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With 2024 setting the stage for more favorable market conditions and increased deal activity, 2025 is set to be a pivotal year for innovation and growth across the enterprise and financial technology landscape.   As we prepare for the year ahead, our team shares their insights on where the innovation markets are headed and some of the most compelling areas of opportunity, ranging from what's going on more broadly in the private markets to expectations for various sectors where we spend our time, including AI and IT infrastructure, cybersecurity, healthtech, vertical software and embedded finance, asset and wealth management, and supply chain.   As growth equity plays an increasingly vital role in fueling economic progress, we look forward to continuing to back leaders who are reshaping industries and to powering growth together in the coming year.   📰 Read FTV's 2025 predictions: https://lnkd.in/gj4bsMaG   #PoweringGrowthTogether #2025predictions #growthequity CC: Robert Anderson, Brad Bernstein, Karen Derr Gilbert, Brent Fierro, Andy Fleischman, Adam Hallquist, Richard Liu, Alex Mason, Marija Periša Kegel, Arun Singh, Tommy Tighe, Kapil Venkatachalam, Allison "Ali" Walker

Our managing partner, Brad Bernstein, tells Axios that we'll see a "deal flow tsunami" in 2025. At the same time, we anticipate a healthy market where investors prioritize fundamentals like profitability to value deals, rather than irrationally chasing and overpaying for growth.   📰 Read more on this and other 2025 predictions from the FTV team: https://lnkd.in/gj4bsMaG #2025predictions #growthequity CC: Dan Primack

Thank you to the executives in our Global Partner Network who joined us in New York, San Francisco and London at our special networking dinners. We value your collaboration!   #PoweringGrowthTogether #FTVGlobalPartnerNetwork

We aren’t the only ones who have deeply analyzed the enterprise architecture management market and come to the conclusion that Orbus Software is the leader. Turns out Forrester agrees, as announced last week ... oh, and Gartner too! 🏆   We couldn’t be more excited to back this category leader and help drive its vision to enable global enterprises to innovate and transform smarter. #digitaltransformation #enterprisearchitecture #TheForresterWave #GartnerMagicQuadrant 📊 The Forrester Wave™: Enterprise Architecture Management Suites, Q4 2024: https://lnkd.in/gzJ_Bibj 📊 The Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Enterprise Architecture Tools: https://lnkd.in/gcPe5KcK CC: Kapil Venkatachalam, Max Penn, Ellen Chan, Kimberly Zhang

Very happy to share that FTV Capital has signed a significant strategic growth investment in Orbus Software, a global market-leading provider of SaaS enterprise transformation software. 🙌   Against the backdrop of increasing IT complexity, application proliferation, acceleration of AI, and growing regulatory requirements, Orbus provides its global blue-chip customer base with a digital blueprint to better manage digital transformation initiatives, reduce costs, risk and inefficiencies, and ultimately enhance customer satisfaction.   Our investment will fuel Orbus's continued global expansion; enable further penetration into industries like financial services, healthcare and government; and enhance the platform’s tech and AI capabilities. This investment also highlights our continued support for leading European-based businesses seeking to scale operations in the U.S. market. Congrats to Gareth Burton and the entire Orbus team, and welcome to the FTV portfolio! 🥳 📰 Read the full press release: https://lnkd.in/gHvqK_jS #enterprisearchitecture #digitaltransformation #PoweringGrowthTogether #growthequity CC: SilverTree Equity, Nicholas Theuerkauf, John Messamore, Kapil Venkatachalam, Max Penn, Ellen Chan, Kimberly Zhang

Today we wrap up our “2024 Investment Spotlight” series with Raj Koneru, CEO and founder of Kore.ai, the leading enterprise conversational and generative AI platform for global brands. As enterprises across all industries seek to improve customer and employee experiences, Kore.ai provides an enterprise-grade no-code platform to help customers power business interactions with AI safely and responsibly while driving significant revenue and cost savings. Raj underscores the importance of an investor who can keep up with the rapidly evolving AI landscape and how FTV provides more than capital by being a strategic partner with a powerful commercial network. 🙌 #PoweringGrowthTogether #generativeAI #conversationalAI CC: Kapil Venkatachalam, Alexander Malvone, Arun Singh

Today we spotlight Dennis Wall, CEO of BillingPlatform, for our “2024 Investment Spotlight” series. 👏 BillingPlatform is the leading enterprise revenue lifecycle management platform that enables enterprises to generate predictable recurring revenue, improve client relationships and increase back-office operational efficiencies. Dennis unpacks these benefits, as well the advantages of a partner like FTV to navigate strategic decisions and accelerate growth. We're so proud to be working together to modernize the Office of the CFO! #PoweringGrowthTogether #revenuelifecyclemanagement #billing CC: Kyle Griswold, Richard Liu, Chris McPherson, Justin Levine  

Continuing our "2024 Investment Spotlight" series today with Jeff Shanahan, CEO of ParkHub, a complete parking technology ecosystem. 🚗 As the global parking industry increasingly adopts digital solutions to drive operational efficiencies and enhance revenue capture, ParkHub elegantly integrates software and payments solutions to address the unique pain points of this vertical market. Jeff dives into the current opportunity, his background as a payments industry veteran and an FTV portfolio alum, and why partnering with FTV was a “no brainer” for growth. We’re thrilled to partner with Jeff once again as ParkHub transforms the parking experience. #PoweringGrowthTogether #digitalpayments #verticalsoftware #parking CC: Adam Hallquist, Brandon Spierto

Next up in our "2024 Investment Spotlight" series, meet Sam James, chief strategy officer and co-founder of VALD, which is transforming tech and data for the musculoskeletal (MSK) industry. 💪 Historically an underserviced, yet vast, market faced with high costs, inefficient workflows and poor patient outcomes, MSK health is ripe for a digital revolution. VALD’s trusted technology platform not only addresses these issues but provides unparalleled insights and datasets to health and performance professionals. The future is bright for VALD, and FTV is thrilled to be a part of its growth story. #PoweringGrowthTogether #healthcareIT #MSKtechnology CC: Laurie Malone, Alex Mason, Alexander Malvone, Justin Levine

As we enter the final month of the year, we’re taking a few moments over the next two weeks to highlight five companies new to the FTV portfolio in 2024. In a series of short videos, “2024 Investment Spotlights,” we’ll provide a glimpse into how these innovators are solving complex challenges across the financial and enterprise tech landscapes and how we’re partnering to power growth together. 🤩💫 First up is Andrea Remyn Stone, CEO of Zema Global Data Corporation, which is a true pioneer when it comes to enterprise data management and analytics for the commodity and energy sectors. Andrea discusses the compounding problem of data complexity, Zema’s approach to simplifying and automating data management for its customers, and how FTV has been a unique strategic partner to further the company’s growth on a global scale. #PoweringGrowthTogether #dataanalytics #datamanagement #commodities #energy CC: Robert Anderson, Brent Fierro, Payam Vadi