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Ballast Point Ventures
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Ballast Point Partners (formerly Ballast Point Ventures) is an early growth equity investor providing expansion capital to established but rapidly growing private companies located primarily in the Southeast and Texas. The firm focuses on three key industry sectors—Software, Tech-Enabled Services, and Healthcare—targeting companies with $3–$20 million of run-rate revenue, a proven business model, and a $5–$15 million capital need for growth and/or liquidity. BPP takes minority stakes and does not seek control, instead partnering closely with management teams to provide capital, strategic guidance, and an expansive network. With $550 million under management across four funds, the firm emphasizes long-term, collaborative relationships with entrepreneurs, leveraging deep regional expertise and proximity to portfolio companies to add value in ways that geographically dispersed investors find difficult to match.
Notable quotes
“As BPP has gotten to know Jared and the team over the last two years, we have been impressed with the growth and success that they have been able to achieve with a lean team and minimal outside investment. Given our focus on partnering with growing private companies with strong management teams across the Southeast and Texas, Work Shield is a great fit for us.”
“We cherish those relationships and look forward to partnering with more great entrepreneurs as we invest BPV III. Successful private growth companies not only create tremendous value and often reinvent industries, but they also provide the vast majority of new jobs in this country.”
“For any entrepreneur raising money, it is the most important decision you're going to make in your lifetime, in your career. Working with the Ballast Point Partners team in all our board meetings was like physical therapy for our business. It made us stronger.”
Team
Recent investments
| Company | Round | Size | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medsender | Series A | $5m | 2025-01-13 |
| Work Shield | Series A | $6m | 2023-11-01 |
| UpLift | Series A | $11m | 2023-07-20 |
| Viirtue | Series A | $11m | 2023-03-07 |
| Sojo | Series A | $6m | 2023-02-09 |
| The Zebra | Series B+ | — | — |
| Symphonic Distribution | Growth | — | — |
| Abacode Cybersecurity | Series A | $6m | 2020-01-10 |
| PowerDMS | Growth | — | — |
| HotSchedules | Growth | — | — |
Frequent co-investors
| VC firm | Deals together |
|---|---|
| B Capital Group | 2 |
| Kapor Capital | 1 |
| Front Porch Ventures | 1 |
| Silverton Partners | 1 |
| Lead Edge Capital | 1 |
| Maven Ventures | 1 |
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