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Our Private Capital Advisory group is the core of our business and we deliver a comprehensive suite of liquidity and secondary market solutions for fund managers (GPs) and institutional investors (LPs), with a focus on private equity and venture capital secondaries. The team also advises across adjacent asset classes including private credit, real estate, and hedge funds, leveraging decades of experience gained at leading global investment banks and investment managers. Our team has completed more than $3 billion in private market secondary transactions in various asset classes. In addition to our Private Capital Advisory platform, Paragon Equity actively invests internal capital across early to late-stage venture opportunities, backing category-defining companies that transform industries and asset classes. We invest in founders and visionaries reshaping industries and transforming the future of technology, business, and capital. 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As we continue to grow the Paragon ecosystem, our focus remains on building lasting partnerships with like-minded founders, fund managers, and investors, bonded by a commitment to scalable solutions and long-term successful relationships. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62d9be733f92024f7437442a/1660160698125-FIMG2PF4B2GHWKFCEYAU/TickPick_logo.svg.png Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62d9be733f92024f7437442a/1660160697456-JRA45IOOAWU7FKODQ7JC/Airbnb_Logo_Be%CC%81lo.svg.png Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62d9be733f92024f7437442a/1660160697436-9QSTGIU31ZVA7QFNHXYK/a5d021_7ae9d42d96a842d59bd7abe90e8734e0%7Emv2.png Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62d9be733f92024f7437442a/1660160698086-ZJDEHKFIRH6IOX128JN8/Spotify_Logo_CMYK_Green.png Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62d9be733f92024f7437442a/1762191289106-G5L5C7GJKBEJR0NCHQAH/drop-logo-black.webp Home https://paragonep.com/approach daily 0.75 2024-05-06 https://paragonep.com/primary-fundraising daily 0.75 2023-12-29 https://paragonep.com/leadership daily 0.75 2025-11-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62d9be733f92024f7437442a/49825e96-2c9f-45d2-996b-988d4bde26f6/Jabez+Dewey Leadership - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://paragonep.com/firm-overview daily 0.75 2023-08-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62d9be733f92024f7437442a/4a996bda-69f1-4eac-8a17-70ef637433f1/IMG_1850.jpeg Firm Overview - Behind The Name "Paragon" is defined as a model of excellence and that is what we have set out to accomplish at Paragon Equity Partners. Our mission revolves around openness, collaboration, and maintaining strong relationships with our clients, partners, and investors. It is our belief that we have an inherent obligation to help others succeed in whatever way possible. Rooted in the belief of collective growth, we cultivate relationships, champion progress, and shape a future where success is shared and celebrated. 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Klarna is funded by some of the most sought-after VC capital globally with investors such as BlackRock, Sequoia Capital, Silver Lake Partners, Vista Equity Partners, General Atlantic, Dragoneer Investment Group and Visa to name a few. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62d9be733f92024f7437442a/5b9b1250-2002-4003-aa99-c369c130bbcb/Drop+Logo_500px.png Portfolio - Make it stand out Drop | Pre-Seed Investor, Drop, 2024 Drop is a next-generation fintech company creating a seamless alternative to smartphones and plastic cards through its tap-to-pay wearable bands. The easy to use device and app enables payments, peer-to-peer transfers, and essential identity functions with a single tap. The band is also geared to helping kids aged 7–14 stay off phones and social media for longer. Paragon Equity led and fully funded the pre-seed round alongside the founders to build and launch the brand and product. The investment reflects our conviction in the founders and Drop’s potential to redefine how individuals and communities transact, connect, and engage. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62d9be733f92024f7437442a/e1837bd2-5c40-4779-8cda-04df9baf1f89/LifeLens.png Portfolio - Make it stand out LifeLens | Series A Investor, 2021 LifeLens Technology is a biotechnology company that leads in innovative next generation treatment devices for personal health monitoring. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62d9be733f92024f7437442a/4474f9b2-94f2-4d30-878b-68d7334bb071/Cormint.png Portfolio - Make it stand out Cormint | Series A, 2021 + B, 2024 Cormint is a crypto mining operation based in Texas. It has grown from humble beginnings of GPU mining in a garage in 2017 to 500MW of ASIC capacity in Texas in 2021. Cormint has built and operated mining facilities containing over 5000 GPUs and ASICs throughout its 4 year history. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62d9be733f92024f7437442a/d3ebf31b-1e14-43a8-8678-9d76cb446181/Spotify.png Portfolio - Make it stand out Spotify | Pre IPO Investor, 2015 Spotify is a proprietary Swedish audio streaming and media services provider founded on 23 April 2006 by Daniel Ek and Martin Lorentzon. It is one of the largest music streaming service providers, with over 422 million monthly active users, including 182 million paying subscribers, as of March 2022. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62d9be733f92024f7437442a/3a34b577-0d03-414d-9d3d-57e635b9da69/MountainFlow.png Portfolio - Make it stand out MountainFlow | Seed & Series A Investor, 2018 MountainFLOW eco-wax provides a simple and eco-friendly way to improve the skiing & bike experience. MountainFLOW is based in Aspen Colorado and make products like plant-based ski wax versus other brands which are petroleum based. Several Olympians ride on MountainFLOW wax which speaks to the performance and eco-friendly nature. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62d9be733f92024f7437442a/a1e6e5d9-09f6-4f05-b186-cdcb27ec5551/Airbnb.png Portfolio - Make it stand out Airbnb | Pre IPO Investor, 2019 Airbnb, Inc. is an American company that operates an online marketplace for lodging, primarily homestays for vacation rentals, and tourism activities. Based in San Francisco, California, the platform is accessible via website and mobile app. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62d9be733f92024f7437442a/f10c075c-3589-4561-86a3-019a4e461a67/Plantir.png Portfolio - Make it stand out Palantir | Pre IPO Investor, 2015 Palantir Technologies is a public American software company that specializes in big data analytics. 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Celestia has received investments and support from Bain Capital Crypto, Polychain Capital, Galaxy, Blockchain Capital, Maven 11, & Spartan Group to name a few. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62d9be733f92024f7437442a/d5c871f2-b66f-426e-b5cb-627ff03e6f39/Asset+12.png Portfolio - Make it stand out OnPoint Surgical | Series C, 2024 OnPoint Surgical is revolutionizing orthopedic and neurosurgical spinal procedures with an Augmented Reality (AR) platform technology that superimposes virtual surgical guides and virtual spinal implants onto the surgeon’s visual field using see-through optical head-mounted displays. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62d9be733f92024f7437442a/709bca08-45af-4aaf-8910-64475fe720d5/AIrtable+Logo.png Portfolio - Make it stand out Airtable | VC Secondary, 2024 Airtable is a low-code platform for building collaborative applications. 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