Checkmk: IT Infrastructure Monitoring Company Raises Strategic Investment From PSG

By Amit Chowdhry • Feb 26, 2025

Checkmk, a German IT infrastructure monitoring vendor, announced a strategic partnership with PSG Equity, a leading growth equity firm that partners with software and technology-enabled services companies to drive transformational growth.

Launched in 2007, Checkmk became a leader in IT monitoring, providing customers with real-time insights into mission-critical infrastructures across diverse IT environments through a unified, single-pane-of-glass view. Based in Munich, the company provides monitoring solutions for cloud, hybrid, and data centre infrastructures, as well as modern containers and dynamic workloads. Checkmk is trusted by over 4,000 customers worldwide and supports a vibrant, global open-source community.

This partnership with PSG marks the beginning of Checkmk’s next phase of growth. And the strategic investment will bolster the company’s research and development efforts and will accelerate plans to scale its international footprint – all while continuing to deliver its high-ROI solutions to organisations that demand excellence in both product performance and customer experience.

The closing of the deal is subject to customary regulatory approvals.

KEY QUOTES:

“Partnering with PSG is a significant milestone for Checkmk. This investment validates our position as a market leader and provides the resources we need to drive innovation and scale further. With PSG’s backing, we look forward to expanding our platform’s capabilities and delivering solutions that meet the evolving needs of our global customer base.”

– Jan Justus, CEO of Checkmk

“We have been following Checkmk’s remarkable journey closely over the past few years and see strong potential for it to scale into a global powerhouse in hybrid full-stack monitoring. We are thrilled to bring our extensive experience in building global software champions to support Checkmk’s exceptional team in driving sustainable growth and innovation. Together, we are confident that Checkmk will remain at the forefront of the industry, expanding its international reach and continuing to shape the future of observability.”

– Christian Stein, Managing Director, and Matthieu Sagnier, Director, at PSG Equity