Silver Lake Partners
Private equityMenlo Park · Series C–Late Stage · 158 people tracked
Also known as Silver Lake Technology Management, Llc
Deal analysis
- Airtable × Bending Spoons: who got the money home
An estimated liquidation waterfall: the late-stage pref stack took $1.29bn at ~1x, founders took ~$190m, and seed money made ~42x.
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Investment thesis
Silver Lake focuses on large-scale technology and technology-enabled investing. The firm partners and aligns with strong management teams to invest in, build, and grow companies across sectors including enterprise software, financial technology, compute and communications, content and entertainment, health and learning, internet and eCommerce, data centers and networking, and HR services and technology.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 25, 2026.
Team · 158 people
from the firm's websiteWhat they invest in
from 111 of 496 portfolio companiesEnterprise Software ×40SaaS ×39AI & Machine Learning ×35Cloud Computing ×21Data & Infrastructure ×18Fintech ×16Consumer ×14Healthtech ×14
HQs:United States×66United Kingdom×3Australia×2China×2Germany×2France×2
Who they back
founder profiles across 59 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×242 founders×233 founders×74+ founders×5
Where their founders studiedfrom 49 founders with education data
Duke University ×4Stanford University ×3The Wharton School ×3Harvard Business School ×2Rice Business ×2Technical University of Munich ×2The University of Texas at Austin ×2Trinity University ×2
Where their founders worked beforefrom 57 founders with career history
Facebook ×3University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ×3Fnac ×2IBM ×2Nortel Networks ×2Rare Medium ×2Salesforce ×2Stanford University ×2
Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program
5 founders hold a PhD · 10 hold an MBA (of 52 with degree data)
Investments · 496 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2022 · 12021 · 12019 · 22018 · 62016 · 32015 · 52014 · 119 dated
Airbnb is an online marketplace that enables people to book and list accommodations for short-term rentals, experiences, and services around the world.
ConsumerMarketplacesTravel & HospitalitySan Francisco, US
Brian Chesky(Airbnb Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer)inNathan Blecharczyk(Airbnb Co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer)inJoe Gebbia(Airbnb Co-founder)inJoe G.(Founder)inBelinda Johnson(Executive Officer)Laurence Tosi(Chief Financial Officer)
Co-investors137 VenturesA.Capital VenturesA*Aglae VenturesAllied Venture PartnersAmakor+57 more
Alibaba Group is a large multinational conglomerate operating in e-commerce, cloud computing, digital payments, and logistics sectors globally.
AI & Machine LearningB2B MarketplacesCloud ComputingE-commerceEnterprise SoftwareHangzhou, CN
Jack Ma(Founder & Executive Chairman)Joseph Tsai(Founder)
Co-investorsAccess Technology VenturesAlpha Wave GlobalFJ LabsHongShan Capital GroupLead Edge CapitalMillennium New Horizons+3 more
A leader in data-driven networking for AI, data center, campus, and routing environments, building network operating systems and switching platforms used by large-scale cloud providers and enterprises; a Fortune 500 and S&P 500 company.
Santa Clara, US
Kenneth Duda(Executive Officer)Andreas Bechtolsheim(Executive Officer, Director)Anshul Sadana(Executive Officer)Marc Taxay(Executive Officer)Jayshree Ullal(Executive Officer, Director)Ita Brennan(Executive Officer)
Co-investorsDell Technologies CapitalGreylock Partners
Asana is a collaborative work management platform that helps teams align work to goals, coordinate tasks, and automate processes using AI-powered workflows.
Enterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkMarketing TechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Dustin Moskovitz(Co-founder and Chair)inJustin Rosenstein(Co-founder and Board/Advisor)inTim Wan(Executive Officer)Eve Saltman(Executive Officer)Dan Rogers(Chief Executive Officer and Director)Aziz Megji(Chief Financial Officer)in
Co-investors8VCAndreessen HorowitzFounders FundG SquaredinfoShareManhattan Venture Partners+9 more
Atlassian offers a teamwork platform combining project planning, knowledge management, and AI orchestration tools for teams and their AI agents.
