Cypress Growth Capital

Cypress Growth Capital is a private equity firm founded in 2010 and based in Dallas, Texas, with additional offices in Lake Tahoe, Nevada, and Denver, Colorado. The firm specializes in providing royalty-based growth capital to emerging and expansion stage companies, primarily in the technology-enabled business services and software sectors. Cypress typically invests between $1 million and $5 million in companies with annual revenues ranging from $3 million to $30 million. As one of the largest and most active royalty-based growth capital firms in the U.S., Cypress offers an alternative to traditional debt and equity financing, allowing entrepreneurs to access significant capital while maintaining equity and control over their businesses. With a committed capital of $80 million across two funds and a proven track record of successful investments, Cypress Growth Capital serves as a valuable funding partner for its portfolio companies.

Barton Goodwin

Co-Founder and Managing Director

Shale Gulbas

Principal

Pat Mccaffrey

Partner

Edward J. Mello

Co-Founder and Managing Director

Vik Thapar

Managing Director

Ryan Wallace

Associate

Past deals in Colorado

Greystone Technology

Venture Round in 2016
Greystone Technology has redesigned the way technology services are provided – from the ground up. It’s as common-sense as it is revolutionary. We don’t start with solutions, we start with questions. Lots of them. Then we listen. Service providers have a well-earned reputation for sharing the answer before knowing the problem. Your business gets solutions you don’t need to problems you don’t have — and technology sets you back.

zvelo

Post in 2016
zvelo, Inc. provides Website content and contextual categorization, and malicious and botnet detection products. It offers Web filtering, brand safety, semantic targeting, traffic quality analysis, contextual targeting, and ad fraud prevention solutions for network security and mobile service providers, and subscriber analytics. The company was formerly known as eSoft, Inc. and changed its name to zvelo, Inc. in September 2010. zvelo, Inc. was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in Greenwood Village, Colorado.

HomeSphere

Acquisition in 2015
HomeSphere, LLC is a technology-driven company based in Lakewood, Colorado, specializing in solutions for the homebuilding and remodeling industry. Founded in 1999, it is recognized as a leading provider of software-as-a-service (SaaS) solutions that enhance collaboration among building product manufacturers, distributors, contractors, builders, and homeowners. HomeSphere offers a digital lead generation platform that connects manufacturers with builders, facilitating profitable business opportunities and actionable market insights. Its AllTrack solution helps users manage and optimize rebate opportunities, while the HomeSphere Marketplace serves as an online portal for incentives and deals on building products and services. By addressing supply chain inefficiencies estimated to cost the residential construction market approximately $1.2 billion annually, HomeSphere effectively enhances profitability and efficiency across the industry. The company’s network includes over 55 Fortune 1000 vendors and more than 1,200 residential builders, enabling valuable connections and cost-saving opportunities for all participants in the construction supply chain.

Madwire

Series A in 2014
Madwire provides digital marketing software, powerfully CRM, and highly skilled professional marketing services through a single, powerful platform. With Madwire’s patented product portfolio which includes UXi Web Technology, Natural Listing Ads, Top Placement Ads, Retargeting Ads, Local Listing Ads, My Click-to-Calls, and Conversion Rate Optimizer, the platform allows brands to access and optimize their marketing channels online. It was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in Fort Collins, Colorado.

Visualtising

Debt Financing in 2011
Visualtising offers services in online video advertising. The Visualtising Platform allows publishers to connect to the entire video ecosystem, thus providing an increase in CPM, fill rate, revenue and reduced costs. Once you’re directly integrated you will be able to take advantage of our state of the art User Interface and gain controls to your inventory Visualtising makes all demand partners, including networks, traditional SSPs, DSPs and, exchanges compete in an open auction for the chance to purchase your nonguaranteed impressions. This structure drives yield far higher than the daisy-chain alternative.

Altitude Digital

Seed Round in 2010
Altitude Digital is a video advertising technology company that streamlines the connection between publishers and advertisers with its programmatic platform, Altitude ARENA®. The development of innovative technology and tools of the platform benefit the publisher to grow their online business while improving user experience and overall performance for the advertiser. The company is headquartered in Denver, Colorado with offices in New York and San Francisco.

Spatial

Venture Round in 2000
Spatial is a Broomfield, Colorado-based company founded in 1986 that specializes in 3D modeling solutions for developers in the design, engineering, and manufacturing sectors. The company offers advanced software component technology, which includes a robust 3D modeling engine, data translation, and visualization tools. These solutions enable users to prioritize their intellectual property while expediting their time to market. With extensive experience and proven partnerships, Spatial has established itself as a trusted partner, delivering reliable technology that has been tested by millions of end users across thousands of workflows.