Talk:Insight Partners

Controversy

I have removed the controversy section from this article for being insufficiently referenced. I have encountered opposition so I'll post here what I think is wrong with it. There are two references in the paragraph. The first one links to one of the game's websites, specifically the page explaining one of the features that has attracted the controversy. This is a fine reference for what it is, but it doesn't verify that any controversy exists, it just provides a reference that the feature exists. The second reference, to an article written by someone and posted on a fansite, approaches the nature of sources that can be used for verification of this section. But it's not a reliable source—just some guy on a fansite, explaining his perception of the fanbase. He doesn't explain what "the many forums available" are, or even talk about what he found in these forums in anything other than terms like "chunks", "group" and "substantial". This is not a sufficiently reliable source to verify an entire "Controversy" section. 67.164.156.42 (talk) 03:40, 14 August 2012 (UTC)

I added the section back and added additional sources. I hope you think this is enough. Also, in the future, please tag the section as needing more sources so that more can be found by other people who are interested in helping out this wiki. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 149.173.6.50 (talk) 15:45, 14 August 2012 (UTC)

Are you an employee for Insight Venture Partner? If so than you hold a bias on any issues suggested as being "controversial" within this article, and therefore shouldn't be editing it or removing sections. --75.134.132.254 (talk) 05:21, 17 August 2012 (UTC)

I have had to repeatedly restore the controversy section because of one user (most likely an employee of insight) completely wiping it, if you are upset by this issue then how about you make steps to fix it rather than hide it. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2.122.93.187 (talk) 14:42, 20 August 2012 (UTC)

It doesn't matter so much who an editor is. The "Controversy" section did not have any verifiable sources, and even the sources cited did not say what was written. Therefore, I am treating this as a hoax, sneaky vandalism, or some sort of prank, and have semi-protected the article to end the problem. If you have some content you want to add, please post here to the talk page and use {{edit protected}} to get attention of an experienced editor who can help you. Jehochman ^Talk 20:10, 20 August 2012 (UTC)

The content isn't a hoax, it's just not, at present, verified with RS (the paragraph as written was true, for what it's worth, just not acceptably verified). I approve of the protection, but the issue is a content dispute, rather than something that clearly and unambiguously violates policies. Per PREFER, the version in place at the time of the protection should stand. 67.164.156.42 (talk) 21:49, 20 August 2012 (UTC)

The version that should stand is the one that doesn't contain lots of dubious material that could impact the reputations of the living people mentioned in this article. We don't play games with people's reputations on Wikipedia. When in doubt, keep it out. If the info is true you should have no great difficulty finding reliable sources. Battling for editorial control is never the right way to proceed. Jehochman ^Talk 04:10, 21 August 2012 (UTC)

Please respond to my comments, rather than inserting the bad content again. Jehochman ^Talk 20:28, 27 January 2013 (UTC)

Edit request

I would like to revise the information on the copy with the following

Insight Venture Partners Insight Venture Partners is an American private equity and venture capital firm based in New York. The company has invested in well-known companies such as Twitter, Chegg, Tumblr, Flipboard, Zumba and Quest Software. Insight Venture Partners focuses exclusively on investing in software, infrastructure, data and Internet-enabled businesses. Insight Venture Partners” investments include growth equity, capital for M&A, buyouts, take-privates, pre-IPO rounds and recapitalizations. The firm engages in majority and minority investments, and purchases both primary and secondary shares. Insight provides significant consulting resources to portfolio companies through its exclusive operations team called Insight Onsite. Insight Venture Partners has raised seven funds and invested in more than 170 companies, of which 21 have achieved IPOs. Insight Venture Partners” performance is ranked among the top in the industry: Fortune magazine (August 20, 2012) listed Insight Venture Partners as one of the top-performing funds for the 2000 vintage year as determined by cumulative distribution divided by called capital (from 2000-2011)2. In December 2011, CALPERS published information on the IRR and performance of its venture capital and private equity investments since 1991. Insight is 30th out of 280 investments, and the third highest in the 2005 vintage of 30 Funds3.

