Luminate Capital Partners Invests in Ease, Inc.

Luminate Capital Partners Makes Strategic Growth Investment in Thought Industries

September 5, 2019

Cloud & SaaS

Luminate Capital Partners, a San Francisco-based private equity firm, made a strategic growth investment in Thought Industries to support the SaaS company's continued product development and market expansion. The investment will help Thought Industries enhance its customer learning platform and scale customer support and go-to-market activities; financial terms were not disclosed.

Luminate Capital Partners Invests in MSI Data

September 11, 2019

Cloud & SaaS

Luminate Capital Partners made a strategic growth investment in MSI Data to support product development, scale the team, and accelerate go-to-market efforts for MSI’s field service management SaaS platform. Financial terms were not disclosed; Luminate partners joined MSI’s board and advisors to the transaction included GrowthPoint Technology Partners (financial advisor to MSI) and Kirkland & Ellis (legal advisor to Luminate).

Luminate Capital Partners Makes Strategic Growth Investment in Quantivate

November 19, 2019

Cloud & SaaS

Luminate Capital Partners, a San Francisco-based private equity firm, made a strategic growth investment in Quantivate, a Seattle-based provider of SaaS governance, risk and compliance (GRC) software. The investment will support Quantivate’s product innovation, team expansion and market growth; Luminate partners will join Quantivate’s board. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Luminate Capital Partners Makes Strategic Growth Investment in Axonify

April 20, 2021

Cloud & SaaS

Luminate Capital Partners, a private equity firm focused on enterprise software, announced a strategic growth investment in Axonify, a Waterloo-based leader in frontline employee training SaaS. The capital will be used to accelerate product innovation and other growth initiatives while Axonify continues to be led by CEO and co-founder Carol Leaman; Luminate partners will join the company’s board.

Luminate Capital Partners Makes Growth Investment in FMX

July 21, 2025

Cloud & SaaS

Luminate Capital Partners has made a strategic growth investment in Facilities Management Express (FMX), joining existing investor Five Elms Capital, which will retain a significant stake. The capital will be used to accelerate FMX’s product roadmap — including AI-based innovations — to expand its cloud-based facilities and asset management platform serving schools, municipalities and other commercial facilities.

Luminate Capital Partners Acquires AbsenceSoft from Norwest Venture Partners and Bow River Capital

September 18, 2024

Cloud & SaaS

Luminate Capital Partners has acquired AbsenceSoft, a Golden, Colorado–based SaaS provider of leave and accommodations management, from existing investors Norwest Venture Partners and Bow River Capital. The investment will support AbsenceSoft's continued growth, product innovation, and expansion of its market-leading absence and accommodation lifecycle platform.