Insight Partners

Today, as Insight Partners celebrates our 30th year of software investing, we are proud to announce the close of our thirteenth flagship fund with a dedicated buyout co-invest fund (together “Fund XIII”), as well as the closing of our structured equity fund, Opportunities Fund II, raising over $12.5B to support scaling software leaders. We are grateful for the trust that new and long-term investors have placed in our strategy of finding and scaling the industry’s most innovative and transformative software companies.     To honor these milestones, we have codified what drives us and how we operate.     The Insight Way is how we work with founders, how we train the next generation of investors, and how we continue to push the boundaries of what’s possible.    Many things in this industry can be copied. The Insight Way cannot.    • We believe in a software-first, stage-agnostic approach to investing. We don’t follow trends, we define them.     • We believe in the power of process. Success isn’t a moment; it’s a system.    • We believe in relentless innovation. Whether through sourcing, scaling, or exiting, we’re always evolving. We’re always improving.     • We believe in the importance of people. From our team to our founders, we invest in talent and trust them to lead.    • We believe in the power of partnerships. When built on trust, they stand the test of time.    • We believe in building enduring legacies, not fleeting wins. This includes our own. https://lnkd.in/evpyg_Dm

This week in Onsite Hour — weekly tactical sessions for our portfolio companies, driven by our in-house experts — we explored how customer success, support, and implementation leaders are operationalizing AI to drive better customer outcomes. From onboarding to renewals, AI is helping teams pinpoint risk, prioritize actions, and personalize outreach at scale.   Led by Samma Hafeez and Jared Brickman, this session featured portfolio leaders Bestpass by Fleetworthy's Cindy Ellers, AssemblyAI's Ryan Seams, Tricentis' Genady (Gene) Rashkovan, Exclaimer's Lucinda Ella Morek, and NMI's Jerry Renkowski. They focused on:   ⚙️ Using AI to prioritize action: Predictive models help CS teams identify at-risk accounts and expansion opportunities earlier — so they can focus their time where it matters most.   ⚙️ Automating intelligently, not impersonally: Tools like AI-driven onboarding, renewal nudges, and customer health scoring reduce manual work while preserving empathy and relevance.   ⚙️ Operationalizing AI like any GTM initiative: The best rollouts start with a specific problem to solve, a cross-functional team, and clear KPIs like onboarding time, CSAT, or NRR impact.   ⚙️ Tying AI to business outcomes: If it’s not improving retention, efficiency, or pipeline, it’s just tech for tech’s sake. AI is a growth lever — treat it like one.   Stay tuned for more top takeaways from our Onsite Hour series. Interested in joining a team using AI to improve work and customer experiences? There are nearly 700 open customer success, support, and implementation roles across the Insight portfolio: https://lnkd.in/eRvGDh9x

We’re thrilled to see Insight’s AI portfolio on this year’s Forbes AI 50 list! Congratulations to Databricks, Writer, and bolt.new (StackBlitz) on being recognized 🎉   Amidst a crowded AI landscape, these companies stand out for their strong leadership, business model, and innovative use of AI to solve real-world challenges for consumers and businesses across industries. We’re proud to partner with them as they scale up on their growth journeys.   See the full list here: https://lnkd.in/eF5_ZwTJ

Congratulations to incident.io, the end-to-end incident management platform, on their $62M Series B raise! We're excited to partner with this innovative cybersecurity company on the next chapter of their ScaleUp journey 🚀 Learn more here: https://lnkd.in/ez9QaDcR

We’re thrilled to see Insight’s own Crissy Costa Behrens recognized on ADWEEK’s inaugural AI Trailblazers Power 100 list! The Power 100 honors the visionaries, disruptors, and rising stars helping define the future of marketing through the power of AI. As an investor and AI expert, Crissy partners closely with her AI portfolio companies to ensure they are capitalized and scaling for success—and in turn, helping their customers leverage AI to improve business operations and outcomes. Please join us in congratulating Crissy! https://lnkd.in/dkVcVtDV

