Silver Lake
VC Fund
Menlo Park, United States
Silver Lake is a global technology investment firm focused solely on making large-scale investments in leading technology companies.They are partners to world-class management teams that seek to use their capital and expertise to build and extend their market leadership. seeks to formulate its investments to enable growth and frequently employsconservative capital structures designed to drive aggressive investment in new initiatives, innovation, and business expansion.Their core investment thesis is that the technology industries represent an extraordinary yet under-exploited target for large-scale private investments. The firm also seeks to cultivate proprietary or specialized investment opportunities not typically available to generalist investors. It devotes its full scope of talent and intellectual capital to the singular mission of investing in the world’s technology, technology-enabled businesses, and related growth businesses.Silver Lake was established in 1999 by David Roux, Glenn Hutchins, Jim Davidson, and Roger McNamee and is based in Menlo Park, California.
- Total investments:
- 148
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 57%
- Fund size:
- $18B
- Last fund:
Last updated:
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Industries Silver Lake invests in
Stages Silver Lake invests in
Countries Silver Lake invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
Round size
- Series C
- $30M–$14B
- Private Equity
- $84M–$4.6B
- Post-IPO Equity
- $350M–$1.2B
Investment Focus
Industry
- Software 22 (15%)
- Information Technology 22 (15%)
- Enterprise Software 17 (11%)
- SaaS 15 (10%)
- Artificial Intelligence 10 (7%)
Stage
- Private Equity 46 (31%)
- Post-IPO Equity 12 (8%)
- Series C 8 (5%)
- Series D 8 (5%)
- Series B 7 (5%)
Country
- United States 73 (49%)
- China 8 (5%)
- India 6 (4%)
- United Kingdom 3 (2%)
- Germany 2 (1%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ajay Shah
Sumeru Founding Managing Partner
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Sumeru Founding Managing Partner | Total investments: 5 | Find email | |
Christian Lucas
Managing Director
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Managing Director | Total investments: 4 | Find email | |
David Roux
Co-Founder & Senior Director
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Co-Founder & Senior Director | Total investments: 8 | Find email | |
David Zhang
Director
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Director | Total investments: 3 | Find email | |
Karen King
Managing Director
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Managing Director | Total investments: 1 | Find email | |
| See all 29 team members → | ||||
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
Waymo
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Waymo stands for a new way forward in mobility. it is a self-driving technology company with a mission to make it safe and easy for people and things to move around.Waymo improves transportation by building software and sensor technology developed in Google’s labs since 2009. In October 2015, they achieved the world’s first fully self-drivingtrip on public roads, in a car without a steering wheel or pedals. They refine Waymo technology through one billion miles of simulation testing each year, and the cars have self-driven over two million miles on public roads across four U.S. cities.It was founded in 2009 and is located in Mountain View, California. | $16B / Series D / Feb 02, 2026 | |
TikTok USDS Joint Venture
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TikTok USDS Joint Venture operates as a short-form video entertainment app. | Private Equity / Dec 18, 2025 | |
Electronic Arts
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Electronic Arts (EA) is a global interactive entertainment software company that delivers games, content, and online services for internet-connected consoles, personal computers, mobile phones, and tablets. The company develops and publishes video games for various platforms, including PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii,iPhone, iPad, Android, and Windows Phone.Some of its popular games include The Sims, Madden NFL, EA SPORTS FIFA, Battlefield, Dragon Age, Plants vs. Zombies, Need for Speed, Battlefield, and Mass Effect.Electronic Arts was founded in 1982 and is based in Redwood City, California. | Private Equity / Sep 29, 2025 | |
Omaha Productions
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Omaha Productions, co-founded by Peyton Manning and Jamie Horowitz, has rapidly emerged as a prominent media enterprise. In 2020, Josh Pyatt and Jamie Horowitz presented Manning with a compelling pitch to start a media company. Initially hesitant, Manning recognized the potential in their proposal: the ability to run a media company from his Denverhome, with the freedom to explore diverse subjects beyond football. Thus, Omaha Productions was born.Within just two and a half years, Omaha Productions has become a media powerhouse. The company produces several shows for ESPN, including the popular "Peyton's Places" and the highly acclaimed "Manningcast" - an alternate broadcast of Monday Night Football where Manning engages in real-time discussions with his brother Eli and various guests, including Barack Obama and Tom Brady. Omaha Productions also works on projects for Netflix and Amazon Prime Video, in addition to earning substantial revenue from commercials for clients such as Bush's Beans, Caesars Entertainment, and Nationwide.Omaha's growing portfolio of content has attracted attention from media investors, who recognize the potential of the company. Seeking a partner to enhance his storytelling ambitions, Manning teamed up with media investor Peter Chernin, known for his early investments in successful ventures like Hello Sunshine, Barstool Sports, and Crunchyroll. Chernin's expertise and guidance will contribute to Omaha's goal of creating inspiring and inclusive content for diverse viewers.As Omaha Productions continues to flourish, Manning relinquishes his role as the quarterback on the field to become the offensive coordinator of his expanding media empire. With a sharp focus and a commitment to quality, Manning has transitioned seamlessly into the world of media, successfully establishing Omaha Productions as a prominent player in the industry. | $80M / Series B / Mar 27, 2025 | |
