SOFTWARE GROWTH EQUITY

Experienced Operators.
Performance Playbook Specialists.
Rodeo Region Focused.

Software Growth Equity

18
Companies That Have Benefitted From our Performance Playbook
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.

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
John P. Raeder

Vice Chairman, Head of Software Investments

Maitlan E. Cramer
Maitlan E. Cramer

Managing Director, Software Growth Equity

Matthew J. Warta
Matthew J. Warta

Managing Director, Software Growth Equity

Andrew J. Schremp
Andrew J. Schremp

Director, Software Growth Equity

Sean T. O'Connell
Sean T. O'Connell

Vice President, Software Growth Equity

Abdullah S. Ghuman
Abdullah S. Ghuman

Senior Associate, Software Growth Equity

Tyler T. Lytle
Tyler T. Lytle

Associate, Software Growth Equity

Kara J. Morin
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

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Bow River Capital's Software Growth Equity Team Announces Major Recapitalization With RippleWorx

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Bow River Capital's Software Growth Equity Team Makes Majority Platform Investment In Accelo, A Comprehensive SAAS PSA Platform For Professional Services Organizations

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Bow River Capital's Software Growth Equity Fund Completes Xyleme Sale To MadCap Software

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Bow River Capital's Software Growth Equity Team Makes Majority Platform Investment In Vitruvi, A Leading Geospatial Construction Management Solution

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Bow River Capital Hires Veteran Software Executive and Investor Matt Warta as Managing Director on Its Software Growth Equity Team

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Bow River Capital Closes $600+ Million Software Growth Equity Fund II, Surpassing $500 Million Target

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Bow River Capital’s Software Growth Equity Team Makes Majority Platform Investment in HRSoft, a Human Capital Management SaaS Market Leader in Compensation Management

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Bow River Capital Completed Altvia Recapitalization

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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.

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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

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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.

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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

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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.

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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…

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