FTV Capital

We’re so happy to kick off 2025 by announcing the close of our latest (and record!) fundraise totaling $4.05 billion in capital commitments for FTV VIII, our flagship fund, and FTV Ascend I, a debut fund dedicated to smaller investments. 🎉 With this fundraise we carry forward our mission to partner with the most innovative, high-growth companies globally and help them accelerate growth. Building on our 26-year lineage of proactively identifying, funding and supporting entrepreneurs, our approach with FTV VIII and FTV Ascend I remains steadfast: … Focus on core sectors – enterprise and financial technology and services – where we have significant experience and a proven track record. … Build long-term relationships rooted in trust and collaboration to drive exceptional outcomes.  … Add value by leveraging our deep domain expertise, distinctive Global Partner Network®, and proven value creation platform via FTV Propel®. As growth equity plays an increasingly vital role in the innovation ecosystem, the launch of FTV Ascend I alongside our flagship fund allows us to support more entrepreneurs across a broader equity check spectrum while ensuring that every FTV portfolio company benefits from the breadth and depth of our platform. We couldn’t be more excited to partner with the next generation of entrepreneurs who are shaping global industries. Thank you to our limited partners, management teams, strategic advisors, Global Partner Network executives and the many other collaborators in our extended community for your partnership in #PoweringGrowthTogether. 🙌 📰 Read the full announcement in our press release: https://lnkd.in/gNTPPCtA #growthequity #growthinvesting

Congratulations to FTV-backed Zema Global Data Corporation, a leading data management and analytics provider for the energy, commodities and financial sectors, on its acquisition of cQuant.io, an analytics platform serving energy and commodity companies. FTV is proud to support the acquisition with additional financing.   This strategic move furthers Zema Global’s mission to deliver real-time, enterprise-grade insights that transform industry operations. By combining its data and curve management capabilities with cQuant.io’s advanced analytics platform, the partnership enables faster, more accurate decisions. It also underscores Zema Global’s commitment to solving the key challenges facing energy and commodities firms including growing data complexity and optimizing real-time decisions across global operations.   We’re excited to see Zema Global and cQuant.io join forces to further innovation, product development and global support. 👏👏 📰 https://lnkd.in/gUpHiVMQ #dataanalytics #datamanagement #commodities #energy #PoweringGrowthTogether CC: Andrea Remyn Stone, Robert Anderson, Brent Fierro, Payam Vadi, Andreas Katsis, Liam Villano

Very excited to share that FTV has reinvested in ReliaQuest at a $3.4 billion valuation, also generating a fantastic exit for FTV’s earlier investors. 🙌 FTV was ReliaQuest’s first institutional investor, and over the last decade the company has gone from bootstrapped startup to a global cybersecurity powerhouse, providing an industry-leading, AI-powered security operations platform. In that time, the company has consistently outperformed, growing revenue 30x and scaling to six locations worldwide, 1000+ customers and 1200+ employees. Our new investment, alongside EQT Group and KKR, will accelerate the company’s innovation in AI-driven cybersecurity automation and fuel international expansion. Our enthusiasm to reinvest is driven by ReliaQuest’s: + Vast and growing market opportunity with global security spend exceeding $200 billion as cybersecurity threats mount and increase in complexity. + Differentiated AI-driven platform – GreyMatter – that enables customers to execute on a best-of-breed approach towards cybersecurity. + Exceptional, forward-thinking management team led by Founder and CEO Brian Murphy that continues demonstrate an impressive ability to drive market leadership. + Outstanding performance and track record of growth with ambitious plans to scale even further. Thank you, ReliaQuest, for trusting FTV to be a part of your momentous growth story. We're thrilled to continue collaborating to make security possible! 📰 https://lnkd.in/gpy5fX8N #cybersecurity #growthequity #MakeSecurityPossible #PoweringGrowthTogether CC: Kyle Griswold, Richard Liu, Justin Levine, Rishay Patel, Steve Provencher

Congrats to FTV portfolio company DataArt on this exciting acquisition and expansion into Chile! As a global leader in software engineering, they’re expanding their reach and accelerating next-gen innovation in data, analytics and AI for the top enterprises around the world.   We’re proud to back visionary companies like DataArt on their journey to scale, innovate and lead the future of tech. 🤩   #digitalengineering #techtalent #innovation #LATAM

