Carl Press, a partner at Thoma Bravo, co-leads the Explore platform. See sector focus and contact routes.
Carl Press, a partner at Thoma Bravo, co-leads the Explore platform, which invests $50 million to $250 million in high-growth, middle-market software and technology companies across sectors including applications, infrastructure, cybersecurity, financial technology, and healthcare. His notable portfolio includes middle-market software investments such as Foundation Software, Applitools, Circle Cardiovascular Imaging, Bluesight, and Casepoint. Press’s distinctive thesis emphasizes control investments in category-leading enterprise software with strong CEOs, high-quality revenue, and referenceable customers who act as product apostles.
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