AI & Machine LearningFuture of WorkSaaSSydney, AU
Mike Cannon-Brookes(Co-founder & co-CEO)inScott Farquhar(Co-founder & co-CEO)inJeffrey Walkerin
Co-investorsAccelFirstMile VenturesHeavybitNext Frontier Capital
Box provides intelligent content management and secure collaboration for enterprise teams, combining unstructured data access and sharing with AI-powered workflows and insights.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareSan Jose, US
Dylan Smith(Executive Officer)Aaron Levie(Executive Officer, Director)Dan Levin(Director)Stephanie Carullo(Executive Officer)Peter McGoff(Executive Officer)Graham Younger(Executive Officer)
Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzBessemer Venture PartnersEmergence Capital PartnersHercules Capital, Inc.Kleiner PerkinsLobby Capital+9 more
Caris Lifesciences operates a precision oncology platform that analyzes DNA, RNA and proteins across tissue and blood to profile a patient's cancer and match treatments and clinical trials.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechHealthtech
David Dean Halbert(Chairman, Founder and CEO)
Co-investorsCoatue ManagementSixth StreetOrbiMed
Coursera is an online learning platform offering courses, certificates, and career programs from universities and companies such as Google.
EdTechEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkMarketplacesSaaSMountain View, US
Daphne Koller(Co-Founder & President)Andrew Ng(Director)Richard Levin(Chief Executive Officer)
BoardDan Avida(Director)Scott Sandell(Director)inJohn Doerr(Director)in
Co-investorsAllied Venture PartnersFelicis VenturesG SquaredGSV VenturesKleiner PerkinsLearn Capital+9 more
DigitalBridge is a global alternative asset manager focused on investing in and operating digital infrastructure, including data centers, macro cell towers, fiber networks, small cells, and edge computing facilities.
Cloud ComputingData & Infrastructure
Marc Ganzi(Founder)in
DoorDash operates a restaurant delivery platform that connects customers with dining establishments across hundreds of cities in North America through a logistics network.
ConsumerE-commerceFoodTechMarketplacesSan Francisco, US
Tony Xu(Co-founder & CEO)inAndy Fang(Co-founder & CTO)inStanley Tang(Co-founder & CPO)inGergely Nemeth(Senior Engineering Manager)in
Co-investorsA*BoxGroupBrave CapitalCoatue ManagementCRV (Charles River Ventures)Day One Ventures+24 more
eBay is an online marketplace platform that enables buyers and sellers to trade a wide variety of goods across categories including technology, fashion, collectibles, vehicles, and home goods.
E-commerceMarketplacesSan Jose, US
Pierre Omidyar(Founder & Chairman)
Co-investorsBaseline VenturesFrontier Venture CapitalMaveron
Electronic Arts (EA) develops and publishes video games, content, and online services for consoles, mobile devices, and PCs, with franchises such as EA SPORTS FC, Battlefield, Apex Legends, and The Sims.
ConsumerGamingMedia & EntertainmentRedwood City, US
Trip Hawkins(Founder)in
Co-investorsBaseline VenturesKleiner PerkinsSkycatcher Fund
Co-investorsCrosslink Capital
Publicly traded Arlington, Virginia healthcare company delivering clinical and financial results for value-based care providers.
HealthtechArlington, US
SETH BLACKLEY(Executive Officer, Director)inFRANK WILLIAMS(Director)Seth Blackley(Executive Officer)inFrank Williams(Executive Officer, Director)JONATHAN WEINBERG(Executive Officer)Thomas Peterson(Executive Officer)
Co-investorsTPG
Fiserv provides payments and financial technology services to financial institutions, businesses, and merchants, with a focus on customer engagement and commerce enablement.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS
Co-investorsfronttrail Equity Partners GmbHWCAS
HealthLynked is a physician-created healthcare platform that uses an AI assistant (ARI) to interpret patients' labs, medications, and medical history, provide personalized health guidance, and manage records.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechNaples, US
Michael Thomas Dent(Chairman and CEO)George Gregory O'Leary(Board Member and CFO)
Heartflow provides an AI-based analysis that converts a coronary CTA scan into a personalized 3D model of the heart, assessing anatomy and physiology to help diagnose and manage coronary artery disease (CAD).
