Mainsail Partners

We are honored to be recognized as a Top Private Equity firm of 2024 by GrowthCap! For over 20 years, we have been proud to partner with bootstrapped software companies, providing the support to help them realize their full potential. https://lnkd.in/e9gY5Wji

We are excited to share that 10 Mainsail portfolio companies made the Inc. 5000 list this year! 🎉 Congratulations Boostlingo, Extensiv, Inspect Point, Instinct Science, JobNimbus, PlanHub, ProShop ERP, Red Oak Compliance Solutions, ServiceCore and SmartMoving Software! We are proud to be your partners. https://lnkd.in/e9d5JBg4

Meet our newest team member, Justin Streicher, who joins Mainsail as an Associate. Justin will focus on finding the next Mainsail investment in a bootstrapped B2B software company. We are excited to have him on the team! A few fun facts about Justin: • He once fell through a glacier while on a photography fellowship in Iceland • He and his family manage a wildlife conservation property in Upstate NY • He is currently writing a book

Announcing another Mainsail investment in Vertical SaaS! INNERGY’s cloud-based ERP solutions help woodworking and other engineer-to-order (ETO) shops run more efficiently and profitably. Our new partnership with CEO Marc Sanderson and team will support continued investment in the education, product innovation, and success programs that have created Raving Fans among INNERGY’s customers. INNERGY will be at the International Woodworking Fair LLC 2024 (#IWF2024), North America’s largest wood products technology and design show, August 6 – 9, 2024, in Atlanta. #IWFAtlanta #IWFmorefor24 #verticalSaaS #growthequity https://lnkd.in/gZrjAY94

In our latest blog post, “The Ultimate Competitor Takeaway Playbook,” Michael M. and Brian Russell discuss the tactics and intel needed for a SaaS company to launch, run and analyze a competitor takeaway campaign. Read the full blog post here -> https://lnkd.in/gqXYMxAi #SaaS #B2BSales #MarketStrategy #CustomerAcquisition

Welcome to the Mainsail team, Gary Shetye! We are thrilled that Gary has joined Mainsail as an Associate on the Investment Team, where he will focus on sourcing and executing new investments in bootstrapped B2B software companies. A few fun facts about Gary: ● He once caught a Great White Shark off the coast of Boston while fishing for tuna ● He was the drummer and singer in a rock band ● He has a hidden talent for juggling

Mainsail is proud to announce our reinvestment in Fullbay, a robust platform that improves the operational efficiency of heavy-duty repair shops, alongside a new growth investment in the company by JMI Equity. Mainsail first invested in Fullbay in 2019. Since then, its growth and impact on customers have been a prime example of why we believe so strongly in the opportunities for bootstrapped SaaS companies with a vertical focus. We are excited to partner with Fullbay and JMI to support the company's future growth and industry leadership. https://lnkd.in/eW_54gaa #growthequity #growthcapital #fleetmaintenance #heavydutyrepair #verticalERP

Among all the things that impact growth, where do you focus? Vinay Kashyap narrowed the field to 19 questions to ask yourself about tech, culture and sales, with anecdotes from Mainsail's CEO Summit and portfolio on how some companies are tackling them. 🛑 Wait – where’s # 20? 👀 That’s on you. Comment below on what YOU think is the most important question to ask of yourself and your team to know if you’re set up to accelerate growth. #SaaS #SaaSCEO #SaaSLeadership https://lnkd.in/e__cXmcP

Congratulations to ServiceCore COO, Michael Boord, on being named one of the Top 25 Executives in Colorado! ServiceCore, a member of Mainsail’s portfolio of vertical SaaS companies, provides business management software purpose-built to help the liquid waste and roll-off industries reduce wasted time, manages jobs, optimize routes, track inventory, and automate billing.

20 senior leaders from Mainsail’s EMPOWER Women’s Network engaged in an intimate conversation on negotiation this week, led by the inspiring Margaret A. Neale, Adams Distinguished Professor of Management, Emerita, at Stanford University Graduate School of Business. Thank you Maggie for helping us become better negotiators and leaders, Emily Azevedo and Erin Sedloff from Mainsail for hosting us, and all our attendees for continuing to strengthen this group of empowering and energizing women! Location: Eden Cocktail Room in Austin, TX #womensnetwork #womenleaders #negotiation #empowerment