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Products
People
Growth
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Jobs
Financials

Investor profile

Private equity
Investments
47
7 of them startups
Hiring now
17
390 open roles
Exits
1
Focusshare of its companies
Higher Education 6%Broadband 4%Continuing Education 4%Supply Chain 4%Venues 4%Data Centers & Colocation 4%Security Compliance 4%Hospitals & Health Systems 2%
Where its companies are
United States 11%France 4%United Kingdom 4%Finland 2%Singapore 2%Canada 2%
Stage of its companies
Venture, series not stated 100%
Co-investorscompanies they hold together

Visa sponsorship

  • United States · Filed H-1B visas in the last two years
  • United Kingdom · Licensed UK visa sponsor (Skilled Worker)

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Overview

Providence Equity Partners is a private equity firm specializing in media, communications, education and technology investments. It backs growth-oriented companies across North America and Europe, with past investments including Warner Music Group, Univision, Blackboard and Hulu. The firm was founded in 1989 by Jonathan Nelson and is headquartered in Providence, Rhode Island, with offices in New York and London.

News

News YahooFinance 3 months ago
Providence Equity Partners Announces Additional Investment in THETEAM to Support Acquisition of Founder
Providence Equity Partners L.L.C. ("Providence"), a leading middle-market private equity firm with deep sector expertise in media, communications, and education, and THETEAM (the "Company"), a leading global sports, music, and entertainment company, today
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Blog 4 years ago
Providence and Five Arrows to Jointly Lead A2MAC1 Through its Next Phase of Growth
Providence and Five Arrows to Jointly Lead A2MAC1 Through its Next Phase of Growth Five Arrows Principal Investments and Management to re-invest alongside Providence Equity Partners A2MAC1 is a clear market leader, well-positioned to benefit from strong a
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Blog 4 years ago
Providence Agrees to Acquire Airties
Providence Agrees to Acquire Airties Transaction Aims to Accelerate Smart Wi-Fi Adoption Globally Airties Looks to Expand into New Markets, Invest in R&D, Marketing and Recruiting Airties will continue to be led by CEO Philippe Alcaras LONDON and ISTANBUL
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News TechCrunch 15 years ago
Educated Buy? Providence Equity Partners To Acquire Blackboard For $1.64 Billion In Cash
Blackboard, the maker of learning and education software for enterprises and schools, announced Friday that it is being acquired by a group of investors led by Providence Equity Partners, a private equity firm that specializes in media, entertainment, com
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Tech stack

Technologies named in job postings at Providence Equity Partners over the last 12 months, by layer, with the share of postings for each.
Technologies in use
7
Postings analysed
3
Stack modernity
83/100AI adopter
Developer tools
Microsoft Excel
AI & ML
ChatGPT
Claude
Practices & domains
Computer Use
Prompt Engineering
RAG
Structured Outputs
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Growth

Hiring Momentum
44/100
Stable
Open positions
3
1 opened / 0 closed in 30 days
ATS activity
Every ~5 hours
Today
Hiring Dynamics 0%
Hiring Focus
The percentage next to each role is its share of the company's job openings over the last 90 days; the arrow shows the shift versus the previous period.
Solutions
100% ▲

Offices

Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
3
Hiring now
3
Countries
2
Busiest office
Providence
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Providence United States
HQ
US RI Providence
1 open roles 50-200 est. staff
hires for Finance
seen since Mar 2026 job postings
London United Kingdom
Regional office
UK London (72 Welbeck Street)
1 open roles 50-200 est. staff
hires for Early Careers
seen since Apr 2026 company site, job postings
Boston United States
US MA Boston (500 Boylston Street)
1 open roles 1 posted in 90 days 50-200 est. staff
hires for Solutions
seen since Sep 2026 job postings

Jobs

≈ $129k – $245k per year (Estimated) • In office • Full-Time • 8+ years exp • Bachelor's Degree • Boston
RAG
Computer Use
Management
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