Insight Partners is a global, software-first investor that backs companies from Seed through IPO and also participates in large growth, structured equity, and control transactions. The firm combines very large check-writing capacity with a rigorous, data-driven underwriting process and a substantial post-investment operating platform through its 130+ person Insight Onsite team.
Evaluation weights
How much weight this firm places on each dimension. Totals 100%.
Revenue, growth, and unit economics
Size, timing, and competitive landscape
Founder experience and execution ability
Differentiation and technical quality
- Bias toward software businesses with recurring revenue and measurable ROI
- Bias toward companies that can show repeatability, not just rapid growth
- Bias for founders who welcome rigorous, hands-on partnership
- Bias against hardware-heavy, non-tech, or poorly instrumented businesses
Pitch difficulty
How hard it is to get a meeting and close funding from this firm.
- Funded / yr
- 107Deals closed in a typical year.
- Led / yr
- 63Rounds led in the last 12 months.
- Pitches / yr
- ~120120Decks reviewed in a typical year.
- Acceptance rate
- 0.1%Share of pitches that get funded.
Estimated — public data is not fully disclosed.
Why it's hard
- Heavy emphasis on deep SaaS metrics and multi-variable business quality assessment
- Focus on software categories where Insight has strong pattern recognition and operating leverage
- Preference for repeatable growth engines and durable unit economics, not narrative-only stories
- Competitive positioning as a brand-name lead investor with capacity to take significant ownership
Insight Partners is highly selective because it combines broad stage coverage and massive check-writing ability with a rigorous, metrics-driven diligence process focused on durable software outcomes. The firm can lead large rounds and control transactions, but expects clear product-market fit, repeatable go-to-market execution, and strong operating discipline before committing.
Green flags
What drives a yes for this firm.
- Clear product-market fit tied to acute customer pain and measurable ROI
- A repeatable go-to-market engine with strong sales efficiency and expansion dynamics
- Deep instrumentation of SaaS fundamentals such as NRR, churn, GRR, and CAC
- Evidence of durable growth rather than one-off spikes or vanity metrics
- A transparent management team that can partner rigorously with Insight and leverage Onsite resources
Red flags
What kills deals and gets a fast no.
- Top-line growth without retention quality or efficient acquisition
- Weak visibility into core metrics or inability to explain business performance analytically
- Software-lite, hardware-heavy, or non-tech models outside Insight’s core pattern recognition
- Founders who resist board rigor or are not transparent about setbacks
- Markets or products with limited expansion potential and no path to durable category leadership
How to win
Patterns that lead to successful pitches.
- Present a tightly instrumented SaaS dashboard with cohort retention, CAC efficiency, GRR/NRR, and growth drivers
- Show exactly how the GTM engine became repeatable, including segmentation, conversion, and payback insights
- Demonstrate clear customer pain and ROI with credible references and expansion evidence
- Articulate how Insight Onsite and Insight’s network can accelerate hiring, internationalization, M&A, or product expansion
- Be direct and transparent about risks, misses, and the operating plan to address them
Fund strategy & identity
Who they are and how they operate.
- Invest globally in recurring-revenue software businesses with clear ROI and operating leverage
- Lead or co-lead rounds with meaningful ownership targets, from venture rounds to majority transactions
- Use deep sector specialization across enterprise and vertical software categories
- Back companies where product-market fit and go-to-market repeatability can compound over time
- Apply flexible capital structures including preferred equity, late-stage growth capital, and buyout vehicles
Firm identity
Investment focus
Industries, themes, and typical ARR expectations.
Industries
Investment themes
Typical check by stage
Typical ARR by stage
Investment thesis
Core beliefs and strategy behind their investing approach.
