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Joe Kaiser

Managing Director at Mercato Partners

Salt Lake City Metropolitan Area

Overview 

Joe Kaiser is a Managing Director at Mercato Partners in Salt Lake City, overseeing successful investments in companies like Cylinder and Paytient at various funding stages. With an MBA from Northwestern University and a background in private equity and corporate finance, Joe has demonstrated strong leadership skills and a track record of strategic investments in sectors such as Developer Tools and Health IT. His career highlights include leading investments in companies like Cylinder and Paytient, as well as serving on the boards of multiple successful companies such as Beam Dental and SUMMERSALT. Joe's expertise in private equity and financial analysis has been instrumental in driving growth and success for the companies he has been involved with.

Work Experience 

  • Managing Director

    2016 - Current

Mercato Partners is a growth equity fund that pursues investments in high technology and consumer businesses worldwide.

  • Investor

    2024

Torus empowers individuals and communities to become their renewable energy providers.

Raised $67,000,000.00 from The Larry H. Miller Company, Cumming Capital Management, Zions First National Bank, ICONIQ Capital, Pelion Venture Partners, EPIC Ventures and Origin Ventures.

  • Board Member

    2023

Cylinder is a digital health company that offers personalized care for people with digestive conditions.

Raised $47,000,000.00 from Mercato Partners, SemperVirens Venture Capital, 7wire Ventures, Human Capital, Distributed Ventures, Health Catalyst Capital and Intermountain Ventures.

  • Board Member

    2023

Paytient helps people make better healthcare decisions by improving their ability to pay for care.

Raised $62,900,000.00 from Bertelsmann Investments, Inspired Capital Partners, BoxGroup, Left Lane Capital, Commerce Bank, Crossbeam Venture Partners, Lachy Groom, Mercato Partners and Felicis.

  • Board Member

    2021

Attain is an outcomes driven platform enabling marketers with better data to achieve their goals

Raised $92,950,000.00 from Starting Line, Core Innovation Capital, Silicon Valley Bank and Mercato Partners.

  • Board Member

    2021

Beam offers insurance, dental, and financial services.

Raised $248,430,000.00 from Trinity Capital and Alumni Ventures.

  • Board Member

    2019

Wardrobe essentials comfortable enough for the journey, stylish enough for the destination

Raised $26,650,000.00 from Visible Ventures, Cultivation Capital and Mercato Partners.

  • Board Member

    2019

Kalderos provides a SaaS based drug discount management solution, which identifies, checks, and resolves non-compliance.

Raised $49,929,980.00 from Alumni Ventures.

  • Board Member

    2017

MNTN Performance TV is a CTV advertising platform with targeting, measurement, and optimization for amplifying marketers' performance goals.

Raised $185,800,000.00 from Bonfire Ventures.

  • Mentor

    2018

    Ad Astra is focused on funding and equipping startups with one or more female founders.

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