Dedicated To Growth

Who We Are

Growth Stack is a leading provider of software and services to a select group of public and private sector markets. We acquire, manage and build industry specific software businesses which provide specialized, mission-critical software solutions that address the particular needs of our customers.Our businesses continuously develop innovative solutions that enable our customers to achieve their objectives

ACQUIRING, MANAGING & BUILDING

“Growth Stack is into acquiring, managing and building Market Leading Softwares. With over 10,000 customers and a proven track record of solid growth, we’re establishing a broad portfolio of software businesses to provide our customers & shareholders exceptional returns”.

MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS

“Using our proprietary scoring matrix, M&A is thorough, fair, and quick. Our In house M&A experts ensure that we approach the acquirer with a well defined strategy and ensure that the process is as smooth as possible without effecting the underlying business”.

SAAS OPERATIONS

Growth Stack is comprised of rapid development, deployment and marketing teams across five countries that provide the expertise and infrastructure needed to accelerate the growth of the businesses we acquire. Cross team knowledge transfers ensures that there is never shortage of skilled resources and the business thrives to the next level.

Our Thesis

There are savvy entrepreneurs worldwide that are adept at identifying and building new fintech, adtech and productivity software. Once these SaaS products have passed proof-of-concept stage, it’s not uncommon for the product to grow beyond the founders’ core competencies.

By infusing capital and adding infrastructure, Growth Stack can work with the founders and leverage its expertise to quickly accelerate growth. This enables SaaS businesses to realize their full potential while delivering solid returns to our investors.

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Executive Team

Led by our founder and CEO, Kevin Petersen, Growth Stack has developed the right mix of experienced operators, free-thinkers and skilled practitioners that can supercharge companies and take them to the next level.

Kevin Petersen

CEO – Reno, NV

Marketing automation specialist with 21 years of experience working with companies like Charles Schwab and Wells Fargo, and had founder shares in On Assignment Inc (NYSE: ASGN). Petersen’s SaaS experience includes growing a file sharing platform to seven-figure revenue in its first year, an award-winning music industry start-up, and several portfolio brands that realized >50% YOY growth since acquisition.

William Rosellini, JD, MBA

Chairman – Puerto Rico

Rosellini, a former minor-league pitcher, holds a law degree, MBA and 4 master’s degrees (MS of Accounting, MS of Regulatory Science, MS of Bio-informatics, MS of Neuroscience). He has started 5 companies, done 3 acquisitions, raised $60M in financing and had 4 exits. He previously founded and led Lexington Technology Group, LLC, a database company commercializing a database solution with an exit to (“DSS” NYSE) Sarif Biomedical LLC, a stereotactic microsurgery company exit to (“MARA” NSDQ) and Telemend Medical, a clinical engineering services company exit to (“SPRV”OTC). He became a board member of Marathon Patent Group (“MARA”) in 2013. Rosellini also founded Microtransponder in 2006. Will has been serving as the Chairman and CEO of Nexeon MedSystems since January 2016 which he took public in 2017.

Pradeep Padanthaya

CTO – Edison, NJ

Technology Executive with 20 years of experience in Software development, architecture and people management. Vast experience working with product development companies such as i2 Technologies (now JDA Software – implementing world class supply chain software for companies such as Honda of America, Lockheed Martin ,Samsung, Shell and other Fortune 500 companies), Vitech Systems Group ( whose V3 software is designed to address the unique needs of insurance, retirement and investment organizations). His primary focus is on Agile development and delivery using cutting edge technologies and hosting SaaS businesses in AWS cloud. Achieved key several milestones in the world of software development, management ,delivery and proven experience in managing technical teams of size 50+.

Aloke Nanda

Operating Partner & CRO – Toronto

Aloke is a Partner and Advisor at Growth Stack where Pre- acquisition, he’s involved in sourcing companies and applying a custom Diagnostic model to identify the full value potential of a target asset. Post acquisition, he may take on the role of Interim Chief Revenue officer to build a scalable Go to Market strategy, which can include key hiring, territory and compensation plan mapping, and the building out of sales and customer success playbooks. Aloke’s career has included building and managing direct sales teams and international reseller channels in roles such as VP sales at large public companies such as salesforce.com, and Internet Infrastructure company Tucows, to CRO roles at private companies such as Dominion voting and Private Equity platform Axial.net

Alam Ghafoor

Operating Partner & Acquisitions Head – London, UK

Over 30 years experience with many different industries across the world.Everything from Aviation, Real Estate, Commodities and Financial.Sales, Marketing, Brokering deals and Negotiations are his forte.Alam has brokered ($500+mm)and created strategic partners and joint ventures as well as initiating Acquisitions for many years and is now a key part of the Growthstack Inc executive team driving our acquisitions division. He has been with Growthstack Inc since October 2020.Based in London UK. Works and travels across Europe, USA , Middle East and the Far East.

Portfolio

Brands representing our holdings

What We Look For

Our approach has been fine-tuned over nearly 3 decades of experience working with and investing in technology companies. Needless to say, we are very deliberate in the companies we choose to acquire.

Investment Criteria

GrowthStack has developed a proprietary 200-point acquisition scoring model, where at the highest level the company should meet these requirements.

B2B SaaS

Less than 30% revenue concentration among top 10 clients

3 years in business minimum

Minimum of $1m EBITDA

60% monthly recurring revenue (MRR) minimum

Able to take a controlling position