About TPE Boulder

An investor in equity in small buyouts in profitable software companies.

TPE Boulder is a private equity investor in small buyouts in profitable software companies. We are active investors, often represented on the Board of Directors. We have served as Directors, Board Chairman, Executive Chairman and even CEOs of our companies on an as-needed basis.

The Managing Partner of TPE Boulder is Craig Jones, a 33-year veteran of the private equity and venture capital fields. He has served on the Boards of Directors of 50 companies and experienced every outcome from write-offs to 15X returns. Over time TPE Boulder has narrowed its focus to only one field-software. In software and Internet driven companies, TPE invests in enterprise software, SaaS, vertical niches and platforms and Internet B2B companies. The firm has a particular expertise in healthcare IT.

TPE typically invests as part of syndicate  in majority purchases of companies with $4.0 to $40.0 million in revenue and at least $1.5 million in EBITDA.  We seek to provide liquidity to founders and early investors and to help in the transition of management.  With professionals in the Denver and Boston area, we invest anywhere in the U.S.

Investments in the Past Year

  • Applied Data Corporation
    Applied Data Corporation

    Applied Data Corporation ADC’s InterStore™ Fresh Item Management software suite

  • eBackPack
    eBackPack

    eBackPack (Dallas, TX) SaaS provider for K-12 Learning Management Systems

  • Scribendi
    Scribendi

    Scribendi (Catham, Ontario, Canada) Editing and proofreading services

  • Blue Sky Network
    Blue Sky Network

    Blue Sky Network (San Diego, CA) Logistics tracking software