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Top 25 Private equity firms specializing in software companies based in Palo Alto, United States

Name: Private equity firms specializing in software companies based in Palo Alto, United States
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 29, 2026 41 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 41 private equity firms specializing in software companies headquartered in Palo Alto, United States as of September 2026 and tracks 1,723 professional contacts across them, including 523 with verified work emails. Across the United States, New York is the largest hub for this category (735 companies); Palo Alto has 41.

This list covers private equity firms specializing in software companies headquartered in Palo Alto, United States, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 29, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

How to read this list HQ checked on every row RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row Refreshed Sep 29, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

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1,723Contacts tracked

523Verified emails

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The 25 largest private equity firms specializing in software companies based in Palo Alto, United States

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 41 private equity firms specializing in software companies based in Palo Alto, United States, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 29, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to private equity firms specializing in software companies: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#	Company	RevenueBase Smart Search	Headquarters	Employees	Contacts
1	ACCEL	Partial evidence	Palo Alto, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	n/a	981 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Accel is a global venture capital firm that is the first partner to exceptional teams everywhere, from inception through all phases of private company growth.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
2	HGGC	Indirect evidence	Palo Alto, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	51-200	272 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Since 2007, we’ve specialized in transforming good businesses into great companies through our differentiated approach to partnership investing.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
3	Sutter Hill Ventures	Indirect evidence	Palo Alto, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	11-50	133 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Sutter Hill Ventures has financed technology-based start-ups and assisted entrepreneurs in building market-leading companies since 1962.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
4	Altamont Capital Partners	Strong evidence	Palo Alto, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	11-50	104 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Founded in 2010, Altamont Capital Partners (“Altamont”) is a private equity firm focused on transforming and scaling lower-middle-market companies across the Industrials, Business…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
5	Storm Ventures	Indirect evidence	Palo Alto, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	11-50	30 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “We are an early-stage B2B focused venture firm that specializes in building enterprise leaders.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
6	Trident Capital	Strong evidence	Palo Alto, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	11-50	25 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Trident Capital is a venture capital and growth equity firm investing in Software, Services and Internet.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
7	Meritech Capital	Indirect evidence	Palo Alto, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	11-50	24 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Meritech has operated since on a few simple beliefs: our companies should be center stage, enduring brands are the endgame, and the best tech companies don't just win – they win…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
8	Section Partners	Strong evidence	Palo Alto, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	1-10	17 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Section Partners is a Palo Alto-based investment firm specializing in structured private credit for late-stage, venture-backed technology companies.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
9	Graphene Ventures	Indirect evidence	Palo Alto, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	11-50	15 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Venture capital firm in Palo Alto.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
10	Blitzscaling Ventures	Indirect evidence	Palo Alto, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	1-10	14 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Blitzscaling Ventures invests alongside the world's top VCs to help rapidly-scaling companies in winner-take-most markets become global leaders by providing in-depth scaling…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
11	Pruven Capital	Indirect evidence	Palo Alto, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	11-50	10 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Pruven Capital is an independent venture and growth investing firm set up in partnership with 10 of the leading incumbents in the Insurance and Asset Management spaces, including…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
12	Oneprime Capital	Indirect evidence	Palo Alto, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	1-10	8 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “OnePrime Capital invests in enduring technology companies via secondary transactions bringing our experience as primary venture capital investors to support the entrepreneurs we…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
13	Vertex Ventures US	Indirect evidence	Palo Alto, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	1-10	8 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “We’re VCs who get it.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
14	Conductive Ventures	Partial evidence	Palo Alto, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	1-10	7 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Conductive Ventures invests in expansion stage companies with a focus on software, hardware, and technology enabled services.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
15	Firebolt Ventures	Partial evidence	Palo Alto, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	1-10	6 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Firebolt Ventures is venture capital firm focused on all things software (enterprise b2b application/infrastructure layers, fintech, consumer).” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
16	LDV Partners	Indirect evidence	Palo Alto, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	1-10	5 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “LDV Partners is a deep-tech venture firm, named after Leonardo DaVinci and his fearless ambition to bring disciplines together.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
17	Story Capital	Indirect evidence	Palo Alto, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	1-10	5 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Story Capital is an investment firm that invests in enduring technology enterprises of the next generation.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
18	Worldview Technology Partners	Indirect evidence	Palo Alto, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	1-10	3 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Worldview Technology Partners was a leading venture capital firm focused on investing in and building leading U.S.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
19	Tregaron Capital	Partial evidence	Palo Alto, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	1-10	3 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Based in Palo Alto, CA, Tregaron Capital was formed in 2001 to invest in small and medium-size private companies.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
20	Amitz Capital	Indirect evidence	Palo Alto, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	1-10	3 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Our mission is to acquire great businesses in high growth industries from owners and entrepreneurs who are looking to pivot and want to leave their companies in good hands.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
21	Apollonia Ventures	Strong evidence	Palo Alto, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	1-10	3 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Private Equity & Investment Management in Digital Infrastructure space.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
22	Stonepine Advisors	Partial evidence	Palo Alto, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	1-10	1 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Stonepine Advisors is an investment banking firm focused on software companies' capital raising and M&A needs.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
23	Park Lane Ventures	Partial evidence	Palo Alto, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	1-10	1 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Park Lane Ventures is a healthcare venture capital and growth equity investment firm, with offices in Palo Alto and New York City.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
24	Caldicot Capital	Indirect evidence	Palo Alto, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	1-10	1 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Caldicot Capital is a family office serving middle market businesses.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
25	Canyon Bridge Capital Partners, LLC	Indirect evidence	Palo Alto, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	1-10	1 contacts →
	Indirect evidence Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026

RevenueBase Smart Search

RevenueBase Smart Search assesses information from a company’s LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website, and other publicly available sources. It uses that information to rate how closely the company relates to this list’s category: private equity firms specializing in software companies. Every row carries its rating and the description the rating was read from, so each one can be checked rather than taken on trust.

Strong evidence: The company's own public description of its business names private equity firms specializing in software companies.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of private equity firms specializing in software companies, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name private equity firms specializing in software companies. The match rests on the rest of the company's public profile rather than the one sentence quoted here, so this is the rating to check first.

RevenueBase Smart Search is how these lists are built: RevenueBase's data engine and AI assemble the companies that match a category defined in a user's own words, so a list can be about what companies actually do rather than about whichever industry code they were filed under.

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Private equity firms specializing in software companies based in Palo Alto, United States at a glance

As of Sep 29, 2026

30.4%Verified-email coverage

42.0Average contacts per company

1-10Median size (employees)

Sep 29, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

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51-200

Email recency for this list is measured across the whole United States list rather than for Palo Alto, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for Palo Alto, over 41 companies.

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among private equity firms specializing in software companies, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source: The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies: Companies headquartered in Palo Alto, United States whose own description of what they do matches “private equity firms specializing in software companies”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search: RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names private equity firms specializing in software companies), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude: Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among private equity firms specializing in software companies, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside Palo Alto are excluded even when they keep an office there.
Match quality: In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking: Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification: Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 523 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh: This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 29, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections: Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.

Private equity firms specializing in software companies by metro in the United States

Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names private equity firms specializing in software companies, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many private equity firms specializing in software companies are there based in Palo Alto, United States?

RevenueBase identified 41 private equity firms specializing in software companies headquartered in Palo Alto, United States as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

ACCEL, headquartered in Palo Alto, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city in the United States has the most private equity firms specializing in software companies?

New York leads the United States with 735 headquartered companies, followed by Chicago (239) and San Francisco (218). Palo Alto has 41.

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 523 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 41 companies.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 29, 2026.

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RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.