Essex Bay Capital Makes Growth Investment in STRIVE
August 30, 2022
Essex Bay Capital has made a growth investment in STRIVE, a mobile and web-based employee experience SaaS that serves small and medium-sized employers and brokers. The capital will fund product enhancements, customer success, sales and marketing expansion, and support STRIVE's inorganic growth plans; Hennepin Partners served as exclusive financial advisor to STRIVE.
- Buyers
- Essex Bay Capital
- Targets
- STRIVE
- Industry
- Cloud & SaaS
- Location
- Colorado, United States
- Transaction Type
- Growth capital
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