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Anika Agarwal

Anika Agarwal

Managing Director·Insight Partners

Bio

Professional summary

Anika Agarwal joined Insight Partners in 2014 and focuses on leveraged buyouts and majority recapitalizations of application and infrastructure software companies. Her Insight profile says she helps lead investments in both high-growth and mature software businesses and sits on boards or oversees investments including Appriss Retail, Bamboo Health, Bestpass, Bonterra, Bullhorn, CivicPlus, CommerceHub, Community Brands, Ellkay, Inhabit, Inovalon, iLobby, Optimizely, PDI, Saks.com, SaksOff5th.com, and Vector Solutions. Before Insight, she worked on the investment team at Vista Equity Partners.

Notable companies

Selected portfolio companies the partner has backed

Appriss RetailBestpassBonterraBullhornCivicPlusOptimizely

Background

Career, education, and skills

Career history

  • Insight PartnersManaging Director2014 – Present
  • Vista Equity PartnersInvestment Team

Education

  • Stanford Graduate School of BusinessMBA
  • Stanford UniversityBS, Computer Science

Languages

FrenchHindi

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