Stripes

Stripes Group LLC is a private equity and venture capital firm based in New York, specializing in growth equity investments primarily in software and consumer businesses. Founded in 2003, the firm focuses on emerging growth companies and typically invests between $10 million and $150 million in sectors such as fintech, digital media, e-commerce, enterprise software, and technology-enabled consumer products. Stripes seeks to target middle market and later stage companies with revenues exceeding $10 million and significant annual growth. The firm prefers to make minority and majority investments, often in founder-owned businesses with no prior institutional investors, and is open to co-investments. Stripes aims to exit its investments within two to four years, providing liquidity and supporting the growth of its portfolio companies.

Vidhan Bhatt

Analyst, Investment Team

Christopher Carey

Partner

Ripley Carroll

Principal

Reshma (Kalimi) Casale

Associate

Oliver Chernyk

Associate

Elizaveta Chistyakova

Senior Associate

Ronald Doornink

Operating Partner

Rachael Foo

Growth Stage Investor

Kenneth A. Fox

Founder and Partner

Melissa Fulenwider

Senior Associate

Bryan Gertzog

Partner

Akshay Goradia

Analyst

Karen Kenworthy

Partner

John Kinzer

Senior Advisor

Saagar Kulkarni

Partner

Julian Levine

Senior Associate

Julia Levy

Principal

Karen P. Lisson

Senior Associate

Wayne Marino

Partner & Chief Financial Officer

Daniel C. Marriott

Managing Partner

Daniel J. Miller

Investment Professional

Aliza Reisner

Senior Associate

Jason Santiago

Partner & Chief Technology Officer

Ron Shah

Partner

Kaia Simmons

Associate

Joe Tsai

Associate

Monica Vitoria

Partner, Investor Relations

Gracie Zaro

Analyst

Past deals in Georgia

Aviron

Series A in 2022
Aviron Ltd engages in the research and development of specific antiviral agents against chronic Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) infection. The company has strategic alliances with CHEMRAR Hi-Tech Center, Chemical Diversity Research Institute, and DRUGS TECHNOLOGY, Ltd. Aviron Ltd was founded in 2010 and is based in Moscow, Russian Federation.

FullStory

Series D in 2021
FullStory, Inc. is a company that specializes in customer experience analytics, offering a platform that captures and analyzes various customer interaction data. The platform provides features such as pixel-perfect session playback, automatic insights, and funnel analytics, enabling organizations to optimize their online customer experiences. FullStory serves a diverse range of professionals, including product managers, designers, developers, and support agents, by delivering valuable insights into user behavior and engagement. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, FullStory was previously known as Monetology, LLC until its name change in 2015. The company has also established a strategic partnership with Digital Yalo to enhance its offerings.

Legion Technologies

Series C in 2021
Legion Technologies, Inc. develops an advanced workforce engagement platform designed to empower hourly workers and optimize labor management. The company's AI-powered solution, Legion WFM, provides tools for demand forecasting, labor optimization, automated scheduling, and employee engagement, helping organizations improve efficiency and reduce costs in sectors such as retail, hospitality, healthcare, and manufacturing. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Redwood City, California, with additional offices in Hudson, Ohio, Chicago, Illinois, and Milton, Georgia, Legion Technologies aims to enhance compliance, budget control, and overall workforce productivity. The platform is recognized for its innovative approach and has been implemented by notable clients such as Racetrac Petroleum, Panda Express, and Cinemark. Legion Technologies has received accolades as a Gartner Cool Vendor and was featured on JMP Securities’ Hot 100 List of Best Privately Held Software Companies, attracting investments from prominent firms including Norwest and Workday Ventures.

Cypress.io

Series B in 2020
Cypress.io develops a front-end automated testing application for running unit and integration tests in a browser. The company offers The Cypress Test Runner, a test engine that combines existing testing tools with a graphical user interface to monitor and debug tests. The company's dashboard service is an optional web-based companion that records test runs in continuous integration to understand failures and share results with the team, allowing a more powerful way of writing and running tests. Cypress.io was founded on 2015 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.

Legion Technologies

Series B in 2020
Legion Technologies, Inc. develops an advanced workforce engagement platform designed to empower hourly workers and optimize labor management. The company's AI-powered solution, Legion WFM, provides tools for demand forecasting, labor optimization, automated scheduling, and employee engagement, helping organizations improve efficiency and reduce costs in sectors such as retail, hospitality, healthcare, and manufacturing. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Redwood City, California, with additional offices in Hudson, Ohio, Chicago, Illinois, and Milton, Georgia, Legion Technologies aims to enhance compliance, budget control, and overall workforce productivity. The platform is recognized for its innovative approach and has been implemented by notable clients such as Racetrac Petroleum, Panda Express, and Cinemark. Legion Technologies has received accolades as a Gartner Cool Vendor and was featured on JMP Securities’ Hot 100 List of Best Privately Held Software Companies, attracting investments from prominent firms including Norwest and Workday Ventures.

FullStory

Series C in 2019
FullStory, Inc. is a company that specializes in customer experience analytics, offering a platform that captures and analyzes various customer interaction data. The platform provides features such as pixel-perfect session playback, automatic insights, and funnel analytics, enabling organizations to optimize their online customer experiences. FullStory serves a diverse range of professionals, including product managers, designers, developers, and support agents, by delivering valuable insights into user behavior and engagement. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, FullStory was previously known as Monetology, LLC until its name change in 2015. The company has also established a strategic partnership with Digital Yalo to enhance its offerings.