Spectrum News| December 2017
Spectrum Equity’s John Connolly Named to GrowthCap Top 40 Under 40 Growth Investors List
John has worked in growth equity for 8 years, all of which have been with Spectrum Equity. Over the course of his career, John has completed 9 transactions representing approximately $430 million of invested capital. John has been most active with education technology, consumer internet, online marketplace and SMB software companies. Notably, John was involved in Spectrum’s investments in Grubhub, which went public in 2014, and Finalsite, which was sold in 2016. Currently John is involved in the firm’s investments in Headspace, GoodRx, Prezi and Ancestry and sits on the boards of Teachers Pay Teachers, Jimdo and ExamSoft.
“Spectrum’s singular focus on growth-stage, internet, software and information services companies with recurring revenue business models provides us with deeply relevant expertise and extensive networks. We are purpose built to help these types of companies accelerate grow and create lasting businesses that define the categories in which they operate. I feel lucky to be part of the Spectrum team and to be able to partner with the exceptional management teams we have supported.” – John Connolly, Spectrum Equity
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