OUR APPROACH
We believe that Category Leaders are best-to-market in 3 key disciplines
Build the team that wins
• K1 Operations includes a dedicated executive recruiting team, built in-house.
• We have hired entire C-suites for our founders, from CFO and CRO to CTO and head of AI, and we recruit exceptional talent anywhere in the world, not just where the company happens to be.
• Founders get leaders who have scaled before, in weeks rather than quarters.
• K1 Summits then connect those leaders with peers across the portfolio.
Win customers and partners
Our business development team opens doors to the enterprises that become our founders’ customers and the strategic companies that become their partners. Go-to-market workshops and market intelligence from 275+ companies turn one company’s lesson into every company’s advantage.
Build AI into the company
The tools and agents we run inside K1, adapted for our founders: across finance, product, and go-to-market, with real-time visibility into the numbers that run the business.
We believe that Category Leaders are best-to-market in 3 key disciplines
Build the team that wins
• K1 Operations includes a dedicated executive recruiting team, built in-house.
• We have hired entire C-suites for our founders, from CFO and CRO to CTO and head of AI, and we recruit exceptional talent anywhere in the world, not just where the company happens to be.
• Founders get leaders who have scaled before, in weeks rather than quarters.
• K1 Summits then connect those leaders with peers across the portfolio.
Win customers and partners
Our business development team opens doors to the enterprises that become our founders’ customers and the strategic companies that become their partners. Go-to-market workshops and market intelligence from 275+ companies turn one company’s lesson into every company’s advantage.
Build AI into the company
The tools and agents we run inside K1, adapted for our founders: across finance, product, and go-to-market, with real-time visibility into the numbers that run the business.
Category-Defining Realizations
Strategic homes, in every market. Our founders’ companies have joined some of the most respected names in technology, in booming markets and brutal ones.
Apptus sold to Thoma Bravo
Axcient sold to Connectwise backed by Thoma Bravo
Buildium sold to RealPage, NASDAQ: RP
Certent sold to insightsoftware, backed by TA Associates and Genstar
Checkmarx sold to Insight Partners and Hellman & Friedman
Clarizen sold to Planview, backed by TA Associates and TPG Capital
Crownpeak sold to Rezolve AI, NASDAQ: RZLV
FMG Suite sold to Aurora Capital Partners
GoCanvas sold to Nemetschek Group, FRA: NEM
Granicus sold to Vista Equity Partners and Harvest Partners
Inthinc sold to Orbcomm, NASDAQ: ORBC
Irwin sold to FactSet, NYSE: FDS NASDAQ: FDS
Litera sold to Hg Capital
Rave Mobile Safety sold to TCV; now owned by Motorola Solutions, NYSE: MSI
Subsplash sold to Roper Technologies, NASDAQ: ROP
TechnoMile sold to Capitol Meridian Partners
Unified now owned by iHeartMedia, NASDAQ: IHRT
WorkForce Software sold to Insight Partners, now owned by ADP NASDAQ: ADP
Zapproved sold to Exterro, backed by Leeds Equity
Apptus sold to Thoma Bravo
Axcient sold to Connectwise backed by Thoma Bravo
Buildium sold to RealPage, NASDAQ: RP
Certent sold to insightsoftware, backed by TA Associates and Genstar
Checkmarx sold to Insight Partners and Hellman & Friedman
Clarizen sold to Planview, backed by TA Associates and TPG Capital
Crownpeak sold to Rezolve AI, NASDAQ: RZLV
FMG Suite sold to Aurora Capital Partners
GoCanvas sold to Nemetschek Group, FRA: NEM
Granicus sold to Vista Equity Partners and Harvest Partners
Inthinc sold to Orbcomm, NASDAQ: ORBC
Irwin sold to FactSet, NYSE: FDS NASDAQ: FDS
Litera sold to Hg Capital
Rave Mobile Safety sold to TCV; now owned by Motorola Solutions, NYSE: MSI
Subsplash sold to Roper Technologies, NASDAQ: ROP
TechnoMile sold to Capitol Meridian Partners
Unified now owned by iHeartMedia, NASDAQ: IHRT
WorkForce Software sold to Insight Partners, now owned by ADP NASDAQ: ADP
Zapproved sold to Exterro, backed by Leeds Equity
Hear From Our Portfolio Company Founders
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Steve Marsh
Tim Turner
Ashish Garg
Pippa Begg
Steve Marsh
Tim Turner
K1 Accelerate
Relationships, put to work.
From industry conversations on AI and growth, to leadership – each gathering is built to deliver cutting-edge insights, deepen relationships, and accelerate momentum.
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Event Highlights
Discover insights and speaker highlights from K1 Events.
Spanning industry conversations on AI, leadership, and scale.
Lessons from the Boardroom & Beyond
AI’s Impact on Media Innovation
K1 Category Leadership Award & Fireside Chat
Roper / Subsplash Case Study
Leading through the AI Shift
GenAI Rapid Evolution—How will you get ready?
Beyond the Hype: AI’s Practical Applications in Business
Lessons from the Boardroom & Beyond
