Venture capital firm

Silver Lake portfolio
silverlake.comSilver Lake is a venture capital firm based in Menlo Park, United States, founded in 1999. It has invested in 44 venture-backed companies across 53 funding rounds on VCMC, and led 27 of those rounds. 1 of them was in the last 12 months.
44
Venture-backed companies
in its portfolio on VCMC
53
Funding rounds
led 27
1
Last 12 months
rounds, Oct 2025 to Sep 2026
29
With a disclosed valuation
of 44 companies
$385.0B
Combined value of its private companies
the whole companies, not what Silver Lake owns
42 private companies Silver Lake has backed have a VCMC valuation; together they are worth $385.0B. That is the value of the whole companies, not what Silver Lake owns. Waymo is 40% of the total. 2 companies it backed have since been acquired and are not included. How VCMC values companies.
Values cover private companies only; public companies are not included.
Portfolio
Full Silver Lake portfolio (44 companies)
44 companies.
| # | Last round | History | Range | Trend | Grade | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Waymo Car Rental · led at Series A, 2020 | Debt Oct 2026 $5.00B | $155.4B | $109.5B – $193.5B | $168.2B (+8%) | $18.5B | 0% | 4,831 | growing | A | |
| 2 | Vantage Data Centers Data Solutions · led at Growth, 2024 | Growth Equity Sep 2026 $2.00B | $25.8B | $18.0B – $39.9B | $28.1B (+9%) | $2.5B | 0% | 2,614 | growing | B | |
| 3 | Ant Group Tech Companies · since Series C, 2018 | Series C Jun 2018 $14.00B | $67.6B | $13.0B – $152.4B | $67.6B (0%) | $24.7B | 46% | 10,623 | flat | D | |
| 4 | Verily Tech Companies · led at Growth, 2019 | Growth Equity Mar 2026 $300M | $3.3B | $2.1B – $5.0B | $2.7B (-18%) | $321M | 95% | 1,106 | down | B | |
| 5 | Thrasio Online Marketplace · led at Series D, 2021 | Series D Oct 2021 $1.00B | $593M | $282M – $2.4B | $592M (0%) | $644M | 97% | 259 | shrinking | D | |
| 6 | G42 Tech Companies · led at Growth, 2021 | Growth Equity Sep 2024 $1.50B | $16.4B | $5.1B – $25.1B | $16.2B (-1%) | $1.8B | 1% | 1,253 | flat | C | |
| 7 | Khazna Data Centers Hosting & Cloud Infrastructure Providers · since Growth, 2025 | Growth Equity Feb 2025 $2.20B | $7.4B | $5.2B – $8.5B | $7.4B (0%) | $813M | 0% | 537 | growing | A | |
| 8 | Plaid Payment Processing & Point of Sale · led at Series D, 2021 | Growth Equity Apr 2025 $575M | $8.5B | $5.7B – $10.2B | $8.1B (-5%) | $832M | 18% | 5,107 | growing | A | |
| 9 | FlixBus Buses, Shuttles & Local Transit · since Growth, 2016 | Series G Jun 2021 $650M | $3.7B | $296M – $4.4B | $3.5B (-6%) | $493M | 0% | 2,644 | flat | D | |
| 10 | Integrity Insurance - Agents, Carriers & Brokers · led at Growth, 2021 | Growth Equity Dec 2021 $1.20B | $14.1B | $1.5B – $21.4B | $13.8B (-2%) | $1.3B | 0% | – | up | D | |
| 11 | Koubei Payment Processing & Point of Sale · led at Growth, 2017 | Growth Equity Jan 2017 $1.10B | $8.8B | $695M – $10.1B | $8.8B (0%) | $911M | 0% | 4 | unknown | D | |
| 12 | Mirakl Tech Companies · led at Series E, 2021 | Series E Sep 2021 $555M | $4.1B | $322M – $4.7B | $3.8B (-7%) | $578M | 0% | 894 | flat | D | |
| 13 | Carta Tech Companies · led at Series G, 2021 | Series G Aug 2021 $500M | $10.2B | $4.0B – $16.0B | $10.1B (-1%) | $1.5B | 5% | 5,814 | growing | C | |
| 14 | ThoughtSpot Tech Companies · led at Series E, 2019 | Series G Oct 2025 $248M | $5.5B | $3.6B – $6.4B | $5.5B (0%) | $607M | 0% | 1,781 | flat | A | |
| 15 | Carbon Industrial Machinery & Supplies · since Growth, 2015 | Growth Equity Nov 2025 $60M | $692M | $435M – $1.1B | $584M (-16%) | $65.6M | 51% | 518 | flat | B | |
| 16 | Noom Nutritionists & Weight Loss Specialists · led at Series F, 2021 | Series F May 2021 $540M | $2.4B | $263M – $7.5B | $2.2B (-7%) | $684M | 30% | 1,200 | flat | D | |
| 17 | Omio Travel Agencies · led at Series C, 2016 | Other Jul 2026 $10M | $725M | $60.4M – $1.8B | $670M (-7%) | $158M | 7% | 441 | flat | D | |
| 18 | Entrata Tech Companies · led at Series A, 2021 | Private Equity May 2025 $200M | $3.8B | $140M – $8.0B | $3.8B (0%) | $732M | 0% | 895 | unknown | D | |
