Summit Partners is a global alternative investment firm with capital dedicated to growth equity, fixed income, and public equity opportunities. The Summit Partners’ strategy is grounded in a foundational belief that profitable growth is the most reliable path to building a durable business and creating long-term value. For four decades, the Summit team has focused on partnering with and powering the growth of great people and great companies. Summit invests across growth sectors of the economy and has invested in more than 550 companies in technology, healthcare, and other growth industries including financial services, consumer, business services and industrial technology. These companies have completed more than 175 public equity offerings, and more than 250 have been acquired through strategic mergers and sales. Summit maintains offices in North America and Europe and invests in companies around the world.
Sierra Ventures is an early-stage venture firm investing in AI Infrastructure, Vertical AI, Physical Intelligence, and Frontier and Deep Tech. Founded in 1982, with over $2 billion in assets under management, Sierra has built one of the strongest and longest-lasting enterprise networks in venture.
That network helps founders win. Our CXO Advisory Board and Annual CXO Summit, now in its 21st year, bring Fortune 1000 executives together with our portfolio to discuss the future of the enterprise. Our Engineering & Product Leaders Council and AI Lab Forum connect founders with the buyers, builders, and acquirers who shape their growth.
Through Inception, we partner with founders at the very beginning.