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Rachel Arnold

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Co-Head of the Vista Endeavor Funds at Vista Equity Partners

Austin, Texas, United States

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About

Rachel Arnold co-heads the Vista Endeavor Funds, leading investment strategy and execution for the firm's small-cap software portfolio, and sits on Vista's Executive Committee and Private Equity Management Committee. Before joining Vista in 2012, she spent about a decade in operating roles across four Vista portfolio companies, including as interim CEO of Bonterra (formerly Social Solutions) and in product, engineering, and go-to-market leadership at Mitratech, MicroEdge, and SRC Software. Earlier in her career she worked in strategy consulting at Interbrand and in enterprise software equity research at Pacific Crest.

Invests in

Enterprise SoftwareSaaS

Experience

  1. Vista Equity PartnersSenior Managing Director, Co-Head Endeavor Fundcurrent2012 — presentAustin, Texas Metropolitan Area
  2. PortsideBoard Membercurrent2026 — present
  3. AKUVOBoard Membercurrent2025 — present
  4. Gnosis FreightBoard Membercurrent2024 — present
  5. ResilincBoard Membercurrent2023 — present
  6. BigTime Software, Inc.Board Membercurrent2022 — present
  7. BlueConicBoard Membercurrent2021 — present
  8. RadarFirstBoard Membercurrent2018 — present
  9. TripleseatBoard Membercurrent2017 — present
  10. JebbitBoard Member2022 — 2024
  11. ZapprovedBoard Member2017 — 2023
  12. DispatchBoard Member2018 — 2021
  13. KazooBoard Member2018 — 2021
  14. SecureLinkBoard Member2017 — 2020
  15. Friends of the ChildrenBoard Chair & Co-Founder, Austin Chapter2017 — 2020Austin, Texas Area
  16. Social SolutionsInterim CEO2016White Marsh, MD
  17. MitratechSVP, Products & Marketing2011 — 2012
  18. MicroEdge, LLC.Vice President, Product Management & Strategy2009 — 2011
  19. InterbrandDirector, Strategy2007 — 2009
  20. Works / Loeb EnterprisesVP, Business Development2006 — 2007

Skills & more

Product ManagementMarketingStrategyEnterprise SoftwareCross-functional Team LeadershipBusiness DevelopmentProduct DevelopmentProduct MarketingCompetitive AnalysisSaaSLeadershipNew Business Development
+8 moreBusiness StrategyStrategic PartnershipsMergers & AcquisitionsAnalyticsSolution SellingManagementStrategic PlanningCRM

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Investments

Investor

BenchmarkComplyInnovapptivemabl

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Colleagues at Vista Equity Partners

Aaron Gupta
Senior Vice President at Vista Equity Partners
Abhay Puskoor
Managing Director at Vista Equity Partners
Adrian Alonso
Managing Director at Vista Equity Partners
Alan Kelley
Managing Director at SJF Ventures
Alan Kerr
Managing Director, Go-to-Market at Vista Equity Partners
Alan Schwartz
Senior Managing Director, Counsel at Vista Equity Partners
Alex Hughes
Managing Director, Co-Portfolio Manager of Flagship Credit at Vista Equity Partners
Alexandra Fen
Director at Vista Equity Partners

Frequently asked questions

Who is Rachel Arnold?
Rachel Arnold co-heads the Vista Endeavor Funds, leading investment strategy and execution for the firm's small-cap software portfolio, and sits on Vista's Executive Committee and Private Equity Management Committee. Before joining Vista in 2012, she spent about a decade in operating roles across four Vista portfolio companies, including as interim CEO of Bonterra (formerly Social Solutions) and in product, engineering, and go-to-market leadership at Mitratech, MicroEdge, and SRC Software. Earlier in her career she worked in strategy consulting at Interbrand and in enterprise software equity research at Pacific Crest.
Where does Rachel Arnold work?
Rachel Arnold is Co-Head of the Vista Endeavor Funds at Vista Equity Partners.
What does Rachel Arnold invest in?
Rachel Arnold invests in Enterprise Software, SaaS.
What boards does Rachel Arnold sit on?
Rachel Arnold holds tracked board seats at Akuvo, BigTime, BlueConic, Gnosis Freight, Portside, RadarFirst, Resilinc, Tripleseat.
What companies has Rachel Arnold invested in?
Investments tracked here include Benchmark, Comply, Innovapptive, mabl.
Where did Rachel Arnold go to school?
Rachel Arnold studied at Linfield University (B.A., International Business); Spanish American Institute, Sevilla, Spain.

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