OpenView Venture Partners
Venture capitalBoston · Series A–Growth · 35 people tracked
Also known as Openview Advisors, Llc
Investment thesis
OpenView partners with founders of business software companies at the expansion stage, taking a concentrated investment approach so it can meaningfully support portfolio companies after investing. The firm emphasizes operational value-add across areas such as pricing, packaging, growth optimization, self-service go-to-market motions, and executive recruiting, drawing on an extensive network to connect founders with advisors, hires, and other resources. Its stated mission is to help build software businesses into market leaders and 'change the way the world works.'
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 35 people
from the firm's website & public directories
What they invest in
from 60 of 112 portfolio companiesSaaS ×48Enterprise Software ×40AI & Machine Learning ×30Cloud Computing ×15Developer Tools ×12Marketing Tech ×10Cybersecurity ×8Data & Infrastructure ×6
HQs:United States×28Australia×1Canada×1Spain×1Israel×1Poland×1
Investments · 112 tracked
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Datadog is a cloud-based monitoring and security platform that provides observability, analytics, and protection for infrastructure, applications, and data across enterprises.
Cloud ComputingCybersecurityData & InfrastructureNew York, US
Olivier Pomel(Founder & CEO)inAlexis Le-Quoc(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Amit Agarwal(Executive Officer)Murat Bicer(Director)Dev Ittycheria(Director)Shardul Shah(Director)
Tyler Technologies provides software solutions to government agencies and schools to improve resident engagement and service delivery.
Enterprise SoftwareGovTechSaaSDallas, US
Brian K. Miller(Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer)H. Lynn Moore, Jr.(Executive Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary)John S. Marr(Chief Executive Officer and President)
Cogito, now part of Verint, provides real-time AI coaching and monitoring solutions for contact centers to improve customer and employee experience.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSBoston, US
Krishna Gupta(Director)Joshua Feast(Executive Officer, Director)Dustin Pederson(Executive Officer)Ali Azarbayejani(Executive Officer, Director)
Board seatScott Maxwell· per SEC Form D
TrustCloud provides a security assurance platform that helps CISOs and GRC leaders manage compliance and governance while simultaneously driving business revenue growth.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaSArlington, US
Sravish Sridhar(Executive Officer, Director)Dan Demmer(Director)Akshay Bhushan(Director)William Burnham(Director)
Board seatMackey Craven· per SEC Form D
Applitools provides a visual testing platform that uses AI to automatically validate user interfaces and catch visual defects across browsers and devices.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsSaaS
Auvik is a cloud-based AI-powered IT operations platform that helps managed service providers and IT departments monitor and manage networks, SaaS applications, and endpoints.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareIoTWaterloo, CA
Alex HoffMarc MorinDavid YachDouglas Murray(Chief Executive Officer)
Barracuda XDR is an extended detection and response platform designed for managed service providers to offer centralized cybersecurity monitoring, threat detection, and incident response services.
CybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
UserTesting provides a human insight platform that helps Product, Marketing, Digital, and CX teams at enterprises collect and analyze real human feedback to validate decisions and improve customer experiences.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareImpact & Social GoodMarketing TechSaaSBellevue, US
Chargeflow provides AI-driven chargeback and dispute resolution automation for eCommerce merchants, SaaS companies, and airlines.
AI & Machine LearningE-commerceFintechSaaS
project44 is a supply chain software company serving logistics and supply chain operations teams to improve visibility and efficiency across supply networks.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareLogistics & Supply ChainSaaSChicago, US
Jett McCandless(Founder and CEO)in
Encamp provides software and expert support to help enterprises centralize environmental compliance data and monitoring across their organization.
Climate TechEnterprise SoftwareGovTechIndianapolis, US
Heather Shanahan(CPA)Josh MoyersJenny VanceJon SchmollSam Jacobs(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Ben Jacobs
Information analytics software company; acquired by Oracle.
A leading cloud marketing platform.
Logikcull provides software for managing and reviewing data in internal investigations, enabling legal and compliance teams to quickly search, process, and organize documents and communications across corporate systems including email, Slack, and cloud storage.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareLegalTechSaaS
FieldAware is a field service software-as-a-service platform that helps businesses manage and dispatch field operations.
