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Zendesk

Software·US·Active

Zendesk is a software company, headquartered in USA.

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Hold
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Status
Active
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Who owns Zendesk?

Zendesk is currently owned by Permira through Permira VIII (2023 vintage). Across its history, Zendesk has been through 2 private equity ownership periods, detailed in the timeline below.

Hand-verified · updated 2026-04-21

Permira
Most recent investor
Permira
Permira VIII · 2023 · Buyout
2 ownership periods · full history below

Key facts

HQUSA
SectorSoftware

Ownership history

2 ownership periods

Active
Co-held by Index Ventures and Permira.
Index Ventures
Index VenturesActive
present · Index Ventures Growth Fund V · 2022 · Growth
MOIC
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Permira
PermiraActive
present · Permira VIII · 2023 · Buyout
MOIC
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