Core belief: software’s compounding impact drives lasting value. Insight Partners positions itself as a software‑first investor, supporting companies from seed to IPO and even majority/PE‑style deals. Their sector taxonomy spans horizontal and vertical software—including AI/ML, cybersecurity, DevOps, fintech, future of work, GTM tech, healthtech, govtech, legaltech, supply‑chain, proptech, and life‑sciences software—always with a focus on recurring‑revenue models that deliver clear ROI and operating leverage. The firm invests globally, with headquarters in New York and additional offices in London, Tel Aviv, and the Bay Area. Check sizes range from roughly $5 M to $500 M+, and they can deploy structured preferred equity or co‑invest in buyout vehicles. While they do not list explicit exclusions, their materials make clear they avoid capital‑intensive hardware or non‑tech sectors, concentrating instead on software where their operating platform (Insight Onsite) can add value. Their thesis emphasizes long‑term partnership, leveraging data‑driven sourcing, deep sector expertise, and a flexible capital structure to catalyze growth levers such as product expansion, M&A, efficiency gains, and geographic rollout.
Decision patterns
How they evaluate and make investment decisions.
Insight Partners follows a stage‑agnostic, software‑first approach that is rooted in a rigorous, data‑driven process. Their sourcing model identifies promising software companies early, and they pair capital with hands‑on support from the 130+ person Insight Onsite team. In evaluating opportunities, they prioritize clear product‑market fit, a repeatable go‑to‑market engine, and strong unit economics. The firm stresses deep instrumentation of core SaaS metrics (NRR, CAC, churn, GRR) and de‑emphasizes single‑metric heuristics like the Rule of 40, instead applying a “Rule of Insight” framework composed of six components to gauge durable growth. Early‑stage teams must demonstrate a deep understanding of customer pain, a zero‑to‑one plan, and early traction signals, while growth‑stage companies are expected to show repeatability, defensibility, and a data‑driven operating cadence. Their board stance is collaborative yet rigorous, treating the board as a strategic partner, insisting on transparency around setbacks, and leveraging their network and Onsite experts to stress‑test major decisions. Overall, Insight blends conviction‑led leadership with a systematic process aimed at compounding, long‑term value rather than short‑term spikes.
Risk appetite
Insight Partners exhibits a conviction‑led but rigorously managed risk posture. The firm regularly leads or co‑leads rounds across all stages, deploying checks up to $500 M and employing structured preferred equity or majority‑ownership vehicles when warranted. Their public statements emphasize disciplined assessment of SaaS fundamentals—multiple metrics rather than single‑dimensional growth—indicating selectivity in deal selection. While they are comfortable with complex structures and global exposure, their emphasis on durable unit economics and repeatable growth reflects a conservative bias in process, even as they maintain aggressive capital capacity to lead and own outcomes.
Notable investments
Key portfolio companies and why they fit the thesis.
- DatabricksLeadCategory–leading data and AI platform at massive scale, matching Insight’s focus on late–stage software ScaleUp investments.
- RewindLeadB2B SaaS backup and recovery solution for cloud applications, a classic enterprise software ScaleUp with strong horizontal demand.
- Darwin AILeadAI platform for government applications that emphasizes safety and transparency, fitting Insight’s GovTech/AI thesis.
- WonderfulLeadEnterprise AI agents driving rapid global expansion, aligning with Insight’s AI–driven enterprise software focus.
- PasitoLeadAI–powered workspace for the benefits industry, a large, data–rich vertical that matches Insight’s enterprise SaaS strategy.
- WINN.AILeadAI solution that bridges sales strategy and execution, a core productivity SaaS play that fits Insight’s software thesis.
- Own CompanyLeadMission–critical SaaS backup and restore platform, directly aligned with Insight’s data infrastructure and scaling expertise.
- QualtricsLeadCategory–leading experience–management SaaS, exemplifying Insight’s ScaleUp model for large enterprise software.
Co-invested with
Other firms in this catalog who've backed the same companies.
Partners
Full firm roster — key partners, partners, and the wider team.
Key partners
Jeff Horing
Co-Founder and Managing Director
Insight Partners
Jeff Horing is Co-Founder and Managing Director of Insight Partners, which he co-founded in 1995. His official profile describes a focus across data, analytics, mobile, infrastructure and SaaS software in Europe, North America and Israel.
Deven Parekh
Managing Director
Insight Partners
Deven Parekh is a Managing Director at Insight Partners focused on e-commerce and application software investments globally. His portfolio has included companies such as Chargebee, Chrono24, DistroKid, Vinted, Twitter, Buddy Media, Nextdoor, Alibaba.com and Newegg.
