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Lead Edge Capital

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Lead Edge Capital is a growth equity and buyout firm focused on software and internet related companies.

New York, United StatesFounded 1997leadedgecapital.com
70
Investments
9
Exits
$5B
AUM
12.9%
Exit Rate

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Investment Thesis & Strategy

Lead Edge Capital invests in growth-stage software and internet companies across various sectors, including e-commerce, enterprise, healthcare, and information services. They typically seek companies with strong growth potential and established business models.

Investment Activity

Deals per year over the last 6 years

1
2016
2
2017
6
2018
1
2019
1
2020
1
2021

Portfolio Companies

Selected investments from their portfolio of 70 companies

B
Blue Owl Capital
Fintech · Growth, 2021
Active
P
Public.com
Fintech · Series C+, 2020
Active
B
Benchling
Biotech · Series C+, 2019
Active
M
MasterClass
EdTech · Series C+, 2018
Active
C
Canva
SaaS · Growth, 2018
Active
T
TripActions
SaaS · Seed, 2018
Active
A
Airtable
SaaS · Series C+, 2018
Active
S
Spotify
Media/Content · Growth, 2018
Active
G
Graphcore
AI/ML · Seed, 2018
Active
U
UiPath
SaaS · Series C+, 2017
Active
Y
Yotpo
E-commerce · Seed, 2017
Active
T
Toast
SaaS · Series C+, 2016
Active

Notable Exits

CompanyTypeYearValue / Acquirer
BenchlingAcquisition2024
AirtableAcquisition2024
TripActionsAcquisition2024
ToastIPO2021$20B
WeWorkIPO2021$9B
UberIPO2019$82.4B
SpotifyIPO2018$29.5B
YextIPO2017$1.1B
MarketWatchAcquisition2005$519M

Frequently Asked Questions

Lead Edge Capital focuses on Series A, Series B, Series C+ stage investments.

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