# Cypress Growth Capital: portfolio, investments and team

> Cypress Growth Capital is a private credit based in United States. 11 investments on record, latest Nov 2018. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/cypress-growth-capital (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Cypress Growth Capital

Filed with the SEC to raise a fund in May 2024, closing $35M. Last cheque observed Nov 2018.

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Quiet New fund $35M, May 2024 Private credit

Growth SaaS Tech-enabled Services

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Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 11 on record

Since the last cheque **2893** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$2.0M** Rounds led **0 of 11** Sole investor **7 rounds** Mostly in **United States, 100%**

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## Cypress Growth Capital highlights

- 01 11 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Debt and Series A: 63% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 7 rounds, median $2.2M

## What they do

> royalty-based growth capital provides funding in exchange for a fixed percentage of your company’s future monthly revenues From their own website

- **Type:** Private credit
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Stages:** Growth
- **Sectors:** SaaS Tech-enabled Services
- **Based in:** Dallas, United States
- **Cold pitches:** Not accepted

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **11 appearances**

- **2018** 1 round
- **Nov** **[Rehearsal](https://millionrounds.com/company/rehearsal)** US · FinSMEs **$2.0M** Sole investor
- **2017** 1 round
- **Jun** **[ChartSpan](https://millionrounds.com/company/chartspan)** US · FinSMEs **$16M** Sole investor
- **2016** 1 round
- **Nov** **[Greystone Technology](https://millionrounds.com/company/greystone-technology)** US · FinSMEs **$2.0M** Sole investor
- **2015** 2 rounds
- **May** **[Tiempo Development](https://millionrounds.com/company/tiempo-development)** Venture · US **$2.2M** Sole investor
- **Jan** **[ThermiAesthetics](https://millionrounds.com/company/thermiaesthetics)** Debt · US **$9.0M** With 1 other
- **2014** 1 round
- **Jul** **[Madwire](https://millionrounds.com/company/madwire)** Series A · US **$5.5M** With 1 other
- **2013** 1 round
- **Jun** **[Circular Energy](https://millionrounds.com/company/circular-energy)** Series A · US · finsmes.com **$2.7M** Sole investor
- **2012** 1 round
- **Jul** **[GiftCard.com](https://millionrounds.com/company/giftcard-com)** Debt · US · launchdfw.com **$3.0M** Sole investor
- **2011** 1 round
- **Jun** **[Visualtising](https://millionrounds.com/company/visualtising)** Debt · US · finance.yahoo.com **$1.5M** Sole investor
- **2010** 1 round
- **Dec** **[Altitude Digital](https://millionrounds.com/company/altitude-digital)** Seed · US **$200K** With 1 other
- **1999** 1 round
- **Dec** **[Conductus](https://millionrounds.com/company/conductus)** Venture **$15M** With 2 others

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

## The team

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration **5 named**

BG **Bart Goodwin** Manager of the General Partner i Filing they signed

BA **Barton A. Goodwin** Manager and Managing Director i Form ADV

EM **Ed Mello** Manager of the General Partner. i Filing they signed

EJ **Edward J. Mello** Manager and Managing Director i Form ADV

VT **Vik Thapar** Manager of the General Partner i Filing they signed

We also hold **6** people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

## What the register says

From the firm's own filings with the SEC, which it must file accurately by law

**$72M** gross assets of its funds Oct 2026

**Exempt** reporting adviser venture or small private funds

- **Legal name:** Cypress Growth Capital, LLC
- **SEC number:** CRD 171001

## What they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

**2** of 6 we have independently watched raise

[Envoyamerica](https://millionrounds.com/company/envoy-america)[Oogatechnologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/ooga-technologies) Elevateservicesgroup Storage-defender Veilsun Zuar

Weaker than a round we watched, stronger than a list somebody sold us. A firm is far less willing to put a company on its own site that it never funded.

## Companies it bought

Acquisitions by the firm itself

**[HomeSphere](https://millionrounds.com/company/homesphere)** **Undisclosed** Oct 2015

New fund on file

**$35M**

raised in May 2024

From its SEC filing, not a journalist: a firm that has just raised has money to deploy.

## The cheque

Growth

Median round joined **$2.0M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$2.2M**

Led 0 of 11 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** 7 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Nov 2018

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Debt *3*
- Series A *2*
- Venture *2*
- Seed *1*
- Growth said *-*

Cheques by year Led Joined

1999 2018

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## Recently backed

The latest companies Cypress Growth Capital put money into.

[**Rehearsal** $2.0M · Nov 2018](https://millionrounds.com/company/rehearsal)[**Greystone Technology** $2.0M · Nov 2016](https://millionrounds.com/company/greystone-technology)

## Mentioned on podcasts

Episodes that name Cypress Growth Capital in their description, not their title.

- [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) 15 Jan 2026 · 7 min Investor Stories 453: Founder Led Capital Flywheels, Thoughtful Reserve Strategies, and Long Term Fund Design (York, Hsieh, Ramanujam) Mentions [Cypress Growth Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cypress-growth-capital)[Kyle York](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kyle-york) Apple PodcastsShow page
- [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) 25 Dec 2025 · 6 min Investor Stories 449: Exceptional Founders Up Close: Listening Over Posturing, Integrity Over Ease, and Deliberate Execution from Day One (Hsieh, Delk, Maples Jr.) Mentions [Day One](https://millionrounds.com/fund/day-one-srl)[Cypress Growth Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cypress-growth-capital)[Floodgate](https://millionrounds.com/fund/floodgate) *+1* Apple PodcastsShow page
- [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) 27 Nov 2025 · 5 min Investor Stories 443. Why Great Investors Move Slowly, Go Deep, and Surround Themselves with the Right People (Hsieh, Madera, Bussgang) Mentions [Cypress Growth Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cypress-growth-capital)[Flybridge](https://millionrounds.com/fund/flybridge)[Paul Madera](https://millionrounds.com/person/paul-madera) Apple PodcastsShow page
- [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) 13 Oct 2025 · 7 min Investor Stories 433. The Art of Sensing Greatness, From Analytical to Intuitive Investing, and the Case for Industry Outsiders (Hsieh, Hilaly, Maples) Mentions [Bain Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bain-capital)[Bain Capital Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bain-capital-ventures)[Cypress Growth Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cypress-growth-capital) *+3* Apple PodcastsShow page
- [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) 24 Mar 2025 · 39 min 475. Non-Dilutive Capital That's More Flexible Than Debt, Why Ruthless Prioritization Leads to Scale, and the One Ingredient That Makes a Company Investable at Any Stage (Vince Hsieh) Mentions [Cypress Growth Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cypress-growth-capital) Apple PodcastsShow page

## Quick answers about Cypress Growth Capital

### What does Cypress Growth Capital invest in?

Cypress Growth Capital invests most often at Debt and Series A (63% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as SaaS and Tech-enabled Services.

### How active is Cypress Growth Capital?

11 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Nov 2018.

### What has Cypress Growth Capital invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Rehearsal (Undisclosed round, Nov 2018), ChartSpan (Undisclosed round, Jun 2017) and Greystone Technology (Undisclosed round, Nov 2016).

### How big are Cypress Growth Capital's cheques?

The median round it joins is $2.0M.

### Does Cypress Growth Capital lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 11 investments on record names it as the lead.

### Where does Cypress Growth Capital invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (100%).

### Is Cypress Growth Capital investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Nov 2018.

### What kind of investor is Cypress Growth Capital?

Cypress Growth Capital is a private credit firm based in Dallas, United States.

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