Ryan Hinkle
Managing Director
Insight Partners
Ryan Hinkle is a Managing Director at Insight Partners who joined the firm in 2003. His official profile describes experience across SaaS, internet and infrastructure software companies, primarily in North America, Europe and Australia.
Teddie Wardi
Managing Director
Insight Partners
Teddie Wardi is a Managing Director at Insight Partners, where he joined in 2017 and leads a team focused on early-growth investments in fast-growing software businesses. His official profile lists investments including Wiz, Armis Security, Hinge Health, SentinelOne, Atlan, Island, Cognigy and Docker.
Lonne Jaffe
Managing Director
Insight Partners
Lonne Jaffe is a Managing Director at Insight Partners focused on deeper technology software themes including applied AI, data and machine learning infrastructure, healthcare software, fintech software, cybersecurity and developer tooling. He brings prior operating experience, including leadership at Syncsort.
Hilary Gosher
Managing Director
Insight Partners
Hilary Gosher is a Managing Director at Insight Partners and a scale-up operator focused on helping technology and software companies grow. She is closely associated with Insight Onsite, the firm’s operating and growth support platform for portfolio companies.
Michael Triplett
Managing Director
Insight Partners
Michael Triplett is a Managing Director at Insight Partners focused on infrastructure and application software companies. He joined Insight in 1998 and has been involved in more than twenty investments.
Partners
Jerry Murdock
Advisor, Co-Founder, Prior Managing Director
Insight Partners
Insight co-founder and prior Managing Director known for early technology and internet investments.
Jeffrey Lieberman
Managing Director
Insight Partners
Longtime Insight Managing Director focused on consumer internet and application software.
Anika Agarwal
Managing Director
Insight Partners
Insight MD investing in application and infrastructure software buyouts.
Daniel Aronovitz
Managing Director
Insight Partners
Insight Managing Director focused on Israeli and global software investments.
Amir Ravandoust
Managing Director
Insight Partners
Insight MD focused on portfolio growth, transformation, and acquisition integration.
Rebecca Liu-Doyle
Managing Director
Insight Partners
Growth software, fintech and consumer internet investor at Insight Partners.
Dionne Chingkoe
Managing Director
Insight Partners
Insight Managing Director focused on portfolio growth and market diligence.
Arjun Mehta
Managing Director
Insight Partners
Insight MD focused on growth-stage software, AI, and buy-and-build strategies.
Caitlin Maguire
Director of Corporate Partnerships
Insight Partners
Insight Director focused on corporate partnerships and portfolio-facing business development.
Peter Segall
Managing Director
Insight Partners
SaaS operator-investor focused on healthcare, education and HCM software.
Kevin Hurth
Managing Director
Insight Partners
Insight Capital Markets MD managing debt capital provider relationships.
Nikitas Koutoupes
Managing Director
Insight Partners
Insight MD focused on application software, edtech, marketing automation, construction, and ecommerce.
Richard Wells
Managing Director
Insight Partners
Veteran software investor focused on SaaS, AI, DevOps, cyber and defense tech.
Samer Yousif
Director
Insight Partners
Director leading Insight’s Vision Capital fund-of-funds strategy.
Fei Wang
Director of Valuation
Insight Partners
Insight valuation director with prior Deloitte Advisory experience in complex securities valuation.
Byron Lichtenstein
Managing Director
Insight Partners
Insight Managing Director focused on diligence, growth strategy, M&A and portfolio scaling.
Nathaniel Drake
Managing Director
Insight Partners
Insight Capital Markets MD focused on debt facilities and financing partner relationships.
Boris Treskunov
Managing Director
Insight Partners
Insight MD investing in software buyouts and majority recapitalizations.
AJ Malhotra
Managing Director
Insight Partners
Insight Managing Director backing growth-stage enterprise and consumer technology companies.
Philine Huizing
Managing Director
Insight Partners
Cybersecurity and infrastructure software investor at Insight Partners.
Peter Sobiloff
Managing Director
Insight Partners
Insight Managing Director with operational leadership experience and software investment partnerships.
Joshua Fredberg
Managing Director
Insight Partners
Managing Director with software operating experience across product, SaaS, and M&A.
