About Elsewhere Partners
Elsewhere Partners is a venture capital firm founded in 2017. It is primarily based out of Austin, United States. As of Jun 2026, Elsewhere Partners is an active investor, having invested in 56 companies, with 1 new investment in the last 12 months. It primarily invests in Series A round in United States based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Enterprise Applications to Enterprise Infrastructure and FinTech. Most recently it participated in the $***** Series C round of Undo Overall, Elsewhere Partners portfolio has seen 2 IPOs and 34 acquisitions including key companies like SolarWinds, SailPoint and Jam City. A lot of funds co-invest with Elsewhere Partners, with names like AVX Partners sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Elsewhere Partners has team of 37 people including 3 partners.Key Metrics
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Portfolio Sectors
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Rounds of Entry
Series A, Series B & 1 more
Portfolio Acquisitions
Portfolio Soonicorns
Elsewhere Partners' List of Top Investments
Elsewhere Partners has a portfolio of 56 companies. Their most notable investments are in AppSignal and Rater8.Their portfolio spans across United States, Canada, United Kingdom and 2 more locations. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, Enterprise Infrastructure, FinTech and 15 other sectors, across stages such as Series A, Series B and 1 more. Here is the list of top investments by Elsewhere Partners:
1. SolarWinds
Provider of IT management, database management, and observability software solutions. The company offers tools for network, infrastructure, database, application, digital experience, log, and security monitoring. Incident response solutions help teams keep systems online through event correlation and on-call management. IT service management brings together service management, asset management, and automation.
Key facts about SolarWinds
- Founded Year: 1999
- Location: Austin (United States)
- Annual Revenue: $500M - $1B as on Dec 31, 2024
- Last Known Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $105M
- Employee Count: 2,859 as on Jul 31, 2026
- Investors: ADS Ventures, Elsewhere Partners and 12 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, Nov 08, 2018, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
2. SailPoint
Provider of identity security solutions for modern enterprise risk management. The company offers a unified platform designed to manage and secure access to critical data and applications. It provides solutions for mitigating cyber risk, embracing zero trust, maintaining compliance, and improving IT efficiency. The platform also accelerates on and offboarding processes.
Key facts about SailPoint
- Founded Year: 2005
- Location: Austin (United States)
- Stage: Public
- Total Funding till date: $26.6M
- Employee Count: 3,781 as on Jul 31, 2026
- Investors: Thoma Bravo, Elsewhere Partners and 9 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Post IPO, Sep 18, 2019, $*****
- Highlight: Public
3. Jam City
Game developer and publisher. It is an indie developer and publisher of social mobile games. It offers iPhone and iPod touch games that feature live multiplayer action in 3D environments. It provides games for social, mobile and web platforms. Some of the games developed by the company are Cookie Jam, Family Guy, Genies and Gems, and Sugar Smash. It has also published multiple games including Harry Potter Hogwarts Mystery, which is a mobile game based. It generates revenue through the advertisements and in-app purchases.
Key facts about Jam City
- Founded Year: 2007
- Location: Culver City (United States)
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $499M
- Employee Count: 738 as on Jul 31, 2026
- Investors: Elsewhere Partners, Columbia Capital and 20 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series D, Sep 08, 2021, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
4. Bazaarvoice
Provider of platform for user-generated content, ratings, reviews, and syndication. The platform offers tools for sampling, social commerce, and creator marketing. It facilitates connections between brands, retailers, and consumers. The platform provides insights and reporting on performance and sentiment. It offers services such as managed sampling and contextual commerce.
Key facts about Bazaarvoice
- Founded Year: 2005
- Location: Austin (United States)
- Annual Revenue: $100M - $500M as on Apr 30, 2017
- Last Known Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $20.4M
- Employee Count: 764 as on Jun 30, 2025
- Investors: Elsewhere Partners, Woodside Fund and 17 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Post IPO, Nov 05, 2012, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
5. Upland
Provider of cloud software for marketing, sales, IT, and knowledge management. The company offers solutions for contact center automation, content lifecycle management, digital marketing, and IT and supply chain management. Its offerings include AI-powered knowledge management, project management, and sales productivity tools. The software aims to increase revenue, reduce costs, and deliver value across various business functions.
