Private Equity Firm Software

K1 Investment Management

Manhattan Beach, California, United States

K1 is one of the largest investors in small-cap AI-powered software. The firm partners early with founders and management teams to build category leaders, including AI-powered, mission-critical systems of record for enterprise clients globally. Headquartered in Manhattan Beach, California.

Focus Areas
Enterprise software, SaaS, AI-powered enterprise systems
Website
k1.com

Tracked deals

33

33 tracked deals across 2019-2025.

Recent pace

0

0 tracked deals announced in the last 12 months.

Deal mix

Growth capital

18 growth capital · 10 buyout · 5 addon

K1 Investment Management Acquisition Volume by Year

Last 7 years

Acquisition volume by year Annual acquisition counts for the last 7 years for K1 Investment Management. 9 2019 4 2020 11 2021 3 2022 1 2023 4 2024 1 2025

Supporting Data

Recent Transactions

Showing the 12 most recent of 33 tracked deals for K1 Investment Management.

  • Roper Technologies to Acquire Subsplash
    July 21, 2025
    Buyer
    Roper Technologies, Inc., K1 Investment Management, LLC
    Target
    Subsplash
    Seller
    K1 Investment Management, LLC
    Industry
    Cloud & SaaS
    Location
    Washington, United States
    Type
    Buyout

    K1 Investment Management’s portfolio company, Subsplash, has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by Roper Technologies, Inc. Subsplash provides an AI-powered digital engagement platform for mission-driven organizations, including churches and ministries.

  • IXOPAY Acquires Aperia Compliance
    December 4, 2024
    Buyer
    IXOPAY, K1 Investment Management
    Target
    Aperia Compliance
    Seller
    Aperia Solutions
    Industry
    Payments & Fintech
    Location
    Texas, United States
    Type
    Addon

    IXOPAY, a K1 Investment Management portfolio company and payments orchestration platform, has merged with Aperia Compliance, a PCI DSS validation and risk management business formerly part of Aperia Solutions. The combined business—operating as Aperia Compliance, an IXOPAY company—bundles IXOPAY's enterprise tokenization and orchestration capabilities with Aperia Compliance's PCI Level 3/4 services to expand compliance, security and payment capabilities for merchants, ISOs, processors and banks worldwide.

  • Board Intelligence Acquires TeamEngine
    September 16, 2024
    Buyer
    Board Intelligence, K1 Investment Management
    Target
    TeamEngine
    Industry
    Cloud & SaaS
    Location
    Stockholm County, Sweden
    Type
    Addon

    London-based Board Intelligence, backed by K1 Investment Management, has acquired Stockholm-based board software provider TeamEngine to strengthen its AI-powered governance product suite and expand presence in the Nordics and wider Europe. The deal combines Board Intelligence's Lucia AI capabilities with TeamEngine's engineering and regional client base to accelerate product innovation and market leadership; financial terms were not disclosed.

  • K1 (Meridian BidCo) Acquires MariaDB plc
    September 10, 2024
    Buyer
    K1 Investment Management, LLC, Meridian BidCo LLC
    Target
    MariaDB plc
    Industry
    Software
    Location
    Dublin, Ireland
    Type
    Buyout

    Meridian BidCo LLC, an affiliate of K1 Investment Management, completed a tender offer to acquire MariaDB plc for $0.55 per share, acquiring 88.7% of the issued share capital and issuing compulsory acquisition notices to purchase remaining shares. Following the acquisition, K1 intends to delist MariaDB from the NYSE and has announced new leadership to accelerate product innovation and enterprise growth.

  • K1 Investment Management Makes Strategic Growth Investment in Board Intelligence
    August 5, 2024
    Buyer
    K1 Investment Management
    Target
    Board Intelligence
    Seller
    Jennifer Sundberg, Pippa Begg
    Industry
    Cloud & SaaS
    Location
    United Kingdom
    Type
    Growth capital

    K1 Investment Management has made a strategic growth investment in Board Intelligence, a UK-based AI-powered board management software platform. The investment will support product and geographic expansion, organic growth, and strategic acquisitions; founders Jennifer Sundberg and Pippa Begg remain minority shareholders while K1 becomes the only institutional investor.

