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    Adams Street Partners

    Chicago, Illinois, United StatesFounded 1972
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    Adams Street Partners is a global private markets investment manager headquartered in Chicago, founded in 1972, with over $73 billion in assets under management across primary, secondary, growth equity, private credit, and co-investment strategies. Its most recent fund, Private Credit III, closed in 2025 with $7.5 billion in committed capital, making it the firm's largest single fund to date.

    Deal activity increased 125% year-over-year (9 deals in the last 12 months). Average disclosed round size is $83.1M (across 143 rounds with reported amounts).

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    Portfolio

    101

    Fund Size

    $7.5B

    Top Stage

    Series C

    Last 12 Mo

    9

    Team

    Jeffrey Diehl

    Jeffrey Diehl

    Managing Partner & Head of Investments

    Alicia Pando

    Alicia Pando

    Partner & Chief Technology Officer

    Ana Maria Harrison

    Ana Maria Harrison

    Partner, Investor Relations London

    Bill Sacher

    Bill Sacher

    Partner & Head of Private Credit

    Brijesh Jeevarathnam

    Brijesh Jeevarathnam

    Partner & Global Head of Fund Investments

    Carolyn Flanagan

    Carolyn Flanagan

    Partner & Head of Human Resources Chicago

    David Brett

    David Brett

    Partner & Co-Head of Co-Investments

    James Charalambides

    James Charalambides

    Partner & Head of European Private Credit

    Jeffrey Akers

    Jeffrey Akers

    Partner & Head of Secondary Investments

    Jeffrey Burgis

    Jeffrey Burgis

    Partner, Primary Investments

    Jennifer Brown

    Jennifer Brown

    Partner & Global Head of Consultant Relations

    Kevin O’Donnell

    Kevin O’Donnell

    Partner & Global Head of Investor Relations

    Portfolio Breakdown

    Stage Distribution

    Sector Distribution

    Investment Activity

    DealsAvg Round Size

    Portfolio

    152 investments
    CompanyRoundAmountDate
    TTurquoiseSeries C$40MMar 2026
    Turquoise Health logoTurquoise HealthSeries C$40MMar 2026
    Pomelo logoPomeloSeries C$55MJan 2026
    Pomelo logoPomeloSeries C$55MJan 2026
    Iterable logoIterableSeries E—Oct 2025
    EvenUp logoEvenUpSeries E$150MOct 2025
    EvenUp logoEvenUpSeries E$150MOct 2025
    Vercel logoVercelGrowth—Sep 2025
    Vercel logoVercelSeries F$300MSep 2025
    Cato Networks logoCato NetworksSeries G$359MJun 2025
    Arize AI, Inc. logoArize AI, Inc.Series C$70MFeb 2025
    Solera logoSoleraSeries E$40MJan 2025
    Highnote logoHighnoteUnknown$90MJan 2025
    Highnote logoHighnoteSeries B$90MJan 2025
    Empathy logoEmpathySeries C$72MJan 2025
    EvenUp logoEvenUpSeries D$135MJan 2025
    EvenUp logoEvenUpSeries E$150MJan 2025
    EvenUp logoEvenUpSeries E$150MJan 2025
    Poolside logoPoolsideSeries B—Oct 2024
    Level AI logoLevel AISeries C$39MJul 2024
    BillionToOne logoBillionToOneSeries D$130MJun 2024
    Cyberhaven logoCyberhavenSeries C$88MJun 2024
    Altruist logoAltruistSeries E$169MMay 2024
    Glean logoGleanSeries D$200MFeb 2024
    Turquoise Health logoTurquoise HealthSeries B$30MJan 2024
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    Top Co-Investors

    Accel11 shared
    Lightspeed Venture Partners10 shared
    Frazier Healthcare Partners9 shared
    General Catalyst8 shared
    Norwest Venture Partners8 shared
    Rock Springs Capital8 shared
    Morgenthaler Ventures8 shared
    Scale Venture Partners7 shared
    Bessemer Venture Partners7 shared
    Battery Ventures7 shared
    Bain Capital Ventures7 shared
    DST Global7 shared
    Redpoint Ventures7 shared
    Premji Invest7 shared
    Citi Ventures7 shared
    Oak HC/FT7 shared
    Samsara BioCapital7 shared
    RA Capital Management7 shared
    HBM Healthcare Investments7 shared
    Longitude Capital7 shared

    Last updated: 20 October 2026