Organization · Venture Capital
Insight Partners
Insight Partners is a global venture capital and private equity firm based in New York City, specializing in high-growth technology and software startups. Founded in 1995, it manages over $90 billion in assets and has invested in more than 875 companies worldwide.
Overview
What Insight Partners does
What Insight Partners is
Insight Partners is a global venture capital and private equity firm based in New York City, specializing in high-growth technology and software startups. Founded in 1995, it manages over $90 billion in assets and has invested in more than 875 companies worldwide.
How it participates in the startup ecosystem
The current public profile supports funder and publisher capabilities. Each capability below is shown separately so organization identity and role-specific information do not get conflated.
Operational profile
Organization status and context
Organization status describes the entity itself. Funding and program availability appear within the relevant capability profile.
- Operational status
- Active
- Organization type
- Venture Capital
- Founded
- Founded in 1995
- Approximate age
- About 31 years
- Structured capabilities
- Funder · Publisher
- Last reviewed
- March 16, 2026
Official channels
Find Insight Partners elsewhere
Open the official website or a supported primary organization account.
Capability profile
Insight Partners as a funder
Investment thesis
Global software investor deploying capital across every stage from seed through IPO. Software-first approach with expertise in AI/ML, cybersecurity, fintech, healthtech, and enterprise software.
Focus narrative
AI/ML and Data, Cybersecurity (80+ investments), HealthTech, Fintech, Enterprise Software, DevOps. Stage-agnostic from seed to IPO. Software-first investing in companies where software solves problems with clear ROI, tangible data flywheel, and deep product embedding. $5M-$500M+ checks.
Value beyond capital
Insight Onsite team provides hands-on growth operator support in product, talent, M&A, efficiency, and geographic expansion. Analyst-driven sourcing model. Flexible capital from seed through LBO. 55+ IPOs demonstrating strong track record.
Terms and economics
- Typical check
- $5,000,000–$500,000,000
- Sweet spot
- $25,000,000
Focus and fit
- Stages
- Seed · Series A · Series B · Series C · Growth Equity · Pre-IPO
- Sectors
- AI · SaaS · Fintech · Healthcare · Cybersecurity · Generative AI · Ai Infrastructure · Vertical Saas · Horizontal Saas · Devtools · Cloud Infrastructure · Data Infrastructure · Payments · Digital Health
- Regions
- Asia · Europe · Global · Il · North America
Availability
- Currently deploying
- Yes
Portfolio and track record
- Recorded portfolio count
- 875
- Investments in the last 12 months
- 85
- Last recorded investment
- February 25, 2026
- Recorded notable exits
- Alteryx, Cvent, Mimecast, Medidata Solutions, Shutterstock, and nCino, plus 4 more
Portfolio context
875+ companies across vertical and horizontal software, cybersecurity, fintech, data analytics, digital infrastructure. 55+ IPOs, $8B in exits in 2024 alone. 550+ active portfolio companies. Notable: Alteryx, Cvent, Mimecast, Shutterstock, JFrog, Wix, Recorded Future ($2.65B to Mastercard), Own ($1.9B to Salesforce), WalkMe ($1.5B to SAP).
Capability profile
Insight Partners as a publisher
Editorial focus
Insight Partners is a private equity and venture capital firm that invests primarily in software companies across various stages of growth. The firm emphasizes sectors such as cybersecurity, healthcare, and digital innovation, providing capital, operational support, and strategic guidance to accelerate revenue and profit for their portfolio companies.
Audience value
Insight Partners aims to help leaders transform their visions into reality by providing capital, operational guidance, and access to a broad network.
Format and cadence
- Content formats
- newsletter, blog, podcast, and webinar-series
Availability
- Guest pitch state
- Not currently accepting
Audience and focus
- Audience
- Investors · Founders
- Sectors
- CybersecurityHealthcare
- Regions
- Global
Flagship work and coverage
Flagship properties
Insight Partners publishes insights and research through newsletters and blogs, and hosts podcasts and webinars to share knowledge and trends in the technology and investment sectors.
Common questions
What to know about Insight Partners
Upseed classifies Insight Partners under the Venture Capital organization type. Its current public profile includes funder and publisher capabilities.
Source and update disclosure
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Source basis
Public organization and program material, official websites, and structured Upseed records.
Last reviewed
March 16, 2026
Known limits
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