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Data as of Oct 13, 2026Based on 233 AI responsesReviewed by Dimitry Apollonsky

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Summit Partners narrowly leads General Atlantic, with both firms widely recommended for minority stakes and expansion funding. When bootstrapped software founders seek a minority partner, Mainsail Partners is the usual answer.

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Rank and Mentioned in · since Jul 6

#	Brand	Recommended for	Mentioned in
1	Summit Partners 43% minority or majority stakes in profitable growth-stage software companies	minority or majority stakes in profitable growth-stage software companies	43%
2	General Atlantic 38% large-scale capital and strategic support for multi-sector expansions	large-scale capital and strategic support for multi-sector expansions	38%
3	Insight Partners 30% flexible capital and operational templates spanning venture through growth buyouts	flexible capital and operational templates spanning venture through growth buyouts	30%
4	TA Associates 28% operational expertise and non-control capital across multiple industries	operational expertise and non-control capital across multiple industries	28%
5	JMI Equity 21% flexible minority structures for high-growth recurring revenue software	flexible minority structures for high-growth recurring revenue software	21%
6	Mainsail Partners 14% hands-on operational support for bootstrapped B2B software companies	hands-on operational support for bootstrapped B2B software companies	14%
7	PSG (Providence Strategic Growth)13% middle-market software and technology services acquisitions	middle-market software and technology services acquisitions	13%
8	Sunstone Partners 12% first institutional checks for software firms scaling past initial revenue	first institutional checks for software firms scaling past initial revenue	12%
9	Accel-KKR 11% growth buyouts and add-on acquisitions in tech-enabled services	growth buyouts and add-on acquisitions in tech-enabled services	11%
10	Thoma Bravo 10% minority capital and software sector expertise via its dedicated growth platform	minority capital and software sector expertise via its dedicated growth platform	10%
10	Level Equity 10%		10%
12	Mamba Growth Equity 8%		8%
13	Silversmith Capital Partners 7%		7%
14	Susquehanna Growth Equity 6%		6%
14	Spectrum Equity 6%		6%
14	Corbel Capital Partners 6%		6%
17	TGC Capital Partners 5%		5%
17	MSouth Capital 5%		5%
17	Sixth Street GrowthSixth Street product line 5%		5%
17	Generation Partners 5%		5%
17	Five Elms Capital 5%		5%
17	Warburg Pincus 5%		5%
17	Frontier Growth 5%		5%
17	H.I.G. Growth 5%		5%
25	Serent Capital 4%		4%
25	Lighter Capital 4%		4%
25	Midstreet Capital 4%		4%
25	Argentum Group 4%		4%
25	BBH 4%		4%
25	NYO Capital 4%		4%
31	Cyprium Partners 3%		3%
31	Straylight Capital 3%		3%
31	Vista Equity Partners 3%		3%
31	Sundance Growth 3%		3%
31	Camden Partners 3%		3%
31	TCV 3%		3%
31	Clearco 3%		3%
31	Battery Ventures 3%		3%
31	H.I.G. Capital 3%		3%
31	Smash.vc 3%		3%
31	Growth Street Partners 3%		3%
31	Prudential Private Capital 3%		3%
31	TPG 3%		3%
31	Adams Street Partners 3%		3%
31	Bregal Sagemount 3%		3%
31	Founders Fund 3%		3%
31	Oak Street Funding 3%		3%
31	Staley Capital 3%		3%
31	Fuse Capital 3%		3%
31	Saratoga Investment Corp.3%		3%
31	Celtic Bank 3%		3%
31	Copley Equity Partners 3%		3%
31	OpenVC 3%		3%
31	Carom Growth Partners 3%		3%
31	NewBridge Growth Partners 3%		3%
56	NewView Capital 2%		2%
56	Trivest 2%		2%
56	Empower Growth Capital 2%		2%
56	McCarthy Capital 2%		2%
56	FTV Capital 2%		2%
56	WestView Capital Partners 2%		2%
56	Jurassic Capital 2%		2%
56	Insight Matters Capital 2%		2%
56	Great Hill Partners 2%		2%
56	KKR 2%		2%
56	New Mountain Capital 2%		2%
56	TPG GrowthTPG product line 2%		2%
56	Flowcap 2%		2%
56	Bramalea Partners 2%		2%
56	Awesome Motive 2%		2%
56	MUSEDATA 2%		2%
56	AirTree Ventures 2%		2%
56	Trinity Capital 2%		2%
56	Runway Growth Capital 2%		2%
56	Savant Growth 2%		2%
56	New Heritage Capital 2%		2%
56	Diamond Financial Services 2%		2%
56	Lineage Capital 2%		2%
56	Golden Section 2%		2%
56	Silicon Valley Bank 2%		2%
56	W Capital Partners 2%		2%
56	Horizon Technology Finance 2%		2%
56	TriplePoint Capital 2%		2%
56	Francisco Partners 2%		2%
56	Great Point Partners 2%		2%
86	Hercules Capital 1%		1%
86	ICONIQ GrowthIconiq Capital product line 1%		1%
86	First Capital Partners 1%		1%
86	General Catalyst 1%		1%
86	Eastside Partners 1%		1%
86	Roswell Growth Partners 1%		1%
86	Sageview Capital 1%		1%
86	Main Street Capital 1%		1%
86	Channel Equity Partners 1%		1%
86	Palisades Growth Capital 1%		1%
86	Bessemer Venture Partners 1%		1%
86	Keen Venture Partners 1%		1%
86	M-One Capital 1%		1%
86	Thomas H. Lee Partners 1%		1%
86	FalconPoint Partners 1%		1%