Platform Investment In Vitruvi, A Leading Geospatial Construction Management Solution
Bow River Capital Hires Veteran Software Executive and Investor Matt Warta as Managing Director on Its Software Growth Equity Team
Bow River Capital Closes $600+ Million Software Growth Equity Fund II, Surpassing $500 Million Target
Bow River Capital’s Software Growth Equity Team Makes Majority Platform Investment in HRSoft, a Human Capital Management SaaS Market Leader in Compensation Management
Bow River Capital Completed Altvia Recapitalization
Bow River Capital Hires Software Investor Ryan Weinberg as Vice President on its Software Growth Equity Team
Denver, CO – June 1, 2022 – Bow River Capital, a Denver-based alternative asset manager, is pleased to announce that Ryan Weinberg, a software as a service (Saas) and private equity investor with more than seven years of experience, has joined the firm as Vice President on the Software Growth Equity (SGE) team. Weinberg will focus on sourcing new business opportunities, conducting in-depth due diligence and managing deal workflow, working closely with John Raeder, Managing Director and Head of Software Investments and the SGE team.
Bow River Capital’s Software Growth Equity Team Makes Sixth Platform Investment in ProductPlan, a SaaS Market Leader in Product Management Software
Global Tech Company Takes First Institutional Investment to Drive an Accelerated Build-Out of Its Full Suite of Applications, Continue Scaling Operational Infrastructure and Profitable Growth
Bow River Capital’s Software Growth Equity Team Makes Strategic Investment in Xima Software
South Jordan, UT — April 27, 2022 – Xima Software recently announced that it has received a majority investment from Bow River Capital’s Software Growth Equity (SGE) team to partner for operational and technical expertise on a global scale.
Bow River Capital Hires Veteran Software Investor and Operating Executive Steven Joanis as Managing Director on its Software Growth Equity Team
Joanis Brings 20+ Years of Executive and Operational CFO Experience to the SGE Team
Bow River Capital Completes AbsenceSoft Recapitalization
Bow River Capital’s Software Growth Equity Fund announced today that it has completed the previously announced transaction to recapitalize AbsenceSoft with Norwest Venture Partners, a leading venture and growth equity investment firm managing more than $9.5 billion in capital. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
Bow River Capital Announces Majority Recapitalization of Xyleme, Inc.
Bow River Capital’s Software Growth Equity Fund (“Bow River”) today announced that it has completed a majority recapitalization of Xyleme Inc. (“Xyleme”), a market leading content management and creation lifecycle platform for Global 2000 organizations across every major industry vertical. The investment from Bow River Capital will enable the company to invest in initiatives aimed…