Hamilton Lane
Venture debtConshohocken · Series A–Growth
Also known as HAMILTON LANE ADVISORS, L.L.C.
Investment thesis
Hamilton Lane's direct credit platform targets more senior components of a company's capital structure, emphasizing contractual yield, shorter duration and capital preservation. The strategy aims to deliver attractive risk-adjusted returns by investing alongside best-in-class general partners, prioritizing transactions where Hamilton Lane holds information or access advantages, structuring deals for enhanced downside protection, and targeting defensible, market-leading assets. Its offerings span senior to opportunistic lending in investor-friendly structures with flexibility around duration and liquidity, supported by a proprietary database of over 163,000 portfolio companies across 57 vintage years and significant investments in private markets technology.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 11, 2026.
What they invest in
from 5 of 18 portfolio companiesFintech ×3SaaS ×3Enterprise Software ×2AI & Machine Learning ×1Climate Tech ×1Consumer ×1Data & Infrastructure ×1Direct to Consumer ×1
HQs:United States×3Canada×1
Investments · 18 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathCallMiner provides an AI-powered conversation intelligence and customer experience automation platform that captures and analyzes omnichannel customer interactions to generate insights for improving CX, agent performance, and workflow automation.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSWaltham, US
Jeffrey Gallino(Executive Officer, Director)Jonathan Ranger(Executive Officer)Robert Lane(Executive Officer)Bruce McMahon(Executive Officer)Eric Williamson(Executive Officer)Greg Baty(Director)
Novata offers a software platform for private companies to collect, store, and report sustainability and ESG data, including carbon emissions (Scope 1, 2, 3), regulatory reporting, risk monitoring, and supply chain data management.
Climate TechEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSMantoloking, US
Tasha Matharu(Director)Scott Kennedy(Executive Officer)Pavani Thagirisa(Director)Christina Alfonso-Ercan(Executive Officer)Chris Jurgens(Director)Alexander Friedman(Executive Officer, Director)
A digital marketplace connecting attorneys with process servers to deliver legal documents in compliance with procedural regulations.
A global end-to-end logistics provider specializing in complex, high-value and hard-to-move freight across diverse industries.
One of the largest independent manufacturers of composite roofing tiles mimicking cedar shake, slate and Spanish tiles, made with post-industrial recycled plastic.
Fetch operates a rewards platform that provides consumer loyalty data to brands and offers consumers points redeemable for gift cards and rewards based on shopping, dining, and gaming activities.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerMarketing TechRetail TechMadison, US
Chris Nohl(Director)Ken Harris(Director)Frank Azzolino(Director)Wes Schroll(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardAndrew Boszhardt(Director)
A leading U.S. demand-side management program manager delivering energy efficiency and sustainability programs and distributing energy-efficient products nationwide.
A developer of large utility-scale renewable energy focused on solar and battery-storage projects.
Business process outsourcing provider primarily focused on voice-based customer care.
A leading manufacturer of componentry used in the maintenance and new construction of the North American electric grid.
A $3.2 billion private credit continuation vehicle established to acquire a portfolio of loans and securities across 41 sponsor-backed, middle-market businesses.
A scaled multi-sport youth league platform partnering exclusively with major U.S. sports leagues to run branded leagues, camps and events across North America.
Financial services provider of balance sheet and liquidity solutions to banks, broker-dealers, trust advisers and other financial intermediaries.
A leading independent provider of full-service fund administration, fund accounting and investor solutions for public and private fund managers in the U.S.
Provider of insurance brokerage services to middle-market clients across property and casualty, employee benefits, personal, retirement and specialty lines.
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesVenn · finsmes.com · Nov 18, 2025
Fund performance · per public LP disclosures · 13
as of Mar 2025| Fund | Vintage | Committed | Net IRR | TVPI | DPI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton Lane NY Israel Fund II, LPLPs: Empire State Development – New York Ventures | 2022 | — | — | 0.76x | 0.00x |
| Hamilton Lane NY Israel Fund, LPLPs: Empire State Development – New York Ventures | 2017 | — | — | 1.65x | 0.25x |
| Hamilton Lane Secondary Fund IV, L.P.LPs: Fresno County Employees' Retirement Association | 2017 | — | 19.2% | 1.20x | 0.27x |
| Hamilton Lane Venture Capital Fund, L.P. (Series 2017)LPs: Santa Barbara County Employees' Retirement System | 2017 | — | 17.4% | 2.05x | 0.12x |
| Hamilton Lane Private Equity Fund IX L.P.LPs: Fresno County Employees' Retirement Association | 2016 | — | 17.3% | 1.40x | — |
| Hamilton Lane Venture Capital Fund, L.P. (Series 2016)LPs: Santa Barbara County Employees' Retirement System | 2016 | — | 20.0% | 2.25x | 0.74x |
| Hamilton Lane Venture Capital Fund, L.P. (Series 2015)LPs: Santa Barbara County Employees' Retirement System | 2015 | — | 17.7% | 2.75x | 0.84x |
| Hamilton Lane Venture Capital Fund, L.P. (Series 2014)LPs: Santa Barbara County Employees' Retirement System | 2014 | — | 19.4% | 3.11x | 1.54x |
| Hamilton Lane Venture Capital Fund, L.P. (Series 2011)LPs: Santa Barbara County Employees' Retirement System | 2011 | — | 14.0% | 2.66x | 1.84x |
| Hamilton Lane Venture Capital Fund, L.P. (Series 2010)LPs: Santa Barbara County Employees' Retirement System | 2010 | — | 12.8% | 2.37x | 1.41x |
| Hamilton Lane SMID FundLPs: Oregon Public Employees Retirement System | 2009 | — | 11.5% | 1.62x | 1.47x |
| Hamilton Lane Private Equity Fund VI, L.P.LPs: Fresno County Employees' Retirement Association | 2007 | — | 9.4% | 1.60x | — |
| Hamilton Lane Co-Investment Fund, LPLPs: Empire State Development – New York Ventures | 2005 | — | — | 0.92x | 0.91x |
Source: public limited-partner disclosures (CalPERS, CalSTRS). Net IRR / TVPI / DPI as reported by the limited partner; a fund's early-year IRR is an interim estimate (J-curve).
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does Hamilton Lane invest at?
- Hamilton Lane invests at the Series A, Growth stages.
- What sectors does Hamilton Lane focus on?
- Hamilton Lane focuses on Sector Agnostic.
- Where is Hamilton Lane located?
- Hamilton Lane is headquartered in Conshohocken, US.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
featuring the teamThe Outlook for the Private Credit Market from Hamilton Lane's Nayef Perry - YouTube
Raw Selection · Nayef Perry
Erik Hirsch on Schwab Network: June 2026
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Juan Delgado on CNBC Squawk Box Asia: June 2026
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Erik Hirsch on CNBC Squawk Box Europe
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Brent Burnett on Schwab Network
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Erik Hirsch on Schwab Network: April 13
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Co-investors · 1
Jerusalem Venture Partners (JVP) is a venture capital firm investing across early and growth stages, building international category-leading technology companies out of Israel and New York.
Firms observed investing alongside Hamilton Lane, from public investor directories. Shared companies are the overlap with Hamilton Lane's recorded portfolio.
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