
Escalate Capital Partners
Investments
59Portfolio Exits
17Funds
3About Escalate Capital Partners
Escalate Capital Partners is a private structured finance firm that provides growth, acquisition and buy-out financing to expansion and late-stage companies backed by venture capital and private equity investors. The company was founded in 2005 and is based in Austin, Texas.

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Escalate Capital Partners Investments
59 Investments
Escalate Capital Partners has made 59 investments. Their latest investment was in AeroSafe Global as part of their Series F on August 8, 2023.

Escalate Capital Partners Investments Activity

Date | Round | Company | Amount | New? | Co-Investors | Sources |
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8/29/2023 | Series F | AeroSafe Global | $43M | No | 2 | |
4/19/2023 | Seed VC - II | Bennie | $12M | Yes | Escalate Capital Partners, Interplay Ventures, Motley Fool Ventures, Picus Capital, and Undisclosed Investors | 2 |
9/2/2022 | Series B | Arteza | $35M | Yes | 3 | |
2/9/2022 | Series B | |||||
4/6/2021 | Series D |
Date | 8/29/2023 | 4/19/2023 | 9/2/2022 | 2/9/2022 | 4/6/2021 |
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Round | Series F | Seed VC - II | Series B | Series B | Series D |
Company | AeroSafe Global | Bennie | Arteza | ||
Amount | $43M | $12M | $35M | ||
New? | No | Yes | Yes | ||
Co-Investors | Escalate Capital Partners, Interplay Ventures, Motley Fool Ventures, Picus Capital, and Undisclosed Investors | ||||
Sources | 2 | 2 | 3 |
Escalate Capital Partners Portfolio Exits
17 Portfolio Exits
Escalate Capital Partners has 17 portfolio exits. Their latest portfolio exit was Kareo on November 02, 2021.
Date | Exit | Companies | Valuation Valuations are submitted by companies, mined from state filings or news, provided by VentureSource, or based on a comparables valuation model. | Acquirer | Sources |
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11/2/2021 | Merger | 9 | |||
2/10/2021 | Acquired | 1 | |||
1/5/2021 | Merger | 6 | |||
Date | 11/2/2021 | 2/10/2021 | 1/5/2021 | ||
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Exit | Merger | Acquired | Merger | ||
Companies | |||||
Valuation | |||||
Acquirer | |||||
Sources | 9 | 1 | 6 |
Escalate Capital Partners Fund History
3 Fund Histories
Escalate Capital Partners has 3 funds, including Escalate Capital Partners IV.
Closing Date | Fund | Fund Type | Status | Amount | Sources |
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10/1/2019 | Escalate Capital Partners IV | Venture Leasing | Open | $282M | 1 |
1/22/2015 | Escalate Capital Partners III | ||||
5/22/2006 | Escalate Capital I LP |
Closing Date | 10/1/2019 | 1/22/2015 | 5/22/2006 |
---|---|---|---|
Fund | Escalate Capital Partners IV | Escalate Capital Partners III | Escalate Capital I LP |
Fund Type | Venture Leasing | ||
Status | Open | ||
Amount | $282M | ||
Sources | 1 |
Escalate Capital Partners Team
3 Team Members
Escalate Capital Partners has 3 team members, including current Founder, Managing Director, Ross Cockrell.
Name | Work History | Title | Status |
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Ross Cockrell | Austin Ventures | Founder, Managing Director | Current |
Name | Ross Cockrell | ||
---|---|---|---|
Work History | Austin Ventures | ||
Title | Founder, Managing Director | ||
Status | Current |
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