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Siguler Guff & Company

Fund of fund · Founded 1991 · New York City, United States

#414 LP Ranking #44 of 264 funds of funds

Multi-strategy private equity investment firm which, together with its affiliates, has over $100 billion of

59 VC firms backed
$16B AUM
01 · Background

Who Siguler Guff & Company is.

Historical Background
The firm was established in 1991 as the private equity group within PaineWebber, a historic American investment and asset management firm. In 1995, the group, led by George Siguler and Drew Guff, spun out to form the independent, employee-owned Siguler Guff & Company.
Source of Capital
The firm manages capital for a diverse group of institutional and private clients. Its client base includes corporate and public pension plans, university endowments, charitable foundations, government agencies, and family offices.
Allocation Strategy
Siguler Guff is a multi-strategy private markets investment firm, with a focus on private equity, credit, and real assets. The firm's investment products include multi-manager funds, direct investment funds, and customized separate accounts designed to target specific market opportunities. Geographically, the firm has a global mandate with a long-standing presence in emerging markets, having opened a Shanghai office in 2006 to focus on opportunities in China.
02 · Fund commitments

The funds Siguler Guff & Company backs.

Siguler Guff & Company is a limited partner in 59 funds. 9 of them place in the Power Law Investor Ranking; those lead, best-ranked first.

IDG Capital
China
#27 Power Law
Qiming Venture Partners
Hong Kong
#144 Power Law
SAIF Partners
Hong Kong
#159 Power Law
Matrix Partners China
China
#163 Power Law
Warburg Pincus
United States
#233 Power Law
CICC
China
#241 Power Law
Western Technology Investment
United States
#269 Power Law
CDH Investments
Hong Kong
#320 Power Law
Legend Capital
China
#364 Power Law
Across Capital
United States
Actis
United Kingdom
Advent International
United States
03 · Allocation

How Siguler Guff & Company’s fund book is spread.

The 59 funds Siguler Guff & Company backs, by where the manager is headquartered and how many funds that manager has raised.

Where those managers are based

By fund headquarters.

  • North America 2949%
  • Rest of world 2542%
  • Europe 58%

United States 29 · China 11 · Hong Kong 5 · India 3

How established those managers are

Managers grouped by how many funds they have raised — across the 33 of 59 with a fund history on record.

Emerging funds · 17
Established funds · 16
6 1
8 2
3 3
1 4
3 5-6
6 7-9
6 10-14
15+
Funds raised by the manager
04 · Direct investments

The companies Siguler Guff & Company backs directly.

Siguler Guff & Company holds 17 companies directly, separate from the funds it commits to as a limited partner. Broken down by headquarters country, sector, entry stage and current growth stage. "Stage entered" is the first priced round the investor joined, derived from the investor’s transaction history.

By countryCount
  1. USA10
  2. India5
  3. Brazil1
  4. UK1
By sectorCount
  1. Enterprise Software4
  2. Education2
  3. Fintech2
  4. Media2
  5. Energy1
  6. Engineering and Manufacturing Equipment1
  7. Food1
  8. Health1
  9. Marketing1
  10. Real Estate1
  11. Security1
  12. Telecom1
By stage enteredCount
  1. Series B+13
  2. Series A1
By growth stageCount
  1. Late Growth7
  2. Early Growth4
  3. Mature4
  4. Breakout Stage3
05 · Portfolio market map

Inside Siguler Guff & Company’s portfolio.

The 17 highest-funded portfolio companies, of 9 tracked.

Dailyhunt
Media · Unicorn
$5.0B
La Renon
Health · Unicorn
$1.2B
PicsArt
Media · Unicorn
$1.0B
Buckle
Fintech
$300M
EPAM Systems
Enterprise Software · Unicorn
$4.2B
Spandana Sphoorty
Fintech
$664M
Semrush
Marketing · Unicorn
$1.6B
Cinarra Systems
Telecom
$80M
Shur-Co
Engineering and Manufacturing Equipment
Relisys
India
Valliance
Enterprise Software
LLK Greenhouse
Real Estate
Trimex Foods
Food
Verzani & Sandrini
Security
SPATCO Energy Solutions
Energy
SOLVD
Education
Cognitus Consulting
Education
06 · Portfolio founders

Where Siguler Guff & Company’s portfolio founders come from.

19 founders across the 18 highest-funded portfolio companies — by current location, university attended, and the companies they worked at before founding. Sourced from the founder records the API links to each portfolio company.

LocationCount
  1. United States9
  2. India5
  3. Netherlands2
  4. United Kingdom2
  5. Hungary1
UniversityCount
  1. Harvard Business School3
  2. American University of Armenia2
  3. Belarusian National Technical University1
  4. Belarusian State University1
  5. Harvard University1
  6. Indiana University Bloomington1
  7. Inholland University of Applied Sciences1
  8. Kingston University1
  9. Montpellier Business School1
  10. Peter the Great St.Petersburg Polytechnic University1
Previous companyCount
  1. Lycos Europe3
  2. TeamViewer2
  3. Accenture1
  4. Adobe Photoshop1
  5. Adobe Systems1
  6. AIG Edison1
  7. Akamai1
  8. American University1
  9. ATAR Labs1
  10. CA Technologies1