Itzik Ben Bassat
Advisor to Jeff Horing
Insight Partners
Advisor to Insight founder Jeff Horing and angel investor with operating experience in software and gaming.
Matt Gatto
Managing Director
Insight Partners
Insight MD investing across software, SaaS, cybersecurity, developer tools, and healthcare IT.
Adam Berger
Managing Director
Insight Partners
Insight Managing Director with CEO/operator background in software and M&A.
Max Wolff
Managing Director
Insight Partners
Insight MD focused on enterprise software, infrastructure, and cybersecurity investments.
Bretton Weil
Director
Insight Partners
Director at Insight Partners based in the New York City area.
Rachel Geller
Managing Director
Insight Partners
Growth software investor focused on application software and marketplaces.
Brad Fiedler
Managing Director
Insight Partners
Insight MD investing across enterprise SaaS, SMB SaaS, and consumer subscription.
Eoin Duane
Managing Director
Insight Partners
Insight Managing Director leading Opportunities Fund investments in scaling enterprise software companies.
Dylan Morris
Managing Director
Insight Partners
Insight Managing Director leading bio investing at the intersection of computation and biology.
Pax Kaplan-Sherman
Director
Insight Partners
Insight Director focused on SaaS marketing benchmarks and portfolio hiring research.
Emmet B. Keeffe III
Managing Director
Insight Partners
Insight Managing Director focused on enterprise software adoption and strategic corporate networks.
Joshua Zelman
Managing Director
Insight Partners
Insight MD focused on infrastructure, developer tools, enterprise apps, and cybersecurity.
Henry Frankievich
Managing Director
Insight Partners
Managing Director investing in growth and scaled application software companies.
Dave Cates
Managing Director
Insight Partners
Insight Managing Director helping software portfolio companies scale growth and operations.
Brenda Harvey
Senior Advisor
Insight Partners
Insight Senior Advisor and former IBM executive serving on boards including Nissan, Alteryx and Darwin AI.
Matthew Hoy
Director
Insight Partners
Insight Director with prior field analytics and data operations roles at Collibra and AppNexus.
Evan Hahn
Senior Advisor
Insight Partners
Senior Advisor and former Insight investor focused on AI, security, data, and developer tools.
Crissy Costa Behrens
Managing Director
Insight Partners
Insight Managing Director investing in SaaS, DevOps, infrastructure and enterprise applications.
Stu Phillips
Managing Director
Insight Partners
Technology investor focused on enterprise software, SaaS and AI.
Michael Shephard
Managing Director
Insight Partners
Insight MD investing in application software across Europe and North America.
Scott Barclay
Managing Director, Healthcare
Insight Partners
Healthcare technology investor behind Insight’s Computational Care thesis.
Thilo Semmelbauer
Managing Director
Insight Partners
Operator-investor focused on subscription, marketplace and wellness businesses.
Alessandro Cestari
Senior Director
Insight Partners
Senior Director associated with Insight Partners.
Whit (Whitney) Bouck
Managing Director
Insight Partners
Managing Director at Insight Partners and experienced B2B software operator focused on helping SaaS companies scale.
Thomas Krane
Managing Director
Insight Partners
Insight Managing Director focused on cybersecurity, DevOps, IT automation, and infrastructure software.
Mike Hayes
Managing Director
Insight Partners
Insight MD and former VMware COO focused on scaling growth and late-stage software companies.
Ganesh Bell
Managing Director
Insight Partners
Managing Director investing in enterprise software and data companies.
Nick Sinai
Managing Director
Insight Partners
Insight MD focused on gov-tech, national security, and public-sector growth for software companies.
Team
Joe Farned
Principal
Insight Partners
Principal focused on growth and scaled software across the US and Europe.
Roshni Dugar
Vice President
Insight Partners
Vice President with software and internet investing experience from Insight and Volition.
Thomas Norris
Principal
Insight Partners
Insight Principal with Bain strategy and private-equity diligence experience.
Hugues Coruzzi
Principal
Insight Partners
Insight Principal with McKinsey strategy and M&A background.
Raja Atluri
Principal
Insight Partners
Principal investing in application software and AI companies across stages.
