Investment Summary

Insight Partners and Sumitomo Invest In HawkEye 360

On September 19, 2018, venture capital firm Insight Partners and Sumitomo invested in information technology company HawkEye 360

Investment Highlights
  • This is Insight Partners’ 10th and Sumitomo’s 1st transaction in the Information Technology sector.
  • This is Insight Partners’ 55th and Sumitomo’s 9th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Insight Partners’ 1st and Sumitomo’s 2nd transaction in Virginia.
Investment Fate
  • HawkEye 360 was sold to a consortium of buyers in 2022.

Investment Summary

Date 2018-09-19
Target HawkEye 360
Sector Information Technology
Investor(s) Insight Partners
Sumitomo
Deal Type Venture

Target

HawkEye 360

Herndon, Virginia, United States
HawkEye 360 is a provider of geospatial information solutions that will use radio frequency (RF) technology to help monitor global activity across air, land, and sea and assist with emergencies. HawkEye 360 was founded in 2015 and is based in Herndon, Virginia.

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Investor(S) 2

Investor

Insight Partners

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Category Venture Capital Firm
Founded 1995
PE ASSETS 90.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Insight Partners is a growth capital investment firm focused on early to later stage investments principally in the software sector. Insight Partners was formed in 1995 and is based in New York, New York.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 67 of 99
Sector: Information Technology M&A 10 of 18
Type: Venture M&A Deals 18 of 23
State: Virginia M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 55 of 79
Year: 2018 M&A 14 of 15
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-09-06 Optimizely

New York City, New York, United States

Optimizely provides an integrated digital experience platform (DXP) with tools for website optimization, content management, e-commerce, A/B testing, and personalization. Optimizely was founded in 1994 and is based in New York City, New York.

Buy $1.2B
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-09-24 Acuant

Los Angeles, California, United States

Acuant is a provider of identity verification solutions including a digital identity orchestration layer, ID document, and chip authentication, bio-metric, and data capture solutions. Acuant was founded in 1999 and is based in Los Angeles, California.

Sell -
Investor

Sumitomo

Tokyo, Japan

Category Company
Founded 1919
Sector Distribution
Employees74,920
Revenue 7.29T JPY (2025)
DESCRIPTION

Sumitomo is a global network and based on trust from companies in various industries and from consumers, Sumitomo Corporation engages in multifaceted business activities by making the most of its Integrated Corporate Strength. These business activities include sales of a variety of products and services within Japan, import and export, trilateral trade, and domestic and international business investment. Sumitomo was founded in 1919 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 26 of 50
Sector: Information Technology M&A 1 of 2
Type: Venture M&A Deals 1 of 1
State: Virginia M&A 2 of 2
Country: United States M&A 9 of 17
Year: 2018 M&A 3 of 6
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-09-13 Sintavia

Davie, Florida, United States

Sintavia LLC engages in Development, manufacture, and sales of metallic material 3D-printed products whose strengths lie in the aerospace and oil & gas markets. The 3D-printing and all other processes involved – including product design, powder sampling, machine processing, thermal treatment, and quality inspection – can be carried out entirely in-house. The company has earned NADCAP certification, an international certification for the aerospace industry requiring extremely robust quality control functions, as well as AS9100, ISO 17025 and ANAB certifications, all evidencing the company’s adept quality control capabilities.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-10-05 Sumitomo - Veterinary Medicine Business

Tokyo, Japan

Sumitomo Corp. - Veterinary Medicine Business includes Japan-made veterinary medicines and licensing of manufacturing technologies.

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