Chicago · Series B–Late Stage · 11 people tracked
Also known as THOMA BRAVO, L.P.
Investment thesis
Thoma Bravo positions itself as the world's largest software-focused investment firm, concentrating on enterprise and application software businesses. It pursues control and non-control investments as well as add-on acquisitions, working to scale software companies into larger, multi-product platforms across sectors such as construction software, B2B payments, fitness, and governance/risk/compliance. The firm applies operational expertise to help software companies grow, expand product offerings, and increase enterprise value over time.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 25, 2026.
Team · 11 people
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What they invest in
from 23 of 25 portfolio companiesEnterprise Software ×17SaaS ×14AI & Machine Learning ×9Cybersecurity ×7Cloud Computing ×5Fintech ×4Data & Infrastructure ×3Developer Tools ×2
HQs:United States×12France×2
Investments · 25 tracked
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Aisera develops agentic AI systems for enterprises that proactively anticipate needs and solve repetitive tasks, freeing teams to focus on strategic decisions and complex problem-solving.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSanta Clara, US
Abhi Maheshwari(Chief Executive Officer)Jared Lucas(Chief People Officer)inDejan Deklich(Chief Development Officer)Rahul Guha(VP of Product Management)inUtkarsh Contractor(Field Chief Technology Officer)inBen Lu(Chief Financial Officer)in
Co-investorsIcon VenturesMenlo VenturesTrue VenturesWorld Innovation LabAIX VenturesNorwest Venture Partners+1 more
Imply provides a commercial platform built around Apache Druid, an open-source database designed for real-time analytics on large datasets.
Cloud ComputingData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Fangjin Yang(Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer)Gian Merlino(Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer)Vadim Ogievetsky(Co-Founder and Chief Experience Officer)Eric Tschetter(Chief Officer, Emerging Solutions)
Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzBessemer Venture PartnersKhosla VenturesTiger Global ManagementGeodesic Capital
LANDESK develops IT systems management software, including its LANDESK Management Suite (now Ivanti Endpoint Manager), serving IT operations and endpoint management needs.
CybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Co-investorsVector CapitalWP Global Partners
Minneapolis, US
THOMAS GOODMANSON(Executive Officer, Director)J.D. ARDELL(Director)MICHAEL HOFFMANN(Director)SUSAN GRASSEL(Executive Officer)KIM NIMSGER(Director)JAMES HAGAN(Director)
Board seatSeth Boro· per SEC Form D · filed Oct 2021
Flexera provides Flexera One, a technology management platform that gives enterprises visibility and control over AI, SaaS, cloud, software, and hardware spend and assets.
Cloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareSaaSItasca, US
CHRIS ANDERSEN(Executive Officer)JAMES RYAN(Executive Officer, Director)Mike Jerich(President & CEO)El Lages(Chief People and Culture Officer)Chris Andersen(Chief Financial Officer)Becky Trevino(Chief Product Officer)
Board seatSeth Boro· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsArrowroot CapitalKaiser Permanente VenturesNumeta CapitalTA AssociatesMistral Venture Partners
Alma provides buy-now-pay-later instalment payment solutions for e-commerce and physical retailers, letting shoppers split purchases into instalments online, in-store, or via payment links while merchants receive guaranteed upfront payouts.
E-commerceFintechRetail TechNeuilly-sur-Seine, FR
Louis Chatriot(Founder)inFintech Retail Tech Louis Chatriot(Founder)Guillaume Desloges(Co-Founder & COO)in
Co-investorsIsaiISAI GestionKima VenturesPICUS CAPITALRoosh VenturesBoxGroup+3 more
A mobile banking application that incorporates game-like mechanics and offers users the chance to win prizes, including a $1 million jackpot distributed weekly.
FintechGamingSeattle, US
Agni Bhattacharya(Founder)inAllison Bellows(Founder)in
Co-investorsY Combinator
Alma provides practice management and insurance billing software solutions for behavioral health providers, helping them manage sessions and payments.
HealthtechMental HealthSaaSSan Francisco, US
Harry Ritter(Founder)in
Co-investorsAble PartnersBoxGroupFirst Round CapitalOptum VenturesPrimary Venture PartnersTusk Venture Partners+2 more
Alma is an immigration law firm serving companies and individuals, pairing attorney-led case handling with a software platform that tracks visa and green card cases from filing to approval.
