BPV Completes Successful Exit from Matrix Medical Network
Matrix Medical Network, a Fund I company, to private equity firm Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe.
Matt Rice promoted to Principal
Ballast Point Ventures is pleased to announce the recent promotion of Matt Rice to the position of Principal with the firm.
BPV makes two new investments
Innocutis (Charleston, SC) and Instawares (Kennesaw, GA).
BPV Completes Successful Exit from QOL Medical
BPV has sold its remaining interest in QOL Medical, a Fund I portfolio company, in a minority recapitalization led by QOL’s largest …
BPV Invests in Watermark Medical, Inc.
BPV invests $6 million in sleep apnea diagnostic company
Medical Device Daily highlights BPV in NTEC's Venture …
BPV partners with NTEC to form the Venture Alliance Program dedicated to growing the med-tech sector.
Tampa great for mid-market deals
Matthew Rice, vice president of BPV, joins with other private equity experts to discuss Tampa's future for entrepreneurial activity.
BPV Adds Two Portfolio Companies
BPV invests in Horizon Data Center Solutions and Tower Cloud.
Ballast Point Ventures Closes Second Fund at $140 Million
Ballast Point Ventures, II, L.P. closed with commitments of $140 million, exceeding its original target of $125 million
QOL Medical Sells Nascobal
Fund I portfolio company QOL Medical has completed a sale of Nascobal nasal spray to Strativa Pharmaceuticals, the branded products division of …
Ballast Point Ventures Invests in KBI Biopharma and FSV …
St. Petersburg, FL - Ballast Point Ventures is pleased to announce two new growth equity investments. Ballast Point Ventures led an investment …
BPV Invests In MolecularMD Corporation
BPV today announced it has closed a growth equity investment in MolecularMD Corporation. BPV was the only investor in the $3 million financing …
BPV Invests in Advanced Processing & Imaging, Inc
BPV, a venture capital firm affiliated with Raymond James Financial, Inc. (NYSE-RJF) today announced it has closed a growth equity investment …
BPV Announces Successful Exit from PDSHeart, Inc
BPV, a venture capital firm affiliated with Raymond James Financial, Inc. (NYSE-RJF), announced it has successfully exited its growth equity …
BPV Invests in Matrix Management Services
BPV, a venture capital firm affiliated with Raymond James Financial, Inc. (NYSE-RJF) today announced it has closed a growth equity investment …
BPV Invests in Blue Medical Supply, Inc.
BPV, a venture capital firm affiliated with Raymond James Financial, Inc., today announced it has closed an equity investment in Blue Medical …
BPV Invests in Florida Bank Group
BPV, a venture capital firm affiliated with Raymond James Financial, Inc., today announced it has closed an equity investment in Florida Bank …
VCs Rise Again
Can a venture capitalist be a people person? Richard J. Brandewie and Drew Graham swear it’s possible. “What has attracted us …
BPV Invests in QOL Medical, LLC
BPV today announced it has closed an equity investment in QOL Medical, LLC (QOL). QOL is a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on …
BPV Invests in Knology, Inc.
BPV today announced it has closed a $2.5 million preferred equity investment in publicly-held Knology, Inc. (NASDAQ: KNOL). New and …
BPV Invests in Wave7 Optics, Inc.
BPV today announced it has closed an equity investment in Wave7 Optics, Inc. (“Wave7“) of Alpharetta, Georgia. BPV invested $3 …
BPV Invests in GHN-Online, Inc
BPV today announced it has closed an equity investment in GHN-Online, Inc. (“GHN”) of Dallas, Texas. BPV was the only investor in …
BPV Invests in Cbeyond Communications, Inc
BPV today announced it has closed an equity investment in Cbeyond Communications, Inc. (“Cbeyond”) of Atlanta, Georgia. BPV and …
BPV Invests in Lifestyle Family Fitness, Inc
BPV today announced it has closed an equity investment in Lifestyle Family Fitness, Inc. (“Lifestyle”). BPV led an investment of $8.…
BPV Invests in ITC Financial Services
BPV today announced it has closed a $3.0 million equity investment in ITC Financial Services, a provider of stored value products and services …
Ballast Point Ventures Announces Investment in PDSHeart, …
BPV announced it has closed an equity investment in PDSHeart, Inc. (“PDS”). BPV, along with certain of the Fund’s limited …
BPV Announces Close of $56 Million Fund BPV I
Ballast Point Venture Partners, a venture capital firm affiliated with Raymond James Financial, Inc., today announced the final closing of …
Venture group grows in hardscrabble times
While established investment funds watched portfolio companies go under and valuations decline, the partners in Ballast Point of St. Petersburg …
Ballast Point Ventures Announces First Closing at $40 …
Ballast Point Ventures Announces First Close of $40 Million in Challenging Environment