Investor Shelf

Funder directory / United States

Private equity firms in United States (2026)

39 funders based in United States. Filter by stage, sector or business model below. Contact details are part of Pro.

Francisco Partners

Private equitySan Francisco, United StatesGrowth · Buyout · DebtB2B / B2C

Francisco Partners is a technology-focused private equity and credit investment firm. It provides flexible capital and partnership to growth-aspiring technology companies across private equity, credit, and structured …

FintechSoftware and SaaSConsumerHealthDeep techIndustrial

Apollo Global Management

Private equityNew York, United StatesGrowth · Buyout · Debt

Apollo Global Management is a global alternative asset manager offering capital solutions across credit, equity, and real assets. The firm provides private equity, corporate credit, asset-backed finance, hybrid value,…

GeneralistReal estateSoftware and SaaSClimateIndustrialAI

Blackstreet Capital Management

Private equityUnited StatesBuyout · Debt

Blackstreet Capital Holdings is a privately held holding company that seeks opportunistic debt and equity investments in lower middle market businesses with $25 million to $150 million in revenue. It targets underperf…

EducationIndustrialConsumerMediaSoftware and SaaSFintech

Advent International

Private equityBoston, United StatesGrowth · Buyout

Advent International is a global private equity investor specializing in complex transactions, corporate carve-outs, buyouts, and growth investments. The firm focuses on five primary sectors: business and financial se…

FintechPaymentsConsumerHealthIndustrialSoftware and SaaS

AE Industrial Partners

Private equityBoca Raton, United StatesSeed · Series A · Series B+ · Growth · BuyoutB2B

AE Industrial Partners is a private investment firm focusing on technical target markets including aerospace, national security, and industrial services. The firm targets market-leading companies through private equit…

IndustrialDeep tech

Stonepeak

Private equityNew York, United StatesGrowth · Buyout · DebtB2B

Stonepeak is an alternative investment firm specializing in infrastructure and real assets. It invests capital on behalf of institutional investors into defensive, hard-asset businesses across sectors such as energy t…

ClimateReal estateMobilityFood

Brentwood Associates

Private equityLos Angeles, United StatesGrowth · BuyoutB2B / B2C

Brentwood Associates is a private equity firm that invests in essential services companies across growth equity, buyout, and founder recapitalization transactions. It targets businesses with revenues between $20 milli…

EducationHealthFoodConsumer

Cornell Capital

Private equityNew York, United StatesBuyout · GrowthB2B / B2C

Cornell Capital is a private equity firm that invests across the consumer, financial services, and industrials and business services sectors. The firm focuses on acquiring and partnering with companies with significan…

ConsumerFintechIndustrialHealth

Inverness Graham

Private equityWayne, United StatesGrowth · BuyoutB2B

Inverness Graham is an operationally focused private investment firm that acquires and partners with lower middle market businesses leveraging technology. The firm focuses on driving organic growth and scaling platfor…

HealthSoftware and SaaSIndustrialClimate

Kohlberg Kravis Roberts

Private equityNew York, United StatesGrowth · Buyout · Debt

Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (KKR) is a global investment firm founded in 1976 offering private equity, credit, infrastructure, and real estate solutions. It provides capital and operational expertise to portfolio companie…

GeneralistReal estateMedia

Lone Star Funds

Private equityLondon, United StatesGrowth · Buyout · Debt

Lone Star Funds is a private equity firm that invests globally in private equity, credit, and real estate. It focuses on complex transactions, value creation strategies, distressed assets, and carve-outs across divers…

GeneralistReal estateIndustrial

Summit Partners

Private equityBoston, United StatesGrowthB2B / B2C

Summit Partners is a growth equity investment firm that provides capital to category-leading companies across technology, healthcare and life sciences, and growth products and services. Founded in 1984, the firm makes…

Software and SaaSHealthConsumerAIFintech

Lightyear Capital

Private equityNew York, United StatesGrowthB2B

Lightyear Capital is a private equity firm that partners with growing companies at the nexus of financial services, technology, healthcare, and business services. The firm provides strategic, operational, and financia…

FintechPaymentsInsurtechHealth

Marlin Equity Partners

Private equityHermosa Beach, United StatesGrowth · BuyoutB2B

Marlin Equity Partners is a global investment firm specializing in software, technology, and services sectors. The firm provides flexible capital and operational resources for mid and lower-mid market companies throug…

