# Parris Boyd

> Parris Boyd is a private equity investor at The Firmament Group backing Medical. See 5 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Oct…

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [The Firmament Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/the-firmament-group)
- Location: Los Angeles, United States
- Total investments: 5
- Last investment: Sep 2022
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Oct 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/parris-boyd-b7563712/

Parris Boyd is a private equity investor at The Firmament Group in Los Angeles focused on Medical and Health Care. Parris Boyd

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Medical | 2 | 40% |
| Health Care | 2 | 40% |
| Pet | 1 | 20% |
| Dental | 1 | 20% |
| Hospital | 1 | 20% |

12 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Private Equity | 4 | 80% |
| Debt Financing | 1 | 20% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Vision Integrated Partners | Vision Integrated Partners is a medical practice and ambulatory surgery center management company. |  | Private Equity | Sep 28, 2022 | https://vipus.com |
| GPS Dental | GPS Dental is a Dental Service Organization that provides care to communities through philanthropic service. Guided Practice Solutions is a Dental Service Organization founded in 2015 by Dr. Hunter Smith and Dr. William Little. GPS Dental currently supports 17 dental locations across Arkansas, Tennessee, and Indiana. We offer a variety ofmanagement services from our administrative headquarters in Jonesboro, Arkansas, in addition to Affiliation and Partner Ownership opportunities for Dentists across the United States. |  | Private Equity | Jan 05, 2021 | https://www.gpsdds.com/ |
| Vision Integrated Partners | Vision Integrated Partners (VIP) is a practice acquisition and management company, backed by The Firmament Group. We partner with leading Ophthalmologists to help them realize the value of their hard work to develop the practice. Once an acquisition is complete we focus on developing and funding, customized growth strategies with our physicianpartners to maximize the future of the practice. We also provide administrative support including finance and accounting, HR and benefits, staff recruitment and training as well as ASC development. Our goal is to enable the physicians to focus on patient care with the assurance that their practice is running efficiently. We strive to provide the best experience for our physician while providing leadership and a great work environment for the practice team. |  | Private Equity | May 23, 2018 | https://vip-us.net/ |
| Destination Pet | Destination Pet is a leading provider of a broad array of pet care services. They focused on the acquisition and buildout of top-quality pet facilities to provide pet owners with superior care by utilizing a one-stop location that includes boarding, daycare, grooming, training, and veterinary services. Opus Equity Partners will partner with anexperienced team led by Shane Kelly, an executive with several decades of pet care and veterinary experience, to carry out a national expansion strategy. |  | Private Equity | Oct 19, 2017 | https://www.destination.pet/ |

4 of 5 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- Opus Equity Partners — VC Fund, 2 deals together

## About The Firmament Group

VC Fund · New York, United States

Established in 2012, The Firmament Group, formerly known as McLarty Capital Partners, provides tailored debt and equity capital solutions to small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Firmament is a value-added partner to entrepreneurs, management teams and business owners and provides solutions by deploying versatile capital in a user-friendlyway. Firmament seeks both senior and junior debt capital opportunities including unitranche, second lien and mezzanine debt, and also provides equity capital structured as either preferred or common equity. Firmament is focused on turning small business into big business.

5 contacts available at The Firmament Group.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Franklin McLarty | Co-Founder & Chairman | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/franklin-mclarty |
| Green Campbell | Vice President | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/green-campbell-2505 |
| Tedmond Wong | Principal | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tedmond-wong |
| Christopher Smith | Founding Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/christopher-smith-855f |
| Parris Boyd | Principal | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/parris-boyd-8f8b |

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## FAQ

### What does Parris Boyd invest in?

Parris Boyd invests primarily in Medical, Health Care and Pet startups, most often at Private Equity and Debt Financing stage. Most of the 5 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 Parris Boyd?

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### When did Parris Boyd last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Parris Boyd closed in Sep 2022. Shizune tracks 5 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?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Oct 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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