Clearlake Capital

Investor type

VC / PE / Debt fund

Founded

2006

AUM

$90 000 M

Location

Santa Monica, California, United States

Investment Ticket

$10-50 m

Investment Stage

Series B Series A Seed Late Stage (Series C+)

Region of investment

North America Europe Asia

ESG Focus

Impact investor
Investor profile last updated: 16 August, 2026

Profile

Clearlake Capital Group is a global investment firm managing integrated platforms spanning private equity, liquid and private credit, and other related strategies. Founded in 2006, the firm has more than $90 billion of assets under management and has led or co-led over 500 investments globally. With deep knowledge and operational expertise across the technology, industrials, and consumer sectors, Clearlake seeks to partner with experienced management teams, providing patient, long-term capital and aiming to drive value through its active hands-on operating approach, O.P.S.® (Operations, People, Strategy). Headquartered in Santa Monica, Clearlake maintains a global footprint with offices in Dallas, New York, London, Dublin, Luxembourg, Abu Dhabi, Tokyo, and Singapore. For more information, please visit Clearlake.com.

Industry

TravelTech AdTech HealthTech LegalTech Energy Infrastructure Life Sciences Technology MedTech AI Travel Transportation Telecommunications Sports/SportsTech Software Security Robotics Real Estate Pharmaceuticals Other Oil and Gas Medical Devices Media and Entertainment Marketing and Advertising Industrial Healthcare Services Gaming Foodtech Food and Beverage Fintech Financial Services Fashion/Beauty Edtech Education Consumer Services (B2C) Business Services (B2B) SaaS

Clearlake Capital Funds

Name Type
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Industry
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Stage
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Region
Size AUM Launch date
Clearlake Capital Partners V
Private Equity (PE)
Financial Services
Fintech
Food and Beverage
Foodtech
Healthcare Services
SaaS
Security
Software
Energy
HealthTech
Series B
Late Stage (Series C+)
North America
$5-10 m
$3600 M
March 2018
Clearlake Opportunities Partners II (COP II)
Venture Capital (VC)
Financial Services
Fintech
Food and Beverage
Foodtech
Healthcare Services
SaaS
Security
Software
Energy
HealthTech
Pre-seed
Seed
North America
$5-10 m
$1400 M
June 2019
Clearlake Capital Partners VI
Private Equity (PE)
Financial Services
Fintech
Food and Beverage
Foodtech
Healthcare Services
SaaS
Security
Software
HealthTech
Series B
Late Stage (Series C+)
North America
$5-10 m
$7000 M
April 2020
Clearlake Capital Partners VIII
Private Equity (PE)
Financial Services
Fintech
Food and Beverage
Foodtech
SaaS
Security
Software
Series B
Late Stage (Series C+)
North America
$5-10 m
$16000 M
May 2024

Contacts

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Lemy Gresh Founder and Member of the Investment Committee
Founder and Member of the Investment Committee
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Harry Elliott-Close Director
Director
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FAQs about Clearlake Capital

Clearlake Capital is a venture capital and private equity firm that also operates as a debt fund. It backs companies at Series B, Series A, Seed and Late Stage (Series C+), writing tickets of $10-50 m.
Clearlake Capital is located in Santa Monica, California, United States.
Clearlake Capital was founded in 2006.
Clearlake Capital invests in companies and startups in TravelTech, AdTech, HealthTech, LegalTech, Energy, Infrastructure, Life Sciences, Technology, MedTech, AI, Travel, Transportation, Telecommunications, Sports/SportsTech, Software, Security, Robotics, Real Estate, Pharmaceuticals, Other, Oil and Gas, Medical Devices, Media and Entertainment, Marketing and Advertising, Industrial, Healthcare Services, Gaming, Foodtech, Food and Beverage, Fintech, Financial Services, Fashion/Beauty, Edtech, Education, Consumer Services (B2C), Business Services (B2B), SaaS.
Clearlake Capital invests in companies and startups in North America, Europe, Asia.
Clearlake Capital invests in companies and startups at Series B, Series A, Seed, Late Stage (Series C+).
Clearlake Capital usually invests $10-50 m on average.
Clearlake Capital has around $90 000m assets under management.
Clearlake Capital last fund was created/launched in 2024-05-13
Yes, Clearlake Capital is impact investor.
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