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Helping founders from industry scale.
You can hit the accelerator without losing control.
We provide founders of rapidly growing SaaS and technology-enabled services companies with a unique balance of capital and help.
Scale your sales & marketing, hire your first professional executives, better leverage your systems and processes, adopt best practices, expand your addressable market, and even acquire a competitor or complementary business.
We are your partners and sounding board. It starts with how we can help you -- not how you can help us!
We recently closed our second fund ($130 million) and manage over $200 million of fully-committed capital.
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Things about me
- I believe curiosity is key to professional success and personal fulfillment. I love partnering with and learning from curious entrepreneurs.
- I am involved in Juma Ventures, a great non-profit/social enterprise; its mission is inspiring.
- I played golf competitively growing up and was the co-captain of the Columbia University golf team.
- Given the opportunity, I am happy to name the entire 1986 New York Mets roster, including the coaching staff.
- Nate and I are pretty evenly matched in ping pong. A lot of our best business ideas come in the middle of very close matches.
Steve co-founded Growth Street Partners with Nate Grossman. Steve has extensive experience investing behind founders of vertical-focused B2B SaaS and technology-enabled services companies. Current and prior Boards include Pear Deck (sold to GoGuardian), ChildCareCRM, Visual Lease (recapped with Spectrum), Hotel Effectiveness (sold to Actabl), Suralink (recapped with Luminate), HR Acuity (recapped with K1), Govenda, PikMyKid, uConnect, goHappy, and PSTrax. While a Board member, four portfolio companies successfully completed five add-on acquisitions. For more information about Steve and Growth Street check out the SaaShimi podcast.
Prior to Growth Street, Steve was a Partner at Mainsail Partners, a growth equity firm based in San Francisco. Steve was previously a Board member at PayLease (sold to Francisco Partners), Netchemia (sold to PeopleAdmin), 3PL Central, Ncontracts (subsequently sold to Gryphon Investors), and nCourt (subsequently sold to Providence Equity). While a Board member, three of the companies successfully completed add-on acquisitions: Netchemia-SchoolSpring, Ncontracts-Strohl, and 3PL Central-iTracker. Prior to Mainsail, Steve led investment sourcing for Vector Capital, a multi-billion dollar technology private equity firm, where he helped to source three platform investments. He began his career as an investment banker at Credit Suisse First Boston and Merrill Lynch.
In 2018, Steve joined the Board of Juma Ventures, a San Francisco-based non-profit and social enterprise, to help at-risk youth. He earned a BA from Columbia University.

Things about me
- I got my master’s degree in Social Psychology. I love learning about how people make decisions and how seemingly small cues can have outsized impacts.
- I believe strongly in the Growth Mindset. I want to work with entrepreneurs who are driven by learning.
- I am the third oldest of six siblings. At any given time one of us is almost definitely on a tennis court.
- I never lose to Steve in ping-pong.
Nate co-founded Growth Street Partners with Steve Wolfe. Nate has extensive experience investing behind founders of vertical-focused B2B SaaS and technology-enabled services companies. Current and prior Boards include Pear Deck (sold to GoGuardian), ChildCareCRM, Visual Lease (recapped with Spectrum), Hotel Effectiveness (sold to Actabl), Suralink (recapped with Luminate), HR Acuity (recapped with K1), Govenda, PikMyKid, uConnect, goHappy, and PSTrax. While a Board member, four portfolio companies successfully completed five add-on acquisitions.
Prior to Growth Street, he was on the investment team at Mainsail Partners, a growth equity firm based in San Francisco. While at Mainsail, Nate sourced the firm’s platform investments in Ncontracts and 3PL Central and 3PL Central’s add-on acquisition of iTracker. He was a Board Observer at 3PL Central.
He lives in San Francisco and volunteers as a youth mentor at Huckleberry Youth Programs. Nate received a BA and MA from Stanford University.

