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 PaaS

Ambassador Labs

Venture Round in 2022
Ambassador Labs builds a continuous deployment platform for Kubernetes.

Perimeter 81

Series C in 2022
Perimeter 81 provides secure access to local network, applications and cloud infrastructures with one unified platform. By transforming the outdated, hardware-based security appliances into a cloud-based SaaS solution, we are simplifying network security for the modern and distributed workforce.

Teleport

Series C in 2022
Teleport enables engineers to quickly access any computing resource anywhere on the planet. Our open source products provide a Unified Access Plane (UAP) for developers and security professionals seeking to simplify secure access to servers, applications, and data across all environments. Our Unified Access Plane solution includes Teleport Server Access, Teleport Kubernetes Access, and Teleport Application Access. Teleport is the UAP of choice among leading companies, including Elastic, Samsung, NASDAQ, and IBM. We are backed by Kleiner Perkins, Y Combinator and S28 Capital. Teleport is a pioneer in environment-free computing. Headquartered in Oakland, California, we embrace a remote-first work culture. For more information, visit us at https://goteleport.com/ or on Twitter @goteleport

Alasco

Series B in 2022
Alasco supports project controllers and developers through automated workflows and the availability of financial data placed in a central information source. This increases the productivity of the participants. This method also decreases the probability of errors, assures comprehensive transparency, and faster decision-making.

Pragma

Series B in 2021
Pragma provides a “backend as a service” solution for multiplayer and social games. Our core feature set includes: accounts, player data, lobbies, matchmaking, social systems, telemetry, and store fulfillment.

Adaptive Shield

Series A in 2021
A.S. Adaptive Shield Ltd. offers an automated solution and built-in knowledge base for SaaS security controls. It provides posture management, catch drifts, access control, data leakage prevention, malware protection, password management, privacy control, secure baseline, auditing, and spam protection. The company was founded in 2019 and is based in Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel.

Aqua Security

Series E in 2021
Aqua Security helps enterprises secure their cloud native, container-based and serverless applications from development to production. Aqua bridges the gap between DevOps and security, promoting business agility and accelerating digital transformation. Aqua’s Cloud Native Security Platform provides full visibility and security automation across the entire application lifecycle, using a modern zero-touch approach to detect and prevent threats while simplifying regulatory compliance. Aqua customers include some of the world’s largest financial services, software development, internet, media, hospitality and retail companies, with implementations across the globe spanning a broad range of cloud providers and on-premise technologies. Aqua’s Container Security Platform provides full visibility into container activity, allowing organizations to detect and prevent suspicious activity and attacks, providing transparent, automated security while helping to enforce policy and simplify regulatory compliance.

Ambassador Labs

Series B in 2020
Ambassador Labs builds a continuous deployment platform for Kubernetes.

Perimeter 81

Series B in 2020
Perimeter 81 provides secure access to local network, applications and cloud infrastructures with one unified platform. By transforming the outdated, hardware-based security appliances into a cloud-based SaaS solution, we are simplifying network security for the modern and distributed workforce.

Aqua Security

Series D in 2020
Aqua Security helps enterprises secure their cloud native, container-based and serverless applications from development to production. Aqua bridges the gap between DevOps and security, promoting business agility and accelerating digital transformation. Aqua’s Cloud Native Security Platform provides full visibility and security automation across the entire application lifecycle, using a modern zero-touch approach to detect and prevent threats while simplifying regulatory compliance. Aqua customers include some of the world’s largest financial services, software development, internet, media, hospitality and retail companies, with implementations across the globe spanning a broad range of cloud providers and on-premise technologies. Aqua’s Container Security Platform provides full visibility into container activity, allowing organizations to detect and prevent suspicious activity and attacks, providing transparent, automated security while helping to enforce policy and simplify regulatory compliance.

Aqua Security

Series D in 2020
Aqua Security helps enterprises secure their cloud native, container-based and serverless applications from development to production. Aqua bridges the gap between DevOps and security, promoting business agility and accelerating digital transformation. Aqua’s Cloud Native Security Platform provides full visibility and security automation across the entire application lifecycle, using a modern zero-touch approach to detect and prevent threats while simplifying regulatory compliance. Aqua customers include some of the world’s largest financial services, software development, internet, media, hospitality and retail companies, with implementations across the globe spanning a broad range of cloud providers and on-premise technologies. Aqua’s Container Security Platform provides full visibility into container activity, allowing organizations to detect and prevent suspicious activity and attacks, providing transparent, automated security while helping to enforce policy and simplify regulatory compliance.

MayaData

Venture Round in 2020
MayaData's mission is to drive data agility. MayaData removes barriers to the adoption of stateful workloads in highly agile Kubernetes environments though its MDAP commercial offering that leverages the popular OpenSource OpenEBS container attached storage project, the leading Kubernetes based chaos engineering project for stateful workloads called Litmus, and a visualization and control software solution called MayaOnline. Developer and DevOps teams are able to run their own storage - on any cloud or on premise deployment - easily w/ the help of MDAP - and enterprises are able to retain control and awareness.

