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| Date | Name | Website | Total Raised | Location |
| 15.08.2023 | VBA Softwa... | vbasoftware.com | $156M | United Sta... |
| 18.07.2023 | Netcraft | netcraft.com | $100M | United Kin... |
| 23.11.2022 | SponsorUni... | sponsorunited.com | $35M | United Sta... |
| 03.06.2022 | Win Realit... | winreality.com | $45M | United Sta... |
| 14.02.2022 | RapidRatin... | rapidratings.com | $230M | United Sta... |
| 18.11.2021 | OTA Insigh... | otainsight.com | $100M | Singapore |
| 18.05.2021 | Goldbelly | goldbely.com | $13M | - |
| 18.05.2021 | Goldbelly | foodoro.com | $100M | United Sta... |
| 18.05.2021 | Goldbelly | goldbelly.com | $120M | United Sta... |
| 26.11.2019 | Scribd | scribd.com | $106M | United Sta... |
| 13.11.2019 | Spreedly | spreedly.com | $81.3M | United Sta... |
| 30.07.2015 | PicMonkey | picmonkey.com | $41M | United Sta... |
| 10.05.2013 | Extreme Re... | extremereach.com | $69.5M | United Sta... |
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| 30.11.2023 | Established Executive and Milwaukee Business Leader Jim Emling Joins VBA as Executive Chair of the Board of Directors | Milwaukee, WI – November 28, 2023 – Jim Emling, the CEO of Datassential and former long-time president of Milwaukee-based Zywave, has been appointed Executive Chair of the Board of Directors at VBA, the company announced today. |
| 30.11.2023 | AllTrails Named Apple's 2023 iPhone App of the Year | San Francisco, CA - AllTrails, the world's largest and most trusted outdoor platform, was awarded iPhone App of the Year by Apple, celebrating its outstanding approach to helping people explore the outdoors. |
| 17.11.2023 | Benchmark Mineral Intelligence to Take on First Ever Investment From Leading Software and Data Intelligence Focused Growth Equity Firm, Spectrum Equity | LONDON – Nov. 17, 2023 – Benchmark Mineral Intelligence – the world’s leading provider of independent prices, data, and advisory services for the lithium ion battery and electric vehicle (EV) supply chain – has closed its first ever equity ... |
| 17.11.2023 | AllTrails Named 2023 iPhone App of the Year Finalist | For over a decade, the App Store’s Editorial team has celebrated the very best apps and games of the year through the App Store Awards, spotlighting a range of developers from the individual app creator to large teams that span the globe. |
| 12.11.2023 | Julia Kuo Chen Named to WSJ Pro Private Equity’s 2023 Women to Watch List | Boston, San Francisco and London – Spectrum Equity, a leading growth equity firm focused on internet enabled software and data services companies, is thrilled to announce that Julia Kuo Chen has been recognized by The Wall Street Journal Pr... |
| 12.11.2023 | Spectrum Equity Named to Inc.’s 2023 List of Founder-Friendly Investors for the Fourth Consecutive Year | Boston, San Francisco and London — Spectrum Equity, a leading growth equity firm focused on internet-enabled software and data services companies, has been named to Inc.’s 2023 List of Founder-Friendly Investors for the fourth consecutive y... |
| 27.10.2023 | DispatchTrack CEO on Three Supply Chain Strategies for The Housing Industry | Volatility is the name of the game for the construction industry these days. As project managers contend with changing variables—from material prices to worker availability—the one constant they look to is their supply chain. Finding the ri... |
| 27.10.2023 | TKWW CEO Tim Chi Named a Top Media Executive by C-Suite Spotlight | C-Suite Spotlight is pleased to announce The Top 25 Media Executives of 2023. In today's digital age, media executives play a pivotal role in the dynamic world of media and entertainment. This industry is vast and ever-growing, with a wide ... |
| 27.10.2023 | Redbrick Acquires Animoto, Cloud-based Video Creation Platform | Victoria, British Columbia - Redbrick announces its acquisition of Animoto, an easy-to-use video creation software that allows users to make and share professional video content. |
| 27.10.2023 | Presence Acquires RemoteHQ Software to Drive Innovation and Best-in-Class Remote Therapy Experience | New York, NY – Presence, a premier solution for PreK–12 remote evaluation and teletherapy services, today announced its acquisition of RemoteHQ’s proprietary software platform. This unique collaboration tool turns screen sharing into an int... |
| 27.10.2023 | Netcraft Acquires FraudWatch to Cement Leadership in Cybercrime Detection & Takedown; Delivers Online Brand Protection at Scale Supported by 24/7 Security Operations Center | SALT LAKE CITY, LONDON and MELBOURNE, Australia, Sept. 12, 2023 -- Netcraft, global leader in cybercrime detection, disruption, and takedowns, announced today the acquisition of FraudWatch, a leading Australian online brand protection provi... |
| 27.10.2023 | DispatchTrack's Co-Founder and COO Shailu Satish a Named Top Women in Supply Chain | For the second year in a row, DispatchTrack's co-founder and COO Shailu Satish has been named one of Supply & Demand Chain Executive's top Women in Supply Chain! |
| 27.10.2023 | LISTEN: Carolina Picazo Featured on OneHaas Podcast | This month, the OneHaas podcast is highlighting first-generation alumni like Carolina Picazo. She’s the Chief Administrative Officer and Chief Compliance Officer at Spectrum Equity – a private equity firm focused on growth capital for inter... |
| 27.10.2023 | Datassential Promotes Dana Konwiser to President and COO | Chicago, IL - Datassential, the leading food and beverage intelligence platform connecting the dots between consumers and the industry, has promoted Dana Konwiser to the role of President and Chief Operating Officer. |
| 27.10.2023 | Bloomberg: Prezi CEO Is Betting Remote Meetings Will Be Better Than In-Person | The message “Do you have any weekend plans?” moves across the screen image in oversized lettering, appearing in undulating waves over the head of Jim Szafranski , the chief executive officer of Prezi Inc. |
| 27.10.2023 | Spectrum Equity's Ben Spero Named No. 1 Top Software Investor of 2023 by GrowthCap | Ben Spero, Managing Director of Spectrum Equity, a leading growth equity firm that specializes in partnering with internet-enabled software and data services companies, has been named the No. 1 Top Software Investor of 2023 by GrowthCap. |
| 17.08.2023 | Axios: 1 Big Thing: Spectrum Equity Shines $156M on VBA | Spectrum Equity made a $156 million majority investment in cloud-based health benefits administration software company VBA. |
| 17.08.2023 | Modern Healthcare: Spectrum Equity Invests $156M in Benefits Tech Company | Investment firm Spectrum Equity has acquired a majority stake in healthcare benefits software company VBA through a $156 million deal that was announced Tuesday. |
| 15.08.2023 | VBA Secures Growth Funding with $156 Million led by Spectrum Equity | Milwaukee, WI – VBA, a leader in cloud-based benefits software for healthcare payers, announced today that the company has closed a $156 million majority growth equity transaction led by Spectrum Equity, the leading growth equity firm behin... |
| 06.08.2023 | B-Stock Announces Series Of Key Partnerships | B-Stock Solutions has announced a series of strategic partnerships designed to help ensure that the highest quality secondhand devices are made available to its customers and ultimately to the end-consumer. These partnerships come at a time... |
| 06.08.2023 | Bitly Releases Mid-Year Report Revealing a Transformational Shift in Global QR Code Usage and Adoption | New York, NY - Bitly Inc., the world's leading Connections Platform, today released its 2023 QR Code Trends Report to provide businesses and brands with insights into how the QR Code landscape has evolved since the first half of 2022. Follo... |
| 06.08.2023 | LISTEN: AllTrails CEO on NPR's Here and Now Podcast | On NPR's Here and Now podcast, AllTrails CEO Ron Schneidermann shares his suggestions for alternative hidden gems people can visit instead of some of the more inundated parks. |
