List of 627 Massachusetts-based Software Companies

Name	Sector	Revenue $mlns	M&A Activity			Last 5 Years
Name	Sector	Revenue $mlns	Total	Buy	Sell	Last 5 Years
PTC NASDAQ : PTC Boston, Massachusetts, United States website	Software	2,298	31	29	2
Nuance Solutions Acquired Hospeco Brands Group 2024-06-25 Burlington, Massachusetts, United States website	Software	1,479	28	26	2
Progress Software NASDAQ : PRGS Bedford, Massachusetts, United States website	Software	753	30	25	5
Sovos Compliance PE Backed HgCapital Ontario Teachers Pension Plan TA Associates 2016-01-19 Wilmington, Massachusetts, United States website	Software	-	21	21	-
Appfire PE Backed Silversmith Capital Partners TA Associates 2020-06-09 Burlington, Massachusetts, United States website	Software	-	20	20	-
Aspen Tech Private Bedford, Massachusetts, United States website	Software	709	20	19	1
Avid PE Backed STG Sixth Street Partners 2023-08-09 $1.4B Burlington, Massachusetts, United States website	Software	417	21	19	2
Precisely PE Backed TA Associates Clearlake Capital Partners Group Insight Partners OMERS Private Equity 2021-03-03 Burlington, Massachusetts, United States website	Software	-	18	17	1
Monotype PE Backed HGGC 2019-07-26 $825M Woburn, Massachusetts, United States website	Software	247	17	16	1
SmartBear PE Backed Francisco Partners Vista Equity Partners 2017-05-03 Somerville, Massachusetts, United States website	Software	-	16	16	-
Rocket Software PE Backed Bain Capital Private Equity 2018-10-08 $2B Waltham, Massachusetts, United States website	Software	-	17	16	1
Rapid7 NASDAQ : RPD Boston, Massachusetts, United States website	Software	844	10	10	-
Pegasystems NASDAQ : PEGA Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States website	Software	1,497	11	10	1
Anaqua PE Backed Nordic Capital 2024-11-18 Boston, Massachusetts, United States website	Software	-	6	6	-
Validity PE Backed Silversmith Capital Partners PSG 2018-05-01 Boston, Massachusetts, United States website	Software	-	6	6	-
Acquia PE Backed Vista Equity Partners 2019-09-24 $1B Boston, Massachusetts, United States website	Software	-	5	5	-

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