# Silver Lake Partners: portfolio, investments and team

> Silver Lake Partners is a private equity based in United States. 53 investments on record, 2 in the last 12 months, latest Mar 2026.

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# Silver Lake Partners

Last cheque observed Mar 2026; 53 cheques on record.

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Deploying now New fund $23M, Oct 2026 Private equity

Growth Technology Enterprise Software Financial Technology

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**100%** of best year **2** **cheques in 12 months**, 53 on record

Since the last cheque **243** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$513M** Cheque size, as they say **$100M – $2.5B** Rounds led **4 of 53** Sole investor **18 rounds** Exits **3 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 83%**

Pitch Silver Lake Partners

## Silver Lake Partners highlights

- 01 2 cheques in the last 12 months
- 02 Mostly Growth and Series C: 55% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 18 rounds, median $250M
- 04 3 exits from the portfolio

## What they do

> The global leader in technology investing From their own website

- **Type:** Private equity (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** $100M – $2.5B as they say
- **Stages:** Growth
- **Sectors:** Technology Enterprise Software Financial Technology
- **Based in:** Menlo Park, United States
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **53 appearances**

- **2026** 2 rounds
- **Mar** **[Vestwell](https://millionrounds.com/company/vestwell)** Series E · US · Crunchbase News **$385M** With 7 others
- **Feb** **[Waymo](https://millionrounds.com/company/waymo)** Series D · US · Crunchbase News **$16B** With 16 others
- **2024** 1 round
- **Nov** **[Waymo](https://millionrounds.com/company/waymo)** Series C · US · TechCrunch **$5.6B** With 6 others
- **2019** 4 rounds
- **Oct** **[Vacasa](https://millionrounds.com/company/vacasa)** Series C · US · FinSMEs **$319M** *Led*
- **Aug** **[ThoughtSpot](https://millionrounds.com/company/thoughtspot)** US · FinSMEs **$248M** With 3 others
- **Jul** **[Unity](https://millionrounds.com/company/unity)** US · TechCrunch **$525M** With 3 others
- **May** **[Tealium](https://millionrounds.com/company/tealium)** Series F · US · FinSMEs **$55M** *Led*
- **2018** 3 rounds
- **Jun** **[Ant Financial](https://millionrounds.com/company/ant-financial)** Series C · CN · TechCrunch **$14B** With 5 others
- **May** **[SenseTime](https://millionrounds.com/company/sensetime)** CN · Bloomberg **$620M** With 4 others
- **Mar** **[Credit Karma](https://millionrounds.com/company/credit-karma)** US · FinSMEs **$500M** Sole investor
- **2017** 4 rounds
- **May** **[Unity Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/unity-technologies)** US · FinSMEs **$400M** Sole investor
- **Apr** **[Didi Chuxing](https://millionrounds.com/company/didi-chuxing)** CN · TechCrunch **$5.5B** With 3 others
- **Jan** **[Koubei](https://millionrounds.com/company/koubei)** CN · TechCrunch **$1.1B** *Led*
- **Jan** **[WP Engine](https://millionrounds.com/company/wp-engine)** US · FinSMEs **$250M** Sole investor
- **2016** 1 round
- **Oct** **[GoEuro](https://millionrounds.com/company/goeuro)** Series C · DE · FinSMEs **$70M** With 1 other
- **2015** 13 rounds
- **Nov** **[SolarCity](https://millionrounds.com/company/solarcity)** US **$113M** With 2 others
- **Oct** **[Renovate America](https://millionrounds.com/company/renovate-america)** Growth · US **$90M** With 5 others
- **Aug** **[Fanatics](https://millionrounds.com/company/fanatics)** Growth · US **$300M** Sole investor
- **Aug** **[Carbon3D](https://millionrounds.com/company/carbon3d)** Series C · US **$100M** With 6 others
- **Aug** **[Tintri](https://millionrounds.com/company/tintri)** Series F · US **$125M** With 4 others
- **Aug** **[Motorola Solutions](https://millionrounds.com/company/motorola-solutions)** US **$1.0B** Sole investor
- **Jul** **[Kareo](https://millionrounds.com/company/kareo)** Series G · US **$55M** With 7 others
- **Jun** **[Venafi](https://millionrounds.com/company/venafi)** Series F · US **$39M** With 3 others
- **Jun** **[Qunar.com](https://millionrounds.com/company/qunar-com)** Growth · CN **$500M** Sole investor
- **Mar** **[Carbon3D](https://millionrounds.com/company/carbon3d)** Series B · US **$30M** Sole investor
- **Mar** **[Spredfast](https://millionrounds.com/company/spredfast)** Series E · US **$24M** Sole investor
- **Feb** **[Science](https://millionrounds.com/company/science)** Debt · US **$20M** Sole investor
- **Jan** **[Red Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/company/red-ventures)** Growth · US **$250M** Sole investor
- **2014** 2 rounds
- **Jul** **[Centric Software](https://millionrounds.com/company/centric-software)** Series D · US **$24M** With 1 other
- **Apr** **[Tealium](https://millionrounds.com/company/tealium)** Series D · US **$20M** Sole investor
- **2013** 6 rounds
- **Dec** **[Carbon3D](https://millionrounds.com/company/carbon3d)** Series A · US **$11M** With 3 others
- **Oct** **[HYLA Mobile](https://millionrounds.com/company/hyla-mobile)** Series C · US · finsmes.com **$105M** With 5 others
- **Sept** **[Jawbone](https://millionrounds.com/company/jawbone)** Debt · US · gigaom.com **$93M** With 3 others
- **Aug** **[BlackLine](https://millionrounds.com/company/blackline)** US · finsmes.com **$220M** With 1 other
- **Apr** **[Foursquare](https://millionrounds.com/company/foursquare)** Series D · US · engg.entrancecorner.com **$41M** Sole investor
- **Apr** **[Foursquare](https://millionrounds.com/company/foursquare)** Debt · US **$41M** With 4 others
- **2012** 2 rounds
- **Oct** **[ItsOn](https://millionrounds.com/company/itson)** Venture · US · venturebeat.com **$16M** With 2 others
- **Jan** **[SolarCity](https://millionrounds.com/company/solarcity)** Growth · US **$66M** With 2 others
- **2011** 4 rounds
- **Sept** **[Alibaba](https://millionrounds.com/company/alibaba)** Growth · CN **$1.6B** With 3 others
- **Sept** **[Opera Solutions](https://millionrounds.com/company/opera-solutions)** Series A · US · techcrunch.com **$84M** With 4 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 **22 named**