David Kimball
Senior Associate
Insight Partners
Insight-linked software investor focused on fintech and SaaS, per public investor profiles.
Kuran Malhotra
Vice President
Insight Partners
Insight VP focused on vertical software, fintech, payments, and data/AI.
Samantha S.
Senior Associate
Insight Partners
Senior associate with software engineering and data engineering background.
Grace Kotick
Vice President
Insight Partners
Insight VP and former Facebook software engineer investing in software companies.
Ian Becker
Investment Analyst
Insight Partners
Insight Investment Analyst with software founder and PE experience.
Sam S. Rhee
Principal
Insight Partners
Principal investing in high-growth and mature software businesses.
Hilary Song
Senior Associate
Insight Partners
Insight Partners investor with consulting and economics background.
Danielle Feitler
Vice President
Insight Partners
Insight VP with Goldman Sachs TMT banking experience.
Amy Chen
Senior Associate
Insight Partners
Insight Senior Associate on diligence, growth strategy, and 20/20 Vision Capital.
Seamus Brown
Vice President
Insight Partners
Vice president investing in high-growth and mature software businesses.
Hailey Steinberg
Investment Analyst
Insight Partners
Insight Investment Analyst with prior early-stage VC experience at iAngels.
Adam Domingoes
Vice President
Insight Partners
Insight Vice President with a technology banking background and software investing focus.
Andrew Kutscher
Vice President
Insight Partners
Insight VP investing in high-growth and mature software companies.
Katie Budde
Associate
Insight Partners
Technology and AI investor at Insight with an EY-Parthenon background.
Matt Koran
Principal
Insight Partners
Insight Principal focused on DevOps, big data, IT automation and cybersecurity.
Eugenia (Bejar) Lustgarten
Vice President
Insight Partners
Insight VP focused on cybersecurity, infrastructure software and DevOps.
Margaret Morse
Vice President
Insight Partners
Insight VP investing across growth companies, with Oak Hill, Morgan Stanley and biotech training.
Ethan DeSilva
Vice President
Insight Partners
Vice President focused on R&D, product, technology, and SaaS monetization topics.
Roland Carter
Senior Vice President
Insight Partners
Insight SVP helping portfolio companies scale talent and enter new markets.
Alex Crisses
Managing Director, Global Head of New Investment Sourcing and Co-Head of Emerging Growth
Insight Partners
Former Insight Managing Director, now a General Atlantic technology investor.
Austen Bernstein
Former Private Equity Analyst
Insight Partners
Former Insight Venture Management private equity analyst and startup founder.
Darius Johnson
Associate
Insight Partners
Insight associate with Goldman Sachs banking and Harlem Capital SaaS/fintech investing experience.
Ruth Park
Insight Partners
Insight professional with J.P. Morgan consumer-retail banking and Samsung product experience.
Ashleigh Charlson
Vice President, Human Capital
Insight Partners
Human Capital VP at Insight Partners with a long HR career at the firm.
Nick Chan
Managing Director
Insight Partners
Golub Growth MD and former Insight Venture Partners investor in growth equity software deals.
Ben Piekarz
Investor
Insight Partners
Insight investor focused on diligence and growth strategy.
Minna Fingerhood
Investor
Insight Partners
Insight investor focused on construction tech, industrials, energy and supply chain software.
Sophie Beshar
Vice President
Insight Partners
Vice president focused on high-growth software and internet companies.
Alex Leibowitz
Vice President
Insight Partners
Insight VP focused on technology-enabled services investments.
Sunpreet Singh
Vice President
Insight Partners
Insight Vice President investing in software, including AI supply-chain companies.
Caitlin DiPasquale
Principal
Insight Partners
Insight principal focused on investor relations and capital-raising activities.
Anthony Terracciano
Vice President
Insight Partners
IPPE Vice President focused on public-market software and internet investing.
Sandeep Acharya
Associate
Insight Partners
Associate profile linked to Insight Partners and prior investment experience.
Ryan Spiegel
Investor
Insight Partners
Early-career investor associated with Insight Partners and venture-focused student organizations.
Mark Botros
Principal
Insight Partners
Insight Principal with Bain strategy and private-equity diligence experience.
