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Advent International

Prudential Tower, 800 Boylston Street, Boston, MA, 02199, United States

Overview

Advent International is a private equity firms that focused on buyouts and growth equity investments in five core sectors.

Total investments
42
Lead investments
29
Investments · 12mo
8
Active investors
13

Sector focus

  • Finance
  • Financial Services
  • Venture Capital
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Investment portfolio

  • Quantum Systems

    Led · Series D · Jul 2026

    Quantum Systems develops an interoperable family of unmanned platforms across air, land, and sea domains unified by its MOSAIC UXS tactical software command ecosystem. The company operates as a deep-tech defense prime and has deepened strategic industrial collaboration with Airbus Defence and Space. It reports having achieved double-digit profitability alongside triple-digit revenue growth and has expanded its global corporate production footprint across Germany, Ukraine, the United States, Australia, Romania, the United Kingdom, and the Baltics. Led by co-CEOs Florian Seibel and Sven Kruck, the company is investing in scaling physical manufacturing and software R&D. The Series D financing will support expansion of manufacturing capacity, bolster supply chain resilience, and accelerate its software roadmap.

  • Stark Defence

    Participated · Equity · Jun 2026

    Stark Defence develops weaponised drones and positions itself as a defence technology provider focused on scaling European sovereign capabilities. The company plans to expand electronic warfare research facilities and increase production capacity following its recent financing. In its €500 million raise at a €3.5 billion valuation, more than 80% of proceeds are earmarked for R&D and manufacturing. The startup was founded in 2024 and is backed by investors including Sequoia, Founders Fund, the NATO Innovation Fund and Peter Thiel. Stark says the funding will accelerate development of sovereign defence technologies and scale its engineering and factory footprint. It has emerged as a notable example of increased European defence tech investment.

  • Coralogix

    Led · Series F · Jun 2026

    Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Boston with roots in Israel, Coralogix provides a platform that collects and analyzes operational data—logs, metrics, and traces—to detect outages, investigate incidents, and optimize applications. Its platform is used by more than 5,000 customers worldwide, including IBM, Tradeweb, and JFrog, and the company employs over 600 people globally. Coralogix grew revenue more than 60% over the past year, surpassed $100 million in annualized revenue more than a year ago, and counts roughly 30 customers spending over $1 million annually. The company competes in observability with vendors such as Datadog, New Relic, and Splunk and is embedding AI into monitoring and incident-response workflows, notably through its AI agent Olly; more than half of enterprise customers now use Olly or their own AI models to query operational data. Coralogix plans to invest further in AI-focused products, security, and international expansion while working toward profitability in the coming years.

  • Iscon Balaji Foods

    Led · Series A · May 2026

    Founded in 2012 and based in Gujarat, Iscon Balaji Foods produces a range of processed frozen potato products and dehydrated items sourced through a large network of farmers. Its products are distributed to quick-service restaurants, retailers and food distributors across India and exported to markets in Asia, the Middle East and Australia. The company works closely with farmers to source potatoes which are then processed into frozen and dehydrated offerings. Iscon Balaji’s growth plans include expanding manufacturing capacity, developing new products and increasing international presence. Its recent financing includes a $215 million Series A led by Advent International and an earlier roughly $70 million raise from 360 ONE Asset this year, indicating strengthened financial backing for expansion.

  • The Deployment Company

    Led · Equity · May 2026

    The Deployment Company is a joint venture controlled by OpenAI and backed by 19 investors including major private equity firms and strategic partners. It is structured to combine OpenAI’s software with the distribution and portfolio access of private equity participants to accelerate enterprise AI deployment. The joint venture was valued at $10.0 billion before the new investment and raised over $4.0 billion in the reported transaction. Named investors include TPG, Brookfield Asset Management, Advent, Bain Capital, Dragoneer and SoftBank, alongside several consultancies. The firm aims to leverage the investors’ access to more than 2,000 companies to drive adoption of OpenAI’s tools. The raise follows significant recent financings involving OpenAI and comes as competitors such as Anthropic pursue similar partnerships.

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