Private Equity Firm Software

Serent Capital

Austin, Texas, United States

Founded in 2008, Serent Capital partners with bootstrapped founders of B2B software and tech-enabled services companies to build category-defining businesses. Provides flexible capital and differentiated support through a 25+ person Growth Team of specialized operators to help companies scale and thrive.

Focus Areas
B2B software, Tech-enabled services

Tracked deals

56

56 tracked deals across 2018-2026.

Recent pace

4

4 tracked deals announced in the last 12 months.

Deal mix

Growth capital

29 growth capital · 22 addon · 5 buyout

Serent Capital Acquisition Volume by Year

Last 9 years

Acquisition volume by year Annual acquisition counts for the last 9 years for Serent Capital. 1 2018 5 2019 8 2020 14 2021 11 2022 6 2023 5 2024 3 2025 ~5 est. 3 2026
Actual Full-year estimate

Supporting Data

Recent Transactions

Showing the 12 most recent of 56 tracked deals for Serent Capital.

  • Buyer
    Serent Capital, Balance Point Capital Advisors, LLC (affiliated funds: Balance Point Capital Partners VI, L.P. and Balance Point Capital Partners VII, L.P.)
    Target
    The Edge
    Seller
    Dick Abbott (founder)
    Industry
    Cloud & SaaS
    Type
    Buyout

    Balance Point Capital Advisors (along with its affiliated funds) is investing in The Edge in connection with the acquisition of the company by Serent Capital. The deal also includes the appointment of Josh Brenner as CEO, with founder Dick Abbott set to retire after nearly 25 years.

  • Buyer
    Serent Capital
    Target
    Saisystems Health

    Saisystems Health, a provider of end-to-end revenue cycle management (RCM) and electronic health record (EHR) solutions for skilled nursing facility providers, announced an investment from Serent Capital. The growth-focused private equity firm’s funding is intended to accelerate Saisystems’ AI-driven automation roadmap and expand go-to-market capabilities for its vertically tailored post-acute care platform.

  • Buyer
    Serent Capital
    Target
    Autire (Autire Technologies, LLC)
    Industry
    Cloud & SaaS

    Serent Capital, a growth-focused private equity firm, announced an investment in Autire, a cloud-based and AI-powered software platform that supports CPA firms conducting employee benefit plan (EBP) audits. Autire’s platform standardizes workflows and automates parts of retirement plan audit work (including 401(k), 403(b), and ESOP audits). Terms and round size were not disclosed.

  • Buyer
    Serent Capital
    Target
    Edulog
    Industry
    Software

    Edulog, a Missoula-based provider of K-12 student transportation software, received a strategic growth investment from Serent Capital to accelerate development of its cloud-native Athena platform and expand its reach across U.S. and Canadian school districts. As part of the partnership, Perry Turbes will join Edulog’s board through Serent’s OED program and Macquarie Capital served as exclusive financial advisor; terms were not disclosed.

  • Buyer
    LLR Partners, Serent Capital
    Target
    ePayPolicy

    LLR Partners has made a strategic growth investment in ePayPolicy, joining existing investor Serent Capital to support the company’s next stage of product and go-to-market expansion. The capital will be used to accelerate product innovation, bolster sales and customer support, and continue organizational buildout to better serve insurance industry customers.

  • Buyer
    Serent Capital
    Target
    PlotBox
    Industry
    Cloud & SaaS
    Location
    United Kingdom

    Serent Capital, a growth-focused private equity firm, has made a strategic growth investment in PlotBox, a cloud-based provider of cemetery, crematory, and funeral home management software. The capital will be used to accelerate product innovation, expand customer support, and grow PlotBox’s global footprint across North America, the UK, Ireland, and APAC.

  • Buyer
    KEV Group, Serent Capital
    Target
    Gray Step Software
    Industry
    Education
    Type
    Addon

    KEV Group, backed by Serent Capital, has acquired California-based Gray Step Software, a provider of web-based accounting and fundraising solutions for K-12 student bodies, boosters, and PTAs. The add-on strengthens KEV's leadership in school activity fund management software across North America and expands its product portfolio and customer reach.

  • Buyer
    Serent Capital
    Target
    HarperDB
    Industry
    Cloud & SaaS

    HarperDB, a distributed systems database platform, has received a significant growth investment from Serent Capital to support product and go-to-market scaling. Serent — a growth-focused private equity firm — will provide hands-on operational resources to help HarperDB expand its infrastructure software and cloud offerings.

  • Buyer
    CallRevu, Serent Capital
    Target
    TotalCX
    Industry
    Cloud & SaaS
    Type
    Addon

    CallRevu, a market leader in automotive communication intelligence, has acquired TotalCX, a call management platform and hosted PBX provider. The deal — supported by Serent Capital — expands CallRevu's telephony and CX capabilities to better serve automotive dealerships and accelerate product innovation.

  • Buyer
    Serent Capital
    Target
    Medical Informatics Engineering
    Industry
    Cloud & SaaS

    Serent Capital has made a growth investment in Medical Informatics Engineering (MIE) to support expansion of MIE's Enterprise Health occupational health software platform. The capital and partnership will be used to scale go-to-market efforts, enhance product capabilities, and accelerate growth across healthcare, corporate, university and government end markets.

  • Buyer
    Serent Capital
    Target
    Traumasoft
    Industry
    Cloud & SaaS

    Serent Capital has made a growth investment in Traumasoft, a cloud-based EMS software provider. The capital will support expansion of Traumasoft’s integrated EMS platform, strengthen customer experience, and scale sales and marketing efforts.

  • November 29, 2023
    Buyer
    ParentSquare, Serent Capital
    Target
    Remind
    Industry
    Education
    Type
    Addon

    Serent-backed ParentSquare has acquired Remind and will combine the two K‑12 communication platforms under the ParentSquare name to expand school‑home engagement tools. The deal, which closed in November, will keep Remind’s products and free teacher messaging while discontinuing Remind Tutoring; financial terms were not disclosed.

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