# Hellman & Friedman

> Hellman & Friedman is a VC fund backing Software and Health Care. See 28 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: San Francisco, United States
- Total investments: 28
- Last investment: May 2026
- Lead investor: 43%
- Fund size: $24B
- Last fund: Jul 2021
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/28202/
- Website: http://www.hf.com

Hellman & Friedman is a VC fund in San Francisco focused on Software and Health Care. Hellman & Friedman, founded in 1984, is a private equity investment firm well respected for its distinctive investment philosophy and approach. Its offices are located in San Francisco, London, and New York. Its objective is to invest long-term equity capital to support the strategic and financial objectives of outstanding management teamsoperating businesses with defensible positions in growing markets. Over lifetime, it has distinguished ourselves as a flexible source of capital and a value-added partner.Its team consists of over 45 investment professionals, including 18 managing directors with an average tenure with the Firm of over ten years. This allows them to spend substantial time working with the companies in which they invest.Limited partner investors in its funds include many of the largest U.S. and international corporate pension funds, U.S. state pension funds, university endowments and foundations.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 7 | 25% |
| Health Care | 4 | 14% |
| Insurance | 3 | 11% |
| Enterprise Software | 3 | 11% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 3 | 11% |

61 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Private Equity | 11 | 39% |
| Funding Round | 7 | 25% |
| Series A | 2 | 7% |
| Series B | 2 | 7% |
| Series C | 1 | 4% |

7 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 15 | 54% |
| Canada | 4 | 14% |
| Bermuda | 1 | 4% |
| Finland | 1 | 4% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Allen Thorpe | Partner, Investment Committee | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/allen-thorpe |
| Blake Kleinman | Managing Director and Partner | 3 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/blake-kleinman |
| Patrick Healy | Chief Executive Officer | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/patrick-healy-1443 |
| Philip Hammarskjold | Managing Director | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/philip-hamma-rskjold |
| Stefan Goetz | MD - London Office | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/stefan-goetz |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Anthropic Applied AI JV | Anthropic's Applied AI JV will embed applied AI engineers directly within companies to redesign workflows and integrate Claude models into core processes rather than just selling software licenses. | $1.5B | Private Equity | May 04, 2026 |  |
| Baker Tilly | Since they formed in 1987, they have grown to a top ten practice with over 100 employees in Ireland. they are known for building long term, personal relationships with their clients. they know that their success is measured by their clients’ success, if they are achieving their goals they know they’re doing their job.As a top ten firm, theyoffer access to service line specialists, sector specific experience and can leverage true international expertise through their membership of the Baker Tilly International network. they offer solutions.Their client’s requirements are their strategic drivers. They keep us striving to do more, to go further, to realise the very best outcome for their business challenges. In turn, they deliver hard-working solutions, innovative strategies and expert advice, borne of industry experience and rigorous thought.They give advice they believe in. |  | Private Equity | Jun 05, 2025 |  |
| Mehilainen | Mehilainen is a private healthcare company offering a comprehensive range of social and healthcare services to both public and private customers. The company's services encompass various sectors, including private healthcare, public healthcare, and social care services. Mehiläinen operates numerous medical centers, hospitals, and clinicsacross Finland, providing services such as general practice, specialist consultations, dental care, and mental health support. |  | Private Equity | Apr 01, 2025 |  |
| Mehilainen | Mehilainen is a private healthcare company offering a comprehensive range of social and healthcare services to both public and private customers. The company's services encompass various sectors, including private healthcare, public healthcare, and social care services. Mehiläinen operates numerous medical centers, hospitals, and clinicsacross Finland, providing services such as general practice, specialist consultations, dental care, and mental health support. |  | Private Equity | Apr 01, 2025 |  |
| TRADER Corporation | TRADER Corporation provides online media, dealership software, and lender services. |  | Private Equity | Aug 16, 2024 |  |
| Baker Tilly | Since they formed in 1987, they have grown to a top ten practice with over 100 employees in Ireland. they are known for building long term, personal relationships with their clients. they know that their success is measured by their clients’ success, if they are achieving their goals they know they’re doing their job.As a top ten firm, theyoffer access to service line specialists, sector specific experience and can leverage true international expertise through their membership of the Baker Tilly International network. they offer solutions.Their client’s requirements are their strategic drivers. They keep us striving to do more, to go further, to realise the very best outcome for their business challenges. In turn, they deliver hard-working solutions, innovative strategies and expert advice, borne of industry experience and rigorous thought.They give advice they believe in. | $977.6M | Private Equity | Feb 05, 2024 |  |
| Cortex | Cortex is creating an innovative, totally integrated, all-encompassing platform for assessing and treating AFib with precision, simplicity, and speed. The company has formed a proficient team comprising highly skilled and experienced engineers and clinical experts dedicated to introducing this innovative suite of technologies to the market. | $90M |  | Dec 07, 2023 |  |
| Cortex | Cortex is creating an innovative, totally integrated, all-encompassing platform for assessing and treating AFib with precision, simplicity, and speed. The company has formed a proficient team comprising highly skilled and experienced engineers and clinical experts dedicated to introducing this innovative suite of technologies to the market. | $90M | Private Equity | Dec 07, 2023 |  |
| Novata | Novata is an ESG platform built specifically for private markets. | $30M | Series B | Feb 28, 2023 |  |
| Ignite Reading | Ignite Reading is a literacy tutoring organization that helps students with reading progress. The organization partners with schools and districts nationally to provide K-8 students with reading instruction grounded in the science of reading. Schools in its program receive a dedicated team of virtual tutors trained in an evidence-based foundationalreading skills curriculum rooted in the Science of Reading. Tutors meet virtually every day with students in targeted time, 15-minute sessions. | $10M | Series A | Feb 01, 2023 |  |

10 of 28 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Valeas Capital Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/valeas-capital-partners) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Blackstone](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/blackstone) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Dragoneer Investment Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dragoneer-investment-group) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [General Catalyst](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/general-catalyst-partners) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [JMI Equity](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jmi-equity) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co.](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kkr) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Hellman & Friedman invest in?

Hellman & Friedman invests primarily in Software, Health Care and Insurance startups, most often at Private Equity and Funding Round stage. Most of the 28 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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### Who are the partners at Hellman & Friedman?

The team at Hellman & Friedman includes Allen Thorpe (Partner, Investment Committee), Blake Kleinman (Managing Director and Partner) and Patrick Healy (Chief Executive Officer), among 15 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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