Insight Partners
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Insight Partners is a global venture capital and private equity firm that specializes in investing in high-growth software and internet businesses.
Insight Partners was founded in 1995 by Jeff Horing and Jerry Murdock to focus on the software and internet sectors. Headquartered in New York City, the firm has expanded its global footprint with additional offices in London, Tel Aviv, and Palo Alto. The firm is known for its heavily outbound sourcing approach, driven by an extensive analyst program and an internal Onsite team that provides specialized operational support to its portfolio companies.
The firm has raised significant capital over the years, including a $20 billion twelfth flagship fund in 2022 and $12.5 billion for its thirteenth flagship fund and structured equity vehicle in 2025. Insight Partners manages approximately $90 billion in assets and has invested in over 875 companies. Its investment scope includes growth-stage software companies, structured equity, and initiatives supporting minority-led firms through specialized vehicles like the Vision Capital 2020 LP Fund.
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Portfolio Companies
| Company | Sector | Status | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anthropic | — | Current | — |
| AssemblyAI | — | Current | — |
| Atlan | — | Current | — |
| Calm | — | Current | — |
| CrewAI | — | Current | — |
| Databricks | — | Current | — |
| Flank | — | Current | — |
| OpenAI | — | Current | — |
| Weights & Biases | — | Current | — |
| Wiz | — | Current | — |
| Writer | — | Current | — |
| Zest | — | Current | — |
| Zest AI | — | Current | — |
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- Firm website Firm website · primary public source
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