Champ Funding, Investors & Competitors

Constellation Software is an acquirer, manager, and developer of vertical market software, or VMS, businesses globally. VMS differentiates from horizontal software in that it provides mission critical solutions within a specific industry for customers in a particular market. Constellation operates through a decentralized model in which each business operates as its own independent entity. Managers of individual businesses are incentivized to optimize their business for returns on invested capital and revenue growth. Excess cash generated by the individual businesses is repatriated to portfolio managers who focus on allocating as much capital as possible on new acquisitions. As of 2025, Constellation consisted of over 1,000 individual businesses and 64,000 employees.

SS&C Technologies provides software products and software-enabled services to a variety of customers primarily in financial services. Acquisitions are a large part of SS&C's history. SS&C GlobeOp provides fund administration services to alternative and traditional asset managers. In addition, SS&C provides portfolio accounting, portfolio management, trading, banking/lending, and other software to asset managers, banks, and financial advisors. SS&C’s purchase of Intralinks makes it a leading player in virtual deal room solutions. With its 2018 purchase of DST Systems, SS&C gained a foothold in the healthcare industry with pharmacy health management solutions and medical claim administration services. In 2022, SS&C acquired robotic process automation software firm Blue Prism.

Rippling is a San Francisco-headquartered workforce management platform that integrates HR, payroll, IT, and finance in one system. Founded in 2016, the company automates onboarding, benefits, device management, expense tracking, and compliance for global teams at over 100,000 organizations including Shopify and DoorDash. Its API ecosystem connects with 500-plus apps for seamless operations.

The Deployment Company delivers AI software services as a joint venture of OpenAI with TPG Inc (NASDAQ:TPG), Brookfield Asset Management Inc (NYSE:BAM), Advent, and Bain Capital Specialty Finance Inc (NYSE:BCSF).

Topicus com Inc is engaged in the development, installation, and customization of vertical market software and the provision of related professional services and support for customers across several diverse markets, mainly in Europe. Its revenue consists mainly of software license fees, maintenance and other recurring fees, professional service fees, and hardware sales. Geographically, the company generates maximum revenue from its business in the Netherlands, and the rest from other markets.

Clio is a Vancouver-headquartered legal technology company providing cloud-based practice management software for law firms worldwide. The platform integrates client intake, case management, billing, time tracking, and document automation, serving over 150,000 legal professionals across 105 countries. Clio offers tools like Clio Grow for marketing and Clio Manage for operations, with partnerships including QuickBooks and Microsoft Office 365 to streamline workflows for solo practitioners and enterprises.

Checkr is a background screening platform providing instant criminal records, employment verifications, education checks, motor vehicle reports, and drug screening for hiring. Its API integrates with ATS systems like Workday and Greenhouse, supporting FCRA compliance and adverse action workflows. Checkr powers onboarding for gig platforms including Uber, DoorDash, and Instacart alongside traditional employers in tech and healthcare. San Francisco-headquartered since 2014, it processes screens in all 50 U.S. states and Canada with machine learning for rapid turnaround.

Tricentis is an Innsbruck-headquartered leader in continuous testing software with its Tosca platform accelerating automation for DevOps pipelines in enterprise applications. The company maintains offices in the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, Germany, Austria, India, Netherlands, Poland, and Switzerland, serving Fortune 500 clients in banking, insurance, and retail with AI-powered test management.

OutSystems is a low-code development platform leader headquartered in Lisbon, Portugal, enabling enterprises to build applications 10 times faster. It supports full lifecycle management with AI integration for mission-critical apps used by global brands like Mercedes-Benz and Vodafone.

Cribl is an Austin-headquartered software provider that delivers observability pipelines for routing, reducing, and enriching IT data. Its core products, Cribl Stream and Cribl Edge, enable organizations to process petabytes of logs, metrics, and traces before sending them to tools like Splunk or Datadog. Founded in 2018 by Clint Sharp and Ledion Bitincka, the company serves Fortune 500 enterprises in finance and tech, including Capital One and Salesforce. Cribl's platform operates on-premises, in the cloud, or at the edge, supporting AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud integrations.

ReliaQuest is a Tampa-headquartered cybersecurity company offering the GreyMatter SaaS platform for security operations. Founded in 2007, it unifies SIEM, EDR, and cloud data for threat detection and response across AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud. The platform serves enterprises with automated workflows, serving clients in finance and healthcare sectors.

Ironclad is a San Francisco-headquartered contract lifecycle management platform automating workflows, negotiations, and approvals for legal teams. The software extracts clauses using AI, generates templates from Salesforce data, and tracks obligations in tools like Slack and Google Workspace. Ironclad serves over 2,000 customers including Adobe, Catalyst, and DocuSign, processing billions in contract value annually. Founded in 2014 as a Y Combinator alumnus, it maintains offices in New York and London, with integrations supporting procurement from Coupa and HR from Workday. Recent releases include self-serve AI redlining adopted by sales organizations at Levi Strauss.

Retool is a low-code platform that lets companies build internal software applications using a drag-and-drop interface backed by more than 90 pre-built components and over 40 data and API connectors, with the option to drop into code for custom logic. Based in San Francisco and launched in 2017, it targets engineering teams that need to assemble internal tools quickly rather than build them from scratch. Its customers include large enterprises such as Amazon, DoorDash, Coursera, and NBCUniversal.

Filevine is a legal operating system headquartered in Lehi, Utah, offering case management, document assembly, lead tracking, and billing tools for law firms. Integrates AI for task automation, case summarization, and predictive analytics. Serves personal injury, mass tort, and family law practices nationwide.

MOV is a Tokyo-headquartered SaaS provider for Japanese retailers managing review aggregation from sites like Google and Yelp. Its platform analyzes customer feedback, distributes inbound marketing resources, and offers consulting to optimize online reputation.

Podium is a Lehi-headquartered provider of communication software for local businesses. The platform manages customer interactions through messaging, review requests, payments, and webchat integrated across Google, Facebook, and SMS channels. Launched in 2014, it supports over 100,000 locations in North America, helping service providers like dentists and home contractors convert leads into sales via automated workflows and analytics.

Intapp Inc is a provider of industry-specific, cloud-based software solutions for the professional and financial services industry. It empowers private capital,g, legal, accounting, and consulting firms with the technology needed to meet rapidly changing client, investor, and regulatory requirements. Geographically, it derives a majority of its revenue from the United States and also has a presence in the United Kingdom and the Rest of the world.