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Investments

72

Portfolio Exits

23

Funds

10

Service Providers

1

About Five Elms Capital

Five Elms Capital is a venture capital and private equity firm that invests in and acquires growth-stage B2B software companies outside of Silicon Valley. Five Elms partners with growing, bootstrapped software and services businesses, providing capital and resources to accelerate growth and help companies become industry leaders.

Headquarters Location

4801 Main Street Suite 700

Kansas City, Missouri, 64112,

United States

913-953-8960

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Five Elms Capital Partner Stephanie Schneider Awarded Top Women Leaders in Growth Investing by GrowthCap For Second Year in a Row

Jul 28, 2023

News provided by Share this article Share this article KANSAS CITY, Mo., July 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Leading software investor Five Elms Capital announces that Partner Stephanie Schneider has been named to GrowthCap's Top Women Leaders in Growth Investing for the second year in a row. Stephanie Schneider, Five Elms Partner The Top Women Leaders in Growth Investing of 2023 focuses on women leaders and provides a closer look at those individuals who, despite being in the minority, have excelled through hard work, determination and outstanding performance. It also highlights to the thousands of pensions, endowments and other institutional limited partners those firms who have played a positive role in creating more equitable work cultures. "Building strong partnerships with management teams and companies is at the core of our success in growth investing at Five Elms. I'm privileged to work alongside talented individuals who share our vision, and this award reinforces our collective commitment to driving transformative growth together," says Schneider. Schneider has been with Five Elms Capital for eight years—during which, she's been involved in over 20 deals. As a member of the investment committee, Schneider brings her prior experience in advising corporations and financial sponsors to help Five Elms partner with growing, founder-owned SaaS businesses, and provide them with capital and resources to accelerate growth and further cement their role as industry leaders. She currently serves on the board of 10 Thousand Coffees, Claravine, Continu, Covideo, POWWR, Reachdesk, ShippyPro & Skynamo. "With Stephanie at Five Elms, Continu's decision to partner with their team was easy. Stephanie has been a valuable addition to the Continu board and an excellent partner to myself and the entire Continu leadership team. Stephanie holds remarkable experience in driving growth companies forward, focusing on excellence, which we have witnessed firsthand at Continu", says Scott Burgess, CEO of Continu. Francesco Borghi, CEO of ShippyPro, feels similarly, saying "Stephanie has helped us in steering ShippyPro on its path of global growth. Collaborating with Stephanie is truly an enriching experience, her visionary leadership and astute insights has helped us transform a profound ambition into a tangible reality." Prior to joining Five Elms, Stephanie worked as an investment banker in Citigroup's Technology Group where she advised both corporations and financial sponsors on mergers, acquisitions, and general corporate finance. Before working at Citigroup, she was an investment banker for Sterne Agee in its Financial Services Group. Stephanie holds a BA in journalism and advertising from Southern Methodist University. Read more about Stephanie and her fellow awardees here . About Five Elms Capital Five Elms Capital is a global growth equity firm that invests in fast-growing B2B software businesses that users love. Five Elms provides capital and resources to help companies accelerate growth and further cement their role as industry leaders. Since its inception in 2007, Five Elms has focused exclusively on software investing, building an unmatched network and deep domain expertise. Today, with over $1.5 billion in assets under management and a global team of over 60 investment professionals, Five Elms has invested in more than 50 software platforms globally. SOURCE Five Elms Capital

Five Elms Capital Investments

72 Investments

Five Elms Capital has made 72 investments. Their latest investment was in Practice Better as part of their Growth Equity on April 4, 2023.

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Five Elms Capital Investments Activity

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Date

Round

Company

Amount

New?

Co-Investors

Sources

4/27/2023

Growth Equity

Practice Better

$27M

Yes

2

1/26/2023

Series A

Prismatic

$8.9M

Yes

4

1/18/2023

Growth Equity

Contract Safe

$27.5M

Yes

3

10/18/2022

Series A

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$99M

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10

8/17/2022

Growth Equity

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10

Date

4/27/2023

1/26/2023

1/18/2023

10/18/2022

8/17/2022

Round

Growth Equity

Series A

Growth Equity

Series A

Growth Equity

Company

Practice Better

Prismatic

Contract Safe

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Amount

$27M

$8.9M

$27.5M

$99M

New?

Yes

Yes

Yes

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Co-Investors

Sources

2

4

3

10

10

Five Elms Capital Portfolio Exits

23 Portfolio Exits

Five Elms Capital has 23 portfolio exits. Their latest portfolio exit was Tagger Media on August 02, 2023.

Date

Exit

Companies

Valuation
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Acquirer

Sources

8/2/2023

Acquired

$99M

1

12/21/2022

Acq - Fin - II

$99M

4

10/27/2022

Merger

$99M

2

10/20/2022

Acquired

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$99M

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10

9/1/2022

Acquired

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$99M

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10

Date

8/2/2023

12/21/2022

10/27/2022

10/20/2022

9/1/2022

Exit

Acquired

Acq - Fin - II

Merger

Acquired

Acquired

Companies

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Valuation

$99M

$99M

$99M

$99M

$99M

Acquirer

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Sources

1

4

2

10

10

Five Elms Capital Acquisitions

1 Acquisition

Five Elms Capital acquired 1 company. Their latest acquisition was Rebrandly on October 11, 2022.

Date

Investment Stage

Companies

Valuation
Valuations are submitted by companies, mined from state filings or news, provided by VentureSource, or based on a comparables valuation model.

Total Funding

Note

Sources

10/11/2022

$99M

Acq - Fin

1

Date

10/11/2022

Investment Stage

Companies

Valuation

$99M

Total Funding

Note

Acq - Fin

Sources

1

Five Elms Capital Fund History

10 Fund Histories

Five Elms Capital has 10 funds, including Five Elms V.

Closing Date

Fund

Fund Type

Status

Amount

Sources

7/22/2021

Five Elms V

$780M

1

4/26/2019

Five Elms IV Q

$306.18M

1

4/26/2019

Five Elms IV

Diversified Private Equity

Closed

$306.18M

4

4/26/2019

Five Elms IV B

$99M

10

12/31/2016

Five Elms Capital III

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$99M

10

Closing Date

7/22/2021

4/26/2019

4/26/2019

4/26/2019

12/31/2016

Fund

Five Elms V

Five Elms IV Q

Five Elms IV

Five Elms IV B

Five Elms Capital III

Fund Type

Diversified Private Equity

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Status

Closed

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Amount

$780M

$306.18M

$306.18M

$99M

$99M

Sources

1

1

4

10

10

Five Elms Capital Service Providers

1 Service Provider

Five Elms Capital has 1 service provider relationship

Service Provider

Associated Rounds

Provider Type

Service Type

Counsel

Service Provider

Associated Rounds

Provider Type

Counsel

Service Type

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Five Elms Capital Team

5 Team Members

Five Elms Capital has 5 team members, including current Founder, Managing Partner, Fred Coulson.

Name

Work History

Title

Status

Fred Coulson

Founder, Managing Partner

Current

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Name

Fred Coulson

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Work History

Title

Founder, Managing Partner

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Status

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