History Insight Venture Partners was founded in 1995 by Jeff Horing and Jerry Murdock. Since inception, Insight Venture Partners has raised $5 billion of capital to invest in its target industries. Insight is currently investing from Fund VII, a $2 billion capital pool.[1] As of 2012, the firm has eight investment partners and two operations partners focused on assisting management teams as they grow their businesses. In its first dozen years, the firm’s Executive Advisory Board has included Robert Rubin (Chairman of Citigroup and 70th Secretary of the Treasury) and Steve Friedman (Chairman of the United States President's Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board and former Chairman of Goldman Sachs). Insight Venture Partners is active globally with portfolio-company investments in 65 countries on six continents. jglogau —Preceding undated comment added 15:12, 23 August 2012 (UTC)

That's good website copy for Insight Partners' own site, but probably not ideal for a neutral encyclopedia. Can you provide any reliable third party references, not just the company's own site as a reference? Jehochman ^Talk 10:21, 29 August 2012 (UTC)

 Not done per Jehochman's comment above. —KuyaBriBri^Talk 15:06, 29 August 2012 (UTC)

Portfolio

Would this section look better as a list or a table? Looks messy as a paragraph, no? --FeldBum (talk) 16:32, 14 August 2018 (UTC)

Came to post this and see that I posted this comment a year ago. :). Maybe I'll split up from investment approach and list of investments. --FeldBum (talk) 14:43, 29 June 2020 (UTC)

Entry Name Change?

They changed their name, so should we change to Insight Partner? I'll change if no one objects. --FeldBum (talk) 20:54, 1 May 2019 (UTC)

Old Logo

That's the old Insight logo, I think. I'll check if there's a new one or upload as per Logo Fair Use --FeldBum (talk) 18:40, 15 December 2020 (UTC)

Draft for an Executive of Ours

Hi Editors,

I work for Insight Partners for I have a COI so I’m hoping you can help me with a new page. I put up a draft for one of our executives, Deven Parekh. Could you take a look at it Scruss, Salsakesh, FeldBum, Metromemo and Jehochman, since you’ve done lots of edits in the past?

Thank you very much for your help.

Sincerely,

MollyInsight (talk) 18:15, 4 June 2021 (UTC)

Sure. I'll take a look, MollyInsight FeldBum (talk) 18:44, 4 June 2021 (UTC)

Looks like someone beat me to it. I fixed a few things on the live page and added some wikilinks. --FeldBum (talk) 13:14, 14 June 2021 (UTC)

Page is basically an orphan, so let me see if I can find some wikilinks to the page. --FeldBum (talk) 14:08, 16 June 2021 (UTC)

Looks like it got moved back to draft. I see a few more issues and inaccuracies that I missed the first time, so I'll edit. --FeldBum (talk) 20:13, 4 August 2021 (UTC)

I also see he won some RFK award. I'll add that too. --FeldBum (talk) 21:20, 4 August 2021 (UTC)

Thank you very much FeldBum. That award would be great. Fix anything you think isn't right. I think we might need better secondary sources too. That's what the message on the page says now.

Also, Deven isn't really a politician but a government advisor. Can you fix that?

Sincerely

MollyInsight (talk) 20:14, 5 August 2021 (UTC)

Sure, made some edits, added some cites and reorged the page a bit. FYI, you need to add the indent markup (":") to every line --FeldBum (talk) 13:16, 6 August 2021 (UTC)

Hi again. Thank you FeldBum for your help earlier.

I’d like to make some more updates to Deven Parekh’s draft. Would you be able to help me with the below?

