Stacy Brown-Philpot Builds Cherryrock Capital Backing Underinvested Founders

Stacy Brown-Philpot launched Cherryrock Capital in 2025 to write smaller Series A and B checks to underinvested software founders; the firm closed its debut fund in February 2025 and has made five investments toward a targeted 12–15 company portfolio. Backed by institutional LPs including JPMorgan, Bank of America, Goldman Sachs Asset Management and Pivotal Ventures, Cherryrock emphasizes measured deployments and diversity-reporting compliance.