For Founders

Our approach is rooted in a deep respect for the “lonely seat” of a bootstrapping owner operator, and we are passionate about being the kind of partner you deserve.

Shaped by decades of experience supporting entrepreneurs to scale category-leading B2B companies, PGF aims to bring valuable operational and strategic support to help you maximize the opportunity that you have worked so tirelessly to create for your businesses and families.

We are lucky to work with a remarkable group of teams at category-defining technology companies. We strive to reflect our immense respect for our partners, their employees, and their customers, in how we operate every day. PGF exists to nurture deep, strategic, and collaborative relationships. Starting with our first interaction, our approach is guided by our core values.

HOW WE’RE DIFFERENT

Our core values

Commitment to our partners

Our portfolio companies are not just investments, they are partnerships. We believe the best partnerships are simple with aligned incentives and share equally in risk and reward. We succeed together.

Deep and purposeful engagement

Our portfolio strategy is intentionally concentrated on a handful of companies, enabling us to be the thought partner that you and your organization deserve. We engage deeply as thought partners with you and your team to create value and fuel sustainable growth. Your success is our success.

Profound respect for our partners' expertise

We rely on our portfolio companies’ deep knowledge, expertise, and leadership to guide our partnerships. Recognizing that businesses, as well as the markets and people that drive them, are dynamic, we eschew playbooks and “one size fits all” approaches. Instead we lend our knowledge and resources to accelerate progress toward shared goals.

Focus on long-term value creation

Our approach is one of strategic patience. We are intensely focused on empowering our partners to build sustainable leadership positions and deliver value to all stakeholders, well beyond our chapter together.

Driven by integrity

Integrity, honesty, and transparency are at the core of how we operate. We live up to our word and constantly seek to build upon the trust you placed in us. We strive to earn that trust from your employees, customers and partners through actions, not just words.

HOW WE ALIGN

Is PGF a good fit for you?

We partner with exceptional founders and executives like you whose motivations include:

Cementing and expanding their market positions
“Taking some chips off the table” while retaining an active role and significant equity stake to share in the upside of their life’s work
Executing strategic M&A to expand their footprints and position themselves for long-term category leadership

Leveraging the network and expertise of a partner to help support team and functional growth, particularly in areas like sales, marketing, and finance
Finding a strategic thought partner who will be involved and additive, but not run the company

HOW WE HELP

Delivering market-leading resources & expertise

Value creation strategy

Recruiting and team building

Go-to-market strategy

Executive advisors

Financial planning and reporting

Strategic M&A integrations

Exit strategy

Key partnerships

How We Partner

Strategic Acceleration Team

Our Strategic Acceleration Team (“SAT”) was designed based on feedback from past founder partners, and built for you

Composed of seasoned operators with deep expertise across functional areas critical to the journey…and to deliver outsized ROI

Mark Augenstern

Finance & Operations

Mark Coster

Corporate Development & Strategy

Maureen Sarewitz

Marketing & Product Management

Steve Matthews

Operating Partner

Our Team

How We Partner

SAT Engagement Philosophy

Adaptable, not cookie cutter

Better, in less time

Additive, not intrusive

Thought partners, not outsourced executives

Testimonials

What our partners say

“Our partnership with PGF is deep and meaningful. We sought a partner with humility and depth of knowledge to help lead us. They brought a beautiful balance of wisdom and collaboration.”

Bob Burgin
CEO, Amplifire
“To say I am a huge fan of PGF is an understatement. I chose to go with them because of the people and their integrity, and the results have been fantastic for my team and family. Together, we took the business to places we couldn’t have reached on our own.”

Tom Jones
Founder & former ceo, iridium
“PGF is different from any private equity firm I have met. They take a step back and truly let our team run the business. They are there to support and help, not get in the way. they fill in gaps to help us identify, and realize the full potential of our opportunity.”

Lance Clark
CEO, Avolve Software
“PGF believed in us. They were taking a risk, but there was an understanding that it was a true partnership, that we’re all in the same boat, pulling the same oars, working together to get to the other side and be successful. PGF’s approach is that we’re in this together and that if you take a risk, we take a risk. It’s supportive for our company and empowering for our team.”

Justin Talbot-Stern
CEO, B2Gnow
“I’ve greatly appreciated the PGF partnership approach. It’s not a ‘one size fits all’ strategy and they don’t claim to always have the answer. They have shown patience and genuinely listen to our opinions on decisions we make to create value for our company.”

George Haddad
Founder & CEO, Liaison International
“The integrity, honesty, and transparency in all of our dealings with PGF has been amazing. I have never had to worry about hidden agendas. They are open partners, always looking to add value for all shareholders. How many partners does someone have with that kind of character? I can’t imagine working with anyone else.”

Don Schick
Founder, Strata
“Building trust-based relationships with founders is so important for PGF, as is living up to their word and the agreements they make. They are so consistent and always display the maximum amount of respect.”

Steve Matthews
CEO, TRG Screen
“From day one, PGF was transparent. There was an honesty from that first moment that was great for me and everyone at the company. PGF’s focus on having a transparent relationship rooted in mutual trust and respect set them apart.”

Paul Areida
CEO, MGA Systems
“PGF is a great strategic partner for small cap, growth tech companies that are intellectually curious and exhibit creative discontent. They always push to see continuous improvement, but it’s grounded in the spirit of partnership and strategic patience.”

Chuck Moeling
CEO, Baxter Planning