Growth Investor with GrowthCap‘s RJ Lumba

Mar 05 2025 217 ep. 22 mins 5
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Each week, GrowthCap‘s RJ Lumba speaks with a CEO, investor or other key industry leader to uncover insights and strategies for accelerating growth and succeeding in business.

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Software Savior: PAR Technologies’ Savneet Singh

Mar 05 2025 19 mins  
In this episode we speak with Savneet Singh, the President and CEO of PAR Technology, a global leader in restaurant technology. Since taking the helm, he has led PAR’s transformation from near bankruptcy to a market cap of over $2.5 billion. Building on over 40 years of experience, PAR is recognized as one of the largest suppliers of point of sale systems in the United States, E

Structured Equity Growth Investor: L2 Point’s Kerstin Dittmar

Feb 26 2025 24 mins  
In this episode we speak with Kerstin Dittmar, the Founder, Chief Investment Officer, and Managing Partner of L2 Point, a private investment firm focused on structured equity investments in growth companies across the technology and technology-enabled, consumer, healthcare, and media sectors. Her creative structuring across the capital structure has made her a sought-after partner

Private Credit Innovator: Monroe Capital’s Zia Uddin

Feb 19 2025 26 mins  
In this episode we speak with Zia Uddin, President of Monroe Capital, a premier asset management firm specializing in private credit markets across various strategies, including direct lending, technology finance, venture debt, alternative credit, structured credit, real estate and equity. Since 2004, the firm has been successfully providing capital solutions to clients in the U.S

Growth Equity Leader: Norwest’s Ran Ding

Feb 12 2025 22 mins  
In this episode we speak with Ran Ding, General Partner at Norwest, a global venture and growth equity investment firm managing more than $15.5 billion in capital. Since its inception, the firm has invested in more than 700 companies and currently partners with more than 250 companies in its venture and growth equity portfolio. Ran joined Norwest in 2011. As a General Partner and C

Providing Lasting Healthcare Change: Omada Health’s Sean Duffy

Jan 29 2025 20 mins  
In this episode, we speak with Sean Duffy, the Co-Founder and CEO of Omada Health, a virtual-first healthcare provider that nurtures lifelong health, one day at a time. Since 2011, Sean and his team’s mission has been to inspire and enable people everywhere to live free of chronic disease. They do this by building digital health programs that are evidence-based, performance-price

Data-Intelligence Leader: Alation’s Satyen Sangani

Jan 15 2025 21 mins  
In this episode, we speak with Satyen Sangani, the Co-Founder and CEO of Alation, an enterprise software company, whose data catalog serves enterprises in organizing and consolidating their data. Nearly 600 global enterprises — including 40% of the Fortune 100 — rely on Alation to realize value from every data and AI initiative. Alation is backed by Thoma Bravo, Riverwood Capit

Leading FinTech Growth Investor: Centana’s Eric Byunn

Dec 18 2024 20 mins  
In this episode we speak with Eric Byunn, Co-Founder and Partner of Centana Growth Partners, a growth equity firm with deep, relevant sector experience investing in and working with companies in financial services, fintech, and related enterprise software. Eric is a three-time awardee of GrowthCap’s Top Software Investors. He co-founded Centana in 2015 and previously worked ov

Excellence in Software Investing: JMI Equity’s Larry Contrella

Dec 11 2024 19 mins  
In this episode we speak with Larry Contrella, Partner at JMI Equity, a growth equity firm focused on investing in leading software companies. Today, the Firm’s portfolio represents $9 billion in combined revenue, $75 billion in aggregate enterprise value, and over 37,000 jobs. Larry joined the firm in 2010 and focuses on investments in B2B software businesses. For the sixth cons

Top Woman Growth Investor & Leader: Madison Dearborn’s Elizabeth Betten

Dec 04 2024 20 mins  
In this episode we speak with Elizabeth Betten, Partner and Co-Head of Healthcare at Madison Dearborn Partners. Elizabeth was recognized by GrowthCap as a Top Woman Leader in Growth Investing of 2024. Madison Dearborn has a history in Chicago that dates back to the early 1980s when its founders built a $2.6 billion management buyout and venture capital portfolio at First Chicago Ve

Leaders in Healthcare Growth Investing: Spectrum Equity’s Jeff Haywood and Steve LeSieur

Nov 27 2024 27 mins  
In this episode we speak with Jeff Haywood and Steve LeSieur, Managing Directors and co-heads of Spectrum Equity’s healthcare investments since 2015. For the past two years, Jeff and Steve have been recognized by GrowthCap as Top 25 Healthcare Investors. Spectrum Equity is a leading growth equity firm providing capital and strategic support to innovative companies across the info