Vic Parker
Managing Director
Vic is a Managing Director at Spectrum, where he helps to lead software and infoservices investments.
Vic joined the firm in 1998. Over his nearly 26 years at Spectrum, and has led pivotal investments in companies like Ancestry, Lynda.com, SurveyMonkey, ExamSoft, TeachersPayTeachers, GoodRx, NetScreen, Employee Navigator, and NetQuote.
Prior to joining Spectrum, Vic worked at Summit Partners, Accenture and ONYX Software. He holds an MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business and AB, magna cum laude, from Dartmouth College.
Vic serves on the Board of the NVCA and is a member of the Growth Equity Group Executive Committee. Additionally, he is a member of the National Council of the World Wildlife Fund and serves on the Board of Storycorps and the Natural Capital Project Advisory Council of Stanford University.
Representative Investments
Ancestry is the world’s largest provider of online family history and consumer genomics data.
Acquired by Blackstone
DispatchTrack records and shares delivery information, manages operations, and optimizes last mile delivery.
Ease is a cloud based employee benefits enrollment system for SMBs, insurance brokers and insurance carriers.
Merged with Employee Navigator
Employee Navigator simplifies benefits & HR for brokers and HR departments around the country.
ExamSoft’s assessment platform enables exam creation, administration, delivery, scoring and analysis.
Acquired by Turnitin
GoodRx is the leading online platform to access, compare, and transact on discounted prescription drug prices.
NASDAQ: GDRX
iSelect is the leading online price comparison site for health, auto, and life insurance in Australia.
Acquired by Innovation Holdings Australia Pty Ltd (IHA)
Leaf Group is a diversified online company with online media and marketplace properties for lifestyle categories.
Acquired by Graham Holdings Company
Linxup’s real-time tracking systems enable businesses to manage their mobile fleets and most valuable assets.
Lynda.com’s online learning library provides video tutorials for technology, business, and creative skills.
Acquired by LinkedIn
Net Quote is an online marketplace allowing consumers to shop and apply for insurance policies.
Acquired by Bankrate
Netscreen provides internet security systems and appliances.
Acquired by Juniper Networks
Prezi is a cloud-based presentation and storytelling software platform.
Rightside is a wholesale domain name registrar providing related value-added service subscriptions.
Acquired by Identity Digital (Formerly Donuts)
SurveyMonkey is the world’s leading provider of web-based survey solutions, creating people-powered data.
NASDAQ: SVMK
Teachers Pay Teachers is the largest online marketplace for PreK-12 educational content and curriculum.
Acquired by IXL Learning
Visual Lease provides cloud-based lease accounting and administration software.
Acquired by CoStar Group
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