| 27.07.2023 | Spectrum Equity’s Emily Calkins Named to GrowthCap’s Top Women Leaders in Growth Investing | Emily Calkins, a Vice President on Spectrum Equity’s investment team, has been named to GrowthCap’s Top Women Leaders in Growth Investing of 2023. |
| 18.07.2023 | Netcraft Secures First Funding with Over $100M from Spectrum Equity; Names Experienced Technology Executive Ryan Woodley as New CEO | Salt Lake City, Utah and London, England – Netcraft, the global leader in cybercrime detection, disruption, and takedowns announced today that the company has raised over $100M from Spectrum Equity, a leading growth equity firm focused on i... |
| 18.07.2023 | TechCrunch: Cybersecurity Firm Netcraft Lands $100M Investment | After years of growth, funding for cybersecurity startups is beginning to slow down, a symptom of the broader economic malaise and — perhaps — market oversaturation. According to a recent note from Pinpoint Search Group, cybersecurity fundi... |
| 18.07.2023 | WSJ: Netcraft Raises $100 Million From Spectrum Equity | Cybersecurity company Netcraft has secured a $100 million investment from growth-investment firm Spectrum Equity Management and appointed a new chief executive, as the financial-crime disruption company seeks to grow its U.S. business. |
| 14.07.2023 | The Knot Worldwide Welcomes Marketing and Consumer Technology Leader Carolyn Everson to its Board of Directors | New York, NY — The Knot Worldwide, a leading global marketplace and family of brands championing celebration, announced today that Carolyn Everson has joined the organization’s Board of Directors, effective March 22, 2023. As a Board member... |
| 14.07.2023 | Datassential Unveils Unrivaled AI-Powered Competitive Menu Pricing Solution for Food and Beverage Companies | Chicago, IL - Datassential, the leading food and beverage intelligence platform connecting the dots between consumers and the food industry, today announced it has introduced a new pricing solution, Price Monitor, that leverages AI to stand... |
| 14.07.2023 | VentureBeat: Otter AI Chat Brings New Collaboration and Insight to Real-Time Voice Transcription | Ever wanted to ask questions about a meeting while it’s still in progress? Otter AI Chat, a new capability from AI-powered voice transcription provider Otter, has now got you covered. |
| 14.07.2023 | OTA Insight Announces Benchmark Insight, Launching a New Era of Performance Benchmarking for Hotel Revenue Managers | Denver, CO - OTA Insight, the global leader in cloud-based business intelligence, today announced Benchmark Insight, which will be available as a free beta solution globally. Going beyond existing benchmarking tools in the market, Benchmark... |
| 14.07.2023 | CVS Caremark and GoodRx to Launch Caremark® Cost Saver™ to Help Lower Out-of-Pocket Drug Costs for CVS Caremark Clients' Members | Woonsocket, RI and Santa Monica, CA - CVS Caremark®, a CVS Health® (NYSE: CVS) company, and GoodRx (Nasdaq: GDRX), a leading resource for healthcare savings and information, today announced the launch of Caremark® Cost SaverTM to help lower... |
| 01.07.2023 | CINC Systems Announces the Launch of TresRE | Duluth, GA - CINC Systems announced yesterday the launch of TresRE, a treasury management solution that brings banking, software, and payments together for real estate managers who have long been forced to swivel chair between legacy accoun... |
| 01.07.2023 | Definitive Healthcare Expands the Atlas Dataset | Framingham, MA - Definitive Healthcare, an industry leader in healthcare commercial intelligence, today announced three significant enhancements to the Atlas Dataset. |
| 01.07.2023 | Bitly Strengthens Its Leadership Team with Appointment of Peter Krivkovich as New Chief Financial Officer and Adds Nick Caldwell to Board of Directors | New York, NY - Bitly Inc., the world's leading Connections Platform, today announced the hiring and appointment of two key leadership roles; Peter Krivkovich as Chief Financial Officer and Nick Caldwell as a member of the company's Board of... |
| 21.06.2023 | Headspace Recieves 2023 Apple Design Award | Apple unveiled the winners of its annual Apple Design Awards, celebrating 12 best-in-class apps and games. This year’s winners, spanning development teams around the world, delivered creative and innovative apps grounded in great design. |
| 02.06.2023 | Spectrum Equity is #3 Top Growth Equity Performer | Spectrum Equity is the #3 top-performing growth equity firm on the 2023 HEC Paris-DowJones Growth Capital Performance Ranking of Growth Capital Funds. The ranking highlights the best-performing growth equity firms globally across funds rais... |
| 31.05.2023 | Spectrum Equity Ranks as #3 Top Growth Equity Performer | Spectrum Equity is the #3 top-performing growth equity firm on the 2023 HEC Paris-DowJones Growth Capital Performance Ranking of Growth Capital Funds. The ranking highlights the best-performing growth equity firms globally across funds rais... |
| 24.05.2023 | Spectrum Equity’s Jeff Haywood and Steve LeSieur Recognized as Top 25 Healthcare Investors of 2023 | Spectrum Equity, the growth equity firm behind Definitive Healthcare, PWNHealth, and more, is pleased to announce Jeff Haywood and Steve LeSieur have been named to GrowthCap’s Top 25 Healthcare Investors of 2023 list. |
| 18.05.2023 | PYMNTS: Aggregators Boost Merchant Acquisition and Retention With Payments Orchestration | Randy Guard, chief marketing officer and product officer at Spreedly, told PYMNTS that merchant aggregators are confronted with a host of challenges when helping their merchant customers. |
| 18.05.2023 | Forbes: How The Chief Product Officer Of Goldbelly Is Shaping The Future Of Food E-Commerce | One day Vanessa Ariel received a call from the gentleman she was dating who asked what she thought about an idea for a website that would ship your favorite food from anywhere across the country to your door whenever you wanted it. She love... |
| 18.05.2023 | Datassential Appoints Tim Chilson as Chief Sales Officer | Chicago, IL - Datassential, the leading food and beverage intelligence platform connecting the dots between consumers and the food industry, today announced it has named Tim Chilson to the role of Chief Sales Officer. |
| 05.05.2023 | Datassential Combines Menu, Consumer Data To Offer Customers All-In-One Food & Beverage Intelligence Solution | Chicago, IL – Datassential, the leading food and beverage intelligence platform connecting the dots between consumers and the food industry, today announced that it has combined the power of its menu and consumer preferences data to provide... |
| 04.05.2023 | Bitly Unveils "Imagine the PossiBITLYties" Advertising Campaign To Showcase The Impact Of Its One-Of-A-Kind Connections Platform | New York, NY - Bitly Inc., the world's leading connections platform, announced the launch of "Imagine the PossiBITLYties," its new advertising campaign designed to showcase the limitless ways customers are using its Connections Pl... |
| 04.05.2023 | CINC Systems Announces Partnership with SmartProperty's Living Reserve Study™ | Duluth, GA - CINC Systems, the largest SaaS-based solution dedicated to the association management industry, has partnered with SmartProperty® to complete an integration like no other in the community management space. Through the partnersh... |
| 04.05.2023 | Spectrum Equity's Julia Kuo Chen Recognized as a 40 Under 40: Future Leader of Private Equity by Private Equity International | Spectrum Equity, a leading growth equity firm, is delighted to announce that Julia Kuo Chen has been named to Private Equity International’s “40 under 40: Future Leaders of Private Equity” list. The annual list recognizes talented individua... |
| 02.05.2023 | GoodRx Expands Executive Team With New Interim CEO | Santa Monica, CA - GoodRx Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: GDRX), a leading digital healthcare platform, today announced that Scott Wagner has been appointed Interim Chief Executive Officer, effective April 25, 2023. Co-founders Doug Hirsch and Trev... |
