
Stephens Group is a private investment firm and family office based in Little Rock, Arkansas, that partners with management teams to build businesses with long-term, sustainable value. With over 90 years of investing heritage, it focuses on control buyout and significant minority growth equity investments across industrial products & services, vertical software, and opportunistic investments.
Average disclosed round size is $54.2M (across 12 rounds with reported amounts).
Portfolio
11
Fund Size
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Top Stage
Series B
Last 12 Mo
0
Team
Jack Nadal
Managing Director
Mark Steenhoek
Managing Director - Value Creation
Ryan Morrow, CFA
Managing Director
Heather Bankhead, SHRM-CP
Director of Human Resources
Chris E. Kauffman, CPA
Executive Vice President - Finance & Accounting
Portfolio Breakdown
Stage Distribution
Sector Distribution
Investment Activity
Portfolio
| Company | Round | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Series B | — | Oct 2024 | |
| Series C | $37M | Feb 2019 | |
| Series A | $20M | Jan 2019 | |
| Series B | $7.5M | Nov 2013 | |
| BBigfoot Interactive | Series C | $20M | Jan 2002 |
| SSmartsignal | Unknown | $12M | Oct 2001 |
| Unknown | $320M | — | |
| Growth | $60M | — | |
| Series A | $4M | — | |
| AArmor | Unknown | $89M | — |
| Series C | $18.6M | — | |
| Series B | $17M | — | |
| NNexGen | Series A | $45M | — |
Top Co-Investors
Last updated: 20 October 2026