Insight Partners

Insight Partners is a private equity firm that invests in growth-stage technology and software companies.

5.0
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Independent rating of Insight Partners VC fund

Overall rating:
5.0
(12)
Team quality
5.0
Professionalism
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Integrity
None
Respect and decency
None
Experience
None
Relevant expertise
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Investment process
5.0
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Clarity of the process
None
Speed of the process
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Ease of the process
None
Due diligence
Value add
5.0
Supportiveness
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Terms
Founder friendly
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Help with follow-up rounds
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About Insight Partners VC fund

Founded:
1995
Number of funds:
10
Number of investments:
770
Number of exits:
174
Headquarters:
Organization type:
Private Equity Firm, Venture Capital

How Insight Partners VC fund invests

Average ticket size:
8.27M USD
Smallest investment:
457K USD
Biggest investment:
16M USD
Would lead round:
Yes
Would coinvest:
Yes
Countries where invested:

Portfolio - latest investments by Insight Partners VC fund

Founders' reviews of Insight Partners VC fund

Team quality
5.0
Professionalism
Investment process
5.0
Approachability
Speed of the process
Responsiveness
Due diligence
Value add
5.0
Supportiveness
Value add beyond financing
Board activity
Terms
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Round: Series B
Seems Like They Know What They Want
Insight started communicating with us a few years ago and we developed a good working relationship. Our experience of raising from them was entirely positive, based on their professional approach, and the huge amount of preparation and research their team had put into understanding our market prior to starting conversations with us. This also meant that they were able to move fast, and we had the money in the account less than 1 month from signing the term sheet. Post raise they have been exemplary.
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Multiple Term Sheets, Multiple Valuations.
We were very impressed with Insight Venture Partners. We met two partners and 1 associate, and all of them "competent" in our field. They ended giving us a term sheet a couple of days after we met. The following are in order and accurate;
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Harvesting Competitor Info Before Investing
I had a frank and open conversation with Insight on the basis that they were interested in investing our company. I subsequently discovered that they had already signed a term sheet with a competitor and were just fishing for competitive information.
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Great to Work With
I found Insight great to work with - they have an excellent knowledge of the software business and can help bring your company to the next level.
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So Far So Good
So far talks have been great, very helpful and lucid. We agreed to resume talks next year as we are shifting our business model.
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Insight Venture Partners
Received and unsolicited call from an associate from Insight Venture Partners. The associate seemed to be intelligent and understand our space. Said that we came to their attention from one of their portfolio companies. Careful not to share too much information. Stated that they have a market cap of $3.2B and invest $8-100M. Wanted to keep in touch when we were closer to our "A" round next year. Ambivalent about them given the limited interaction.
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Associate Fishes for Competitive Information
I had originally pitched George McCulloch and his Analysts. Both guys were easy to pitch, great at getting back to me, and didn't over burden me with requests to supply a lot of company confidential information. George let me know that we are good fit, but weren't quite large enough for Insight and if I wanted to, I could check back in 6 months when we were larger.
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Large Investments Only
Insight Ventures typically invests only $10M+ in companies, so if you're looking for less than that then they shouldn't be on your shortlist. That said, they are starting to flirt with smaller financings, and my experience with them so far has been positive. They have lots of connections, so even if they don't fund you they might refer you to new business or another funding source.
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CEO
I have worked with Insight for almost three years. I have worked on a couple of their portfolio companies and have found the support to be incredibly helpful. Mike Triplett and Hilary Gosher have served on my board and offered solid advice and great support. I have also worked with Peter Sobiloff and found him with a wealth of knowledge in sales/marketing. Others within the firm such as Larry Handen, Scott Maxwell (now with OpenView), Deven Parekh and Jeff Horing all have offered support and encouragement. I believe that when Insight decides to make an investment in you and your company they intend to help you take it to the next level.
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First Class Group
I have found these guys to be a first class group of investors. I have been a part of a company historically that was funded in large part by Insight Ventures and found them to be highly knowledgeable and interested in the business. I think that Mike Triplett, Ben Levin and Jeff Horing were the best and highly "Insightful" in their advice and not overly involved in daily management.
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Good Experience, Triplett is a Good Guy
Insight has invested in my firm a few years back. Triplett was appointed to our board. They are tough to do business with - but once on board fair and extremely supportive. In total this was a good experience for us.
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Insight Ventures: They Kept Changing the Terms
A few years back we got a term sheet from these guys and almost took their funding. In the end we turned them down mostly because of our experiences with Jerry Murdock. Every time we met or spoke with him he tried to reduce the original terms. We took another term sheet because we simply felt we couldn't trust the management at their firm. It felt like we were dealing with a used car salesman when we had to deal with Jerry.
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