| 25.04.2023 | Dan Kimball Joins Spectrum Equity as Firm’s First Chief Marketing Officer | Boston and San Francisco – Dan Kimball joins Spectrum Equity, a leading growth equity firm, as the firm’s first Chief Marketing Officer. Kimball brings decades of marketing leadership experience at companies ranging in size from early-stage... |
| 06.04.2023 | TKWW Celebrated for Culture with Three Comparably Awards | Each year, workplace culture site Comparably honors companies with Best Places to Work Awards, as rated by their own employees, across a variety of categories. |
| 06.04.2023 | Spectrum Equity-Backed Ease Combines with Employee Navigator | BETHESDA, Md.-- Employee Navigator, the leading benefits administration and HR software solution for insurance brokers and employers, today announced the acquisition of Ease, the leading broker centric HR and benefits software solution for ... |
| 06.04.2023 | Datassential Names New Chief Technology Officer | Chicago, IL -Datassential, the leading food and beverage intelligence platform connecting the dots between consumers and the food industry, today announced it has named a new Chief Technology Officer to further advance its big data and AI s... |
| 17.03.2023 | Kajabi CEO Ahad Khan Featured on Cheddar News | Ahad Khan, CEO of Kajabi, joined Cheddar News to explain how his company helps people launch and expand their online businesses. |
| 04.03.2023 | IXL Learning Acquires Teachers Pay Teachers, the World's Largest Platform for Educator-Created Content | San Mateo, CA and New York, NY - IXL Learning, developer of personalized learning products used by millions of people globally, announced that it has acquired TPT (otherwise known as Teachers Pay Teachers), which offers the world's largest ... |
| 02.03.2023 | Andréa Mallard, Chief Marketing and Communications Officer at Pinterest, Joins Kajabi Board | Irvine, CA - Kajabi, the leading platform helping creators turn their knowledge into sustainable online businesses, today announces Andréa Mallard, Chief Marketing and Communications Officer at Pinterest, as the latest addition to the compa... |
| 21.02.2023 | Otter Surpasses 1 Billion Meetings Transcribed and Launches OtterPilot™ | Mountain View, CA – Otter.ai is launching OtterPilot™, the smart AI meeting assistant that automates meetings from start to finish to help professionals and teams save time and increase meeting productivity. OtterPilot uses AI to automate t... |
| 10.02.2023 | BPP Education Group announces the acquisition of Digital Marketing Institute | BPP Education Group, the global leader in professional and vocational education, is delighted to announce its acquisition of Digital Marketing Institute (DMI), a leading provider of digital marketing training and certifications. |
| 04.02.2023 | Otter.ai Appoints New Chief Growth Officer as Viral Growth Triples | Mountain View, CA - Otter.ai announced the appointment of Darius Contractor as Chief Growth Officer. |
| 04.02.2023 | DispatchTrack Expands Board of Directors and Leadership Team as Company Momentum Accelerates | Campbell, CA - DispatchTrack, the global leader in last mile delivery solutions, today announced it has appointed Jeff Williams, an operating partner at Bain Capital Ventures, to its board. In addition, the company is strengthening its lead... |
| 26.01.2023 | Presence CEO Kate Eberle Walker Named an ASU+GSV 2023 Power of Women Award Winner | Chicago, New York, and San Francisco - ASU+GSV Summit, the premier global event focusing on digital learning and workforce skills innovations, has announced the 2023 recipients of the Power of Women (#POW) Award. The award, given each year,... |
| 24.01.2023 | Silicon Republic: How Work Meetings are Set to Change in 2023 | Challenges drive innovations. It’s fair to say that the last few years have been turbulent for businesses and 2023 is set to be no different. |
| 21.01.2023 | DispatchTrack Introduces Track & Trace to Capture, Compile and Archive Every Detail of Every Delivery from Dispatch to Destination | Campbell, CA - DispatchTrack, the global leader in last mile delivery solutions, today announced the availability of Track & Trace, a feature integrated into its last mile platform that provides an unprecedented level of real-time infor... |
| 21.01.2023 | Bitly Wraps 2022 Surpassing $100M in ARR and 500,000+ Global Customers | New York, NY - Bitly Inc., the world's leading Connections Platform, finished 2022 with impressive company growth, innovation and product demand, surpassing $100 million in annual recurring revenue (ARR). With more than 500,000 global custo... |
| 20.01.2023 | Spectrum Equity Portfolio Companies Kajabi, Presence and TPT Named to 2023 GSV 150 List | Spectrum Equity-backed portfolio companies Kajabi, Presence, and TPT have been named to the 2023 GSV 150 list, recognizing the most transformational growth companies in digital learning and workforce skills that are shaping the future of ed... |
| 09.01.2023 | Spectrum Equity Announces 2023 Promotions | Boston and San Francisco – Spectrum Equity, a leading growth equity firm, is pleased to announce four promotions that are reflective of the firm’s longstanding commitment to mentoring and nurturing talent from within. Parag Khandelwal has b... |
| 22.12.2022 | Spectrum Equity’s John Connolly and Parag Khandelwal Named to GrowthCap's 2022 Top 40 Under 40 Growth Investors List | Spectrum Equity is delighted to announce John Connolly and Parag Khandelwal have been selected as two of GrowthCap's Top 40 Under 40 Growth Investors of 2022. This represents the sixth and fourth consecutive year for John and Parag, respect... |
| 22.12.2022 | Sportico: Spectrum Equity, Bucks’ Lasry Back Sponsorship Market Platform | SponsorUnited, a sponsorship information platform, recently closed on a $35 million Series A round led by Spectrum Equity. Milwaukee Bucks owner Marc Lasry and San Diego Padres co-owner Ron Fowler have also invested in the company. The mone... |
| 23.11.2022 | LISTEN: Ben Spero Featured on Growth Investor with GrowthCap‘s RJ Lumba Podcast | In the episode The Investor Instinct, RJ Lumba talks with Ben Spero, Managing Director at Spectrum Equity, a leading growth equity firm that specializes in partnering with internet-based software and information services companies. |
| 23.11.2022 | With Demand for Sponsorship Data Surging Worldwide, SponsorUnited Secures $35 Million from Spectrum Equity | Stamford, CT – SponsorUnited, the leading global sports and entertainment intelligence platform, tracking 1.1 million sponsorship and media partnerships across 250,000 brands and properties, today announced a $35 million growth investment l... |
| 23.11.2022 | TechCrunch: SponsorUnited Secures $35M Investment to Build Out its Database of Brand Sponsorships | Sponsorships are a multibillion-dollar industry. But data on sponsorships, like who’s sponsoring who, can be tough to come by because of the various forms they take — and channels on which those sponsorships take place (think not only websi... |
| 05.11.2022 | Visual Lease Appoints Dan VanVeelen as Chief Revenue Officer | Woodbridge, NJ - Visual Lease, the #1 lease optimization software provider, today announced the appointment of Dan VanVeelen as the organization's Chief Revenue Officer. In his role, Dan will lead the organization's sales, account managemen... |
| 27.10.2022 | Spectrum Equity’s Ben Spero Named a GrowthCap Top 25 Software Investor of 2022 | Spectrum Equity is delighted to announce that Ben Spero has been selected as a GrowthCap Top 25 Software Investor of 2022. |
| 27.10.2022 | Fast Company: From Mental Health to Hormone Therapy, These 4 Brands are Reshaping Health and Wellness | The past two years have been a critical time for physical and mental health and wellness, presenting copious challenges but also innovative solutions from brands. Mental health, in particular, has emerged as a pressing issue. Valera Medical... |
| 24.10.2022 | Zenwork Appoints Jeffrey Cronin as Chief Strategy Officer | Fayetteville, AR and Dallas, TX - Zenwork, the award-winning, leading provider of digital tax compliance and regulatory reporting software, announced the appointment of Jeffrey Cronin as Chief Strategy Officer. He brings over two decades of... |
