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Private Equity Intelligence

Firms, funds, people, portfolio companies and transactions from sworn filings and cited announcements, kept as a graph with a date and a source on every edge. Reported gross assets are never fund size, regulatory AUM is never dry powder, and a deal value prints only when someone disclosed it.

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Firms / K• I••••••••• M••••••••• L••

K• I••••••••• M••••••••• L••

Buyout firmUpper middle marketManhattan Beach, CAk•.comSEC registered investment adviser

K1 partners with enterprise software companies to build category leaders through strategic guidance, operational support, and long-term investment.

Classification

Class: Buyout firmconfirmed, confidence 85%
Basis: R6: 13 of 19 distinct vehicles are sworn Private Equity Funds; 10 reported gross assets on a filing in 2022 or later
Size band: Upper middle marketdefined by: proxy: $14.45bn Private Equity Fund GAV on the Form ADV filed 2024-03-29

Classification history (1)

Sep 13, 2026
Buyout firm (confirmed, 85%, cls-pe-1)
R6: 13 of 19 distinct vehicles are sworn P•••••• Equity Funds; 10 reported gross assets on a filing in 2022 or later

Regulatory footprint (Form ADV)

Adviser type: registered investment adviser
Form ADV filings: Mar 29, 2012 to Mar 29, 2024
RAUM: $15Bregulatory assets under management of the adviser; not dry powder, not a fund size
PE funds, latest filing: 13
PE fund GAV, latest filing: $14Breported gross assets (Form ADV), not fund size
All private fund GAV: $16Bevery private fund type, latest filing
2024 PE fund GAV: $14Bsum over funds typed Private Equity Fund with a 2024 or later as-of date
PE share of funds, lifetime: 68%
Fund type mix: filed 2024-03-29, latest gav Private Equity Fund $14B, Venture Capital Fund $1.2B, latest counts Private Equity Fund 13, Venture Capital Fund 3, lifetime distinct Private Equity Fund 13, Venture Capital Fund 6
Employees: 80
Headquarters: Manhattan Beach, CA
Office address: 875 MANHATTAN BEACH BLVD, Manhattan Beach, CA, 90266-4911
Business phone: 800 310 2870

Stated criteria beside observed behaviour

5 observed deals

Stated by the firm

Sectors: software, technology
Geography: not stated or not yet read
Revenue: not stated or not yet read
EBITDA: not stated or not yet read
Enterprise value: not stated or not yet read
Equity check: not stated or not yet read
Control: not stated or not yet read
Thesis: The collaborative spirit here, combined with K1’s strategic support, helps create an environment to drive growth as we seek to transform the finance industry together.

Observed from deals on record

roles: unknown 5
period: to unknown, from unknown, undated holdings 5, dated observations 0
window: last unknown, first unknown
control: unknown 5
companies: 5
geography
investments: 5
seller kinds
transactions: 0
cadence by year
platform add on: add ons 0, platforms 0, add ons per platform unknown
sector known for: 1
disclosed value usd: n 0
sector distribution: count 1, share 0.2, value software, examples Webtoffee
holding period years: n 0
repeat counterparties
subsector distribution: count 1, share 0.2, value software, examples Webtoffee

5 companies on the graph (0 transactions); most in software (1); no dated observations