HR TechLegalTechSaaSPalo Alto, US
Shuo Chen(Founder)
Co-investorsBling CapitalMento vcMVP VenturesBoxGroupInsight PartnersRainfall Ventures+1 more
Alma is a payment platform that enables merchants in Europe to offer installment payment options to customers, both online and in-store.
FintechRetail TechSaaSFrance, FR
Co-investorsAglae VenturesWind VentureYolo InvestmentsBoxGroupInsight PartnersRainfall Ventures+1 more
AppOmni provides SaaS Security Posture Management (SSPM) software that secures enterprise SaaS and AI-driven applications to prevent data breaches, using threat research and continuous monitoring.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US
Brian Soby(Co-Founder)inBrendan O'Connor(Chief Strategy Officer and Co-Founder)Bridget Gleason(CRO and Chief Customer Officer)Tina Hawk(Chief People Officer)
BoardAriel Tseitlin(Director)inPatrick Heim(Director)
Co-investorsCisco InvestmentsClearSkyInner Loop CapitalProsperity7 VenturesScale Venture PartnersSilicon Valley Data Capital+2 more
Apryse provides an SDK and toolkit for building, viewing, editing, converting, and extracting data from documents across 100+ file formats, including PDF, Office, and CAD files.
Developer ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Cassidy Smirnow(Chief Executive Officer)inKen Saunders(Chief Financial Officer)inKate Annis(Chief Marketing Officer)inAndrew Varley(Chief Product Officer)inJosh Coffey(Chief Technology Officer)inRachelle Carpenter(Chief People Officer)in
Co-investorsSilversmith Capital Partners
Azul provides enterprise Java runtime solutions, including a supported OpenJDK distribution with long-term support, and offers migration and advisory services for moving off the Oracle JDK.
Cloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsEnterprise Software
Co-investorsPartners for GrowthPartners for Growth (PFG)GS FuturesLead Edge CapitalMitsubishi UFJ CapitalSpiral Capital+3 more
Eptura provides an integrated platform for workplace and asset management, serving facility teams, real estate managers, and enterprise operations.
Enterprise SoftwarePropTech
Co-investorsGolub GrowthJMI Equity
Everbridge provides critical event management and organizational resilience software that helps organizations keep people safe and operations running during emergencies and disruptions.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Dave Wagner(CEO)David Wagner(President & Chief Executive Officer)David Rockvam(Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer)John Di Leo(Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer)David Alexander(Chief Marketing Officer)Cara Antonacci(Chief People Officer)
Co-investorsDraper Associates
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-investorsSilver Lake Partners
Illumio provides a breach containment platform powered by AI security graphs that enables Zero Trust security across hybrid, multi-cloud environments.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSunnyvale, US
Andrew Rubin(Co-founder)PJ Kirner(Co-founder)
BoardSteve Herrod(Director)Alan Cohen(Executive Officer, Director)inJoe Lonsdale(Director)inJohn M. Jack(Director)
Co-investors8VCAccelAndreessen HorowitzDCVC (Data Collective)Glynn Capital ManagementHarmony Partners+8 more
Imperva provides cybersecurity solutions to protect customers from cyberattacks across applications, data, and identities during digital transformation.
CybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSan Mateo, US
Shlomo Kramer(Co-Founder, President & CEO (early years))Amichai Shulman(Co-Founder & CTO)Mickey Boodaei(Co-Founder)Pam Murphy(CEO)Chris Hylen(President & CEO)Charles Goodman(Interim CEO)
Co-investorsAccelAspect VenturesCore Ventures GroupDigi VenturesForgePoint CapitalSAV (Scale Asia Ventures)+6 more
Proofpoint provides cybersecurity and compliance software that protects organizations' people, data, cloud environments, and email from advanced cyber threats.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Ashan Willy(CEO)Sumit Dhawan(Chief Executive Officer)Rémi Thomas(Chief Financial Officer)Kim Sullivan(Chief People Officer)Mayank Choudhary(EVP and GM, Information Protection, Cloud Security & Compliance Products Group)Tom Corn(EVP and GM, Threat Protection Group)
Co-investorsCrane Venture PartnersDag VenturesElevate VenturesFrazier Healthcare PartnersGamutGlynn Capital Management+12 more
Qlik provides a data integration and analytics platform, including an agentic AI framework, that helps enterprises turn their data into insights and actions for business decisions.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise Software
Co-investorsIndustrifondenJerusalem Venture Partners (JVP)Lighthouse Network Ventures Llc
Starburst provides a data analytics platform built on Trino that allows organizations to query and analyze data across distributed sources and cloud environments with built-in governance, security controls, and query optimization.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareBoston, US
Justin Borgman(Founder & CEO)inKamil Bajda-Pawlikowski(Co-founder)Matt Fuller(Vice President, AI/ML Products)inMartin Traverso(Chief Technology Officer)inPiotr Findeisen(Distinguished Engineer)Grzegorz Kokosiński(Senior Manager, Engineering)
Co-investorsIndex VenturesAlkeon InnovationAndreessen HorowitzB Capital GroupB4 CapitalFounders Circle Capital+2 more
TRM Labs offers an online certification course on blockchain investigations and crypto forensics for professionals who need to trace cryptocurrency transactions across multiple blockchains.
AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3CybersecurityEdTechEnterprise SoftwareFintechGovTechSan Francisco, US
Esteban Castaño(Founder)inRahul Raina(Founder)inSujit Raman(Chief Legal Officer)Ari Redbord(Global Head of Policy)Tom Armstrong(Head of Compliance Advisory)
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesB Capital GroupB4 CapitalBasecamp FundBessemer Venture PartnersCastle Island Ventures+12 more
Veriforce provides supply chain risk management and safety solutions to help global companies reduce workplace injuries and fatalities among workers in high-hazard environments.
B2B MarketplacesConstruction TechEnterprise SoftwareLogistics & Supply ChainSaaS
Co-investorsInflexionSummit Partners
Verint provides a CX automation platform that embeds AI, automation, and analytics into contact center workflows, covering workforce engagement, quality automation, agent copilots, knowledge management, and conversational/agentic AI.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSMelville, US
Peter Fante(Executive Officer)Douglas Robinson(Executive Officer)Elan Moriah(Executive Officer)Dan Bodner(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardJason Wright(Director)Andrew Miller(Director)
Co-investorsEnterprise EquityFraser
Rows marked “SEC filing” are inferred from directors named on the company's SEC Form D — public regulatory data, not a portfolio list published by the firm.
Portfolio news
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Everbridge · news.bloomberglaw.com · Aug 11, 2026
Azul · simpleflying.com · Aug 3, 2026
TRM Labs · cryptopolitan.com · Jul 18, 2026
Alma · blackenterprise.com · Jul 12, 2026
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NetCitadel · traded.co · Jul 9, 2026
Flexera · calcalistech.com · Jan 22, 2026
Fund performance · per public LP disclosures · 38
as of Jun 2025| Fund | Vintage | Committed | Net IRR | TVPI | DPI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thoma Bravo Europe Fund, L.P.LPs: California Public Employees' Retirement System, Sjätte AP-fonden (AP6) | 2025 | — | — | 1.12x | 0.00x |