Khazna
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Khazna Data Centers specializes in the design, construction, and operation of state-of-the-art wholesale data centers. With a focus on safety, security, and innovation, Khazna provides hosting solutions across a wide network of data centers. The company caters to the infrastructure and data technology needs of its customers, ensuring connectivityand adopting the latest technologies in the data center industry. As it expands its network across the UAE and beyond, Khazna continues to meet the evolving demands of today's data center requirements, including speed, higher density, modularity, and energy efficiency. | $2.2B / Secondary Market / Feb 25, 2025 | |
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Waymo
|
Waymo stands for a new way forward in mobility. it is a self-driving technology company with a mission to make it safe and easy for people and things to move around.Waymo improves transportation by building software and sensor technology developed in Google’s labs since 2009. In October 2015, they achieved the world’s first fully self-drivingtrip on public roads, in a car without a steering wheel or pedals. They refine Waymo technology through one billion miles of simulation testing each year, and the cars have self-driven over two million miles on public roads across four U.S. cities.It was founded in 2009 and is located in Mountain View, California. | $5.6B / Series C / Jul 23, 2024 | |
Vantage Data Centers
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Vantage Data Centers powers, cools, protects and connects the technology of the world’s well-known hyperscalers, cloud providers and large enterprises. Developing and operating across five continents in North America, EMEA and Asia Pacific, Vantage has evolved data center design in innovative ways to deliver dramatic gains in reliability,efficiency and sustainability in flexible environments that can scale as quickly as the market demands. For more information, visit https://www.vantage-dc.com/.Why Vantage?As IT infrastructure consumes more than 300 kW of power, the electrical, mechanical and design architectures have a greater impact on IT operating and capital expenses. Vantage offers customers more control over critical design and infrastructure (which means more control over capital and operating expenses and critical data center capabilities and attributes) than traditional wholesale data center developers. As a result, Vantage gives its tenants the opportunity to outperform its competitors on key performance metrics, including capital and operating efficiency, ability to grow within an existing space without disruption and the advantage of having a dedicated substation near the data center. | $2.8B / Private Equity / Jun 13, 2024 | |
WeCare
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WeCare Foundation is relentless in its pursuit to abolish child labour in the diamond business. | $350K / Grant / Mar 10, 2024 | |
Equinox Fitness
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Equinox Fitness is an American luxury fitness company with its national headquarters in New York. | $1.8B / Private Equity / Mar 08, 2024 | |
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Vantage Data Centers
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Vantage Data Centers powers, cools, protects and connects the technology of the world’s well-known hyperscalers, cloud providers and large enterprises. Developing and operating across five continents in North America, EMEA and Asia Pacific, Vantage has evolved data center design in innovative ways to deliver dramatic gains in reliability,efficiency and sustainability in flexible environments that can scale as quickly as the market demands. For more information, visit https://www.vantage-dc.com/.Why Vantage?As IT infrastructure consumes more than 300 kW of power, the electrical, mechanical and design architectures have a greater impact on IT operating and capital expenses. Vantage offers customers more control over critical design and infrastructure (which means more control over capital and operating expenses and critical data center capabilities and attributes) than traditional wholesale data center developers. As a result, Vantage gives its tenants the opportunity to outperform its competitors on key performance metrics, including capital and operating efficiency, ability to grow within an existing space without disruption and the advantage of having a dedicated substation near the data center. | $6.4B / Private Equity / Jan 09, 2024 | |
| See all 148 investments → | |||
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FAQ
What does Silver Lake invest in?
Silver Lake invests primarily in Software, Information Technology and Enterprise Software startups, most often at Private Equity and Post-IPO Equity stage. Most of the 148 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What is Silver Lake's check size?
Silver Lake typically joins rounds of $30M–$14B at Series C, $84M–$4.6B at Private Equity and $350M–$1.2B at Post-IPO Equity. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Silver Lake participates in.
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Who are the partners at Silver Lake?
The team at Silver Lake includes Ajay Shah (Sumeru Founding Managing Partner), Christian Lucas (Managing Director) and David Roux (Co-Founder & Senior Director), among 29 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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