| 19 | City Football Group Soccer Club · led at Growth, 2019 | Growth Equity Nov 2019 $500M | $4.8B | $417M – $5.5B | $4.8B (0%) | $580M | 0% | 583 | flat | D | |
| 20 | Clari Tech Companies · led at Series E, 2021 | Series F Jan 2022 $225M | $537M | $228M – $1.5B | $526M (-2%) | $359M | 97% | 492 | shrinking | C | |
| 21 | Tebra Tech Companies · since Growth, 2015 | Growth Equity Dec 2025 $250M | $3.0B | $1.8B – $4.6B | $2.9B (-4%) | $277M | 18% | 1,071 | flat | B | |
| 22 | Tech Companies · led at Series E, 2021 | Series E Jun 2021 $200M | $1.8B | $165M – $3.1B | $1.7B (-6%) | $355M | 7% | 876 | flat | D | |
| 23 | Tech Companies · led at Series C, 2022 | Series C Feb 2022 $200M | $9.9B | $805M – $18.5B | $9.3B (-6%) | $2.0B | 0% | 357 | flat | D | |
| 24 | Tech Companies · led at Series C, 2022 | Series C Apr 2022 $150M | $813M | $107M – $1.6B | $739M (-9%) | $168M | 23% | 227 | flat | D | |
| 25 | Tech Companies · since Series B, 2018 | Series D Apr 2025 $115M | $1.8B | $710M – $2.8B | $1.7B (-4%) | $209M | 13% | 246 | flat | C | |
| 26 | Senior Care and Assisted Living Facilities · since Growth, 2022 | Growth Equity Jan 2022 $175M | $1.0B | $96.3M – $1.2B | $1.0B (0%) | $104M | 0% | 1,987 | flat | D | |
| 27 | Tech Companies · since Series D, 2018 | Growth Equity Apr 2021 | $514M | $24.7M – $1.0B | $513M (0%) | $48.8M | 1% | 785 | flat | D | |
| 28 | Tech Companies · since Series A, 2022 | Series A Sep 2022 $14M | $136M | $37.0M – $259M | $134M (-1%) | $24.2M | 5% | 49 | growing | C | |
| 29 | Tech Companies · since Growth, 2021 | Growth Equity Sep 2021 | $471M | $43.1M – $2.0B | $436M (-7%) | $99.6M | 37% | 129 | flat | D | |
| 30 | Groceries Delivery · since Series D, 2021 | Acquisition Feb 2026 $335M | $2.3B acquired 2026 | $1.1B – $4.1B | – | – | 54% | 6,685 | flat | C | |
| 31 | Tech Companies · since Series F, 2021 | Acquisition Aug 2026 $1.28B | $9.1B acquired 2026 | $1.1B – $14.7B | – | – | 20% | 936 | flat | D | |
| 32 | Media Companies · led at Growth, 2015 | Debt Jan 2016 $800M | $487M | $86.9M – $1.1B | $487M (0%) | $99.0M | 57% | 2,105 | flat | D | |
| 33 | Sporting Goods Store · led at Growth, 2021 | Growth Equity Sep 2021 $350M | $12.9B | $1.8B – $16.4B | $12.8B (-1%) | $1.3B | 0% | 14,554 | up | D | |
| 34 | Tech Companies · led at Growth, 2020 | Growth Equity Feb 2020 $80M | $397M | $45.0M – $1.1B | $397M (0%) | $88.0M | 29% | 411 | flat | D | |
| 35 | Hosting & Cloud Infrastructure Providers · led at Growth, 2018 | Growth Equity Jan 2018 $250M | $1.5B | $183M – $3.4B | $1.5B (0%) | $275M | 34% | 1,063 | flat | D | |
| 36 | Tech Companies · since Series E, 2016 | Series G Feb 2021 $96M | $778M | $101M – $1.5B | $741M (-5%) | $173M | 26% | 549 | flat | D | |
| 37 | Tech Companies · led at Growth, 2011 | Debt Sep 2016 $70M | $5.00M | $0 – $5.00M | $5.00M (0%) | – | 100% | 178 | flat | dead | |
| 38 | Media Companies · since Series D, 2014 | Growth Equity Jun 2025 $100M | $1.1B | $773M – $1.3B | $1.1B (0%) | $102M | 0% | 518 | up | A | |
| 39 | Insurance - Agents, Carriers & Brokers · since Series C, 2013 | Series C Oct 2013 $105M | $558M | $51.2M – $672M | $558M (0%) | $84.3M | 3% | 138 | flat | D | |
| 40 | Loans & Financing · since Growth, 2015 | Growth Equity Oct 2015 $90M | $1.1B | $65.7M – $1.7B | $1.1B (0%) | $99.0M | 0% | – | unknown | D | |
| 41 | Tech Companies · since Series B, 2022 | Series B Oct 2022 $40M | $154M | $30.5M – $419M | $120M (-22%) | $53.1M | 52% | 1,088 | down | D | |
| 42 | Video and Audio Production · led at Series B, 2025 | Series B Mar 2025 $80M | $1.3B | $685M – $1.4B | $1.3B (0%) | $138M | 0% | 184 | up | B | |
| 43 | Real Estate Rental · since Seed, 2013 | Series B Nov 2021 $20M | $311M | $68.0M – $579M | $311M (0%) | $41.8M | 0% | 434 | growing | D | |
| 44 | Tech Companies · led at Growth, 2017 | Growth Equity Aug 2017 | $598M | $38.0M – $1.6B | $598M (0%) | $89.1M | 12% | 234 | flat | D |
Valuation: VCMC's valuation with its range, from a low to a high scenario; a company with no valuation shows a dash, one acquired after its last round its last value as a private company.
