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Sumeru Equity Partners

Last cheque observed Apr 2026; 6 cheques on record.

Private equityDeploying nowNew fund $30M, May 2026

SeedSeries ASeries BTelecommunicationsHardtechIct

Deploying now
100%of best year2cheques in 12 months, 6 on record
Since the last cheque203days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$120MRounds led2 of 6Sole investor2 roundsMostly inUnited States, 60%
Pitch Sumeru Equity Partners

Sumeru Equity Partners highlights

  1. 01

    2 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Growth and Series C: 100% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 2 rounds, median $61M

What they do

Sumeru Equity Partners is a technology-focused growth equity firm that invests in growing enterprise technology companies.From their own website
Type
Private equity (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
SeedSeries ASeries BGrowthPre-IPO
Sectors
TelecommunicationsHardtechIct
Based in
San Mateo, United States
Cold pitches
Not accepted

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first6 appearances

  1. 2026

    2 rounds

  2. Apr
    K1xGrowth · Sumeru Equity Partners$175MLed
  3. Apr
    CentsSeries C · US · Sumeru Equity Partners$140MLed
  4. 2019

    1 round

  5. May
    CriteriaGB · Wsj$56MSole investor
  6. 2017

    1 round

  7. Apr
    Snow SoftwareSE · FinSMEs$120MWith 1 other
  8. 2016

    1 round

  9. Jun
    BuildiumUS · Fortune$65MSole investor
  10. 2015

    1 round

  11. Sept
    CyberaUSUndisclosedWith 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 registration9 named

AGAbdo George KadifaManaging DirectoriForm ADV
GKGeorge KadifaExecutive Officer, PromoteriFiling they signed
JEJason Ethan BabcokeExecutive Officer, PromoteriFiling they signed
JDJohn Desmond BrennanExecutive Officer, PromoteriFiling they signed
KTKyle Trivitt RylandLimited Partner, Co-Managing Partner & Managing DirectoriForm ADV
PMPaul MercadanteExecutive Officer, PromoteriFiling they signed
RSRobert Stephen Randleman IiExecutive Officer, PromoteriFiling they signed
RSRobert Stephen RandlemanChief Operating Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Compliance Officer, and Managing DirectoriForm ADV
SMSanjeet MitraCo-Managing Partner, Managing DirectoriForm ADV

We also hold 26 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

$3.4Bassets it managesOct 2026
4+funds on filenumbered funds in its name
Registeredinvestment adviserfull reporting to the SEC
Legal name
Sumeru Equity Partners L.P.
SEC number
CRD 172955

Funds on its Form ADV

9 private funds, $3.5B in gross assets · filed Mar 2024

  1. Sumeru Equity Partners Fund IV L.P.Private equity163 investors$1.5B
  2. Sumeru Equity Partners Fund III L.P.Private equity64 investors$1.1B
  3. Sumeru Equity Partners Fund L.P.Private equity47 investors$811M
  4. SEP Strategic Advisers Fund III L.P.Private equity22 investors$42M
  5. SI Partnership 2022 L.P.Private equity3 investors$38M
  6. SEP-Heartland Fund III Co-Invest L.P.Private equity2 investors$32M
  7. SEP Heartland Fund IV Co-Invest L.P.Private equity2 investors$29M
  8. SEP Strategic Advisers Fund L.P.Private equity25 investors$14M
  9. SEP Strategic Advisers Fund IV L.P.Private equity23 investors$9.9M

Recently backed

The latest companies Sumeru Equity Partners put money into.

Mentioned on podcasts

Episodes that name Sumeru Equity Partners in their description, not their title.

Quick answers about Sumeru Equity Partners

What does Sumeru Equity Partners invest in?

Sumeru Equity Partners invests most often at Growth and Series C (100% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Telecommunications, Hardtech and Ict.

How active is Sumeru Equity Partners?

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

What has Sumeru Equity Partners invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: K1x (Growth, Apr 2026), Cents (Series C, Apr 2026) and Criteria (Undisclosed round, May 2019).

How big are Sumeru Equity Partners's cheques?

The median round it joins is $120M.

Does Sumeru Equity Partners lead rounds?

Yes: it led 2 of its 6 investments on record (33%).

Where does Sumeru Equity Partners invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (60%), the United Kingdom (20%) and Sweden (20%).

Is Sumeru Equity Partners investing now?

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

What kind of investor is Sumeru Equity Partners?

Sumeru Equity Partners is a private equity firm based in San Mateo, United States.

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