Private Equity Firm Software

Haveli Investments

Austin, Texas, United States

Austin-based private equity firm investing in high-quality technology companies, with a focus on software and gaming, partnering with established businesses to support transformational growth.

Focus Areas
Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM), Developer data platform / database software, External attack surface management / cyber threat monitoring

Tracked deals

13

13 tracked deals across 2023-2026.

Recent pace

2

2 tracked deals announced in the last 12 months.

Deal mix

Buyout

7 buyout · 3 growth capital · 2 recapitalization

Haveli Investments Acquisition Volume by Year

Last 4 years

Acquisition volume by year Annual acquisition counts for the last 4 years for Haveli Investments. 2 2023 6 2024 3 2025 ~3 est. 2 2026
Actual Full-year estimate

Supporting Data

Recent Transactions

Showing the 12 most recent of 13 tracked deals for Haveli Investments.

  • Buyer
    Haveli Investments
    Target
    Sirion
    Seller
    Sequoia, Tiger Global
    Industry
    Cloud & SaaS
    Location
    United States

    Sirion, an AI-native contract lifecycle management (CLM) platform, has completed a majority investment from Austin-based private equity firm Haveli Investments. The deal gives Haveli a controlling stake, aims to accelerate Sirion’s AI product roadmap and global go-to-market, and resolves Sirion’s prior multi-era board/investor cap table by buying out earlier investors including Sequoia and Tiger Global.

  • Buyer
    Haveli Investments, L.P.
    Target
    Budge Studios
    Seller
    General Atlantic
    Industry
    Cloud & SaaS
    Location
    Canada
    Type
    Buyout

    Haveli Investments, L.P. entered into an agreement to acquire Budge Studios, a children’s mobile digital interactive entertainment company based in Montreal, from General Atlantic. The deal terms were not disclosed. The acquisition is expected to provide Budge Studios additional capital and strategic support to expand its portfolio and continue delivering children’s play experiences globally.

  • Buyer
    Haveli Investments
    Target
    Couchbase, Inc.
    Industry
    Cloud & SaaS
    Type
    Buyout

    Couchbase, a developer data platform for critical applications in the AI era, entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by Haveli Investments in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $1.5 billion. Under the deal terms, Couchbase stockholders will receive $24.50 per share, and Couchbase will become privately held upon completion.

  • Buyer
    Haveli Investments
    Target
    Accommodations Plus International
    Industry
    Transportation
    Type
    Buyout

    Haveli Investments, a technology-focused private equity firm based in Austin, has acquired Accommodations Plus International (API), a Melville, New York–headquartered provider of crew accommodations and travel technology solutions. API serves 85+ airline, cargo, rail and cruise clients, manages a network of 6,000+ hotels across 700+ cities, and will leverage Haveli's capital and technology expertise to accelerate global expansion and product/platform enhancements.

  • Buyer
    Haveli Investments
    Target
    AppViewX
    Seller
    Brighton Park Capital
    Industry
    Cybersecurity
    Type
    Buyout

    Haveli Investments, an Austin-based technology-focused private equity firm, has completed a majority acquisition of AppViewX, a New York–headquartered provider of automated certificate lifecycle management (CLM) and PKI SaaS solutions. The investment will provide capital and operating expertise to accelerate AppViewX’s product innovation, go-to-market expansion, and global growth; terms were not disclosed.

  • Buyer
    TA Associates, Haveli Investments, L.P.
    Target
    Certinia
    Industry
    Cloud & SaaS

    TA Associates has made a minority investment in Certinia to support the company's next phase of growth, while Haveli Investments will retain a majority position. Existing investors General Atlantic and Salesforce Ventures will continue to hold meaningful stakes as TA partners with management to accelerate Certinia's Professional Services Automation and Customer Success expansion globally.

  • Buyer
    Haveli Investments, Bregal Milestone
    Target
    M-Files Corporation
    Seller
    Partech, Tesi, Molten Ventures
    Industry
    Software

    M-Files Corporation has agreed to a majority recapitalization led by Haveli Investments and Bregal Milestone, with founder & CEO Antti Nivala remaining a significant minority shareholder alongside company leadership and employees. The deal — expected to close in Q4 2024 — will support global expansion, product innovation and acceleration of M-Files’ GenAI and knowledge work automation capabilities.

  • Buyer
    Haveli Investments
    Target
    Blend Labs, Inc.
    Industry
    Cloud & SaaS

    Haveli Investments has invested $150 million in Blend Labs via Series A convertible preferred stock and warrants. Blend will use approximately $145 million to repay its existing credit agreement and the remainder for general corporate purposes; Haveli CIO Brian Sheth will join Blend's board as part of the transaction.

  • Buyer
    CVC Capital Partners Fund VIII, Haveli Investments
    Target
    Jagex
    Seller
    The Carlyle Group
    Location
    Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom
    Type
    Buyout

    CVC Capital Partners Fund VIII and Haveli Investments have agreed to acquire Jagex, the Cambridge-based developer and publisher best known for RuneScape, from The Carlyle Group. Jagex — a Games-as-a-Service leader with roughly 700 employees and millions of players across RuneScape titles — will be supported by CVC and Haveli to grow its IP, platform capabilities and global reach; terms were not disclosed (reports suggested circa £900m).

  • Buyer
    Cohesity, Haveli Investments, The Carlyle Group, Sequoia Capital, SoftBank Vision Fund I, Coatue, Sapphire Ventures, Dragon Fund, Premji Invest, Madrona Venture Group, Wing Venture Capital
    Target
    Veritas' enterprise data protection business (including NetBackup, NetBackup appliances, and Alta offerings)
    Seller
    Veritas Technologies LLC
    Industry
    Cybersecurity

    Cohesity has combined with Veritas Technologies' enterprise data protection business to create a combined data-protection leader valued at roughly $7 billion. The transaction—funded by a Series H led by Haveli Investments with participation from multiple existing and new investors—scales Cohesity's AI-powered data security and management portfolio, expands workload support (including Veritas NetBackup and appliances), and positions Sanjay Poonen to lead the combined company.

  • Buyer
    Haveli Investments
    Target
    ZeroFox Holdings, Inc.
    Seller
    ZeroFox stockholders
    Industry
    Cybersecurity
    Location
    United States
    Type
    Buyout

    ZeroFox Holdings, an external cybersecurity platform provider, entered into an all-cash definitive agreement to be acquired by technology-focused private equity firm Haveli Investments for about $350 million. Haveli Investments completed the acquisition in May 2024, with ZeroFox stockholders receiving $1.14 per share in cash and the company delisting from Nasdaq.

  • Buyer
    Haveli Investments, Haveli VC Gaming Fund I, L.P.
    Target
    Candivore
    Location
    Israel

    Haveli Investments has acquired a minority interest in Tel Aviv-based mobile game developer Candivore for approximately $100 million, funded from Haveli VC Gaming Fund I. Candivore is the creator of Match Masters (50+ million downloads, $300M+ revenue) and will use the investment to scale Match Masters in the United States and develop additional games.

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