Alessandro Luciano
Principal
Insight Partners
Principal at Insight Partners focused on European growth software investments.
Drashti Patel
Vice President
Insight Partners
Vice President with a background in senior marketing roles.
Isabela Peralta
Principal
Insight Partners
Insight Principal focused on healthcare and life sciences SaaS.
Alexandra Lundin
Vice President
Insight Partners
Insight VP with prior fintech and distributed-ledger investing experience.
Maria Soroka
Vice President
Insight Partners
Insight VP focused on high-growth and mature software investments.
Jessie Sheff
Principal
Insight Partners
Principal at Insight investing in growth-oriented software companies.
Nicole Shimer
Principal
Insight Partners
Insight Principal investing across Series A to pre-IPO enterprise software companies.
Skylar Carano Carroll
Associate
Insight Partners
Associate with sourcing, private equity, and data science background.
Shalva Gozland
Software Investor
Insight Partners
Software investor focused on B2B SaaS, AI, infrastructure, and healthcare software.
Julia Murphy
Principal
Insight Partners
Principal with marketing, sales, pricing, and growth strategy experience.
Chetan Badkar
Senior Vice President
Insight Partners
Senior Vice President listed on Insight Partners' executive leadership team.
Richard Matus
Principal
Insight Partners
Principal investing in enterprise software and services across growth and majority deals.
Jane Brennan
Vice President
Insight Partners
Insight VP with edtech investing and McKinsey consulting experience.
Josh Berman
Investment Analyst
Insight Partners
Investment Analyst focused on AI, fintech, consumer, and digital health.
Guy Lorenzotti
Investment Analyst
Insight Partners
Insight Investment Analyst with StepStone, Moonfare and Penn Huntsman Program background.
Carmen Dima
Senior Research Associate
Insight Partners
Insight senior research associate with finance and analysis experience.
Kedar Venkatesh
Investor
Insight Partners
Insight investor and co-author of the firm's Rocketlane investment thesis.
Kenta Yaegashi
Vice President
Insight Partners
Insight VP focused on early- and growth-stage opportunities.
Nalanie Nath
Executive Vice President
Insight Partners
Executive Vice President leading Business Transformation & Operations at Insight.
Eleanor Nuechterlein
Associate
Insight Partners
Associate with prior technology, media, sports, and entertainment advisory experience.
Arianna Arditi
Investment Analyst
Insight Partners
Insight Investment Analyst with prior McKinsey strategic growth experience.
Rohan S.
Senior Associate
Insight Partners
Senior Associate focused on sourcing and executing software investments.
Ethan Kuhlkin
Investment Analyst
Insight Partners
Investment Analyst with prior J.P. Morgan tech banking and AppsFlyer corporate development experience.
Christopher Gyra
Associate, Diligence and Growth Strategy
Insight Partners
Associate on Insight's Diligence and Growth Strategy team.
Josh Vlessing
Investment Analyst
Insight Partners
Investment Analyst with prior growth equity and early-stage VC experience.
Will Sherman
Associate
Insight Partners
Insight Associate focused on software, with prior Anthos Capital research experience.
Zachary Rosenfeld
Associate
Insight Partners
Insight Associate focused on vertical SaaS and tech-enabled services.
Ethan Missner
Associate
Insight Partners
Insight Associate with prior investment banking and startup experience.
Aayush Setty
Investment Analyst
Insight Partners
Insight Investment Analyst focused on health, bio, digital health, and health IT opportunities.
Barry Sabin
Investment Analyst
Insight Partners
Insight investment analyst with prior JMI Equity and Fiverr growth experience.
Dane Erickson
Associate
Insight Partners
Insight associate and former Altamont Capital investor with Duke engineering and CS training.
Jake Bash
Investment Analyst
Insight Partners
Insight Investment Analyst with banking, credit, and hedge fund experience.
Charlene Chen
Executive Vice President
Insight Partners
Insight Onsite EVP helping portfolio companies improve marketing performance and growth.
Eitan Schori
Principal
Insight Partners
Principal focused on portfolio-company operations and value creation.
Hunter Korn
Associate
Insight Partners
Insight Associate with prior growth equity experience.
