Frontier Capital, the Charlotte-based growth equity firm focused on software, today announced that it is rebranding to become Frontier Growth. For Frontier, it’s a natural evolution. Now in its twentieth year, the firm was founded by entrepreneurs who faced many of the same challenges their portfolio companies face today. This…
Software-as-a-service (SaaS) is seen by many to be the future of the industry. Gartner predicts[1] that 80 percent of software providers will move to on-demand, subscription-based models by the end of 2020. And KBV research forecasts[2] that the SaaS market will reach $185.8 billion by 2024, growing…
New offering provides comprehensive SaaS platform for consumer conversion, brand integrity, and conversion intelligence. We are excited to share that PriceSpider is joining forces with ORIS Intelligence, a leader in actionable insights that preserve pricing integrity for manufacturers. The…
We are pleased to announce a significant equity investment in GovQA, a leading provider of government enterprise workflow software. GovQA currently handles high-volume workflow processes for almost 700 of the nation’s largest cities, counties, and state agencies. Founded in 2000, GovQA uses a secure, SaaS-based platform to process a variety of…
When we started Frontier, our vision was to build a private equity firm that took the time to form true partnerships with every company and entrepreneur we backed. Our belief was that since capital is a commodity, a dedication to building long-lasting relationships that put people first would be our…
We are pleased to announce a strategic growth investment in Phone2Action, a digital advocacy platform that connects citizens to lawmakers. Based in the Washington, DC area, Phone2Action’s platform enables companies, non-profits, and associations to engage customers, members, and stakeholders in grassroots advocacy, connecting them to lawmakers over social media, email, text, and phone to make their voices heard on the issues that…
We are pleased to announce a significant growth equity investment in Clearwave, a leading provider of digital check-in, insurance eligibility, and patient payments solutions to health systems and physician practices. Based in Atlanta, Clearwave’s solutions are utilized by an array of healthcare organizations, including hospitals, health systems, over 30 specialties, urgent care, family, and multi-specialty providers to improve operational efficiency. ”We are…
We are pleased to announce our exit in SimplyWell (formerly Viverae), a leading employer health and wellness platform. SimplyWell has been acquired by Virgin Pulse, the world’s largest, most comprehensive digital health, well-being and engagement company, and a portfolio company of Marlin Equity Partners. SimplyWell offers a comprehensive suite of solutions…
We are pleased to announce that Partner Scott Hoch has been named in the fifth annual Top 40 Under 40 Growth Investors by GrowthCap Partners. According to GrowthCap Partners, the 2018 nomination process resulted in a record number of submissions. All of the nominees were evaluated based on their investment…
We are pleased to announce our exit from the investment in Zephyr, whose test management applications empower software development teams to build higher quality software more efficiently and collaboratively. Zephyr has been acquired by SmartBear Software, creating the industry’s most comprehensive…
Our newest investment is a compelling partnership with and growth investment in PriceSpider of Irvine, CA, an advanced retail data and technology company that provides some of the world’s largest brand manufacturers with powerful consumer conversion intelligence and brand optimization software. We’re eager to combine Frontier’s deep experience helping B2B…
Frontier is pleased to announce that we have exited our investment in MultiLing, one of the world’s most sophisticated providers of patent translation and support services. MultiLing has been sold to Questel, S.A., a global online intellectual property service provider. MultiLing combines a proprietary cloud platform, Savanta™, with a global…
Frontier Capital is pleased to announce its latest majority growth investment in a SaaS-based business, partnering with ListenFirst Media of New York to grow their leading social analytics platform for consumer brands. We look forward to helping ListenFirst’s management team to continue to accelerate their leadership position in delivering…
Teamwork was at the heart of our most recent successful exit – the sale of portfolio company Celergo to global Human Capital Management solutions provider ADP. Celergo’s solution offers multi-country payroll in 150 countries and combines a proprietary cloud-based technology platform with a local provider network to enable timely,…
We are pleased to announce our majority growth equity investment in MediaPRO Holdings, a SaaS-based provider of security, privacy, and compliance awareness training solutions. In addition, we are excited to welcome Tyler Winkler to lead the company as CEO. MediaPRO’s platform enables organizations of all sizes to analyze, plan, train, and reinforce…
We are pleased to announce a majority growth equity investment in Vancouver-based Agreement Express, our fourth investment announcement in 2018. Agreement Express is another example of our dedication to investing in B2B SaaS businesses. The company’s innovative cloud-based platform has transformed the client onboarding experience for financial services firms…
Dallas-based Frontier portfolio company, Viverae, has announced that they will rebrand under a new company name, SimplyWell®. Viverae acquired SimplyWell late last year in order to expand its geographic reach and product offering. “This rebranding represents our ongoing commitment to simplifying an increasingly disjointed and complex wellness industry,” Mike…
Frontier has had a busy start to 2018! We are announcing a new equity investment in Orlando-based PowerDMS, a leading provider of compliance and content management solutions. This is our third investment announcement in 2018 following our announcements of investments in Igloo Software and MediaRadar. PowerDMS is the second…
We are pleased to announce that we have made a significant growth equity investment in MediaRadar, a leading advertising intelligence firm. This is the first investment from our $700 million Frontier Fund V which was announced in December 2017. MediaRadar offers a suite of tools that provide sales intelligence…
Frontier portfolio company AccessOne, a provider of patient financing options designed to help patients manage their healthcare costs, acquired HealthFirst Financial, a leading software-enabled service provider of patient financing programs to healthcare organizations. We made a majority equity investment in AccessOne in January 2017. The acquisition will help AccessOne continue…