AA **Adam A. Grosser** Group Head and Managing Director i Filing they signed

AJ **Andrew J. Wagner** Managing Director and Chief Financial Officer of Silver Lake Group. i Filing they signed

AM **Andrew M. Schader** Director i Filing they signed

BB **Bryce B. Lee** Managing Director and Head of Business Development and Co-Head of Fundraising and Investors Relations of SLG i Filing they signed

CL **Christian Lucas** Managing Partner and Managing Director of SLG i Filing they signed

DH **Dan Hoevel** Managing Director and Head of Fundraising and Investor Relations of SLG i Filing they signed

DA **Dave A. Roux** managing member of the Managing Member i Filing they signed

DJ **David J. Roux** Co-Founder and Senior Director of Silver Lake Group. i Filing they signed

EP **Egon Pierre Durban** Managing Partner and Managing Director of Silver Lake Group. i Filing they signed

GH **Glenn H. Hutchins** Co-Founder and Managing Director of Silver Lake Group. i Filing they signed

GK **Gregory Keith Mondre** Managing Partner and Managing Director of Silver Lake Group. i Filing they signed

JA **James A. Davidson** Co-Founder, Managing Partner and Managing Director of Silver Lake Group. i Filing they signed

JM **Jason Matthew White** Managing Director and Chief Financial Officer of the GP. i Filing they signed

JJ **Joe J. Osnoss** Managing Partner and Managing Director of the GP. i Filing they signed

