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Top 25 Software acquisition firms based in the United States

RevenueBase identified 595 company matches for software acquisition firms associated with the United States as of September 2026 and tracks 11,553 professional contacts across them, including 5,547 with verified work emails. New York is the largest hub.

This list covers company matches for software acquisition firms associated with the United States, found by RevenueBase SmartSearch using the meaning of business descriptions in its company graph at Exact. Ranked by professionals tracked, largest first. Rows show recorded descriptions where available, Exact search membership and the snapshot date. Data refreshed September 29, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase SmartSearch, 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.

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11,553Contacts tracked
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The 25 largest software acquisition firms based in the United States

Ranked by team size
Top 25 of 595 company matches for software acquisition firms based in the United States, ordered by professional contacts tracked in RevenueBase, largest first. Recorded Sep 29, 2026. The RevenueBase SmartSearch column shows Exact match membership in this saved search. Click a contact count to view that company's people. Totals use company locations recorded by RevenueBase; the displayed preview is a smaller selection.
#CompanyRevenueBase SmartSearchHeadquartersEmployeesContacts
1Exact matchBoston, MA, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 29, 2026201-500881 contacts →

Exact match

“TA is a leading global private equity firm focused on scaling growth in profitable companies.”

Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 29, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
2Exact matchAustin, TX, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 29, 2026501-1,000839 contacts →

Exact match

“Vista Equity Partners (Vista) is a leading global technology investor specializing in software.”

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3Exact matchBoston, MA, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 29, 202651-200513 contacts →

Exact match

“PSG is a growth equity firm that partners with software and technology-enabled services companies to help them navigate transformational growth, capitalize on strategic…”

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4Exact matchNew York, NY, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 29, 202651-200385 contacts →

Exact match

“Founded in 1978, CD & R is an investment firm with an investment strategy predicated on building stronger, more profitable businesses.”

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5Exact matchSarasota, FL, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 29, 202610001+335 contacts →

Exact match

“Roper Technologies is a constituent of the S&P 500 and Fortune 500.”

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6Exact matchChicago, IL, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 29, 2026201-500309 contacts →

Exact match

“Thoma Bravo is the world’s largest software-focused investment firm, with more than $172 billion in assets under management as of March 31, 2026.”

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7Exact matchManchester, NH, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 29, 2026201-500292 contacts →

Exact match

“York IE® is an investment and operating firm that combines a family of funds with a hands-on operating platform to build and back software companies.”

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8Exact matchSan Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 29, 202651-200278 contacts →

Exact match

“Alpine Investors is a people-driven private equity firm that invests in software and services businesses.”

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9Exact matchPalo Alto, CA, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 29, 202651-200272 contacts →

Exact match

“Since 2007, we’ve specialized in transforming good businesses into great companies through our differentiated approach to partnership investing.”

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10Exact matchAtlanta, GA, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 29, 20261,001-5,000245 contacts →

Exact match

“Banyan Software provides the best permanent home for successful enterprise software businesses, their employees, and customers to preserve the legacy of founders, while helping…”

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11Exact matchChicago, IL, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 29, 202651-200237 contacts →

Exact match

“Founded in 1980, GTCR is a leading private equity firm that invests behind The Leaders Strategy™ – finding and partnering with management leaders in core domains to identify…”

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12Exact matchMenlo Park, CA, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 29, 202651-200236 contacts →

Exact match

“Accel-KKR is a technology-focused investment firm with $23 billion in capital commitments.”

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13Exact matchSan Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 29, 202651-200211 contacts →

Exact match

“Gryphon Investors is a leading middle-market private investment firm focused on building and growing profitable, market-leading companies in the Business Services, Consumer…”

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14Exact matchSan Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 29, 2026n/a154 contacts →

Exact match

“Evergreen is a private-equity backed holding company focused on acquiring services and software companies.”

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15Exact matchWashington, DC, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 29, 202651-200152 contacts →

Exact match

“Founded in 1992, JMI Equity has focused on investing in exceptional software and AI-driven companies from scaling stages through later growth.”

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16Exact matchHermosa Beach, CA, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 29, 202651-200145 contacts →

Exact match

“Marlin Equity Partners is a global investment firm with nearly $10 billion in capital commitments specializing in the software, technology and services sectors.”

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17Exact matchBothell, WA, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 29, 202611-50139 contacts →

Exact match

Recorded description not available.