Things about me
- I got my master’s degree in Industrial/Organizational Psychology (which is fancier than Nate’s master’s degree). I am always open to a deep conversation about the human mind, including discussing how to best engage and motivate employees or even what makes two intelligent business people care so much about ping pong.
- Born and raised in the CITY of Chicago (Lincoln Park)!
- I love playing soccer, golf, and, more recently, road cycling. I also love cooking, making bread and pizza dough, and trying new whiskeys and wines.
- I have never played ping pong against Steve or Nate, but knowing what I know about them, I am confident I will beat both of them.
Ben is the Vice President, Operations. He leads the Operations Team at Growth Street Partners. Ben joined the Growth Street team in 2020 and works closely with the Growth Street portfolio company founders and executives to identify and execute on value creation opportunities. Ben also spends time with the Growth Street Investment Team assisting on due diligence of prospective investments to help identify operational opportunities.
Prior to joining Growth Street, Ben ran the revenue operations team at Kazoo, a Vista Equity portfolio company that sells employee experience SaaS. While at Kazoo, Ben helped to build and re-architect the customer and prospect database, to revamp the software price books, to install an Ideal Customer Profile (ICP) algorithm, and to set-up strategic analysis dashboards. Before Kazoo, Ben spent three years at Vista Consulting Group, Vista Equity’s consulting arm, where he worked with portfolio companies on value creation opportunities across the go-to-market, finance, talent, and product teams.
Ben is from Chicago. He earned his BS from Ithaca College and an MS from Florida Institute of Technology.

Things about me
- My undergraduate degree placed a heavy focus on analytical optimization. I’ve found in practice that assembling a rockstar team and working with great people is far superior to any formula.
- I have two little brothers and sometimes feel like we never grew up. We still have our 1996 Nintendo 64 and regularly reunite over Super Smash Bros.
- I love playing golf, surfing, soccer, tennis, hiking, my desk job, and pretty much anything else you can do outside.
- Steve and Nate don’t even play ping pong on a full-size table! I’m excited to play them on my home court.
Nick is a Vice President and joined Growth Street in 2021. In addition to evaluating investment opportunities, Nick works closely with the founders and executives of Growth Street’s portfolio companies to help them scale their systems and processes.
Prior to joining Growth Street, Nick was an Associate at Altamont Capital Partners, a mid-market private equity fund based in the San Francisco Bay Area. At Altamont, Nick was responsible both for working on evaluating new investments and working with existing portfolio company management teams to drive operational improvements and strategic initiatives.
Nick earned his BS in Management Science & Engineering from Stanford University and MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business.

Things about me
- Growing up an avid sports fan, I have always been fascinated by the way data combines with psychology to create a successful outcome. The same applies to business.
- I enjoy working around passionate, competitive individuals – constantly pushing themselves and those around them for the betterment of the team.
- I am a hockey nerd and was a competitive player through college.
- My goalie reflexes from hockey only occasionally translate to the ping pong table.
Ben is currently a Senior Associate and joined Growth Street in 2020 as an Associate. In addition to evaluating investment opportunities, Ben works closely with the founders and executives of Growth Street’s portfolio companies to help them scale their systems and processes.
Prior to joining Growth Street, Ben was an investment banking analyst at Perella Weinberg Partners. In this role, Ben worked on a variety of M&A transactions for public and private corporate clients across several industries.
Ben earned his BS in Business Administration – Finance from the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University.

Things about me
- There’s no lack of data in the world; just as valuable as the volume is the ability to synthesize and prioritize it all. My liberal arts education trained me to do that (so I could hurry and get to the football game – Go ‘Dores!).
- I try to experiment, think in bets, and get comfortable with failure. So far, this has led me to test several fad diets, try to pick up two programming languages (SQL, Java), and ask my partner out.
- I’ve got tons of hometown pride; the Falcons and Outkast hold special places in my heart.
- I have an undefeated record against the rest of the team in ping pong.
Michael is a Senior Associate on the Operations Team and joined the Growth Street team in 2021. He works closely with the portfolio companies to identify and execute on value creation opportunities. Michael also spends time with the Growth Street Investment team assisting on due diligence of prospective investments to help identify operational opportunities.
Prior to joining Growth Street, Michael worked on value creation initiatives with Vista Equity Partners’ portfolio companies. Prior to Vista, Michael was at Bain & Company, where he served clients across industries on various strategy, M&A, and performance projects.
Michael earned his BA from Vanderbilt University, where he studied public policy, economics, and corporate strategy.

Things about me
- My economics coursework taught me that the driver of long-term economic growth is productivity growth; I feel very lucky to partner with companies that impact this directly
- Mathematics was always my favorite subject in school because nothing beats the satisfaction of finally solving a problem
- I love learning new languages; I’m almost fluent in French and will learn Italian next
- I am currently undefeated in ping pong, winning the only match I’ve played
Sena joined Growth Street as an Associate in 2022. She works with the Investment team to source and due diligence prospective investments. Prior to joining Growth Street, Sena was an Analyst at Financial Technology Partners monitoring and researching the Payments industry.
Sena earned her BS in Mathematics & Economics from UCLA and her MS in Economics from London School of Economics.

