Stage 2 Capital is a venture capital firm that combines traditional investment with go-to-market expertise, backed by a limited partner base of executives from unicorns and Fortune 500 companies. The firm invests in business-to-business software and marketplaces at the seed and Series A stages.
Jay serves as co-founder and managing partner at Stage 2 Capital. He also holds board seats at several companies including PerchPeek, Vouch, and Gigpro.
Mark co-founded Stage 2 Capital, serves as a senior lecturer at Harvard Business School, and previously led sales at HubSpot. He is also the author of two books.
The pre-series b round was led by Samaipata and Stage 2 Capital to support client acquisition and technology development.
"With the cost of failed hires estimated to be three times their annual salary, Veremark’s efficient solution to background screening is helping businesses make fully informed hiring decisions. Despite a global slow down in recruitment, the company has continued to deliver exceptional growth due to the value it brings to customers. We are excited to continue backing Veremark’s remarkable growth journey as it continues to redefine workplace compliance and screening."
The funding round was led by Stage 2 Capital to support product development and go-to-market expansion.
"The funds will be instrumental in further enhancing our Integration and data visualisation capabilities, allowing us to meet the complex data integration needs of modern enterprises across various industries."
The Series A round was led by Stage 2 Capital with participation from Samaipata and existing investors.
"Effective pre-employment screening and candidate vetting are critical considerations for business operations, compliance, and risk management. Yet, around the world, these processes are highly manual and often delayed, inaccurate, or incomplete."
The Series A round was co-led by Stage 2 Capital and AlbionVC to expand technical capabilities and international reach.
"Relocating is a messy amalgamation of 20-30 different processes that create a super stressful process during what should be one of the most exciting moments in someone’s life. There are support packages on the market to streamline relocation but these are often inflexible and expensive, costing companies thousands of pounds, and usually only available for those at the top of the company. By bringing all the processes into one platform, with great support at accessible price points, we help both the relocating employee with their move but also their employer provide a high value employee benefit."
The financing round was led by Stage 2 Capital and includes debt capital to fund further educational content.
"The go-to-market ecosystem has needed this solution for a long time. Internal learning and enablement resources are scrambling to equip their new hires with the same core sales, marketing, and customer success skills, and constantly reinventing the wheel from company to company,"
