About Baird Capital
Baird Capital is a private equity firm founded in 1989. It is primarily based in Chicago, United States. As of Jun 2025, Baird Capital is an active investor with a portfolio of 242 companies, comprising 220 funding rounds and 30 acquisitions. In the last 12 months, it has participated in 3 funding rounds. The firm primarily invests in companies based in United States and United Kingdom. Its portfolio is spread across a wide range of sectors from Enterprise Applications to Life Sciences. Its latest investment was a Undisclosed Seed round in Newmarket Strategy on Jan 09, 2025
Overall Baird Capital portfolio has seen 1 unicorn, 9 IPOs and 98 acquisitions including key companies like Gemini, Drizly and HireRight. A lot of funds co-invest with Baird Capital, with names like Arboretum Ventures sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio.
Baird Capital has a team of 59 people, including 28 partners.
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Baird Capital's Portfolio
Baird Capital has a portfolio of 242 companies. They have invested in a total of 220 companies. Their most recent investment was in Newmarket Strategy (Seed round) on Jan 09, 2025. They have acquired 30 companies. Their latest acquisition was of eCube on Aug 20, 2020.Team profile of Baird Capital
Baird Capital has a team of 59 members including 28 Partners, 2 Venture Partners and 9 Principals located in United States, United Kingdom and 3 more locations. Baird Capital's team sits on the board of 1 company.Here is a list of top team members in Baird Capital:
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Partner | Northampton | - | ||
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Co-investors of Baird Capital
Over the past 36 years, 128 investors have co-invested in Baird Capital's portfolio companies.
- Top Co-investors of Baird Capital: 128 investors entered a company along with Baird Capital. These include investors like Arboretum Ventures (4 companies).
Baird Capital News
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Baird Capital invests in life sciences consultancy Newmarket StrategyPharma Business International•Jan 08, 2025•Baird Capital, Newmarket Strategy, MHA
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Star Capital backs Aberdeen-based STR in multi-million pound dealEnergy Voice•Dec 10, 2024•STAR Capital Partnership, Subsea Technology & Rentals, Baird Capital
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Baird Capital exits investment in STRPE Hub•Dec 10, 2024•Baird Capital, Subsea Technology & Rentals, STAR Capital Partnership
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Baird Capital-backed Blue Matter snaps up healthcare communications and PR firm Sam BrownPE Hub•Sep 18, 2024•Baird Capital, Blue Matter Consulting, Sam Brown
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BlackCloak Raises $17M Series B Funding Round to Enhance Personal Cybersecurity Protections for Corporate Executives, High Net Worth Individuals, and Family OfficesPRWeb•Sep 17, 2024•BlackCloak, Baird Capital, Blue Heron Capital, TDF Ventures and 2 others
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Baird Capital exits Ecube to Platinum Equity-backed Unical AviationPE Hub•Sep 05, 2024•Baird Capital, Ecube, Unical Aviation, Ecubesolutionsindia and 2 others
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ModelOp Raises $10 Million to Accelerate the Growth of Its Leading AI Governance SoftwareSilicon Valley Journals•Aug 19, 2024•ModelOp, Baird Capital, Fidelity Investments, FINRA and 2 others
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ModelOp Raises $10 Million to Accelerate the Growth of Its Leading AI Governance SoftwarePRWeb•Aug 19, 2024•ModelOp, Baird Capital, Fidelity Investments, FINRA and 1 other
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