New York, NY — March 2020 — Vertica Capital Partners today announced the final close of its inaugural fund at $205 million in total commitments. The fund will focus exclusively on growth equity investments in mission-critical vertical software and tech-enabled service businesses.
The fund was raised from a diversified base of institutional investors, including endowments, foundations, pension funds, fund-of-funds, and family offices.
A Purpose-Built Platform for Vertical Software and Tech-Enabled Services
The firm was built to be more than a source of capital. Vertica’s team brings together experienced investors and former operators who work alongside portfolio company management teams to accelerate growth through hands-on operational support. This support spans go-to-market strategy, talent acquisition, product development, and strategic M&A — the key levers that drive value creation in vertical software businesses.
Experienced Team, Focused Strategy
Vertica’s partners bring decades of experience investing in and building software companies. Prior to founding Vertica, the team led software investing at large-scale firms and developed deep domain expertise across multiple vertical software categories. This experience informs Vertica’s thesis-driven approach, which focuses on identifying verticals with structural tailwinds, fragmented competitive landscapes, and clear paths to building category-leading platforms.
The firm will make concentrated investments of up to $100 million of equity per transaction, providing the scale of capital necessary to support meaningful growth initiatives and strategic acquisitions. Investment structures will be flexible, encompassing primary growth capital, shareholder liquidity, and management buyouts depending on the needs of each company and its stakeholders.
Looking Ahead
With the fund close complete, Vertica is actively pursuing investments across several software categories and expects to announce its first platform investments in the coming months.
“We founded Vertica because we believe the best way to build great software companies is to combine capital with genuine operational partnership. Our fund close gives us the resources to back exceptional teams in vertical software and work alongside them to build category-defining businesses. We’re just getting started.” — Philip Vorobeychik, Managing Director and Co-Founder
About Vertica Capital Partners
Vertica Capital Partners is a growth equity firm focused exclusively on mission-critical vertical software and tech-enabled service businesses. The firm makes concentrated investments of up to $100 million of equity, providing flexible capital solutions and hands-on operational support to accelerate growth. For more information, visit www.verticacp.com.