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Escalate Capital V

Geography: United States
Stage: Series A
Fund size: $350M
Focus: SaaS
Signals: Published

N°01 / About

About Escalate Capital V

Escalate Capital V is a venture capital firm based in United States, focusing on Series A stage investments. The fund actively supports founders building innovative solutions in SaaS, providing strategic guidance and capital to help startups scale.

N°02 / Thesis

Investment Focus

Location / RegionUnited States

Funding StageSeries A

Industry Focus

SaaS

Investor Signals Profile

active

Sweet Spot

Later-stage tech/healthcare founder needing $5M–$30M non-dilutive

healthtech

healthcare affordability

fintech

later-stage growth equity

private credit

Bullish Signals

20yr track record; 5 funds since 2005website

$2B+ invested; 500+ companies totalwebsite

$1.3B deployed; 140+ current portfoliowebsite

$350M active fund deploying nowwebsite

100+ yrs team experience; deep benchwebsite

Harvard, UT, Duke, Wake Forest pedigreewebsite

Two co-founders (Cockrell, Schell) since 2005website

Enduring stable capital; less dilutive than equitywebsite

Tailored solutions for each company needwebsite

Contrarian Signals

Credit-first model — not traditional equity VCwebsite

Later-stage only — no seed/Series Awebsite

Smaller check size; often non-lead investorexternal

Founder Do's

Later-stage, rapidly scaling trajectory

Tech, software, services, healthcare sector

Non-dilutive or flexible capital structure

Seeking $5M–$30M check

Value stability over aggressive equity dilution

Founder Don'ts

Early-stage / pre-revenue startups

Outside tech/software/services/healthcare

Need lead institutional equity investor

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Facts

Fund Overview

Fund Size$350M

Saves0

Website

People

Key People

Tony Schell, Chris Julich, Larry Bradshaw

Larry BradshawPortfolio Management & Compliance

Ross CockrellCo-Founder, Investment Committee

Janan GhaddarOriginations & Portfolio Management

Chris JulichInvestment Committee, Originations & Portfolio Mgmt

Kokila LozanoOriginations & Portfolio Management, Investment Committee

Aharon ModlinInvestment Due Diligence & Portfolio Management

Tony SchellCo-Founder, Investment Committee, Portfolio Management

Travis WoodSourcing & Portfolio Management

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