Activity
How Silver Lake invests: stages, industries and countries
Most of its rounds are Series C and later (87%). Its companies span 19 industries, most in Tech Companies, Hosting & Cloud Infrastructure Providers and Insurance - Agents, Carriers & Brokers, across 8 countries.
Rounds by stage
- Seed 1
- Series A 3
- Series B 3
- Series C and later 46
Investments by industry
- Tech Companies 22
- Hosting & Cloud Infrastructure Providers 2
- Insurance - Agents, Carriers & Brokers 2
- Media Companies 2
- Payment Processing & Point of Sale 2
- Buses, Shuttles & Local Transit 1
- Car Rental 1
- Data Solutions 1
Investments by country
- United States 34
- United Arab Emirates 3
- China 2
- Canada 1
- Egypt 1
- France 1
Recent rounds
Silver Lake's latest investments
Silver Lake's most recent funding rounds, newest first. 1 round in the last 12 months.
- Carbon Growth $60M 13 Nov 2025
- Plaid Growth $575M 3 Apr 2025
- Series B, led $80M 1 Mar 2025
- Khazna Data Centers Growth $2.20B 1 Feb 2025
- Waymo Series C $5.60B 1 Oct 2024
- Vantage Data Centers Growth, led $9.20B 13 Jun 2024
- Vantage Data Centers Growth, led $6.40B 31 Jan 2024
- Series B $40M 20 Oct 2022
- Series A $14M 22 Sep 2022
- Series C, led $150M 12 Apr 2022
Co-investors
Silver Lake's top co-investors
The investors that most often join the same rounds as Silver Lake. Sequoia Capital leads, with 7 rounds together.
- Sequoia Capital 7 rounds together
- Andreessen Horowitz 6 rounds together
- Temasek 5 rounds together
- General Atlantic 5 rounds together
- Kleiner Perkins 4 rounds together
- New Enterprise Associates 4 rounds together
- 3 rounds together
- Sapphire Ventures 3 rounds together
- 3 rounds together
- Battery Ventures 3 rounds together
About
About Silver Lake
Silver Lake Technology Management, L.L.C. is an American private equity firm that specializes in technology and technology-enabled investments. The company manages a portfolio of technology and related growth businesses, providing investment strategies for various risk profiles. Silver Lake operates internationally, with offices in North America, Europe, and Asia, and is involved in both direct and operational investments within the technology sector.
Description from Veridion's company data.
- Founded
- 1999
- Based in
- Menlo Park, United States
- Team
- 1,292 people, +10% in a year
- Type
- Venture capital firm
Focus markets
- Technology
- Private Equity
What Silver Lake offers
- Technology and Growth Business Investment
- Private Equity Investment Management
- Portfolio Company Value Creation Services
- Operational Improvement Implementation
- Investment Strategy Development Services
- Global Investment Portfolio Management
- Responsible Business Practices Consulting
- Technology-Enabled Business Investment
Questions
Silver Lake: frequently asked questions
How many companies has Silver Lake invested in?
44 venture-backed companies on VCMC, across 53 funding rounds.
What are Silver Lake's most valuable private companies?
Waymo ($155.4B), Ant Group ($67.6B), Vantage Data Centers ($25.8B), by VCMC's valuation.
What was Silver Lake's latest investment?
Carbon, a Growth round in Nov 2025 of $60M.
Which stages does Silver Lake invest in?
Silver Lake invests most often at Series C and later (46 rounds), followed by Series A (3) and Series B (3). It has also joined 1 seed round.
What is Silver Lake's portfolio worth?
Its private companies with a VCMC valuation are worth $385.0B together. That is the sum of the companies' values, not what Silver Lake owns.
Who does Silver Lake invest alongside?
Sequoia Capital (7 rounds), Andreessen Horowitz (6 rounds), Temasek (5 rounds).