Investor profile
Ben Yarbrough
Private equity, Venture debt & Managing Director at Merit Capital Partners
Ben Yarbrough works as a Managing Director at Merit Capital Partners. The firm's known portfolio counts 2 companies.
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Investment focus
- Stage
- Late-Stage
- Focus
- Commerce EnablementFamily-Owned BusinessesLogisticsRecapitalizationsSupply ChainWarehousing
Contacts
Affiliated funds' portfolios
Managing Director at Merit Capital Partners, whose known portfolio counts 2 companies
- Displayit
- Storage Solutions
Investor Profile
Founders in the listed sectors Commerce and Hardware, and focus areas Commerce Enablement, Family-Owned Businesses, Logistics and Recapitalizations fall inside that listing.
Stage-wise, the deals at Merit Capital Partners cluster around Late-Stage rounds.
What the affiliated firm has backed is the closest available signal on whether Ben Yarbrough is worth approaching.
Colleagues at Merit Capital Partners
John Darguzas
Managing Director
Chicago, United States
Joe Polaneczky
Managing Director
Chicago, United States
Evan Gallinson
Managing Director
Chicago, United States
Alec Hutcherson
Vice President
Chicago, United States
Terry Shipp
Founding Partner and Managing Director
Chicago, United States
David Jones
Managing Director
Chicago, United States
Lauren Hamlin
Principal
Chicago, United States
Brian Heck
Vice President
Chicago, United States
Frequently asked questions
Who is Ben Yarbrough?
Ben Yarbrough is a private equity investor and venture debt investor based in Chicago, Illinois, United States, listed as Managing Director at Merit Capital Partners. The known portfolio of that firm counts 2 companies. That portfolio belongs to the firm, not to Ben Yarbrough personally.
What does Ben Yarbrough invest in?
Listed sectors include Commerce and Hardware; listed focus areas include Commerce Enablement, Family-Owned Businesses, Logistics and Recapitalizations. Those tags come from the portfolios of the firms this profile is attached to, so they read as a record of what has been backed rather than a stated preference for what comes next.
What stage does Ben Yarbrough invest at?
Merit Capital Partners appears in Late-Stage rounds across its known deals, and Ben Yarbrough is listed there as Managing Director. Stage is the strongest single filter when you build a target list: an investor with no record at your stage rarely starts with you.
Which firm is Ben Yarbrough listed at?
Ben Yarbrough is listed as Managing Director at Merit Capital Partners. 8 other people in the database share a firm with Ben Yarbrough.
How do I contact Ben Yarbrough?
An email address, a phone number and a LinkedIn page are on file for Ben Yarbrough. The address stays masked on this page and is readable inside RaiseHunt after you create an account.
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