Sarah Sommer
Founder at Level Equity Management LLC
Profile
Sarah is a co-founder and Partner at Level.
She has been investing in growth-stage software and technology businesses since 2003.
Her current and past investing experience includes BoardEffect (board portal software; acquired by Diligent in 2016), Criteria Corp (employee assessment software; recapitalized by Sumeru Equity Partners in 2019), EHS Insight (Environmental, Health, and Safety software for high-risk industries), Hoxhunt (next-generation cybersecurity awareness training), HVR (data integration software; acquired by Fivetran in 2021), Lytho (workflow and DAM software for creative and marketing teams), MomentFeed (digital marketing for multi-location brands; acquired by Uberall in 2021), Optimere (governance platform for regulated communicators; acquired by CivicPlus in 2022), Onit (enterprise legal management software; acquired by K1 in 2018), Security Journey (secure coding training for developers), SiteHawk (chemical data management; acquired by Sphera in 2019), and Wombat (cybersecurity awareness training; acquired by Proofpoint in 2018).
Prior to co-founding Level, Sarah was a Senior Associate at Insight Venture Partners, where she worked as a member of the investment team with companies including Achieve3000 (differentiated instruction for K-12; acquired by McGraw Hill), eVestment Alliance (financial data vendor; acquired by NASDAQ), and IAG Research (advertising effectiveness data; acquired by Nielsen).
Sarah is a graduate of the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania where she was a Joseph Wharton Scholar.
Recently, she was featured in Buyouts Insider’s Women in Private Equity feature article, where she discusses the role of mentorship in her private equity career.
Sarah Sommer active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
Level Equity Management LLC
 Level Equity Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Level Equity Management LLC (Level Equity) is a private equity firm founded in 2009 by Benjamin Levin, George W. McCulloch and Sarah Sommer. The firm is headquartered in New York. | Founder | 2009-06-30 |
Former positions of Sarah Sommer
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
Insight Venture Management LLC
 Insight Venture Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Insight Venture Management LLC (Insight Venture Partners) is a private equity and venture capital firm, a subsidiary of Insight Holdings Group LLC founded in 1995 by Jeffrey L. Horing and Jerry Fred Murdock. The firm is headquartered in New York. | Private Equity Analyst | 2009-05-31 |
The Smith & Wollensky Restaurant Group, Inc.
 The Smith & Wollensky Restaurant Group, Inc. RestaurantsConsumer Services Part of Specialty Brands Holdings LLC, The Smith & Wollensky Restaurant Group, Inc. operates and manages restaurants. The company is based in Medford, MA. The company was founded in 1977 by Alan N. Stillman. The Smith & Wollensky Restaurant Group was acquired by Danu Investment Partners Ltd. on March 21, 2016. | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
Radiate Media LLC
 Radiate Media LLC Advertising/Marketing ServicesCommercial Services Radiate Media LLC provides traffic reporting services and sells advertising on radio and television stations. The firm offers hyper-local content, traffic information, advertising, and interactive marketplace solutions to television, radio, and print media partners. It provides merchants and national advertisers with an advertising platform to connect them with consumers. The company collects and disseminates traffic information in audio and video formats. It analyzes real-time data from road sensors, traffic cameras, and official accident and incident reports. The company was founded by Christopher M. Rothey and Miles Romney in 2011 and is headquartered in Malvern, PA. | Director/Board Member | - |
CBR Intellectual Property LLC
 CBR Intellectual Property LLC Finance/Rental/LeasingFinance CBR Intellectual Property LLC provides text books on a rental basis. It offers wide selection of textbooks from music, microbiology and diseases, nutrition, literature, calculus, infants and children, social psychology, and behavioral. The company was founded by Alan Curtis Martin, Ken Martin, Shane Willard, Rocky Moline, and Todd McCormick in 2007 and is headquartered in Lincoln, NE. | Director/Board Member | - |
Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. /Old/
 Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. /Old/ Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. provided wealth management, securities trading and sales, corporate finance and investment banking services. Merrill Lynch was a global trader and underwriter of securities and derivatives across a range of asset classes and serve as a strategic advisor to governments, institutions and individuals worldwide. The company was founded in 1913 and was headquartered in Charlotte, NC. | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
Training of Sarah Sommer
| The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania | Undergraduate Degree |
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| Private companies | 6 |
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Insight Venture Management LLC
Insight Venture Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Insight Venture Management LLC (Insight Venture Partners) is a private equity and venture capital firm, a subsidiary of Insight Holdings Group LLC founded in 1995 by Jeffrey L. Horing and Jerry Fred Murdock. The firm is headquartered in New York. | Finance |
Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. /Old/
Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. /Old/ Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. provided wealth management, securities trading and sales, corporate finance and investment banking services. Merrill Lynch was a global trader and underwriter of securities and derivatives across a range of asset classes and serve as a strategic advisor to governments, institutions and individuals worldwide. The company was founded in 1913 and was headquartered in Charlotte, NC. | Finance |
The Smith & Wollensky Restaurant Group, Inc.
The Smith & Wollensky Restaurant Group, Inc. RestaurantsConsumer Services Part of Specialty Brands Holdings LLC, The Smith & Wollensky Restaurant Group, Inc. operates and manages restaurants. The company is based in Medford, MA. The company was founded in 1977 by Alan N. Stillman. The Smith & Wollensky Restaurant Group was acquired by Danu Investment Partners Ltd. on March 21, 2016. | Consumer Services |
Level Equity Management LLC
Level Equity Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Level Equity Management LLC (Level Equity) is a private equity firm founded in 2009 by Benjamin Levin, George W. McCulloch and Sarah Sommer. The firm is headquartered in New York. | Finance |
CBR Intellectual Property LLC
CBR Intellectual Property LLC Finance/Rental/LeasingFinance CBR Intellectual Property LLC provides text books on a rental basis. It offers wide selection of textbooks from music, microbiology and diseases, nutrition, literature, calculus, infants and children, social psychology, and behavioral. The company was founded by Alan Curtis Martin, Ken Martin, Shane Willard, Rocky Moline, and Todd McCormick in 2007 and is headquartered in Lincoln, NE. | Finance |
Radiate Media LLC
Radiate Media LLC Advertising/Marketing ServicesCommercial Services Radiate Media LLC provides traffic reporting services and sells advertising on radio and television stations. The firm offers hyper-local content, traffic information, advertising, and interactive marketplace solutions to television, radio, and print media partners. It provides merchants and national advertisers with an advertising platform to connect them with consumers. The company collects and disseminates traffic information in audio and video formats. It analyzes real-time data from road sensors, traffic cameras, and official accident and incident reports. The company was founded by Christopher M. Rothey and Miles Romney in 2011 and is headquartered in Malvern, PA. | Commercial Services |
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