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San Francisco directory · 52 firms

Private equity firms in San Francisco

Private equity in San Francisco grew up next door to venture, and it shows: the 52 firms in this directory lean hard toward growth equity and software buyouts, with lower-mid-market generalists alongside. These are lean partnerships - often under twenty people - where associates source, model and sit in board meetings in the same week. Every firm was verified by hand before it entered the list.

Browse the free sample below. The paid directory adds working links, named contacts where the firm publishes one, filters by strategy, and the outreach tracker.

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Private Equity
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Growth Equity
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Buyout
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Infrastructure

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25 of the 52 firms on the list

FirmFocusTeam size
Bedrock VenturesBuyout51-200
Savant GrowthGrowth Equity51-200
Xenon PartnersBuyout51-200
Ajax HealthPrivate Equity11-50
Altamont Capital PartnersBuyout11-50
American Pacific GroupPrivate Equity11-50
Atlantic BridgeGrowth Equity11-50
Azimuth Capital ManagementInfrastructure11-50
Banneker PartnersBuyout11-50
Calera CapitalInfrastructure11-50
Carrick Capital PartnersGrowth Equity11-50
Centana Growth PartnersGrowth Equity11-50
Centerview Capital TechnologyPrivate Equity11-50
CNTPGrowth Equity11-50
Cogenuity Partners, LLCInfrastructure11-50
Dardania CapitalGrowth Equity11-50
Encore Consumer CapitalPrivate Equity11-50
Fast Capital LendingPrivate Credit11-50
FFL PartnersPrivate Equity11-50
Genstar CapitalPrivate Equity11-50
Geolo CapitalPrivate Equity11-50
Global Asset Capital, IncPrivate Equity11-50
HighBar PartnersInfrastructure11-50
Housatonic PartnersPrivate Equity11-50
Industrial Growth PartnersBuyout11-50

Ordered by team size, then name. Websites, LinkedIn pages, search and filters are in the full directory.

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What counts here

Independent PE firms investing from San Francisco: growth equity specialists, software and technology buyout funds, and lower-mid-market generalists with a real local practice.

The mega-funds are excluded on purpose - their structured recruiting is a different game. This list is for the firms that hire one associate a year, quietly.

Full detail on sourcing and verification is on the methodology page.

Common questions

How many private equity firms are there in San Francisco?

FirmScope currently tracks 52 in San Francisco. Firms that also run dedicated venture funds are filed once, under the strategy that leads their business.

How do boutique PE firms recruit?

Mostly off-cycle and mostly directly. A lean fund fills its rare associate seat through referrals and inbound approaches that show real preparation - exactly what a mapped, filtered target list is for.

What is in the paid directory?

Working website and LinkedIn links for every firm, named contacts where published, search and filters, saving, notes and outreach tracking. The public page is a sample.

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