# Plymouth Growth

> Plymouth Growth is a VC fund backing Software and Information Technology. See 55 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Ann Arbor, United States
- Total investments: 55
- Last investment: Dec 2022
- Lead investor: 60%
- Fund size: $40M
- Last fund: Jun 2017
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/3231762
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/PlymouthGP
- Website: http://plymouthgp.com/

Plymouth Growth is a VC fund in Ann Arbor focused on Software and Information Technology. 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.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 16 | 29% |
| Information Technology | 10 | 18% |
| Enterprise Software | 7 | 13% |
| SaaS | 6 | 11% |
| Manufacturing | 4 | 7% |

81 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 12 | 22% |
| Funding Round | 9 | 16% |
| Series B | 8 | 15% |
| Debt Financing | 7 | 13% |
| Series D | 5 | 9% |

11 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 32 | 58% |
| Canada | 1 | 2% |
| Australia | 1 | 2% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Alison Todak | Director of Platform | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alison-today |
| Chris Frick | Chief Financial Officer | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/chris-frick |
| Ian Bund | Co-Founder & Partner | 4 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ian-bund |
| Mark Horne | Partner | 14 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mark-horne |
| Alison Todak | Director of Platform | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alison-todak |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Forj | Forj is a virtual event platform for professional membership groups and associations. | $15M |  | Dec 22, 2022 |  |
| CloseSimple | CloseSimple offers directly from the present title production software, automated communications are sent. It helps title companies look while saving 60 to 90 minutes every closing. Throughout the closing process, it keeps buyers, sellers, real estate agents, and lenders informed. |  | Private Equity | Dec 08, 2022 |  |
| Deck Commerce | Deck Commerce is a leading order management system (OMS) built for enterprise retailers. Our platform powers omnichannel commerce by centralizing and automating order processing across eCommerce, stores, and marketplaces. With plug-in integrations, modular OMS Centers, and real-time orchestration, Deck Commerce enables brands to deliver seamlesscustomer experiences, reduce cancellations, and scale efficiently. Trusted by top brands like New Balance, Yankee Candle, and Saje Wellness. | $7.8M | Series A | Oct 12, 2021 |  |
| Algo | AI isn’t like other tools. It’s an extension of the way we think. It can learn, and listen, and has the power to reshape the way people experience data. At Algo, we use technology to humanize how companies transform information into opportunity, breathing new life into our understanding of supply and demand, and giving retailers, distributors andmanufacturers a chance to achieve more for their organizations. |  | Venture - Series Unknown | Jul 20, 2021 |  |
| Sensei Labs | Sensei Labs creates data-driven digital workplace solutions that solve the challenges facing modern, high-growth companies. It helps people orchestrate work with ease, foster innovation, and support collaboration at scale. Conductor and Catalyst, its award-winning enterprise SaaS applications, are in use around the globe by some of the world'sbiggest companies.The company was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. | $6.5M | Series A | Jan 12, 2021 |  |
| 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 |  |
| MentorcliQ | MentorcliQ operates as a mentoring software solution that helps organizations launch, support, and grow high-impact employee mentoring programs. Its approach drives employee participation and satisfaction by engaging user experience and supporting training resources. MentorcliQ system makes it easy to manage multiple mentoring and talentdevelopment programs from a single place.It was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in Columbus, Ohio. | $6.3M |  | Jun 21, 2019 |  |
| 3BG Supply Co. | 3BG is a technology-enabled distributor of Industrial MRO products such as bearings, electric motors, sprockets, chain and numerous other product categories. Focused on operational excellence and digitizing to create a seamless, customer focused, omnichannel experience, 3BG is solving the 'decentralization'​ of product data that makes itdifficult to purchase products and identify application issues industry-wide. As a fast-moving digital player within the MRO Industry, 3BG offers best-in-class customer convenience and more price transparency. | $3.4M | Series A | Apr 17, 2019 |  |
| Allied Payment Network | Allied Payment Network Inc. was formed in August 2010 offering online bill payment service to financial institutions including banks and credit unions as well as directly to consumers. With over a thirty years of Bill Pay experience, fifty years of banking experience, a leader who was the CIO of a bank for ten years and is an expert in bankprotection; it is evident that Allied Payment Network is a company that ensures a high level of trust and credibility to all of its customers. Virtually all financial institutions offer bill payment service to their Internet banking customers; only a handful of bill payment companies in the business provide this type of service. The bill pay market is still relatively immature in adoption by online banking customers. It is Allied's goal to not only deliver simple and accurate bill pay services, but to also introduce these benefits to institutions in a cost-friendly manner that will help promote bill pay adoption and establish healthy relationships between these institutions' and their customers. | $4M |  | Jan 18, 2019 |  |
| PegEx | The PegEx Platform is a waste management platform ideally suited for waste generators, brokers, haulers, and disposal facilities. The PegEx cloud-based Platform allows you to gain liability control of your waste streams and jobs Anytime. Anywhere. | $4M | Series B | May 04, 2018 |  |

10 of 55 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Plymouth Growth](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/plymouth-growth) — VC Fund, 52 deals together
- [Beringea](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/beringea) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [HPA (Hyde Park Angels)](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hyde-park-angels) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Elevate Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/elevate-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Hyde Park Venture Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hyde-park-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Rev1 Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/techcolumbus-2) — VC Fund, 3 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Plymouth Growth invest in?

Plymouth Growth invests primarily in Software, Information Technology and Enterprise Software startups, most often at Series A and Funding Round stage. Most of the 55 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 Plymouth Growth?

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### Who are the partners at Plymouth Growth?

The team at Plymouth Growth includes Alison Todak (Director of Platform), Chris Frick (Chief Financial Officer) and Ian Bund (Co-Founder & Partner), among 11 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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