Growth Capital • Information Technology

TCV Invests In Webroot

On February 7, 2005, private equity firm TCV invested in information technology company Webroot

Investment Context
  • This is TCV’s 4th transaction in the Information Technology sector.
  • This is TCV’s 20th transaction in the United States.
  • This is TCV’s 1st transaction in Colorado.
Investment Fate
  • Webroot was sold to a publicly-traded strategic buyer in 2019 for 619M USD.

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Investment Summary

Date February 7, 2005
Target Webroot
Sector Information Technology
Investor(s) TCV
Deal Type Growth Capital

Target Company

Webroot

Broomfield, Colorado, United States
Entrance to Webroot's corporate headquarters in Broomfield, Colorado.
Entrance to Webroot's corporate headquarters in Broomfield, Colorado.
Webroot, Inc. is a cybersecurity company. Webroot delivers next-generation endpoint security and threat intelligence services to protect businesses and individuals around the globe. Webroot's security approach harnesses the power of cloud-based collective threat intelligence derived from millions of real-world devices to stop threats in real time. Webroot was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Broomfield, Colorado.
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Investor Overview 1

Investor

TCV

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Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1995
PE ASSETS 21.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION

Technology Crossover Ventures (TCV) is a private equity and venture capital firm focused on investments in growth technology companies. TCV looks to provide capital for growth, recapitalizations, acquisitions, and buyouts of technology companies in sectors such as internet, financial technology, infrastructure & communications, and software. TCV targets opportunities in North America and looks to commit between $10 and $500 million of equity capital per transaction. TCV was formed in 1995 and is based in Palo Alto, New York City, and London.


Deal Context for Investor #
Overall 21 of 85
Sector: Information Technology 4 of 10
Type: Growth Capital 3 of 23
State: Colorado 1 of 1
Country: United States 20 of 70
Year: 2005 1 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2004-12-16 GTA Travel

Los Angeles, California, United States

GTA Travel provides travel services. The Company offers hotel accommodation, ground travel products, and related services to the travel trade.

Sell $1.1B
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2005-02-25 Liquidnet

New York City, New York, United States

Liquidnet is an electronic platform that allows money management firms to execute block trades directly and anonymously across international markets. Liquidnet was founded in 1999 and is based in New York City.

Buy -