Ali Osman, head of technology and software investments at Abu Dhabi's giant Mubadala sovereign wealth fund, has invested steadily through it all and is not shying away from putting more money to work.
He and his team focus on business software and specialize in private equity, making direct buyout investments and indirect bets through major PE firms.
Osman works with many of the biggest and most successful PE firms in the tech space, including Thoma Bravo, TPG and Bain Capital.
AI uncertainty and dataThe generative AI boom, and the rise of large language models, has introduced a major new variable to software investing.
The other bottleneck is capital, basically the cash available to invest in software businesses.
Persons:
Ali Osman, Mubadala, Osman, Thoma
Organizations:
Abu, Thoma Bravo, TPG, Bain Capital, Vista Equity Partners, PE
Locations:
Morocco, SalesLoft, mindspace