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Lead Edge Capital

Last cheque observed Feb 2026; 31 cheques on record.

Deploying nowNew fund $28M, Jul 2026Private equity

SeedSeries ASeries BSubscriptionRecurringProductivity Tools

Deploying now
100%of best year1cheques in 12 months, 31 on record
Since the last cheque250days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$35MCheque size, as they say$50M – $400MRounds led3 of 31Sole investor1 roundsExits1 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 83%
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Lead Edge Capital highlights

  1. 01

    1 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Series A and Series C: 56% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 1 rounds, median $25M

  4. 04

    1 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Lead Edge Capital is a growth equity firm with $9 billion in assets under management investing in software, internet, and tech-enabled businesses.From their own website
Type
Private equity (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
$50M – $400M as they say
Stages
SeedSeries ASeries BGrowthPre-IPO
Sectors
SubscriptionRecurringProductivity Tools
Based in
New York, United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first31 appearances

  1. 2026

    1 round

  2. Feb
    PepperSeries C · US · Ventureburn$50MLed
  3. 2019

    6 rounds

  4. Nov
    Guild EducationSeries D · US · FinSMEs$157MWith 11 others
  5. Oct
    Grafana LabsSeries A · US · FinSMEs$24MWith 1 other
  6. Oct
    Barn2DoorSeries A · US · GeekWire$3.4MLed
  7. Jul
    BenchlingSeries C · US · FinSMEs$35MWith 4 others
  8. Jun
    Arrive LogisticsSeries B · US · FinSMEs$25MSole investor
  9. May
    TransferWiseSeries E · GB · TechCrunch$292MLed
  10. 2018

    3 rounds

  11. Nov
    AsanaSeries E · US · FinSMEs$50MWith 3 others
  12. Mar
    BirdUS · TechCrunch$100MWith 3 others
  13. Feb
    BirdSeries A · US · FinSMEs$15MWith 3 others
  14. 2017

    1 round

  15. May
    TileSeries B · US · FinSMEs$25MWith 2 others
  16. 2016

    2 rounds

  17. Jun
    Blablacar$24MWith 4 others
  18. Jan
    Ensighten$53MWith 10 others
  19. 2015

    5 rounds

  20. Oct
    EnsightenSeries C · US$53MWith 4 others
  21. Sept
    BlaBlaCarSeries D · FR$227MWith 3 others
  22. Jul
    CatawikiSeries C · NL$82MWith 4 others
  23. May
    AlgoliaSeries A · US$19MWith 8 others
  24. May
    KapostSeries B · US$10MWith 8 others
  25. 2014

    4 rounds

  26. Oct
    CursogramSeed · ES$900KWith 5 others
  27. Aug
    XamarinSeries C · US$54MWith 4 others
  28. Jul
    BlaBlaCarSeries C · FR$100MWith 3 others
  29. Jan
    SpredfastSeries D · US$33MWith 3 others
  30. 2013

    5 rounds

  31. Dec
    MonetateSeries C · US · techcrunch.com$8.0MWith 4 others
  32. Sept
    Branding BrandSeries B · US · techcrunch.com$9.5MWith 3 others
  33. Jul
    KapostSeries A · US · techcrunch.com$5.6MWith 2 others
  34. Jul
    XamarinSeries B · US · techcrunch.com$16MWith 3 others
  35. Jan
    Refinery29Series B · US · techcrunch.com$5.6MWith 5 others
  36. 2012

    4 rounds

  37. Oct
    Branding BrandSeries A · US · prnewswire.com$7.5MWith 2 others
  38. Sept
    EnsightenSeries A · US · techcrunch.com$16MWith 4 others
  39. Mar
    DrillinginfoSeries A · US · prnewswire.com$165MWith 2 others
  40. Mar
    DrillinginfoGrowth · US$165MWith 2 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 registration7 named

BNBrian NeiderManager of the GP of the GPiFiling they signed
CPChris PohlChief Financial OfficeriFiling they signed
CPChristopher PohlChief Financial Officer of the GP of the GPiFiling they signed
EGEyre GilesManaging Member of the General Partner.iFiling they signed
GSGiles S. EyreManaging Member of Issuer's general partner Lead Edge Capital Partners, LLC (""General Partner"")iFiling they signed
MHMitchell H. GreenManager of the GP of the GPiFiling they signed
NMNimay MehtaManager of the GP of the GPiFiling they signed

We also hold 35 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

3+funds on filenumbered funds in its name

What they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

0 of 3 we have independently watched raise

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Weaker than a round we watched, stronger than a list somebody sold us. A firm is far less willing to put a company on its own site that it never funded.

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed1 in all

XamarinBought by MicrosoftUndisclosedFeb 2016

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

Who they invest alongside

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

Recently backed

The latest companies Lead Edge Capital put money into.

On podcasts

4 episodes naming Lead Edge Capital in the title, and 4 more that mention it.

Mentioned in

Quick answers about Lead Edge Capital

What does Lead Edge Capital invest in?

Lead Edge Capital invests most often at Series A and Series C (56% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Subscription, Recurring and Productivity Tools.

How active is Lead Edge Capital?

31 investments on record, 1 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 3. The most recent was in Feb 2026.

What has Lead Edge Capital invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Pepper (Series C, Feb 2026), Guild Education (Series D, Nov 2019) and Grafana Labs (Series A, Oct 2019).

How big are Lead Edge Capital's cheques?

The median round it joins is $35M. It says it writes cheques of $50M to $400M.

Does Lead Edge Capital lead rounds?

Sometimes: it led 3 of its 31 investments on record (10%).

Where does Lead Edge Capital invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (83%) and France (7%).

Is Lead Edge Capital investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 1 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does Lead Edge Capital invest alongside?

Most often Insight Partners (9 rounds together), Floodgate (7 rounds together) and Accel (4 rounds together).

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