Serent Capital has spent 18 years backing founder-led software companies that never chased venture capital. Now it manages more than $7 billion and just closed the largest fund in its history.
It writes checks of $25 to $75 million for lower-middle-market companies most investors find too complicated, then spends its time on the operational grind others skip. Its own pitch: 'Profitability Not Required.'
Vertica Capital Partners buys the mission-critical software most investors ignore - and then treats the board seat like a day job.