SLW was founded in 2012 as Silver Lake Waterman, a growth strategy within Silver Lake, one of the world’s largest private equity firms. In 2024, we became an independent firm while maintaining a close and collaborative relationship with Silver Lake.
 
At SLW, we partner with leading technology companies by making minority investments ranging from $10 million to over $100 million. Our approach is unique as we look to invest repeatedly throughout a company’s lifecycle, in both equity and flexible non-dilutive structures to address evolving capital needs. Our investments often begin early in a company’s lifecycle and increase significantly over time. This long-term, relationship-oriented strategy enables us to be enduring partners to exceptional founders and management teams, providing flexible capital and strategic support through every phase of growth.

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