# Jerome Hershey

> Jerome Hershey is a private equity investor at FTV Capital backing FinTech. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [FTV Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ftv-capital)
- Location: New York, United States
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Aug 2025
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeromehershey
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/JeromeHershey
- Website: https://x.com/JeromeHershey

Jerome Hershey is a private equity investor at FTV Capital in New York focused on FinTech and Software. Jerome Hershey is based out of New York, New York and currently works as a Investor for FTV Capital. Jerome previously worked at OnDeck as a Head Of Corporate & Business Development. Jerome Hershey attended the The Wharton School.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| FinTech | 1 | 33% |
| Software | 1 | 33% |
| Logistics | 1 | 33% |
| Employment | 1 | 33% |
| Outsourcing | 1 | 33% |

10 industries tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 2 | 67% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Highway | Highway provides software solutions to identify and verify the actual carriers hauling freight, aiming to reduce fraud and enhance digital bookings. The platform integrates with various systems to streamline logistics and improve transparency in the transportation industry. Highway's services include carrier verification, fraud prevention, anddigital booking optimization, making it a valuable tool for logistics and freight management companies. |  | Private Equity | Aug 20, 2025 |  |
| Lean Staffing Solutions | Lean Staffing Solutions is an employment agency providing staffing services for various companies. The agency main market is the Logistics and Transportation Industry. They deliver U.S. based companies the infrastructure, support, and staff near shore by opening a satellite workplace within their facilities. The service allows its customers to havetotal control over their employees overseas with Top of the line technology.Lean Staffing Solutions provides educated, motivated, and reliable bi-lingual employees that are fully trained and prepared in Domestic Transportation and Administrative Functions. The company's mission is to be A specialized source of human resources fo our clients in the U.S., providing them with bilingual and qualified personnel for the development and implementation of their projects and operations from the cities of Barranquilla, Bogota, and Cartagena.Lean Staffing Solutions was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in Coral Springs, FL, USA. | $42.5M | Private Equity |  |  |
| Liberis | Liberis is a business financial services provider that aims to improve small businesses' access to finance. It delivers finance solutions directly to small businesses and provides a scalable, finance platform for partners to help them build more valuable relationships with their small business customers. Since its founding, Liberis has helpedover 10,000 small businesses worldwide, providing them with over £300m in funding and supporting 82,000 jobs.It was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in London, England. | $41.9M | Private Equity |  |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Lead Edge Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lead-edge-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About FTV Capital

VC Fund · San Francisco, United States

FTV Capital is a growth equity investment firm that has raised over $1.8 billion since its inception to invest in high-growth companies offering a range of innovative solutions in three sectors: enterprise solutions, financial services, and payments/transaction processing. FTV’s experienced team leverages its domain expertise and proven trackrecord in each of these sectors to help motivated management teams accelerate growth. FTV also provides companies with access to its Global Partner Network, a group of the world’s leading enterprises and executives who have helped FTV portfolio companies for more than a decade. Founded in 1998, FTV Capital has invested in 86 portfolio companies and has offices in San Francisco and New York.

5 contacts available at FTV Capital.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Alex Malvone | Principal | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alex-malvone |
| Brent Fierro | Partner | — |
| Chris Winship | Senior Advisor | — |
| Jerome Hershey | Investor | — |
| Justin Levine | Senior Associate | — |

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## FAQ

### What does Jerome Hershey invest in?

Jerome Hershey invests primarily in FinTech, Software and Logistics startups, most often at Private Equity stage. Most of the 3 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 Jerome Hershey?

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### When did Jerome Hershey last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Jerome Hershey closed in Aug 2025. Shizune tracks 3 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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