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Jeremy Aidem
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Learning and growing together
2022 brought the expanded LLR team, our portfolio company leaders and our community face-to-face to learn, grow and create value, together.
We Grow Companies Every Day.
2022 Highlights.
Collaborating in-person with our portfolio company leaders, teammates and community, and expanding our value creation resources and initiatives, are a few highlights from 2022.
Thank you for partnering with us every step of the way.
Together, we grow companies every day.
Thank you for partnering with us every step of the way.
Together, we grow companies every day.
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new investments across our industry sectors 23
add-on acquisitions by LLR portfolio companies 4
portfolio company exits 100+
LLR teammates now work together across investing, value creation, market development, finance and operations 500+
open positions at more than 50 portfolio companies listed on our new job board 1810
hours dedicated to DE&I learning initiatives and serving the community by LLR teammates New Investments.
Platform Investments
Exits
Portfolio Add-Ons
New Team Members.
The LLR team continued to grow in 2022 with 27 team members added.
David Ancona-Cole
Director, FP&A Drew Bernstein
Director, Revenue Operations Devon Bembery
Senior Associate, Software Wilder Brice
Analyst, Market Development Steve Caggiano
Portfolio Transactions Counsel Sarah Doughty
Director, Customer Success Bence Fazekas
Analyst, Healthcare Catie Fitzpatrick
Analyst, Market Development Zack Hubbard
Senior Associate, Software Claire King
Senior Associate, Value Creation Kelli Lewis
Executive Assistant, Value Creation Scott McAvoy
Associate, Healthcare Jen Muller
Senior Associate, Human Capital Pranit Nadipelli
Analyst, Software Andrea Newbern
Staff Accountant Grace Obeng
Associate, Business Development Sahil Parikh
Analyst, Industrial Tech Melissa Pernell
Director, Learning & Development David Perron
Associate, Industrial Tech Shelby Ragin
Analyst, FinTech Michael Ragone
Staff Accountant Tom Reinhart
Analyst, Market Development Will Sadock
Senior Associate, Healthcare Jacob Shiff
Analyst, Market Development Justin Williams
Associate, Software Colleen Young
Analyst, Human Capital Team Promotions.
Congratulations to 24 members of the LLR team who earned promotions in 2022, including Ryan Goldenberg, Michael Pantilione and Zack Sigal who were promoted to Partner.
Danielle Attaie
Principal, Capital Markets Melanie Blaine
Director, Human Capital Julia Blake
Associate, Healthcare Sara Coyne
Senior Associate, Market Development Connor Crump
Vice President, FinTech Jason Feldman
Fund Controller Will Greenberg
Associate, Market Development Kelsey Hahn
Associate, Industrial Tech David Hessert
Senior Associate, FinTech Oksana Kats
Senior Fund Controller Joey Levine
Associate, FinTech Sarah Long
Managing Director, Strategy Matt Lowell
Managing Director, Strategy & Operations Collin McKernan
Vice President, Software Wes Middleton
Associate, Software Tim Mounsey
Director, Market Development Sam Musselman
Senior Associate, IT Connor Shaw
Vice President, FinTech Ousmane Sow
Analyst, Software Ann Vuong
Director, Investor Relations Alex Wang
Senior Associate, Strategy Taylor Washington
Associate, Value Creation Tyler Wincig
Associate, Healthcare Rachel Wolfson
Senior Associate, Market Development 
Michael Pantilione, Ryan Goldenberg and Zack Sigal are leaders of LLR’s Software, FinTech and Healthcare & Education private investment practices.
Collaborate.
For the first time since 2019, LLR Collaborate brought 150+ of our portfolio leaders together in-person to expand their peer networks and share insights on growth, displaying the power of the LLR Community. Here are some the many topics they addressed.
Go-To-Market and Product Collaborate
Topics Included:
- Market Selection Strategy
- Product Roadmaps and Launches
- Optimizing Customer Acquisition
- Driving Customer Expansion
Get the top insights shared by Sales, Marketing and Product leaders
CEO & CFO Collaborate
Topics Included:
- Growth Hacking through a Downturn
- M&A Strategies and Sourcing
- Workplace Belonging and Culture
- Interpreting Your Marketing Spend
Read the most timely takeaways for CEOs and CFOs
Human Capital Collaborate
Topics Included:
- HR Strategic Planning
- Compensation Strategies
- Employee Onboarding
- Exit Preparedness
Discover new ideas and tools for employee retention
This year’s GrowthBits shared how our portfolio company leaders and LLR Value Creation team find focus and alignment, evaluate growth opportunities, introduce new products, and more. Here are our top-read GrowthBits of 2022.
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Together, We Create Value.
LLR’s Value Creation Team doubled in size in 2022 and partnered with 44 portfolio companies on more than 460 projects. Here are some of the newest resources and initiatives helping our portfolio companies achieve their growth objectives.
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LLR in the Community and Beyond.
We are grateful for the opportunities we had to go into the Philadelphia community and commit our time and talents to serving others. This year we also took time to reconnect with our teammates near and far, as well as nurture the next generation of LLR talent.
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What's Next.
In 2023, our focus will continue to be working together with our portfolio companies, community and teammates to pursue strategic opportunities for growth. Here are ways to keep up with LLR and our companies’ insights throughout the year:
Partners.