Black Dragon Capital commends portfolio company Digital Goodie

Leading online retail technology firm partners with Zebra Technologies

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Aug 02, 2018, 09:00 ET

MIAMI, Aug. 2, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Louis Hernandez Jr., founder of Black Dragon Capital, a private equity fund focused on growth investments, said he and the fund's partners were excited to see robust expansion at Digital Goodie, one of its five portfolio companies.

"Digital Goodie is addressing some of the most important challenges in retail commerce created by digitization. Its recent momentum and continued global expansion is evidence they are becoming a category leader," said Hernandez, who also is managing director and CEO of Black Dragon Capital.

Digital Goodie, creator of an award-winning e-commerce and distributed order management platform, recently announced its partnership as an independent software vendor with Zebra Technologies. Zebra Technologies out of Indiana is the world's largest retail technology company specialized in the digital enablement of stores and warehouses, with thousands of customers that include 95 percent of the Fortune 500 companies.

Black Dragon Capital, based in Miami, Fla., invests in leading technology companies to accelerate their growth and increase value. Its portfolio companies, including Digital Goodie, encompass digital transaction technologies in e-commerce, healthcare, financial services, sports and media.

"At Black Dragon, it's our philosophy to work with outstanding leaders and create market leading companies. Digital Goodie's recent important client wins and partnership expansion show that it's addressing the most important needs of the industry," said Irwin Kramer, board chairman of Digital Goodie and senior advisor at Black Dragon Capital.

Digital Goodie is based in Helsinki, Finland, with offices in Sterling, Va., and Montreal. It is a leading innovator in providing a connected commerce SaaS platform for retailers to run their operations online. In addition, the company helps customers with their data, online marketing and picking optimization. Its platform was listed as a leading digital commerce application in the Gartner Digital Commerce Vendor Guide 2017.

Black Dragon Capital is a private equity fund focused on growth investments, particularly in digital commerce, financial services and media technologies. Black Dragon's team of industry professionals have significant operational experience, strong financial backgrounds, proven track records of success and investment experience, ranging from startups to billion-dollar organizations in both public and private vehicles. The company leverages its network expertise and deep domain knowledge to assist in accelerating growth and profits in selected markets – all while working closely with entrepreneurs. Learn more at blackdragoncap.com.

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SOURCE Black Dragon Capital