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Quickbase
QuickBase is a no-code enterprise platform vendor in Cambridge, MA, not a family office or allocator — record likely a false match.
Quickbase
QuickBase operates as a business-to-business software company providing a no-code platform that lets enterprises build custom workflow applications, databases, and automations without deep engineering resources. Founded in 1999 and headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, the company spent its early years as a division of Intuit before being spun out and acquired by private equity firm Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe in 2016 (per TechCrunch, 2016). The platform competes with Airtable, Smartsheet, and Microsoft Power Apps in the low-code/no-code enterprise productivity market. The company does not function as a family office, pension fund, endowment, or institutional allocator. Its financial structure is that of a private-equity-backed operating company — not a deployment vehicle for a family's investable assets. In May 2023, QuickBase appointed veteran enterprise software executive David DeWalt as Chairman to support its next growth phase, signaling ambitions for scale rather than any pivot toward asset management (per the firm, May 2023). Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe's ownership places QuickBase within a concentrated technology buyout portfolio alongside other enterprise software assets. However, QuickBase itself retains no disclosed investment team, no outside manager allocation program, and no direct or fund-level deployment activity. Its publicly reported activities involve product releases — such as AI-driven workflow builders and expanded governance features — rather than capital deployment decisions. Structurally, the firm is best understood as an operating company under PE control, not a capital allocator. The Altss record appears to conflate the entity's name with an asset management entity that does not exist under this brand. Allocators seeking a family office or investment firm named QuickBase should verify the intended entity, as the Cambridge-based software vendor holds no investable pool, wealth-origin narrative, or investment mandate.
General information
Firm type
Asset Manager
Year founded
1999
AUM
Undisclosed
Location
Region
North America
Country
United States
City
Cambridge
Corporate office
Cambridge, MA, United States
Sector focus
Frequently asked questions
Does QuickBase manage any investment portfolio or family-office capital?
No. QuickBase is a business-to-business software company producing a no-code application development platform. It is an operating business under private equity ownership by Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe and does not function as an allocator, family office, or investment manager. Any listing suggesting otherwise is likely a database misclassification.
Who owns QuickBase?
QuickBase was acquired by private equity firm Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe in 2016 (per TechCrunch, 2016). Before that, it operated as a division of Intuit. It has no publicly disclosed family-office backing or single-family ownership structure.
What investment stages or sectors does QuickBase target?
QuickBase does not make direct investments, fund commitments, or co-investments. As a software vendor, its sector focus is purely operational — delivering enterprise productivity tools. The company has no disclosed allocation program and should not be confused with an investment firm bearing a similar name.
Is there an investment firm or family office named QuickBase that allocators might be confusing with this entity?
Allocators may be looking for a different entity entirely. No known family office or institutional allocator operates under the QuickBase name. The Cambridge-based software company is an operating business misclassified in the Altss record, and any due diligence should begin by confirming the target entity's legal name and type.
Why does QuickBase appear in a family-office database?
The inclusion is almost certainly an entity-resolution error. QuickBase's name, location, and corporate structure align with an enterprise software vendor — not a capital allocator. The lack of AUM, disclosed principals with investment roles, portfolio holdings, and wealth-origin narrative all point to a false match in the underlying dataset.
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