We're SO pleased to announce promotions for these seven exceptional team members! A huge congrats to Philip Rasansky for his promotion to VP, Katherine Xiao and Anna Yu on their promotions to Senior Associate, and to our newly promoted Associates: Georgina Davis, Andrew Rozanov, Charlie Sharton, and Ohad Yahalom. We can't wait to see what you do next. 🥂
Spectrum Equity
Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
Boston, MA 13,865 followers
Growth capital for Internet-enabled software and information services companies.
About us
Founded in 1994 with offices in Boston and San Francisco, Spectrum Equity is a leading growth equity firm that provides capital and strategic support to innovative companies in the information economy. The firm has invested in over 170 companies and is currently investing its tenth fund and overage program with $2.3 billion in capital. Spectrum partners with exceptional entrepreneurs to build great companies. Spectrum seeks to invest in companies which have defensible and sustainable business models with strong recurring revenue, significant operating leverage, and structural competitive advantages. The firm has a flexible approach to ownership and typically invests $25 – $150 million per investment, often representing the company’s first institutional investor. Spectrum plays a prominent role in helping its portfolio companies scale their business through senior management and Board recruitment, M&A, and sales & marketing optimization. Content contained in this profile and posted updates is not intended to and does not constitute legal advice or investment advice. Your use of this information in the posted update and materials linked is at your own risk. Spectrum Equity does not make any guarantee or other promise as to any results that may be obtained from using this content. No one should make any investment decision without first consulting his or her own financial advisor and conducting his or her own research and due diligence. To the maximum extent permitted by law, Spectrum Equity disclaims any and all liability in the event any information, commentary, analysis, and/or opinions prove to be inaccurate, incomplete or unreliable, or result in any investment or other losses. The specific companies identified in posts do not represent all of Spectrum’s investments, and no assumptions should be made that any investments identified were or will be profitable. View the complete list of portfolio companies at spectrumequity.com.
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- Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
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- 11-50 employees
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- Boston, MA
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- Privately Held
- Founded
- 1994
- Specialties
- Growth Equity and Software
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San Francisco, CA 94105, US
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Energy decision-makers rely on Benchmark Mineral Intelligence's data, and this acquisition of Rho Motion creates a comprehensive view of the EV supply chain "from mine to grid." This is an important milestone in the shift to clean energy — congrats to Simon Moores, Adam Panayi, and all involved. Parag Khandelwal Adam Margolin Cameron Ghorbani Joseph Haig Katherine Xiao
💫 Benchmark welcomes Rho Motion as we significantly expand our lithium, battery supply chain and energy transition platform 💫 Benchmark is excited to announce the successful completion of its first major acquisition, Rho Motion, a leading energy transition data and market intelligence provider. The deal delivers a completely unique offering for clients - critical minerals, batteries, downstream EVs, powertrain technology, energy storage systems (ESS), rare earth permanent magnets, EV charging ecosystems, semiconductors and renewable energy. Combined, with nearly 250 employees, Benchmark and Rho Motion form the world’s biggest platform for prices, data and market intelligence dedicated to the full breadth of critical mineral and energy transition supply chains. With both companies headquartered in London, the deal positions the UK at the centre of this generational shift from fossil fuels to future facing, low carbon technologies. Simon Moores, CEO of Benchmark, said: "The combination of Rho Motion’s proprietary insights on the entire energy transition ecosystem coupled with Benchmark has a multiplier effect for both customer bases. This acquisition makes our offering completely unique and further reinforces Benchmark’s number one position in the battery, electric vehicle and energy transition market intelligence space." Adam Panayi, Managing Director of Rho Motion, said: “It is a great pleasure to be joining forces with Benchmark to form the first dedicated end-to-end data and market intelligence firm covering the energy transition from mine to grid. The combined expertise of the two companies will provide a complete solution to guide the trillion dollar challenge of building the future energy landscape.” You can read the full announcement here - https://lnkd.in/eXsJs23k
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Annaliesa Routh and Emily Calkins are the definition of leadership for us: they ask questions that challenge our thinking, they approach their partnerships with portfolio leaders with rigor and humility, and they always have time for their teammates. We're immensely lucky to have them at Spectrum Equity, and couldn't be prouder of this recognition from GrowthCap as Top Women Leaders in Growth Investing. Congrats, Annaliesa and Emily! 🏆 See their write-ups (and the full list of winners here: https://lnkd.in/gQm6QmXB
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A big welcome to our summer intern class: Bryan Zhang, Nolan Schepman, and Sophie Zhang! These three talented, industrious undergrads will spend the summer in SF as members of our investment team, helping us source and diligence companies (and making us feel old). We're so glad you're here!👏
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When it comes to product-led growth, Lucid Software's Nick Rico can really cook. Nick recently shared his recipe for PLG greatness with Spectrum's marketing community—get the key ingredients below, or check out the full write-up (with Bitly's Kelsey Stevenson) here: https://lnkd.in/gp7eY8Pv
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When Kelsey Stevenson joined Bitly, the company had a truly viral product, enviable brand awareness, and...some big challenges to tackle. 5 years later, Bitly has dramatically improved conversion and monetization, and Kelsey has become an expert in product-led growth. In a recent Spectrum workshop (co-hosted by Lucid Software's Nick Rico) Kelsey candidly shared her learnings from Bitly's PLG journey. Watch the highlights below, or get the full run-down on Spectrum's blog here: https://spctrm.pe/44RWUEh
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Lots of fun catching up with Erik Zahnlecker and sharing a few thoughts about investing and software!
Another Steelhead "Investor Series" article just dropped, with John Connolly, Partner at Spectrum Equity 📈 Never heard of Spectrum? That might be intentional... In our chat, John and I explored what's behind Spectrum's 3 decades of successful growth investing. Some highlights: 🌲 How John went from the green pastures of Oregon to Partner at a leading software & internet investment firm 🔇 What makes Spectrum unique and why they're not often in the news cycle 🤝 How John and Spectrum win deals 🔭 What Spectrum does when they are performing at their best And a lot more... Link in the comments!
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Any recognition of Spectrum Equity is about more than any singular success — but the HEC Paris Dow Jones award is *especially* about the excellence of our portfolio companies and dedicated team members. Based on aggregate net fund performance, the Growth Capital Performance Rankings have placed us at #3 out of 106+ firms for 2 years running. This recognition reflects the trust we've build with our portfolio leaders and limited partners over the past 30 years. See the full rankings and details here: https://lnkd.in/e9kPmUqN
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Last month, the Spectrum team was lucky to spend our firm-wide volunteer day with The Greater Boston Food Bank, The Whitefield Charity SK Corporation (aka Soup Kitchen London), and St. Anthony Foundation in SF. All three bring much-needed services to the cities we live and work in, and do so with dignity and compassion. ❤️ Thank you for hosting us — we're grateful for the work you do. And we'd encourage anyone looking for a well-run, impactful volunteer program in Boston, London, or San Francisco to check these opportunities out.
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Brilliant award for Benchmark Mineral Intelligence this week, recognizing their work to inform and empower energy decision-makers. Bravo, Benchmark!👑
Benchmark Mineral Intelligence is honoured to be a recipient of The King's Awards for Enterprise in the category of International Trade. The King’s Awards for Enterprise are the most prestigious business awards in the UK. This is His Majesty King Charles III’s second awards following his desire to continue the legacy created by HM Queen Elizabeth II. All of Team Benchmark send our deepest gratitude to The King and Prime Minister Sunak for his recommendation of this award. ➡ Click across for comments from Benchmark CEO Simon Moores. #KingsAwards