Genstar Capital

Investor type

PE / VC

Founded

1988

AUM

$49 000 M

Location

San Francisco, California, United States

$100+ m

Investment Ticket

3-5 years

Investment Horizon

Seed, Series B

Investment Stage

Sale to strategic investor, IPO

Exit Strategy

Investor profile last updated: 27 July, 2026

Profile

PRIVATE EQUITY FOR MIDDLE MARKET COMPANIES
Genstar partners with outstanding management teams to grow their companies and drive transformational change. We bring financial resources, deep sector experience, and a commitment to making the journey as rewarding as the destination.

PRIVATE EQUITY FOR MIDDLE MARKET COMPANIES
Genstar partners with outstanding management teams to grow their companies and drive transformational change. We bring financial resources, deep sector experience, and a commitment to making the journey as rewarding as the destination.

Genstar currently has approximately $33 billion of assets under management. We are currently managing our tenth fund and actively looking for investment opportunities in founder owned companies, public company orphans, corporate carve-outs and traditional buyouts

Genstar’s 40+ professionals include experts in financial transactions, deal sourcing and M&A, as well as a deep network of sector-specific specialists. Additionally, our Strategic Advisory Board consists of operational experts (usually current and former C-level executives) from the industries in which we invest. Our companies benefit greatly from this combination of financial acumen and real-world operations experience.

Industry

Education Edtech Financial Services Fintech Healthcare Services Industrial Marketing and Advertising Media and Entertainment Other Real Estate Software Sports/SportsTech Telecommunications Transportation Energy HealthTech Food and Beverage Foodtech Medical Devices Pharmaceuticals MedTech Technology Life Sciences Infrastructure AdTech Travel LegalTech TravelTech Business Services (B2B) Consumer Products Consumer Services (B2C) SaaS Security

Region of investment

North America Europe

Genstar Capital Funds

Name Type
Questionare
Industry
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Stage
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Region
Size AUM Launch date
Genstar Capital Partners IX
Private Equity (PE)
Financial Services
Fintech
Healthcare Services
Industrial
Software
Series B
Late Stage (Series C+)
North America
$5-10 m
$7000 M
February 2019
Genstar Capital Partners X
Private Equity (PE)
Financial Services
Fintech
Healthcare Services
Industrial
Software
Series B
Late Stage (Series C+)
North America
$5-10 m
$10000 M
April 2021
Genstar Capital Partners XI
Private Equity (PE)
Financial Services
Healthcare Services
Industrial
Software
Series B
Late Stage (Series C+)
North America
$5-10 m
$12000 M
April 2023
Genstar Capital Partners I, L.P.
Private Equity (PE)
Business Services (B2B)
Consumer Products
Consumer Services (B2C)
Financial Services
Fintech
Industrial
SaaS
Software
Technology
Series B
Late Stage (Series C+)
North America
$5-10 m
$100 M
July 1990
Genstar Capital Partners II, L.P.
Private Equity (PE)
Consumer Products
Consumer Services (B2C)
Financial Services
Fintech
Industrial
SaaS
Software
Series B
Late Stage (Series C+)
North America
$5-10 m
$115 M
June 1996
Genstar Capital Partners III, L.P.
Private Equity (PE)
Consumer Products
Consumer Services (B2C)
Financial Services
Fintech
Healthcare Services
SaaS
Security
Software
Series B
Late Stage (Series C+)
North America
$5-10 m
$221 M
June 2000

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FAQs about Genstar Capital

Genstar Capital is located in San Francisco, California, United States.
Genstar Capital was founded in 1988.
Genstar Capital invests in companies and startups in Education, Edtech, Financial Services, Fintech, Healthcare Services, Industrial, Marketing and Advertising, Media and Entertainment, Other, Real Estate, Software, Sports/SportsTech, Telecommunications, Transportation, Energy, HealthTech, Food and Beverage, Foodtech, Medical Devices, Pharmaceuticals, MedTech, Technology, Life Sciences, Infrastructure, AdTech, Travel, LegalTech, TravelTech, Business Services (B2B), Consumer Products, Consumer Services (B2C), SaaS, Security.
Genstar Capital invests in companies and startups in North America, Europe.
Genstar Capital invests in companies and startups at Seed, Series B.
Genstar Capital usually invests $100+ m on average.
Genstar Capital has around $49 000m assets under management.
Genstar Capital last fund was created/launched in 2023-04-27