July 2025 Growth Equity Close: Glade Brook Raises $515M Fund IV
Greenwich and Miami-based Glade Brook Capital closed Strategic Growth Fund IV at $515 million on July 22, 2025, targeting FinTech, AI, SpaceTech, and DefenseTech growth equity.
Glade Brook Capital Partners closed Strategic Growth Fund IV at $515 million on July 22, 2025 — oversubscribed vs. a $450M target, with 65%+ already deployed at close.
Key facts
- Firm: Glade Brook Capital Partners
- Date announced: July 22, 2025
- Fund size: $515 million (SG IV)
- Target: $450 million (exceeded)
- Focus: Growth equity — FinTech, AI, SpaceTech, DefenseTech, e-commerce
- Offices: Greenwich, CT + Miami, FL
- Founded: 2011
- Portfolio size: 12–15 companies per fund
Active portfolio at close
Revolut, Stripe, Perplexity, Stoke Space — among deployments before final close.
Prior fund
Strategic Growth Fund III closed at $430M in 2022.
Why this matters for NYC
Glade Brook's Greenwich HQ makes it a tri-state growth equity counterpart to NYC seed/inception funds — relevant for NYC founders planning Series B–D paths into Stripe/SpaceX-caliber growth investors.
Sources
- BusinessWire (July 22, 2025): https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250722745811/en/Glade-Brook-Closes-Oversubscribed-Fourth-Strategic-Growth-Fund-at-515-Million
- VCWire (July 25, 2025): https://vcwire.tech/2025/07/25/glade-brook-closes-fourth-strategic-growth-fund-at-515m/
- Bloomberg: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-07-22/stripe-spacex-investor-glade-brook-raises-515-million-for-new-fund
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