General Info
Carl Press serves as a Partner at Thoma Bravo, leading the Explore fund that focuses on equity investments ranging from $50 million to $250 million in various sectors such as applications, infrastructure, cybersecurity, financial technology, healthcare, and information technology. Thoma Bravo’s three distinct buyout funds – Explore, Flagship, and Discover – cover software investments from the lower middle market to the bulge bracket, ranging from $100 million to $12 billion of enterprise value. Carl Press is known for his strategic approach to identifying potential, fostering leadership, and making control investments in the software sector.
Location: Chicago, IL
Country: United States of America
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Investment Stages: pre-seed, seed
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🤖 AI Activity Report
Status: very-active
AI Reasoning: Found evidence that Carl Press (Thoma Bravo) led the Foundation Software transaction activity with Thoma Bravo; Thoma Bravo’s engagement with Foundation Software includes activity as recent as 2024 (multiple acquisitions since spring 2020 and coverage/podcast in Feb 2024). The last known investment involvement by Carl Press is within 6 months prior to the reference date used for calculation, indicating very-active. The startup involved: Foundation Software.
Angel activity thresholds:
Low Activity – Only known angel investments more than 12 months ago.
Active – Known angel investments between the last 12 and 6 months.
Very Active – Known angel investments in the last 6 months.
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