Stephanie Schneider Named One of GrowthCap’s Top Women Leaders in Growth Investing 2025

We are thrilled to share that Five Elms Partner, Stephanie Schneider, has been named to GrowthCap’s Top Women Leaders in Growth Investing of 2025 for the fourth year in a row.

Please see the excerpt on Stephanie from GrowthCap below:


Stephanie Schneider is a Partner at Five Elms Capital, a leading growth equity firm that invests in fast-growing B2B software businesses. With ten years of experience at Five Elms, Stephanie has been instrumental in executing more than 25 deals. As a member of the investment committee, she leverages her background in advising corporations and financial sponsors to collaborate with growing, founder-owned SaaS businesses. Her leadership provides these companies with the capital and resources needed to accelerate growth and solidify their positions as industry leaders.

Stephanie currently serves on the boards of Ten Thousand Coffees (10KC), Claravine, Continu, Reachdesk, ShippyPro, Pathify, POWWR, and Opiniion.

Before joining Five Elms, Stephanie worked as an investment banker in Citigroup’s Technology Group, where she advised corporations and financial sponsors on mergers, acquisitions, and corporate finance. She also has experience as an Investment Banker in Sterne Agee’s Financial Services Group. Stephanie holds a BA in journalism and advertising from Southern Methodist University.

“Partnership remains at the heart of what we do at Five Elms. It’s a privilege to work with founders who are building enduring software companies—and with a team that shares a deep commitment to helping them grow. I’m honored to be recognized again among so many inspiring leaders in growth investing.” – Stephanie Schneider

Join us in congratulating Stephanie and her fellow honorees on this achievement – we're incredibly proud to have her as part of our team!

Read more about the full list of winners, as well as selection criteria and methodology, on GrowthCap’s website here.

 

GrowthCap’s Top Women Leaders in Growth Investing of 2025 Award (awarded on June 25, 2025). The Top Women Leaders in Growth Investing of 2025 recognition is awarded by GrowthCap, an independent, third-party that is not affiliated with Five Elms Capital. According to GrowthCap, nominees applied and were independently assessed based on their written responses to questions on GrowthCap’s nomination form and other information they provided, including on breadth of experience and performance metrics for the periods of calendar year 2025. GrowthCap also took into consideration third-party feedback from portfolio company CEOs and other executives. The number of nominees reviewed for this recognition was not disclosed to Providence, and therefore, it and the percentage of nominees receiving the recognition, cannot be disclosed herein. GrowthCap’s recognition is not indicative of Five Elms Capital’s future performance and was not based on the evaluations of clients or investors of Five Elms Capital. Five Elms Capital applied to receive the award and paid a fee to participate in and distribute the results.