| Name | Title | Contact Details |
|---|---|---|
Lorne Smith |
General Counsel | Profile |
Premier Financial Partners is a Saint Louis, MO-based company in the Financial Services sector.
The Wildcat team consists of successful entrepreneurs turned investors. Over the years, we have observed that most startups can build a product but many falter in the go-to-market phase, exposing themselves to lower valuations, significant financing risks, and suboptimal outcomes. In fact, industry data shows that more than 75% of startups fail to gain traction and never return capital invested. In stark contrast to these industry statistics, 70% of the companies we have backed have been successful. To achieve these results, we have developed a unique investment and operating framework generated from our collective experience; it is called the Traction Gap. We use the Traction Gap framework - terminology, strategies and tactics – to work with teams to help them successfully transition from product development into company scaling.
Mayfield is a global venture capital firm with over $2.7 billion under management. The Firm has been championing people for more than 49 years. Mayfield invests primarily in early-stage IT companies in enterprise and consumer sectors.
Roark Capital Group is an Atlanta-based private equity firm with approximately $12 billion in equity capital raised since inception. Roark focuses on family-owned business transfers, management/corporate buyouts, recapitalizations, going-private transactions, and corporate divestitures. Roark focuses on consumer and business service companies, with a specialization in franchised and multi-unit business models in the restaurant, retail, consumer services, and business services sectors.