Wallis Hess
Senior Associate
Insight Partners
Insight Senior Associate with prior startup and Peloton experience.
Nagu Chidambaram
Vice President
Insight Partners
Insight VP with prior JMI Equity experience, focused on growth-stage software investments.
Kitty Qu
Vice President
Insight Partners
Insight VP with prior technology banking and business development experience.
Rayan Malik
Investment Analyst
Insight Partners
Investment Analyst focused on AI/ML, data, and B2B application software.
Diana Kim
Senior Associate
Insight Partners
Senior Associate investing in high-growth and mature software businesses.
Justin Kennedy
Senior Associate
Insight Partners
IPPE investor focused on public and late-stage technology companies.
Jack Rohrer
Vice President
Insight Partners
Insight VP focused on sales, customer success, and GTM diligence.
Jonah Waldman
Senior Associate
Insight Partners
Senior Associate focused on Israeli and growth software investments.
Tatiana Piterbarg
Investment Analyst
Insight Partners
Investment Analyst at Insight Venture Partners LP.
TJ Parekh
Investment Analyst
Insight Partners
Insight Investment Analyst with public conference listing as an investor.
Grațian Urcan
Senior Research Associate
Insight Partners
Insight Senior Research Associate scouting B2B SaaS, infrastructure and developer-tool companies.
Asher Noel
Investment Analyst
Insight Partners
Insight Investment Analyst focused on early growth-stage technology sectors.
Andrew Choi
Insight Partners
Former Insight Venture Partners investment team member and machine-learning startup co-founder.
Martin Angert
Former Principal
Insight Partners
Former Insight Principal focused on software, SaaS and internet growth equity.
Alberto Padilla-Rivera
Executive Vice President
Insight Partners
Insight EVP connecting C-level executives with technology solutions, founders, and portfolio insights.
Ved Narayan
Senior Associate
Insight Partners
Insight Senior Associate investing across software, AI and cybersecurity.
Michael Martinez
Senior Vice President
Insight Partners
Senior Vice President at Insight Partners based in New York.
Coco Sack
Associate
Insight Partners
Insight associate with Google Brain and Yale Investment Office experience.
Michael Spiro
Senior Associate
Insight Partners
Senior Associate at Insight focused on software, AI, developer tools and cybersecurity.
Anshul Sachdeva
Senior Associate
Insight Partners
Insight Senior Associate with product, operations and analytics experience.
William G.
Investment Analyst
Insight Partners
Investment Analyst at Insight Partners focused on software investing.
Logan Friedman
Senior Associate
Insight Partners
Insight Senior Associate with Goldman Sachs and Carlyle investment experience.
Max Albert
Vice President
Insight Partners
Insight VP focused on high-growth enterprise software investments.
Rachel Harkins
Vice President
Insight Partners
Insight Vice President with prior J.P. Morgan banking and New York Life CVC experience.
Oscar Segar
Vice President
Insight Partners
Insight VP focused on structured equity investments in growth and mature software businesses.
Rajiv Gihwala
Principal
Insight Partners
Principal focused on diligence, M&A, and value creation for Insight portfolio companies.
Ryan Tunstall, CFA, CAIA
Principal, Investor Relations
Insight Partners
Principal on Insight Partners' investor relations team.
Elizabeth DeSimone
Vice President
Insight Partners
Vice President with software diligence and EY-Parthenon consulting experience.
Serban Olaru
Research Associate
Insight Partners
Research associate focused on software and technology startups.
Michael Chen
Investment Analyst
Insight Partners
Investment Analyst at Insight Venture Partners LP.
Aidan Waldman
Investment Analyst
Insight Partners
Insight Investment Analyst with technology banking and early-stage MedTech investing experience.
Margaret Doherty-Caris
Investment Analyst
Insight Partners
Investment Analyst at Insight Partners with a Harvard mathematics background.
Sophia Danielpour
Investment Analyst
Insight Partners
Investment analyst at Insight Partners.
Adithya Sanjay
Investor
Insight Partners
Insight investor associated with marketplace and fintech opportunities across Series A and B.
Soumya Pondugula
Associate
Insight Partners
Insight Associate focused on software investing, with prior experience at Dalus Capital.
