Summit Partners

About Summit Partners

Growth equity for exceptional entrepreneurs: your skill, ingenuity and perseverance have already made your business a success. Our capital, expertise and resources can take you further. Experienced Partnership We’re honored to have partnered with some of the world’s best entrepreneurs. Summit Partners was founded in 1984 with a commitment to find and partner with exceptional entrepreneurs to help them accelerate their growth and achieve dramatic results. Since then, Summit has become the investment partner of choice for many of the best growth companies in the world. We’ve grown to a team of more than 90 investment professionals, led by 28 Managing Directors whose tenures average more than 13 years with Summit. We have the capital and team to support your growth initiatives. Flexible Investment Approach From venture capital to growth equity to fixed income, we can provide capital to fit all stages of your growth. Our range of funds enables us to offer tailored options designed to support your company’s continued growth. Entrepreneurs and management teams use capital from Summit Partners for a variety of purposes—from growth and shareholder liquidity to recapitalizations and management buyouts—but always with the singular goal of success. We are currently investing more than $7.2 billion into equity and fixed income opportunities. Our target investment range is $10 million to more than $500 million. We are equally comfortable investing for minority or majority positions. Global Reach We have the international network to help you succeed in today’s global economy. We invest around the world, and have portfolio companies in North and South America, Europe, Asia, Australia and Africa. Based from offices in North America and Europe, our team travels the globe in search of growing companies and the resources to support them. From recruiting local talent, to connecting you with potential clients, customers and partners, to helping you expand geographically, Summit’s reach is extensive. Extensive Resources When you partner with Summit, you get the committed resources of one of the largest teams in the industry. We’re here to help when and where you need us, and lend the full resources of our firm toward realizing your vision. At an advisory level, whether as board members or through our Executive-in-Residence program, we form a go-to network that delivers strategic guidance and insight on the issues and opportunities that impact your company’s growth and success. At an operational level, we offer hands-on, tactical support through our Peak Performance Group; expertise in structuring and financing transactions through our Capital Markets Team; and dedicated recruiting resources through our Talent and Recruiting Team. On all levels, we are organized and committed to helping your company grow and succeed.
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  • David W. Averett, Managing Director