# Brian Ruder

> Brian Ruder is a private equity investor at Permira backing Software. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Permira](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/permira)
- Location: San Francisco, United States
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: Mar 2022
- Lead investor: 75%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brian-ruder-86710b22/

Brian Ruder is a private equity investor at Permira in San Francisco focused on Software and Cloud Computing. Brian Ruder is based out of Menlo Park, CA and is the Co-Managing Partner and Co-CEO of Permira. Brian previously worked at Partner as a Francisco Partners. Brian Ruder attended the Harvard Business School.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 2 | 50% |
| Cloud Computing | 2 | 50% |
| Enterprise Software | 2 | 50% |
| Art | 1 | 25% |
| Internet | 1 | 25% |

14 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Private Equity | 3 | 75% |
| Series E | 1 | 25% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 3 | 75% |
| Australia | 1 | 25% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| McAfee | McAfee is an online security company that provides virus alerts and analysis on malware, network security threats, and web vulnerabilities.As a cybersecurity company, McAfee provides advanced security solutions to consumers, small and large businesses, enterprises, and governments. Security technologies from McAfee use the predictive capabilitythat is powered by McAfee Global Threat Intelligence, which enables home users and businesses to stay one step ahead of the next wave of viruses, malware, and other online threats.For business, enterprise, and government, McAfee provides comprehensive, integrated information security solutions that cover any environment. Their endpoint and mobile security solutions protect end-user devices from threats, including viruses, phishing, malware, and other threats that target endpoints and users and include antivirus software and web security protection. Their network security solutions protect a network and its perimeter. McAfee solutions protect servers, databases, and data centers from threats that target enterprise systems.Their cloud security solutions provide advanced protection from online threats, whether they are using public, private, or hybrid cloud computing technologies. All their security solutions are managed through the centralized, single-console McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator that allows efficient and responsive management of the security infrastructure. Finally, McAfee Professional Services provide consulting, education, and technical support for all their security products and solutions.For home users, McAfee secures mobile devices, including phones and tablets, as well as home PC, laptops, and other devices. McAfee products such as McAfee Total Protection and McAfee LiveSafe provide comprehensive antivirus and antimalware protection, as well as internet security that includes protection from adware, spyware, phishing scams, malicious websites, identity theft, and other threats to online security.In 1987, McAfee, Petko Stoyanov, and Ravi Kannan co-founded the company in Santa Clara, California. |  | Private Equity | Mar 01, 2022 |  |
| Minted | Minted is a design platform whose mission it is to bring the best in independent design to consumers everywhere. The company uses technology to bring the unique, best-selling design to market at scale. Using its crowdsourcing technology, consumers are empowered to vote for the designs they love and want to see sold, ensuring that Minted alwayssells continuously fresh and trend-forward products. The winning designs are manufactured by Minted, enabling artists from around the world to share and sell their work while letting Minted do the rest. Since launch in 2007, the company has expanded to serve consumers in new categories including wall art, textiles, digital content, and home decor, as well as serve major retailers and consumer products brands with data-backed design through licensing and wholesale partnerships. Minted was established in 2007 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California. | $208M | Series E | Dec 14, 2018 |  |
| Genesys | Every year, Genesys orchestrates more than 70 billion remarkable customer experiences for organizations in more than 100 countries. Through the power of our cloud, digital and AI technologies, organizations can realize Experience as a Service SM our vision for empathetic customer experiences at scale. With Genesys, organizations have the power todeliver proactive, predictive, and hyper personalized experiences to deepen their customer connection across every marketing, sales, and service moment on any channel, while also improving employee productivity and engagement. By transforming back-office technology to a modern revenue velocity engine Genesys enables true intimacy at scale to foster customer trust and loyalty. | $900M | Private Equity | Jul 22, 2016 |  |
| Aconex Limited | Aconex Limited (ASX: ACX) provides the #1 cloud and mobile collaboration platform for the global construction industry. This platform gives owners and contractors in the construction, infrastructure, and energy and resources sectors project-wide visibility and control between the many different organizations collaborating across their projects.With more than 70,000 user organizations and over $1 trillion of project value delivered in more than 70 countries, Aconex is the industry’s most widely adopted and trusted platform. Founded in 2000, Aconex has 47 offices in 23 countries around the world. The company's ordinary shares are traded on the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) under the ticker code ACX and are included in the S&P/ASX 200 Index. | $85M | Private Equity | Sep 23, 2008 |  |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [CPP Investments](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/canada-pension-plan-investment-board) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [CPP Investments](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cpp-investments) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Crosspoint Capital Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/crosspoint-capital-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [GIC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gic) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Hellman & Friedman](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hellman-friedmann) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Permira

VC Fund · London, United Kingdom

Permira is a global investment firm that multiplies the potential of companies and people to build successful businesses with growth ambitions. Founded in 1985, the firm applies a thematic approach across two core asset classes – Private Equity and Credit – with a focus on growth in five key sectors: Technology, Consumer, Healthcare, Services andClimate. Permira employs over 500 people in 16 offices across Europe, North America, and Asia.

5 contacts available at Permira.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Amol Kulkarni | Senior Adviser | — |
| Andrew Young | Partner | — |
| Barry O'Sullivan | Senior Advisor | — |
| Brian Ruder | Co-Managing Partner and Co-CEO | — |
| Dipan Patel | Co-Managing Partner and Co-CEO | — |

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## FAQ

### What does Brian Ruder invest in?

Brian Ruder invests primarily in Software, Cloud Computing and Enterprise Software startups, most often at Private Equity and Series E stage. Most of the 4 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

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### When did Brian Ruder last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Brian Ruder closed in Mar 2022. Shizune tracks 4 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

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