# Blackstone Group: portfolio, investments and team

> Blackstone Group is a private equity based in United States. 98 investments on record, 21 in the last 12 months, latest Sept 2026.

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# Blackstone Group

Last cheque observed Sep 2026; 98 cheques on record.

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Deploying now New fund $7.2M, Oct 2026 Private equity

Buyout Growth Pre-IPO Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning (AI/ML) Big Data & Analytics CMS

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**84%** of best year **21** **cheques in 12 months**, 98 on record

Since the last cheque **46** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$200M** Rounds led **6 of 98** Sole investor **33 rounds** Exits **4 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 70%**

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## Blackstone Group highlights

- 01 21 cheques in the last 12 months
- 02 Mostly Venture and Growth: 59% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 33 rounds, median $125M
- 04 4 exits from the portfolio

## What they do

> Filed 1 private fund offerings with the SEC, the most recent in 2026-06 From their own website

- **Type:** Private equity (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Stages:** Buyout Growth Pre-IPO Seed Series A Series B
- **Sectors:** Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning (AI/ML) Big Data & Analytics CMS
- **Based in:** New York, United States
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **98 appearances**

- **2026** 17 rounds
- **Sept** **[Factory](https://millionrounds.com/company/factory)** Growth · US · Google News search **$200M** With 14 others
- **Aug** **[Etched](https://millionrounds.com/company/etched)** US · TechCrunch **$700M** With 13 others
- **Aug** **[Firmus Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/firmus-technologies)** Growth · AU · TechStartups **$2.0B** With 5 others
- **Jul** **[Norm Ai](https://millionrounds.com/company/norm-ai)** Series C · US · TechCrunch **$120M** With 11 others
- **Jul** **[Quantum Systems](https://millionrounds.com/company/quantum-systems)** Series D · DE · TechStartups **$1.2B** *Led*
- **Jun** **Cyera** Growth · US · TechCrunch **$600M** With 13 others
- **Jun** **[Catalyst Investment Partners](https://millionrounds.com/company/catalyst-investment-partners)** Debt · US **$281M** Sole investor
- **May** **[Anthropic](https://millionrounds.com/company/anthropic)** Series H · US · Crunchbase News **$50B** With 32 others
- **May** **[Rowan Digital Infrastructure](https://millionrounds.com/company/rowan-digital-infrastructure)** Debt · US **$3.0B** With 4 others
- **Apr** **[Factory](https://millionrounds.com/company/factory)** Growth · US · TechCrunch **$150M** With 3 others
- **Apr** **[Firmus](https://millionrounds.com/company/firmus)** Growth · SG · TechCrunch **$505M** With 2 others
- **Mar** **[Shield AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/shield-ai)** Growth · US · InnovationX **$2.0B** With 12 others
- **Feb** **[Neysa](https://millionrounds.com/company/neysa)** Growth · IN · TechCrunch **$600M** *Led*
- **Feb** **[Firmus Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/firmus-technologies)** Debt · AU · TechStartups **$10B** *Led*
- **Feb** **[Fraport Greece](https://millionrounds.com/company/fraport-greece)** Secondary · GR **$236M** With 3 others
- **Feb** **[Pursuit](https://millionrounds.com/company/pursuit)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 1 other
- **Jan** **Cyera** Series F · IL · TechCrunch **$400M** *Led*
- **2025** 23 rounds
- **Dec** **[Databricks](https://millionrounds.com/company/databricks)** Growth · US · Crunchbase News **$5.0B** With 25 others
- **Dec** **[Applecart](https://millionrounds.com/company/applecart)** Growth · US **$100M** With 3 others
- **Dec** **[Crescent Biopharma](https://millionrounds.com/company/crescent-biopharma)** US **$185M** With 4 others
- **Nov** **[7 Brew Coffee](https://millionrounds.com/company/7-brew-coffee)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** Sole investor
- **Oct** **[OpenEvidence](https://millionrounds.com/company/openevidence)** Growth · US · TechCrunch **$200M** With 7 others
- **Oct** **[Lancium Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/lancium-technologies)** Debt · US **$600M** With 1 other
- **Sept** **[Anthropic](https://millionrounds.com/company/anthropic)** Series F · US · Crunchbase News **$13B** With 21 others
- **Aug** **[OpenAI](https://millionrounds.com/company/openai)** US · TechCrunch **$8.3B** With 12 others
- **Jul** **[iCapital](https://millionrounds.com/company/icapital)** US · Crunchbase News **$820M** With 8 others
- **Jun** **[Ample](https://millionrounds.com/company/ample)** Grant · US **$11M** With 2 others
- **Jun** **[Ontra](https://millionrounds.com/company/ontra)** Debt · US **$70M** With 2 others
- **May** **[Liftoff](https://millionrounds.com/company/liftoff)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 1 other
- **May** **[AgileBlue](https://millionrounds.com/company/agileblue)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** Sole investor
- **May** **[Colovore](https://millionrounds.com/company/colovore)** Debt · US **$925M** Sole investor
- **May** **[Axsome Therapeutics](https://millionrounds.com/company/axsome-therapeutics)** Debt · US **$570M** With 1 other
- **Apr** **[Rezolute](https://millionrounds.com/company/rezolute)** US **$97M** Sole investor
- **Mar** **[Pentera](https://millionrounds.com/company/pentera)** Series D · US · TechCrunch **$60M** With 3 others
- **Mar** **[Assent](https://millionrounds.com/company/assent)** Venture · CA **Undisclosed** With 3 others
- **Mar** **[AGS Airports](https://millionrounds.com/company/ags-airports)** Growth · GB **$304M** Sole investor
- **Mar** **[Ascenty](https://millionrounds.com/company/ascenty)** Debt · BR **$98M** With 1 other
- **Jan** **[TravelPerk](https://millionrounds.com/company/travelperk)** Series E · ES · Silicon Canals **$200M** With 8 others
- **Jan** **[DDN](https://millionrounds.com/company/ddn)** US · Crunchbase News **$300M** *Led*
- **Jan** **Mitiga** Series B · IL **$30M** With 3 others

