Olga Kaplan
Senior Vice President at Vista Equity Partners
San Francisco, California
Overview
Work Experience
COO
2025 - Current
Serent Capital is a $5 billion AUM private equity firm focused on partnering with market-leading companies to build them into category leaders. The firm invests in founder-run software and tech-enabled services companies. As the firm's COO, I oversee the firm's strategy and infrastructure to support its growth and success.
Serent Capital invests in great businesses that are already successful, delivering compelling solutions that address their customers' needs.
Senior Vice President
2021 - 2025
Vista is one of the largest software investors in the world, with over $100 billion of assets under management. I focused on leading investments into high-growth SaaS companies generally with $10M+ in annual revenues and was responsible for every aspect of the deal lifecycle: building relationships with entrepreneurs & sourcing opportunities, managing through the due diligence and investment process, actively engaging to drive value at the board level, and, when the time is right, helping companies through a sale or IPO.
Vista Equity Partners is an investment firm that primarily invests in enterprise software that advances the digital economy.
Private Equity Investor (GS Growth)
2010 - 2021
GS Growth is a dedicated platform for venture capital and growth equity investments that has invested more than $10bn of capital and partnered with more than 200 companies across software, fintech, healthcare, and consumer. The GS Growth team has a 25+ year history of backing category-leading software companies, including Applause, CyberArk, KnowBe4, Llamasoft, OneStream, Sprout Social and Stackline. As part of the GS Growth platform, I focused on sourcing, evaluating and executing investments in high-growth B2B technology companies as well as partnering with my portfolio companies to achieve long-term growth objectives. Board member / observer experience at 12 companies, including 7 exits. Also, a lead investor for Launch With GS, the firm’s $500m commitment to invest in companies with diverse leadership. Prior to GS Growth, worked in the firm's investment banking division in New York.
Goldman Sachs is a multinational financial services firm providing securities, investment banking, and management services.
Analyst
2008 - 2009
Investment Banking Division: Private Funds Group - Summer Analyst Sales & Trading: Equities and FICC - President's Summer Internship Program (PSIP)
UBS Realty Investors is an institutional investment advisor that managed real estate equity assets on behalf of its clients.