FTV Capital

We’re so happy to kick off 2025 by announcing the close of our latest (and record!) fundraise totaling $4.05 billion in capital commitments for FTV VIII, our flagship fund, and FTV Ascend I, a debut fund dedicated to smaller investments. 🎉 With this fundraise we carry forward our mission to partner with the most innovative, high-growth companies globally and help them accelerate growth. Building on our 26-year lineage of proactively identifying, funding and supporting entrepreneurs, our approach with FTV VIII and FTV Ascend I remains steadfast: … Focus on core sectors – enterprise and financial technology and services – where we have significant experience and a proven track record. … Build long-term relationships rooted in trust and collaboration to drive exceptional outcomes.  … Add value by leveraging our deep domain expertise, distinctive Global Partner Network®, and proven value creation platform via FTV Propel®. As growth equity plays an increasingly vital role in the innovation ecosystem, the launch of FTV Ascend I alongside our flagship fund allows us to support more entrepreneurs across a broader equity check spectrum while ensuring that every FTV portfolio company benefits from the breadth and depth of our platform. We couldn’t be more excited to partner with the next generation of entrepreneurs who are shaping global industries. Thank you to our limited partners, management teams, strategic advisors, Global Partner Network executives and the many other collaborators in our extended community for your partnership in #PoweringGrowthTogether. 🙌 📰 Read the full announcement in our press release: https://lnkd.in/gNTPPCtA #growthequity #growthinvesting

"Despite the rapid pace of innovation in financial services, middle-office workflows continue to rely on outdated and fragmented processes.” - Michael Cichowski, partner at FTV Capital That’s why we’re excited to announce our $70 million growth equity investment in Saphyre, a leading AI-powered software platform automating finance operations and trading workflows with a built-in network that connects buyside and sell-side counterparties. 🙌 Saphyre’s proprietary, memory-driven technology platform automates and streamlines the fragmented, manual processes historically used for account and fund onboarding between asset managers, custodians and broker-dealers. As capital markets participants face increasing pressure to improve efficiencies and transparency, Saphyre provides a modern solution that enables financial institutions to accelerate time to market, enhance operational control, improve risk oversight and more easily navigate regulatory changes such as T+1 settlement. Our investment will help Saphyre drive continued product innovation, accelerate go-to-market and international expansion, and deepen integrations across the financial services ecosystem from pre- through post-trade. Saphyre represents another example of FTV’s deep domain expertise in capital markets tech and our track record of scaling workflow automation platforms for financial institutions.   We look forward to partnering with Gabino Roche Jr and the Saphyre team as they continue to modernize workflows for the capital markets ecosystem. Welcome to the FTV portfolio! 🥳 📰 Read the press release: https://lnkd.in/gVp9uPHR   #PoweringGrowthTogether #capitalmarketstech #workflowautomation #growthequity CC: Angus Wilson, Alexis L.

This week we’re wrapping up our summer internship program, and it’s been another productive summer. This year’s intern class exceeded expectations with their curiosity and meaningful contributions across our team, including investment, legal, investor relations, talent, FTV Propel and data/technology. Highlights included a lunch-and-learn series, hands-on exposure to our various workstreams, and a group exercise on the future of work that showcased this class’s creativity, focus and collaboration. Through these experiences, our interns got a window into life at FTV and our culture. Here are some of their observations: → “FTV’s collaborative and tight-knit associate culture made it easy to connect and learn by doing. Time spent with the team became a daily opportunity to grow as an investor.” → “The best opportunities often come from trust built over years. Data and models can surface the ‘what,’ but relationships unlock the ‘why’ and the ‘when.’” → “One key takeaway is the power of bringing enthusiasm and curiosity to everything you do. Showing up each day with energy and a genuine desire to learn drives growth and success in business.” Thank you, interns, for your valuable contributions. We can’t wait to see what you do next. ☺️ #growthequity #growthinvesting #PoweringGrowthTogether CC: Aarav Jilka, Alexandra Bastone, Nikhil Reddy, Anish Nayak, Ava Lee, Hayden Friend, Jessica Gajiwala, Kirby Dugan, Katelyn Secor, Luke Bernasek, Nikhil Reddy, Sabrina Zhang, Shweta Shah

