Vector Capital Acquires Patron Technology

Straylight Capital Leads Growth Investment in Patron Points

May 28, 2026

Cloud & SaaS

Patron Points, a Woodbury, Minnesota-based loyalty and customer engagement software provider for convenience stores, secured a strategic growth investment led by Straylight Capital. The round also included Scaleworks and other Straylight co-investors, and the company plans to expand nationally and advance its loyalty, promotions, portal, self-service tools, and AI-powered business intelligence.

Patreon Acquires Livestream Ticketing Platform Moment

October 17, 2023

Media & Entertainment

Patreon has acquired Los Angeles-based livestream ticketed events platform Moment. The deal — terms undisclosed — will integrate Moment's ticketed livestream capabilities into Patreon's creator tools, giving creators a native way to host and monetize live digital experiences.

Springshare Acquires Patron Point

August 23, 2023

Cloud & SaaS

Springshare, a library-focused SaaS vendor, has acquired Patron Point, a marketing automation and engagement platform for libraries. Patron Point will remain an independent brand within Springshare while the buyer integrates and enhances the platform, expands staff, and adds tighter integration with Springshare's suite of library software.

Patron Technology Acquires Fan Interactive Marketing

January 11, 2023

Cloud & SaaS

Patron Technology, the Pittsburgh-based event technology platform, has acquired Fan Interactive Marketing, a data-driven fan engagement and marketing services specialist. The deal (terms undisclosed) brings Fan Interactive's CRM, email marketing and digital advertising capabilities into Patron's ticketing and fan-engagement platform to strengthen marketing and data consolidation capabilities for live entertainment clients.

Vector Capital Acquires Majority Ownership of WatchGuard Technologies

April 27, 2022

Cybersecurity

Vector Capital has made a large new equity investment in WatchGuard Technologies and acquired interests previously owned by Francisco Partners and other co-investors to become WatchGuard's majority shareholder. The investment positions Vector to accelerate WatchGuard's growth and platform innovation across cloud transformation, SASE, XDR, MDR and MSP-focused security offerings.

Vector Capital Acquires Aspect Software

February 4, 2019

Software

Vector Capital, a private equity firm, completed the acquisition of Aspect Software, a provider of customer engagement, workforce optimization and omni‑channel contact center solutions. Vector appointed Patrick Dennis as CEO and Chris DeBiase as CFO and said the deal will support management in expanding Aspect’s position in the growing customer engagement and call center market.