WP Global

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Investor type

VC / PE / Fund of funds

Founded

2005

AUM

$3 100 M

Location

Chicago, Illinois, 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

WP Global Partners is a private equity firm based in Chicago, Illinois, founded in 2005. The firm is part of Patria Investments and integrates into their North American and European Private Equity platform. WP Global Partners employs a team of 16 professionals who focus on creating value by backing enterprises that are pivotal to U.S. employment and economic growth. Their approach includes primary fund commitments, direct investments, and selective secondary investments.

The firm invests in sectors such as financial services, healthcare, industrials, and consumer products, with typical investment amounts ranging from $5 million to $25 million. They target companies with enterprise values under $500 million and EBITDA under $75 million. WP Global Partners manages funds with sizes between $250 million and $750 million, aiming for consistent performance across market cycles.

Notable investments by WP Global Partners include Australis - a seafood company, RizePoint - a compliance management software provider, AliveCor - a medical device company, Supplemental Health Care - a healthcare staffing firm, and Monogram Foods - a food manufacturing company.

Industry

HealthTech Business Services (B2B) Consumer Products Financial Services Food and Beverage Healthcare Services Industrial Energy Fintech

WP Global Funds

Name Type
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Industry
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Stage
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Region 		Size AUM Launch date
WP Global Partners Fund I
Private Equity (PE)
Fund of funds
Business Services (B2B)
Consumer Products
Financial Services
Fintech
Healthcare Services
Industrial
Series A
Series B
Late Stage (Series C+)
North America
$5-10 m
$750 M
June 2006

Contacts

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Title
Email
Social Networks
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Tom Thompson Senior Managing Partner
Senior Managing Partner
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LinkedIn
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Gregory Oberholtzer Chief Investment Officer
Chief Investment Officer
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LinkedIn
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FAQs about WP Global

WP Global is a venture capital and private equity firm that also operates as a fund of funds. It backs companies at Pre-seed, Seed, Series A, Series B and Late Stage (Series C+), writing tickets of $10-50 m.
WP Global is located in Chicago, Illinois, United States.
WP Global was founded in 2005.
WP Global invests in companies and startups in HealthTech, Business Services (B2B), Consumer Products, Financial Services, Food and Beverage, Healthcare Services, Industrial, Energy, Fintech.
WP Global invests in companies and startups in North America, Europe.
WP Global invests in companies and startups at Pre-seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Late Stage (Series C+).
WP Global usually invests $10-50 m on average.
WP Global has around $3 100m assets under management.
WP Global last fund was created/launched in 2006-06-10
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