Institutional Venture Partners

Institutional Venture Partners is a private equity and venture capital firm based in Menlo Park, California, with an additional office in San Francisco. It pursues growth and late-stage venture investments in U.S. companies, with a focus on software, internet, media, and technology-enabled services across sectors such as digital media, e-commerce, fintech, enterprise software, cloud, mobile, and telecommunications. The firm typically targets growth rounds ranging from about ten to one hundred million dollars in revenue-generating businesses, often acting as lead or value-added co-investor and, in select cases, taking majority stakes. IVP also engages in related transactions such as recapitalizations, secondaries, spinouts, and strategic divestitures to support scale and market reach. It emphasizes investments in U.S. firms, particularly those in Silicon Valley, and leverages decades of experience to help management teams accelerate growth and navigate acquisitions and strategic opportunities. Founded in 1980, IVP has established itself as a seasoned partner for later-stage and growth-oriented technology companies.