Escalate Capital Partners

Escalate Capital Partners

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Overview

Escalate Capital Partners is a leading mezzanine firm focused exclusively on providing capital to venture-backed expansion and late-stage companies within technology, life sciences and service based industries. The Escalate team combines experience in venture capital and commercial finance to deliver a broad array of senior, subordinated and mezzanine debt solutions that are less dilutive than equity and provide more flexibility than conventional debt from banks or asset-based lenders.

As a company expands operations on a path to profitability, it should also look to broaden sources of capital beyond equity and traditional debt to achieve an optimal blend between overall cost and capital flexibility. Escalate's facilities are tailored to finance permanent working capital requirements, acquisitions and buy outs.

Escalate can also structure syndicated transactions incorporating equity and debt through an extensive network of venture capital and debt financing partners.

As a private debt fund with over $495 million in cumulative capital commitments, Escalate offers patient, stable capital tailored to each company’s unique needs. The Escalate investment team has 80+ years of combined experience and has invested more than $2 billion in over 500 companies.

Highlights

Founded

2005

Industry

Enterprise Software

Employees

1-10

Investment

35

Lead Investment

3

Exits

16

Stages

Early Stage Venture, Late Stage Venture, Private Equity

Investor Type

Private Equity Firm

Location

United States, North America

Contact Information

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Profile Resume

Escalate Capital Partners, established in 2005 and headquartered in United States, North America., specializes in Early Stage Venture, Late Stage Venture, Private Equity investments across Advertising, Music, Gaming, Media and Entertainment, Online Auctions, Telecommunications, Hardware, Consumer Electronics, Electronics, Enterprise Software. The organization boasts a portfolio of 35 investments, with an average round size of $19.4M and 16 successful exits. Their recent investments include Ecast, LG Electronics, Crosslink Capital, DCM Ventures, Fishbowl. The highest investment round they participated in was $49.6B. Among their most notable exits are Ecast and LG Electronics. Explore their portfolio in detail, see who is connected to them, and find their contact information on our platform.

Employees

imagePlace Ross Cockrell

Ross Cockrell

Co-Founder & Managing Director

imagePlace Tony Schell

Tony Schell

Managing Director & General Partner

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Chris Julich

Managing Director

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Larry Bradshaw

Principal

imagePlace Simon James

Simon James

CFO

Investment portfolio

Escalate Capital Partners has made 35 investments. Their most recent investment was on Sep 30, 2023, when Optimize Health raised $18.0M.

Escalate Capital Partners has made 2 diversity investments. Their most recent diversity investment was on Jul 11, 2019, when Welcome raised $20.0M.

investments

35

Diversity investments

2

Lead investments

3

Number of exits

16

Investments

35

Annouced DateOrganization NameIndustryMoney Raised
Feb 09, 2022
Enboarder Enboarder
Information Technology32.0M
Aug 30, 2022
Soundstripe Soundstripe
Video9.0M
Aug 29, 2023
AeroSafe Global AeroSafe Global
Pharmaceutical43.0M
Sep 30, 2023
Optimize Health Optimize Health
Software18.0M

Exits

16

Funding Timeline

Funding rounds

35

Investors

1

Funds

2

Funding Rounds

35

Escalate Capital Partners has raised 35 rounds. Their latest funding was raised on Sep 30, 2023 from a Series B - Optimize Health round.

Annouced DateTransaction NameNumber of InvestorsMoney RaisedLead Investor
Feb 09, 2022
Series B - Enboarder Series B - Enboarder
-32.0M-
Aug 30, 2022
Series B - Soundstripe Series B - Soundstripe
-9.0M-
Aug 29, 2023
Private Equity Round - AeroSafe Global Private Equity Round - AeroSafe Global
-43.0M-
Sep 30, 2023
Series B - Optimize Health Series B - Optimize Health
-18.0M-

Investors

1

Investor NameLead InvestorFunding RoundMoney Raised
-Yes
Private Equity Round - Escalate Capital Partners
0

Fund raised

2

Susa Ventures has raised a total of $590M across 6 funds, their latest being Susa Ventures Opportunities II. This fund was announced on Aug 30, 2021 and raised a total of $250M.

Annouced DateFund NameMoney Raised
May 10, 2013
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1.0M
May 11, 2013
fund image OTPPLESS
1.0M

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