KKR Makes Minority Growth Investment in o9 Solutions

Kensington Capital Partners Acquires ONE9 Venture Capital Business

April 2, 2025

Financial Services

Kensington Capital Partners has acquired the venture capital investment business of ONE9 and taken a minority stake in ONE9 Capability Labs (with an option to acquire the remainder upon milestone achievement). ONE9's legacy investments are excluded and remain with the original vendors; the deal positions Kensington to lead investments in National Security technologies, including cybersecurity and defense-focused dual-use technologies.

KKR Makes Minority Investment in Sol Systems

July 22, 2021

Renewable Energy

KKR made a significant minority growth investment in Sol Systems to scale the renewable energy developer’s Impact + Infrastructure platform and fund the acquisition of shovel-ready solar and storage projects. The investment includes a strategic partnership in which KKR committed up to $1 billion to acquire ready-to-build projects and support Sol Systems’ development, asset management and community-focused renewable solutions.

KKR Invests $55 Million in eSSENTIAL Accessibility

May 26, 2021

Cloud & SaaS

KKR has made a $55 million growth investment in eSSENTIAL Accessibility through its Next Generation Technology Growth Fund II to help the Accessibility-as-a-Service provider scale its platform, processes and human expertise. The capital will support expansion of the company’s software and tech-enabled services that help organizations achieve digital accessibility and WCAG/ADA compliance.

Edison Partners Makes $65M Majority Growth Investment in KnowledgeLake

August 20, 2025

Cloud & SaaS

Growth equity firm Edison Partners has made a $65 million majority growth investment in KnowledgeLake, an AI-powered document processing and workflow automation SaaS platform. KnowledgeLake management and existing shareholders also participated; Kevin Herr was named CEO and the capital will be used to accelerate customer success, go‑to‑market expansion, partnerships, and AI capability development.

K1 Invests $47M Minority Stake in HR Acuity

October 19, 2021

Cloud & SaaS

K1 Investment Management made a $47 million minority growth investment in HR Acuity to help the HR case management and predictive insights SaaS provider scale its product and go-to-market capabilities. The funding will support talent hires and product innovation as HR Acuity expands its cloud solutions for enterprise employee relations teams.

Accel-KKR Invests €60M Growth Equity in Ocuco

August 17, 2023

Cloud & SaaS

Accel-KKR has made a €60 million growth equity investment in Ocuco to accelerate the eyecare software provider’s global expansion, support its cloud-based Acuitas 3 OmniChannel Edition, and fund strategic M&A opportunities. The backing will help Ocuco scale its omnichannel and practice/lab management offerings across its global customer base.