JH **Joseph Howard Osnoss** Managing Partner and Managing Director of SLG i Filing they signed

JG **Justin G. Hamill** Managing Director and Chief Legal Officer of SLG i Filing they signed

KM **Karen Matsushima King** Managing Director and Chief Legal Officer of Silver Lake Group. i Filing they signed

KY **Kenneth Yehkang Hao** Managing Partner and Managing Director of Silver Lake Group. i Filing they signed

MJ **Michael J. Bingle** Managing Partner and Managing Director of Silver Lake Group. i Filing they signed

SB **Sharon Blaskey Binger** Managing Director, Deputy Chief Legal Officer and Chief Compliance Officer of SLG i Filing they signed

SK **Shawn K. O'Neill** Group Head of Issuer and Member of Oversight Committee of General Partner i Filing they signed

SJ **Susannah J. Carrier** Managing Director and Head of Marketing and Investor Relations of Silver Lake Group. i Filing they signed

We also hold **168** 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

**$118B** assets it manages Oct 2026

**7+** funds on file numbered funds in its name

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

- **Legal name:** Silver LAKE Technology Management, LLC
- **SEC number:** CRD 161206

Funds on its Form ADV

**27** private funds, **$102B** in gross assets · filed Jul 2024

Private equity **24** Hedge **3**

- Silver Lake Partners VI, L.P. *Private equity* 446 investors $25B
- Silver Lake Partners VII, L.P. *Private equity* 414 investors $20B
- Silver Lake Partners V, L.P. *Private equity* 403 investors $19B
- Silver Lake Partners IV, L.P. *Private equity* 269 investors $18B
- Silver Lake Alpine II, L.P. *Private equity* 108 investors $3.7B
- SL SPV-2, L.P. *Private equity* 324 investors $2.7B
- Silver Lake LONG TERM Capital - A, L.P. *Private equity* 2 investors $2.5B
- Silver Lake Technology Investors VI, L.P. *Private equity* 225 investors $1.8B
- Silver Lake Alpine (Offshore), L.P. *Private equity* 23 investors $1.8B
- Silver Lake Alpine, L.P. *Private equity* 36 investors $1.8B

And 17 more on the filing.

Who backs their funds

## 3 LPs on record in Silver Lake Partners's funds

- **Committed:** $5.6B
- **Funds:** 12
- **Vintages:** 1999 to 2024

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

- [**Washington State Investment Board** 8 funds *$2.7B*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/washington-state-investment-board) Fund Vintage Committed Silver Lake Partners VII 2024 $500M Silver Lake Partners VI 2021 $750M Silver Lake III SL SPV-2 2019 $63M Silver Lake Partners V 2018 $540M Silver Lake Partners IV 2013 $400M Silver Lake Partners III 2007 $250M Silver Lake Partners II 2004 $125M Silver Lake Partners 1999 $60M
- [**California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS)** 9 funds *$2.5B*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/california-public-employees) Fund Vintage Committed Silver Lake Partners VII 2024 $370M Silver Lake Partners VI 2021 $712M SL SPV-2 2019 $28M Silver Lake Partners V 2018 $400M Silver Lake Technology Investors V 2018 $100M SL SPV-1 2017 $39M Silver Lake Partners IV 2013 $320M Silver Lake Technology Investors IV 2013 $80M and 1 more
- [**Minnesota State Board of Investments** 3 funds *$335M*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/minnesota-state-board-of-investments) Fund Vintage Committed Silver Lake Partners V 2017 $135M Silver Lake Partners IV 2012 $100M Silver Lake Partners III 2007 $100M

## Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed **3 in all**

**[SolarCity](https://millionrounds.com/company/solarcity)** Listed **Undisclosed** Dec 2012

**[Groupon](https://millionrounds.com/company/groupon)** Listed **Undisclosed** Nov 2011

**[Skype](https://millionrounds.com/company/skype)** Bought by [Microsoft](https://millionrounds.com/fund/microsoft) **$8.5B** 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

