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J. William Igou

Entrepreneur in Residence at Trilogy Search Partners

Atlanta, Georgia

Overview 

J. William Igou is an experienced professional with a background in management consulting and private equity, having worked at prestigious firms like Summit Partners and McKinsey & Company. Currently serving as an Entrepreneur in Residence at Trilogy Search Partners and Founder & Managing Partner at Big Cove Partners, he specializes in financial analysis, strategy, and mergers & acquisitions, with a focus on investing in seed and pre-seed stages in the San Francisco Bay Area. His career highlights include roles as Head of Finance and Operations at Skedulo and Portfolio Value Creation Associate at Summit Partners.

Work Experience 

  • Entrepreneur in Residence

    2023 - Current

Trilogy Search Partners invest in acquisitions of small, profitable companies, sourced and managed by search fund entrepreneurs.

  • Founder & Managing Partner

    2020 - 2023

    Big Cove Partners is a fund formed to purchase, operate, and grow a single middle market business. The fund is backed by highly-experienced entrepreneurs and investors. To learn more visit www.bigcovepartners.com.

  • Head of Finance and Operations

    2017 - 2018

    Led finance and operations globally for Skedulo, a cloud-based mobile workforce management software provider. Steered strategic planning and budgeting; built the finance, accounting, biz ops, and talent functions; and oversaw the preparation for future fundraising.

Skedulo is a workforce management and scheduling platform for deskless workers.

Raised $113,953,601.00 from Queensland Investment Corporation.

  • Portfolio Value Creation Associate

    2014 - 2017

    Created equity value by accelerating growth and increasing operational efficiency in Summit's software and healthcare portfolios. Developed expertise in SaaS customer retention, sales force effectiveness, go-to-market strategy, and lean operations. Representative impact on portfolio company performance: - Accelerated revenue growth from 4% to 22% through improved sales force effectiveness at a healthcare services company - Increased EBITDA by 21% through improved customer service processes at a tech-enabled services company - Accelerated growth by 4% and added $2mm to EBITDA through increased customer retention at a healthcare SaaS business

Summit Partners is an investment firm that is currently investing in to growth equity, fixed income, and public equity opportunities.

  • Consultant

    2011 - 2014

    Served clients across the private equity, transportation & logistics, retail, consumer goods, and social sectors on a variety of topics: growth strategy, sales and marketing excellence, deal diligence, M&A, lean operations, and merger management.

McKinsey Growth Tech serves leading growth stage tech players, venture capital, and growth private equity

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