Aaron Dupuis
Managing Partner · CVC Capital Partners (CVC Growth Partners team)
Get their honest, personalized take on your startup.
Sign in to pitch Aaron →At a glance
- Title
- Managing Partner
- Role
- Growth Equity / Private Equity Investor
- Firm
- CVC Capital Partners (CVC Growth Partners team)
- Firm Type
- Private Equity / Growth Equity
- Investment Stage
- Growth Equity, Buyout
- Focus Sectors
- Enterprise Software, Technology-Enabled Services, EHS/ESG Software, Healthcare Technology, IoT
- Location
- New York, NY
Background
Aaron Dupuis is a Managing Partner at CVC Capital Partners, one of the world's leading private equity and investment advisory firms. He joined CVC in 2014 and leads the firm's Technology team within CVC Growth Partners, based in New York. In this capacity, he focuses on growth equity and buyout investments in enterprise software and technology-enabled services businesses. Under his leadership, the CVC Growth team has executed several high-profile transactions in sectors ranging from EHS compliance software to sustainability ratings platforms and healthcare engagement technology.
Prior to CVC, Dupuis built a strong foundation across multiple top-tier investment firms. He served as a Principal at Serent Capital, where he led the firm's business and tech-enabled services investment efforts. Earlier in his career, he worked as a Senior Associate at Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe (2007-2008), an Associate at Berkshire Partners, and an Associate Consultant at Bain & Company, giving him experience across management consulting, private equity, and growth investing.
Dupuis holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics, cum laude, from Williams College (1999) and an MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business, where he was named an Arjay Miller Scholar -- a distinction awarded to the top 10% of the graduating class.
Investment Thesis & Focus
Dupuis focuses on growth equity and buyout investments in enterprise software and technology-enabled services companies. He has articulated a clear interest in sectors with strong secular tailwinds and regulatory complexity that drive sustained demand for software solutions. In the EHS/ESG compliance software market, for example, he has noted that growing pressure on companies to decarbonize, disclose environmental sustainability information, and navigate an increasingly complex regulatory environment creates durable investment opportunities. His value creation playbook emphasizes accelerating organic growth, expanding into international markets, developing new product lines, and pursuing strategic add-on acquisitions.
Notable Investments
- VelocityEHS -- CVC Growth acquired this leading EHS compliance software platform in 2017; Dupuis stated CVC had been "proactively pursuing investment opportunities in the EHS compliance software market due to its strong secular tailwinds"
- Epicor Software -- CVC partnered with Clayton, Dubilier & Rice to acquire a substantial ownership position in this global enterprise software provider; Dupuis serves on Epicor's Board of Directors
- EcoVadis -- CVC Growth Partners invested approximately $200 million in this sustainability ratings and supply chain intelligence platform (2020); Dupuis joined the EcoVadis Board of Directors
- Icario -- CVC Growth Partners invested to fuel growth at this healthcare consumer engagement and technology company; Dupuis serves as Chairman of Icario's board
- BOLT Solutions -- Online insurance sales and client service platform; Dupuis serves as a Director
- Wireless Logic Group -- IoT connectivity solutions provider; Dupuis formerly served as Non-Executive Director (via holding company WL One Holdco Ltd.)
- Cybervadis -- Vendor security risk assessment solutions; Dupuis has served as Director since April 2022
Unlock the full research
Get how to approach them, recent activity, sources, contact links — plus pitch their AI twin for a candid read on your raise.
One-time. Stays unlocked for you.