Built for Enduring Partnership
Built for enduring partnerships
Founded in 2003 by Jason Green, Brian Jacobs, and Gordon Ritter, Emergence takes a high-touch, lower-volume approach to investing. We prioritize growing our partners internally—no partner has ever left—ensuring consistent mentorship and support for founders.
Some go wide. We go deep.
We focus to drive conviction. Since we only make 5-7 investments a year, it’s vital that we pick wisely.
Rather than cast a wide net across industries, we’ve strategically selected to focus our expertise sharply on our niche: early-stage enterprise SaaS; that is, cloud business software.
We don’t just seek out visionaries. We seek out values.
When we first started out, we weren’t much more than a curiosity among larger firms. We didn’t need to be the biggest; it mattered more to us that we got the best results while maintaining integrity, humility, and fairness.
We require these values of everything we do, and of anyone we partner with.
We all win big in the long run.
"Emergence is one of the only firms I’ve worked with that is 100% focused on the long game."
Kyle Porter, Founder and CEO of SalesLoft. Take it from our portfolio CEOs: we strive to be your most important partner throughout the entire lifecycle of your company, not just when it's smooth sailing.
Our Values
Focus to Drive Conviction
We’re low volume/high touch – we’re focused experts who derive our conviction on the future of work and find bold entrepreneurs to partner with in order to pull that future forward.
Thesis-Driven Approach
We have a deep understanding of your industry and the implications of your technology on the broader ecosystem.
Your Most Important Partner
We work hard to surround you and your team with the resources you need to operate your business at a high level.
Dedicated to the Journey
Commitment to the long run means being there for the inevitable stumbles and helping our founders persevere throughout each stage of the company lifecycle.
Relationships-Driven
We’re with you every step of the way — through triumphs and challenges alike — believing that together we can boost your company’s odds of success and help you become truly iconic.
When we founded Emergence Capital Partners, we backed a few carefully-chosen CEOs who shared our belief that enterprise software would move to the cloud.
9 in 10
Over 9 in 10 of our early stage investments have gone on to raise successful follow on rounds.
1 in 5
Over 1 in 5 of our early stage investments have surpassed $1B in valuation
1 in 10
Over 1 in 10 of our early-stage investments have gone public
$8B+
Over $8B in realized returns on less than $2B invested, funding leading non-profits working on cancer research, climate, Etc.