| 11.10.2022 | SavvyMoney Continues Accelerated Growth With the Signing of Its 900th Financial Institution Client | Pleasanton, CA - SavvyMoney, a company powering innovative, market-leading credit score solutions, recently celebrated the signing of its 900th financial institution client, Community Financial Credit Union. SavvyMoney has almost doubled it... |
| 09.10.2022 | Spectrum Equity Named to Inc.'s Top Founder-Friendly Investors List for Third Consecutive Year | Spectrum Equity is pleased to be ranked by Inc. as one of the top private equity firms for entrepreneurs and founders. For 28 years, our specialized investment approach and focus on recurring revenue business models has resonated with found... |
| 30.09.2022 | Datassential Announces Expansion of Leadership Team to Support Growth | Chicago, IL – Datassential, the leading food and beverage insights platform connecting the dots between consumers and the food industry, today announced the expansion of its leadership team to support the company’s rapid growth. |
| 30.09.2022 | Bitly Expands Leadership Team With Hiring of Chief Marketing Officer, General Counsel; Promotion of Chief Product Officer and Appointment of New Board Member | New York, NY - Bitly Inc., the world's leading connections platform, announced today the hiring of two key leadership roles; Tara Robertson as Chief Marketing Officer and Kelly Zitzmann as General Counsel. The company has also promoted Kels... |
| 30.09.2022 | Zelis Completes Acquisition of Payer Compass | Bedminster, NJ – Zelis, a leading healthcare payments and pricing company, announced today the completion of its previously announced acquisition of Payer Compass, one of the healthcare industry’s leading providers of reimbursement and clai... |
| 30.09.2022 | Gamut Capital Management to Acquire Extreme Reach | New York, NY - Gamut Capital Management, L.P. (“Gamut”), a leading New York-based middle market private equity firm, has announced today that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Extreme Reach, Inc. (“Extreme Reach” or “ER”) — a ... |
| 01.09.2022 | CINC Systems Continues to Innovate through New APIs | Duluth, CA - CINC Systems, the largest cloud-based software company serving the community association management industry, has launched an industry-first innovation that will allow the company's clients to easily take advantage of new techn... |
| 01.09.2022 | Empyrean Solutions Announces the Release of Empyrean Budgeting & Planning for Financial Institutions | Woburn, MA — Empyrean Solutions is pleased to announce the market release of its new, cloud-based Budgeting and Planning Solution, Empyrean Budgeting & Planning™, generally available to the financial services industry as of today. The s... |
| 26.08.2022 | Scribd Adds First Chief Marketing Officer to its Executive Team | San Francisco, CA - Scribd, the reading subscription service that offers access to millions of ebooks, audiobooks, magazines, sheet music, podcasts, and more, today announced the addition of Ariana Hellebuyck to its newly created position o... |
| 26.08.2022 | Bitly Establishes Five Employee Resource Groups To Further Commitment To Diversity, Equity and Inclusion | New York, NY – Bitly Inc., the world’s leading connections platform, announced today the establishment of five Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) to further its commitment to improving Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DE&I) within the or... |
| 24.08.2022 | Spreedly Announces New Board Member Ashley Hansen Grech | Durham, NC — Spreedly, the provider of the leading Payment Orchestration platform, today announced it has added digital commerce, payments, and industry leader Ashley Hansen Grech to its Board of Directors. Grech is currently COO at Recharg... |
| 18.08.2022 | The Boston Globe: As Tech Sector Rebounds, Definitive Healthcare CEO Sees Billion-Dollar Opportunity | Framingham data merchant Definitive Healthcare picked a smart time to go public, but it’s been a rocky ride ever since. The company, which compiles information about hospitals, physician networks, andother players in the complex web of medi... |
| 17.08.2022 | Spectrum Portfolio Companies Named on 2022 Inc. 5000 List | Spectrum is pleased to announce the following portfolio companies have been named to the annual Inc. 5000 List of the nation's fastest-growing private companies: |
| 09.08.2022 | Lucid Again Named to Forbes Cloud100 List | For the third year in a row, Lucid has been named to the Forbes 2022 Cloud 100. |
| 03.08.2022 | Lucid Included on Fast Company’s 2022 100 Best Workplaces for Innovators List | South Jordan, UT - Lucid Software, a leading provider of visual collaboration software, has been named to Fast Company's fourth annual Best Workplaces for Innovators list, honoring organizations and businesses that demonstrate a steadfast c... |
| 02.08.2022 | Zelis to Acquire Healthcare Cost Control Innovator Payer Compass | Bedminster, NJ – Zelis, a leading healthcare payments and pricing company, announced today it entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Payer Compass, one of the healthcare industry’s leading providers of reimbursement and claims prici... |
| 29.07.2022 | Spectrum Equity Closes Fund X at $2 Billion | Boston, MA and San Francisco, CA - Spectrum Equity, a leading growth equity firm, today announced the closing of Spectrum Equity X, L.P. (“Fund X”) at a hard cap of $2 billion. Fund X was oversubscribed, receiving strong support from long-s... |
| 23.07.2022 | Spectrum Portfolio Companies Named on Best Leadership Teams List | Review site Comparably published its Best Leadership Teams ranking using employee responses. |
| 23.07.2022 | OTA Insight Expands North American Leadership Team With Three Key Executive Hires | Denver, CO - OTA Insight, the global leader in cloud-based hospitality business intelligence, serving more than 55,000 hotels in 185 different countries, announced three new leadership hires today, including appointments to the Chief Market... |
| 19.07.2022 | Jim Emling Named CEO of Datassential | Chicago, IL - Datassential, the leading food and beverage insights platform connecting the dots between consumers and the food industry, today announced that its board of directors has appointed Jim Emling as the company's new CEO. Jack Li,... |
| 13.07.2022 | Headspace Health CEO Russell Glass Shares his Exercise and Sleep Habits for Staying Well | Today’s CEOs are facing innumerable challenges: a global pandemic and a sea change in how and where employees want to show up for work, just to name a few. For leaders, the pressure has never been higher. How do they mitigate it? In our new... |
| 13.07.2022 | Walking the Walk: An Interview with Emily Markmann, CHRO for The Knot Worldwide | Born in Argentina, Emily Markmann lived the beginning of her life outside the United States. At age six, her family moved from Venezuela to the U.S., where she learned to speak English and began to integrate into her new home country. |
| 24.06.2022 | Ease Appoints New Chief Technology Officer, Sudha Kaki, to Lead Next Phase of Company's Growth | San Francisco, CA - Ease, the modern benefits administration platform for small businesses, insurance brokers, and insurance carriers, today announced Sudha Kaki as the company's new Chief Technology Officer. Kaki joins Ease with 20 years o... |
| 24.06.2022 | OurFamilyWizard Named a Top 2022 Workplace | Minneapolis, MN - OurFamilyWizard has been named a 2022 Top Workplace in Minnesota by the Star Tribune. |
| 18.06.2022 | Headspace Health Rolls Out New Business Line to Help Companies Tackle Burnout | Headspace Health is diversifying its business beyond its core mental health services by launching a new leadership training program to help senior management tackle workplace burnout and employee engagement. |
| 10.06.2022 | Membersy Announces Michael Shuman as New Chief Executive Officer | Austin, TX - Membersy, the digital health company expanding access to quality dental care through subscription-based dentistry, today announces Michael Shuman's promotion to Chief Executive Officer (CEO). |
