About Summit Partners
Summit Partners is a private equity firm founded in 1984. It is primarily based in Boston, United States. As of Nov 2026, Summit Partners is an active investor with a portfolio of 493 companies, comprising 493 funding rounds and 43 acquisitions. In the last 12 months, it has participated in 8 funding rounds. The firm primarily invests in companies based in United States and United Kingdom. Its portfolio is spread across a wide range of sectors from Enterprise Applications to Consumer. Its latest investment was a $***** Series C round in Cognitive Credit on Oct 22, 2026 along with ETFS Capital.
A lot of funds co-invest with Summit Partners, with names like Kinnevik sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio.
Summit Partners has a team of 137 people, including 50 partners.
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Founded Year
1984
Location
Boston, United States
Portfolio Companies
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Summit Partners' Portfolio
Summit Partners has a portfolio of 493 companies. They have invested in a total of 493 companies. Their most recent investment was in Cognitive Credit (Series C round) on Oct 22, 2026. Here are the most recent investments by Summit Partners:Date | Company | Round | Amount | Co-Investors |
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Oct 22, 2026 | Series C | 7596 | ||
Aug 27, 2026 | Series E | 6116 | ||
Jul 06, 2026 | Series F | 3876 | ||
Jun 26, 2026 | Series E | 1129 | and 3 others |
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Summit Partners has acquired 43 companies. Their most recent acquisition was of Simply TV on Apr 02, 2025. Here are the most recent acquisitions by Summit Partners:
Acquisition Date | Company | Short Description | Total Funding | Founded Year |
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Apr 02, 2025 | Provider of video metadata and content discovery solutions for TV and streaming platforms | - | 2019 | |
Feb 29, 2024 | Restoration contractor offering fire damage, water damage, remodeling, and emergency services | - | 1996 | |
Jan 30, 2024 | Provider of car repair services | - | 2020 | |
May 10, 2023 | Stunning glass prints transforming photos into vibrant, frameless art | $2.12M | 2009 |
Here is the portfolio snapshot of Summit Partners:
Investments by Year
The maximum number of investments were made in 2021
Acquisitions by Year
The maximum number of acquisitions were made in 2018
Portfolio by Location
Companies are primarily in United States and United Kingdom
Portfolio by Sector
Companies are primarily in Enterprise Applications
Team profile of Summit Partners
Summit Partners has a team of 137 members including 50 Partners, 1 Venture Partner and 34 Principals located in United States, United Kingdom and 3 more locations. Summit Partners' team sits on the board of 2 companies.Here is a list of top team members in Summit Partners:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
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Partner | United Kingdom | - | ||
Partner | Boston | - | ||
Partner | Menlo Park | - | ||
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Partner | London | - | ||
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Partner | Menlo Park | - |
Co-investors of Summit Partners
Over the past 42 years, 115 investors have co-invested in Summit Partners's portfolio companies.
- Top Co-investors of Summit Partners: 115 investors entered a company along with Summit Partners. These include investors like Kinnevik (5 companies).
Summit Partners News
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Cognitive Credit Secures USD 40 Million Investment to Scale Specialist Data and AIWorld Business Outlook•Oct 23, 2026•Summit Partners, Cognitive Credit, ETFS Capital
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London's Cognitive Credit Secures €35.73 Million InvestmentEU-Startups•Oct 23, 2026•ETFS Capital, Summit Partners, Cognitive Credit
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Socure raises $156 million at $5.2 billion valuation, buys FravityChannelnewsasia•Aug 27, 2026•TrailKeg, Socure, DocuSign, Wells Fargo and 3 others
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Summit Partners Adds Matt Lunkes as Advisory Partner to Strengthen AI Execution Across Portfolio CompaniesGlobal Fintech Series•Jul 21, 2026•Summit Partners
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Keyfactor Secures Over $1 Billion in Strategic Growth Investment Led by Summit PartnersPR Newswire•Jul 06, 2026•Keyfactor, Summit Partners, Insight Partners, Sixth Street
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Quantifind Raises $200M in Growth FundingFinSMEs•Jun 29, 2026•Quantifind, Deloitte, Stephens Group Asset Management, S&P Global and 2 others
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Runpod Secures $100M Led by Summit Partners to Advance AI Developer CloudPR Newswire•Jun 24, 2026•Summit Partners, RunPod, Deloitte, Stephens and 2 others
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AlleyWatch Startup Daily Funding ReportAlleyWatch•Jun 17, 2026•RDC.AI, Sixth Street, Swisher, Chronograph and 4 others
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Adani, Jabil plan AI data centre hardware manufacturing platform in IndiaBusiness Line•Jun 15, 2026•Jabil, Adani Group, Adani Enterprises, AdaniConneX and 13 others
