Spectrum Equity

Private Equity
90investments
17exits
$142Mraised by its portfolio in 12 months
1,602open roles in its portfolio

Overview

Spectrum Equity is a growth equity firm that partners with founder-led internet, software and information services companies. It typically provides minority or majority growth capital to profitable, scaling businesses and helps them build management teams and pursue acquisitions. The firm was founded in 1994 and operates from offices in Boston and San Francisco.

Investor profile

Private equity
Investments
90
25 of them startups
Hiring now
55
1,602 open roles
Deals in 12 months
1
1 as the lead
Rounds in 12 months
3
$142M raised
Exits
17
Focusshare of its companies
Software 26%Financial Services 26%Health Care 18%Sales & Marketing 10%Commerce 8%Media & Entertainment 6%Professional Services 6%Education 6%
Where its companies are
United States 47%United Kingdom 8%Canada 3%Belgium 2%Ireland 1%Hungary 1%Australia 1%Netherlands 1%
Stage of its companies
Series B 60%Series C and later 40%
Its companies, the freshest money firstAll 90 investments
XapienSeries B $56M · 2 mo ago · 8 roles WorkFlexVenture round $40M · 7 mo ago · led a round · 3 roles SploseSeries A $46M · 9 mo ago · 3 roles SavvyMoneyVenture round $225M · 12 mo ago · 14 roles Employee NavigatorVenture round $100M · 18 mo ago AwardcoSeries B $165M · 19 mo ago · 2 roles TenstreetVenture round $750k · 22 mo ago · 5 roles DatassentialVenture round · 2 yr ago NetcraftVenture round $100M · 3 yr ago · 15 roles QuavoVenture round $2M · 3 yr ago · 6 roles SponsorUnitedVenture round $35M · 3 yr ago · 1 role WIN RealityVenture round $48.9M · 4 yr ago
1,602 open roles at 55 of its companies
Hiring fastestroles opened in 30 days
Thomson Reuters254 new roles in 30 days LexisNexis88 new roles in 30 days Astound53 new roles in 30 days Jack Henry28 new roles in 30 days Experianplc27 new roles in 30 days MSCI24 new roles in 30 days
New in the portfolioadded to its portfolio page in 6 months
Scribd, Inc.added Oct 18 · 15 roles Symmetric Health Solutionsadded Oct 11
Co-investorscompanies they hold together
500 Global 5 shared Y Combinator 3 shared Bessemer Venture Partners 3 shared Francisco Partners 3 shared General Catalyst 3 shared Vista Equity Partners 3 shared Lightspeed Venture Partners 2 shared Summit Partners 2 shared Warburg Pincus 2 shared Crestview Partners 2 shared
Similar investorstheir companies share markets and countries
Vista Equity Partners 500 Global Techstars Insight Partners Initialized Capital First Round Capital Great Oaks Venture Capital TCV
Sources: its portfolio page, read Nov 8; 5 rounds in the press that name it

News

News PR Newswire 1 month ago
Spectrum Equity Closes Oversubscribed $2.5 Billion Fund XI
The firm's latest fund extends a disciplined approach built over three decades. BOSTON, SAN FRANCISCO, and LONDON, Oct. 8, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Growth equity firm Spectrum Equity today announced the closing of Fund XI, which raised a total of $2.5 billion
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Offices

Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
3
Hiring now
0
Countries
1
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Boston United States
HQ
Interested in career opportunities at Spectrum? Reach out to [email protected]
35th Floor, Boston, Massachusetts 02110 (Link opens in new window)
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London United States
Regional office
London
London, W1J 9EN (Link opens in new window)
company site
San Francisco United States
Regional office
San Francisco
20th Floor, San Francisco, California 94105 (Link opens in new window)
company site