Lead Edge Capital
VC Fund
New York, United States
Lead Edge Capital is a $5 billion growth equity firm investing in software, internet, and tech-enabled services businesses globally. The firm has invested in a number of major software and internet companies around the world, including Alibaba Group, Arrive Logistics, Asana, Azul Systems, Bazaarvoice, Benchling, Clearscore, Duo Security, Grafana,GrowthZone, Holistiplan, LeanStaffing, LiveView Technologies, Pacemate, Safesend, Signal Sciences, Tempo, Toast, Wise, and YouSign. Lead Edge has invested in more than 100 companies worldwide and has seen over 60 portfolio companies achieve an exit. One of the main drivers of Lead Edge’s success is its unique investor base, a group of 700+ executives, entrepreneurs, and dealmakers who have built and run some of the world’s most successful companies. In addition to providing flexible capital, Lead Edge leverages this global advisory group to connect portfolio companies with the customers, partners, talent, and advisors needed to accelerate growth.Lead Edge Capital was founded in 2011 and has offices in New York City and Santa Barbara.
- Total investments:
- 165
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 32%
- Fund size:
- $2B
- Last fund:
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Industries Lead Edge Capital invests in
Stages Lead Edge Capital invests in
Countries Lead Edge Capital invests in
Contacts
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Investment Focus
Industry
- Software 49 (30%)
- SaaS 28 (17%)
- Information Technology 22 (13%)
- Enterprise Software 16 (10%)
- Internet 11 (7%)
Stage
- Series C 29 (18%)
- Series B 19 (12%)
- Series A 14 (8%)
- Series D 13 (8%)
- Private Equity 13 (8%)
Country
- United States 84 (51%)
- China 4 (2%)
- Canada 4 (2%)
- United Kingdom 4 (2%)
- Spain 2 (1%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Bijan Sagart
Investor
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Investor | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Aaron Darr
Principal
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Principal | Total investments: 3 | Find email | |
Avery Rosin
Partner
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Partner | Total investments: 5 | Find email | |
Brian Lobdell
Principal
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Principal | Total investments: 4 | Find email | |
Brian Neider
Partner
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Partner | Total investments: 18 | Find email | |
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Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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Elektrik
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Elektrik is a website that helps users find cable part numbers, alternative brands of cable, and accessories that fit the cable.Elektrik's goal is to dramatically help distributors, contractors, engineers and manufacturers speed up the cable/accessory buying process. Elektrik is a team of industry experts and with their knowledge,Elektrik hopes to help everyone make it a simpler and more efficient way to find electrical supplies. | Private Equity / Jun 16, 2026 | |
Advancing Analytics
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Advancing Analytics is a multi-award-winning data consultancy specialising in modern, scalable Data and AI platforms. Founded in 2018, we have grown into a team of specialists delivering across the UK, US and EMEA, combining strong architecture with real-world delivery.Our Databricks partnership sits at the heart of what we do. As a DatabricksGold Brickbuilder consultancy, we bring proven engineering standards across the Lakehouse, machine learning and Generative AI. We are home to two Databricks MVPs and over 70 Databricks certified engineers, including 11 Databricks Partner Champions. Clients choose us for dependable delivery and teams that are easy to work with.Our partnerships with Microsoft, AWS, Sigma and Tabular Editor underpin how we design and build secure, governed Data & AI.As a recognised Microsoft partner, we hold three Advanced Specialisations in Analytics, AI and Machine Learning, and Build and Modernise AI Apps - and we are home to six Microsoft MVPs. Most of our work with Microsoft involves Azure Databricks, and we also compliment that with our expertise on Microsoft's AI Foundry platform, focusing on safe adoption and measurable outcomes - as well as supporting our clients who are using Power BI or other parts of the Microsoft Fabric platform to integrate with Databricks. The strength of our partnership with Microsoft gives us access to the product team to provide feedback on their Data & AI Platform - and crucially for our clients gives access to exclusive funding programmes to support POCs and implementations on the Azure platform.We focus on outcomes, not hype. We train your teams, co-deliver, and leave robust solutions that perform. Our community presence reflects our values, from our YouTube channel to local tech meetups across the UK and regular speaking slots at international Data and AI conferences.If you want a partner who blends strategic thought with hands-on excellence and keeps things straightforward, we are here to help. | Private Equity / Jun 11, 2026 | |
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Advancing Analytics