| Thoma Bravo Discover Fund V LPLPs: California State Teachers' Retirement System, Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association, Michigan Municipal Employees' Retirement System +8 more | 2024 | — | — | 0.00x | — |
| Thoma Bravo Fund XVILPs: California State Teachers' Retirement System, Oregon Public Employees Retirement System, Teachers' Retirement System of the City of New York +7 more | 2024 | — | — | 1.00x | 0.00x |
| Thoma Bravo Co-Invest Opportunities XV-1, L.P.LPs: Teachers' Retirement System of the City of New York | 2022 | — | 16.1% | 1.46x | 0.00x |
| Thoma Bravo Discover Fund IV, L.P.LPs: Washington State Investment Board, Michigan Municipal Employees' Retirement System, Empire State Development – New York Ventures +8 more | 2022 | — | 21.3% | 1.34x | 0.20x |
| Thoma Bravo Fund XVLPs: Empire State Development – New York Ventures, California Public Employees' Retirement System, California State Teachers' Retirement System +17 more | 2022 | — | 14.2% | 1.40x | 0.09x |
| Thoma Bravo Growth Fund, LPLPs: Empire State Development – New York Ventures | 2022 | — | — | 0.79x | 0.00x |
| Thoma Bravo XVLPs: New York City Employees' Retirement System, New York City Police Pension Fund | 2022 | — | 15.0% | 1.38x | 0.00x |
| Thoma Bravo XV Co-InvestLPs: New York City Employees' Retirement System, New York City Police Pension Fund, New York City Fire Department Pension Fund +1 more | 2022 | — | 16.1% | 1.46x | 0.00x |
| Thoma Bravo, LLCLPs: New York City Fire Department Pension Fund, Pension Reserves Investment Management Board, University of Texas Investment Management Company | 2022 | — | 18.7% | 1.38x | 0.04x |
| Thoma Bravo Growth ILPs: The Regents of the University of California | 2021 | — | -6.0% | 0.83x | 0.04x |
| Thoma Bravo Discover Fund III, L.P.LPs: Florida State Board of Administration, Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association, Los Angeles City Employees' Retirement System +2 more | 2020 | — | 10.6% | 1.47x | 0.06x |
| Thoma Bravo Discover IIILPs: Washington State Investment Board, Florida State Board of Administration, California State Teachers' Retirement System +7 more | 2020 | — | 11.4% | 1.47x | 0.05x |
| Thoma Bravo Explore FundLPs: Los Angeles City Employees' Retirement System, University of Texas Investment Management Company | 2020 | — | 23.4% | 1.75x | 0.27x |
| Thoma Bravo Fund XIV, L.P.LPs: Oregon Public Employees Retirement System, Florida State Board of Administration, Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association +1 more | 2020 | — | 3.8% | 1.12x | 1.12x |
| THOMA BRAVO XIV LPLPs: California Public Employees' Retirement System, Empire State Development – New York Ventures, The Regents of the University of California +15 more | 2020 | — | 6.2% | 1.23x | 0.32x |
| Thoma Bravo Disc IILPs: Teachers' Retirement System of Oklahoma | 2018 | — | 21.3% | 2.18x | 1.11x |
| Thoma Bravo Discover Fund IILPs: Michigan Municipal Employees' Retirement System, California State Teachers' Retirement System, Florida State Board of Administration +2 more | 2018 | — | 21.9% | 2.18x | 1.11x |
| Thoma Bravo Fund XIIILPs: Empire State Development – New York Ventures, The Regents of the University of California, California State Teachers' Retirement System +11 more | 2018 | — | 21.2% | 1.96x | 1.01x |
| Thoma Bravo Fund XIII PELPs: Maine Public Employees Retirement System | 2018 | — | 57.5% | 1.79x | 0.52x |
| Thoma Bravo Fund XIIIrLPs: Orange County Employees Retirement System | 2018 | — | 23.0% | 1.90x | 0.95x |
| Thoma Bravo Disc ILPs: Teachers' Retirement System of Oklahoma | 2016 | — | 34.4% | 3.11x | 2.64x |
| Thoma Bravo Discover Fund LPLPs: Florida State Board of Administration | 2016 | — | 34.4% | 3.08x | 2.64x |
| Thoma Bravo Fund XIILPs: Empire State Development – New York Ventures, California State Teachers' Retirement System, Florida State Board of Administration +9 more | 2016 | — | 14.9% | 1.92x | 1.53x |
| Thoma Bravo Fund XII PELPs: Maine Public Employees Retirement System | 2016 | — | 18.8% | 1.76x | 0.27x |
| Thoma Bravo XIILPs: Teachers' Retirement System of Oklahoma | 2016 | — | 14.9% | 2.18x | 1.68x |