| 04.06.2022 | Goldbelly CEO Joe Ariel Profiled on CNBC's Make It | Building a successful business at scale is extremely stressful. Marriage with a young child takes an enormous amount of communication and patience. Combining the two seems impossible. |
| 03.06.2022 | Visual Lease Appoints Robert Michlewicz as President | Woodbridge, NJ – Visual Lease, the #1 lease optimization software provider, today announced that Robert Michlewicz has been named President. In his role, Michlewicz will oversee the company’s Corporate Strategy, Product, Engineering, Market... |
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| 02.10.2024 | GrowthCap Announces GrowthCap's Top Software Investors of 2024 | GrowthCap GrowthCap is pleased to announce The Top Software Investors of 2024 NEW YORK, Oct. 2, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The importance of today's elite software investor cannot be overstated. With the emergence of artificial intelligence... |
| 13.09.2024 | Datassential: Growth Investment Raised From New Mountain Capital | Datassential, which is a leading global food and beverage intelligence platform, announced a strategic investment from New Mountain Capital (a growth-oriented investment firm with over $55 billion in assets under management) and Endicott Ca... |
| 16.07.2024 | Varicent Receives Strategic Investment | Vericent, a Toronto, Canada-based company which specializes in sales performance management (SPM) software, received a strategic investment of undisclosed amount. The round was led by Warburg Pincus, alongside existing investors Great Hill ... |
| 16.07.2024 | Varicent Secures Strategic Investment from Warburg Pincus, Great Hill Partners and Spectrum Equity | Latest Funding to Drive Next Phase of Innovation and Transformation of Sales Performance Management TORONTO, July 16, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Varicent, the industry leader in sales performance management (SPM) software, today announced a strat... |
| 01.05.2024 | GrowthCap Announces The Top 25 Healthcare Investors of 2024 | GrowthCap is pleased to announce The Top 25 Healthcare Investors of 2024. NEW YORK, May 1, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- GrowthCap is pleased to announce The Top 25 Healthcare Investors of 2024. In our fourth year running this awards process, ... |
| 17.08.2023 | Modern Healthcare: Spectrum Equity Invests $156M in Benefits Tech Company | Investment firm Spectrum Equity has acquired a majority stake in healthcare benefits software company VBA through a $156 million deal that was announced Tuesday. |
| 15.08.2023 | VBA Secures Growth Funding with $156 Million led by Spectrum Equity | Milwaukee, WI – VBA, a leader in cloud-based benefits software for healthcare payers, announced today that the company has closed a $156 million majority growth equity transaction led by Spectrum Equity, the leading growth equity firm behin... |
| 19.07.2023 | UK-based Netcraft raises over $100 million and bags a new CEO as Ryan Woodley joins the firm | UK-based cybersecurity firm Netcraft has raised over $100 million from Spectrum Equity. The firm which provides cybercrime detection and disruption services via its smart SaaS platform will use the funds to drive growth and further global e... |
| 18.07.2023 | Netcraft Secures First Funding with Over $100M from Spectrum Equity; Names Experienced Technology Executive Ryan Woodley as New CEO | Salt Lake City, Utah and London, England – Netcraft, the global leader in cybercrime detection, disruption, and takedowns announced today that the company has raised over $100M from Spectrum Equity, a leading growth equity firm focused on i... |
| 18.07.2023 | WSJ: Netcraft Raises $100 Million From Spectrum Equity | Cybersecurity company Netcraft has secured a $100 million investment from growth-investment firm Spectrum Equity Management and appointed a new chief executive, as the financial-crime disruption company seeks to grow its U.S. business. |
| 23.11.2022 | With Demand for Sponsorship Data Surging Worldwide, SponsorUnited Secures $35 Million from Spectrum Equity | Stamford, CT – SponsorUnited, the leading global sports and entertainment intelligence platform, tracking 1.1 million sponsorship and media partnerships across 250,000 brands and properties, today announced a $35 million growth investment l... |
| 29.07.2022 | Spectrum Equity Closes Fund X at $2 Billion | Boston, MA and San Francisco, CA - Spectrum Equity, a leading growth equity firm, today announced the closing of Spectrum Equity X, L.P. (“Fund X”) at a hard cap of $2 billion. Fund X was oversubscribed, receiving strong support from long-s... |
| 28.07.2022 | Instacart’s comedown speaks volumes about the plight of digital retail | This is the web version of Term Sheet, a daily newsletter on the biggest deals and dealmakers. Sign up to get it delivered free to your inbox. The summer of 2022 is proving to be a long and lonely one for digital retail. Paid Content Migrat... |
| 27.07.2022 | Spectrum Equity Closes Fund X, at $2 Billion | Spectrum Equity, a Boston, MA-based growth equity firm, closed Spectrum Equity X, L.P., at $2 billion. Fund X received support from long-standing limited partners and select new investors. In addition, Spectrum closed its third Discretionar... |
| 03.06.2022 | WIN Reality Triples Revenue and Announces $45 Million Growth Investment from Spectrum Equity | Austin, TX – WIN Reality, a virtual reality training and assessment platform for elite athletes, today announced that it has received a $45 million growth equity investment from Spectrum Equity, a leading growth equity firm focused on inter... |
| 22.03.2022 | Electric mobility subscription company Dance announces €20 million in debt financing, welcomes additional individual equity investors on the heels of international expansion | After revealing new ebike and emopeds, Dance continues its growth trajectory with additional funding to expand its subscription service BERLIN – March 22, 2022 – Shortly after announcing its entry into two new countries and unveiling additi... |
| 11.03.2022 | Customer.io Surpasses $30m ARR and Raises Financing from Spectrum Equity | Customer.io built a pioneering Customer Engagement Platform allowing product-led growth (PLG) businesses to aggregate their first-party data in order to send relevant communication across email, push notification, SMS, WhatsApp, and other m... |
| 15.02.2022 | RapidRatings Announces $200 Million Growth Investment Led by Spectrum Equity | RapidRatings (“The Company”), the leading provider of financial health data and analytics, today announced that it received a $200 million strategic investment led by Spectrum Equity, a leading growth equity firm focused on software and dat... |
| 28.01.2022 | Introducing ‘Raises’: Our New Weekly Recap of LA Funding News | This is the first installment of Raises—a weekly feature highlighting venture capital and private equity funding news across the Los Angeles and Southern California tech and startup ecosystem. ***Venture Capital Package tracking startup Rou... |
| 28.01.2022 | Introducing ‘Raises’: Our New Weekly Recap of LA Startup Funding News | This is the first installment of Raises—a weekly feature highlighting venture capital and private equity funding news across the Los Angeles and Southern California tech and startup ecosystem. ***Venture Capital Package tracking startup Rou... |
| 27.01.2022 | SavvyMoney Announces $45 Million Growth Investment Led by Spectrum Equity | Pleasanton, CA – SavvyMoney, a fintech innovator in the consumer credit score space serving 796 financial institutions, today announced it has raised $45 million from Spectrum Equity, a leading growth equity firm. TransUnion, an existing in... |
| 28.11.2021 | Skift: OTA Insight Nabs $80 Million in Funding From Spectrum Equity | OTA Insight, a business intelligence service for the hotel industry, secured $80 million in new funding from Spectrum Equity. |