AI & Machine LearningBiotechDigital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesRedwood City, US
Christopher K. Zarins(Executive Officer, Director)inCharles A. Taylor(Executive Officer, Director)Nicky Espinosa Hayes(Executive Officer)John Stevens(Executive Officer, Director)H. Baird Radford, III(Executive Officer)John Farquharin
Co-investorsBain Capital Life SciencesBlue Venture FundsEmergent Medical Partners, LLPKhosla VenturesLifeforce CapitalLotus Capital+1 more
Hinge Health builds a digital healthcare platform designed to help individuals manage musculoskeletal health and related conditions.
Digital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesWellness & FitnessSan Francisco, US
Gabriel Mecklenburg(Executive Officer, Director)inDaniel Perez(Executive Officer, Director)in
Co-investors11.2 CapitalAlkeon InnovationBessemer Venture PartnersCannage CapitalCoatue ManagementDuke Capital Partners+8 more
MSG Sports operates professional sports teams, including the New York Knicks (NBA) and the New York Rangers (NHL).
Media & EntertainmentSports Tech
N-able provides IT management and cyber resilience software combining endpoint management (N-central), security operations and threat detection (Adlumin), and cloud-native backup and disaster recovery (Cove Data Protection).
Cloud ComputingCybersecuritySaaS
John Pagliucain
Co-investorsAccel-KKRBankTech Ventures
Tesla designs and manufactures electric vehicles, battery storage and solar products, and develops autonomous driving software.
Palo Alto, US
Elon Musk(Co-founder & CEO)Jeffrey B Straubel(Executive Officer)Martin Eberhard(Founder)inJerome M Guillen(Executive Officer)Deepak Ahuja(Executive Officer)John Douglas Field(Executive Officer)
Co-investorsCapital Q® Ventures Inc.DBL PartnersDraper AssociatesFuture VenturesKluz VenturesM33 Growth+9 more
A Place for Mom is a U.S. and Canadian senior care referral marketplace connecting families with senior living and home care providers.
Vernon Hills, US
Jonathan Stevens(Executive Officer)Thomas Richards(Executive Officer, Director)Christine Leahy(Executive Officer)Dennis Berger(Executive Officer)Neal Campbell(Executive Officer)Christina Rother(Executive Officer)
Co-investorsBain Capital Double Impact Fund LPBain Capital Life SciencesBain Capital Tech OpportunitiesBlue Sea CapitalClayton Dubilier & RiceCore Venture Capital+10 more
Airtable is a San Francisco-based no-code platform that lets teams build apps and workflows on a flexible database.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US
Howie Liu(Co-Founder and CEO)inAndrew Ofstad(Co-Founder)inEmmett Nicholas(Co-Founder and senior engineering leader)inAmbereen Toubassy(Chief Financial Officer)Paul Ohls(Chief Revenue Officer)David Azose(Chief Technology Officer)
Co-investorsBling CapitalCaffeinated CapitalCoatue ManagementCRV (Charles River Ventures)CSC UpshotDCVC (Data Collective)+25 more
Amazon operates the largest online retail marketplace in the world alongside Amazon Web Services, its cloud computing division, plus advertising, logistics and streaming media businesses.
B2B MarketplacesConsumerE-commerceMarketplacesSeattle, US
Jeff Bezos(Founder & Executive Chairman)
Co-investorsAccess Technology VenturesKleiner PerkinsMadrona Venture GroupRedwood CollectiveRogue Insight CapitalUnion Grove Venture Partners+1 more
Co-investorsAglae VenturesAlpha Wave GlobalHongShan Capital Group
Apptio provides AI investment management software that helps organizations track, optimize, and align AI spending across infrastructure, talent, and tooling from prioritization through ROI measurement.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareSaaSBellevue, US
KURT SHINTAFFER(Executive Officer)SACHIN GUPTA(Executive Officer, Director)Kurt Shintaffer(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Sachin Gupta(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Sunny Gupta(Founder)inAjay Patel(General Manager of Apptio and IT Automation at IBM)
Co-investorsAkkadian VenturesAndreessen HorowitzCisco InvestmentsFelicis VenturesFPVFUSE+4 more
AVI-SPL is a technology solutions provider that designs, deploys, manages, and supports digital workplace communication, collaboration, and experiential technology and services.
Enterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkHardware
John Zettel(Chief Executive Officer)inMark Payne(Chief Financial Officer)inJohn Murphy(Chief Operating Officer)inVicki Bosworth(Executive Vice President, Human Resources)inDale Bottcher(Chief Revenue Officer (CRO))inTim Riek(Chief Strategy Officer (CSO))in
Co-investorsH.I.G. CapitalH.I.G. Growth PartnersMarlin Equity Partners
Co-investorsACE & Company
Co-investorsInsight Partners
BYJU'S offers online learning programs, video lessons, and a personalized learning app for students in India, including tutoring and exam-preparation programs for competitive tests such as JEE and NEET.
ConsumerEdTech
Byju Raveendran(Founder & CEO)
Co-investorsAarin CapitalAlkeon InnovationKaizenvestLightspeed Venture PartnersSmash CapitalSpring Marketing Capital+2 more
Carbon provides 3D printing hardware, photopolymer resins, and computational design software that brands use to design, develop, and manufacture high-performance products.
Advanced ManufacturingHardwareNew MaterialsRedwood City, US
Joseph M. DeSimone(Executive Officer, Director)inJoseph DeSimone, PhD(Co-Founder & Board Member)inPhilip DeSimone(Co-founder & Office of the CEO)inSteve Nelson(Launch CEO & Co-founder)inEd Samulski, PhD(Advisor & Co-founder)inAlex Ermoshkin, PhD(Co-founder)in
Co-investorsSequoia CapitalBMW i VenturesEshelman Ventures, LLCFounders Circle CapitalG2 Venture PartnersNext Legacy Partners
The largest vacation rental platform in North America offering integrated technology and services for homeowner management, including dynamic pricing, multi-channel distribution, and maintenance optimization.
Cegid provides cloud-based software for finance, human resources (including payroll), and retail operations, with AI features for decision-making and task automation.
Cloud ComputingRetail TechSaaSLyon Cedex 09
Sylvain Jauze(Executive Officer)Nicolas Michel-Vernet(Executive Officer)Patrick Bertrand(Executive Officer, Director)Thierry Luthi(Executive Officer)Christian Loyrion(Executive Officer)Jean-Michel Monin(Executive Officer)
Co-investorsRuna CapitalACE & Company
Celonis provides an enterprise AI platform that combines process data, business knowledge, and intelligence to give organizations operational clarity for AI deployment, supply chain optimization, IT modernization, and process excellence across industries.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareMunich, DE
Alexander Rinke(Founder)inBastian Nominacher(Founder)in
Co-investors83NorthAccelActivant CapitalAlpha Intelligence CapitalOne PeakSocium Ventures+1 more
Circadiance develops and manufactures remote patient monitoring products with cloud-based solutions that connect healthcare professionals to patients, including tools that help premature infants leave the hospital sooner.
Digital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesTurtle Creek, US
DAVID G. GROLL(CEO AND MANAGER)
BoardMICHAEL THOMAS(Director)WILLIAM GROLL(Director)JEFFREY SWOVELAND(Director)ANTHONY L. SICO(Director)
City Football Group owns and operates a global network of 12 professional football clubs, including Manchester City, New York City FC, and Melbourne City.
Media & EntertainmentSports Tech
Qualtrics is an experience management platform that lets organizations collect, analyze, and manage survey, ticket, and contact data with built-in security and compliance controls.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaS
Ryan Smith(Founder)in
Co-investorsAccelDatabricks VenturesGaldana VenturesinfoShareMastrySavano Capital Partners+5 more
Clari, merged with Salesloft, provides an AI-powered system for revenue prediction and optimization serving enterprise customers.
