PSG's John Marquis and Matthew Stone have been named to GrowthCap's "Top 40 Under 40 Growth Investors of 2021"
According to GrowthCap, “We received substantive feedback on nominees from their colleagues, peers, portfolio company CEOs and others who have witnessed their investment skill and performance. Needless to say, it was extremely challenging to make selections given the large pool of high caliber candidates. Ultimately, awardees were selected based on the depth of their deal experience, demonstrated ability to help the companies they invest in, collaborative work style, and progression towards firm and industry leadership roles, among other attributes.”
John Marquis has been with PSG since its inception. He leverages over 10 years of financial and operational leadership experience to help portfolio company founders and management teams develop and activate their growth strategies. To date, he has led a number of deals for the firm, including PSG’s growth investment in Quilt, a provider of inventory management and payment solutions to customers with high SKU complexity. He currently serves on the boards of eight PSG portfolio companies: Copysmith, Dental Intelligence, EverCommerce, LogicMonitor, Meal Ticket, NXTsoft, Quilt and Sovereign Sportsman Solutions.
Previously, he worked in investment banking at Needham & Company, where he focused on mergers and acquisitions in the software market. John also previously held positions at Citigroup and Jane Street Capital. John received a Bachelor of Science from the Carroll School of Management at Boston College.
“It is a privilege to work alongside leading entrepreneurs and operators, leveraging PSG’s resources to assist in transforming sectors of the economy with technology. It is an extremely exciting time to be a tech investor, and I look forward to partnering with the next phase of innovative companies in the future.”—John Marquis
Matt Stone has been with PSG since 2015. Since joining the firm, Matt has led strategic investments in middle-market software and technology-enabled services companies to help them navigate and capitalize on transformational growth. He has executed on over 13 new platforms while at PSG and more recently led investments in Assembly, a leading eCommerce software, content and data platform, and NextGlass, a leading provider of software, content and experiences in the alcohol beverage industry. He currently serves on the boards of five PSG portfolio companies: Assembly, Foreground, Lumaverse Technologies, Netsurion and Next Glass.
Previously, he was a Vice President with Monitor Clipper Partners, a Boston-based growth equity firm, where he focused on investments in the technology-enabled services, consumer and healthcare services sectors. Prior to that, Matt was an Associate at Metalmark Capital, a New York-based private equity firm, and an investment banking analyst at Merrill Lynch’s New York office, working in the telecommunications and media group. Matt received a Bachelor of Science in Commerce from the University of Virginia.
“At PSG, we work in concert with our portfolio companies and aim to be a true extension of their teams. It’s certainly an exciting time to be a partner to high-growth software businesses and I look forward to continuing to work alongside my colleagues at PSG and our talented portfolio company leaders to unlock new opportunities for growth.”—Matt Stone
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GrowthCap Top 40 Under 40 Growth Investors of 2021 Awards (awarded on December 21, 2021). Top 40 Under 40 Growth Investors of 2021 recognition is awarded by GrowthCap, an independent, third party that is not affiliated with PSG. According to GrowthCap, nominees applied and were independently assessed based on their written responses to questions on GrowthCap’s nomination form and other information they provided, including on breadth of experience and performance metrics. GrowthCap also took into consideration third party feedback from portfolio company CEOs and other executives. The number of nominees reviewed for this recognition was not disclosed to PSG, and therefore, it and the percentage of nominees receiving the recognition, cannot be disclosed herein. GrowthCap’s recognition is not indicative of PSG’s future performance and was not based on the evaluations of clients or investors of PSG. PSG applied to receive the award with assistance from Prosek LLC. PSG paid a fee per awardee to participate in and distribute the Top 40 Under 40 Growth Investors of 2021 and results. Nominees were not required to be members of GrowthCap to be considered.