John R. Carroll

John R. Carroll

Managing Director atSummit PartnersMassachusetts

John R. Carroll is a Senior Advisor at Summit Partners, having joined in 1993hol and becoming Managing Director in 2005. He focuses on business services and tech-enabled services, with prior roles at BayBank and Bain & Company.

What John can write

Writes checks of$10M to $30M+
Comes in atSeries BMostly follows a lead
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Career

  1. BayBank
  2. Bain & Company
  3. Summit Partners · Associate
    Now
  4. Summit Partners · Managing Director
    Now
  5. Summit Partners · Senior Advisor
    Now
  6. BayBank
  7. Bain & Company

Investments named in public bios

CollisionRightOTR SolutionsPatriot Growth Insurance ServicesSnap FinanceAssociaBlue Ocean SoftwareClinical Pathology LaboratoriesContinuumFineLine TechnologiesFleetCor TechnologiesFortegra FinancialHarvey Performance CompanyHelpSystemsInnov-X SystemsMasternautSolid State Equipment

Focus

business servicestech-enabled services

Education

Dartmouth College, AB in economics, cum laudeKellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, MBA, with distinction

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Questions

Who is John R. Carroll?

John R. Carroll is a Senior Advisor at Summit Partners, having joined in 1993hol and becoming Managing Director in 2005. He focuses on business services and tech-enabled services, with prior roles at BayBank and Bain & Company.

How much does John R. Carroll invest?

John R. Carroll invests through Summit Partners, which writes checks of $10M to $30M+ at series b.

How do I pitch John R. Carroll?

A warm intro from a founder Summit Partners backed works best.

What did John R. Carroll do before Summit Partners?

BayBank; Bain & Company; BayBank; Bain & Company.

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