ICYMI... Jeff Shanahan is solving the hardest problem in any city. Finding a parking spot. 😅 In our latest Think Forward piece, he talks about building and scaling a differentiated vertical software platform in an often overlooked space.   FTV has deep experience investing in vertical software and has long focused on backing companies that bring modern, integrated software solutions to complex industries. JustPark is a strong example of this approach, helping clients optimize operations and drive growth, ultimately creating a frictionless experience for their own customers.   Jeff shares why niche markets like parking present compelling opportunities and how technology and focus can help a business scale in a meaningful way. Some of our takeaways from the article are below, and the full piece is linked in comments. 🔗 👇   #growthequity #verticalsoftware #payments #parkingmanagement   CC: Kyle Griswold, Adam Hallquist, Brandon Spierto

Congratulations to Orbus Software on achieving FedRAMP "In Process" status — a key step in advancing enterprise architecture for government agencies. This milestone highlights a continued focus on delivering trusted solutions to organizations operating in complex, highly regulated environments and marks meaningful progress toward broader digital transformation across the public sector and beyond.   #FedRAMP #digitaltransformation #government #cloud #enterprisearchitecture #OrbusInfinityGovernment   CC: Kapil Venkatachalam, Max Penn

As we wrap up the first half of 2025, we’re reflecting on the incredibly strong momentum at FTV, despite a tenuous macroeconomic climate. We’ve been highly productive across several fronts, including: • Completing our record growth equity fundraise – $4.05B across FTV VIII and FTV Ascend I (a new vehicle dedicated to smaller investments) • Generating significant liquidity with $917M in realizations in a market where exit opportunities remain constrained • Deploying over $1.1B in an exciting cohort of high-growth companies aligned with our deep domain expertise  • Being recognized for our growth equity leadership and results, including ranking among the top 20 firms on the HEC Paris Dow Jones Growth Capital Performance List and Partner Richard Liu being named to PEI’s 40 Under 40 list • Gathering with our investors, Global Partner Network executives and portfolio leaders through events designed to drive insights, connection and growth Looking ahead, we’re certain that technological innovation will only accelerate across industries, driving the global economy forward and propelling exciting growth equity opportunities. We’re eager to seize what’s ahead, and we remain as committed as ever to partnering with ambitious entrepreneurs globally and driving exceptional outcomes. 🙌 ▶️ Hear more from our Managing Partner Brad Bernstein about FTV’s differentiated investing approach and how our long-term strategy continues to deliver results by #PoweringGrowthTogether. 📰 Read our full mid-year review: https://lnkd.in/g-VznwNX #growthequity #1H2025 #midyear

We’re very excited to share that we’ve led a significant strategic investment in FundApps, a leading compliance monitoring and reporting technology platform based in the UK. 🙌 As capital markets face increasing regulatory scrutiny and complexity, financial institutions are turning to software solutions to manage regulatory compliance more effectively. Widely recognized as the market leader in shareholder disclosure and position reporting, FundApps provides an end-to-end workflow automation platform to ensure timely, accurate and cost-effective shareholder disclosure across jurisdictions. FundApps serves over 160 institutions across North America, EMEA and Asia, representing more than $29T in combined AUM.    FTV first identified the company in 2013 as part of our long-standing thematic focus on capital markets technology and GRC software, and we've been building a relationship with the team ever since. Our excitement to invest is driven by several factors, including: → Growing market with strong secular tailwinds driven by global regulatory complexity and enforcement → Market-leading, highly defensible product with proprietary rules and a large, growing client community → Blue-chip customer base deeply aligned with our Global Partner Network → Excellent financial profile with consistent growth and high retention → Meaningful expansion opportunities via product innovation and targeted M&A   Since first connecting with FundApps over a decade ago, we’ve admired their vision and execution — now we’re thrilled to join them as a growth partner and support their continued success as a market leader in capital markets and compliance technology. 🤩 📰 Read the press release: https://lnkd.in/gizy2zMv #compliancetechnology #GRCtechnology #PoweringGrowthTogether #growthequity CC: Andrew Patrick White, Brad Bernstein, Richard Earnshaw, Max Weber, Adrian Radzyminski, Kishan Khushal