• Can you remove EveryAction from this line “As of August 2021, Parekh serves as board chair for Appriss and EveryAction and serves on the board of directors for Within3, 1stdibs and Corvus.” Deven is no longer on the board since Insight Partners sold it, which can be confirmed here: https://techcrunch.com/2021/08/04/apax-to-combine-three-social-impact-software-companies-in-deal-valued-at-2b/
• Can Vinted and Hayneedle be added to his investments? The source is: https://www.businessinsider.com/new-york-vcs-who-invest-in-startups-with-female-founders-2014-4#13-female-founded-startups-in-firstmarks-active-portfolio-89-4
• Can Deven’s fall 2020 fundraiser be added under the ‘Fundraising and Political Donations’ section? The line “In May of 2020, Parekh co-hosted a virtual fundraiser for president Joe Biden’s 2020 presidential campaign with Roger Altman and Blair Effron.” could just be updated to say “In October and May of 2020, Parekh co-hosted virtual fundraisers for president Joe Biden’s 2020 presidential campaign with Roger Altman and Blair Effron.” The source is https://www.cnbc.com/2020/10/14/joe-biden-tells-donors-he-just-spoke-with-warren-buffett.html
• Under Board Positions, can you change that he is a member of CFR to say he has a board seat, and add it up top in the opening paragraph as well? It’s cited in the same source used for the RFK award. https://www.indiawest.com/news/global_indian/robert-f-kennedy-human-rights-names-insight-partners-managing-director-deven-parekh-a-2021-ripple/article_fcd2c040-eac5-11eb-a7c0-b34e68e72c27.html
• Under Board Positions, can you add that he is on the board for Fanatics? The source is https://wwd.com/business-news/retail/pro-basketball-star-james-harden-joins-saks-board-1234844927/
• Can we change the language under “Public Sector” to say that DFC succeeded, rather than replaced, OPIC? The DFC wiki page refers to DFC as a merger between 3 agencies: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._International_Development_Finance_Corporation
• Under Board Positions, can you add his board chair for Apriss? Source: https://www.bizjournals.com/louisville/news/2021/08/10/louisville-business-sells-unit-in-1-billion-deal.html
• Can you move “Parekh was appointed to the board of The Mayor's Fund to Advance New York City in 2018, and served until 2020.” from the board positions section to the Public Sector section?
• I also think we can remove accolades like Venture Capital 100, if you and other editors think that's appropriate.

Sincerely, MollyInsight (talk) 13:47, 13 August 2021 (UTC)

Hey MollyInsight, made those edits (and fixed your request formatting--hope you don't mind). Some notes:

• Did 1-6
• 7 was already on the page, but added the source
• Did the move in 8
• Agree on 9, so removed it

I think you can submit the draft now, unless there's anything I missed or you something else you wanted to change. I can submit too. Looks good to me. --FeldBum (talk) 23:12, 16 August 2021 (UTC)

Thank you, FeldBum. That looks good to me too. I'll submit it now.

Sincerely,

MollyInsight (talk) 13:17, 18 August 2021 (UTC)

Edit Request (September 2021)

Hi, I'm employed by Insight Partners and have a COI. I'm requesting editor assistance to add the following content to the History section of this article. Tagging editors who have contributed to this article in the past: Jehochman, FeldBum, Scruss, Salsakesh, Metromemo. Thank you in advance.

• In 2020, Insight Partners backed software startup JFrog’s Initial Public Offering (IPO), followed by 1stdibs’ IPO in 2021. Sources: https://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/news/2020/09/16/jfrogs-ipo-tops-targets-raises-510m.html and https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-05-17/monday-com-and-1stdibs-com-file-for-u-s-ipo?sref=cHFGsf30
• As of June 2021, Insight Partners is the biggest investor in Monday.com and Walkme, owning a 43% stake in Monday.com and 32% of WalkMe, with a combined ownership worth $3.9 billion. Source: https://www.cnbc.com/2021/06/13/vc-firm-insight-gets-billions-from-israels-mondaycom-and-walkme-ipos.html
• Also in 2021, Insight Partners put up $500 million to take a minority stake in Saks.com. Source: https://pipeline.thedeal.com/article/28oyk6tquauj51dpk8wsg/deal-news/private-equity/saks-off-5th-spins-off-e-commerce-unit
• In April 2021, Insight Partners raised $1.56 billion for the Insight Partners Opportunities Fund I LP, a new fund outside of its flagship growth-investment vehicles. Source: https://www.wsj.com/articles/insight-partners-amasses-1-56-billion-for-preferred-equity-deals-11618398000
• Insight Partners also put $15 million of its own capital into an additional new fund, called The Vision Capital 2020 LP Fund. The Vision 2020 LP Capital Fund backs minority led firms raising early-stage funds. Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/rebeccaszkutak/2021/06/21/insight-partners-invests-15-million-into-minority-led-early-stage-firms/?sh=4d14818636ec

Sincerely,

MollyInsight (talk) 18:31, 1 September 2021 (UTC)

 Not done: Poor formatting. Quetstar (talk) 21:13, 1 September 2021 (UTC)

Formatted Edit Request

Hello, per above I am employed by Insight Partners and therefore have a COI. I would like editor assistance in making the "History" section more up-to-date. Below I have attempted to articulate my requested edits in a more clearly formatted manner.