AI & Machine LearningSaaSSales TechSunnyvale, US
Venkat Rangan(Executive Officer, Director)Andy Byrne(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardEnrique Salem(Director)inAjay Agarwal(Director)inAaref Hilaly(Director)inMark Gainey(Director)
Co-investorsB Capital GroupB4 CapitalBain Capital VenturesHubSpot VenturesLevel EquityMadrona Venture Group+8 more
Cloudera is a hybrid platform for data, analytics, and AI, serving enterprises and data teams.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSanta Clara, US
Amr Awadallah(Co-Founder; former CTO)inMike Olson(Co-Founder; CEO (2008-2013); Chairman & Chief Strategy Officer (2013-))Christophe Bisciglia(Co-Founder)Jeff Hammerbacher(Co-Founder; former Chief Scientist)Owen O'Malley(Founding team member (early Hadoop architect))Charles Sansbury(Chief Executive Officer)
Co-investorsAccelDag VenturesGlynn Capital ManagementGreylock PartnersGV (Google Ventures)Intel Capital+8 more
Cloudflare provides a global cloud network platform delivering security, performance, and development services through sixty-plus integrated services including SASE, application security, and full-stack development infrastructure.
Cloud ComputingCybersecurityDeveloper ToolsSan Francisco, US
Matthew Prince(Founder)inDane Knechtin
Co-investorsApposite CapitalCapitalGEQT VenturesFlagship PioneeringIcon VenturesKhosla Ventures+14 more
Craigslist operates an online classified advertisements platform with local listings across categories such as jobs, housing, for-sale items, services, and community postings.
ConsumerMarketplaces
Credit Karma is an AI-powered personal finance platform that provides free credit scores, credit monitoring, cashflow insights, and financial marketplace services to help consumers understand and manage their finances.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerFintechSan Francisco, US
Kenneth Lin(Founder & CEO)inNichole MustardRyan Graciano
Co-investors500 GlobalArcher Capital GroupArcher Venture CapitalCapitalGFelicis VenturesFounders Fund+7 more
Danaher is a diversified conglomerate that operates a portfolio of businesses in life sciences, diagnostics, and related fields, guided by its Danaher Business System (DBS) operating model.
Advanced ManufacturingBiotechHealthtechMedical DevicesWashington, US
Joakim Weidenmanis(Executive Officer)Thomas Joyce, Jr.(Executive Officer, Director)Angela S. Lalor(Executive Officer)William H. King(Executive Officer)Daniel A. Raskas(Executive Officer)Alan G. Spoon(Director)
Darktrace / Forensic Acquisition & Investigation is a cloud-native forensics product that automates disk-level evidence capture, collection, and preservation across multi-cloud, on-premises, and SaaS environments.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaSCambridge, GB
Jill Popelkain
Co-investors408 VenturesAlexander Square PartnersAmakorBalderton CapitalBright Pixel CapitalBrighton Park Capital+10 more
DataStax provides enterprise-grade database infrastructure and AI development tools, including Astra DB (a NoSQL vector database built on Apache Cassandra), Hyper-Converged Database for on-premises deployments, and Langflow (an open-source low-code platform for building generative AI applications).
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Jonathan Ellis(Executive Officer, Director)Clint Smith(Executive Officer)Billy Bosworth(Executive Officer, Director)Dennis Wolf(Executive Officer)Davor Bonaciin
BoardEric Chin(Director)
Co-investorsAkkadian VenturesComcast VenturesCross Creek AdvisorsCrosslink CapitalInvestXKleiner Perkins+9 more
Denodo provides a data management platform based on data virtualization, offering a universal semantic layer, data marketplace, query optimization, and governed real-time access across multiple sources for enterprises.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise Software
Angel Viña(Founder)in
Ride-hailing and mobility platform (testimonial from founder Will Cheng).
Haidian, CN
Cheng Wei(Founder & CEO)Jean Liu(Founder)
Co-investors137 VenturesA-Rod CorpAlpha Wave GlobalBeyond VenturesCoatue ManagementGranite Asia+11 more
Digital Realty operates a global data center platform, PlatformDIGITAL, offering colocation, interconnection, and high-density AI workload hosting ranging from single racks to private suites.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & Infrastructure
Bill Steinin
DIRECTV is a television and streaming service provider offering live channels, on-demand content, and sports programming.
Media & Entertainment
Co-investorsA-Rod Corp
David Rosenblattin
Co-investorsCanaan PartnersJMI EquityScOp Venture Capital
Co-investorsFrancisco PartnersKleiner PerkinsRunway Growth Capital
eG Innovations develops eG Enterprise, a full-stack observability and IT performance monitoring platform covering application performance, infrastructure, cloud and hybrid-cloud, digital workspaces, and end-user experience.
Cloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Emeritus provides online education and lifelong learning programs, working with universities to offer courses and degree programs to consumers and professionals.
EdTechFuture of Work
Co-investorsAccelSoftBank Vision FundBertelsmann India InvestmentsCPP InvestmentsGSV Ventures
Epson is a global manufacturer of printers and imaging products, point-of-sale systems, microdevices, and robotics/production systems.
Advanced ManufacturingHardwareRobotics
Exabeam provides a security operations platform that ingests logs and telemetry from multiple point solutions, enriches data with behavioral analytics, and correlates alerts to deliver threat detection and investigation capabilities for security teams.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Mateo, US
Domingo Mihovilovic(Executive Officer, Promoter)Nir Polak(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Sylvain Gil(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Peter Harteveld(Chief Executive Officer)Steve Wilsonin
BoardTheresia Giouw(Director)
Co-investorsAcrew CapitalAspect VenturesIcon VenturesJuniperoLightspeed Venture PartnersNext Legacy Partners+4 more
A leading cloud marketing platform.
Chris Baggott(Founder)in
Co-investorsBaseline VenturesBattery VenturesInsight PartnersOpenView Venture PartnersSapphire VenturesScale Venture Partners
Expedia Group operates a travel marketplace and a portfolio of consumer brands offering hotels, vacation rentals, flights, packages, and other travel bookings.
AdTechMarketplacesTravel & Hospitality
Ariane Gorin(CEO)
Co-investorsMetaProp
Experian offers consumers tools to access their credit report and FICO Score, build credit, and manage money, including credit card matching, bill and subscription negotiation, car insurance comparison, and a digital checking account with debit card.
ConsumerData & InfrastructureFintechInsurTech
Co-investorsKensington Capital Partners LimitedNorwest Venture PartnersRho VenturesSixth Street
Exterro provides a data risk management platform that combines eDiscovery, digital forensics, and data governance, using agentic AI to automate legal, privacy, compliance, and digital investigation workflows.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityLegalTech
Online movie ticket sales platform serving 16,000 screens; acquired by Comcast.
Co-investorsAccretive, LLC
First Advantage provides background screening and identity verification solutions to help companies hire and manage employees while mitigating risk.
CybersecurityHR TechSaaS
Five9 is a Nasdaq-listed provider of cloud contact center (CCaaS) software marketed as the Intelligent CX Platform.
Co-investorsHummer Winblad Venture Partners (HWVP)
Flexpoint Sensor Systems manufactures a patented single-layer thin-film flexible sensor (the Bend Sensor) that detects mechanical movement, airflow, water flow, and vibration, and can also function as a durable switch.
Advanced ManufacturingHardwareIoT
FlixBus operates an intercity bus network offering online and app-based ticket booking, real-time journey tracking, and e-tickets across roughly 8,000 destinations in 40+ countries.
MarketplacesMobility & TransportationTravel & Hospitality
André Schwämmlein(Founder)in
Co-investorsCherry VenturesHoltzbrinck VenturesHV CapitalUVC Partners
Boston, US
MARGARET SERRAVALLI(Executive Officer)THOMAS JESSOP(Executive Officer)ROBERTO BRACERAS(Executive Officer)MICHAEL E. WILENS(Executive Officer, Director)EDWARD JOHNSON IV(Executive Officer, Director)ROGER STILES(Executive Officer)
ForeFlight makes a flight-planning and in-flight application for pilots, offering aeronautical charts, real-time weather, traffic and GPS data, and integration with avionics systems like Garmin and Sentry.
ConsumerMobility & TransportationSaaS
Tyson W.(Founder)inAdam Houghton(Founder)in
Co-investorsThoma Bravo
Fujifilm is a diversified manufacturer operating across healthcare (prevention, diagnosis, and treatment), electronics, business innovation, and imaging, producing products and services including film, photography, medical technology, and digital transformation solutions.
