Level Equity Invests in Upshop; Prairie Capital Retains Minority Stake
February 13, 2024
Level Equity has made a growth investment in Upshop, recapitalizing the business previously majority‑owned by Prairie Capital while Prairie and Upshop management retain significant ownership. Upshop is a SaaS store‑operations and omnichannel platform serving food retailers (150+ retailers and 30,000 stores); the investment will accelerate product innovation, technology investment, and the company’s total‑store operations strategy.
- Buyers
- Level Equity
- Targets
- Upshop
- Sellers
- Prairie Capital
- Industry
- Cloud & SaaS
- Location
- Texas, United States
- Transaction Type
- Recapitalization
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