In the age of AI, the rules of business are being rewritten in real time. From how companies engage customers to how employees interact with software, intelligent systems drive a wave of transformation across every enterprise layer. In this ScaleUp:AI recap, Managing Director George Mathew sits down with Jasper’s Chief Strategy Officer Suhail Nimji to explore what it really means to build for an AI-native future. They unpack how forward-thinking organizations are reimagining business models, redefining workflows, and laying the foundation for agentic systems that can reason, act, and evolve — bringing us closer to a new enterprise operating model powered by intelligence. https://lnkd.in/d_4PYuMT

Congratulations to HoneyHive, a leading AI agent observability and evaluation platform, on announcing its general availability launch alongside $7.4M in total funding! Managing Director George Mathew said of the deal, "Enterprise AI agents are evolving from performing simple tasks to becoming the building blocks of sophisticated AI systems. HoneyHive's approach of leveraging traces for evaluations and monitoring within multi-agent architectures, plays a critical role in the enterprise AI stack. The team's awesome execution and deep technical expertise positions us well in this segment of the observability market." Read more here: https://lnkd.in/eN6-QzzT

This week in Onsite Hour — weekly tactical sessions for our portfolio companies, driven by our in-house experts — we explored how #SaaS leaders can turn brand from a creative exercise into a high-leverage growth strategy. When done right, brand accelerates pipeline, sharpens positioning, and unifies teams — not just visually, but strategically.   This session, led by Meg Fitzgerald, featured Lantern CMO Shelly Towns and SVP Paul McDonnell, as well as Atreo CEO Carmel Yoeli, and focused on: 📣 Stand out or get left behind: In an AI-flooded, hyper-competitive market, brand is your only real differentiator. It’s what builds trust, breaks through the noise, and makes customers choose you over the rest. 📣 Make brand a boardroom priority: Brand isn’t just a marketing play — it’s a business strategy. Long-term brand investment, backed by leadership, drives sustainable growth and lasting competitive advantage. 📣 Rally the whole company around brand: Brand succeeds when it’s owned by everyone — not just marketing. Align product, sales, and leadership to make brand a growth engine that powers the entire business. 📣 Prove brand’s business impact: Brand isn’t fluff — it’s fuel. Track key metrics that tie brand to revenue, sales efficiency, and GTM effectiveness to show its real impact on the bottom line. Stay tuned for more top takeaways from our Onsite Hour series. And there are 500+ open brand and marketing roles across the Insight portfolio — join a high-growth company where brand is a strategic lever, not just a logo: https://lnkd.in/eyBwhJe4

How has venture capital evolved over the past 30 years? Managing Director Deven Parekh recently reflected on significant changes in the venture capital industry and broader technology landscape — from Insight's early days as a software investor to today. “Over the course of the 25 years, we've continued to fund these transitions — from client server to cloud to mobile to AI," says Parekh. Here are some of the highlights: • How investment strategies have evolved over time • The changing dynamics within the VC market • Navigating new opportunities and challenges in AI See the full article here: https://lnkd.in/eKS8vGxh

“This category is constantly reinventing itself, and this was a chance to reshape a whole industry — I loved the cultural significance of that.” So said Anand Eswaran, who joined Veeam Software as CEO in 2021. “Veeam’s product was the best in the market, and I knew I could help bring a renewed focus on go-to-market, engineering, and execution.” Founded in 2006 by Ratmir Timashev and Andrei Baronov, Veeam disrupted the data protection industry by focusing on virtual machines. It has since expanded to secure hybrid and multi-cloud environments, becoming a leader in backup and disaster recovery, with Insight acquiring the business in 2020 and driving scale through M&A. “Veeam is an incredible business, and it needed a certain kind of leader for this next chapter,” says Managing Director Philine Huizing. “He also cares a lot about the people who work for him — their points of view, their careers, their ambitions for the business — and that is a powerful thing.” Under Eswaran's stewardship, Veeam has grown to nearly $2B in ARR while maintaining 30% profitability. But business metrics are not his only focus. “Numbers are a consequence of meeting our real goal: to safeguard the digital world with exceptional resilience.” Now, with 550,000 customers, including 67% of the Global 2000, Veeam is the global leader in data protection and has built a fiercely loyal community. As Eswaran puts it, “Go to Reddit forums, and you see our customers using the phrase: ‘It just works.’” Read more about Veeam’s journey and what’s next: https://lnkd.in/eSg6EczA #DataResilience #CyberSecurity #TechLeadership #Innovation #BackupSolutions