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Advancing Analytics is a multi-award-winning data consultancy specialising in modern, scalable Data and AI platforms. Founded in 2018, we have grown into a team of specialists delivering across the UK, US and EMEA, combining strong architecture with real-world delivery.Our Databricks partnership sits at the heart of what we do. As a DatabricksGold Brickbuilder consultancy, we bring proven engineering standards across the Lakehouse, machine learning and Generative AI. We are home to two Databricks MVPs and over 70 Databricks certified engineers, including 11 Databricks Partner Champions. Clients choose us for dependable delivery and teams that are easy to work with.Our partnerships with Microsoft, AWS, Sigma and Tabular Editor underpin how we design and build secure, governed Data & AI.As a recognised Microsoft partner, we hold three Advanced Specialisations in Analytics, AI and Machine Learning, and Build and Modernise AI Apps - and we are home to six Microsoft MVPs. Most of our work with Microsoft involves Azure Databricks, and we also compliment that with our expertise on Microsoft's AI Foundry platform, focusing on safe adoption and measurable outcomes - as well as supporting our clients who are using Power BI or other parts of the Microsoft Fabric platform to integrate with Databricks. The strength of our partnership with Microsoft gives us access to the product team to provide feedback on their Data & AI Platform - and crucially for our clients gives access to exclusive funding programmes to support POCs and implementations on the Azure platform.We focus on outcomes, not hype. We train your teams, co-deliver, and leave robust solutions that perform. Our community presence reflects our values, from our YouTube channel to local tech meetups across the UK and regular speaking slots at international Data and AI conferences.If you want a partner who blends strategic thought with hands-on excellence and keeps things straightforward, we are here to help. | Private Equity / Jun 11, 2026 | |
Pepper
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Pepper provides an AI-powered sales platform designed for food distributors and suppliers to manage customer engagement and order workflows. The platform centralizes product catalogs, pricing, promotions, and inventory data, allowing sales representatives and customers to place and manage orders digitally. Pepper integrates with existing ERP andaccounting systems to synchronize order processing, invoicing, and reporting functions. Its tools support mobile sales, real-time communication, and data tracking to streamline interactions between distributors and their buyers. The system also includes analytics features that help teams monitor purchasing patterns, manage accounts, and coordinate sales activities across channels. | $50M / Series C / Feb 20, 2026 | |
Artera
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Well Health provides a communication platform that connects patients to healthcare organizations through text, email, phone, and live chat. WELL is a communication tool that allows front offices to have two-way text conversations with patients, using existing office phone numbers. The platform is designed from the ground up to make patientcommunications more intuitive across the enterprise. Well Health's mission is to make going to the doctor as easy as meeting up with a close friend. | $65M / Series D / Dec 03, 2025 | |
Azul Systems
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Azul Systems, the industry’s only company exclusively focused on Java and the Java Virtual Machine (JVM), builds fully supported, certified standards-compliant Java runtime solutions that bring the power of Java to the enterprise, cloud, and embedded/IoT. Zing is a JVM designed for a wide variety of enterprise Java applications and workloadsthat may require any combination of low latency, high transaction rates, large working memory, improved query performance and/or consistent response times. Zulu is Azul’s family of certified, freely available open source builds of OpenJDK with a variety of flexible commercial support options, available in configurations for ISVs, enterprises, and on-premise or Cloud deployments, as well as custom and embedded/IoT devices. For additional information, visit www.azul.com. | Secondary Market / Nov 18, 2025 | |
Highway
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Highway provides software solutions to identify and verify the actual carriers hauling freight, aiming to reduce fraud and enhance digital bookings. The platform integrates with various systems to streamline logistics and improve transparency in the transportation industry. Highway's services include carrier verification, fraud prevention, anddigital booking optimization, making it a valuable tool for logistics and freight management companies. | Private Equity / Aug 20, 2025 | |
BinSentry
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BinSentry is an agricultural technology company developing an innovative Internet of Things (IoT) solution which enables feed mills and livestock producers to effectively monitor on-farm inventory, dramatically increasing operational efficiencies. It was founded in 2017 and is based in Kitchener, Canada. | $50M / Series C / Aug 11, 2025 | |
Cove
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At Cove, we build a one-stop-shop SaaS platform that transforms your building experience. Backed by strategic investors like Blackstone, we sit at the intersection of owners, operators, and tenants - empowering them to unlock the full potential of their physical space. This is the modern experience: register guests, book amenities, lease flexoffice space, and submit work orders — all from the palm of your hand. | Private Equity / Jun 02, 2025 | |
Sanity
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Sanity is the platform for structured content that lets teams build exceptional digital experiences. By treating content as data, modern organizations use our APIs to build optimal editing workflows and share content between systems to increase digital velocity. Our mission is to be the most versatile system for creating and distributing digitalcontent to any device, application or channel..Sanity was founded in Norway and has offices in Oslo and San Francisco. | $85M / Series C / May 02, 2025 | |
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What does Lead Edge Capital invest in?
Lead Edge Capital invests primarily in Software, SaaS and Information Technology startups, most often at Series C and Series B stage. Most of the 165 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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The team at Lead Edge Capital includes Bijan Sagart (Investor), Aaron Darr (Principal) and Avery Rosin (Partner), among 19 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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