Specialized Growth Investors
With Culture and Values as our Foundation
Our Firm
Founded in 2007, Long Ridge is a specialized growth equity firm with $1.7 billion in committed capital.
We believe in a focused approach to partnership. We invest in a small group of companies each year, providing the full breadth and depth of the firm’s resources to help build sector leaders.
We are drawn to companies with differentiated products or what we believe to be unique business models — and highly aligned leaders who are looking for more than just capital from their partners.
Our approach to partnership begins with our team. Long Ridge is led by a close and cohesive group of Partners, all of whom joined the team over a decade ago.
We believe how you win matters
As much as whether you win. Our reputation is more important than any one deal. That’s why we value long-term relationships built on trust and integrity.
Management teams choose to partner with us repeatedly — with many former portfolio executives joining our Executive Council and investing in our funds.
We focus exclusively on
Financial technology, business technology, and innovative services companies. We partner with companies at critical inflection points where our sector specialization and extensive networks can catalyze growth.
Over two decades, we have invested in 32 companies and partnered with management teams through 15 successful exits, bringing dedicated focus and flexible collaboration to each partnership.
Our Culture
Our culture and values are the foundation of our firm’s success. They have guided our approach to investing and partnerships since 2007.
Transparency.
Honesty and fairness underpin everything we do. We believe that careers are long and that reputations are built over decades.
Nice people finish first.
Life is too short to work with jerks. We work with good people to build great businesses.
A long-term view.
We are proud of the long-term continuity of our team who have chosen to build their careers at Long Ridge – almost all of us started at the firm as junior investment professionals and worked our way up.
We approach relationships with management teams the same way – focusing on building long-term value together, rather than prioritizing short-term gains.
Collaboration (...not condescension).
We know what we don’t know – we seek the best outcomes by tapping into the combined experience of our team members, our management partners, our advisors, and our investors.
At our firm, every team member has a voice – we value a flat organization where the best ideas win. This approach extends to our partnerships. Whether we’re majority or minority investors, we champion collaborative decision-making where the strongest thinking prevails.
Balance is a good thing.
People are at their best when they have an appropriate balance of work, family time, and pursuit of outside interests. We encourage and foster that balance at both our firm and our portfolio companies.
Learn About Our Approach
Investment Focus
We back growth-stage companies with world-class teams at pivotal moments.
Partnerships
We partner with companies to accelerate growth through GTM optimization, M&A, and talent development.
Sectors
We invest in the financial technology, business technology, and tech-enabled services sectors.