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Sword

Software·France·Exited 2020·Held 6yr

Sword is a software company, headquartered in France.

Entry
2014
Hold
6yr
Exit
2020
Est. EV
–

Who owns Sword?

Sword was owned by Ardian through Ardian Growth Fund I (2014 vintage) from 2014 to 2020. Across its history, Sword has been through 2 private equity ownership periods, detailed in the timeline below.

Hand-verified · updated 2026-04-21

Ardian
Most recent investor
Ardian
Ardian Growth Fund I · 2014 · Growth
2 ownership periods · full history below

Key facts

HQFrance
SectorSoftware
Key takeaways
  • ·Fully exited in 2020.
  • ·Average hold across 2 realized cycles: 11 years.

Ownership history

2 ownership periods · co-invest detected

Exited
Last exited in 2020.
Co-invest · 2 holders · 2002 · 2020
Odyssée Venture
Odyssée VentureExited 2018
2002 · 2018 · Odyssee Venture Funds · 1999 · VC
Secondary
MOIC
–
Ardian
ArdianExited 2020
2014 · 2020 · Ardian Growth Fund I · 2014 · Growth
MOIC
–

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