| 19.11.2021 | OTA Insight Raises $80M from Spectrum Equity to Bring Data-Driven Decisions to Hospitality Industry | London, Denver & Singapore - OTA Insight, the global leader in cloud-based hospitality business intelligence, has raised $80 million from Spectrum Equity, a leading growth equity firm focused on internet-enabled software and transformat... |
| 17.11.2021 | Zenwork Takes on First Funding with $163 Million Led by Spectrum Equity | Fayetteville, AR – Zenwork, a leading provider of digital tax compliance and regulatory reporting software for businesses everywhere, today announced that it has closed a $163 million minority growth equity transaction led by Spectrum Equit... |
| 17.11.2021 | AllTrails Raises $150 Million Investment Led by Permira | Investment will further the company's market leadership in the outdoor activity sector SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 17, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- AllTrails, the most trusted and used digital guide to the outdoors, today announced that it has raised $150 ... |
| 17.11.2021 | AllTrails Raises $150 Million Investment Led by Permira | Investment will further the company's market leadership in the outdoor activity sector SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 17, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- AllTrails, the most trusted and used digital guide to the outdoors, today announced that it has raised $150 ... |
| 28.09.2021 | Membersy Raises $66M for Dental Subscription Management/Billing Platform | What You Should Know: – membersy, the digital health company democratizing access to quality dental care through subscription-based dentistry, today announced it has raised $66 million from Spectrum Equity. The growth-investment coincides w... |
| 08.09.2021 | Coinbase takes its SEC battle to the public | This is the web version of Term Sheet, a daily newsletter on the biggest deals and dealmakers. Sign up to get it delivered free to your inbox. Paid Content Why the marketer experience needs a digital upgrade From Optimizely Few CEOs take th... |
| 08.09.2021 | Coinbase takes its SEC battle to the public | This is the web version of Term Sheet, a daily newsletter on the biggest deals and dealmakers. Sign up to get it delivered free to your inbox. Paid Content How this advanced tech will help machines see like humans From Telus International F... |
| 25.02.2021 | Boosted by the pandemic, meeting transcription service Otter.ai raises $50M | Over the past year or so, voice transcription startup Otter.ai doubled down on the future of remote work by integrating its product with meeting apps like Zoom and Google Meet. With the COVID-19 pandemic having sent so many to work from hom... |
| 04.01.2021 | Spectrum Equity Promotes Eight | Growth equity firm Spectrum Equity announced eight promotions. They include Julia Kuo Chen, Adam Gassin, Matt Neidlinger and Michael Radonich have been promoted to Principal; Jamie Mitchell, Kevan Olander and Sam Todd to Vice President; and... |
| 28.05.2020 | Venture Firm Spectrum Equity Closes $1.5 Billion Fund IX | Venture firm Spectrum Equity recently announced the closing of Spectrum Equity IX L.P. at a hard cap of $1.5 billion Venture firm Spectrum Equity recently announced the closing of Spectrum Equity IX L.P. at a hard cap of $1.5 billion. And S... |
| 21.05.2020 | Spectrum Equity Closes Fund IX at $1.5 Billion | Spectrum Equity, a leading growth equity firm, today announced the closing of Spectrum Equity IX L.P. at a hard cap of $1.5 billion. In addition, Spectrum closed its second Discretionary Overage Program at $150 million, enabling the firm to... |
| 21.05.2020 | Spectrum Equity Closes Fund IX, at $1.5 Billion | Spectrum Equity, a Boston, MA- and San Francisco, CA-based growth equity firm, closed a Spectrum Equity IX L.P. at $1.5 billion. In addition, Spectrum closed its second Discretionary Overage Program at $150m, enabling the firm to pursue lar... |
| 15.01.2020 | Following Investment in E-course Selling Platform, Kajabi Unveils Upgraded Landing Page Builder | Leading online business platform Kajabi has announced the release of Pages, a fully redesigned feature that gives users more control and fewer complications when designing optimized landing pages for their websites. Some 25,000 Kajabi cust... |
| 29.12.2019 | Wrapping Up CLT’s 2019: Q4 Deals in the Queen City | An exciting Q4 in the Carolinas has left many startups looking forward to a successful 2020. We thought the best way to ring in the new year would be to look back at the most noteworthy fundings, deals, exits, mergers, and acquisitions duri... |
| 13.11.2019 | Spectrum Equity Invests $75M in Spreedly | Spreedly, the leading provider of software that enables high growth and global businesses to optimize their online and mobile payments operations through a single API connection, announced a $75 million growth investment from Spectrum Equit... |
| 25.09.2019 | St. John’s-based Verafin closes massive $515 million in financing | Verafin, a financial crime management company based in St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador, has closed a record-setting $515 million CAD in equity and debt recapitalization. This represents the largest-ever venture capital deal in Canadia... |
| 27.06.2019 | Freemium’s public moment | Ben Spero Contributor Ben Spero is managing director of Spectrum Equity. His areas of investment focus include internet, software and information services. Prior to joining Spectrum, Ben worked at Bain & Company and co-founded TouchPak,... |
| 28.02.2019 | DH Capital Advises Agilis Systems on Significant Growth Investment From Spectrum Equity | NEW YORK and CHESTERFIELD, Mo., Feb. 28, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- DH Capital, LLC, an investment banking firm serving companies in the Internet infrastructure, software & IT services, and communications sectors, announced today that it ... |
| 04.01.2019 | Spectrum Equity Promotes Four | Spectrum Equity, a Boston, MA- and San Francisco, CA-based growth equity firm focused on the information economy, announced four promotions. The include: – Jeff Haywood, who has been promoted to Managing Director, – Parag Khandelwal, who ha... |
| 13.10.2018 | Spectrum Equity Acquires Majority of AllTrails | Spectrum Equity announced that it led a substantial new investment in AllTrails, the most trusted and used digital guide to the outdoors, to help accelerate product development, add more trail content around the world and grow the company’s... |
| 12.10.2018 | AllTrails gets $75M to keep hikers happy | The app for hiking enthusiasts just secured a big round of capital that will help it map more trails worldwide. AllTrails has raised $75 million, led by Spectrum Equity, which has taken a majority stake in the company in the process. Founde... |
| 06.08.2018 | Silver Lake Makes Strategic Investment In GoodRx; Joins Francisco Partners And Spectrum Equity | GoodRx, America's leading source for prescription and healthcare savings, today announced a strategic growth investment from Silver Lake, the global leader in technology investing. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Good... |
| 06.08.2018 | Silver Lake Makes Strategic Investment In GoodRx; Joins Francisco Partners And Spectrum Equity | GoodRx, America's leading source for prescription and healthcare savings, today announced a strategic growth investment from Silver Lake, the global leader in technology investing. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Good... |
| 06.08.2018 | Silver Lake Makes Strategic Investment in GoodRx; Joins Francisco Partners and Spectrum Equity | Santa Monica, CA and New York, NY – GoodRx, America’s leading source for prescription and healthcare savings, today announced a strategic growth investment from Silver Lake, the global leader in technology investing. Financial terms of the ... |
| 26.06.2018 | Spectrum Invests $65M in B-Stock | B-Stock, the world’s largest business-to-business marketplace for returned, excess, and other liquidation merchandise, announced today that it has received a $65 million investment from Spectrum Equity, a leading growth equity firm. The inv... |
