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Active
Global HQ
New York, NY, United States
Countries of investment
  • USA
  • Canada
Investment stages
  • Growth
Industries
  • Consumer Products
  • Service
  • Software
About
TZP Growth Equity focuses on emerging technology companies, providing capital and operational support to realize scalable growth and operational excellence across various sectors.
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$10M
Max check size
$35M
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Investment Thesis

TZP Growth Equity is a seed and growth equity fund investing primarily in B2B fintech and SaaS companies. They provide significant operational support with a strong focus on scalable revenue growth.
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Manager's Experience

TZP Growth Equity is led by Sam Katz, the Founder and Managing Partner, who has over 16 years of experience as a leading investor in the lower middle market. He began his career as a Financial Analyst at Drexel Burnham Lambert and worked at The Blackstone Group on significant LBOs. Sam held various senior corporate and strategic development roles at Cendant, including CEO and Chairman roles in multiple divisions. The firm focuses on investing in lower-middle market Technology & Business Services and Consumer Products & Services companies, managing around $2 billion. TZP combines investment expertise with strategic and operational guidance, supported by a dedicated Portfolio Operations Group. Erin Edwards is also a Partner who co-heads TZP’s Growth Equity fund, with a 10-year background at North Castle Partners where she specialized in consumer investments linked to healthy living and aging trends.

TZP Growth Equity Contacts Information

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Team

Samuel L. Katz – Managing Partner

Dan Gaspar – Partner

Jarrad Berman – Partner

Digital Transformation

JoAnne Kruse – Partner

Talent

Kenneth S. Esterow – Partner

Paul Davis – Partner

Rodney Eshelman III – Partner

Shamit Mehta – Partner

Vlad Gutin – Partner

James Hoffman – Managing Director

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Michael Morgan – Principal

Perry Leon – Principal

Will Callahan – Principal

Brett Rosenbluth – Vice President

Geoffrey Allard – Vice President

George Philipose – Vice President

Brian Habacivch – Senior Associate

Griffin Niles – Senior Associate

Harrison Valainis – Senior Associate

Nandu Mandalap – Senior Associate

Alex Pfeffer – Associate

Ava LeWinter – Associate

Dylan Glickman – Associate

Greg Hadley – Associate

Harmony Marques – Investor Relations Associate

Ravi Trivedi – Associate

Teague Hagerty – Associate

Isabella Feliciano – Analyst

Cameron Lemberg – Analyst

Jamie Malasek – Analyst

Robert Leiser – Analyst

Mary Ann Ouzts – Controller

Javel Dawkins – Senior Fund Accountant

Sandra Gonzalez – Executive Assistant

Maria Marshall – Executive Assistant

Saman Duch – Administrative Coordinator

Delia Loyola – Staff Accountant

Daniel H. Galpern – Senior Advisor

Justin Kulla – Senior Advisor

ESG & Impact Investing

Marc Schneider – Executive-in-Residence

Portfolio

Truvideo

Finzly

Knix

Evergent

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