Case Study

Leap

Nexa Investment

December 2021

Status

Current

HQ

Columbia, Maryland

Company Overview

  • Leading business management platform for home improvement contractors that helps businesses and field sales reps operate more efficiently; functionality includes:
    • CRM and Project Management
    • Estimating, Quoting, Proposal Generation
    • Contract Generation and Management
    • Loan Financing and Payment Capture
  • Sold to home remodelers in roofing & gutters, windows & doors, bathroom & kitchen, and general contracting
  • Leap operates in a large market with significant greenfield opportunity

Nexa Value Creation Initiatives

Go-to-Market

  • Implemented analytic rigor in go-to-market KPIs
  • Introduced a BDR team to supplement marketing-generated leads
  • Reorganized and bolstered the entire sales team
  • Monetized payments and loan financing

Product

  • Developed a product-led growth strategy
  • Facilitated the AI product roadmap process

M&A

  • Sourced, analyzed, and executed JobProgress, a transformative acquisition that added a CRM

Organization

  • The founder remains as the CEO
  • Recruited key C-suite (CFO, CRO, CTO) and VP positions to augment Founder
This video are for illustrative purposes only to business development contacts. All endorsements are from current or former portfolio company executives about Nexa’s ability to provide operational support to their companies. Nexa has not directly or indirectly paid any compensation to the portfolio company executives for their endorsements. Nothing herein is intended to constitute investment advice, and no investment decision should be made based on any information provided herein. Past performance is not indicative of future results.
Leap

“At the onset of our partnership, Nexa strongly emphasized ensuring that one of our top priorities was dedicating a year to building the right team around me to be successful. This was a key focus for Nexa—something that other firms rarely, if ever, highlighted.”

Patrick Fingles

Founder & CEO, Leap