# Providence Equity Partners: portfolio, investments and team > Providence Equity Partners is a private equity based in United States. 19 investments on record, 4 in the last 12 months, latest Sept 2026. Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/providence-equity-partners-2 (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Investor](https://millionrounds.com/investors) # Providence Equity Partners Last cheque observed Sep 2026; 19 cheques on record. Email Private equity Deploying now New fund $1.0B, Oct 2025 Seed Series A Series B Content Streaming Media Follow Providence Equity Partners and see its new cheques in your feed. [Start following](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&why=follow&next=%2Ffund%2Fprovidence-equity-partners-2) Deploying now **100%** of best year **4** **cheques in 12 months**, 19 on record Since the last cheque **58** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec Median round **$88M** Rounds led **2 of 19** Sole investor **8 rounds** Exits **1 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 79%** Pitch Providence Equity Partners ## Providence Equity Partners highlights - 01 4 cheques in the last 12 months - 02 Mostly Series B and Growth: 57% of its rounds - 03 Sole investor in 8 rounds, median $108M - 04 1 exits from the portfolio ## What they do > Filed 1 private fund offering with the SEC, the most recent in 2020-11 From their own website - **Type:** Private equity (from a list, unverified) - **Cheque size:** Not stated - **Stages:** Seed Series A Series B Growth - **Sectors:** Content Streaming Media - **Based in:** Providence, United States - **Cold pitches:** Not stated ## The record Every round we can evidence, newest first **19 appearances** - **2026** 4 rounds - **Sept** **[Mistral AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/mistral-ai)** Series D · FR · Samsung Catalyst Fund **$3.5B** With 23 others - **May** **Airis Labs** Series B · IL · Ventureburn **$31M** *Led* - **May** **[Blitzy](https://millionrounds.com/company/blitzy)** Growth · US · Crunchbase News **$200M** With 12 others - **Jan** **[Aikido](https://millionrounds.com/company/aikido)** Series B · BE · TechStartups **$60M** With 4 others - **2024** 1 round - **Nov** **[LogicMonitor](https://millionrounds.com/company/logicmonitor)** Growth · US · TechCrunch **$800M** With 1 other - **2019** 2 rounds - **Mar** **[Impact](https://millionrounds.com/company/impact)** US · FinSMEs **$75M** *Led* - **Feb** **[Jobcase](https://millionrounds.com/company/jobcase)** US · FinSMEs **$100M** Sole investor - **2018** 2 rounds - **Dec** **[LogDNA](https://millionrounds.com/company/logdna)** Series B · US · FinSMEs **$25M** With 2 others - **Oct** **[Conversica](https://millionrounds.com/company/conversica)** Series C · US · VentureBeat **$31M** With 4 others - **2016** 3 rounds - **Dec** **[Conversica](https://millionrounds.com/company/conversica)** Series B · US · FinSMEs **$34M** Sole investor - **Oct** **[PaySimple](https://millionrounds.com/company/paysimple)** US · FinSMEs **$115M** Sole investor - **Jun** **[LogicMonitor](https://millionrounds.com/company/logicmonitor)** US · TechCrunch **$130M** Sole investor - **2011** 1 round - **Oct** **[OpenSky](https://millionrounds.com/company/opensky)** Series C · US · prnewswire.com **$30M** With 3 others - **2010** 2 rounds - **Oct** **[ZeniMax](https://millionrounds.com/company/zenimax)** Growth · US · venturebeat.com **$150M** Sole investor - **Feb** **[Baidu](https://millionrounds.com/company/baidu)** Venture · CN · techcrunch.com **$50M** Sole investor - **2008** 1 round - **May** **[ZeniMax](https://millionrounds.com/company/zenimax)** Growth · US · venturebeat.com **$9.9M** With 3 others - **2007** 2 rounds - **Oct** **[ZeniMax](https://millionrounds.com/company/zenimax)** Series D · US · techjournal.org **$300M** Sole investor - **Aug** **[Hulu](https://millionrounds.com/company/hulu)** Series A · US · techcrunch.com **$100M** Sole investor - **2005** 1 round - **Aug** **[Whitepages](https://millionrounds.com/company/whitepages)** Series A · US **$45M** With 1 other 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 **21 named** AW **Aaron W. Fine** Executive Officer i Filing they signed AA **Andrew A. Tisdale** Director of PEP VII-A International Ltd., the general partner of Providence Equity GP (Midsummer) L.P., the general partner of Providence Equity Partners (Midsummer) L.P. i Filing they signed CE **Charles E. Gottdiener** Executive Officer i Filing they signed GM **Glenn M. Creamer** Director of PEP VII International Ltd., the general partner of Providence Equity GP VII L.P., the general partner of Providence Equity Operating Partners VII L.P. i Filing they signed JD **J. David Phillips** Director of PEP VII-A International Ltd., the general partner of Providence Equity GP (Midsummer) L.P., the general partner of Providence Equity Partners (Midsummer) L.P. i Filing they signed JA **Jennifer A. Martin** Chief Financial Officer of PEP IX International Ltd., the general partner of