Growth Investor with GrowthCap‘s RJ Lumba

Each week, GrowthCap‘s RJ Lumba speaks with a CEO, investor or other key industry leader to uncover insights and strategies for accelerating growth and succeeding in business.

Growth Investor with GrowthCap‘s RJ Lumba is a business podcast hosted by RJ Lumba, with 263 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80.

RJ Lumba hosts Growth Investor with GrowthCap‘s RJ Lumba, a business show with 263 episodes published.

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  Episode #266

  Real Growth Partners for Founders: Serent Capital’s Stewart Lynn

  Sep 30, 202620 min

  In this episode, we speak with Stewart Lynn, Partner at Serent Capital, a growth-focused private equity firm that partners with founder-led B2B software and technology-enabled services companies. Founded in 2008, Serent has partnered with leadership teams at more than 100 software and technology-enabled services companies and today, the firm has more than $7 billion in assets under management. Stewart leads software investments across verticals including real estate, transportation, govtech, and entertainment. Since joining the firm in 2013, he has spearheaded numerous investments and supported executive teams on growth initiatives spanning strategy, GTM scaling, pricing, and M&A. Prior to Serent, he was a Vice President at the Seabury Group and a consultant at Bain & Company. Serent was recognized as a Top Private Equity Firm of 2026 and Top Growth Equity Firm of 2025 by GrowthCap. I am your host, RJ Lumba. We hope you enjoy the show. If you like the episode, click to follow.

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  Episode #265

  Top Investors Discuss AI at the 2026 Jackson Hole Forum

  Aug 19, 20261h 2m

  It is a distinct pleasure to share with all of you our listeners this special episode which was recorded live at the third annual Jackson Hole Forum, which we hosted this past July. We had four notable speakers on this first panel and I moderated the conversation. The main theme for the panel was The Investors Perspective on AI and Technology. Many of the questions came from audience members. For a bit of background, each year 30 participants are selected for the Jackson Hole Forum. Roughly half are leading growth investors while the other half are accomplished founders and CEOs. Many attendees were attending for their second or third time. In this discussion, I was joined by Corey LoPrete, Managing Director and Head of Private Equity Portfolio Management at GCM Grosvenor; Ashu Agrawal, Managing Director at TA Associates; Alex Fisher, Managing Director and Co-Head of Technology and Government at Madison Dearborn Partners; and Don Vu, AI and Data Advisor at ICONIQ Growth. Our conversation covered a broad set of topics from how they think about AI and the influence it has on the opportunities they pursue, to where the most disruption may happen, to pricing risk and exit multiples and beyond. We also talked about what it takes to build a world class investment firm. I am your host, RJ Lumba. We hope you enjoy the show. If you like the episode, click to follow.

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  Episode #264

  FinTech Value Creation: Corsair Capital's Alex Venino and Spencer Miles

  Aug 12, 202627 min

  In this episode, we speak with Alex Venino, Managing Director, and Spencer Miles, Technology Operating Partner, at Corsair Capital, a specialist investment firm with approximately $14.6 billion invested across Buyouts and Infrastructure. Founded as a J.P. Morgan private equity practice in 1992 before becoming an independent, partner-owned firm in 2006, Corsair specializes in control buyouts in the payments, software, and business services sectors, alongside value-added infrastructure investments. Alex joined Corsair in 2018 and is a member of the firm's Investment Team, serving on the boards of portfolio companies Spring Venture Group and HungerRush. Spencer works closely with portfolio companies on technology transformation, AI adoption, and operational value creation, drawing on more than 25 years of software engineering and technology leadership experience. I am your host, RJ Lumba. We hope you enjoy the show. If you like the episode, click to follow.

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  Episode #263

  AI Value Creation in Growth Equity: Bregal Milestone's Jan Bruennler and Visar Shabi

  Jun 24, 202621 min

  In this episode, we speak with Jan Bruennler, Managing Partner, and Visar Shabi, Portfolio CTO at Bregal Milestone, a leading European growth equity firm investing in fast-growing, mission-critical software businesses across Europe. With approximately €1.7 billion of capital and more than 55 investments completed since inception, Bregal Milestone provides growth capital and operational support to help build market-leading software companies. The firm is part of Bregal Investments, a leading global investment platform with over €19 billion in assets under management. As software companies navigate a rapidly evolving technology landscape, Jan and Visar discuss Bregal Milestone's approach to value creation, including how the firm supports portfolio companies through technology, product, and AI expertise. Prior to founding Bregal Milestone, Jan held investment roles at Makuria Investment Management, Sculptor Capital, and Goldman Sachs. As Portfolio CTO, Visar works closely with portfolio companies on technology, product, and AI strategy, drawing on prior experience at Bain & Company and Brainlabs. Bregal Milestone was recognized as a Top Growth Equity Firm of 2025 and Top Private Equity Firm of 2025 by GrowthCap. I am your host, RJ Lumba. We hope you enjoy the show. If you like the episode, click to follow.

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  Episode #261

  Bespoke Capital for Growth Companies: Sixth Street Growth’s Mike McGinn

  May 28, 202619 minS0

  <p>In this episode, we speak with Mike McGinn, Partner and Co-Head of Growth at Sixth Street.  He is based in New York and focuses on private investments in growth-oriented companies.</p> <p>Sixth Street Growth provides growth equity and bespoke capital solutions to mid- and late-stage technology companies. It is the dedicated growth investing platform of Sixth Street, a leading global investment firm with over $130 billion in assets under management and committed capital. Through its Growth strategy, Sixth Street has invested over $13 billion in more than 90 companies.</p> <p>Prior to Sixth Street, Mike was a Managing Director in A...

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