Ananya Asthana
Investment Analyst
Insight Partners
Insight Investment Analyst focused on SaaS and consumer internet markets.
Tessa Wayne
Investment Analyst
Insight Partners
Insight Investment Analyst with prior experience at Inspired Capital.
Madeline Vanica
Investment Analyst
Insight Partners
Insight Investment Analyst with Point72, SoGal Ventures, and Yale background.
Andres Lopez Mena
Investment Analyst
Insight Partners
Investment Analyst at Insight Partners with consulting, startup product and GTM experience.
Gabe M.
Investment Analyst
Insight Partners
Insight Investment Analyst with startup partnerships and corporate development experience.
Nicholas Chan
Associate
Insight Partners
Insight Associate with prior Tribe Capital and product experience at Attentive and CrowdStrike.
Daphne Zuckerman
Investment Analyst
Insight Partners
Insight investment analyst with fintech product and computer science background.
Jonathan Hostens
Principal
Insight Partners
Principal focused on healthcare, life sciences, and PE-backed growth.
Daniel Meadvin
Associate
Insight Partners
Insight associate focused on growth software and AI-enabled services.
William Blackwell
Vice President and Head of Cybersecurity for Enterprise
Insight Partners
Insight VP focused on cybersecurity, AI security, and enterprise IAM themes.
David Stark
Vice President
Insight Partners
Insight VP in Israel focused on strategic support for Israeli founders and portfolio companies.
Matias P.
Senior Associate
Insight Partners
Life sciences investor at Insight with bioengineering and biotech experience.
Alex Debayo-Doherty
Senior Associate
Insight Partners
Insight Senior Associate with prior growth investing and engineering experience.
Paul Meierling
Vice President
Insight Partners
Insight VP with prior Google pricing and McKinsey digital-transformation experience.
Apoorva Goyal
Principal
Insight Partners
Insight Principal investing in global fintech, internet and software companies.
Mir Zayid Alam
Investment Analyst
Insight Partners
Investment Analyst at Insight with prior software buyout and growth equity experience.
Jonathan Cosgrove
Investment Analyst
Insight Partners
Investment Analyst with enterprise tech and private equity investing experience.
Dilan Tank
Investment Analyst
Insight Partners
Investment Analyst with prior Battery Ventures and PeakSpan Capital experience.
Elan Arnowitz
Senior Associate
Insight Partners
Senior Associate with prior early-stage web3 and crypto investing experience.
Abdi Adan
Senior Associate
Insight Partners
Insight Senior Associate focused on growth-stage vertical and horizontal application software.
Will Mishkin
Senior Associate
Insight Partners
Senior Associate at Insight Partners with Bain tech and software diligence experience.
Jamil Atkinson
Senior Associate
Insight Partners
Insight Senior Associate focused on majority software investments.
Ben Coulter
Senior Vice President, Head of Strategic Alliances
Insight Partners
Insight SVP leading strategic alliances and portfolio partnership work.
Geneva Bass
Investment Analyst
Insight Partners
Insight Investment Analyst with prior venture, asset-management and technical research experience.
Alessia Russo
Associate
Insight Partners
Insight Associate investing in vertical software and data infrastructure.
Andrew Starker
Principal
Insight Partners
Insight Principal focused on technology investing, secondaries and fintech-related software.
Fabrizio Serafini
Analyst
Insight Partners
Insight analyst focused on diligence and growth strategy for tech and AI companies.
Julian Marcu
Vice President
Insight Partners
Insight VP investing across software, cybersecurity, cloud, data, and logistics.
Connor Guess
Vice President
Insight Partners
Insight VP focused on software investments, with prior VC experience at IDEA Fund Partners.
Public voice
Notable statements and public positions.
- "For 30 years, Insight Partners has been more than an investor—we have been a partner to software leaders, helping them scale transformative ideas into global powerhouses. Fund XIII is a testament to the trust we’ve built…" – Jeff Horing, Co‑founder & MD
- "We would happily trade 40% durable growth and zero profit all day for zero growth, 40% profit. The first one is way more valuable… The whole philosophy of Rule of Insight is to have an appreciation that one and only one indicator to describe the health of a business is just too limited." – Ryan Hinkle, MD
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