Private Equity Firm Software

Lead Edge Capital

New York, New York, United States

Lead Edge Capital is a growth equity firm backing software, internet, and tech-enabled businesses around the world, partnering with over 100 companies since 2011 and supporting them through its global investor/operator network.

Focus Areas
Growth equity investing in software and internet businesses, Tech-enabled services investment
Website
leadedge.com

Tracked deals

13

13 tracked deals across 2020-2026.

Recent pace

4

4 tracked deals announced in the last 12 months.

Deal mix

Growth capital

9 growth capital · 2 addon · 2 buyout

Lead Edge Capital Acquisition Volume by Year

Last 7 years

Acquisition volume by year Annual acquisition counts for the last 7 years for Lead Edge Capital. 1 2020 1 2021 1 2022 2 2023 2 2024 2 2025 ~6 est. 4 2026
Actual Full-year estimate

Supporting Data

Recent Transactions

Showing the 12 most recent of 13 tracked deals for Lead Edge Capital.

  • Buyer
    Lead Edge Capital
    Target
    Elektrik, Elektrik App, Inc.
    Industry
    IT Services

    Lead Edge Capital is making a significant growth equity investment in Elektrik, a tech-enabled procurement platform for sourcing critical electrical transmission & distribution components. The funding will support Elektrik’s expansion as demand rises for medium and high voltage components driven by data center buildout, renewable energy projects, and grid modernization.

  • Buyer
    Lead Edge Capital
    Target
    Elektrik
    Industry
    Data & Analytics
    Type
    Addon

    Lead Edge Capital has acquired Elektrik, a Salt Lake City–based procurement platform for electrical infrastructure components used to build data centers, renewable energy projects, and other commercial/industrial infrastructure. The platform is used by contractors and distributors to source critical specialized components amid U.S. data center buildout, power-grid modernization, and renewable-energy construction trends.

  • Buyer
    Advaya Capital, Lead Edge Capital
    Target
    Comscore Movies
    Seller
    Comscore, Inc.
    Industry
    Data & Analytics
    Type
    Buyout

    Advaya Capital completed its acquisition of Comscore Movies, the theatrical box office measurement platform, from Comscore, Inc. Following the close, the business will return to the Rentrak name and plans to invest in expanding its data set, leveraging AI, and building analytics and new products for studios, distributors, and exhibitors.

  • Buyer
    Lead Edge Capital
    Target
    ClearGov
    Industry
    Cloud & SaaS
    Type
    Addon

    Lead Edge Capital has acquired ClearGov and merged it with its existing portfolio company Gravity to create a unified, end-to-end modern finance platform for local governments, school districts, and state agencies. The combined business will operate under the ClearGov brand, with Tyler Davey (former Gravity CEO) leading the organization and ClearGov co-founders remaining in leadership roles.

  • Buyer
    FTV Capital, Lead Edge Capital
    Target
    Highway

    Highway, a Carrier Identity platform for freight brokers, received a strategic minority growth equity investment led by FTV Capital with participation from Lead Edge Capital. The capital will be used to accelerate product diversification, expand go-to-market efforts, and scale Highway's Carrier Identity solutions across the freight broker ecosystem.

  • Buyer
    FTV Capital, Lead Edge Capital, Fifth Wall
    Target
    ButterflyMX
    Industry
    Cloud & SaaS

    ButterflyMX, a cloud-based property access and security platform, received a significant growth equity investment led by FTV Capital with participation from Lead Edge Capital and Fifth Wall. The funding will support geographic expansion, accelerate new product offerings, and reinforce ButterflyMX's position in the property access control market; existing investors JMI Equity and Volition Capital remain on the company's board.

  • Buyer
    Lead Edge Capital
    Target
    IGM Technology
    Industry
    Cloud & SaaS
    Location
    Ontario, Canada

    Lead Edge Capital has made a strategic growth investment in IGM Technology, a provider of cloud-based financial reporting, budgeting and disclosure software for state and local governments. The minority growth equity investment — the company’s first institutional capital raise — will be used to accelerate product development, expand operations and support market adoption of IGM’s Gravity platform.

  • Buyer
    Riverwood Capital, Norwest Venture Partners, Stripes, Webb Investment Network, XYZ Ventures
    Target
    Legion Technologies
    Industry
    Cloud & SaaS
    Location
    Ontario, Canada

    Legion Technologies, a provider of AI-native workforce management software, raised $50 million in a growth round led by Riverwood Capital with participation from existing investors including Norwest, Stripes, Webb Investment Network and XYZ. The capital will be used to accelerate product R&D, expand go-to-market (including a European GTM team) and support international customer growth.

  • Buyer
    Lead Edge Capital
    Target
    Holistiplan
    Industry
    Software

    Lead Edge Capital, a growth equity firm, has made an investment in Holistiplan, a tax planning software provider for financial advisors. Vista Point Advisors served as exclusive financial advisor to Holistiplan on the transaction.

  • Buyer
    Lead Edge Capital
    Target
    GrowthZone
    Seller
    Greenridge Growth Partners
    Industry
    Software
    Type
    Buyout

    Lead Edge Capital has acquired GrowthZone, a Nisswa, Minnesota–based provider of association membership management software, from Greenridge Growth Partners. The transaction follows Greenridge’s 2019 investment that helped GrowthZone expand its product, add ~40 employees and nearly 1,000 customers; William Blair advised GrowthZone and Raymond James advised Lead Edge on the deal.

  • Buyer
    Lead Edge Capital
    Target
    Revenue Analytics
    Industry
    Cloud & SaaS

    Lead Edge Capital has made a strategic growth investment in Revenue Analytics, a cloud-native pricing and revenue management SaaS provider based in Atlanta. The capital will support product innovation, go-to-market expansion, and continued scaling of Revenue Analytics' pricing solutions across travel & hospitality, media, and manufacturing/distribution sectors.

  • Buyer
    Lead Edge Capital
    Target
    SafeSend
    Industry
    Cloud & SaaS

    Lead Edge Capital has made a growth-stage investment in SafeSend, a provider of e-sign and workflow automation software for CPAs and tax preparers. The partnership gives Lead Edge board representation and will fund product innovation, sales and marketing expansion, and further development of the SafeSend Suite.

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