Garrison Partners is a founder‑focused investment firm. For over 20 years, our team has been backing high‑growth technology companies at the earliest stages and supporting them through key inflection points. Our philosophy is simple: concentrate on resilient teams tackling urgent problems with effective, sticky solutions and strong unit economics.
Checks
Checks: Typical investments at pre‑seed/seed; selective follow‑on through Series A/B when conviction compounds.
Geography
Primarily U.S., opportunistic globally.
Sectors
Software‑led businesses in AI/ML, workflow & vertical SaaS, healthcare enablement, fintech infrastructure, commerce enablement, and frontier‑adjacent tools with near‑term commercial paths.
Primary Investment Selection Criteria
Founder resilience & talent
Evidence of learning velocity, grit, and high‑agency execution.
Big, urgent problems
Mission‑critical workflows or spend categories with obvious pain and large budgets.
Effective, sticky solutions
Usage depth over vanity metrics; retention and expansion are non‑negotiable.
Strong economics
Clear line of sight to healthy gross margins, efficient CAC/LTV, and scalable GTM.
Defensible wedge
Product advantage, data loops, distribution edge, or regulated moats - not just features.
How We Add Value
Company design
Clarifying ICP, pricing/packaging, and product milestones that unlock the next round.
Recruiting top talent
First 5–10 critical hires, compensation bands, and interview frameworks.
Accountability cadence
Monthly metrics, leading indicators, and board‑level communication.
GTM systems
Messaging, repeatable motion, and founder‑led sales playbooks.
Capital strategy
Round mechanics, cap table hygiene, and investor targeting that fits the story.
AI‑native software
Agentic workflows, copilots for complex domains, data‑network effects
Vertical SaaS
Regulated industries, compliance‑heavy workflows, embedded fintech
Healthcare enablement
Payer/provider ops, revenue integrity, patient access
Fintech infrastructure
Risk, payments plumbing, back‑office automation
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