Software and SaaSFintechHealth

Providence Equity Partners

Private equityProvidence, United StatesGrowth · BuyoutB2B / B2C

Providence Equity Partners is a private equity firm focused on growth-oriented media, communications, and education companies across North America and Europe. The firm makes sector-focused investments across these cor…

MediaEducationSoftware and SaaS

Thompson Street Capital Partners

Private equitySt. Louis, United StatesGrowth · BuyoutB2B / B2C

Thompson Street Capital Partners is a middle-market private equity firm based in St. Louis, Missouri. The firm focuses on investments in the Life Sciences & Healthcare, Software & Technology, and Business & Consumer S…

HealthSoftware and SaaSConsumer

TZP Group

Private equityNew York, United StatesGrowth · Buyout · DebtB2B / B2C

TZP Group is a lower-middle-market multi-strategy investment firm focused on control, growth equity, debt, and structured capital investments. Founded in 2007, the firm partners with founders and management teams acro…

Software and SaaSConsumer

BentallGreenOak

Private equityMiami, United StatesBuyout · Debt

BGO is a global real estate investment management advisor and provider of real estate services. The firm deploys capital across equity, debt, secondaries, and co-investment strategies targeting real estate assets incl…

Real estateIndustrial

Cerberus Capital Management

Private equityNew York, United StatesBuyout · Debt

Cerberus Capital Management is an alternative investment advisor with platforms spanning credit, private equity, and real estate. Its strategies include middle-market direct lending, operational private equity, real e…

Real estateGeneralist

Council Capital

Private equityNashville, United StatesGrowth · Buyout

Council Capital is a private equity firm based in Nashville, Tennessee, that invests in healthcare technology and healthcare services companies. It focuses on growing, EBITDA-positive businesses with enterprise values…

HealthSoftware and SaaS

LeverVenture

Private equityUnited StatesGrowthB2B

LeverVenture is an operator-led growth equity firm focused on life sciences and healthcare sector investments. It operates at the commercial inflection point between venture capital and traditional private equity, usi…

HealthAISoftware and SaaS

Palistar Capital

Private equityNew York, United StatesGrowth · Buyout · DebtB2B

Palistar Capital is an alternative asset manager focused on private equity and structured investments in mission-critical digital infrastructure assets. It invests through direct equity ownership and tailored financin…

Media

Vandelay Hospitality Group

Private equityDallas, United StatesGrowth · BuyoutB2C

Vandelay Companies is a strategic investment firm focused on building, acquiring, and scaling hospitality brands and real estate across the United States. It provides capital investment, operational structure, and bra…

FoodReal estate

Altamont Capital Partners

Private equityPalo Alto, United StatesGrowth · Buyout

Altamont Capital Partners is a private equity firm that invests in lower middle market companies across North America. The firm focuses on recapitalizations, corporate carve-outs, and founder-owned businesses, primari…

Industrial

Elevation Partners

Private equityMenlo Park, United StatesGrowth

Elevation Partners was a private equity investment fund focused on the intersection of technology and media. The fund engaged in multi-stage and growth equity investments until its activities were completed in 2015.

Software and SaaSMedia

GI Partners

Private equitySan Francisco, United StatesGrowth · Buyout

GI Partners is a private alternatives investment firm founded in 2001. The firm executes private equity, real estate, and data infrastructure strategies, supporting portfolio investments through organic growth, M&A, a…

Real estate

Olive Tree Holding

Private equityNew York, United StatesBuyout · Debt

Olive Tree Holdings is a private investment firm specializing in the acquisition, management, and transformation of real estate, particularly multifamily housing communities across the United States. The firm also off…

Real estate

Platinum Equity

Private equityBeverly Hills, United StatesBuyout · Debt

Platinum Equity is a global investment firm specializing in private equity, lower-middle market investments, and credit strategies. The firm invests in companies across a wide range of industries needing operational a…

Generalist

Quantum Capital Group

Private equityHouston, United StatesGrowth · Debt

Quantum Capital Group is a private capital firm focused on the global energy ecosystem. It provides growth private equity capital, credit solutions, and venture capital across the energy value chain, including oil and…

Climate

Source Capital

Private equityAtlanta, United StatesGrowth · Buyout · Debt

Source Capital LLC is a private investment firm that provides flexible equity and direct lending debt capital to lower middle market companies. Founded in 2002, the firm collaborates with entrepreneurs, founders, and …