Suhas Uppalapati
Managing Partner, Provest Equity
Suhas is a seasoned entrepreneur and growth architect with a rare blend of operator experience and investment acumen. As the Founder and Managing Partner of Provest Equity, Suhas brings a distinct edge to private equity—one forged through the trenches of building, scaling, and successfully exiting multiple high-growth ventures.
Over the past two decades, Suhas has founded and led five companies to successful exits, each delivering substantial value to stakeholders. He has orchestrated and integrated 15 strategic acquisitions, resulting in exponential revenue growth, market expansion, and significant return multiples. His most recent exit was AmeriPro Health, which he built to 1,200+ employees providing services across multiple states from Florida to Nebraska. His ability to identify underutilized potential and unlock value has made him a trusted partner to founders and investors alike.
Unlike traditional private equity managers, Suhas operates with the mindset of a founder. His operator-first background gives him a deep understanding of what it truly takes to scale a business—team building, product strategy, go-to-market execution, and operational discipline. At Provest Equity, he partners with exceptional founders to accelerate growth, enhance operational efficiency, and build enduring companies with lasting impact.
Suhas holds a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, a Master’s in Computer Science from George Mason University, and an MBA from Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business.
Outside of work, Suhas is a proud family man. His wife is a physician leading a large oncology practice. Their elder daughter is a Wharton graduate currently working in investment banking in New York, and their younger daughter is soon to graduate from Duke University, also heading into investment banking in New York.
Kerry Byler
Founding Partner, Provest Equity Partners
Kerry Byler is a seasoned operator, investor, and entrepreneur with over 25 years of experience in private equity, venture-backed growth, and strategic operations. As a Founding Partner at Provest Equity Partners, Kerry brings a unique blend of hands-on leadership and investment expertise to support founder-led businesses and drive transformative growth.
Over the past decade, Kerry has led three private equity-backed platform companies, resulting in three successful exits and more than 12 accretive follow-on acquisitions. He was the Founding CFO and Board Member of AmeriPro Health, where he played a pivotal role in scaling the business through acquisitions and strategic positioning.
Kerry’s track record includes involvement in over 60 portfolio companies—as an investor, operator, advisor, or board member—where he has consistently helped companies scale operations, optimize performance, and unlock enterprise value.
In addition to his work at Provest, Kerry is also a Partner in TechCXO’s Finance Practice, where he is a trusted strategic advisor to boards, investors, and executive teams. He frequently serves as interim CFO or COO for high-growth, private equity- and venture-backed companies, offering deep expertise in M&A, capital raising, operational strategy, and post-acquisition integration.
Most recently, Kerry served as EVP, CFO, and Board Member of a SaaS and tech-enabled services company, where he raised multiple rounds of private equity and debt capital, drove record-setting growth, and led a successful private equity recapitalization in 2022. Under his leadership, the company created over 500 high-tech jobs in under three years.
Previously, Kerry was a General Partner and Managing Director at BlueCross BlueShield Venture Partners, overseeing more than $300 million in AUM across 17 portfolio companies with 24 institutional limited partners. He led investment, financial, and operational oversight, with a focus on innovation and corporate growth. Kerry was the founding and lead investor in multiple high-impact ventures, including a Wall Street Journal Top 3 U.S. Growth Company and a disruptive InsurTech business.
Earlier in his career, Kerry held senior roles at Lehman Brothers’ Global Private Equity Group and served as Partner at Batterson Venture Partners / Momentum Capital, a growth equity and venture firm focused on healthcare, IT, and business services. He also served as interim CEO and CFO across several portfolio companies.
Kerry earned his BS in Business Administration and Finance from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, and his MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, where he focused on Analytic Finance, Strategic Management, and Entrepreneurship.