Insight Capital

Insight Partners is a global private equity and venture capital firm established in 1995, specializing in growth-stage investments in the software, internet, and data services sectors. Headquartered in New York City, with additional offices in London, Tel Aviv, and Palo Alto, the firm manages over $75 billion in assets and has invested in more than 750 companies worldwide. Insight Partners focuses on partnering with high-growth technology and software companies that are driving significant change in their industries. The firm aims to support visionary executives by providing practical, hands-on expertise throughout their growth journey, from initial investment to public offering. With a strong commitment to fostering a culture of growth and opportunity, Insight Partners has seen over 55 portfolio companies achieve IPO status.

Anika Agarwal

Managing Director

Daniel Aronovitz

Principal

Eugenia Bejar

vice_president

Trent Buenzli

vice_president

Dave Cates

Vice President

Lydia Chen

Associate

Cian Cotter

Managing Director

Jason Ewell

Venture Partner

Tyler Faught

vice_president

Brad Fiedler

Principal

Blair Flicker

MD and General Counsel

Daniel Francis

Senior Associate

Henry Frankievich

Managing Director

Matthew Gatto

Managing Director

Rachel Geller

Managing Director

Jonathan Grossman

Principal & Head of Valuation Group

Connor Guess

vice_president

Evan Hahn

Principal

Drew Harman

Venture Partner

Erica Harris

Investment Professional

Ryan Hinkle

Managing Director

Michaela Hirsh

Senior Associate

Philine Huizing

Principal

Kevin Hurth

Vice President of Capital Markets

Todd Joseph

Technology Principal

Emmet Keeffe III

Venture Partner

Matt Koran

Principal

Nikitas Koutoupes

Managing Director

Thomas Krane

Managing Director

Mark Lessing

Chief Financial Officer and Managing Director

Jeffrey Lieberman

Managing Director

Jennifer Liu

Controller

Rebecca Liu

Former Senior Analyst

Alexandra Lundin

vice_president

AJ Malhotra

Managing Director

Julian Marcu

vice_president

George Mathew

Managing Director

Stuart Mayer

Principal of Finance

Euan Menzies

Managing Partner

Dylan Morris Ph.D

Managing Director

Stu Phillips

Managing Director

Stuart G. Phillips

MD

Benjamin Pruzan

Investment Associate

Ryley Reynolds

Principal

Jared Rosen

Principal

Sophia Samutin

Investment Analyst

Ian Sandler

Chief Operating Officer and Managing Director

Hagi Schwartz

Managing Director

Peter Segall

Managing Director

Thilo Semmelbauer

Managing Director

Michael Shephard

Principal

Nicole Shimer

Principal

Dean Shu

Senior Onsite Associate

Jenna Sigman

EVP, Insight Onsite

Nicholas Sinai

Venture Partner

Theresa Smith

Sales Principal

Peter Sobiloff

Managing Director

David Spiro

Managing Director

Andrew Starker

vice_president

Gary Survis

Operating Partner

Philip Tom

Associate

Boris Treskunov

Managing Director

Michael Triplett

Managing Director

Teddie Wardi

Managing Director

Richard Wells

Managing Director

Allyson White

Vice President

Nicolas Whittenborn

VP

Jacqueline Wibowo

Investment Analyst

Max Wolff

Principal

Josh Zelman

Principal

Past deals in Developer Tools

Instabug

Series B in 2022
Instabug is a computer software company that specializes in providing tools for mobile app developers to enhance application quality and performance. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in Giza, Egypt, with operations in California, the company offers a platform that includes crash reporting, application performance monitoring, user surveys, and real-time contextual insights. These features enable developers to identify bugs and errors throughout the application's life cycle, facilitating a more efficient testing process. By leveraging crowdsourced feedback, Instabug helps developers pinpoint the exact conditions that lead to functionality issues, ultimately improving the overall user experience.

CommandBar

Series A in 2022
Command Bar allows users to add a command bar to their app with one line of code, making it easy for them to learn and navigate their GUI.

