Level 5 Capital Partners Invests $20M in GoDog

Digital Fuel Capital Acquires Majority Stake in PuppySpot

October 26, 2022

E-Commerce

Digital Fuel Capital, a private equity firm focused on e-commerce, announced a majority investment in PuppySpot, the leading online puppy placement marketplace. The investment will support PuppySpot’s next phase of growth by investing in performance marketing, technology and marketplace capabilities to expand its consumer-facing platform.

Garnett Station Partners Invests in Woof Gang Bakery & Grooming

June 16, 2022

Retail

Garnett Station Partners, a New York-based principal investment firm, announced a growth investment in Woof Gang Bakery & Grooming to provide capital and operational resources to accelerate the brand’s franchise expansion. Woof Gang, founded in 2007, operates as a franchisor of pet grooming and specialty retail with more than 200 locations and $125+ million of run-rate system sales.

NewSpring Invests Growth Capital in Central Bark

December 14, 2021

Retail

NewSpring’s franchise-focused strategy, NewSpring Franchise, made a growth equity investment in Central Bark to accelerate the dog daycare brand’s franchise expansion and strengthen its infrastructure. Central Bark’s founders will remain involved in operations as the company uses proceeds to fuel geographic expansion, franchise development, and investments in technology and operations.

3GP Capital Acquires Blue Dog Designs

May 4, 2022

Consumer Products

Toronto-based investment firm 3GP Capital has acquired Denver-based Blue Dog Designs, the maker of the patented Help'EmUp full-body dog harness. The Zimmermans (founders) sold the business to secure capital and resources to scale distribution across D2C and B2B channels and support future growth.

Level 5 Capital Partners Invests $8M in Restore Hyper Wellness + Cryotherapy

June 24, 2020

Healthcare Services

Level 5 Capital Partners made an $8 million growth investment in Restore Hyper Wellness + Cryotherapy to accelerate the company's national and international expansion and fund innovation across services and Restore Labs. As part of the transaction, Level 5's Chris Kenny will join Restore's board; Restore has grown rapidly (surpassing 50 locations) and plans to scale further through franchising and new formats.

H.I.G. Growth Partners Invests in Passport Labs (Series D)

December 16, 2019

Cloud & SaaS

H.I.G. Growth Partners has invested in Passport Labs as part of the company's $65 million Series D growth financing to support expansion of its mobility management platform. The capital will be used to grow Passport's software and ecosystem—enabling broader digital parking payments and new partnerships—across cities, universities and transit agencies.