VGP is a growth buyout firm that focuses on investing in and partnering with tech-enabled healthcare and business services companies. They prefer to invest in young companies with potential for explosive growth, often connected to Washington University and/or St. Louis. Additionally, VGP invests in mature, high-cash flow companies in partnership with entrepreneurial founders or owner-managers. Their preferred sectors include B2B, commercial services, healthcare services, and technology in the United States and Canada. Founded in 2015, VGP is based in Kirkwood, Missouri and primarily invests through buyouts, management buyouts, and growth capital.