# Silver Lake (slim)

> Silver Lake's investments in AI tools on Anchor Terminal, Formagrid Inc (Airtable), Iterable, Inc., Pendo.io, Inc., Plaid and 1 more, with each listing's grade and the founders behind it.

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Investor.

Website: https://www.silverlake.com

## Companies on Anchor Terminal

- **Formagrid Inc (Airtable)**, Series F, December 2021, valued at $1.285B, the purchase price, Acquisition, August 2026
  - [Airtable](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/airtable.md), graded BB, 70.9/100
  - Source: https://www.airtable.com/newsroom/company/series-f
- **Iterable, Inc.**, Series E, June 2021
  - [Iterable](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/iterable.md), graded C, 55.3/100
  - Source: https://tfir.io/iterable-raises-200-million-in-series-e-funding/
- **Pendo.io, Inc.**, Series F, July 2021, through Silver Lake Waterman
  - [Pendo](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/pendo.md), graded D, 48.3/100
  - Source: https://www.pendo.io/news/pendo-raises-150-million-to-help-companies-deliver-software-that-meets-rising-user-expectations/
- **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
  - [Plaid](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/plaid.md), graded B, 69.8/100
  - Source: https://plaid.com/blog/plaid-announces-additional-series-d-funding/
- **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
  - [Plaid Identity Verification](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/plaid-identity-verification.md), graded B, 67.1/100
  - Source: https://plaid.com/blog/plaid-announces-additional-series-d-funding/

## Where they invest

- Spreadsheets & operational tables, 1
- Lifecycle marketing & customer engagement, 1
- Product analytics & experimentation, 1
- Bank data & open banking, 1
- Identity & business verification, 1

## Founders they backed

- [Howie Liu](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/howie-liu/), Formagrid Inc (Airtable)
- [Andrew Boni](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/andrew-boni/), Iterable, Inc.
- [Todd Olson](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/todd-olson/), Pendo.io, Inc.
- [Erik Troan](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/erik-troan/), Pendo.io, Inc.
- [Rahul Jain](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/rahul-jain/), Pendo.io, Inc.
- [Eric Boduch](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/eric-boduch/), Pendo.io, Inc.
- [Zach Perret](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/zach-perret/), Plaid, Plaid Inc.
- [William Hockey](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/william-hockey/), Plaid, Plaid Inc.

## Questions

### Which AI tools has Silver Lake invested in?

Anchor Terminal lists Formagrid Inc (Airtable), Iterable, Inc., Pendo.io, Inc., Plaid and Plaid Inc.

### How are Silver Lake's companies graded?

On 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).

Investors 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.