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G Squared

Growth Equity

Growth-stage venture capital firm specializing in primary investments and secondary transactions for late-stage technology companies, with a portfolio including unicorns like Airbnb, Spotify, and Instacart.

Chicago, United States · 21+ investments · 20 portfolio companies

Growth
Late Stage
Fintech
Mobility
SaaS
Headquarters
Chicago, United States
Founded
2011
Website
gsquared.com
AUM
$4.0B
Portfolio Companies
20
Total Investments
21
Last Investment
Apr 2026
Geographic Focus
Europe, North America, Global, United States

Investment Thesis

Global venture capital fund manager deploying a differentiated strategy combining primary investments, direct secondary transactions, and structured employee tender offers in growth-stage technology companies. Founded in 2011 by Larry Aschebrook around a core thesis that venture-backed companies are staying private longer, creating structural inefficiency that G Squared exploits to deliver transitional liquidity capital. Invests in companies tackling big problems across Consumer Internet, Fintech/Insurtech, Mobility, and SaaS.

G Squared is a Growth Equity firm based in Chicago, United States. It has made 21 investments in Fintech and Mobility, including Nourish, Matillion and Transfix.

Portfolio20

Co-investors24

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24 co-investors across 56 shared portfolio companies — who they back alongside, and how often they lead.

Venture Capital ×20 · Corporate VC ×1 · Hedge Fund ×1 · 28 shared rounds

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