Turning great businesses into enduring companies
We’ve got history.
Founded in 1994, Spectrum Equity is a leading growth equity firm with offices in Boston, San Francisco, and London. For over 30 years, we’ve partnered with a select group of businesses across multiple sectors, focusing on category-leading software, data, and consumer internet businesses. We invest more than capital: we aim to create productive partnerships with our portfolio companies and enduring relationships with founders and management teams.
175+
Companies invested in
$11B
Institutional capital raised
130+
Exits
Spectrum serves as more than an investor in your business. We help companies pursue opportunities, drive strategy, fill critical gaps, and ultimately accelerate growth.
Who we partner with
We invest in emerging and current category leaders in software, data, and consumer internet businesses with proven value propositions, deep customer advocacy, scalable operating leverage, and resilient recurring revenue.
We are often the first institutional investor in a company, and have a flexible approach to structure, governance, and ownership, including leading minority recapitalizations and change of control transactions.
Our investment size is generally between $30-$200 million, with additional capacity for follow-ons. We can be uniquely flexible with our capital to meet the needs of our partners – ranging from shareholder liquidity to growth capital to fuel key operational initiatives.
Our Values
Humility. We stay grounded in our work, and believe in collective intelligence and shared vision.
Authenticity. We believe that enduring relationships are built on transparency, communication, and earned trust.
Original thinking. We do the work to understand your business, weigh different perspectives, and offer novel ideas.
Commitment. We are highly selective, truly dedicated partners. When we invest, we go all-in.
Collaboration. We strive to be constructive, hands-on partners, respecting the vision and autonomy of founders.
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Spectrum Equity submitted the nomination and paid a fee to be considered for the Inc Founder-Friendly Investor award.
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Spectrum Equity submitted the data to be considered for the HEC Paris-Dowjones Growth Capital Performance Ranking, and did not pay a fee to be considered for or promote this ranking.
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Spectrum Equity submitted the nomination to be considered for the GrowthCap Top Growth Equity award and has paid a fee to promote/distribute this award after designation was announced February 2024.
