Top 10 Private Equity Investors: Marketing, Sales & Ad Technology

RankInvestor Name
1BDC Capital
2Mountaingate Capital
3Salesforce
4RUBICON Technology Partners
5Davis Ziff Publishing
6Vista Equity Partners
7Aperiam Ventures
8ONCAP
9Silver Lake
10GingerBread Capital

A meaningful share of activity comes through add-on acquisitions, alongside new platform investments. AI content generation and sales automation are driving a new product cycle across the marketing stack. These are buyers and control investors. This list is most relevant if you are selling the company, recapitalizing, or seeking a majority partner.

The CapitalDart directory identifies the right person to contact at each of these firms, with their individual investment criteria.

Rankings reflect investment activity from January 2025 through July 2026 in US and Canada companies, based on transactions matched to the CapitalDart directory. Seed and Early Stage rank by participation, Later Stage by rounds led, Private Equity by control and buyout activity. Updated periodically.