Organization · Private Equity
Taurus Capital Partners
Taurus Capital Partners is a lower-middle-market private equity firm based in Chicago, specializing in acquiring founder-owned businesses with revenues between $10 million and $75 million. The firm focuses on sectors such as business services, healthcare services, consumer services, and technology.
Overview
What Taurus Capital Partners does
What Taurus Capital Partners is
Taurus Capital Partners is a lower-middle-market private equity firm based in Chicago, specializing in acquiring founder-owned businesses with revenues between $10 million and $75 million. The firm focuses on sectors such as business services, healthcare services, consumer services, and technology.
How it participates in the startup ecosystem
The current public profile supports funder capabilities. Each capability below is shown separately so organization identity and role-specific information do not get conflated.
Operational profile
Organization status and context
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- Operational status
- Active
- Organization type
- Private Equity
- Structured capabilities
- Funder
- Last reviewed
- May 4, 2026
Official channels
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Capability profile
Taurus Capital Partners as a funder
Investment thesis
Taurus Capital Partners focuses on acquiring entrepreneur-owned businesses that require a partner to help realize their long-term potential. They target lower middle market companies with revenues between $10 million and $75 million, emphasizing operationally-focused investments in sectors such as business services, healthcare services, consumer services, and technology services.
Focus narrative
The firm invests in lower middle market businesses with revenues between $10 million and $75 million, concentrating on sectors such as business services, healthcare services, consumer services, and technology. Taurus Capital Partners seeks to partner with companies that demonstrate financial strength and operational potential, particularly those that are skeptical of traditional institutional private equity.
Value beyond capital
Taurus Capital Partners adds value to its portfolio companies by leveraging its team's operational expertise to professionalize and scale businesses. The firm focuses on long-term partnerships, helping founder-led companies realize their full potential while maintaining a commitment to their values and people.
Terms and economics
- Typical check
- $5,000,000–$50,000,000
Focus and fit
- Stages
- Friends and Family · Angel · Accelerator · Pre-seed · Seed · Seed+ · Series A · Series A+ · Series B · Series B+ · Series C · Series C+ · Series D · Series E · Series F · Growth Equity · Pre-IPO · Ipo · Secondary · Bridge · Recap
- Sectors
- HealthcareConsumer
- Regions
- North AmericaUnited States
Availability
- Currently deploying
- Yes
Portfolio and track record
- Recorded portfolio count
- 3
Portfolio context
Notable portfolio companies include: Somersault: A leading national franchisee of The Little Gym, operating over twenty locations across the U.S. Taurus acquired seven locations from two generational family ownership groups and has supported the founder-led team while enhancing operational capabilities. ServiceMaster Restoration Alliance: A franchisee of ServiceMaster Restore, providing restoration services for residential and commercial properties affected by water, fire, smoke, or mold. Pathlight Learning: A franchisee of Primrose Schools, offering early education and childcare services through a national network of accredited private preschools.
Common questions
What to know about Taurus Capital Partners
Upseed classifies Taurus Capital Partners under the Private Equity organization type. Its current public profile includes funder capabilities.
Source and update disclosure
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Source basis
Public organization and program material, official websites, and structured Upseed records.
Last reviewed
May 4, 2026
Known limits
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