# Croft & Bender

> Croft & Bender is a VC fund in Atlanta backing SaaS and Internet. See 8 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Atlanta, United States
- Total investments: 8
- Last investment: May 2021
- Lead investor: 13%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/croft-&-bender/
- Website: http://www.croft-bender.com/

Croft & Bender is a VC fund in Atlanta focused on SaaS and Internet. Since 1996, Croft & Bender has provided superior M&A, capital raising, and financial advisory services to middle market and emerging growth companies.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| SaaS | 3 | 38% |
| Internet | 2 | 25% |
| Software | 2 | 25% |
| Human Resources | 2 | 25% |
| Sales | 1 | 13% |

24 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 4 | 50% |
| Series B | 2 | 25% |
| Series E | 1 | 13% |
| Debt Financing | 1 | 13% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Andrew T. Allred | Analyst | 0 | — |
| Daniel G. Lowenthal | Senior Analyst | 0 | — |
| Edward S. Croft | Managing Director | 0 | — |
| Erik M. Zalenski | Director | 0 | — |
| Frank H. "Bo" Briggs | Managing Director | 0 | — |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Crayon | Crayon is the competitive intelligence backbone that enables mid-market and enterprise businesses to see and seize opportunities and create sustainable advantages in their markets. Hundreds of organizations use Crayon to capture sharp insights that can be easily accessed and acted on to drive broad, measurable and meaningful impact.Crayon wasfounded in 2014 and is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. | $22M | Series B | May 04, 2021 |  |
| Gro Solutions | Gro Solutions exists to enhance the customer acquisition process for banks and credit unions. Our goal is to increase the number of customers you have as well as the account portfolio of your current base.Our flagship product, Gro Account Opening utilizes the best of the mobile world allowing your organization to on-board the Digital nativeeasier and in less time. Whether online, on the go or at the branch, your organization can open and fund new accounts in the less than 4 minutes. | $4.3M | Series A | Mar 20, 2017 |  |
| PeopleMatter | PeopleMatter, a workforce management platform designed to fit the specific needs of service-industry brands was acquired by Snagajob in June 2016. | $16M | Series E | Oct 28, 2013 |  |
| REACH Health | REACH Health is a healthcare technology company that specializes in telemedicine solutions. Its technology overcomes traditional obstacles of time & distance to connect specialty physicians and patients for live consultations using comprehensive patient data in tandem with real‐time audio/video interaction.It was founded in 2006 andheadquartered in Alpharetta, Georgia. |  | Debt Financing | Jun 27, 2013 |  |
| PeopleMatter | PeopleMatter, a workforce management platform designed to fit the specific needs of service-industry brands was acquired by Snagajob in June 2016. | $7M | Series A | Dec 01, 2009 |  |
| Snagajob | Snagajob is the platform for hourly work with 100 million registered hourly workers and 470,000 employer locations nationwide. With Snagajob, hourly workers find work more easily and employers staff up faster, hire smarter and keep shifts filled. Snagajob's platform for jobs and shifts allows people to land the right work while ensuringemployers find the right workers when and where they need them.Snagajob was founded in 1999 and is based in Glen Allen, Virginia, United States. | $5M | Series B | Feb 05, 2008 |  |
| Snagajob | Snagajob is the platform for hourly work with 100 million registered hourly workers and 470,000 employer locations nationwide. With Snagajob, hourly workers find work more easily and employers staff up faster, hire smarter and keep shifts filled. Snagajob's platform for jobs and shifts allows people to land the right work while ensuringemployers find the right workers when and where they need them.Snagajob was founded in 1999 and is based in Glen Allen, Virginia, United States. | $9M | Series A | Jul 26, 2006 |  |
| SPI Dynamics | SPI Dynamics Incorporated provides Web application security products and services. Its Website security products include Assessment Management Platform, which enables organizations to perform automated Website security assessments; and WebInspect, a Web application security assessment tool, which ensures the security of critical information byidentifying known and unknown vulnerabilities in the Web application layer. | $2.5M | Series A | Jan 22, 2002 |  |

8 of 8 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Baird Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/baird-capital) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Adams Street Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/adams-street-partners) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Bedrock](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bedrock-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [BIP Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/buckhead-investment-partners) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Harbert Growth Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/harbert-growth-partners) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Intersouth Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/intersouth-partners) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Croft & Bender invest in?

Croft & Bender invests primarily in SaaS, Internet and Software startups, most often at Series A and Series B stage. Most of the 8 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Croft & Bender?

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### Who are the partners at Croft & Bender?

The team at Croft & Bender includes Andrew T. Allred (Analyst), Daniel G. Lowenthal (Senior Analyst) and Edward S. Croft (Managing Director), among 8 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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