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

## The team

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration **24 named**

AA **A.J. A. Agarwal** Executive Officer of the Director of the GP of the GP. i Filing they signed

AM **A.J. Murphy** Officer of the General Partner of the GP i Filing they signed

AB **Achene Boulhais** Manager of Rosetta COF IV Senior GP, S.A.R.L. i Filing they signed

AR **Adil Rahmathulla** Director of ISQ Global Fund GPGP, Ltd., the general partner of ISQ Global Fund GP, L.P., the Issuer's general partner. i Filing they signed

AA **AJ Agarwal** Executive Officer of the DE GP of the GP. i Filing they signed

AJ **Alex James Leonard** Director of the Manager i Filing they signed

AJ **Alice Jane Murphy** Acting Chief Operating Officer i Form ADV

AS **Allie Sweeney** Executive Officer of the DE GP of the GP i Filing they signed

AS **Amanda Saxton** Chief Financial Officer i Filing they signed

AW **Amanda W. Ziegler** Officer of the General Partner of the GP i Filing they signed

AA **Amy A. Blake** Executive Officer i Filing they signed

AJ **Andre J. Fernandez** Director i Filing they signed

AM **Aneek Mamik** Director i Filing they signed

AJ **Anna Jeffers Guerin** Chief Compliance Officer i Form ADV

AW **Anthony W. Beovich** Executive Officer of the General Partner of the Special General Partner i Filing they signed

AF **Anthony F. Marone, J.r** Managing Director of the General Partner of the GP i Filing they signed

AF **Anthony F. Marone, Jr** Managing Director of the General Partner of the GP i Filing they signed

AF **Anthony F. Marone, Jr.** Managing Director and Chief Financial Officer of the GP of the GP. i Filing they signed

AJ **Anthony Jared Merhige** Chief Operating Officer & Chief Compliance Officer i Form ADV

AM **Anthony Marone** Manager of the GP i Filing they signed

AS **Apostolia Siavala** Manager of Rosetta COF IV Senior GP, S.A.R.L. i Filing they signed

AD **Arthur D. Liao** Senior Managing Director and Chief Financial Officer of the General Partner of the Special General Partner. i Filing they signed

BW **Barbara W. Frank** Officer of the General Partner of the GP i Filing they signed

BS **Benoit Sansoucy** DIRECTOR i Filing they signed

We also hold **400** people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

## What the register says

From the firm's own filings with the SEC, which it must file accurately by law

**$1447B** assets it manages, 33 advisers combined Oct 2026

**Registered** investment adviser full reporting to the SEC

- **Legal name:** Blackstone Strategic Alliance Advisors L.L.C.
- **SEC number:** CRD 134018

Funds on its Form ADV

**786** private funds, **$773B** in gross assets · filed May 2024

Hedge **123** Securitised assets **89** Private equity **88**

- Blackstone Capital Partners VIII L.P. *Private equity* 243 investors $30B
- Blackstone Infrastructure Partners - P L.P. *Hedge* 2 investors $23B
- Strategic Partners IX L.P. *Private equity* 435 investors $22B
- Blackstone Capital Partners VII L.P. *Private equity* 333 investors $20B
- Blackstone Capital Partners IX L.P. *Private equity* 154 investors $16B
- Strategic Partners VIII L.P. *Private equity* 665 investors $15B
- Blackstone Real Estate Partners X.F L.P. *Real estate* 215 investors $15B
- Blackstone Real Estate Partners Europe VI SCSP *Real estate* 200 investors $14B
- Blackstone Real Estate Partners IX L.P. *Real estate* 159 investors $12B
- Blackstone Real Estate Partners X L.P. *Real estate* 186 investors $12B

And 776 more on the filing.