As we wrap up the first half of 2025, we’re reflecting on the incredibly strong momentum at FTV, despite a tenuous macroeconomic climate. We’ve been highly productive across several fronts, including: • Completing our record growth equity fundraise – $4.05B across FTV VIII and FTV Ascend I (a new vehicle dedicated to smaller investments) • Generating significant liquidity with $917M in realizations in a market where exit opportunities remain constrained • Deploying over $1.1B in an exciting cohort of high-growth companies aligned with our deep domain expertise  • Being recognized for our growth equity leadership and results, including ranking among the top 20 firms on the HEC Paris Dow Jones Growth Capital Performance List and Partner Richard Liu being named to PEI’s 40 Under 40 list • Gathering with our investors, Global Partner Network executives and portfolio leaders through events designed to drive insights, connection and growth Looking ahead, we’re certain that technological innovation will only accelerate across industries, driving the global economy forward and propelling exciting growth equity opportunities. We’re eager to seize what’s ahead, and we remain as committed as ever to partnering with ambitious entrepreneurs globally and driving exceptional outcomes. 🙌 ▶️ Hear more from our Managing Partner Brad Bernstein about FTV’s differentiated investing approach and how our long-term strategy continues to deliver results by #PoweringGrowthTogether. 📰 Read our full mid-year review: https://lnkd.in/g-VznwNX #growthequity #1H2025 #midyear

Coming off the news of A-LIGN’s strategic investment from Hg, we’re taking a moment to reflect on the leadership and partnership that helped shape A-LIGN's journey with FTV.   We sat down with CEO Scott Price, CPA, CISA, CIA last year as part of our Think Forward series, where he shared why FTV’s initial investment wasn’t just about capital — it was about unlocking new opportunities, building credibility and accelerating growth.   Our work together has been rooted in shared values and a commitment to building a category leader — delivering meaningful value across areas such as strategy and product roadmap, talent enhancements, M&A support and commercial introductions.   Congrats again to the A-LIGN team. We’re grateful for our partnership and excited for what’s ahead. 🙌   ICYMI, links to A-LIGN's recent news and our Think Forward interview with Scott are in the comments. 🔗👇   cc: Richard Liu, Rishay Patel, Nathan Hwang #PoweringGrowthTogether #cybersecurity #compliancetechnology #growthequity

We’re thrilled to share that FTV portfolio company A-LIGN, a leading provider of technology-enabled cybersecurity compliance services, has secured a strategic investment from Hg, generating significant portfolio liquidity for our investors. 🙌 FTV was the first institutional investor in A-LIGN through an initial investment in 2018. Following a successful exit in 2021, we reinvested alongside Warburg Pincus LLC, reflecting our continued conviction in the company’s strong momentum and long-term vision. Over the past 15 years, A-LIGN has achieved over 50% compounded annual growth; expanded to over 5,700 clients globally; and developed a proprietary technology platform, A-SCEND, which enhances efficiency, scalability and operational productivity. Over the course of our partnership, we’ve worked closely with A-LIGN’s leadership to drive value across multiple fronts, including driving strategy and product roadmap, making board enhancements and other key hires, supporting M&A and facilitating 85+ commercial introductions. This transaction adds to our extensive experience scaling enterprise software companies, with a growing track record in the security and compliance space. We continue to believe that A-LIGN is an outstanding company in a highly fragmented market and look forward to watching the team reach new heights in this next phase of growth. 👏 📰 Read the press release: https://lnkd.in/gP9bvE8q CC: Scott Price, CPA, CISA, CIA, Richard Liu, Rishay Patel, Nathan Hwang   #PoweringGrowthTogether #cybersecurity #compliancetechnology #growthequity