SharpCloud: A Strong Exit Following Lumivero Acquisition

YFM Equity Partners is pleased to announce the successful exit of its investment in SharpCloud following the company’s acquisition by Lumivero, a global provider of analytics and decision intelligence software and collaboration platform backed by TA Associates.

SharpCloud is an enterprise-grade decision intelligence platform used by complex, data-driven organisations to make better strategic decisions by combining data, insights and narrative in a single view.

YFM first invested in SharpCloud in 2019, backing the business as it sought to scale its enterprise software platform and expand its presence in complex, high-value manufacturing sectors such as defence, automotive, aerospace, and pharmaceuticals.

Since that initial investment, SharpCloud has built a strong product, an engaged customer base, and significantly strengthened its proposition, focused on helping organisations make better, faster and holistic decisions through visualisation.

During the investment period, YFM worked closely with the business to support its growth ambitions, focusing on strengthening the team, refining strategic priorities and ensuring the platform was positioned for enterprise-wide adoption. This support helped SharpCloud deepen customer relationships, scale usage across large organisations and demonstrate the significant value it adds within complex operating environments.

Over the investment period, the business made meaningful progress and delivered over 200% ARR growth. The platform evolved to support enterprise-wide adoption, customer usage deepened, and SharpCloud established itself within a large, high growth market. As the business scaled, priorities evolved to ensure the organisation, team and platform were aligned to support the next stage of its growth.

The acquisition by Lumivero represents a strong strategic fit for SharpCloud and provides the business with a platform to continue its development as part of a larger enterprise decision intelligence group. For YFM, the transaction delivered a 2.2x return, representing a positive outcome for investors on a significant investment.

This exit reflects YFM’s disciplined approach to value creation, backing strong businesses, enabling management to deliver growth, and delivering strong returns to shareholders.

We wish SharpCloud and Lumivero every success in the next chapter of their journey.

“SharpCloud is a great example of how focused investment, combined with a clear product vision, can unlock significant value. Since our initial investment, the business has scaled its capabilities, deepened its customer relationships and built a product that genuinely helps organisations make better decisions, effectively and efficiently. It has generated over 200% ARR growth and significant value to our shareholders upon exit. We’re proud to have supported the team on their journey and wish them every success as part of Lumivero.”