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Emmet B. Keeffe III

Managing Director·Insight Partners

London, United Kingdom

Bio

Professional summary

Emmet B. Keeffe III is a Managing Director at Insight Partners and founder of Insight IGNITE, later rebranded as Insight Partners for Enterprise. He joined Insight in 2014 as an operating partner and focuses on accelerating enterprise software adoption, connecting large global companies with technology trends and supporting portfolio CEOs on sales, marketing and business development. He previously co-founded and led iRise, a software visualization company.

Notable companies

Selected portfolio companies the partner has backed

PollinateLaminarA.TeamDevoTricentisResolve Systems

Background

Career, education, and skills

Career history

  • Insight PartnersManaging Director2014 – Present
  • Insight IGNITEFounder2014 – Present
  • iRiseCEO and Co-Founder

Education

  • University of California, BerkeleyB.A. in Political Economy of Industrial Societies

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Insight Managing Director with CEO/operator background in software and M&A.

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Adam Domingoes

Adam Domingoes

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Adithya Sanjay

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Aidan Waldman

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AJ Malhotra

AJ Malhotra

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Alberto Padilla-Rivera

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Alessandro Cestari

Alessandro Cestari

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Senior Director associated with Insight Partners.

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Alessandro Luciano

Principal

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Principal at Insight Partners focused on European growth software investments.

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Alessia Russo

Associate

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Insight Associate investing in vertical software and data infrastructure.

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Alex Crisses

Alex Crisses

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