# Evan Ufer

> Evan Ufer is a Series D investor at Plymouth Growth (Ann Arbor) backing Software and SaaS. See 14 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Plymouth Growth](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/plymouth-growth)
- Location: Ann Arbor, United States
- Total investments: 14
- Last investment: Jan 2023
- Lead investor: 86%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/evan-ufer-61816413

Evan Ufer is a Series D investor at Plymouth Growth in Ann Arbor focused on Software and SaaS. Evan joined Plymouth Ventures after nearly 10 years of experience in private equity and corporate M&A. Prior to joining Plymouth, Evan was a Vice President at Quilvest Private Equity and was based in the New York office. He was focused on evaluating and executing direct private equity investments – primarily buyouts, recapitalizations andgrowth equity – in multiple industries, such as software, telecommunications and manufacturing.Prior to joining Quilvest, Evan worked in real estate private equity for The Carlyle Group’s senior housing division, Carlyle Senior Housing. Before Carlyle, Evan worked at Sunrise Senior Living where he focused on acquisitions, joint ventures and business development. Evan began his career as an architect at SmithGroup, one of the oldest and largest architecture and engineering firms in the U.S.Evan earned his Bachelor of Science in Architecture from The University of Virginia, graduating with High Honors, and his MBA from The University of Chicago Booth School of Business, also with High Honors. He is married and lives in Ann Arbor with his wife and daughter.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 5 | 36% |
| SaaS | 3 | 21% |
| Information Technology | 2 | 14% |
| CRM | 1 | 7% |
| Video | 1 | 7% |

23 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series D | 3 | 21% |
| Series A | 2 | 14% |
| Series B | 1 | 7% |
| Series C | 1 | 7% |
| Series E | 1 | 7% |

