When was Blackstone founded?

Blackstone was founded in 1985.

Where is Blackstone's headquarters located?

Blackstone's headquarters is located in New York City (United States).

How big is Blackstone's investment team?

Blackstone has a team of 445, including 363 partners.

How many companies has Blackstone invested in?

Blackstone has invested in 343 companies, including OpenAI & Thumbtack.

Which companies has Blackstone invested in lately?

Applied Compute & Waymo are the latest investments by Blackstone.

Blackstone - 2026 Investor Profile, Portfolio, Team & Exits

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Blackstone is a private equity firm founded in 1985. It is primarily based in New York City, United States. As of Nov 2026, Blackstone is an active investor with a portfolio of 343 companies, comprising 343 funding rounds and 236 acquisitions. In the last 12 months, it has participated in 35 funding rounds and has made 8 acquisitions. The firm primarily invests in companies based in United States and India. Its portfolio is spread across a wide range of sectors from Enterprise Applications to Life Sciences. Its latest investment was a $***** Series C round in Applied Compute on Nov 03, 2026 which also saw participation from Elad Gil, Nvidia and other investors.

Overall Blackstone portfolio has seen 39 unicorns, 50 IPOs and 108 acquisitions including key companies like Thumbtack, Medtronic and Zeta Global. A lot of funds co-invest with Blackstone, with names like Coatue sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio.

Blackstone has a team of 445 people, including 363 partners.

Key Metrics

Founded Year

1985

Location

New York City, United States

Portfolio Companies

OpenAI, Thumbtack & 341 more

Portfolio Sectors

Enterprise Applications, Life Sciences

Portfolio Locations

United States, India & 20 more

Acquisition Deals

Fchinc, Flow Control Holdings & 234 more

Investment Deals

OpenAI, Thumbtack & 341 more

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Blackstone has a portfolio of 343 companies. They have invested in a total of 343 companies. Their most recent investment was in Applied Compute (Series C round) on Nov 03, 2026. Here are the most recent investments by Blackstone:

Date	Company	Round	Amount	Co-Investors
Nov 03, 2026	Applied Compute	Series C	5557	Elad Gil and 16 others
Oct 06, 2026	Waymo	Conventional Debt	6893	Goldman Sachs and 11 others
Sep 15, 2026	Factory	Series D	6241	Khosla Ventures and 10 others
Sep 02, 2026	Huskeys	Series A	1617	Skinos Ventures and 6 others

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Blackstone has acquired 236 companies. Their most recent acquisition was of Fchinc on Sep 14, 2026. Here are the most recent acquisitions by Blackstone:

Acquisition Date	Company	Short Description	Total Funding	Founded Year
Sep 14, 2026	Fchinc	Manufacturer of sanitary flow components for food, beverage, and pharmaceutical industries	-	2018
Sep 10, 2026	Flow Control Holdings	Provider of engineered sanitary flow control components for food, beverage, and pharmaceutical industries	-	2018
Jul 30, 2026	DarkVision	Developer of acoustic imaging technology for industrial asset inspection applications	$5.5M	2013
Jun 18, 2026	Medallia	Provider of experience management software and related customer service solutions	$344M	2001

Here is the portfolio snapshot of Blackstone:

Investments by Year

The maximum number of investments were made in 2021

Acquisitions by Year

The maximum number of acquisitions were made in 2021

Portfolio by Location

Companies are primarily in United States and India

Portfolio by Sector

Companies are primarily in Enterprise Applications

Blackstone has a team of 445 members including 363 Partners and 32 Principals located in United States, United Kingdom and 13 more locations. Blackstone's team sits on the board of 12 companies.

Here is a list of top team members in Blackstone:

Name	Designation	Location	Board Memberships	Contact Details
Jim Breyer	Partner	Austin	EDO and PAIGE	-
Harish Manwani	Partner	-	Pearson, Lakmé and 5 more	1 Email
Garrett Klein	Partner	New York	-	1 Email
Stevi Petrelli	Partner	New York	-	1 Email
Jonathan Kaufman	Partner	New York	-	1 Email
Chaim Miller	Partner	Brooklyn	-	1 Email
Iliana Sobczak	Partner	New York	-	1 Email
Raphael De Botton	Partner	London	-	1 Email
Sam Kahn	Partner	New York	-	1 Email
Adam Shah	Partner	United Kingdom	-	1 Email
Sebastien Sherman	Partner	Toronto	-	1 Email