Francisco Partners is a private equity firm and venture debt provider. Based in San Francisco, California, United States. Known portfolio companies include Property Finder, Evite, Verifone, BlackDuck, RedSail Technologies and Accela, 12 companies in all.
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Investment focus
- Stage
- Late-Stage
Contacts
Who to pitch at Francisco Partners
Francisco Partners portfolio companies (12)
- Property Finder
- Evite
- Verifone
- BlackDuck
- RedSail Technologies
- Accela
- ActivTrak
- Avalon Healthcare Solutions
- Office Ally
- Hal Leonard
- Muse Group
- Zotec Partners
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About Francisco Partners
The firm's listing covers sectors Commerce, Consumer, FinTech and Hardware, and focus areas Analytics, Asset Management, Cloud Infrastructure and Creator Economy; known deals cluster at Late-Stage.
Of the 42 people on file at Francisco Partners, Michael Kohlsdorf (President and Founder), Brian Decker (Co-Chief Investment Officer) and Ezra Perlman (Co-President) are listed as the contacts to approach first.
Across the known portfolio, 15 co-investors appear alongside Francisco Partners, including FP Partners, Leonard Green & Partners (LGP) and Pegasci Capital.
Frequently asked questions
What is Francisco Partners?
Francisco Partners is a private equity firm and venture debt provider based in San Francisco, California, United States, with a known portfolio of 12 companies. The portfolio comes from public investment records rather than from the firm, so deals that never surfaced publicly are not in it.
What does Francisco Partners invest in?
Listed sectors include Commerce, Consumer, FinTech and Hardware; listed focus areas include Analytics, Asset Management, Cloud Infrastructure and Creator Economy. Those tags come from the portfolio attached to the firm, so they describe what has been backed rather than a stated mandate for what comes next.
What stage does Francisco Partners invest at?
The known deals of Francisco Partners include Late-Stage rounds. Check that against your own round before reaching out: stage mismatch is the most common reason a well matched sector still goes nowhere.
Who should I pitch at Francisco Partners?
3 of the 42 people on file at Francisco Partners are listed as contacts for the firm. All 42 have their own profile page.
How do I contact Francisco Partners?
Any email address on file for the firm is masked on this page and readable inside RaiseHunt after you create an account. The 42 people attached to the firm have their own pages, each showing whether an address is on file for them.
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