Sep 26, 2019
On this episode, Hall welcomes Chris Hall of Escalate Capital.
Escalate Capital is an Austin, TX-based Mezzanine Private Equity
Firm, primarily focusing on high-growth late-stage technology
companies, including SaaS, tech-enabled services, internet, and
healthcare. Before investing in early-stage companies, Chris had
his eye on mergers and acquisitions but at the time it was not
feasible due to the state of the banking industry. He then began
his career as a management consultant in many different fields
including technology, healthcare, oil and gas, and energy.
Interested in a more operational focus, Chris worked in private
equity before transitioning full-time to investing.
In this episode, you'll hear Chris's take on the current state of
the growth equity space, and where he sees it heading. Also, Chris
discusses some of the successes and challenges he's experienced in
the space, as well as some of the subsectors and applications he
thinks, are particularly promising.