Larry Contrella and Mac Williams named to GrowthCap’s 2023 Top 40 Under 40 Growth Investors
JMI Equity, a growth equity firm focused on investing in leading software companies, is pleased to announce two JMI investment professionals have been recognized by GrowthCap among the Top 40 Under 40 Growth Investors of 2023. General Partner Larry Contrella and Principal Mac Williams are included amongst the impressive list of awardees.
The exceptional individuals being recognized this year have been at the forefront for years, playing lead roles in developing the world of growth equity and growth buyouts into what it has become today. Many of this year’s candidates received a remarkable number of substantive nominations from CEOs and other colleagues who had worked extensively with the candidate. The most highly endorsed were then selected for final rounds where they were further evaluated on the depth of their deal experience, ability to help the companies they invest in, collaborative work style, and progression towards firm and industry leadership roles, among other attributes.
Larry Contrella, a General Partner in the Baltimore office, joined JMI in 2010. He is responsible for sourcing and evaluating investment opportunities as well as providing strategic and operational support to portfolio companies. Larry is currently a director of Apptegy, Bloomerang, ChurnZero, Incident IQ, RainFocus, and Raptor Technologies.
Mac Williams, a Principal in the Baltimore office, joined JMI in 2016. He is responsible for sourcing and evaluating investment opportunities as well as providing strategic and operational support to portfolio companies. Mac is a director at OnBoard and Raptor Technologies and a board observer at Apptegy, Higher Logic, Ontic, and UKG.
Disclaimer: GrowthCap is a leading growth capital research and advisory firm. The criteria considered for this award is determined by GrowthCap and may include quality of the feedback they received from firm colleagues, portfolio company CEOs, and/or peers in the industry, breadth of deal experience, recent investments and exits, demonstrated leadership, and uniqueness of capabilities, among other attributes. The award is the subjective determination of the party conferring the award and not of JMI Equity. JMI Equity submitted nominations for the investment professionals to be considered for and, once selected, paid to be included on, and to promote inclusion on, this list. The investment professionals received this award in 2024 and Larry Contrella has also received this award in 2019-2022. For more information about GrowthCap, please see their website at growthcapadvisory.com. JMI is not responsible for the contents of any third-party website and has not confirmed the accuracy of any information provided therein.
