Sam Payton

Senior Vice President at Vista Equity Partners

📍 United States🔄 Updated September 2026💼 2 investments📅 6 years investing🗓 Last invested Jun 2020
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Jun 2020
Make a new start. A start that will build beautiful relationships, shape millions of ideas. Enable a new way to live, learn, work and play. At Jio, we build products and services of the future to empower billions of Indians make their dreams a reality. Jio is about YOU. Join the movement to make India Digital. Chat on MyJio App: http://tiny.jio.com/chat1 Chat on WhatsApp: http://tiny.jio.com/LiveChat
Board Member
Jan 2020
Aspira provides connected experiences for the outdoor recreation industry. Our comprehensive suite of reservation and licensing technology and service solutions support federal, state, provincial, and local government park, campground, and conservation agencies, conveniently connecting them with outdoor adventure seekers from around the world. Aspira is headquartered in Dallas, TX with eight offices worldwide.
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2020
Investor
Jun 2020
Make a new start. A start that will build beautiful relationships, shape millions of ideas. Enable a new way to live, learn, work and play. At Jio, we build products and services of the future to empower billions of Indians make their dreams a reality. Jio is about YOU. Join the movement to make India Digital. Chat on MyJio App: http://tiny.jio.com/chat1 Chat on WhatsApp: http://tiny.jio.com/LiveChat
Board Member
Jan 2020
Aspira provides connected experiences for the outdoor recreation industry. Our comprehensive suite of reservation and licensing technology and service solutions support federal, state, provincial, and local government park, campground, and conservation agencies, conveniently connecting them with outdoor adventure seekers from around the world. Aspira is headquartered in Dallas, TX with eight offices worldwide.
2015
Senior Vice President
Aug 2015
Vista Equity Partners (Vista) is a leading global technology investor specializing in software. Through its private market strategies — private equity and private credit — and tailored private wealth solutions, Vista seeks to deliver differentiated returns using a proprietary, disciplined approach. Over 25 years, the firm has built a diversified portfolio of mission-critical software companies serving millions worldwide. Vista’s private equity strategy actively partners with its portfolio to harness transformative technologies like generative AI, driving innovation and operational excellence at scale. Further information is available at vistaequitypartners.com. The information included on this page is for informational purposes only. Nothing herein constitutes an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to buy, any security or product of Vista or any Vista-managed fund. Additional disclosures can be found here: https://www.vistaequitypartners.com/disclosures/.
2012
Associate
May 2012
Odyssey Investment Partners is a leading private equity investment firm with more than a 25-year history of partnering with skilled managers and using its buy, build and integrate approach to transform middle-market companies into more efficient and diversified businesses with strong growth profiles. Odyssey makes majority-controlled investments in industrial and business services sectors with a long-term positive outlook and favorable secular trends.
2011
Associate
Jul 2011
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