Periscope Equity

Periscope Equity is a Chicago-based private equity firm focusing on founder-owned, technology-enabled business services companies. Established in 2012, it has a strong investment track record in businesses with mission-critical services, sustainable profitability, and growth potential. The firm provides operational and commercial support and has notable statistics including over 3000 portfolio company employees and $385M in committed capital, with ongoing capital deployment from two funds started in 2018 and 2021. They have executed 10 platform investments and 24 add-ons. Their investment verticals include Commerce Enablement, Cloud, IT & Security, Healthcare IT, and Talent, Risk & Operations. Periscope targets companies that offer mission-critical products and services, demonstrating a history of sustainable profitability and having known avenues to accelerate growth. In alignment with proven management teams, they seek to provide strategic, operational, and commercial resources and support to drive investment returns. Their specialties include Healthcare, Security Solutions, Software, Business Process Automation, and Digital Infrastructure.