We invested in Windward because the need for maritime intelligence has never been greater. A category-leading maritime AI company, Windward has bold ambitions to help government agencies and leading enterprises navigate the shifting global trade and security landscape. Our recent take-private acquisition of Windward will give it the flexibility to scale faster, innovate further and capture its full market potential. Learn more about our investment thesis and partnership with Windward. Links in the comments. 🔗 👇 cc: Brad Bernstein, Jerome Hershey, Giovanni Bacarella #maritimeAI #supplychain #globalcommerce #globaltrade

Where should investors be looking in 2025? Our Managing Partner, Brad Bernstein, led a panel at SuperReturn North America last week discussing that and the high-growth sectors shaping this year. Read highlights and Brad's key takeaways below. 👇 #privateequity #growthinvesting #fintech #ai #privatemarkets

As global maritime trade grows and simultaneously geopolitical tensions rise, supply chain pressures mount and regulatory requirements evolve, global shipping has become more complex and vulnerable, spurring increased demand for maritime intelligence. This is exactly why we’re thrilled to have closed our acquisition of global maritime AI leader Windward, establishing the company as a privately held U.S. company. ⚓   Windward leverages maritime analytics and AI-powered predictive intelligence to deliver real-time insights and actionable data across operations, risk and compliance, helping government agencies and leading global enterprises navigate the shifting global trade and security landscape. With FTV’s investment, the company will accelerate product development and global expansion, including strengthening its foothold in the U.S., setting the stage for significant growth in key government and commercial sectors.    We identified Windward years ago as part of our thematic focus on governance, risk and compliance software and have spent the last eight years getting to know Ami Daniel, Matan Peled and the Windward management team. We couldn't be more excited about our partnership – welcome to the FTV portfolio! 🥳 📰 Read the full press release here: https://lnkd.in/ge7AyQuA #maritimeAI #supplychain #PoweringGrowthTogether cc: Brad Bernstein, Jerome Hershey, Giovanni Bacarella, Brian Papsin, Zach Tan

Not all billboards stop us in our tracks—but this one? 🤩 Congrats to 360 Privacy on your growth investment from FTV and this exciting Nasdaq moment. We’re proud to be your partner in advancing digital protection for executives and leading enterprises! ICYMI, link to announcement in comments 👇🔗 #digitalprivacy #cybersecurity #executiveprotection #PoweringGrowthTogether cc: Alexander Malvone, Bree (Buysse) Williams, Kyleigh DeFalco

As cyber-attacks escalate in frequency and sophistication, they are significantly outpacing traditional defenses, targeting executives across both the digital and physical world. This is why we're so happy to announce our $36 million investment in 360 Privacy, a leading digital executive protection platform that bridges the gap between cybersecurity and physical protection imperatives. Combining software and white glove service, 360 Privacy's turnkey solution automatically scrapes the internet and dark web in real-time to identify, remove and continuously monitor for personally identifiable information (PII). 360 Privacy serves both B2B and B2C customers – remediating risk to Fortune 500 enterprises and their executives, as well as high-net-worth families, athletes and entertainers. (A perfect fit for the executives and enterprises in our Global Partner Network! 😊) FTV’s investment will help 360 expand its engineering and revenue teams, accelerate technology and product innovation and further enhance its best-in-class customer service to safeguard organizations and their executives. It is also the newest addition to our our long-established track record of cybersecurity investments and one of our first investments in FTV Ascend I. Congrats to Adam, Gavin and the entire 360 Privacy team. Welcome to the FTV portfolio! 🥳 📰 Read the full press release here: https://lnkd.in/gwsStKXw #digitalprivacy #cybersecurity #executiveprotection #PoweringGrowthTogether cc: Alexander Malvone, Bree (Buysse) Williams, Kyleigh DeFalco

More than half of small businesses in America now rely on vertical SaaS to operate—a shift that’s redefining entire industries. Stripe’s 2024 Annual Letter highlights how these vertical software platforms are unlocking impressive growth through the integration of payments, calling out FTV-backed SingleOps—business management software for arborists and the green industry—as a prime example of how vertical-specific solutions are driving efficiency and growth. This rise of vertical software represents an exciting market opportunity where FTV brings deep domain expertise and a strong track record. Here's our take in this "In Focus" interview with FTV Partners Robert Anderson and Kyle Griswold. 📰 https://lnkd.in/gPegVCRz #verticalsoftware #embeddedfinance #payments