  • Reveal Acquires Logikcull and IPRO
    August 29, 2023
    Buyer
    Reveal, K1 Investment Management
    Target
    Logikcull, IPRO
    Industry
    Cloud & SaaS
    Location
    United States
    Type
    Buyout

    Reveal, backed by majority shareholder K1 Investment Management, acquired eDiscovery players Logikcull and IPRO in transactions valued at more than $1 billion. The deals create a unified, AI-powered end-to-end eDiscovery platform, expand Reveal's global footprint, and bring industry-leading capabilities for customers ranging from solo practitioners to large enterprises.

  • K1 Investment Management Invests $117M in Ocelot
    September 28, 2022
    Buyer
    K1 Investment Management
    Target
    Ocelot
    Industry
    Education
    Location
    Colorado, United States
    Type
    Growth capital

    K1 Investment Management invested $117 million in Ocelot, a Boulder-based edtech AI communications and student engagement platform. The growth capital will be used to fuel expansion, build new functionality, and develop additional solutions for colleges and universities to improve student engagement and retention.

  • K1 Investment Management Invests Over $350M in Cyara
    January 31, 2022
    Buyer
    K1 Investment Management
    Target
    Cyara
    Industry
    Cloud & SaaS
    Location
    California, United States
    Type
    Growth capital

    Cyara, a provider of automated customer experience (CX) assurance software, has secured more than $350 million in growth investment from K1 Investment Management. The capital will be used to accelerate product innovation, expand into new digital channels, pursue strategic acquisitions, and fund geographic expansion while Peakspan remains a minority shareholder.

  • Rethink First Acquires Total Therapy
    January 18, 2022
    Buyer
    Rethink First, K1 Investment Management
    Target
    Total Therapy
    Industry
    Cloud & SaaS
    Location
    California, United States
    Type
    Addon

    Rethink First, backed by K1 Investment Management, has acquired Total Therapy (formerly Total ABA), a Salesforce-based practice management and billing software provider for ABA, speech, occupational, and physical therapy providers. The add-on expands Rethink’s behavioral health software capabilities and enables cross-selling to multi-disciplinary therapy providers across the developmental-disability care market.

  • K1 and Level Equity Invest >$350M in simPRO; simPRO Acquires ClockShark and AroFlo
    November 23, 2021
    Buyer
    K1 Investment Management, Level Equity, simPRO
    Target
    simPRO, ClockShark, AroFlo
    Industry
    Cloud & SaaS
    Location
    Queensland, Australia
    Type
    Growth capital

    simPRO secured a growth investment of over $350 million from K1 Investment Management with participation from existing investor Level Equity. Concurrently, simPRO announced the acquisitions of US-based ClockShark and Australia-based AroFlo to expand its field service management product suite and accelerate global growth and product development.

  • K1 Investment Management Invests $135M in Logicbroker
    October 26, 2021
    Buyer
    K1 Investment Management
    Target
    Logicbroker
    Industry
    Cloud & SaaS
    Location
    Connecticut, United States
    Type
    Growth capital

    K1 Investment Management provided more than $135 million of growth capital to Logicbroker to accelerate the company's global expansion and further develop its cloud-based drop ship and marketplace automation platform. Logicbroker will use the funding to scale operations, enhance product capabilities, and expand its category leadership in digital commerce fulfillment.

  • K1 Invests $47M Minority Stake in HR Acuity
    October 19, 2021
    Buyer
    K1 Investment Management
    Target
    HR Acuity
    Industry
    Cloud & SaaS
    Location
    New Jersey, United States
    Type
    Growth capital

    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.

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