Enterprise SoftwareMobility & TransportationSaaS
Calendly is a scheduling platform that integrates with Microsoft Teams to automatically generate and include Teams video conferencing links in calendar events.
Enterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaS
Tope Awotona(Founder)
Instructure develops Canvas, Mastery, and Parchment—learning management, assessment, and credential management platforms for educational institutions.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingEdTechEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSalt Lake City, US
Steve DalyinMatt KaminerinAudrey ZhaoArmin MolaviShiren VijiasingaminRachel Orstonin
Intezer provides AI-driven security operations platform that automates forensic analysis of security alerts for enterprise organizations.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Itai Tevet(Founder and CEO)Roy Halevi(Founder and CEO)Alon Cohen(Founder and Chairman)Yair Shoham(Director)
Balena provides a platform and tools for developing, deploying, and managing fleets of IoT devices at scale, including cloud infrastructure, an open-source OS, and container engines for embedded systems.
Cloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsIoTGran Canaria, ES
Konstantinos Mouzakis(Co-CEO)Phil Wilson(Co-CEO)Chris Crocker-White(Co-CEO)
Tebra provides an integrated electronic health record and medical billing platform for independent healthcare practices, including EHR tools, claims management, patient payments, and scheduling capabilities.
Digital HealthEnterprise SoftwareHealthtechSaaSIrvine, US
JIM LIM(Director)DANIEL RODRIGUES(Executive Officer, Director)PERRY WALLACK(Director)ADAM MARCUS(Director)MICHAEL MATLY(Director)ROB REID(Director)
AI-powered sales training and coaching software that enables personalized learning, skills reinforcement, and seller effectiveness through interactive training, data-driven insights, and coaching playbooks.
AI & Machine LearningSaaSSales TechIndianapolis, US
Michael Fitzgerald(Executive Officer, Director)Eric Tobias(Director)Kristian Andersen(Director)John Maxwell Yoder(Executive Officer, Director)
Logz.io operates a platform for observability and monitoring, serving technology companies and enterprises that need infrastructure insights and operational intelligence.
Cloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Tomer(Co-founder & CTO)Asaf(Co-Founder & Vice President Product)
JumpCloud is an AI-powered unified IT management platform that provides identity, access, and device management for organizations managing both human users and non-human AI identities.
Cloud ComputingCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Greg Keller(Chief Technology Officer, Co-founder)inRajat Bhargava(CEO)in
Fund performance · per public LP disclosures · 4
as of Jun 2025| Fund | Vintage | Committed | Net IRR | TVPI | DPI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenView Venture Partners VII LPLPs: Florida State Board of Administration, Richard King Mellon Foundation | 2022 | — | 10.4% | 1.20x | 0.00x |
| OpenView Venture Partners VI LPLPs: Florida State Board of Administration, Richard King Mellon Foundation | 2020 | — | -10.2% | 0.68x | 0.13x |
| OpenView Venture Partners V LPLPs: Florida State Board of Administration, Richard King Mellon Foundation | 2017 | — | 20.1% | 1.91x | 1.07x |
| OpenView Venture Partners IV LPLPs: Florida State Board of Administration | 2014 | — | 12.5% | 1.91x | 1.58x |
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 OpenView Venture Partners invest at?
- OpenView Venture Partners invests at the Series A, Series B, Series C, Growth stages.
- What is OpenView Venture Partners's typical check size?
- OpenView Venture Partners typically writes checks of $5M – $20M.
- What sectors does OpenView Venture Partners focus on?
- OpenView Venture Partners focuses on Cloud Computing, Enterprise Software, SaaS.
- Where is OpenView Venture Partners located?
- OpenView Venture Partners is headquartered in Boston, US.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
featuring the teamDevon McDonald, OpenView Venture Partners - It's Now a Product-Led Growth World - YouTube
Traction - A Community for Innovators · Devon McDonald
High Alpha Speaker Series with Scott Maxwell of OpenView Venture Partners
Scott Maxwell · vimeo.com
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Co-investors · 45
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▶33 more co-investors
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