Spectrum Equity
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Type | Private |
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Industry | Private Equity, Growth Equity |
Founded | 1994 |
Headquarters | Boston, Massachusetts, U.S San Francisco, California, U.S |
Products | Growth capital, Recapitalizations |
Total assets | $8 billion |
Website | www.spectrumequity.com |
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Spectrum Equity is an American growth equity firm that invests in businesses related to the information economy. The company operates out of offices in Boston, MA and San Francisco, CA.[1] The company focuses on Software and Information Services; Internet and Digital Media; and Communications, Media and Entertainment, and typical equity investments range from $25 – $150 million.[2][3][4]
History[]
Founded in 1993 by Brion Applegate and William Collatos, Spectrum Equity raised its first fund in May 1994. Applegate had been a general partner of funds managed by Burr, Egan, Deleage, & Co.[5] Collatos began his private equity career at TA Associates where he was a general partner before leaving to become a founding general partner of its spin-off, Media Communications Partners.[6] Spectrum Equity has raised nine private equity funds since its founding, totaling $8 billion of capital.[7]
References[]
- ^ "Contact - Spectrum Equity". www.spectrumequity.com.
- ^ "Spectrum Equity Closes Fund IX at $1.5 Billion". www.spectrumequity.com.
- ^ "These are the 11 Largest NYC Tech Startup Funding Rounds of Q2 2021 - Page 3 of 22". AlleyWatch. 2021-07-08. Retrieved 2021-07-09.
- ^ January 2021, 22nd (2021-01-22). "Spectrum Equity invests $51m in OTC firm Quantile Technologies". FinTech Futures. Retrieved 2021-07-09.
- ^ "Team - Spectrum Equity". www.spectrumequity.com.
- ^ "Team - Spectrum Equity". www.spectrumequity.com.
- ^ "Spectrum Equity Closes Fund IX at $1.5 Billion". www.spectrumequity.com.
External links[]
- Venture capital firms of the United States
- Private equity firms of the United States
- Companies based in Boston
- Companies based in Menlo Park, California
- Financial services companies established in 1994
- 1994 establishments in California