Carter Griffin

Carter Griffin is a General Partner, co-manages the firm, and has been a member of Updata’s investment team since 2005. He has more than 25 years of experience as an operator and investor in the software industry. Before joining Updata, Carter co-founded Brivo Systems and served as Chairman and CEO until selling the company to a strategic acquirer. Brivo Systems pioneered the software-as-a-service model in the physical security market by introducing the first-ever on-demand system for facility access control. Carter also spent four years as a Senior Vice President at Kaiser Associates, where he advised Fortune 500 clients on competitive positioning and new-market entry strategies. Earlier in his career, Carter worked in London for the Coca-Cola Company and held positions at American Management Systems and Arthur Andersen.

Carter graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a B.S. in Business Administration. He also holds an M.B.A. from the J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University. Carter lives in Chevy Chase, Maryland, with his wife and enjoys spending time with their daughter in New York City.