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The GrowthCap Top Software Investors of 2024 recognition is an annual recognition that was presented 10/2024, which included a participation fee for consideration. The 2024 GrowthCap Top Women Leaders in Growth Investing of 2024 recognition is an annual recognition that was presented 06/2024, which included a participation fee for consideration. Private Equity International’s 40 under 40: Future Leaders recognition is an annual recognition that was presented 05/2024. The 2023 GrowthCap Top 40 Under 40 Growth Investors recognition is an annual recognition that was presented 01/2024, which included a participation fee for consideration. The 2023 WSJ Pro Private Equity Women To Watch List is an annual list that was presented 11/2023 in which nominees were required to apply for nomination. The 2023 GrowthCap Top Software Investors of 2023 recognition is an annual recognition that was presented 10/2023, which included a participation fee for consideration. The Insider’s Wall Street’s Rising Stars for 2023 recognition is an annual recognition that was presented 09/2023. The 2023 GrowthCap Top Women Leaders in Growth Investing of 2023 recognition is an annual recognition that was presented 07/2023, which included a participation fee for consideration. The 2022 GrowthCap Top 40 Under 40 in Growth Investing recognition is an annual recognition that was presented 12/2022, which included a participation fee for consideration. The 2022 Insider 100 People Transforming Business recognition is an annual recognition that was presented 11/2022. Forbes 30 Under 30, PEI’s Future 40 and Buyouts’ Women in Private Equity nominees were required to apply for nomination.

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Monti Saroya

Senior Managing Director

Private Equity, Flagship

Austin

Name Monti Saroya

Title Senior Managing Director

Division Private Equity, Flagship

Location Austin

Monti Saroya, Senior Managing Director, Co-Head of Flagship Fund, Vista Equity Partners

Monti Saroya joined Vista Equity Partners in 2008. Mr. Saroya is Co-Head of the Vista Flagship Fund and sits on its Investment Committee. Additionally, Mr. Saroya serves as a member of Vista’s Executive Committee, the firm’s governing and decision-making body for matters affecting its overall management and strategic direction, and Vista’s Private Equity Management Committee, the firm’s decision-making body for matters affecting Vista’s overall private equity platform.

He currently sits on the boards of Allvue Systems, Cloud Software Group, Cvent (NASDAQ: CVT), Finastra, Gainsight, iCIMS, Infoblox, Mindbody, Olive, OneAdvanced, Pipedrive, Salesloft, Solera and Xactly and previously sat on the board of PowerSchool (formerly NYSE: PWSC). Mr. Saroya is also actively involved in the firm’s investments in Jio and Vivid Seats (NASDAQ: SEAT) and was actively involved in the firm’s investments in Apptio, Datto (formerly NYSE: MSP), Marketo, Pluralsight, SumTotal, The ACTIVE Network, Transfirst, Turaz and Zywave.

Mr. Saroya is a thought leader within the investing and enterprise software communities and was featured in PEI’s Investing in Technology report along with Vista’s Founder, Chairman and CEO Robert Smith and Vista’s Co-Head of Flagship Fund and Senior Managing Director, Michael Fosnaugh. Read their interview here.

Prior to joining Vista, Mr. Saroya worked as a senior research analyst for JMP Securities, where he provided research for buy-side clients on public on-demand (SaaS) companies. Mr. Saroya previously worked as an associate for the enterprise software/applications team. Before his time with JMP, Mr. Saroya worked for Siebel Systems in a sales capacity for the CRM On Demand division. Prior to Siebel, Mr. Saroya worked for Cisco Systems in various operations roles.

Education

B.S. in Computer Engineering, California Polytechnic State University, magna cum laude

Monti Saroya

Senior Managing Director

Private Equity, Flagship

Austin

Name Monti Saroya

Title Senior Managing Director

Division Private Equity, Flagship

Location Austin

Monti Saroya, Senior Managing Director, Co-Head of Flagship Fund, Vista Equity Partners

Monti Saroya joined Vista Equity Partners in 2008. Mr. Saroya is Co-Head of the Vista Flagship Fund and sits on its Investment Committee. Additionally, Mr. Saroya serves as a member of Vista’s Executive Committee, the firm’s governing and decision-making body for matters affecting its overall management and strategic direction, and Vista’s Private Equity Management Committee, the firm’s decision-making body for matters affecting Vista’s overall private equity platform.

He currently sits on the boards of Allvue Systems, Cloud Software Group, Cvent (NASDAQ: CVT), Finastra, Gainsight, iCIMS, Infoblox, Mindbody, Olive, OneAdvanced, Pipedrive, Salesloft, Solera and Xactly and previously sat on the board of PowerSchool (formerly NYSE: PWSC). Mr. Saroya is also actively involved in the firm’s investments in Jio and Vivid Seats (NASDAQ: SEAT) and was actively involved in the firm’s investments in Apptio, Datto (formerly NYSE: MSP), Marketo, Pluralsight, SumTotal, The ACTIVE Network, Transfirst, Turaz and Zywave.

Mr. Saroya is a thought leader within the investing and enterprise software communities and was featured in PEI’s Investing in Technology report along with Vista’s Founder, Chairman and CEO Robert Smith and Vista’s Co-Head of Flagship Fund and Senior Managing Director, Michael Fosnaugh. Read their interview here.

Prior to joining Vista, Mr. Saroya worked as a senior research analyst for JMP Securities, where he provided research for buy-side clients on public on-demand (SaaS) companies. Mr. Saroya previously worked as an associate for the enterprise software/applications team. Before his time with JMP, Mr. Saroya worked for Siebel Systems in a sales capacity for the CRM On Demand division. Prior to Siebel, Mr. Saroya worked for Cisco Systems in various operations roles.

Education

B.S. in Computer Engineering, California Polytechnic State University, magna cum laude

Disclosures

Value Creation Team (“VCT”) consists of Vista professionals dedicated in whole or in part to operational matters (“Operating Professionals”) and the members of Vista Consulting Group (including OneVista) (“VCG”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Vista.