Funds

16 on record

Fund	Vehicle	Vintage	Reported gross assets (Form ADV), not fund size	Form D sold	Lifecycle
G••••••••• F••• I• L••• ADV: P•••••• Equity Fund	buyout or unlabelled	2024 first reported on Form ADV	$981M as of Mar 29, 2024	no Form D	Unknown
K• P•••••• I••••••••• L• ADV: P•••••• Equity Fund	buyout or unlabelled	2024 first reported on Form ADV	$949M as of Mar 29, 2024	no Form D	Unknown
E••••••••• C••••••• A••••••••• L••• ADV: P•••••• Equity Fund	Co-investment vehicle	2024 first reported on Form ADV	$154M as of Mar 29, 2024	no Form D	Unknown
E••••• S••• L•• ADV: P•••••• Equity Fund	buyout or unlabelled	2024 first reported on Form ADV	$14.9M as of Mar 29, 2024	no Form D	Unknown
B•••• P••• A••••••••• L••• ADV: P•••••• Equity Fund	buyout or unlabelled	2024 first reported on Form ADV	$0 as of Mar 29, 2024	no Form D	Unknown
K•••••••• F••• C• I•• L••• ADV: P•••••• Equity Fund	buyout or unlabelled	2024 first reported on Form ADV	$0 as of Mar 29, 2024	no Form D	Unknown
G••••••••• F••• I•• L••• ADV: P•••••• Equity Fund	buyout or unlabelled	2024 first reported on Form ADV	$0 as of Mar 29, 2024	no Form D	Unknown
K•••••••• F••• I• L••• ADV: P•••••• Equity Fund	buyout or unlabelled	2022 first reported on Form ADV	$441M as of Mar 29, 2024	no Form D	Unknown
K•••••••• F••• C• L••• ADV: P•••••• Equity Fund	buyout or unlabelled	2022 first reported on Form ADV	$239M as of Mar 29, 2024	no Form D	Early deployment
K• P•••••• I••••••••• L••• ADV: P•••••• Equity Fund	buyout or unlabelled	2021 first reported on Form ADV	$5.5B as of Mar 29, 2024	no Form D	Unknown
K• P•••••• I••••••••• L••• ADV: P•••••• Equity Fund	buyout or unlabelled	2019 first reported on Form ADV	$3.8B as of Mar 29, 2024	no Form D	Mature
K• P•••••• I••••••••• L••• ADV: P•••••• Equity Fund	buyout or unlabelled	2017 first reported on Form ADV	$1.9B as of Mar 29, 2024	no Form D	Mature
K• S•••••• O••••••••• F•••• L••• ADV: P•••••• Equity Fund	Co-investment vehicle	2016 first reported on Form ADV	$410M as of Mar 29, 2024	no Form D	Mature
K• P•••••• I•••••••• •• ADV: Venture Capital Fund	buyout or unlabelled	2014 first reported on Form ADV	$9.7M as of Mar 29, 2024	no Form D	Harvest
K• P•••••• I••••••••• L••• ADV: Venture Capital Fund	buyout or unlabelled	unknown	$203M as of Mar 29, 2024	no Form D	Harvest
W•••••••• I••••••••• L•• ADV: Venture Capital Fund	buyout or unlabelled	unknown	$1.2M as of Mar 27, 2015	no Form D	Unknown

Team

3 current, 5 former

Managing partner (1)

N••• M•••• · Chief Executive Officer And Managing Partner · since Nov 1, 2010 SEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B, 1.I websites)

Partner (1)

K••• G••••• M•••• · General Partner · since Dec 1, 2012 SEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B, 1.I websites)

Platform (1)

J••• R•••• K••••• · Chief Compliance Officer And Senior Associate · since Mar 1, 2024 SEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B, 1.I websites)

5 former (kept with end dates)

D•••• G•••••••• · Managing Partner · Nov 1, 2011 to Mar 28, 2014 Inference
T••••• B••••••• · Managing Partner · Nov 1, 2011 to Mar 28, 2014 Inference
H•••• A••••• · Chief Compliance Officer · Mar 1, 2016 to Mar 30, 2017 Inference
M•••••• D•••• J•••• · Chief Compliance Officer And Managing Director · Mar 1, 2017 to Mar 29, 2024 Inference
H•••• A••••• · Vice President · Oct 1, 2012 to Mar 28, 2014 Inference

Portfolio

5 relationships, 0 platforms, 0 add-ons

Company	Role	Status	Invested	Held	Partner	Source
• C•••••••• P•••••••• A•• I••••••• R•••••• S••• b•	Role unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	Fact Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
C••••••• L••••••••• C••••••••	Role unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	Fact Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
C•••••••••	Role unknown	active	unknown	unknown	unknown	Fact DFX graph bridge (shared CRD, CIK, EIN, SEC fund id and individual CRD across fo/isi/vc/pe)
N•• f•••• t• M••••••••• L•••••• a•• b••• t• m•••••	Role unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	Fact Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
W••••••••	Role unknown	active	unknown	unknown	unknown	Fact DFX graph bridge (shared CRD, CIK, EIN, SEC fund id and individual CRD across fo/isi/vc/pe)

Transactions

0 on record

No transaction naming this firm has been collected yet. The deal tape is read from SEC filings and cited announcements.