Builder.ai

Series C in 2022
Builder.ai offers a platform designed for the creation and management of applications and websites, utilizing a combination of human assistance and artificial intelligence. The company provides two primary products: Builder, which oversees the entire development process, and CloudOps, which integrates automation with financial oversight for effective cloud infrastructure management. Founded in January 2012 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, Builder.ai aims to enable individuals and businesses to transform their ideas into fully developed tech products, making it easier for users to build new solutions or enhance existing cloud operations. The firm was previously known as Engineer.ai.

Radar

Series C in 2022
Radar Labs, Inc. specializes in location data infrastructure, providing a comprehensive toolkit for developers to create location-aware applications. Founded in 2016 and based in Brooklyn, New York, the company enables businesses to harness location data through its platform, which supports features such as geofencing, place detection, and travel context detection. Radar’s offerings include mobile SDKs, APIs, and server-side integrations, allowing seamless connectivity with popular marketing and analytics tools. The platform also includes new APIs currently in private beta, which facilitate geocoding, location-based searches, and distance calculations. By empowering growth and product teams, Radar helps enhance user experiences with location-based services and insights.

Ory Corp

Series A in 2021
ORY, founded in 2015, builds and maintains popular developer tools in the area of cyber security and user-centric development experience. They come from ten years of experience in founding and running one of Germany's most successful non-profit educational start ups. During that time they learned how to scale software exponentially to millions of active users, and make systems secure and reliable. Their open source projects rank with over 10k+ GitHub stars, have vivid communities and are regularly trending topics on popular sites and forums.

Bit

Series B in 2021
Bit offers a code development platform that centralizes pre-written code, allowing developers to modularize, search, and reuse components effectively. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Molenwaard, the Netherlands, Bit enhances collaboration among developers by enabling them to export and share components across teams and applications. This platform supports the creation of component libraries and facilitates the transformation of code into a cohesive design system. By promoting autonomous feature development, Bit allows teams to work independently on large applications, delivering innovations quickly and maintaining synchronization across projects. This approach not only accelerates the development of modern web applications but also ensures a consistent user experience through frequent feature updates and swift bug fixes.

Sourcegraph

Series D in 2021
Sourcegraph, Inc. is a technology company that specializes in universal code search solutions, enhancing code discovery, intelligence, and change management. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, Sourcegraph enables developers to efficiently navigate and understand extensive codebases across various repositories, languages, and file formats. Its platform allows for seamless code exploration in web browsers, facilitating improved developer productivity through contextual insights that aid in code reviews and onboarding processes. Additionally, Sourcegraph automates large-scale code changes, helping teams manage complex codebases more effectively. The company's services cater to a diverse clientele, including startups, enterprises, developers, DevOps teams, and engineering leaders, all aimed at minimizing the challenges associated with code management. Sourcegraph is supported by prominent investors, highlighting its significant market presence and potential for growth.

Lightrun

Series A in 2021
Lightrun, founded in 2019 and based in Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel, specializes in developing a debugging platform that enhances developer productivity by enabling real-time addition of logs, performance metrics, and traces in both production and staging environments. Its observability platform allows developers to address production issues effectively by providing continuous debugging capabilities without interrupting running applications. This flexibility ensures that R&D departments can maintain 100% code-level observability while defining the specific data collected during application execution. Through its innovative approach, Lightrun aims to streamline the debugging process, facilitating smoother operations for development teams.

SmartBear

Venture Round in 2007
It’s hard to imagine our lives without software. It touches nearly everything we experience. We expect it to work. Perfectly. Every time. But you know it’s not that simple. You understand how critical quality is when you bring those experiences to life. You make sure it works. And we’re here to help you. Perfect experiences require smart tools that build, test, and monitor great software, faster. You rely on innovative tools backed by a passionate team to make it all happen. Always. No matter what. Those tools are SmartBear tools. That team is SmartBear.