Aqua Security

Series C in 2019
Aqua Security helps enterprises secure their cloud native, container-based and serverless applications from development to production. Aqua bridges the gap between DevOps and security, promoting business agility and accelerating digital transformation. Aqua’s Cloud Native Security Platform provides full visibility and security automation across the entire application lifecycle, using a modern zero-touch approach to detect and prevent threats while simplifying regulatory compliance. Aqua customers include some of the world’s largest financial services, software development, internet, media, hospitality and retail companies, with implementations across the globe spanning a broad range of cloud providers and on-premise technologies. Aqua’s Container Security Platform provides full visibility into container activity, allowing organizations to detect and prevent suspicious activity and attacks, providing transparent, automated security while helping to enforce policy and simplify regulatory compliance.

Spanning

Acquisition in 2017
Spanning Cloud Apps, LLC specializes in cloud-to-cloud backup and recovery solutions for various Software as a Service (SaaS) applications, including Microsoft Office 365, Google Workspace, and Salesforce. Founded in 2010 and based in Austin, Texas, the company offers a range of automated, daily backup services that protect critical data, such as emails, documents, and contacts, as well as metadata for Salesforce. Additionally, Spanning provides dark web monitoring services specifically for Microsoft Office 365. Its solutions cater to diverse customer segments, including enterprises, educational institutions, small and medium businesses, and non-profits. As a subsidiary of Kaseya, Spanning operates data centers across North America, the European Union, and Australia, serving thousands of companies and millions of users worldwide.

Mirantis

Series B in 2015
Mirantis, Inc. specializes in providing software, services, training, and support for organizations utilizing open source cloud technologies. The company offers a range of solutions, including OpenStack distribution software, cloud-ready application publishing tools, and Containers-as-a-Service for container deployment. Their Mirantis Cloud Native Platform simplifies the management of Kubernetes environments, facilitating faster code delivery across public and private clouds. Additionally, Mirantis delivers infrastructure automation, hybrid cloud architecture, and training programs aimed at DevOps professionals. With a focus on eliminating vendor lock-in and operational complexity, Mirantis serves prominent clients such as Adobe and PayPal. Founded in 1999 and headquartered in Campbell, California, Mirantis also has offices in several locations worldwide.

Mirantis

Series B in 2014
Mirantis, Inc. specializes in providing software, services, training, and support for organizations utilizing open source cloud technologies. The company offers a range of solutions, including OpenStack distribution software, cloud-ready application publishing tools, and Containers-as-a-Service for container deployment. Their Mirantis Cloud Native Platform simplifies the management of Kubernetes environments, facilitating faster code delivery across public and private clouds. Additionally, Mirantis delivers infrastructure automation, hybrid cloud architecture, and training programs aimed at DevOps professionals. With a focus on eliminating vendor lock-in and operational complexity, Mirantis serves prominent clients such as Adobe and PayPal. Founded in 1999 and headquartered in Campbell, California, Mirantis also has offices in several locations worldwide.

Plesk

Venture Round in 2013
Plesk is a WebOps platform that specializes in managing, automating, and scaling applications, websites, and hosting businesses. It provides users with the tools to create cloud-based web applications and websites tailored for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) while ensuring automatic security for these digital assets. The platform offers various solutions, including shared hosting, WordPress management, and infrastructure designed for service providers and developers. Headquartered in Switzerland, Plesk operates six global offices in locations such as Toronto, Cologne, Barcelona, Tokyo, and Novosibirsk.

Odin

Venture Round in 2013
Odin provides the software that powers the cloud ecosystem, from small and local hosters to some of the world’s largest telecommunication companies. By partnering with Odin, service providers gain access to industry expertise, a catalog of the most in-demand cloud applications, and the most comprehensive selection of software including web server management, server virtualization, provisioning, and billing automation.

Parallels

Venture Round in 2009
Parallels develops cross-platform virtualization and automation solutions which allow users to access applications, files, and computers in one place on any device or operating system. It offers businesses and individuals with solutions built for Mac, Windows, iOS, AndroidTM, and the cloud. The company’s products include Parallels Desktop for Mac, Parallels Desktop for Mac Business Edition, Parallels 2X Remote Application Server (2X RAS), Parallels Access, Parallels Transporter, and Parallels Mac Management for Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM). Parallels was founded in 2000 and is based in Renton, Washington.

PlateSpin Ltd

Venture Round in 2005
PlateSpin Ltd. provides a unified suite of solutions to help enterprises adopt, manage and extend their use of server virtualization in the data center. PlateSpin's patent-pending conversion and optimization technology liberates software from hardware platforms, allowing servers to be streamed over the enterprise network from any source to any destination. This freedom of movement ensures the best fit between server resource supply and application workload demands. Global 2000 companies use PlateSpin solutions to lower costs and solve today's most pressing data center initiatives such as server consolidation, disaster recovery and hardware migration.

Parallels

Venture Round in 2005
Parallels develops cross-platform virtualization and automation solutions which allow users to access applications, files, and computers in one place on any device or operating system. It offers businesses and individuals with solutions built for Mac, Windows, iOS, AndroidTM, and the cloud. The company’s products include Parallels Desktop for Mac, Parallels Desktop for Mac Business Edition, Parallels 2X Remote Application Server (2X RAS), Parallels Access, Parallels Transporter, and Parallels Mac Management for Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM). Parallels was founded in 2000 and is based in Renton, Washington.