Placement agents, lenders, advisers and co-investors

10 relationships

Placement agents (10)

E••••••• G•••• L••••• 2 shared · recurring · last Jan 1, 2022
T••• I••••••••• A••••••••• I••• 2 shared · recurring · last Jan 1, 2014
A••••••••• C••••••• I••• 1 shared · one time · last Jan 1, 2021
B••••••• B••• P•• 1 shared · one time · last Jan 1, 2021
O••••••• L•• 1 shared · one time · last Jan 1, 2022
E•••• P•••••••• L•• 1 shared · one time · last Jan 1, 2021
C••••• S••••• S••••••••• •••• L•• 1 shared · one time · last Jan 1, 2017
U•• S••••••••• L•• 1 shared · one time · last Jan 1, 2021
F••• P•••••••• I••••• L••• 1 shared · one time · last Jan 1, 2021
I•••••••• C•••••• A•••••••• I•• 1 shared · one time · last Jan 1, 2021

LP commitments

6 disclosed

C••••••••• P••••• E••••••••• R••••••••• S••••• in K• P•••••• I••••••••• L••• $150M calpers.ca.gov
P••••••••• P••••• S••••• E••••••••• R••••••••• S••••• in G••••••••• F••• I•• L••• $39.7M pa.gov
P••••••••• P••••• S••••• E••••••••• R••••••••• S••••• in K• P•••••• I••••••••• L••• $100M pa.gov
N•• Y••• S•••• C••••• R••••••••• F••• in K• P•••••• I••••••••• L••• $50.5M osc.ny.gov
N•• Y••• S•••• C••••• R••••••••• F••• in K• P•••••• I••••••••• L• $200M osc.ny.gov
A••••• P•••••••• F••• C••••••••• in K• P•••••• I••••••••• L• $50.0M apfc.org

Events

4 most recent

Aug 3, 2026
K• I••••••••• M••••••••• L••: P•••••• Equity Funds on Form ADV 13 (2024 extract) -> 23 (roster 2026-09-01)
Pe fund count changedFactSEC Form ADV monthly roster (registered + exempt reporting advisers)
May 13, 2026
Podcast May 13, 2026 N••• M•••• joins Allocate’s Samir Kaji for “From SaaS to AI-First: A Candid Conversation on the Future of Software Investing” Read more
Firm newsFactInvestment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
Mar 11, 2026
Investment March 11, 2026 K1 Invests in Spin.AI, a Leader in AI-Powered Cloud Security and Data Protection Read more
Firm newsFactInvestment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
Mar 29, 2012
K• I••••••••• M••••••••• L•• first filed Form ADV in the extract (ERA)
First Form ADV filingFactSEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B, 1.I websites)

Scores and what they are made of

Freshness97 · HIGH: as of: 2026-09-19items: [{"code":"DAYS_SINCE_NEWEST_EVIDENCE","points":0.9666666666666667,"evidence":"6 method: sum of component points, capped at 1.0
model score-pe-1
Research priority56 · ELEVATED: as of: 2026-09-19items: [{"code":"SCALE_BAND","points":0.35,"evidence":"UPPER_MIDDLE_MARKET"},{"code":"Cmethod: sum of component points, capped at 1.0
model score-pe-1
Investment velocity0 · LOW: as of: 2026-09-19items: []method: sum of component points, capped at 1.0
missing: no dated transactions
model score-pe-1
Acquisition appetite25 · MODERATE: as of: 2026-09-19items: [{"code":"RECENT_FUND","points":0.2,"caution":"a recent fund is evidence of deplmethod: sum of component points, capped at 1.0
missing: no transactions on the graph for this firm yet
model score-pe-1
Profile completeness83 · HIGH: as of: 2026-09-19items: [{"code":"FIELDS_PRESENT","points":0.8333333333333334,"evidence":["website","desmethod: sum of component points, capped at 1.0
missing: transactions, lenders
model score-pe-1
Fund deployment activity35 · MODERATE: as of: 2026-09-19items: [{"code":"FUNDS_DEPLOYING","points":0.35,"caution":"deployment state is read fromethod: sum of component points, capped at 1.0
model score-pe-1

Across DFX

Independent Sponsor Intelligence (matched on shared crd)
Venture Capital Intelligence (matched on shared crd)

Record

First observed: Sep 13, 2026
Last observed: 6 days ago
Observations: 33
Sources: 3
Open research tasks: 3

Reading this profile

Reported gross assets are what an adviser told the SEC a fund held on a date. They are not the fund’s size and not dry powder. RAUM is a regulatory measure of the adviser, not capital available to invest.

A section that says nothing has been collected means exactly that: the graph has not read that kind of record for this firm yet.

Across the graphs

K• I••••••••• M••••••••• L•• is the same institution as 4 records in Venture Capital, Independent Sponsors, RIA and Wealth and Allocators.

Venture Capital1Independent Sponsors1RIA and Wealth1Allocators1

Which record it is in each graph, what it is called there, and what the two were joined on. The Data Factory holds all nine graphs and the identity layer between them.

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