Providence Equity GP IX L.P., the general partner of Providence Equity Partners IX L.P. i Filing they signed JC **John C. Hahn** Director of PEP VIII International Ltd., the general partner of Providence Equity GP VIII L.P., the general partner of Providence Equity Operating Partners VIII L.P. i Filing they signed JD **John David Phillips** Senior Managing Director of Providence Equity Partners L.L.C. i Form ADV JM **Jonathan M. Nelson** Director of PEP VII-A International Ltd., the general partner of Providence Equity GP (Midsummer) L.P., the general partner of Providence Equity Partners (Midsummer) L.P. i Filing they signed KA **Karim Abdallah Tabet** Director of PEP VII-A International Ltd., the general partner of Providence Equity GP (Midsummer) L.P., the general partner of Providence Equity Partners (Midsummer) L.P. i Filing they signed MG **Marc G. Puglia** Chief Financial Officer, Private Equity of PEP VIII International Ltd., the general partner of Providence Equity GP VIII L.P., the general partner of Providence Equity Operating Partners VIII L.P. i Filing they signed MO **Mark O. Hastings** Executive Officer i Filing they signed MJ **Michael Joseph Dominguez** Director of PEP VII-A International Ltd., the general partner of Providence Equity GP (Midsummer) L.P., the general partner of Providence Equity Partners (Midsummer) L.P. i Filing they signed PJ **Paul J. Salem** Director of PEP VIII International Ltd., the general partner of Providence Equity GP VIII L.P., the general partner of Providence Equity Operating Partners VIII L.P. i Filing they signed PO **Peter O. Wilde** Director of PEP VIII International Ltd., the general partner of Providence Equity GP VIII L.P., the general partner of Providence Equity Operating Partners VIII L.P. i Filing they signed RD **R. Davis Noell** Director of PEP VII-A International Ltd., the general partner of Providence Equity GP (Midsummer) L.P., the general partner of Providence Equity Partners (Midsummer) L.P. i Filing they signed RE **Richard Einar Franklin** Managing Director and Chief Financial Officer of Providence Equity Partners L.L.C. i Form ADV RD **Robert Davis Noell** Senior Managing Director of Providence Equity Partners L.L.C. i Form ADV RS **Robert S. Hull** Chief Financial Officer of PEP VII International Ltd., the general partner of Providence Equity GP VII L.P., the general partner of Providence Equity Operating Partners VII L.P. i Filing they signed RA **Roman A. Bejger** General Counsel & Chief Compliance Officer of PEP VIII International Ltd., the general partner of Providence Equity GP VIII L.P., the general partner of Providence Equity Operating Partners VIII L.P. i Filing they signed SN **Sarah Nicholson Conde** General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer of PEP IX International Ltd., the general partner of Providence Equity GP IX L.P., the general partner of Providence Equity Partners IX L.P. i Filing they signed We also hold **74** 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 **$24B** assets it manages Oct 2026 **9+** funds on file numbered funds in its name **Registered** investment adviser full reporting to the SEC - **Legal name:** Providence Equity Partners L.L.C. - **SEC number:** CRD 155678 Funds on its Form ADV **38** private funds, **$25B** in gross assets · filed Jul 2024 Private equity **37** Hedge **1** - Providence Equity Partners VIII-A L.P. *Private equity* 74 investors $4.6B - Providence Equity Partners VIII L.P. *Private equity* 103 investors $4.5B - Providence Equity Partners IX-A S.C.SP *Private equity* 39 investors $2.8B - Providence Equity Partners VII-A L.P. *Private equity* 48 investors $2.6B - Providence Equity Partners VII L.P. *Private equity* 73 investors $2.3B - PEP VIII Antares Co-Investment L.P. *Private equity* 49 investors $1.5B - Providence Equity Partners IX L.P. *Private equity* 72 investors $1.4B - Providence Equity Partners (Midsummer) L.P. *Private equity* 17 investors $1.3B - Providence VIII Symphony Co-Investment L.P. *Private equity* 28 investors $832M - Providence VIII Strategic Investor L.P. *Private equity* 2 investors $557M And 28 more on the filing. Who backs their funds ## 3 LPs on record in Providence Equity Partners's funds - **Committed:** $3.2B - **Funds:** 9 - **Vintages:** 1991 to 2023 The institutions that put money into its funds, which the firm then invests in companies. Source: the pension's own report, latest Mar 2026. - [**Washington State Investment Board** 4 funds *$1.1B*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/washington-state-investment-board) Fund Vintage Committed Providence Equity Partners IX 2023 $200M Providence Equity Partners VIII 2019 $400M Providence Equity Partners VII 2012 $300M Providence Equity Partners VI 2007 $250M - [**California State Teachers Retirement System** 2 funds *$1.1B*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/california-state-teachers-retirement-system) Fund Vintage Committed Providence Equity Partners VI 2007 $700M Providence Equity Partners V 2005 $350M - [**Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund** 7 funds *$975M*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/oregon-public-employees) Fund Vintage Committed Providence Equity Partners VII 2012 $150M Providence Equity Partners VI 2007 $300M Providence Equity Partners V 2004 $150M Providence Equity Partners IV 2000 $150M Providence Equity Partners III 1999 $100M Providence Equity Partners 1996 $75M Providence Media Partners 1991 $50M ## Exits from the portfolio Companies it backed that were later bought or listed **1 in all** **[Hulu](https://millionrounds.com/company/hulu)** Bought by Disney **Undisclosed** Apr 2009 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 **Studialis** **Undisclosed** Aug 2015 **[VendorSafe Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/vendorsafe-technologies)** **Undisclosed** Nov 2014 New fund on file **$1.0B** raised in Oct 2025 From its SEC filing, not a journalist: a firm that has just raised has money to deploy. ## The cheque Seed Series A Series B Median round joined **$88M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$108M** Led 2 of 19 rounds **11%** - **Sole investor:** 8 rounds - **Last cheque:** Sept 2026 - **Exits:** 1 from the portfolio Rounds by stage said on their site - Series B said *4* - Growth said *4* - Series C *2* - Series D *2* - Series A said *2* - Seed said *-* Cheques by month Led Joined Dec 2023 Nov 2026 Often in the room with - [DST Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dst-global) 2 **Pitching Providence Equity Partners?** Put them on your fundraising board with this record on the card, and follow them to hear when they write a new cheque. Add to your CRM *→* ## Who they invest alongside The investors most often in the same rounds as Providence Equity Partners. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed. [**DST Global** Private equity **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dst-global) ## Recently backed The latest companies Providence Equity Partners put money into. [**Mistral AI** $3.5B · Sept 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/mistral-ai)[**Blitzy** $200M · May 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/blitzy)[**LogicMonitor** $800M · Nov 2024](https://millionrounds.com/company/logicmonitor)[**Impact** $75M · Mar 2019](https://millionrounds.com/company/impact)[**Jobcase** $100M · Feb 2019](https://millionrounds.com/company/jobcase)[**Conversica** $31M · Oct 2018](https://millionrounds.com/company/conversica) ## On podcasts 2 episodes naming Providence Equity Partners in the title. - [Growth Investor](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/growth-investor) 29 May 2025 · 22 min Growth Private Equity Leader: Providence Equity Partners’ Michael Dominguez With [Michael Dominguez](https://millionrounds.com/person/michael-dominguez) Mentions [Providence Equity Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/providence-equity-partners-2) Apple PodcastsShow page - [Capital Allocators](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/capital-allocators) 1 Feb 2021 · 57 min Private Equity Masters: Paul Salem – Providence Equity Partners (Capital Allocators, EP.175) With [Paul Salem](https://millionrounds.com/person/paul-salem) Mentions [Providence Equity Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/providence-equity-partners-2) Apple PodcastsShow page ## Quick answers about Providence Equity Partners ### What does Providence Equity Partners invest in? Providence Equity Partners invests most often at Series B and Growth (57% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Content, Streaming and Media. ### How active is Providence Equity Partners? 19 investments on record, 4 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 2. The most recent was in Sept 2026. ### What has Providence Equity Partners invested in recently? Its most recent investments on record: Mistral AI (Series D, Sept 2026), Airis Labs (Series B, May 2026) and Blitzy (Growth, May 2026). ### How big are Providence Equity Partners's cheques? The median round it joins is $88M. ### Does Providence Equity Partners lead rounds? Sometimes: it led 2 of its 19 investments on record (11%). ### Where does Providence Equity Partners invest? Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (79%), France (5%) and Israel (5%). ### Is Providence Equity Partners investing now? Yes: it is actively investing, with 4 investments in the last 12 months. ### Who does Providence Equity Partners invest alongside? Most often DST Global (2 rounds together). ## Raising now? Find the investors who back rounds like yours, and keep every conversation on one fundraising board. Find similar investorsOpen your CRM Built from the rounds we watched, its filings and its own website, refreshed every night. [How we count](https://millionrounds.com/methodology) · [Report a correction](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=providence-equity-partners-2) · [Is this your firm? Claim it](https://millionrounds.com/claim?org=providence-equity-partners-2)