Spring Lake Equity Partners

General contacts
Investor type

PE / VC

Founded

2013

AUM

$329 M

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Investment Ticket

$10-50 m

Investment Stage

Pre-seed Seed Series A Series B Late Stage (Series C+)

Region of investment

North America Europe
Investor profile last updated: 16 August, 2026

Profile

Spring Lake Equity Partners is a Boston-based private venture capital firm founded by Bob Forlenza and Carmen Scarpa. The firm emerged as a spinout from Tudor Investment Corporation's private equity group. Spring Lake focuses on partnering with management teams to enhance value creation through strategic planning and board participation. Their investment approach is characterized by collaboration with businesses to strategize growth and navigate key strategic decisions.

The firm primarily invests in technology and tech-enabled services, including software, internet/digital media, business services, and financial technologies. They target companies with revenues between $5 and $50 million, demonstrating high growth and efficiency. Investment sizes typically range from $5 million to $20 million, aimed at facilitating growth initiatives and providing liquidity. Both founding partners come from strong investment and management backgrounds, contributing to the firm's robust network and strategic insights.

Spring Lake Equity Partners' notable investments include companies such as Clara Analytics - a data analytics firm, Cognition - an AI company, DemandBase - an account-based marketing platform, NetBase Quid - a social media analytics platform, and Testlio - a quality assurance and testing company. They actively participate in the boards of their portfolio companies, driving strategic value and growth.

Industry

E-commerce/Marketplace Digital Business Services (B2B) Financial Services Internet and Web Services Marketing and Advertising SaaS Software Telecommunications Technology Fintech IT Services AI Cloud Cybersecurity HealthTech AdTech Machine Learning (ML) Healthcare Services Energy CleanTech

Spring Lake Equity Partners Funds

Name Type
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Venture Capital (VC)
Digital
Financial Services
Fintech
Healthcare Services
SaaS
Software
Energy
CleanTech
Pre-seed
Seed
North America
Europe
Middle East
$5-10 m
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July 2022

Contacts

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Jeff Williams Partner
Partner
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Bob Forlenza Senior Partner
Senior Partner
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LinkedIn
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FAQs about Spring Lake Equity Partners

Spring Lake Equity Partners is a venture capital and private equity firm. It backs companies at Pre-seed, Seed, Series A, Series B and Late Stage (Series C+), writing tickets of $10-50 m.
Spring Lake Equity Partners is located in Boston, Massachusetts, United States.
Spring Lake Equity Partners was founded in 2013.
Spring Lake Equity Partners invests in companies and startups in E-commerce/Marketplace, Digital, Business Services (B2B), Financial Services, Internet and Web Services, Marketing and Advertising, SaaS, Software, Telecommunications, Technology, Fintech, IT Services, AI, Cloud, Cybersecurity, HealthTech, AdTech, Machine Learning (ML), Healthcare Services, Energy, CleanTech.
Spring Lake Equity Partners invests in companies and startups in North America, Europe.
Spring Lake Equity Partners invests in companies and startups at Pre-seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Late Stage (Series C+).
Spring Lake Equity Partners usually invests $10-50 m on average.
Spring Lake Equity Partners has around $329m assets under management.
Spring Lake Equity Partners last fund was created/launched in 2022-07-10
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