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18Exact matchManhattan Beach, CA, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 29, 202651-200121 contacts →

Exact match

“K1 is a leading investment firm focusing on high-growth enterprise software companies globally.”

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19Exact matchAustin, TX, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 29, 202651-200118 contacts →

Exact match

“Founded in 2008, Serent Capital partners with bootstrapped founders of B2B software and tech-enabled services companies to build category-defining businesses.”

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20Exact matchLouisville, KY, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 29, 202651-200115 contacts →

Exact match

“For more than 30 years, Advanced Solutions, a privately held company, focused on long-term investments in technology companies that deliver profound and positive engineering…”

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21Exact matchSan Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 29, 202651-200106 contacts →

Exact match

“Turn/River Capital is a private equity firm that applies a proprietary growth engineering strategy to investing, partnering with software businesses to accelerate growth and build…”

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22Exact matchNew York, NY, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 29, 202651-200104 contacts →

Exact match

“Lead Edge Capital is a $9 billion growth equity firm backing software, internet, and tech-enabled businesses around the world.”

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23Exact matchMenlo Park, CA, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 29, 202651-200101 contacts →

Exact match

“STG is a private equity firm focused on funding innovative software and software-enabled tech services leaders in the mid-market.”

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24Exact matchRiverside, CA, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 29, 2026201-50098 contacts →

Exact match

“PartnerOne acquires and grows enterprise software companies for the long term.”

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25Exact matchKansas City, MO, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 29, 202651-20094 contacts →

Exact match

“Five Elms is a growth investor in software businesses that users love, providing capital and resources to help companies accelerate growth and further cement their role as…”

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Software acquisition firms based in the United States at a glance

As of Sep 29, 2026
48.0%Verified-email coverage
19.4Average contacts per company
1-10Median size (employees)
14.5%Largest-city concentration · New York
Sep 29, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10
380
11-50
144
51-200
40
201-500
17
501-1,000
4
1,001-5,000
7
5,001-10,000
2
10001+
1

Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for United States, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for United States, over 595 companies.

How this list was built

The recorded descriptions help you assess these company matches. Check a company’s website for its current services and locations.

Source
The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase SmartSearch, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies
Company records associated with the United States whose business descriptions match “software acquisition firms” by meaning at the Exact setting. Descriptions are compiled in the RevenueBase company graph from public websites, profiles and company information where available; they are not guaranteed quotations from the company's website.
RevenueBase SmartSearch
Describe a niche company in your own words to find businesses by meaning. Exact, Similar, Related and Broad control the breadth of RevenueBase SmartSearch. This saved list uses Exact. Each row's Exact match badge shows inclusion in that search, not an individual score or a service-quality judgment.
Public preview
The public preview omits records without a verified work email. Where headquarters information is recorded, preview rows are also filtered to this page’s location. Dataset totals and geographic summaries describe the full matched records before these preview filters.
Match quality
RevenueBase's August 25, 2026 study assessed 4,198 description/company pairs across matching settings. The publisher reports 86% good or better at Exact. This evaluates the method across queries; it does not audit this individual list. Recorded company descriptions, where available, help you judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built and what the study measures.
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 displayed company carries at least one verified work email. RevenueBase tracks 5,547 professional contacts with verified work emails across the full matched dataset. 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.
Record context
Company records and descriptions can change. Check the company's website for its current services and locations.

Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase SmartSearch?

RevenueBase SmartSearch finds niche companies by the meaning of their business descriptions in the RevenueBase company graph. Exact, Similar, Related and Broad control how closely companies must fit your description. This list uses Exact for “software acquisition firms”; each Exact match badge shows search membership, not an individual similarity or quality score.

How many software acquisition firms are there based in the United States?

RevenueBase identified 595 company matches for software acquisition firms associated with the United States as of September 2026, using the meaning of business descriptions at Exact. This is the recorded matched set in the RevenueBase company graph.

What is the largest company on this list?

TA Associates tops the displayed preview by professional contacts tracked in RevenueBase. Recorded headquarters appear in the company rows.

Which city has the most software acquisition firms?

New York leads with 86 company records, followed by San Francisco (39) and Boston (33).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work limited free results with 500 credits to start. Upgrading provides access to the 5,547 professional contacts with verified work emails tracked across these 595 companies; direct dials are available where recorded.

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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About this data

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 SmartSearch, 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.