Who backs their funds

## 6 LPs on record in Blackstone Group's funds

- **Committed:** $23B
- **Funds:** 52
- **Vintages:** 2000 to 2026

The institutions that put money into its funds, which the firm then invests in companies. Source: the pension's own report, latest Jun 2026.

- [**California State Teachers Retirement System** 25 funds *$8.4B*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/california-state-teachers-retirement-system) Fund Vintage Committed Blackstone Partners IX 2025 $500M Blackstone Partners Asia III 2025 $400M Blackstone Energy Partners IV 2025 $93M Blackstone Tac Ops III S 2023 $188M Blackstone Capital Partners Asia II 2022 $250M Strategic Partners IX 2022 $250M Blackstone Capital Partners VIII 2021 $750M Blackstone Core Equity Partners II 2021 $425M and 17 more
- [**California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS)** 13 funds *$4.8B*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/california-public-employees) Fund Vintage Committed Blackstone Capital Partners IX 2025 $200M Blackstone Core Equity Partners II 2021 $1.0B Blackstone Capital Partners VIII 2021 $263M Blackstone Tactical Opportunities Fund III-C (Surge) 2019 $500M Blackstone Tactical Opportunities Fund III-C 2018 $175M Blackstone Capital Partners VII 2016 $375M GSO Energy Partners-C II 2016 $250M Blackstone Tactical Opportunities Fund II - C 2015 $500M and 5 more
- [**Minnesota State Board of Investments** 22 funds *$3.9B*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/minnesota-state-board-of-investments) Fund Vintage Committed Blackstone Energy Transition Partners V 2026 $300M Blackstone Capital Partners Asia III 2025 $300M Blackstone Energy Transition Partners IV 2024 $200M Blackstone Real Estate Partners Europe Fund VII 2023 $100M Blackstone Real Estate Partners X 2022 $200M Blackstone Growth Equity II 2022 $150M Blackstone Capital Partners IX 2022 $150M Blackstone Supplemental Account - M 2021 $425M and 14 more
- [**Washington State Investment Board** 6 funds *$2.4B*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/washington-state-investment-board) Fund Vintage Committed Blackstone Capital Partners Asia II 2022 $250M Blackstone Capital Partners VIII 2021 $750M Blackstone Capital Partners Asia 2018 $200M Blackstone Capital Partners VII 2016 $450M Blackstone Capital Partners VI 2011 $300M Blackstone Capital Partners V 2006 $400M
- [**Regents of the University of California** 9 funds *$2.1B*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/regents-of-the-university-of-california) Fund Vintage Committed Blackstone Capital Partners IX 2022 $200M Blackstone Strategic Partners IX 2021 $400M Blackstone Capital Partners Asia II 2021 $350M Blackstone Strategic Partners VIII 2019 $250M Blackstone Capital Partners VIII 2019 $250M Blackstone Capital Partners Asia I 2017 $250M Blackstone Strategic Capital Holdings 2014 $200M Blackstone Capital Partners V 2006 $120M and 1 more
- [**Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund** 4 funds *$1.4B*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/oregon-public-employees) Fund Vintage Committed Blackstone Capital Partners VIII 2020 $500M Blackstone Capital Partners VII 2016 $450M Blackstone Energy Partners II 2015 $200M Blackstone Capital Partners VI 2011 $200M

## Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed **4 in all**

**[WatchDox](https://millionrounds.com/company/watchdox)** Bought by [BlackBerry](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cylance) **Undisclosed** Apr 2015

**[Carbon Black](https://millionrounds.com/company/carbon-black)** Bought by Bit9 **Undisclosed** Feb 2014

**[Extended Stay America](https://millionrounds.com/company/extended-stay-america)** Listed **Undisclosed** Nov 2013

**[Freescale Semiconductor](https://millionrounds.com/company/freescale-semiconductor)** Listed **Undisclosed** May 2011

An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.

## Companies it bought

Acquisitions by the firm itself

**Armacell** **Undisclosed** Nov 2015

**Diamonds Direct** **Undisclosed** Nov 2015

**Japan Residential Investment Company** **$450M** Nov 2015

**MB Aerospace** **Undisclosed** Oct 2015

**BioMed Realty Trust** **$8.0B** Oct 2015

**Ideal Shopping Direct** **Undisclosed** Sept 2015

**Strategic Hotels & Resorts** **$6.0B** Sept 2015

**Philadelphia Financial Group** **Undisclosed** Oct 2014

**Alliance Automotive Group** **Undisclosed** Aug 2014

**Gates** **Undisclosed** Apr 2014

**[Accuvant](https://millionrounds.com/company/accuvant)** **$225M** Mar 2014

**CarrAmerica Realty Corporation** **$5.6B** Mar 2006

New fund on file

**$7.2M**

raised in Oct 2026

From its SEC filing, not a journalist: a firm that has just raised has money to deploy.

