Cutting Horse

About Cutting Horse

Cutting Horse is a growth equity firm focused on providing capital and operational support to exceptional founders building enduring consumer brands. Founded by operators who have scaled consumer businesses to significant revenue, the firm aims to fill a gap in the market for operator-minded institutional capital, offering strategic guidance and a unique investment style between bootstrapping and venture capital to help founders achieve real cash liquidity.

Products & Services

Growth Capital Investments:Minority growth investments of $1-10 million into consumer product and service businesses with revenues of $1-20 million, targeting Seed, Series A, or Emerging Growth stages.

Strategic and Operational Support:Hands-on guidance rooted in real founder experience to help scale high-growth, capital-efficient consumer companies.

Specialties

Health & Wellness Food & Beverage Pet & Animal Health Home & Lifestyle Personal Care & Beauty Consumer Products (CPG, DTC, retail, omni-channel, subscription, vertically integrated brands, consumables) Consumer Services (location-based, franchisee/franchisor, multi-unit, home service, tech-enabled or digital service) Growth Equity Investments Operational Scaling for Consumer Brands

Funding History

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#	Type	Amount Fields	Date Fields	Investors
1	RT: Growth Equity Fund I T: - FT: Growth Equity Fund I	A: 75000000 MR: - FA: 75 million USD FAN: 75000000	D: 2026-02-24 FD: 2026-02-24	3 investors

Growth Equity Fund I Latest

2026-02-24

$75.0M

3 investors (Pro only)

Growth Metrics

+45%

Employee Growth

YoY

3.2x

Funding Growth

Last Round

12

Markets

Operating

10K+

Customers

Active

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Team & Leadership

M

Michael Wystrach

Founder and Managing Partner

LinkedIn (Pro only)

A

Audrey Wystrach

Dr.

C

Chris Protasewich

Founder & Managing Partner

LinkedIn (Pro only)

K

Kelly

H

Henry West

Vice President

J

Jimmy Shen

Vice President

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Recent News

Cutting Horse Announces New Product Launch

2 days ago

Company unveils innovative solution to transform the industry, expanding market reach and capabilities...

Leadership Team Expands with Industry Veteran

1 week ago

New executive brings 20+ years of experience to accelerate growth and strategic initiatives...

Company Recognized as Industry Leader

2 weeks ago

Receives prestigious award for innovation and customer satisfaction in competitive market...

Key Competitors

C1

Competitor Alpha

Series B · $50M raised

C2

Competitor Beta

Series C · $120M raised

C3

Competitor Gamma

Series A · $25M raised

C4

Competitor Delta

Seed · $10M raised