Vector Capital, a San Francisco, CA-based investment firm specializing in investments in established technology businesses, announced Amish Mehta has rejoined the firm as a Managing Director and Investment Committee member.
A highly experienced technology industry executive, Mr. Mehta will also serve on Vector Capital’s Investment Committee alongside Alex Slusky, Founder and Chief Investment Officer, and Rob Amen, a Managing Director.
Mr. Mehta has more than two decades of technology and software industry investment experience in private and public markets. During his previous 12 year tenure at Vector Capital, he helped lead several highly successful transactions, generating more than $2 billion in value for Vector Capital’s stakeholders across seven platform investments. Mr. Mehta also served as CEO of Corel and as Chairman of Corel, Certara, Tidel, 20-20, Gerber and Printronix. In 2014, he launched SQN Investors, a technology-focused hedge fund investing in small- and mid-cap companies, scaling the business to $1.8 billion in assets under management.
Mr. Mehta has been an active technology and software investor and operator since beginning his career at General Atlantic Partners where he invested in enterprise software and IT infrastructure companies. Prior to joining Vector Capital, he was CEO of CommercialWare Inc., a software solutions provider for cross-channel retailers. He began his career as an analyst at McKinsey & Company. Mr. Mehta earned his MBA from Harvard Business School and BSE in Chemical Engineering from the University of Pennsylvania.
Vector Capital is a global private equity firm focused on investments in technology and technology-enabled businesses. Founded in 1997, Vector oversees approximately $4 billion of capital across its private equity and credit strategies from a variety of investors including university endowments, foundations, and financial institutions.
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02/10/2024