Things about me
- While studying architecture in college, I became interested in the design process and how it can be applied to different systems, including business.
- I enjoy riding motorcycles, martial arts, and going to the beach.
- I am an enthusiastic spectator of GSP ping pong games when I am not hunting for lines.
Josh joined Growth Street as an Associate in 2022. Josh works with the Investment team to source and evaluate new investment opportunities. Prior to joining Growth Street, Josh was an Analyst at Financial Technology Partners where he was responsible for evaluating new mandates and conducting market research on the Financial Technology sector.
Josh earned his BA in Economics and Architectural Studies from UCLA.

Things about me
- Love everything to do with process – ideating, implementing, and continually optimizing to create efficient and enduring solutions
- Most likely playing a game of Star Trek Catan or attending a barre class in my free time
- Born and raised in the Bay Area, California
- Prior to GSP, never actually played ping pong
Leena joined the Operations Team at Growth Street in 2022. She collaborates with founders and marketing leaders at portfolio companies to expand their digital presence through content, user experience, and technical improvements.
Prior to Growth Street, Leena specialized in search engine optimization (SEO) and marketing analytics at digital marketing agencies serving enterprise clients. She also has past SaaS marketing experience from in-house startup roles and freelance consulting.
Leena earned her BA from Barnard College, where she dabbled in a wide variety of subjects, but majored in English literature.

Things about me
- When solving complex problems, especially involving data, I like to use the Systems Thinking framework. I believe that data is only as good as the systems and processes that facilitate it.
- I’m an avid learner; I spend most of my weekends reading a good book or learning a new skill, like how to build web scrapers with Python.
- I was born and raised in Hawai’i on the island of Oahu. Despite spending a lot of time in the ocean, I’ve never surfed before.
- I have yet to win a ping pong match against anyone — and that’s not just against GSP opponents.
Ian is a Sales Operations Analyst. He joined as a Research Analyst Intern in 2020, working with the Investment team to source new opportunities. Since then, Ian expanded his role to help manage Growth Street’s internal systems and work alongside the Operations team on data analysis projects.
Prior to joining Growth Street, Ian sought after opportunities in the software/technology industry and was determined to work for Elon Musk. Ian showed up at the doorstep of both the Tesla and SpaceX headquarters and attempted to meet him. With no luck, he turned his gaze elsewhere and discovered Growth Street.

Things about me
- You can ask me anything you want about an LLC waterfall; I am an open book.
- I am an avid Bay Area sports fan, cheering on the Giants, Warriors, Niners, and my beloved Stanford Cardinal.
- Steve never accepted this challenge.
- My greatest accomplishment was captured on television.
Lars serves as the Chief Financial Officer of Growth Street Partners. He brings a wealth of knowledge and experience in the financial/operational functions in growth equity.
Lars previously spent eight years as CFO/Operating Partner at Mainsail Partners, where he worked closely with Steve and Nate. Previously, Lars worked with leading investment firms, including Golden Gate Capital and Storm Ventures. He is currently part-time, supporting a few other investment clients in the Bay Area.
Lars has a BS in Industrial Engineering from Stanford University and an MBA from UCLA Graduate School of Business.

Dave Dutch
Senior Advisor, CEO Mentor
Things about me
- I am an unapologetic Michigan State Spartans fan!
- I worked with Nate & Steve before they started Growth Street. I believe in them. l believe in their model. I love the type and size of companies that GSP partners with.
- I love working with Founders because each story is so unique, and they have done something special that most people only talk about.
- I value partnering with “doers” more than “talkers”.
Dave Dutch is a Senior Advisor at Growth Street Partners and the CEO of OrderMyGear. Prior to OrderMyGear, Dave was the CEO of PayLease, an online payments platform for property management companies, where Steve served on the Board. Dutch joined PayLease in 2011 from CDS Global, where he was executive vice president. Since joining PayLease, Dutch has led the sale of PayLease for the third time in six years to one of the nation’s top growth private equity firms. Under Dave’s leadership, PayLease had two meaningful transactions, including a sale to Francisco Partners and then Vista Equity. Dave attended the United States Naval Academy and then Michigan State University for his MBA.