## The cheque

Buyout Growth Pre-IPO

Median round joined **$200M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$125M**

Led 6 of 98 rounds **6%**

- **Sole investor:** 33 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Sept 2026
- **Exits:** 4 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Venture *19*
- Growth said *17*
- Debt *9*
- Series D *8*
- Series C *8*
- Buyout said *-*
- Pre-IPO said *-*

Cheques by month Led Joined

Nov 2023 Oct 2026

Often in the room with

- [Sequoia Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sequoia-capital) 10
- [Coatue](https://millionrounds.com/fund/coatue-management) 9
- [Khosla Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/khosla-ventures) 8
- [Andreessen Horowitz](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz) 5
- [Fidelity](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fidelity) 5
- [Insight Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/insight-partners) 5

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## Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Blackstone Group. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

[**Sequoia Capital** VC firm **10** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sequoia-capital)[**Coatue** VC firm **9** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/coatue-management)[**Khosla Ventures** VC firm **8** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/khosla-ventures)[**Andreessen Horowitz** VC firm **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz)[**Fidelity** VC firm **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fidelity)[**Insight Partners** Company **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/insight-partners)[**Advanced Technology Ventures** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/advanced-technology-ventures)[**Altimeter** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/altimeter-capital)[**BlackRock** Asset manager **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blackrock)[**Google Ventures** Corporate VC **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gv)[**Insight Partners** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/insight-venture-partners)[**Jane Street** Growth equity **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jane-street)

## Recently backed

The latest companies Blackstone Group put money into.

[**Factory** $200M · Sept 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/factory)[**Etched** $700M · Aug 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/etched)[**Firmus Technologies** $2.0B · Aug 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/firmus-technologies)[**Norm Ai** $120M · Jul 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/norm-ai)[**Quantum Systems** $1.2B · Jul 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/quantum-systems)[**Catalyst Investment Partners** $281M · Jun 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/catalyst-investment-partners)

## Books by the people here

One book written by people at Blackstone Group: [Peter G. Peterson](https://millionrounds.com/person/peter-g-peterson).

- The Education of an American Dreamer: How a Son of Greek Immigrants Learned His Way from a Nebraska Diner to Washington, Wall Street, and Beyond [Peter G. Peterson](https://millionrounds.com/person/peter-g-peterson) · 2009 4.06 from 139 ratings on Goodreads About the book With insight and refreshing candor, Peter G. Peterson describes his remarkable life story beginning in Kearney, Nebraska as an eight-year-old manning the cash register at his father's Greek diner through his "Mad Men" advertising days, to Secretary of Commerce in Nixon's… On AmazonListen on Audible
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## Mentioned on podcasts

Episodes that name Blackstone Group in their description, not their title.

- [TBPN](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/tbpn) 19 Nov 2025 · 3h 5m Gemini 3 Reactions, Cloudflare Outage, The Upsides of Bubbles | Byrne Hobart, Glenn Hutchins, Yogi Goel, Sam Jones, Ali Madani, Amit Jain With [Glenn Hutchins](https://millionrounds.com/person/glenn-hutchins)[Sam Jones](https://millionrounds.com/person/sam-jones)[Yogi Goel](https://millionrounds.com/person/yogi-goel) Mentions [Blackstone Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blackstone-group)[North Island Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/north-island-ventures)[Silver Lake Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/silver-lake) Apple PodcastsShow page

## Quick answers about Blackstone Group

### What does Blackstone Group invest in?

Blackstone Group invests most often at Venture and Growth (59% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning (AI/ML), Big Data & Analytics and CMS.

### How active is Blackstone Group?

98 investments on record, 21 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 6. The most recent was in Sept 2026.

### What has Blackstone Group invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Factory (Growth, Sept 2026), Etched (Undisclosed round, Aug 2026) and Firmus Technologies (Growth, Aug 2026).

### How big are Blackstone Group's cheques?

The median round it joins is $200M.

### Does Blackstone Group lead rounds?

Sometimes: it led 6 of its 98 investments on record (6%).

### Where does Blackstone Group invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (70%), Australia (5%) and Israel (5%).

### Is Blackstone Group investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 21 investments in the last 12 months.

### Who does Blackstone Group invest alongside?

Most often Sequoia Capital (10 rounds together), Coatue (9 rounds together) and Khosla Ventures (8 rounds together).

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