“Would I rather be feared or loved? Easy. Both.
I want people to be afraid of how much they love me.”
– Michael Scott, The Office
Sean Cantwell is a managing partner and member of the founding team at Volition Capital. He focuses primarily on companies in the Software and Tech-Enabled Services sectors.
“I admire the tenacity and guts of the founders we work with. They possess a level of relentlessness that inspires me to push harder for them. I consider it my personal mission to help them reach their goals.”
I absolutely love investing, but my favorite part of this job, by far, is the people I get to work with. I strive to have a personal relationship with every founder and every management team I meet.”
Sean’s current board directorships and investments include Assent Compliance, Broker Genius, GRAX, JazzHR, and Tracelink.
Sean served on the boards of VisualIQ (acquired by Nielsen), iPipeline (acquired by Thoma Bravo), G5 Search Marketing (PeakEquity Partners), GeoLearning (acquired by SumTotal), Globaltranz (acquired by Jordan & Company), EnterpriseDB (acquired by PeakEquity Partners), and PingID (acquired by Vista Equity).
Prior to Volition Capital, Sean was an investor at Fidelity Ventures. He also spent three years at Summit Partners focused on growth equity investments in software, healthcare and financial services.
Sean began his career at Arthur Andersen and also spent time as a Principal at The Parthenon Group where he worked on a variety of strategy consulting engagements for private equity firms and large corporate clients.
Sean received a Bachelor of Business Administration from Notre Dame in 1999 and an MBA from Harvard Business School in 2006.
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- GRAX Announces $12M Series A with Volition Capital; Accelerates Adoption of its Data Value Platform
- Sean Cantwell: What’s Volition’s Approach to Partnership (and How is it Different)?
- Sean Cantwell: How to Evaluate an Investor Through the Lens of Partnership (What Makes Volition Different)?
- Sean Cantwell: What’s the Common Thread to the Success Stories at Volition Capital?
- Sean Cantwell on CNBC’s Squawk Alley to Discuss Record-Setting Startup Valuations
- Volition Capital Announces Closing of $250 Million Volition Capital Fund III, L.P.
- Assent Compliance Raises $20 Million Investment to Drive Global Growth
- Assent Compliance Attracts $20 Million Investment To Drive Global Growth
- TraceLink Secures $20 Million, Helps Life Sciences Companies Protect Patients from Counterfeit Drugs
- Cloud-Based Recruiting Platform The Resumator Secures $15 Million in Growth Financing
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Sean delivered newspapers every morning at 5:30am starting in 4th grade until the day he left for college.
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He firmly believes that his hometown of Allentown, PA is the greatest place on Earth.
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His hobbies include CrossFit and Golf.
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He’s a proud parent of 4 active kids.
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He’s a big sports fan – all Philly teams, ND Football, and Liverpool Football Club.
