Savano Capital Partners IV

United States
Late Stage
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About Savano Capital Partners IV

Baltimore-based direct secondaries investor. Fund IV closed at $252M (July 2026), 60% larger than Fund III and oversubscribed, buying stakes directly from founders, employees and early investors in mature, high-growth private tech companies across enterprise software, cybersecurity, data/AI infrastructure and fintech.

Investment Focus

Location / RegionUnited States
Funding StageLate Stage
Industry Focus
Cybersecurity
Data Infrastructure
Enterprise Software
Fintech

Investor Signals Profile

active

Sweet Spot

Employees/early investors at mature private tech companies seeking liquidity, not founders raising a primary round

secondaries
tech liquidity
enterprise software
cybersecurity
data infrastructure
fintech

Bullish Signals

Fund IV 60% larger, oversubscribedexternal
First-time public pension LPsexternal
500+ transactions since 2010external
Two portfolio exits in past year (SAP, Mitsubishi Electric)external

Contrarian Signals

Secondaries entry pricing discipline unverifiedexternal
Not a primary-round investor for foundersexternal

Founder Do's

Approach for shareholder liquidity, not primary fundraising
Be a mature, high-growth private company (not early-stage)
Have institutional-quality cap table documentation

Founder Don'ts

Pitch as an early-stage primary check
Expect a lead-round term sheet

Key GPs & Partners

TS
Tom Smith
Managing Partner
liquidity-focused15yr track recordLP-trusted
MG
Matt Good
Chief Operating Officer
operationsLP relations

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Fund Overview

Fund Size$252M
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Key People

Tom Smith, Matt Good

Tom SmithManaging Partner
Matt GoodChief Operating Officer

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