How we work

We believe entrepreneurs are the spark. Our job is to fan the flame.
It’s important to know where to help – and just as importantly, where not to.

We have spent our collective careers investing in technology and healthcare. That’s what we know. Specialization matters. And while it’s your journey, we have been on many similar ones over the years. Most have been successful, some have not, and we have learned from all of them. We know how hard that journey is and hope sharing these hard-earned lessons can make yours a little straighter, if not easier.

We know who you are before we meet

We've dedicated ourselves to understanding technology and healthcare for the last 25 years. That focus means we come to the table already fluent in your market dynamics: your buyers, competitors, key hires and strategic decisions at your specific stage of growth. We understand the nuance of your industry and stage - both matter.

We invest as a team

Decisions are our product. We strive to include all perspectives across the firm to drive the best outcomes, and once we do, we are singularly aligned around our entrepreneurs’ success.

We care (only) about the important things

We believe great entrepreneurs and compelling products are the scarce resources in our world. When we find them, we are flexible in how we partner. Our portfolio is almost equally split between minority and majority investments. A specific structure isn’t our goal. Greatness is.

We show up when things get hard

We've been through hard quarters before. Surprise resignations. Competitors acting irrationally. Our job isn’t to yell about the hole we are in. Our job is to help you find the ladder.

Portfolio support

We believe in the Hippocratic oath: first, do no harm. We help in the specific areas you want and need. Hiring, pricing, acquisition integration, geographic expansion. The list can be long or short, but it is always built for your company. The entrepreneurs that excite us want engaged partners, not off‑the‑shelf playbooks.

How we partner

We go deep where the need is greatest and where we can genuinely help. Everything outside that quadrant is somebody else’s work.

Low

Area of need

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not us

engage deeply & collaboratively

not relevant

not needed

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Ability to help

High

OPERATING PARTNERS

Every company in our portfolio has access to operating partners who've built and scaled companies themselves. They're not consultants with frameworks, they're former operators who've solved the problems you're facing.

Meet Our Operating Partners

We help you find and retain the core fuel for your growth - human capital

We help you optimize getting your product to market - better, faster, cheaper

We help you harness AI and leverage modern platforms to scale

We help you build the systems necessary to measure and predict your business - and act as a resource to accelerate inorganic growth

OUR NETWORK

We've spent decades building relationships across the markets in which we operate. We don’t always have the right answer, but we usually know someone who does.

Meet Our Senior Advisors

"I’ve worked with a number of private equity firms throughout my career, and Silversmith stands apart because of its people. They’re genuine, trustworthy, and deeply invested in helping founders and management teams succeed. I’d partner with them again in a heartbeat."

Tom Ormondroyd

CEO, Vastian

“As a founder-led company, finding the right partner who shared our philosophy of building a fast-growing but long-term-sustainable company was the most important thing we were looking for when we decided to raise capital. We’ve found the perfect partner in Silversmith.”

Kevin Boyle

Co-Founder, Gearset

“Silversmith is more of a family. They are real people who care. They care about one another, about their founders and the people at their portfolio companies. This is rare, if not unique.”

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Juli Spottiswood

Chairman, Onbe

"When I decided to raise outside capital, I wanted a partner who spoke the same language, had a similar board philosophy and someone I could take to when things got tough. Silversmith met all those criteria and more."

David Thorpe

Founder & CEO, Upperline Health

“From the start, we sought to build a sustainable business that prioritizes long-term success and value creation. That's why we were thrilled to have Silversmith as our first institutional investor. They share our belief in capital efficiency and long-term outcomes.”

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Kestrel Linder

Co-Founder & CEO, GiveCampus

“Silversmith has been an invaluable investment partner as we invest in sales and marketing initiatives, expand our geographic footprint, and acquire complementary technology.”