| 01.02.2018 | Spectrum Equity Appoints Coley Florance as Talent Head | Spectrum Equity, a leading growth equity firm, announces that Coley Florance has joined as the firm’s first Head of Talent. “We are delighted to have Coley join Spectrum Equity. Coley’s experience will accelerate and improve our approach to... |
| 01.02.2018 | Spectrum Equity Appoints Coley Florance as Talent Head | Spectrum Equity, a leading growth equity firm, announces that Coley Florance has joined as the firm’s first Head of Talent. “We are delighted to have Coley join Spectrum Equity. Coley’s experience will accelerate and improve our approach to... |
| 16.01.2018 | Spectrum Equity backs The Expert Institute | The Expert Institute, an online platform for law firms to find and connect with expert witness candidates, announced today that it has received a significant growth investment from Spectrum Equity, a leading growth equity firm focused on th... |
| 03.01.2018 | Summit Partners Recaps Vista-backed Trintech | Trintech, a leading global provider of integrated, cloud-based Record to Report (R2R) software solutions for the office of finance, today announced a majority recapitalization by global growth equity investor Summit Partners. After a period... |
| 18.12.2017 | The Carlyle Group, Along with Management and Level Equity, To Acquire Net Health | Net Health (www.nethealth.com), a provider of cloud-based clinical documentation, practice management, and billing solutions for specialized outpatient healthcare providers, today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to be a... |
| 24.10.2017 | TUGG Gives Back, GE Struggles, Foodler Fades & More Boston Tech News | Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints [Updated 10/24/17, 11:07 am. See below.] Before we dive into this week’s Boston tech news roundup, I want to give a shout-out to TUGG (Technology Underwriting Greater Good), a... |
| 18.10.2017 | Spectrum Equity Fund VIII Raises $1.25B | Spectrum Equity, a leading growth equity firm, today announced the first and final closing of Spectrum Equity, VIII L.P. at a hard cap of $1.25 billion, in excess of the target of $1 billion. In connection with Fund VIII, Spectrum closed an... |
| 18.10.2017 | Spectrum Equity Closes Growth Equity Fund, at $1.25 Billion | Spectrum Equity, a Boston, MA- and San Francisco, CA-based growth equity firm, closed Spectrum Equity, VIII L.P., at $1.25 billion. In conjunction with Fund VIII, Spectrum closed an additional $125m for a Discretionary Overage Program, whic... |
| 18.10.2017 | Term Sheet — Wednesday, October 18 | 5 Qs WITH A DEALMAKER Good morning, Term Sheet readers. Paid Content How can you protect what you can't see? From ExtraHop In the Valley, Jordan is also known for mentoring investors with non-tech backgrounds. One examples is Golden State W... |
| 14.09.2017 | Spectrum Equity Invests in The Digital Marketing Institute | The Digital Marketing Institute, the global certification standard in digital marketing and digital sales education, today announced that it has received a €26 million investment led by Spectrum Equity, a prominent growth equity firm whose ... |
| 14.09.2017 | €26m Fundraiser For Digital Marketing Institute | The Digital Marketing Institute has announced a €26m investment led by Spectrum Equity, which the Irish venture is planning to use to further its international reach. DMI was founded as a digital marketing educator in Dublin in 2008 by Anth... |
| 12.07.2017 | Bitly Receives $63M in Growth Financing | Bitly, a NYC-based link management platform, received a $63m majority investment from Spectrum Equity. As part of this transaction, Pete Jensen and Parag Khandelwal from Spectrum Equity will join Bitly’s Board of Directors. The company inte... |
| 12.07.2017 | Bitly sells a majority stake to Spectrum Equity for $63M | Bitly is announcing that it has raised $63 million in additional funding from Spectrum Equity — a deal that gives the growth equity firm a majority stake in Bitly. Founded in 2008, the company was initially known for providing a handy link ... |
| 14.03.2017 | Cressey & Company, in Partnership with Spectrum Equity, Announces Investment in Verisys | ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 14, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Verisys Corporation (“Verisys” or the “Company”), a leading provider of technology solutions and primary-source data on healthcare professionals and businesses, announced today that Spectrum Eq... |
| 11.01.2017 | Spectrum Promotes Mike Farrell to MD and Julia Kuo to VP | Spectrum Equity is delighted to announce the promotion of Mike Farrell to Managing Director and Julia Kuo to Vice President. Mike Farrell joined the firm in 2009 and focuses on investments in software, information services and the Internet.... |
| 11.01.2017 | Growth Equity Firm Spectrum Equity Promotes Two | Spectrum Equity, a Boston and San Francisco-based growth equity firm, promoted Mike Farrell to managing director and Julia Kuo to vice president. Mike Farrell, who joined the firm in 2009, focuses on investments in software, information ser... |
| 11.01.2017 | Term Sheet — Wednesday, January 11 | DOLLARS AND DEALS Everything besides this news and Donald Trump’s scheduled press conference seems beside the point this morning, so here’s some venture data and private equity macro predictions to distract you. (If the topic of Trump, his ... |
| 11.01.2017 | Spectrum Promotes Mike Farrell to MD and Julia Kuo to VP | Spectrum Equity is delighted to announce the promotion of Mike Farrell to Managing Director and Julia Kuo to Vice President. Mike Farrell joined the firm in 2009 and focuses on investments in software, information services and the Internet.... |
| 26.11.2016 | Spectrum Equity Invests in Tenstreet | Tenstreet, the leading web-based provider of driver recruiting software and workflow solutions for the trucking and transportation industry, announced that it has received a significant investment from Spectrum Equity, a leading growth equi... |
| 16.11.2016 | Tenstreet Receives Equity Investment from Spectrum Equity | Tenstreet, a Tulsa, OK-based provider of driver recruiting software and workflow solutions for the trucking and transportation industry, received an investment from Spectrum Equity. The amount of the deal was not disclosed. In conjunction w... |
| 17.09.2016 | M&A roundup - week ending 9/17/16 | Glooko merged with Diasend; Salesforce bought gravitytank; Concur acquire Hipmunk Diabetes monitoring platform Glooko merged with competitor Diasend . No financial terms of the deal were disclosed. The newly merged companies will continue t... |
| 28.10.2015 | Litmus Receives $49M in Equity Funding | Litmus, a Cambridge, MA-based email creation, testing, and analytics company, received $49m in equity funding. Growth equity firm Spectrum Equity made the investment. The company intends to use the funds for international expansion, a new f... |
| 07.10.2015 | Francisco Partners and Spectrum Equity Make Growth Investment in GoodRx | Francisco Partners and Spectrum Equity Make Growth Investment in GoodRx GoodRx, America’s leading prescription price transparency platform, today announced an investment from Francisco Partners and Spectrum Equity. "We are proud to o... |
| 02.09.2015 | Trintech Receives Private Equity Investment | Trintech, a Dallas, TX-based global provider of integrated Record-to-Report software solutions for the office of finance, received an investment of undisclosed amount. The round was led by Vista Equity Partners with participation from exist... |
| 30.07.2015 | PicMonkey Raises $41M in Funding | PicMonkey, a Seattle, WA-based online photo editing and graphic design service, raised $41m in funding. Spectrum Equity made the investment. In conjunction with the transaction, Pete Jensen and Ethan Choi of Spectrum Equity will join PicMon... |
| 30.07.2015 | Daily funding roundup - July 30, 2015 | GitHub raised $250M; Catawiki landed $82M; Golden Gate Ventures announced $50M Git repository hosting service GitHub has just raised a $250 million round of funding, the company has confirmed to VatorNews. The round was led by Sequoia Capit... |
