Chris Fountain
Partner
As a Partner & Lead Operating Partner with AQL, Chris brings decades of leadership experience to supporting our portfolio companies in developing and executing their growth roadmaps. This can involve everything from collecting and analyzing data to facilitating strategies that support high growth to helping management teams focus on what matters most.
Chris understands what it’s like to be in the driver’s seat of a growth stage software company—the good and the bad, the ups and the downs. In fact, he’d say you learn just as much from the failures as you do the successes. It means he can help steer teams forward and help them avoid potentially costly mistakes.
Ultimately, Chris believes building a company is a team sport, one where he can play a supporting role – much like a coach. Importantly, however, it’s the team that makes it all happen and deserves all the credit for success. This is what Chris loves most about his job.
Outside the office, you’ll find him spending time with his grown-up kids (his own life’s work), working-out to stay fit (on a bike, on the road, or on the tennis court), and playing with his miniature labradoodle, Sparky.
Key Partnerships
RECAPITALIZED BY LLR PARTNERS IN 2026
AxisCare
AxisCare
Business Management Software for Home Care Agencies
Active
iPacket
iPacket
Digital Vehicle Presentation Software for the Automotive Industry
RECAPITALIZED BY SIXTH STREET GROWTH IN 2025
Wealthbox
Wealthbox
CRM for Financial Advisors
RECAPITALIZED BY JMI IN 2021
ServiceTrade
ServiceTrade
Business Management Software for Commercial Field Services
ACTIVE
Sprocket Sports
Sprocket Sports
Club Management Software for Youth Sports
The investments included on this page reflect all of the vertical software investments led or co-led by Chris Fountain while Operating Partner of Frontier Growth. No representations or warranties whatsoever are made by AQL Growth or any other person or entity as to the future profitability of any particular investment or the results of making an investment. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results.
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