Marquette Venture Partners

Marquette Venture Partners is a venture capital and private equity firm specializing in investments in early, start-up, later, and expansion stages; emerging growth companies; special situations; recapitalization; and leveraged and management buyouts. The firm prefers to invest in the consumer and business services, healthcare, and technology industries. In the healthcare sector, it seeks investments in specialty pharmaceutical, diagnostic, medical device, provider services, healthcare information technology, and eHealth companies. In the technology sector, the firm focuses on software, communications, Internet infrastructure, content, and IT services businesses. In the business and consumer services area, it invests in retailing, multi-unit service businesses, eCommerce companies, and outsource service providers. The firm seeks to invest in companies based on Midwestern regions of the United States. It typically invests between $3 million and $6 million per deal and maximum of $50 million. The firm seeks significant ownership positions and takes board seats. Marquette Venture Partners was formed in 1987 and is based in Horseshoe Bay, Texas.