Insight Partners (previously Insight Venture Partners) is an American
venture capital and
private equity firm based in
New York City
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. The firm invests in growth-stage technology,
software
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and
Internet
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businesses.
History
Insight Partners was founded in 1995 by Jeff Horing and Jerry Murdock. Insight Partners raised more than $90 billion in capital commitments, including $20 billion in its Fund XII in 2021.
In March 2019, Insight Venture Partners changed its name to Insight Partners. In October 2019, the firm established an office in
Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv-Yafo ( he, תֵּל־אָבִיב-יָפוֹ, translit=Tēl-ʾĀvīv-Yāfō ; ar, تَلّ أَبِيب – يَافَا, translit=Tall ʾAbīb-Yāfā, links=no), often referred to as just Tel Aviv, is the most populous city in the G ...
. In 2020, Insight Partners joined
Diligent Corporation's initiative and pledged to create five new board roles among its portfolio companies for racially diverse candidates.
In 2020, Insight Partners backed software startup JFrog's
initial public offering
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(IPO), followed by
1stdibs' IPO in 2021. In April 2021, Insight Partners raised $1.56 billion for the Insight Partners Opportunities Fund I LP, a new fund outside of its flagship growth-investment vehicles. As of June 2021, Insight Partners is the biggest investor in
Monday.com and
WalkMe, owning a 43% stake in Monday.com and 32% of Wa