Baird Capital
Overview
Baird Capital is a private equity firm that makes venture capital, growth equity and private equity investments in healthcare, technology-enabled services, human resource tech & services, industrial technology, pharma services, financial tech & services, and industrial solution sectors . The firm invests in B2B technology and services companies with two distinct fund strategies: a mid-stage venture capital fund focused on the mid-country and a lower middle market private equity fund that does growth equity and buyout investments in the US and UK .
Investments
| Company | Date | Stage | Lead |
|---|---|---|---|
| EvoluteIQ | Sep 2025 | growth_capital | Lead |
| Newmarket Strategy | Jan 2025 | Growth Equity | Lead |
| BlackCloak | Sep 2024 | Series B | Lead |
| ModelOp | Aug 2024 | Series B | Lead |
| Fideo Intelligence | Jun 2024 | Seed | Co-investor |
Key People
Andrew Ferguson
Partner
Benedict Rocchio
Partner
Dennis Hall
Partner, Global Head Of Portfolio Management
Huaming Gu
Partner
James Benfield
Partner
Louise Kingston
Partner
Mark Donnelly
Partner
Michael Holgate
Partner
Rob Ospalik
Partner
Katie Schoen
Global Head Of Investor Relations Operations
Anthony Z.
Principal
Becca Schlagenhauf
Principal
Benjamin Hanessian
Principal, Portfolio Operations
Joanna Arras
Partner - Technology Services Venture Capital
Sector & Stage Mix
Industry, funding stage, and valuation band breakdowns.
