J.P. Morgan Private Capital appointed Luke Sikora a partner of its growth equity partners platform. Sikora will serve as a member of the investment committee and help lead the platform’s investing efforts on the West Coast.
Based in Palo Alto, CA, Sikora joined J.P. Morgan Private Capital from Vulcan Capital, where he spent the past eight years investing in and being a long-term partner to private technology companies across the globe. His previous investments include Alibaba, Dataminr, Emotive, Flipkart, Grab, Intercom, Loft, MaintainX, Nelogica, Neon, Signal Sciences, Spotify, TraceLink, Uber, Wildlife Studios and Zuora.
The growth equity partners platform was established as part of J.P. Morgan Private Capital in June to tap into the continued growth of private markets and pre-IPO value creation opportunities across a range of asset classes and sectors, including consumer, technology and sustainability.
“Luke brings years of growth equity investing experience across the consumer technology and enterprise software sectors,” Christopher Dawe, managing partner and head of the growth equity partners platform at J.P. Morgan Private Capital, said. “I’ve had the privilege of co-investing with Luke over the past decade. He is an exceptional investor and brings with him a shared sense of cultural values. We are thrilled to have him join the growth equity partners team.”
Prior to joining Vulcan Capital, Sikora worked at Battery Ventures, where he focused on growth equity and buyout investments in the software and internet space. Prior to that, he worked as an associate at Pagemill Partners, where he advised technology companies on a range of financial and strategic matters, including mergers and acquisitions, debt and equity offerings and leveraged buyouts. Before joining Pagemill, Sikora worked at PricewaterhouseCoopers as a consultant in the business advisory services and assurance group.
