Insight Partners

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Insight Venture Management, LLC
Company type Private
Industry Private Equity
Founded1995;29 years ago (1995)
Founders
  • Jeff Horing
  • Jerry Murdock
Headquarters New York City, New York, U.S.
AUM US$90 billion (2022) [1]
Number of employees
326 (2021)
Website insightpartners.com
Footnotes /references
[2] [3]

Insight Venture Management, LLC (commonly referred to as Insight Partners and previously Insight Venture Partners) is a global venture capital and private equity firm that invests in high-growth technology, software, and Internet businesses. [4] [5] The company is headquartered in New York City, with offices in London, Tel Aviv, and Palo Alto. [6] [7] [8]

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History

Insight Partners was founded in 1995 by Jeff Horing and Jerry Murdock. [9] [10] [11] As of December 31, 2022, the firm has over $75 billion in regulatory assets under management. Insight Partners has invested in more than 750 companies worldwide and has seen over 55 portfolio companies achieve an IPO. [3] The firm has an in-house team called Onsite that assists portfolio companies in their growth. [12]

In April 2021, Insight Partners raised $1.56 billion for the Insight Partners Opportunities Fund I LP, a separate fund from its primary growth-investment vehicles. [13] Also in 2021, Insight Partners put $15 million of its capital into a new fund, the Vision Capital 2020 LP Fund, which supports minority-led firms raising early-stage funds. [14] In February 2022, the company announced that it had raised $20 billion for its twelfth flagship fund, more than doubling the size of its previous flagship fund. [15] [16] In July 2022, Insight Partners established the Enterprise Technology Exchange (ETX), an advisory group responsible for helping emerging IT companies navigate uncertain markets. [17]

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References

  1. ↑ Loizos, Connie (24 February 2022). "With new $20B fund, Insight Partners has a stunning $90B in assets under management". TechCrunch.
  2. ↑ "Insight Partners Form ADV" (PDF). U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. March 25, 2022. pp. 20–21.
  3. 1 2 "PE-backed Appriss Retail recruits Osborne as CEO". PE Hub. 23 March 2023. Retrieved 2023-05-03.
  4. ↑ "Insight Venture Partners Raises A Whopping $2.57 Billion For Next Fund". Tech Crunch. May 28, 2013. Retrieved January 29, 2017.
  5. ↑ "Insight Venture Partners Closes Sixth Fund at USD1.25bn". Press release. Private Equity Wire. June 27, 2007. Archived from the original on September 22, 2008. Retrieved January 29, 2017.
  6. ↑ "Insight Partners' advice for founders in hard times: Beware of debt". Sifted. Retrieved 2023-05-03.
  7. ↑ "Insight Partners opens Tel Aviv office, eyes Israeli tech firms". Reuters. 28 October 2019. Retrieved 2023-05-03.
  8. ↑ "Insight Partners, Venture Capital's 'Sleeping Giant,' Wakes Up". The Information. Retrieved 2023-05-03.
  9. ↑ "Insight Partners Overview". PitchBook. Retrieved 2023-05-03.
  10. ↑ "Jeff Horing". Forbes. Retrieved 2023-05-03.
  11. ↑ "Jerry Murdock". Forbes. Retrieved 2023-05-03.
  12. ↑ "Insight Partners VC helps founders cut 'fluff' to ride out lean times". PitchBook. Retrieved 2023-05-03.
  13. ↑ "Insight Partners Amasses $1.56 Billion for Preferred Equity Deals". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2023-05-03.
  14. ↑ "Insight Partners Invests $15 Million Into Minority-Led Early-Stage Firms". Forbes. Retrieved 2023-05-03.
  15. ↑ "Insight Partners raises $20 bln for twelfth flagship fund". Reuters. 24 February 2022. Retrieved 2023-05-03.
  16. ↑ "Insight Partners raises $20bn". Private Equity International. 25 February 2022. Retrieved 2023-05-03.
  17. ↑ Loten, Angus (15 July 2022). "Insight Partners Links Corporate Tech Chiefs With IT Startups". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2023-05-03.
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