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Luminate Capital Partners

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Growth BuyoutsPrivate EquityConcentrated InvestmentsOperational EnhancementAcquisitions and IntegrationMarket SegmentationStrategic Growth InvestmentEnterprise SoftwareSaaSPlatform Software
Last verified
11/11/2026

Firm Overview

23
Portfolio tracked
3
Sectors
0
Regions
11/11/2026
Last verified

Luminate Capital Partners is a private equity firm that focuses on growth buyouts in the enterprise software market. The firm makes concentrated investments in global SaaS companies to provide tactical, company-specific execution as a side-by-side partner.

Luminate Capital Partners focuses on scaling promising global SaaS companies through concentrated investments. The firm aims to provide tactical, company-specific execution and minimize transaction distractions to allow management to focus on running the business. Their mission is to be a partner that provides expertise and analytical resources to drive results.

The firm targets enterprise SaaS companies with true product-market fit and high retention customers that receive a real return on investment from the software. They underwrite scalable growth and do not believe that cost reduction leads to value creation. Their philosophy involves driving consistent growth through operational enhancements and market expansion.

Value creation strategies include go-to-market strategies, sales and marketing to increase lifetime customer value, and market segmentation. They also focus on building distribution channels, expanding into new geographies, and improving profitability through operating discipline. The firm supports leadership teams through acquisitions, integration, and augmenting talent.

Founded2015
StrategiesGrowth Buyouts, Private Equity, Concentrated Investments, Operational Enhancement, Acquisitions and Integration, Market Segmentation, Strategic Growth Investment
Sector focusEnterprise Software, SaaS, Platform Software

Leadership

Hollie Haynes
Founder & Managing Partner
Hollie Moore Haynes is the Founder and Managing Partner of Luminate Capital Partners and was previously focused on software private equity investing at Silver Lake.
Andrew Baldwin
Partner
Andrew Baldwin is a Partner at Luminate Capital Partners and previously focused on venture debt and venture equity investing at Western Technology Investment (WTI).
Lucy Li
Partner
Lucy Li is a Partner at Luminate Capital Partners with previous experience in finance at Meta and private equity investing at Genstar Capital.
Kate Scott
Partner and CFO
Kate is a Partner and CFO at Luminate and previously worked in finance and compliance with Western Technology Investment (WTI).
Max Horland
Principal
Max Horland is a Principal at Luminate Capital Partners and was previously a technology investment banker at Citigroup and JP Morgan.
Amy Hsiao
Principal
Amy Hsiao is a Principal at Luminate Capital Partners and was previously an investment professional at Sixth Street.
Eddie Mleko
Vice President
Eddie Mleko is a Vice President at Luminate Capital Partners and was previously in the Technology Investment Banking Group at Barclays.
Zac Martick
Vice President, Investor Relations
Zac Martick is a Vice President at Luminate Capital Partners and previously worked on the Investor Relations and Business Development team at Dragoneer Investment Group.

Portfolio on record

Portfolio by sector
  • Unclassified21 of 23
  • B2B Software2 of 23

23 portfolio companies on record in the index, grouped by sector hub.

Current and exited
Current: 16 of 23Exited: 7 of 23
Portfolio size among all firms

23 companies on record, more than 42% of the 405 firms in the index.

0885 companies (log scale)

Portfolio Companies

CompanySectorStatusWebsite
AAbsenceSoftNot on recordCurrentVisit ↗
AAdherentNot on recordCurrentVisit ↗
AAMTdirectNot on recordExitedVisit ↗
AAutoQuotesNot on recordExitedVisit ↗
Axonify logoAxonifyNot on recordCurrentVisit ↗
CRCompliance & RisksNot on recordCurrentNot on record
C3Comply 365Not on recordCurrentNot on record
CConexiomNot on recordCurrentVisit ↗
EEASENot on recordCurrentNot on record
EIEase.ioNot on recordCurrentNot on record
FFintechNot on recordExitedVisit ↗
FFMXNot on recordCurrentVisit ↗
IITpipesNot on recordCurrentVisit ↗
LLiquidFrameworksNot on recordExitedVisit ↗
MMSINot on recordCurrentVisit ↗
MDMSI DataNot on recordCurrentNot on record
OOversightNot on recordExitedVisit ↗
OSOversight SystemsNot on recordCurrentNot on record
PPDINot on recordExitedVisit ↗
QQuantivateNot on recordExitedVisit ↗
SCStar ComplianceNot on recordCurrentNot on record
SSuralinkNot on recordCurrentVisit ↗
TIThought IndustriesNot on recordCurrentVisit ↗

Source: https://luminatecapital.com/

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