**Cast & Crew Entertainment Services LLC** **Undisclosed** Jun 2015

**[BrightWhistle](https://millionrounds.com/company/brightwhistle)** **$20M** Feb 2015

**Friedola Tech** **Undisclosed** Nov 2012

New fund on file

**$23M**

raised in Oct 2026

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

## The cheque

Growth

Median round joined **$513M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$250M**

Led 4 of 53 rounds **8%**

- **Said size:** $100M – $2.5B
- **Sole investor:** 18 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Mar 2026
- **Exits:** 3 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Growth said *11*
- Series C *6*
- Venture *5*
- Series D *5*
- Debt *4*

Cheques by month Led Joined

Nov 2023 Oct 2026

Often in the room with

- [Andreessen Horowitz](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz) 6
- [Sequoia Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sequoia-capital) 4
- [DST Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dst-global) 3
- [Fidelity](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fidelity) 3
- [Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kleiner-perkins-caufield-and-byers) 3
- [Accel-KKR](https://millionrounds.com/fund/accel-kkr) 2

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## Who they invest alongside

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

[**Andreessen Horowitz** VC firm **6** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz)[**Sequoia Capital** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sequoia-capital)[**DST Global** Private equity **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dst-global)[**Fidelity** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fidelity)[**Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kleiner-perkins-caufield-and-byers)[**Accel-KKR** Private equity **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/accel-kkr)[**Alphabet** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alphabet)[**Google Ventures** Corporate VC **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gv)[**Invus Financial Advisors** Growth equity **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/invus-financial-advisors)[**JGE Capital Management** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jge-capital-management)[**Lightspeed Venture Partners** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lightspeed-venture-partners)[**Morgan Stanley Investment Management** Private equity **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/morgan-stanley-investment-management)

## Recently backed

The latest companies Silver Lake Partners put money into.

[**Vestwell** $385M · Mar 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/vestwell)[**Waymo** $16B · Feb 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/waymo)[**Vacasa** $319M · Oct 2019](https://millionrounds.com/company/vacasa)[**ThoughtSpot** $248M · Aug 2019](https://millionrounds.com/company/thoughtspot)[**Tealium** $55M · May 2019](https://millionrounds.com/company/tealium)[**SenseTime** $620M · May 2018](https://millionrounds.com/company/sensetime)

## Mentioned on podcasts

Episodes that name Silver Lake Partners 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
- [The Twenty Minute VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/20vc) 9 Oct 2024 · 1h 12m 20VC: Sequoia Capital's $9BN Global Equities Fund on The Future for NVIDIA, Google & Meta | How to Play AI in the Public Markets | China & Europe: Is the Future Bleak | The Opportunity for Crossover Funds with Jeff Wang, Managing Partner @ SCGE With [Jeff Wang](https://millionrounds.com/person/jeff-wang) Mentions [Google](https://millionrounds.com/fund/google-assistant-investments)[Sequoia Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sequoia-capital)[Silver Lake Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/silver-lake) Apple PodcastsShow page

## Quick answers about Silver Lake Partners

### What does Silver Lake Partners invest in?

Silver Lake Partners invests most often at Growth and Series C (55% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Technology, Enterprise Software and Financial Technology.

### How active is Silver Lake Partners?

53 investments on record, 2 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 4. The most recent was in Mar 2026.

### What has Silver Lake Partners invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Vestwell (Series E, Mar 2026), Waymo (Series D, Feb 2026) and Vacasa (Series C, Oct 2019).

### How big are Silver Lake Partners's cheques?

The median round it joins is $513M. It says it writes cheques of $100M to $2.5B.

### Does Silver Lake Partners lead rounds?

Sometimes: it led 4 of its 53 investments on record (8%).

### Where does Silver Lake Partners invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (83%) and China (15%).

### Is Silver Lake Partners investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 2 investments in the last 12 months.

### Who does Silver Lake Partners invest alongside?

Most often Andreessen Horowitz (6 rounds together), Sequoia Capital (4 rounds together) and DST Global (3 rounds together).

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