| Thoma Bravo Special Opportunities Fund IILPs: Florida State Board of Administration, California State Teachers' Retirement System, Maine Public Employees Retirement System +1 more | 2015 | — | 15.7% | 2.19x | 1.63x |
| Thoma Bravo Special Opportunities Fund II PELPs: Maine Public Employees Retirement System | 2015 | — | 20.6% | 2.18x | 1.01x |
| Thoma Bravo Special Opportunities Fund Il LPLPs: Florida State Board of Administration | 2015 | — | 16.7% | 2.21x | 1.19x |
| Thoma Bravo Fund XILPs: Florida State Board of Administration, California State Teachers' Retirement System, Maine Public Employees Retirement System +3 more | 2014 | — | 26.0% | 2.67x | 2.36x |
| Thoma Bravo Fund XI PELPs: Maine Public Employees Retirement System | 2014 | — | 31.8% | 3.03x | 1.71x |
| Thoma Bravo XILPs: Teachers' Retirement System of Oklahoma | 2014 | — | 26.0% | 3.63x | 3.14x |
| Thoma Bravo Special Opportunities Fund I LPLPs: Florida State Board of Administration, California State Teachers' Retirement System | 2013 | — | 33.6% | 3.98x | 3.98x |
| Thoma Bravo Special Opportunities Fund LPLPs: Florida State Board of Administration | 2013 | — | 33.7% | 3.90x | 3.26x |
| Thoma Bravo Fund X LPLPs: Florida State Board of Administration, California State Teachers' Retirement System, Teachers' Retirement System of Oklahoma | 2012 | — | 38.0% | 4.04x | 3.79x |
| Thoma Bravo XLPs: Teachers' Retirement System of Oklahoma | 2012 | — | 37.8% | 3.10x | 2.94x |
| Thoma Bravo Fund IX LPLPs: Florida State Board of Administration | 2008 | — | 48.1% | 4.08x | 4.08x |
| Thoma Bravo Overage Fund, L.P.LPs: Florida State Board of Administration | 2001 | — | 35.5% | 4.19x | 3.13x |
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 Thoma Bravo invest at?
- Thoma Bravo invests at the Series B, Series C, Growth, Late Stage stages.
- What sectors does Thoma Bravo focus on?
- Thoma Bravo focuses on Cybersecurity, Enterprise Software, Fintech, SaaS, Sector Agnostic.
- Where is Thoma Bravo located?
- Thoma Bravo is headquartered in Chicago, US.
- Does Thoma Bravo lead rounds?
- Thoma Bravo has led 4 of the 6 rounds where its role is on record.
- Who does Thoma Bravo co-invest with?
- Thoma Bravo most often shares deals with Accel, Aspect Ventures, Battery Ventures, among 24 tracked co-investors.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
featuring the teamWatch CNBC's full interview with Thoma Bravo's Holden Spaht
Holden Spaht · cnbc.com
Orlando Bravo sits down with Thoma Bravo co-founder Carl Thoma #podcast #investing #technology
Thoma Bravo · Orlando Bravo
FII Priority Miami 2025: Orlando Bravo - Founder & Managing Partner, Thoma Bravo
FII Institute · Orlando Bravo
Inside Thoma Bravo: Holden Spaht & Brian Jaffee on Building Performance Through Mentorship
Thoma Bravo · Holden Spaht
Watch CNBC's full interview with Thoma Bravo founder Orlando Bravo
Orlando Bravo · cnbc.com
Why Thoma Bravo founder Orlando Bravo thinks software is oversold
Orlando Bravo · cnbc.com
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Co-investors · 7
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Tusk Ventures provides regulatory, communications, and strategic advisory services to startups, helping them navigate compliance, expand into new markets, and reduce regulatory risk.
Roosh Ventures is the venture capital arm of Roosh Investment Group, providing tailored R&D, operational support, and access to a global network of experts. The firm leverages portfolio companies and advisors with deep expertise in AI/ML, gaming, fintech, marketing, adtech, and mobile apps to accelerate startup growth.
Optum Ventures is a venture capital firm that invests in entrepreneurs building companies to transform healthcare.
Emergence Capital is a venture capital firm that partners with founders building B2B software companies, from early-stage cloud and SaaS pioneers to AI-native innovators.
Chicago Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm that partners with founders in industries it views as overlooked, writing high-conviction checks and taking board seats.
Generation Investment Management is a sustainability-focused investment firm that integrates sustainability research into traditional financial analysis across public and private equity strategies.
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