8 stages tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Forj | Forj is a virtual event platform for professional membership groups and associations. | $15M | Series A | Jan 04, 2023 |  |
| Forj | Forj is a virtual event platform for professional membership groups and associations. | $15M |  | Dec 22, 2022 |  |
| Wellspring | Wellspring Worldwide unifies the process of discovery for organizations that transform knowledge into innovation. Its software products, Sophia, Flintbox, and Zeto manage every step of the Knowledge Supply Chain, enabling leading companies, hospitals, and universities to harness their network of intellectual assets for competitive advantage.Itwas founded in 2003 and headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. |  | Private Equity | Jul 14, 2022 |  |
| Able (formerly EmployStream) | EmployStream is a hiring workflow automation software platform for staffing companies and other high-volume employers. It also creates high-quality, user-friendly for high-volume employers that automates the hiring and onboarding process for employers. The platform eliminates costly mistakes and delays allowing companies to hire up to 90% fasterand at half the cost.The company provides an online hiring platform which offers different features such as paper onboarding, real-time alerting, online application, background checks, applicant pre & interview screening, and verification.EmployStream was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Cleveland Ohio, USA. | $7M | Series B | Feb 10, 2020 |  |
| Able (formerly EmployStream) | EmployStream is a hiring workflow automation software platform for staffing companies and other high-volume employers. It also creates high-quality, user-friendly for high-volume employers that automates the hiring and onboarding process for employers. The platform eliminates costly mistakes and delays allowing companies to hire up to 90% fasterand at half the cost.The company provides an online hiring platform which offers different features such as paper onboarding, real-time alerting, online application, background checks, applicant pre & interview screening, and verification.EmployStream was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Cleveland Ohio, USA. | $7M | Series B | Feb 10, 2020 |  |
| Montage | Montage is the single solution to engage, interview, and hire better candidates, faster. The company partners with many of the world’s most well-respected brands, including 100 of the Fortune 500, to create the high-tech, high-touch hiring experience the modern candidate expects. As the pioneer of purpose-built video interviewing, its proprietarytechnology integrates seamlessly with enterprise needs for reliability, scalability, compliance, and security.Montage is committed to market-driven innovation, incorporating applicable science, and data in its solutions to speed the process and improve the predictability of talent acquisition. Its commitment to superior client service and support is unique in the industry. The company helps each and every client at every stage of our partnership because we sincerely want them to succeed – and believe in building relationships for the long term.A privately held company, Montage is headquartered in Wisconsin. | $8M | Series D | Sep 07, 2017 |  |
| Montage | Montage is the single solution to engage, interview, and hire better candidates, faster. The company partners with many of the world’s most well-respected brands, including 100 of the Fortune 500, to create the high-tech, high-touch hiring experience the modern candidate expects. As the pioneer of purpose-built video interviewing, its proprietarytechnology integrates seamlessly with enterprise needs for reliability, scalability, compliance, and security.Montage is committed to market-driven innovation, incorporating applicable science, and data in its solutions to speed the process and improve the predictability of talent acquisition. Its commitment to superior client service and support is unique in the industry. The company helps each and every client at every stage of our partnership because we sincerely want them to succeed – and believe in building relationships for the long term.A privately held company, Montage is headquartered in Wisconsin. | $8M | Series D | Sep 07, 2017 |  |
| InContext Solutions | InContext Solutions is the global leader in scalable web-based virtual reality (VR) shopping and retail solutions, allowing manufacturers and retailers to simulate real in-store shopping situations to ideate, evaluate and activate all types of merchandising, display, layout and other in-store shopping experiences within a VR store environment. Useof InContext’s ShopperMX™ platform delivers substantial cost savings and reduces capital expenditures by allowing clients to test and evaluate ideas in the VR store environment—as opposed to doing so in physical stores—while reducing competitive visibility.Founded in 2009, we provide a unique, in-depth perspective on what consumers see on the shelf, how this drives their purchase behavior, and why. With custom virtual reality research and ShopperMX™—the world’s first cloud-based virtual reality simulation and shopper insights platform that enables users to create and manipulate 3D simulations of shopper experiences and retail environments—InContext Solutions provides the data and insights needed to make faster, smarter and more profitable business decisions.We show clients how their ideas will play out in the real world—before they invest. From ideation of new in-store concepts, to evaluation with test shoppers, to activation in the market, our goal is to give clients confidence in their ideas so they can create winning in-store ideas and make smart business decisions. It’s hindsight, upfront. | $15.2M | Series F | Oct 24, 2016 |  |
| ClearObject | ClearObject is an IoT Systems Innovator, helping the world’s best companies connect their bold ideas to the Internet of Things. They bring their years of experience, their team of experts and their coalition of leading partners together to make your IoT solutions a reality.ClearObject leverages the combined power of our own experts and ourpartners to provide world class IoT services. ClearObject aims to be a leader in the internet of everything. We provide clear pathways to our customer’s IoT objectives and their data. With a philosophy of creating connections, the company focuses on helping clients build intelligence into their products and then gain valuable intelligence about them.Based in the Nickel Plate area of Fisher, Indiana, ClearObject seeks to design customized connected solutions for every client, regardless of scale. Utilizing its certification as a certified IBM Watson IoT partner and Google Cloud Platform partner, it can bring current tools and strategies to every client’s table while also providing unique data analysis and explanations about what the information means.The company’s customer-led approach provides clients access to a variety of expertise, including an entire Product Team-as-a-Service. This means every client can tap into a wide range of disciplines and skills, including engineering, analytics, machine learning, AI, app design and more.ClearObject was founded in 2010, the first company to offer Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) and virtual private cloud delivery of IBM software.Over the years, it has earned a variety of local, state and national honors, including being chosen by Inc magazine as the fastest growing IT services firm in the state of Indiana, and a TechPoint MiraAward for Scale-up Company of the Year, in the $5 million to $20 million category.In 2017, it was rebranded as ClearObject. Part of its new corporate identity went beyond cloud computing to a greater focus on helping clients with Internet of Things solutions.Two years later, Egis Capital Partners and ABS Capital Partners acquired a majority interest in ClearObject, a partnership which presented the company with more efficiency and organization, technology industry knowledge and expertise, as well as improved equity to help it better reach its global goals.It recently added a Digital Products business unit which will improve its ability to collaborate with clients and guide them in their complete digital transformations. For more information visit clearobject.com | $9M | Series E | Apr 06, 2016 |  |
| Nutshell | Nutshell is a modern CRM that makes it easy for businesses to manage their customers and sales. Nutshell includes Google apps integration, native iPhone and Android applications, and powerful sales reporting — all wrapped in elegant, thoughtful design. Nutshell was launched in 2010 and is based in Ann Arbor, Michigan. |  | Series A | Aug 13, 2015 |  |

10 of 14 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Plymouth Growth](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/plymouth-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 8 deals together
- [Baird Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/baird-capital) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Beringea](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/beringea) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [GCI](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gci) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [JumpStart Inc.](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jumpstartinc) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Plymouth Growth](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/plymouth-growth) — VC Fund, 4 deals together

## About Plymouth Growth

VC Fund · Ann Arbor, United States

Plymouth Growth invests in mid-continent B2B software and technology companies – with $3MM to $10MM in revenue, proven business models, and strong teams – that are ready to scale. The Plymouth team brings decades of experience as operators, advisors, and investors, and understands that while metrics matter, it’s people that are critical to growth.We look beyond the numbers to understand businesses, teams, and cultures, and we seek to partner with entrepreneurs that have accomplished a lot with a little. Based in Ann Arbor, MI and actively investing out of its fifth fund, Plymouth Growth helps teams achieve smart, proven growth. For more information on Plymouth and its investments, please visit www.plymouthgp.com.

5 contacts available at Plymouth Growth.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Alison Todak | Director of Platform | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alison-today |
| Alison Todak | Director of Platform | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alison-todak |
| Brook Critchfield | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/brook-critchfield |
| Evan Ufer | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/evan-ufer |
| Jeff Barry | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jeff-barry |

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## FAQ

### What does Evan Ufer invest in?

Evan Ufer invests primarily in Software, SaaS and Information Technology startups, most often at Series D and Series A stage. Most of the 14 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Evan Ufer last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Evan Ufer closed in Jan 2023. Shizune tracks 14 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

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