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Jurassic Capital

About

Jurassic makes growth equity investments in small B2B software companies located in the Southeast US.

Jurassic is led by Joe Colopy and Kevin Mosley and based out of Durham, North Carolina.

We are experienced operators who have spent time at B2B software companies like Bronto Software, NetSuite, Oracle, Red Hat, and Bandwidth.

WHAT WE DO

We do minority and majority growth equity investments in B2B software companies.

Our target investments fit this profile:

  • B2B software companies, ideally SaaS.
  • Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR) between $1m and $5m.
  • Positive EBITDA or a realistic path to get there in the short-term.
  • Located in the Southeast United States. We are located in Durham (NC) and can add the most value to companies located close to us.

WHY US

We have been in your shoes and can provide a helpful perspective on how to scale your business.

Joe co-founded Bronto Software, a cloud-based marketing automation software company, in 2002. Thirteen years later, Bronto was sold to NetSuite for $200m after scaling to over $40m in revenue and 250 employees.

Bronto was also entirely bootstrapped. So. we know how to use dollars efficiently and grow! Read more about the Bronto story.

We started Jurassic to find companies like Bronto - ones full of passion and opportunity - for us to share our operating experience to drive growth.

We are based in Durham, North Carolina, and have a rich network of advisors who are experts in their fields and passionate about growing the tech ecosystem in the Southeast.

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