Activant Capital Doubles in Size With New $257 Million Fund to Help Companies Build the Next Generation of Commerce Infrastructure
Summary
Activant - the highly focused growth equity fund – continues to invest in infrastructure platforms that help to make, move, and sell more efficiently across industries. The firm invests between $15- $60 million in high-growth companies, typically as the lead investor, and offers a broad array of operational support to help founders unblock barriers to scale. “The next winners in commerce are going to offer the tools and plumbing in two distinct areas, one to give every company a seamless online experience and two, to help old industries through digital transformations. With current infrastructure being stretched to breaking point across a wide array of industries, Activant is focused on partnering with exceptional founders and teams that are building the piping for the next generation of commerce. Accordingly, trends that were once predicted to be decades away, like guaranteed one-day global shipping and fully digital mortgage checkout, are now being realized in order to keep up with consumer demand, the bar set by Amazon, and market constraints.