Tracked deals
17
17 tracked deals across 2019-2026.
San Mateo, California, United States
Sumeru Equity Partners is a technology-focused private equity firm investing in leading mid-market software, technology-enabled services, and hardware companies, with an emphasis on growth and partnering with management teams.
Tracked deals
17
17 tracked deals across 2019-2026.
Recent pace
2
2 tracked deals announced in the last 12 months.
Deal mix
Buyout
7 buyout · 6 growth capital · 4 addon
Last 6 years
Supporting Data
Showing the 12 most recent of 17 tracked deals for Sumeru Equity Partners.
K1x, an AI-native private markets tax data platform, announced the closing of a $175 million growth investment led by Sumeru Equity Partners, with additional investment from Edison Partners. Sumeru will become the majority shareholder as K1x accelerates its mission to digitize the K-1 ecosystem and expands its AI-driven tax data infrastructure.
Cents, a software, hardware, and payments platform for the laundry industry, closed a $140 million Series C round led by Sumeru Equity Partners with additional investment from Camber Creek. The funding will support Cents’ AI-native product suite, customer support, expanded offerings for laundromats and dry cleaners, and further investment in proprietary payment hardware infrastructure.
Sumeru Equity Partners has made a $330 million control investment to acquire JobNimbus, a Lehi, Utah–headquartered SaaS provider for roofing and exterior contractors. The funding — supported by a senior credit facility arranged by Monroe Capital — will be used to scale product development (including AI features), expand the team, and accelerate growth; existing investors and founders will remain on the cap table and Sumeru will join the board.
Q4 Inc. will be acquired by a newly formed entity controlled by Sumeru Equity Partners in an all-cash transaction at $6.05 per common share. Proxy advisors ISS and Glass Lewis recommend shareholders vote in favor of the proposed arrangement.
beqom, the cloud-based total compensation management provider, has acquired Our Tandem, a continuous performance management SaaS platform founded in 2016. The deal, led by beqom with support from growth investor Sumeru Equity Partners, combines continuous performance feedback and coaching with compensation and rewards capabilities to deliver an integrated people-performance and rewards solution.
beqom, a Switzerland-based provider of cloud compensation management software, received a $300 million strategic majority investment led by Sumeru Equity Partners (Fund IV) alongside limited partner co-investors. The capital will be used to accelerate product innovation and scale beqom’s global customer base; the transaction is expected to close in Q2 subject to customary conditions.
Sumeru Equity Partners committed $70 million in growth capital to iProov to accelerate the biometric face-authentication provider’s expansion in the United States and internationally. The investment will support product and partner-network growth, hiring, and scaling of iProov’s Genuine Presence and Liveness Assurance technologies.
GoGuardian has acquired Edulastic, a next-generation K-12 online assessment platform, to integrate standards-aligned formative assessments into its K-12 digital learning suite. The deal was led by GoGuardian with participation from Sumeru Equity Partners; Edulastic was previously backed by Primera Capital and will expand GoGuardian's instructional capabilities across its large K-12 customer base.
Sumeru Equity Partners (and affiliates) has made a $200 million strategic growth investment in Loopio, the Toronto-based RFP response SaaS provider. The capital will be used to accelerate product development (including machine-learning automation), customer acquisition, hiring and international expansion.
GoGuardian, backed by Sumeru Equity Partners, has merged with Pear Deck to combine classroom management, student-safety, and student-engagement tools for K-12 schools. The deal brings together complementary EdTech products to expand GoGuardian's instructional technology offerings and deepen support for teachers, students, and districts across in-person, remote, and hybrid learning environments.
Sumeru Equity Partners led a $100 million investment to become the majority shareholder in SocialChorus, a workforce communications SaaS provider. Existing investors including Arrowroot Capital and Kohlberg Ventures remain significant investors (Arrowroot sold part of its stake while retaining a minority interest); the capital will be used to accelerate product investment, go-to-market expansion and continued growth.
Sumeru Equity Partners led a $100 million strategic growth investment in Ceros, a cloud-based interactive SaaS design platform, with participation from Ceros management and existing investors. The round closed in July 2020 and will support scaling the product, go-to-market efforts, and operational growth for the company.
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