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  "markdown": "Investor.\n\nWebsite: https://www.silverlake.com\n\n## Companies on Anchor Terminal\n\n- **Formagrid Inc (Airtable)**, Series F, December 2021, valued at $1.285B, the purchase price, Acquisition, August 2026\n  - [Airtable](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/airtable.md), graded BB, 70.9/100\n  - Source: https://www.airtable.com/newsroom/company/series-f\n- **Iterable, Inc.**, Series E, June 2021\n  - [Iterable](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/iterable.md), graded C, 55.3/100\n  - Source: https://tfir.io/iterable-raises-200-million-in-series-e-funding/\n- **Pendo.io, Inc.**, Series F, July 2021, through Silver Lake Waterman\n  - [Pendo](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/pendo.md), graded D, 48.3/100\n  - Source: https://www.pendo.io/news/pendo-raises-150-million-to-help-companies-deliver-software-that-meets-rising-user-expectations/\n- **Plaid**, Series D, April 2021, led a round, through Silver Lake Partners, valued at $6.1B as announced (the source doesn't say pre- or post-money), April 2025 round, April 2025\n  - [Plaid](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/plaid.md), graded B, 69.8/100\n  - Source: https://plaid.com/blog/plaid-announces-additional-series-d-funding/\n- **Plaid Inc.**, Series D, April 2021, led a round, through Silver Lake Partners, valued at $6.1B as announced (the source doesn't say pre- or post-money), April 2025 round, April 2025\n  - [Plaid Identity Verification](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/plaid-identity-verification.md), graded B, 67.1/100\n  - Source: https://plaid.com/blog/plaid-announces-additional-series-d-funding/\n\n## Where they invest\n\n- Spreadsheets \u0026 operational tables, 1\n- Lifecycle marketing \u0026 customer engagement, 1\n- Product analytics \u0026 experimentation, 1\n- Bank data \u0026 open banking, 1\n- Identity \u0026 business verification, 1\n\n## Founders they backed\n\n- [Howie Liu](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/howie-liu/), Formagrid Inc (Airtable)\n- [Andrew Boni](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/andrew-boni/), Iterable, Inc.\n- [Todd Olson](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/todd-olson/), Pendo.io, Inc.\n- [Erik Troan](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/erik-troan/), Pendo.io, Inc.\n- [Rahul Jain](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/rahul-jain/), Pendo.io, Inc.\n- [Eric Boduch](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/eric-boduch/), Pendo.io, Inc.\n- [Zach Perret](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/zach-perret/), Plaid, Plaid Inc.\n- [William Hockey](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/william-hockey/), Plaid, Plaid Inc.\n\n## Questions\n\n### Which AI tools has Silver Lake invested in?\n\nAnchor Terminal lists Formagrid Inc (Airtable), Iterable, Inc., Pendo.io, Inc., Plaid and Plaid Inc. backed by Silver Lake.\n\n### How are Silver Lake's companies graded?\n\nOn Anchor Terminal's benchmark, Airtable (BB, 70.9), Iterable (C, 55.3), Pendo (D, 48.3), Plaid (B, 69.8) and Plaid Identity Verification (B, 67.1).\n\nInvestors are named from the companies' own announcements, the investors' own pages, Y Combinator's company pages, public filings and news reports of a round, each with its source. An investor isn't a sign of quality, and nobody can pay to be listed or to change a grade. To correct something or have a page removed, write to privacy@anchorterminal.com.\n",
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