| 30.07.2015 | Photo editing startup PicMonkey lands $41M from Bay Area-based Spectrum Equity | PicMonkey CEO Jonathan Sposato (left) with Spectrum Equity’s Pete Jensen and Ethan Choi. Photo courtesy of Anthony Procissi. PicMonkey is already a successful startup, boasting more than 25 million monthly users and hundreds of thousands of... |
| 08.06.2015 | Daily funding roundup - June 8, 2015 | Delivery Hero secured $110M; Menlo Security raised $25M; Luxury Retreats landed $11M Delivery Hero, a Germany-based global network of online food-ordering platforms, raised an additional $110 million from investors ahead of a possible initi... |
| 08.06.2015 | Jimdo, the profitable website creation software maker from Hamburg, (finally) raises €25 million |  Hamburg, Germany-based Jimdo, which offers cloud-based software to build your own website or online shop, has secured a €25 million ($28 million) minority investment from American growth equity firm Spectrum Equity. You know it’s an abso... |
| 03.03.2015 | Definitive Healthcare Receives Equity Investment from Spectrum Equity | Definitive Healthcare, a a Franingham, MA-based provider of data, intelligence, and analytics on the healthcare provider market, received a significant investment from Spectrum Equity. The exact amount of the transaction was not disclosed. ... |
| 27.02.2015 | Weddingwire adquiere la startup española Wedding Planner (Bodas.net) por más de $50 millones, dando salida a Bonsai e Intercom | 27/02/2015 WEDDINGWIRE ADQUIERE LA STARTUP ESPAÑOLA WEDDING PLANNER (BODAS.NET) POR MÁS DE $50 MILLONES, DANDO SALIDA A BONSAI E INTERCOM. La plataforma digital estadounidense especializada en el sector nupcial WeddingWire, Inc, ha acorda... |
| 15.01.2015 | Top deals seen in Central and Eastern Europe by the end of 2014 | Here is my list of some interesting deals from Central and Eastern Europe (CEE), seen at the end of 2014. CEE has a lot of cheap and skilled talent. Overlooked by big investors, the region offers many good early and late stage investment op... |
| 14.01.2015 | lynda.com Receives $186M Investment | lynda.com, a Carpinteria, California-based online learning company, received a $186m investment. The round was led by TPG, a global private investment firm with $65 billion of assets under management, with participation from Accel Partners,... |
| 19.11.2014 | Prezi Raises $57M in Funding | Prezi, a San Francisco, CA- and Budapest, Hungary-based presentation platform, raised $57m in funding. The round was led by Spectrum Equity, with participation from existing investor Accel Partners. The company plans to use the funds to acc... |
| 19.11.2014 | Big numbers for Prezi: 50 million users, 160 million presentations created and $57m in fresh funding | It’s a big day for Prezi, the Hungarian-American company behind the nifty cloud-based presentation platform with the same name. At the Slush conference in Helsinki, Finland, the startup is today announcing a massive round of funding totalli... |
| 11.07.2014 | Funding Roundup - week ending 7/11/14 | GetYou, Google Ventures, Cover, jobandtalent, mNectar, HotelQuickly, DigitalOcean, Spectrum Equity Seed stage Social feedback platform GetYou raised a $1.1 million seed round from venture capital firm RDSeed and angel investors, including W... |
| 10.07.2014 | Spectrum Equity closes $1 billion fund | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today! $1 billion. That’s the amount heavyweight Spectru... |
| 03.07.2014 | Spectrum Equity raises $951 mln for fund VII, crushes target | - |
| 10.05.2013 | Extreme Reach Receives $50M Investment from Spectrum Equity | Extreme Reach Inc., a Needham, Mass.-based provider of a video platform for integrated TV, online and mobile advertising, received a $50m investment from Spectrum Equity. Spectrum will take a minority stake in the company. In conjunction wi... |
| 15.01.2013 | Lynda.com Raises $103M in First-Ever Financing | LYNDA.COM: $103 million to Carpinteria, CA-based lynda.com from Accel Partners and Spectrum Equity, with Meritech Capital Partners participating. This is the first time the company has taken funding in its 17-year history. Andrew Braccia of... |
| 29.06.2011 | Video slideshow service Animoto raises $25 million | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today! Animoto, an online video slideshow creation servi... |
| 08.02.2011 | Jagex Limited receives growth investment from new investors | Jagex Limited receives growth investment from new investors 08-02-2011 Jagex Limited, a leading independent developer and publisher of online games, today announced it has accepted a new investment from Insight Venture Partners, Spectrum Eq... |
| 07.05.2010 | Jack Henry & Associates Pays $300 Million In Cash For iPay Technologies | Jack Henry & Associates, a publicly listed provider of integrated technology solutions and data processing services for financial institutions, this morning announced that it is acquiring Kentucky-based iPay Technologies, a portfolio co... |
| 24.11.2009 | 5 O’Clock Roundup: Microsoft CFO out, new Google ads, an $85 million fraud? | Here’s the latest action: Canopy Financial is accused of fraud — The health IT company, which raised $85 million in venture capital, allegedly made fraudulent financial statements, even forging some with fake KPMG letterhead. Spectrum Equit... |
| 24.11.2009 | 5 O’Clock Roundup: Microsoft CFO out, new Google ads, an $85 million fraud? | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today! Here’s the latest action: Canopy Financial is acc... |
| 24.11.2009 | Canopy Financial Accused Of Serious Financial Fraud, Investors Burned | Something really, really bad went down at high flying startup Canopy Financial. This is one of the high flying startups that had a lot of buzz the last couple of years. They’ve raised at least $85 million in venture capital with the help of... |
| 17.10.2007 | Ancestry.com launches DNA testing, gets $300M investment | updated The Generations Network, operator of Ancestry.com has just received $300 million from Spectrum Equity Investors, a Silicon Valley buyout firm, which will take a majority stake in the company. Ancestry.com has also just launched DNA ... |
| 16.10.2007 | Private BuyOut Of Ancestry.com For $300+ Million | Spectrum Equity Investors has led a $300 million investment to acquire a majority interest in Provo Utah-based The Generations Network (the parent company of Ancestry.com, MyFamily.com and other sites) according to a source with knowledge o... |
| - | This Startup Accelerator Is Searching for ‘the Next Google in South LA’ | Diversity pledges are increasingly ubiquitous in tech, but venture capitalists—whose checks underpin the industry’s runaway growth—still chronically overlook entrepreneurs in Black and brown communities. The glaring fundraising disparity dr... |
| - | Office Hours: JibJab CEO Paul Hanges on Creating Viral Joy | Even if people don't know the brand by name, JibJab CEO Paul Hanges is happy to see the company's greeting cards resonate and its mission to make people laugh continue to thrive. On this episode of Office Hours, Hanges talks about JibJab, a... |
| - | Permira closes second growth fund at $4 billion | London-based investment house Permira has announced the close of its second Growth Opportunities fund at $4 billion. The late-stage investments fund is more than twice the size of its predecessor and significantly succeeds its initial targe... |
| - | Hospitality industry business intelligence platform OTA Insight books $80 million | Cloud-based business intelligence platform for hoteliers and hotel management companies OTA Insight has raised $80 million in a Series B funding round. The fresh set of sheets will be used to fluff up the innovation, engineering, and sales ... |
| - | OTA Insight Nabs $80 Million in Funding From Spectrum Equity | OTA Insight, a business intelligence service for the hotel industry, secured $80 million in new funding from Spectrum Equity. Citing the private equity firm’s portfolio of data-oriented companies, including Ancestry and Survey Monkey, Sean ... |
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