StarVest Partners
Growth equityNew York · Growth–Late Stage · 18 people tracked
Also known as STARVEST MANAGEMENT, INC.
Investment thesis
StarVest Partners is a New York City growth equity firm with roughly two decades of experience investing in outstanding technology-enabled, business-to-business services companies. Its sector focus spans Software-as-a-Service, Data & Analytics, E-Commerce Infrastructure, and Digital Marketing Services. Founded in 1999, the firm originally invested at the expansion stage but has shifted its portfolio to primarily growth equity and late-stage companies. The firm reports more than 50 investments and roughly $500 million invested, with portfolio companies generating over $1 billion in revenue.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 2, 2026.
Team · 18 people
from the firm's websiteSenior Managing Director for Payments and Vertical Software at Guggenheim Investment Banking.
Chairman of Fairwinds and former CEO of Veracode, Iron Mountain, and Connected (a StarVest portfolio company acquired by Iron Mountain).
Former Group President of Tommy Hilfiger and President of HSN, former CFO of Bloomingdales, and an active public and private board member.
Principal at Madison Park Ventures and former Chairman of Hearst Magazines; formerly served on the boards of IBM and Coca-Cola.
Former President of the New York Stock Exchange and board member of MetLife, MSCI, and SolarWinds; formerly on the NetSuite board.
Former CEO of Fieldglass, a former StarVest portfolio company acquired by SAP for $1B.
Founder and Chief Inspiration Officer at Sullivan Adventures and Co-Founder of StarVest Partners.
Former President and COO of NetSuite and former board member of Cornerstone OnDemand.
Founder and Managing Director of Spring Mountain Capital and former Vice Chairman of Merrill Lynch & Co.
IBM Fellow Emeritus and retired EVP of Innovation and Technology.
Director at McKinsey & Company.
Former GE Executive Director of Global Innovation and New Models and CEO of Liguori Innovation.
Former President and CEO of NetSuite and board member of PagerDuty.
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does StarVest Partners invest at?
- StarVest Partners invests at the Growth, Late Stage stages.
- What sectors does StarVest Partners focus on?
- StarVest Partners focuses on Data & Infrastructure, E-commerce, Enterprise Software, Marketing Tech, SaaS.
- Where is StarVest Partners located?
- StarVest Partners is headquartered in New York, US.
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