Benz Capital

Overview

Benz Capital is a family office that invests in growth-stage companies across various industries. The firm is not restricted by traditional fund structures, allowing for flexibility in deal structures and investment approaches. They prefer to be active investors, providing support to their portfolio companies and focusing on creating value over the long term. Their investment strategy is industry-agnostic, with deep roots in education technology, corporate training, digital media, and industrial technology. Benz Capital has a track record of investing in companies such as InStride, Degreed, Udemy, Lessonly, CourseHero, NOCD.com, EquipmentShare, Honor Education, StudyBlue, Continental Properties, and Wallman Investments. The firm is led by Bradford A. Benz, who has over three decades of experience in creating, operating, advising, and investing in growth companies. He has served as a Senior Advisor for TPG Growth and TPG Rise Fund, top global private equity firms with over $200 billion under management. Brad has also been involved in advising numerous companies, including Pandora Media, StudyBlue, Sylvan, ASU Foundation, Capacity, NOCD, 3Day Blinds, Deltak, Rasmussen, Udemy, Grand Canyon University, Inside Track, eBureau, uBoost, Noodle Companies, Atrium Capital/Follett Venture Fund, Marcus Corporation, and Answers.com. He earned his MBA from the University of Michigan and an AB degree from Princeton University. The firm's advisors include Dixon W. Benz, Chairman of the Board at Benz Oil, and David K. Curtis, Managing Director at Graham Healthcare Capital, a family office focused on controlling positions in healthcare technology and service. Benz Capital's focus is on later-stage proven businesses looking to scale, with both minority and control positions. They have ultimate flexibility in deals they pursue and how they structure the transactions, aiming to create value over the long term. Their portfolio includes investments in education technology, corporate training, digital media, and industrial technology sectors. The firm is based in Park City, Utah, and operates as a family office, providing a flexible and active investment approach to its portfolio companies. Benz Capital's investment philosophy emphasizes patient capital, allowing them to focus on creating value over the long term without pressure to deploy or liquidate positions. They prefer to be active investors, providing support to their portfolio companies and focusing on creating value over the long term. Their investment strategy is industry-agnostic, with deep roots in education technology, corporate training, digital media, and industrial technology. The firm has a track record of investing in companies such as InStride, Degreed, Udemy, Lessonly, CourseHero, NOCD.com, EquipmentShare, Honor Education, StudyBlue, Continental Properties, and Wallman Investments. The firm's advisors include Dixon W. Benz, Chairman of the Board at Benz Oil, and David K. Curtis, Managing Director at Graham Healthcare Capital, a family office focused on controlling positions in healthcare technology and service. Benz Capital's focus is on later-stage proven businesses looking to scale, with both minority and control positions. They have ultimate flexibility in deals they pursue and how they structure the transactions, aiming to create value over the long term. Their portfolio includes investments in education technology, corporate training, digital media, and industrial technology sectors. The firm is based in Park City, Utah, and operates as a family office, providing a flexible and active investment approach to its portfolio companies. Benz Capital's investment philosophy emphasizes patient capital, allowing them to focus on creating value over the long term without pressure to deploy or liquidate positions. They prefer to be active investors, providing support to their portfolio companies and focusing on creating value over the long term. Their investment strategy is industry-agn

Investment Focus

• Later-stage proven businesses looking to scale
• Both minority and control positions
• Industry-agnostic with deep roots in education technology, corporate training, digital media, and industrial technology

Portfolio Companies