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Kobalt

TMT·US·Active·18yr hold
Entry
2008
Hold
18yr
Status
Active

Who owns Kobalt?

Kobalt is currently owned by Francisco Partners through Francisco Partners VI, L.P. (2020 vintage), since 2008. Across its history, Kobalt has been through 2 private equity ownership periods, detailed in the timeline below.

Hand-verified · updated 2026-04-21

Francisco Partners
Most recent investor
Francisco Partners
Francisco Partners VI, L.P. · 2020 · Buyout
2 ownership periods · full history below

Key facts

HQUSA
SectorTMT

Ownership history

2 ownership periods · co-invest detected

Active
Currently held by Francisco Partners since 2008.
Co-invest · 2 holders · 2008 · present
Balderton Capital
Balderton CapitalExited 2022
2008 · 2022(14yr) · Balderton Capital V · 2014 · VC
Secondary · to
MOIC
–
Francisco Partners
Francisco PartnersActive
2008 · present(18yr) · Francisco Partners VI, L.P. · 2020 · Buyout

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