Insight Partners
Insight Venture Management, LLC (commonly referred to as Insight Partners and previously Insight Venture Partners) is a global venture capital and private equity firm that invests in software and internet businesses. The company is headquartered in New York City, also has offices in London, Tel Aviv, and Palo Alto.
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| Company type | Private |
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| Industry | Private Equity |
| Founded | 1995 |
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| Headquarters | New York City, New York, U.S. |
| AUM | US$90 billion (2025) |
Number of employees | 600+ (2025) |
| Website | insightpartners.com |
| Footnotes / references [1][2] | |
Insight Venture Management, LLC (commonly referred to as Insight Partners and previously Insight Venture Partners) is a global venture capital and private equity firm that invests in software and internet businesses.[3] The company is headquartered in New York City, also has offices in London, Tel Aviv, and Palo Alto.[4][5][6]
History
[edit]Insight Partners was founded in 1995 by Jeff Horing and Jerry Murdock.[7][8][9] As of April 2025, the firm has approximately $90 billion in assets under management.[10]
In April 2021, Insight Partners raised $1.56 billion for the Insight Partners Opportunities Fund I LP, a separate fund from its primary growth-investment vehicles.[11] Also in 2021, Insight Partners put $15 million of its capital into a new fund, the Vision Capital 2020 LP Fund, which supports minority-led firms raising early-stage funds.[12] In February 2022, the company announced it had raised $20 billion for its twelfth flagship fund, more than doubling the size of its previous flagship fund.[13][14] In July 2022, Insight Partners established the Enterprise Technology Exchange (ETX), an advisory group responsible for helping emerging IT companies navigate uncertain markets.[15]
In September 2024, Mastercard acquired cybersecurity company Recorded Future for $2.65 billion from Insight Partners.[16]
On October 25, 2024, Insight Partners experienced a ransomware breach, affecting over 12,000 users in what was described as a "sophisticated social engineering attack."[17] This breach compromised sensitive data, including banking, tax, personal information of employees, and details related to limited partners and portfolio companies. The breach was resolved on January 16, 2025, and victims were notified of the breach in September 2025.[18][19]
In January 2025, Insight announced that it raised $12.5 billion across its thirteenth flagship fund and a separate structured‑equity vehicle.[20] Insight stated that is has invested in over 875 companies as of June 30, 2025.[21]
In December 2025, Insight Partners appointed General Timothy D. Haugh, USAF (Ret.), former Director of the National Security Agency and Commander of U.S. Cyber Command, to its Government Advisory Board.[22]
In January 2026, it was reported that Kate Lowry, a former vice president at Insight Partners, was suing the firm and alleging disability discrimination, gender discrimination, and wrongful termination.[23]
In January 2026, Insight Partners acquired Venn, a quantitative investment analytics tool, from Two Sigma for an undisclosed amount. Insight Partners plans to merge Venn with its own portfolio management and analytics tool, Solovis.[24]
Operations
[edit]Media coverage has described Insight's sourcing approach as heavily outbound, supported by an analyst program that identifies software companies, and by an internal "Onsite" team that provides portfolio support.[10][15][25]
References
[edit]- ^ "Insight Partners Form ADV" (PDF). U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. March 25, 2022. pp. 20–21.
- ^ "PE-backed Appriss Retail recruits Osborne as CEO". PE Hub. 23 March 2023. Retrieved 2023-05-03.
- ^ "Insight Venture Partners Raises A Whopping $2.57 Billion For Next Fund". Tech Crunch. May 28, 2013. Retrieved January 29, 2017.
- ^ "Insight Partners' advice for founders in hard times: Beware of debt". Sifted. Retrieved 2023-05-03.
- ^ "Insight Partners opens Tel Aviv office, eyes Israeli tech firms". Reuters. 28 October 2019. Retrieved 2023-05-03.
- ^ "Insight Partners, Venture Capital's 'Sleeping Giant,' Wakes Up". The Information. Retrieved 2023-05-03.
- ^ "Insight Partners Overview". PitchBook. Retrieved 2023-05-03.
- ^ "Jeff Horing". Forbes. Retrieved 2023-05-03.
- ^ "Jerry Murdock". Forbes. Retrieved 2023-05-03.
- ^ a b Schwartz, Leo (April 28, 2025). "Inside the Insight Partners mafia that has taken over New York venture capital—and the $90 billion firm's unique approach to software investing". Fortune. Retrieved 2025-07-30.
- ^ Cooper, Laura; Singh, Preeti (14 April 2021). "Insight Partners Amasses $1.56 Billion for Preferred Equity Deals". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2023-05-03.
- ^ Szkutak, Rebecca (June 21, 2021). "Insight Partners Invests $15 Million Into Minority-Led Early-Stage Firms". Forbes. Retrieved 2023-05-03.
- ^ "Insight Partners raises $20 bln for twelfth flagship fund". Reuters. 24 February 2022. Retrieved 2023-05-03.
- ^ "Insight Partners raises $20bn". Private Equity International. 25 February 2022. Retrieved 2023-05-03.
- ^ a b Loten, Angus (15 July 2022). "Insight Partners Links Corporate Tech Chiefs With IT Startups". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2023-05-03.
- ^ "Mastercard acquires cybersecurity firm for $2.65B | Payments Dive". www.paymentsdive.com. Retrieved 2025-11-18.
- ^ Page, Carly. "Insight Partners: ransomware hit exposed data on 12k people". Archived from the original on 2025-10-03. Retrieved 2025-11-18.
- ^ Muncaster, Phil (2025-09-18). "VC Firm Insight Partners Notifies Victims After Ransomware Breach". Infosecurity Magazine. Retrieved 2025-11-18.
- ^ Aash, Priyanka (2025-09-18). "Insight Partners Ransomware Breach". FireCompass. Retrieved 2025-11-18.
- ^ James, Rod (2025-01-16). "Insight Partners Banks $12.5 Billion but Misses Main Fund Target". The Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2025-10-20.
- ^ "About Us". Insight Partners. Retrieved 2025-10-20.
- ^ "General Timothy Haugh, USAF (Ret.) and Former NSA Director Joins Insight Partners Government Advisory Board". Homeland Security Today. December 17, 2025. Retrieved December 21, 2025.
- ^ Davis, Dominic-Madori (2026-01-05). "Insight Partners sued by former vice president Kate Lowry". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2026-01-06.
- ^ Pound, Jesse (January 13, 2026). "Two Sigma's portfolio analytics tool Venn to be acquired by Insight Partners". Pensions & Investments. Retrieved February 12, 2026.
- ^ "Insight Venture Partners Adds Five to On-Site Portfolio Team". The Wall Street Journal. 29 September 2015. Retrieved 12 October 2025.
External links
[edit]- Official website
- "About Us". TechCrunch. 24 June 2025.
