eGateway Capital

Chad Summe serves as Managing Partner and Kevin Gusweiler as Principal; the two co-founded the firm. Josh Awad and Mike Veith are also listed as Partners. The investment team operates alongside an M&A advisory group led by Partner Mark Sancrant, and an operating partner bench that includes former Salsify executive Michael Kruszynski. The firm does not publicly detail its investment committee structure.

eGateway runs a dual-track model: a growth equity investment practice and a separate M&A advisory business serving founder-led commerce and logistics companies. The advisory arm, which says it has advised on more than $1 billion in transaction value, aims to surface companies for potential investment. The firm also operates from Dubai through Director Jon Cottrell to source cross-border opportunities in EMEA and APAC.

It operates as all three, which is unusual. The firm manages a private equity strategy that invests growth capital into supply chain technology companies, runs an M&A advisory practice that executes buy- and sell-side transactions, and reports raising fund capital — a 2024 report indicated a $100 million target fund. The website lists both investment professionals and advisory analysts on the same team page.

The firm describes its strategy as covering early-stage, start-up, expansion/late-stage, and general venture. Portfolio evidence supports this range: Portless and Tesouro represent early-stage supply chain bets, while VidMob raised a $110 million Series D and Cart.com has scaled to a unified commerce platform. The firm does not publish a hard stage cutoff.

The firm's website emphasizes direct equity positions and does not reference fund-of-funds commitments. Its model centers on taking direct stakes in portfolio companies and providing advisory services to founders. No public filings indicate LP commitments to outside managers.

The firm was founded in Northern Kentucky and maintains a Columbus office. Kevin Gusweiler previously worked at Fort Washington Capital Partners and Fifth Third Bank, both Cincinnati institutions; Mark Sancrant founded Blue Ash Capital in the region; and COO/CFO Mike Dutton spent part of his career at Carlyle and CalPERS. The firm brands itself as headquartered in the 'Corridor of Commerce.'