It would be an understatement to say that the past few years of software have been unpredictable. Building an expansion stage software company is no easy feat in the best of times-and these have not always been the best of times.

Since 2006, OpenView has helped the best expansion stage software founders confidently realize their ambitions by connecting them to the right resources: people, ideas, and capital. While markets have been up and down, one thing has remained consistent over this period: software buying markets have been resilient. Software increasingly powers our working lives-and businesses depend on software as the connective tissue of their operations. With the rise of product-led growth (PLG), AI/ML, and industry vertical-specific software, we remain as excited as ever about the future of software.