• Following the paragraph that currently comprises the entire History section of the article (ending in "pledged to create five new board roles among its portfolio companies for racially diverse candidates") can we add a new paragraph that includes more recent history of note? This paragraph can open with the sentence: "In 2020, Insight Partners backed software startup JFrog's IPO, followed by 1stdibs' IPO in 2021."
• For the second sentence in the new paragraph, can we add the following: "In April 2021, Insight Partners raised $1.56 billion for the Insight Partners Opportunities Fund I LP, a new fund outside of its flagship growth-investment vehicles."
• Following the statement above, can we add this sentence: "As of June 2021, Insight Partners is the biggest investor in Monday.com and WalkMe, owning a 43% stake in Monday.com and 32% of WalkMe, with a combined ownership worth $3.9 billion."
• The next requested sentence is: "Also in 2021, Insight Partners put up $500 million to take a minority stake in Saks.com."
• Our fifth and final new requested sentence in this paragraph: "Insight Partners also put $15 million of its own capital into an additional new fund, called The Vision Capital 2020 LP Fund. The Vision 2020 LP Capital Fund backs minority led firms raising early-stage funds."

References

I appreciate any help or feedback toward making these edits properly and in accordance with Wikipedia guidelines. Tagging editors who have contributed to this article in the past: Jehochman, FeldBum, Scruss, Salsakesh, Metromemo.

Thank you,

MollyInsight (talk) 22:35, 2 September 2021 (UTC)

Looks pretty straightforward. I'll take a closer look and start. --FeldBum (talk) 21:06, 6 September 2021 (UTC)

Agreed these look acceptable and solidly sourced. I saw this was still outstanding, so went ahead and completed.

Best, Mrmctorso (talk) 17:25, 17 September 2021 (UTC)

COI edit requests - April 2023

Hi, I am a COI editor associated with Insight Partners. I would like to request assistance with some general updates and article cleanup that are intended to make this page both more accurate and more structured:

Lede

Change from:

Insight Partners (previously Insight Venture Partners) is an American venture capital and private equity firm based in New York City. The firm invests in growth-stage technology, software and Internet businesses.

To:

Insight Partners (previously Insight Venture Partners) is a global venture capital and private equity firm that invests in high-growth technology, software, and Internet businesses. The company is headquartered in New York City, with offices in London, Tel Aviv, and Palo Alto.

Rationale: More geographically accurate; consolidates office location mentions into one spot on the page.

 Done Your reference for Tel Aviv included a deprecated source, but I found an alternative. Mrmctorso (talk) 17:44, 3 May 2023 (UTC)

History (paragraph 1)

Change from:

Insight Partners was founded in 1995 by Jeff Horing and Jerry Murdock. Insight Partners raised more than $90 billion in capital commitments, including $20 billion in its Fund XII in 2021. In March 2019, Insight Venture Partners changed its name to Insight Partners. In October 2019, the firm established an office in Tel Aviv. In 2020, Insight Partners joined Diligent Corporation's initiative and pledged to create five new board roles among its portfolio companies for racially diverse candidates.

To:

Insight Partners was founded in 1995 by Jeff Horing and Jerry Murdock. As of December 31, 2022, the firm has over $75 billion in regulatory assets under management. Insight Partners has invested in more than 750 companies worldwide and has seen over 55 portfolio companies achieve an IPO. The firm has an in-house team of over 100 operating experts called Onsite, which is dedicated to assisting portfolio companies in their growth.

Rationale: Updated AUM and investment statistics; Onsite mention is more currently relevant than present copy and supported by third-party coverage as shown.

 Partly done: This is mostly OK, but I changed some language that felt too promotional. Mrmctorso (talk) 17:44, 3 May 2023 (UTC)

History (paragraph 2)

Change from:

In 2020, Insight Partners backed software startup JFrog's initial public offering (IPO), followed by 1stdibs' IPO in 2021. In April 2021, Insight Partners raised $1.56 billion for the Insight Partners Opportunities Fund I LP, a new fund outside of its flagship growth-investment vehicles. As of June 2021, Insight Partners is the biggest investor in Monday.com and WalkMe, owning a 43% stake in Monday.com and 32% of WalkMe, with a combined ownership worth $3.9 billion. Also in 2021, Insight Partners put up $500 million to take a minority stake in Saks.com. Insight Partners also put $15 million of its own capital into an additional new fund, called The Vision Capital 2020 LP Fund. The Vision 2020 LP Capital Fund backs minority led firms raising early-stage funds. In February 2022, Insight Partners announced it had raised $20 billion for its twelfth flagship fund, more than doubling the size of its previous flagship fund. In May 2022, as part of a $200 million funding round led by KKR, Insight Partners increased its previous investment in the cybersecurity company and speculated unicorn Semperis.

