Harrison Brunelli

Senior Associate, Growth Equity

Harrison Brunelli is a senior associate for Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors’ growth private equity strategies, where he is responsible for identifying and analyzing investment opportunities. He also assists with the monitoring of portfolio companies and deal execution.

Brunelli earned a B.A. Magna Cum Laude in History from the University of Pennsylvania.

Industries Covered

Healthcare
Supply Chain & Logistics

Current Investments

Atlas RFID

Atlas RFID Solutions – Technology Enabled Materials Tracking for Oil and Gas Construction

Founded in 2007, Atlas RFID provides materials management software solutions (“Jovix”) for industrial construction projects. Jovix allows customers to better track materials, which saves money by reducing the time and cost to locate and replace lost materials. Atlas targets projects that are over $1.0 billion in total spend in the oil and gas, nuclear and power sectors.

Status: Active
Location: Birmingham, AL
Initial Investment: 2014
Industry: Supply Chain & Logistics
Website: https://www.atlasrfid.com
KPF Board Member: David Walsh
Board Observer: Nishita Cummings
Elevate

Elevate – Outsourced Legal Services

Founded in 2011, Elevate is an alternative legal services provider that offers outsourced legal services for Global 2000 legal departments and AM 200 law firms (top 200 U.S. law firms by revenue). Elevate has built a comprehensive platform to meet all needs of a corporate legal department including: litigation support, due diligence, contract management, medical claims & litigation, compliance, bill review, back office/IT support, staffing, spend management, technology and strategy consulting.

Status: Active
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Initial Investment: 2019
Industry: Business Process Automation
Website: https://elevateservices.com
KPF Board Member: Leon Chen
Board Observer: Rob Shilton
FreightWaves

FreightWaves – Freight Market Intelligence

Founded in 2017, Freightwaves is a market intelligence and data company serving the freight and logistics market through its SONAR SaaS platform that provides real-time data and analytics, its award winning digital media arm that distributes market research insights, and its community business unit that is the industry’s leading freight events platform. Freightwaves serves customers primarily in the North American logistics industry made up of carriers, shippers, brokers, and other parties facilitating the transportation of goods.

Status: Active
Location: Chatanooga, TN
Initial Investment: 2020
Industry: Supply Chain & Logistics
Website: https://www.freightwaves.com
KPF Board Member: Nishita Cummings
Board Observer: Harrison Brunelly

Ideas United

Ideas United – Next Generation Content Creation Agency

Founded in 2001, Ideas United is a content creation agency that leverages a crowd-sourced filmmaker network to serve top-tier brands in both branded and original content. Ideas United helps solve the shortage of diverse video content that exists today by leveraging a mix of internal resources and crowd-sourced creators for brands, media companies, and non-profits. The company provides a unique value proposition to its customers by giving them access to content from a wide array of content creators due to their age and experience with help from a small in-house professional team.

Status: Active
Location: Atlanta, GA
Initial Investment: 2019
Industry: Media & Telecom
Website: https://ideasunited.com
KPF Board Member: Rob Shilton
Board Observer: Nishita Cummings
myKaarma

myKaarma – Customer Engagement Solution for Auto Dealerships

Founded in 2008, myKaarma provides automotive customer interaction management solutions. The company provides a platform where customers have direct contact with their service provider through text, voice, and email.

Status: Active
Location: Long Beach, CA
Initial Investment: 2018
Industry: Financial Technology
Website: https://mykaarma.com
KPF Board Member: Nate Locke
Board Observer: Rob Shilton
Search Optics

Search Optics – Automotive Digital Marketing

Founded in 1998, Search Optics provides an integrated digital marketing platform for the North American automotive industry, including leading manufacturers such as Chrysler, General Motors, Ford, Honda, Nissan and Toyota. The Company provides a bundled digital marketing subscription package consisting of (a) managed media spend, including managed paid search and display advertising, and (b) software-based services, including desktop and mobile website development, search engine optimization, local search, social media and reputation management and email marketing.

Status: Active
Location: Carlsbad, CA
Initial Investment: 2013
Industry: Media & Telecom
Website: https://www.searchoptics.com
KPF Board Member: David Walsh
Board Observer: Nate Locke

Past Investments

Azalea Health

Azalea Health – RCM and EHR Solutions for Healthcare Providers

Founded in 2008, Azalea Health provides tech-enabled revenue cycle management (“RCM”) services and cloud-based electronic health record (“EHR”) software that allows rural healthcare providers to increase revenue and improve clinic workflows.

Status: Active
Location: Atlanta, GA
Initial Investment: 2016
Industry: Healthcare
Website: https://www.azaleahealth.com
KPF Board Member: Nishita Cummings
Board Observer: Harrison Brunelli
Consero (exited: BV Investment Partners)

Consero – Outsourced Financial and Accounting Solutions

Founded in 2006, Consero provides finance and accounting (“F&A”) outsourced services to small and medium sized businesses, targeting companies with $0.5M-$50.0M in revenue. Consero’s services and integrated third party software applications help customers address complex finance requirements, scale operations, and reduce F&A expenses by up to 30% to 40%.

Status: Exited
Location: Boca Raton, FL
Initial Investment: 2015
Industry: Business Process Automation

Exit Press Release
KPF Board Member: Leon Chen Board Observer: Rob Shilton

Conservice (exited: TA Associates)

Conservice – Utility Billing Systems for Multifamily Housing

Founded in 2001, Conservice is a utility and billing management company that provides software and service solutions for the rental housing industry in North America. The company focuses its efforts on properties such as student housing, apartment complexes, military housing, and multi-family dwellings. Conservice’s solutions enable multi-family owners and managers to enhance property values, encourage conservation, and reduce operating costs.

Status: Exited
Location: Logan, UT
Initial Investment: 2012
Industry: Financial Technology

Board Observer: Nishita Cummings
Wyse Metering Solutions (exited: Existing Investors)

Wyse Metering – A sub-metering and utility expense management solution provider to property managers and owners across Canada.