Escalate Capital Partners has held a final closing of its fifth fund, Escalate Capital V LP, with $350 million in committed capital.
Limited partners in Fund V include J.P. Morgan Investment Management, TD Bank, Cadence Bank, Regions Bank, and Truist Community Capital.
“We are pleased to close Fund V with capital commitments from existing and new limited partners,” said Chris Julich, general partner of Escalate. “This fund positions us to continue to support transformative companies in critical growth industries with flexible capital solutions and a collaborative, long-term approach.”
Escalate is an investor in rapidly growing later-stage companies with minimum revenues of $20 million and minimum EBITDA of $3 million. Sectors of interest include technology, software, services, and healthcare across the United States. The firm has already closed on two investments for its new fund representing $35 million of Fund V’s committed capital. Since its founding in 2005, Escalate has invested over $1.3 billion of capital in 140 growth equity-backed companies.
“As we celebrate our 20th anniversary in 2025, we’re excited to work with innovative late-stage companies and provide them with the financing solutions they need to scale,” said Tony Schell, co-founder and general partner of Escalate. “Fund V is key to meeting this objective.”
In addition to closing Fund V, Escalate has announced two staff changes with the promotions of Travis Wood to partner, and Larry Bradshaw to chief operating officer and chief financial officer. Mr. Wood, who joined the firm in 2019, is responsible for sourcing and managing investments, while Mr. Bradshaw, who joined in 2005, oversees compliance and back-office operations.
Escalate Capital Partners is headquartered in Austin, Texas.
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