To:

In April 2021, Insight Partners raised $1.56 billion for the Insight Partners Opportunities Fund I LP, a separate fund from its primary growth-investment vehicles. Also in 2021, Insight Partners put $15 million of its capital into a new fund, The Vision Capital 2020 LP Fund, which supports minority-led firms raising early-stage funds. In February 2022, the company announced that it had raised $20 billion for its twelfth flagship fund, more than doubling the size of its previous flagship fund.

Rationale: Aiming to broadly clean up History section by pulling out individual investment mentions to their own later section.

 Done Mrmctorso (talk) 17:44, 3 May 2023 (UTC)

History (paragraph 3)

Change from:

Insight Partners was on the Forbes Midas List, Forbes 30 Under 30: Venture Capital and in June 2022 were ranked tenth in Private Equity International's PEI 300 ranking of the largest private equity firms in the world. In 2017, Business Insider ranked Insight Partners #7 on the outlet's list of most prominent venture capital investors in Europe.

To:

In July 2022, Insight Partners established the Enterprise Technology Exchange (ETX), an advisory group of over a dozen prominent corporate information technology executives. ETX is responsible for helping emerging IT companies navigate uncertain markets. In 2021, Insight Partners was the most active investor in Israel, and it was one of the most active multistage and growth investors in 2022.

Rationale: Aiming to broadly update and clean up History section by pulling out individual award mentions to their own later section.

 Partly done: The last sentence cites a deprecated source, and I'm not sure that source justifies the statement regardless. I've omitted that. Mrmctorso (talk) 17:44, 3 May 2023 (UTC)

Portfolio (new section)

Notable investments include:

• Calm, a meditation startup, in 2018.
• Checkout.com, a global payments processor, in 2019.
• OneTrust, with participation in Series A, B, and C funding rounds, valuing the company at $5.1 billion in 2020.
• nCino, leading Series B and C funding rounds in 2014 and 2015, with the company going public in 2020.
• Veeam, a data management company acquired for $5 billion in 2020.
• Wiz, a cloud security company, in 2020.
• JFrog, a software startup, backing its IPO in 2020, followed by 1stdibs' IPO in 2021.
• Diligent Corporation's initiative, pledging to create five new board roles among its portfolio companies for racially diverse candidates in 2020.
• Monday.com and WalkMe, holding a 43% stake in Monday.com and a 32% stake in WalkMe as of June 2021, with a combined ownership value of $3.9 billion.
• Saks.com, taking a minority stake worth $500 million in 2021.
• Clarify Health, participating in the company's Series D funding round after leading its Series C round.
• Semperis, a cybersecurity company, increasing its previous investment as part of a $200 million funding round led by KKR in May 2022.
• Jasper, an AI content platform, leading its latest funding round in October 2022.

Rationale: Replacing inline mentions within the History section with a separate list of investments helps article structure and readability.

 Done Mrmctorso (talk) 17:44, 3 May 2023 (UTC)

Awards (new section)

• Forbes Midas List
• Forbes 30 Under 30: Venture Capital
• Private Equity International Awards: PEI 300.
• GrowthCap Top 40 Under 40 Growth Investors of 2022
• GrowthCap Top 25 Growth Equity Firms 2022
• Inc. Best Workplaces 2022
• Inc. Founder Friendly Investor Honoree 2022
• Most Active Investors in Europe in 2022
• GrowthCap Top 25 Software Investors
• GrowthCap Top Women in Leaders in Growth Investing
• GrowthCap Top 25 Healthcare Investors
• Venture Capital Journal Rising Stars 2022
• Venture Capital Journal Rising Stars of 2023

Rationale: Replacing inline mentions within the History section with a separate list of awards helps article structure and readability.

 Partly done: I've kept the awards that were already mentioned on the page, but can't include any of the new ones. All of the references are either first-party or press releases. Please see WP:ORGIND. Mrmctorso (talk) 17:44, 3 May 2023 (UTC)

Thank you very much for your help. MollyInsight (talk) 13:39, 25 April 2023 (UTC)

References