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Cloud Elements acquisition by UiPath, a leading enterprise automation software provider, marks an early exit for Traverse Growth Fund III Mercato Partners recognized early on in 2018, during the time of investing, that Cloud Elements was onto something special with its API-centric technology

Mercato Partners' Venture Practice, Prelude, Leads $3M Investment In GloveBox

“We’re excited to partner with GloveBox because of their ability to solve a complicated problem in the insurance industry,” said Zach Sivertson, managing director at Prelude “The GloveBox team understood the challenges facing this market and, from their experience, built a platform that elegantly solves the problems facing the 36,000 independent agencies and their clients ”

Mercato Leads Beam Dental's $80M Series E

Traverse, the Mercato Partners growth fund, led Columbus, Ohio-based Beam Dental’s $80M series E Beam simplifies the antiquated $75 billion dental insurance industry for members, brokers, and employers Also participating in this round were Drive Capital, Georgian, Nationwide Ventures, Ainge Advisors, and Breakout Capital

Mercato Partners Completes Inaugural Growth Fund Producing Industry Leading Returns

Mercato Partners has completed the final distribution of its inaugural Travers Growth Fund, delivering a net multiple of 3 7x and a net IRR of 51% The return metrics places Mercato Partners Fund I in the top 3% of its peer group A select few of the companies in Fund I included: Control 4, MediConnect Global, Stance, and Fusion-io Mercato Partners has since expanded by adding multiple practices which include Savory, a dedicated food and beverage fund; Alpha, a direct secondaries fund; and Prelude, an early-stage venture fund All practices are off to the races with top tier track records

Director Joe Kaiser Speaks With Crunchbase About Utah's Thriving Tech Scene

Sophia Kunthara of Crunchbase discusses the IPO of Qualtrics, Mercato Partners success, and Utah’s thriving tech scene with director Joe Kaiser The article reflects on Utah’s track record of being home to highly successful companies and its ability to attract and cradle top tier talent in the tech space

Lendio Continues To Serve Small Businesses Through PPP

Lendio will continue to provide small businesses access to PPP capital in the next round of loans Lendio’s previous average PPP loan size was $56,000, and they will continue to serve small businesses moving forward Watch the CNBC interview with Kate Rogers

Joe Kaiser talks about High IPO Valuations in a COVID Economy

Why are IPOs values so high despite COVID? Simple It’s because investors are looking into the long-term growth potential of the companies it favors says Traverse director Joe Kaiser Check out the article by Axios markets reporter Courtenay Brown

Thoma Bravo Announces Strategic Majority Investment in Venafi

On December 10, 2020, Venafi, a Mercato Traverse Fund II portfolio company, announced a strategic majority investment from leading private equity firm, Thoma Bravo The investment sets the value of Venafi at $1 15B and marks the successful close of Mercato’s investment in the Salt Lake City-based firm

Joe Kaiser and Dan Primack Talk About Investing and COVID

On December 9, 2020, Dan Primack, business editor for Axios, caught up with Traverse Director Joe Kaiser to talk about investing in overlooked and underserved markets in the time of COVID Find out more and check out the video

Mercato Partners Shauna Smith of Savory Fund Is Promoted to CEO

Mercato Partners Shauna Smith of Savory Fund has recently been promoted to CEO She previously served as President and will continue to grow Savory’s portfolio of delicious restaurant brands Shauna brings more than a decade of executive management experience in the food and beverage industry and has been a driving force behind the successful expansion of several restaurants Congratulations to our very own Shauna Smith!

Mercato Partners Saima Ahmed Discusses The Future of Private Equity With Preqin

Mercato Partner’s Principal Saima Ahmed discusses the future of alternatives on a panel hosted by Preqin She is joined by other private equity investment professionals, sharing thoughts on the direction alternatives are heading The panel explores different sectors of private equity which include: buyout, infrastructure, natural resources, real estate, and debt Geographic considerations are also discussed concerning the growth of alternatives Follow the link to view the presentation and listen to the discussion Future of Alternatives

GREG WARNOCK SPEAKS WITH VENTURE CAPITAL JOURNAL ON EXITS DURING A PANDEMIC

Co- founder and managing director Greg Warnock discusses challenges and opportunities for Mercato Partner’s Traverse Fund during the pandemic with Alistair Goldfisher from Venture Capital Journal The pandemic has made some things harder, some things more uncertain, but some things clearer It creates opportunities in a way that is different in the specifics but still resonates with the Traverse investment strategy He also highlights the four exits in 2020 — two in excess of $1B each Check it out using the link below

Joe Kaiser Discusses Healthcare Investing With Medical Alley

Traverse Fund Director Joe Kaiser talks to Medical Alley about investing in healthcare companies throughout the Midwest and how COVID – 19 has impacted the industry Joe also shares some of his insights on being a successful investor

Traverse Fund Director Joe Kaiser featured in PitchBook Article on COVID's Impact on Initial Funding

Traverse Director Joe Kaiser offered his perspective on the impact COVID has had on first-round funding to PitchBook’s Priyamvada Mathur Read more of Joe’s thoughts here or click the link to find the PitchBook article

Mercato's Saima Ahmed talks to Preqin about Socially-Conscious, High-Performance Investing

Alpha Fund Principal Saima Ahmed talks with Prequin about the emerging realization by alternatives managers that investing for performance can go hand-in-hand with investing with a social conscience More and more managers are seeing the value in both financial and non-financial outcomes