Key facts about Upland
- Founded Year: 2010
- Location: Austin (United States)
- Annual Revenue: $100M - $500M as on Dec 31, 2025
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $31.4M
- Employee Count: 803 as on Jul 31, 2026
- Investors: Elsewhere Partners, Wellsfargocapitalfinance and 11 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Post IPO, Jul 14, 2022, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
Elsewhere Partners' Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Elsewhere Partners has invested in 56 companies over the last 9 years, with an average of 2 new investments annually in the last 5 years. In 2025, it made 2 investments, while as of Jun 2026, it has made 1 investment in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in Undo and most recent follow-on round was in Portnox.Year | No. of Investments | ||
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1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2025 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
2024 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
2021 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
2020 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
2019 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2017 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Elsewhere Partners' Investments by Stage
Elsewhere Partners has made 13 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $15.8M, 4 investments in Series B stage with an average round size of $9.93M and 1 investment in Series C stage with an average round size of $37M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Series A | 13 |
Series B | 4 |
Series C | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Elsewhere Partners' Investments by Sector
Elsewhere Partners has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, Enterprise Infrastructure, Vertical SaaS, Business Services and FinTech. Notably, it has invested in 51 Tech companies, 50 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 41 Software companies and at least 30 companies focusing on Saas.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 17 |
Enterprise Infrastructure | 10 |
Vertical SaaS | 4 |
Business Services | 1 |
FinTech | 1 |
Others | 3 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Elsewhere Partners' Investments by Geography
Elsewhere Partners has made most investments in United States (12), followed by Canada where it has made 2 investments.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
United States | 12 |
Canada | 2 |
United Kingdom | 2 |
Israel | 1 |
Netherlands | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Elsewhere Partners' recent investments
Elsewhere Partners has made 1 investments in 2026 so far - Undo.Here are the most recent investments by Elsewhere Partners:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Jun 15, 2026 | United Kingdom | Series C | 2788 | - | |
May 06, 2025 | Netherlands | Series A | 8796 | - | |
Apr 08, 2025 | Israel | Series B | 2683 | ||
Jun 26, 2024 | United Kingdom | Series A | 9939 | - | |
Apr 05, 2024 | United States | Series A | 2110 | - |
IPOs and Publicly Listed companies in Elsewhere Partners' Portfolio
2 of Elsewhere Partners' portfolio companies have become public. SailPoint got listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), in Nov 2017 at marketcap of $1.03B and OpenText got listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX).Here are Elsewhere Partners' portfolio companies that went public:
Company | IPO Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Nov 17, 2017 | - | - | 6792 | |
Jun 26, 1998 | - | - | 1777 |
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Acquired companies in Elsewhere Partners' Portfolio
34 companies from Elsewhere Partners' portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was Onit in Jun 2026 by Seven Seven Six for $*****.Here are Elsewhere Partners' portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jun 22, 2026 | - | - | 4572 | |
Feb 07, 2025 | - | - | 2714 | |
Sep 25, 2024 | Jul 10, 2019 | Series B | 9806 | |
Feb 21, 2024 | - | - | 2488 | |
Jul 09, 2023 | - | - | 2655 |
Team profile of Elsewhere Partners
Elsewhere Partners has a team of 37 members including 3 Partners and 6 Principals located in United States. Elsewhere Partners' team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Here is a list of top team members in Elsewhere Partners:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
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Partner | Austin | - | ||
Partner | Austin | - | ||
Partner | Austin | - | ||
Principal | Austin | - | - | |
Principal | Austin | - | - | |
Principal | Austin | - | ||
Principal | Austin | - | ||
Principal | Austin | - | ||
Principal | Austin | - |
Co-investors of Elsewhere Partners
Over the past 9 years, 40 investors have co-invested in Elsewhere Partners's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Elsewhere Partners: Cambridge Innovation Capital, Cambridge Angels and 28 others have invested in rounds before Elsewhere Partners. There is 1 company where Cambridge Innovation Capital has invested before Elsewhere Partners and 1 company where Cambridge Angels has invested before Elsewhere Partners.
- Top Co-investors of Elsewhere Partners: 4 investors entered a company along with Elsewhere Partners. These include investors like AVX Partners (1 company).
- Invested after Elsewhere Partners: A total of 6 investors have invested in Elsewhere Partners's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include SG Credit Partners (2 companies), Sapphire Ventures (1 company) and Francisco Partners (1 company).
Recent News related to Elsewhere Partners
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Undo Secures €31 Million Funding Round for AI-Assisted Software EngineeringEU-Startups•Jun 15, 2026•Undo, Elsewhere Partners, UNDO
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Dutch AppSignal Secures $22M Series A Funding, Appoints New CEOSilicon Canals•May 09, 2025•AppSignal, Elsewhere Partners
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AppSignal Raises $22 Million for Application Monitoring SolutionSecurityWeek•May 07, 2025•AppSignal, Elsewhere Partners
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Austin-based Elsewhere Partners Raises $285 Million Fund to Invest in Software Companiessiliconhillsnews.com•Jun 26, 2024•Elsewhere Partners, DeskPRO
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UK’s Deskpro secures €23.4M to help companies manage customer support requestsSilicon Canals•Jun 26, 2024•DeskPRO, Elsewhere Partners
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Rater8 Accelerates Expansion With Strategic InvestmentPR Newswire•Apr 04, 2024•Rater8, Elsewhere Partners, Healthgrades, WebMD and 1 other
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AI startup Leucine raises $7m for drug manufacturing digital twin platformPharmaceutical Technology•Oct 17, 2023•Leucine, Ecolab, Pravega Ventures, Elsewhere Partners and 3 others