Advanced ManufacturingHardwareHealthtech
Co-investorsAccelAccess Venture PartnersAndreessen HorowitzLightspeed Venture PartnersMercato PartnersNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)+2 more
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Exits · 55
IPOs and acquisitions across the tracked portfolioAirbnbNASDAQ: ABNBAlibabaNYSE: BABAArista NetworksNYSE: ANETAsanaNYSE; LTSE: ASANAtlassianNASDAQ: TEAMBoxNYSE: BOXCaris Life SciencesNASDAQ: CAICourseraNYSE: COURDigitalBridgeNYSE: DBRGDocuSignNASDAQ: DOCUDomoNASDAQ: DOMODoorDashNASDAQ: DASHDropboxNASDAQ: DBXDXC TechnologyNYSE: DXCDynatraceNYSE: DTEatonNYSE: ETNeBayNASDAQ: EBAYElectronic ArtsNASDAQ: EAEntegrisNASDAQ: ENTGEquinixNASDAQ: EQIXEvercoreNYSE: EVREvolent HealthNYSE: EVHExpediaNASDAQ: EXPEFiservNASDAQ: FISVFortiveNYSE: FTVGlobalFoundriesNASDAQ: GFSGoDaddyNYSE: GDDYGoldman SachsNYSE: GSGoodRxNASDAQ: GDRXGrouponNASDAQ: GRPNGSI TechnologyNASDAQ: GSITHealthLynkedOTC: HLYKHeartFlowNASDAQ: HTFLHinge HealthNYSE: HNGEHomedepotNYSE: HDHSBCNYSE: HSBCHubSpotNYSE: HUBSHumanaNYSE: HUMHuntsmanNYSE: HUNIAMGOLDNYSE: IAGIlluminaNASDAQ: ILMNImmuronNASDAQ: IMRNIonQNYSE: IONQKlarnaNYSE: KLARMadison Square Garden SportsNYSE: MSGSMotorola SolutionsNYSE: MSIN AbleNYSE: NABLNasdaqNASDAQ: NDAQSensata TechnologiesNYSE: STSoFiNASDAQ: SOFITAL Education GroupNYSE: TALTeslaNASDAQ: TSLAVirtu FinancialNYSE: VIRTAirtableacq. by Bending SpoonsFandangoacq. by Comcast
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Fund performance · per public LP disclosures · 6
as of Sep 2025| Fund | Vintage | Committed | Net IRR | TVPI | DPI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silver Lake Partners VII, L.P.LPs: Washington State Investment Board, California Public Employees' Retirement System, Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association +3 more | 2024 | — | 23.8% | 1.30x | 0.03x |
| Silver Lake Waterman Fund III LPLPs: Florida State Board of Administration | 2020 | — | 5.3% | 1.11x | 0.30x |
| Silver Lake III SL SPV-2, L.P.LPs: Washington State Investment Board | 2019 | — | 30.5% | 2.30x | 1.68x |
| Silver Lake Technology Investors V, L.P.LPs: California Public Employees' Retirement System | 2018 | — | 14.6% | 1.86x | 0.74x |
| Silver Lake Technology Investors IV, LPLPs: California Public Employees' Retirement System | 2013 | — | 27.2% | 3.35x | 2.18x |
| Silver Lake Partners, L.P.LPs: Washington State Investment Board | 1999 | — | 24.6% | 2.20x | 2.20x |
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
- How many investments has Silver Lake Partners made?
- Silver Lake Partners has 495 tracked investments, 14 of which have exited via acquisition or IPO.
- What stage does Silver Lake Partners invest at?
- Silver Lake Partners invests at the Series C, Growth, Late Stage stages.
- What sectors does Silver Lake Partners focus on?
- Silver Lake Partners focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Cloud Computing, Consumer, Data & Infrastructure, Deep Tech, E-commerce, EdTech, Energy, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Gaming, Healthtech, HR Tech, Media & Entertainment, SaaS, Semiconductors, Travel & Hospitality.
- Where is Silver Lake Partners located?
- Silver Lake Partners is headquartered in Menlo Park, US.
- Who does Silver Lake Partners co-invest with?
- Silver Lake Partners most often shares deals with Kleiner Perkins, Accel, Andreessen Horowitz, among 406 tracked co-investors.
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