Fund profile / United States

Hamilton Lane

Geography: United States
Stage: Series A
Fund size: $615M
Focus: SaaS
Signals: Published

N°01 / About

About Hamilton Lane

Hamilton Lane is a venture capital firm based in United States, focusing on Series A stage investments. The fund actively supports founders building innovative solutions in SaaS, providing strategic guidance and capital to help startups scale.

N°02 / Thesis

Investment Focus

Location / RegionUnited States

Funding StageSeries A

Industry Focus

SaaS

Investor Signals Profile

active

Sweet Spot

Data-driven PM tools for institutional allocators in private markets

energy infrastructure

real assets

private markets

wind/renewables

institutional co-invest

evergreen funds

manager selection

secondaries

proprietary diligence

data analytics

private wealth strategies

private credit

AI trends

Bullish Signals

240 MW wind asset deal closedexternal

Co-invests with GCM Grosvenorexternal

Active in U.S. energy infrastructureexternal

Evergreen Funds targeting private wealthlinkedin

Data-driven manager selection approachlinkedin

Active secondaries content & educationlinkedin

Secondaries: long-term company performance focuslinkedin

Cobalt platform: proprietary diligence analyticslinkedin

Exclusive first-party data competitive moatlinkedin

$1.0T AUM/AUS, 35yr track recordwebsite

Infrastructure Fund II closes $2Bwebsite

2900+ clients & investors globallywebsite

Industry-leading proprietary data & techwebsite

Private wealth education/knowledge center activewebsite

2026 market outlook on private creditwebsite

Infra Fund II tripled predecessor sizewebsite

Weekly proprietary data charts publishedwebsite

2026 Global Private Wealth Survey activewebsite

AI trends included in 2026 outlookwebsite

35+ year track record, client success-drivenwebsite

Suite of client-friendly private wealth structureswebsite

Contrarian Signals

Large-scale infra, not startup-focusedexternal

Wide quartile gap — manager risk highlinkedin

Entry price not primary return driverlinkedin

Founder Do's

Bring first-party market data

Target institutional/wealth allocators

Focus on manager selection edge

Leverage proprietary tech/data moat

Address private markets education gaps

Founder Don'ts

Pitch early-stage startups

Lead with entry price optimization

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Facts

Fund Overview

Fund Size$615M

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Website

People

Key People

Andrew Schardt

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