
Investments
10Portfolio Exits
6Funds
3Partners & Customers
1Service Providers
1About Rockbridge Growth Equity
Rockbridge Growth Equity is a private equity firm that invests in financial and business services, consumer-direct marketing, and sports, media, & entertainment industries.
Latest Rockbridge Growth Equity News
Aug 30, 2023
August 30, 2023 CHICAGO–( BUSINESS WIRE )–Monroe Capital announced it acted as sole lead arranger and administrative agent on the funding of a senior credit facility to support the purchase of minority ownership in GSTV, an existing portfolio company of Rockbridge Growth Equity. GSTV is a data-driven, national video network delivering content, programming, and advertising to targeted audiences to over 28,000 fuel retailers, reaching one in three American adults monthly. While offering consumers entertaining and informative content, GSTV drives measurable incremental sales for its advertising customers in retail, service, consumer goods and other sectors. About Monroe Capital Monroe Capital LLC (“Monroe”) is a premier boutique asset management firm specializing in private credit markets across various strategies, including direct lending, technology finance, venture debt, opportunistic, structured credit, real estate and equity. Since 2004, the firm has been successfully providing capital solutions to clients in the U.S. and Canada. Monroe prides itself on being a value-added and user-friendly partner to business owners, management, and both private equity and independent sponsors. Monroe’s platform offers a wide variety of investment products for both institutional and high net worth investors with a focus on generating high quality “alpha” returns irrespective of business or economic cycles. The firm is headquartered in Chicago and maintains 10 offices throughout the United States and Asia. Monroe has been recognized by both its peers and investors with various awards including Private Debt Investor as the Lower Mid-Market Lender of the Decade, 2022 Lower Mid-Market Lender of the Year, 2022 CLO Manager of the Year, Americas; 2022 Best Performance in Private Debt – Mid Cap by Korean Economic Daily; Global M&A Network as the 2022 Small Mid-Markets Lender of the Year, Americas; Creditflux as the 2021 Best U.S. Direct Lending Fund; and Pension Bridge as the 2020 Private Credit Strategy of the Year. For more information and important disclaimers, please visit www.monroecap.com .
Rockbridge Growth Equity Investments
10 Investments
Rockbridge Growth Equity has made 10 investments. Their latest investment was in The Nest School as part of their Private Equity on September 9, 2022.

Rockbridge Growth Equity Investments Activity

Date | Round | Company | Amount | New? | Co-Investors | Sources |
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9/15/2022 | Private Equity | The Nest School | Yes | 2 | ||
1/5/2022 | Private Equity | CheckedUp | Yes | 1 | ||
10/1/2020 | Private Equity | Quartile Digital | Yes | 2 | ||
10/15/2019 | Private Equity | |||||
8/29/2018 | Series C |
Date | 9/15/2022 | 1/5/2022 | 10/1/2020 | 10/15/2019 | 8/29/2018 |
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Round | Private Equity | Private Equity | Private Equity | Private Equity | Series C |
Company | The Nest School | CheckedUp | Quartile Digital | ||
Amount | |||||
New? | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
Co-Investors | |||||
Sources | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Rockbridge Growth Equity Portfolio Exits
6 Portfolio Exits
Rockbridge Growth Equity has 6 portfolio exits. Their latest portfolio exit was Kings III Emergency Communications on September 06, 2022.
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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9/6/2022 | Acq - Fin - II | 1 | |||
Date | 9/6/2022 | ||||
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Exit | Acq - Fin - II | ||||
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Sources | 1 |
Rockbridge Growth Equity Acquisitions
15 Acquisitions
Rockbridge Growth Equity acquired 15 companies. Their latest acquisition was MARQUIS Software Solutions on November 30, 2021.
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 |
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11/30/2021 | Acq - Fin - II | 1 | ||||
10/15/2021 | Acq - Fin | 2 | ||||
4/30/2021 | Acq - Fin | 2 | ||||
1/14/2021 | ||||||
10/29/2019 | Debt |
Date | 11/30/2021 | 10/15/2021 | 4/30/2021 | 1/14/2021 | 10/29/2019 |
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Investment Stage | Debt | ||||
Companies | |||||
Valuation | |||||
Total Funding | |||||
Note | Acq - Fin - II | Acq - Fin | Acq - Fin | ||
Sources | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Rockbridge Growth Equity Fund History
3 Fund Histories
Rockbridge Growth Equity has 3 funds, including RB Equity Fund II.
Closing Date | Fund | Fund Type | Status | Amount | Sources |
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5/28/2021 | RB Equity Fund II | $345M | 5 | ||
10/8/2020 | RB Equity Fund II-A | ||||
2/15/2019 | RB Equity Fund I |
Closing Date | 5/28/2021 | 10/8/2020 | 2/15/2019 |
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Fund | RB Equity Fund II | RB Equity Fund II-A | RB Equity Fund I |
Fund Type | |||
Status | |||
Amount | $345M | ||
Sources | 5 |
Rockbridge Growth Equity Partners & Customers
1 Partners and customers
Rockbridge Growth Equity has 1 strategic partners and customers. Rockbridge Growth Equity recently partnered with Penske Media on December 12, 2016.
Date | Type | Business Partner | Country | News Snippet | Sources |
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12/30/2016 | Partner | United States | Penske Media And Rockbridge Growth Equity Enter Into Joint Venture In Robb Report NEW YORK and DETROIT , Dec. 30 , 2016 / PRNewswire / -- Penske Media Corporation and Rockbridge Growth Equity today announced the formation of a joint venture partnership in Robb Report , the global authority on luxury . | 6 |
Date | 12/30/2016 |
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Type | Partner |
Business Partner | |
Country | United States |
News Snippet | Penske Media And Rockbridge Growth Equity Enter Into Joint Venture In Robb Report NEW YORK and DETROIT , Dec. 30 , 2016 / PRNewswire / -- Penske Media Corporation and Rockbridge Growth Equity today announced the formation of a joint venture partnership in Robb Report , the global authority on luxury . |
Sources | 6 |
Rockbridge Growth Equity Service Providers
1 Service Provider
Rockbridge Growth Equity has 1 service provider relationship
Service Provider | Associated Rounds | Provider Type | Service Type |
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Acq - Fin | Investment Bank | Financial Advisor |
Service Provider | |
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Associated Rounds | Acq - Fin |
Provider Type | Investment Bank |
Service Type | Financial Advisor |
Partnership data by VentureSource
Rockbridge Growth Equity Team
4 Team Members
Rockbridge Growth Equity has 4 team members, including current Founder, Managing Partner, Kevin Prokop.
Name | Work History | Title | Status |
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Kevin Prokop | Questor Management Company, and McKinsey & Company | Founder, Managing Partner | Current |
Name | Kevin Prokop | |||
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Work History | Questor Management Company, and McKinsey & Company | |||
Title | Founder, Managing Partner | |||
Status | Current |
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