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Francisco Partners

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Francisco Partners is a global investment firm that specializes in partnering with technology and technology-enabled businesses.

San Francisco, United StatesFounded 2005franciscopartners.com/
49
Investments
10
Exits
$45B
AUM
20.4%
Exit Rate

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Investment Thesis & Strategy

Francisco Partners invests in technology and technology-enabled businesses across various stages, with a focus on fintech, information technology, and venture capital opportunities.

Investment Activity

Deals per year over the last 7 years

1
2015
2
2016
1
2017
4
2018
2
2019
0
2020
2
2021

Portfolio Companies

Selected investments from their portfolio of 49 companies

D
Deep Instinct
Cybersecurity · Growth, 2021
Active
M
MPower Financing
Fintech · Growth, 2021
Active
P
PayScale
SaaS · Growth, 2019
Active
S
SmartBear
SaaS · Growth, 2019
Active
V
Verifone
Fintech · Growth, 2018
Active
e
eClinicalWorks
Healthcare · Growth, 2018
Active
E
Eventbrite
Marketplaces · Growth, 2018
Active
D
Discovery Education
EdTech · Growth, 2018
Active
A
Avaya
Enterprise · Growth, 2017
Active
Q
Quest Software
Enterprise · Growth, 2016
Active
S
SonicWall
Cybersecurity · Growth, 2016
Active
M
MyFitnessPal
Consumer · Growth, 2015
Active

Notable Exits

CompanyTypeYearValue / Acquirer
NMIAcquisition2024
SmartBearAcquisition2023
LegalZoomIPO2021$2B
GoodRxIPO2020$8.5B
PayScaleAcquisition2019
Civitas SolutionsAcquisition2019$1.4B
VerifoneAcquisition2018$3.4B
SonicWallAcquisition2016$1.2B
Discovery EducationAcquisition2014$1.2B
Quest SoftwareAcquisition2012$2.4B

Frequently Asked Questions

Francisco Partners focuses on Series B, Series C+ stage investments.

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