# Silver Lake

Source: https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/silver-lake

> Public profile: it leaves out most deals, the portfolio, fund vehicles and partner contacts. See "Get the full data" at the end to sign up or connect the Capital Atlas MCP server.

Silver Lake is a U.S.-based private equity firm that seeks to make buyout and growth capital investments in leading technology companies and tech-enabled businesses globally. The firm’s various investment strategies operate through four primary businesses: Silver Lake Partners makes private equity investments in large-cap technology, renewable energy, retail, transportation, fintech, and technology-enabled industries across Europe. Silver Lake Sumeru invests in middle-market technology companies with established business models and attractive growth prospects, where there is an opportunity to create value through operational transformation. Silver Lake Waterman makes investments in both public and private debt instruments, as well as primary debt investments in later-stage, pre-IPO technology companies. Silver Lake Kraftwerk focuses on providing growth capital to business innovators in the energy and resource sectors, as well as the clean-tech industry.

## Facts

- Type: Fund Manager
- Headquarters: Menlo Park, US
- Founded: 1999
- Website: http://www.silverlake.com
- Estimated dry powder: $18.5B
- AUM: $117B
- Latest fund: Zodiac Aggregator
- Estimated cheque size: $11M–$100M
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Series D, Series E, Series F, Series G, Series H, Venture Debt, Secondaries, Early Stage
- Sectors: Diversified, Information Technology, Energy & Utilities, Raw Materials & Natural Resources
- Regions: North America
- Last seen investing: Jan 2026
- Investments in the last 12 months: 2

## Recent investments (newest 5 of 365)

- Jan 2026: Waymo LLC (Unspecified Round, $16B)
- Nov 2025: Carbon, Inc. (Unspecified Round, $60M)
- Oct 2025: Findem, Inc. (Series C, $36M)
- Oct 2025: Findem, Inc. (Series C, $45M)
- Sep 2025: Electronic Arts Inc. (—, $55B)

## Questions

### How much does Silver Lake invest per deal?

Based on the size of its funds, Silver Lake writes estimated cheques of $11M–$100M. Lead cheques usually sit at the top of that range and follow-on cheques lower.

### What stages does Silver Lake invest in?

Silver Lake has invested at Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Series D and Series E. Its most frequent rounds on record are —, Series C and Series D.

### How much capital does Silver Lake have left to invest?

Silver Lake has an estimated $18.5B in dry powder: capital it has raised but not yet invested.

### What has Silver Lake invested in recently?

Recent investments include Waymo LLC, Carbon, Inc. and Findem, Inc.. It made 2 investments in the last 12 months.

### Where is Silver Lake based?

Silver Lake is headquartered in Menlo Park, US. It has 6 other offices.

### How do I contact Silver Lake?

Partner names, emails and LinkedIn profiles for Silver Lake are on the Capital Atlas Pro and Team plans, which also draft outreach and track replies. Check the stages and cheque size above first, so you pitch a firm that fits your round.

## Get the full data

This file is the public profile. It leaves out:

- 360 more deals (365 in total), with amounts and co-investors
- 304 portfolio companies, with sector, stage at entry, year and status
- Its fund vehicles, with vintage, size and status
- Partner names, emails and LinkedIn profiles

### For the founder

1. Sign up free at https://capitalatlas.ai/login (or add an email on https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/silver-lake) to see every deal, portfolio company, fund and office on the profile.
2. Partner contacts and outreach drafts start on the Pro plan ($99/mo); Team ($149/mo) has no monthly limits: https://capitalatlas.ai/pricing

### For you, the agent

- Connect the Capital Atlas MCP server: `https://capitalatlas.ai/api/mcp` (remote MCP over HTTP; the founder signs in with OAuth).
- Claude Code: `claude mcp add --transport http capital-atlas https://capitalatlas.ai/api/mcp`
- Other clients and setup steps: https://capitalatlas.ai/vc-mcp. How to use the tools: https://capitalatlas.ai/for-agents.md
- Call `atlas_mcp_status` first. On `free`, the tools are not available; send the founder the `upgradeUrl`.
- `get_fund_manager_profile` (fundManagerId `95eddea2-78b9-4196-ae9b-4ad9b6b9feb0`) returns the full profile, and on Pro or Team `find_relevant_contacts` returns partner contacts, for investors matched to the founder's startup.