Elevation Partners was an American private equity firm that invested in intellectual property, technology and media companies.

Rock musician Bono went on to co-found "The Rise Fund", dedicated to improving the United Nations' seven sectors of sustainable development.

[citation needed] Elevation is perhaps best known for its association with Bono, lead singer of the musical group U2, who joined the company shortly after its creation in 2004.

[7] On July 11, 2007 Elevation Partners acquired SDI Media Group, the world's largest provider of subtitling and language dubbing service to the entertainment industry.

[15] On March 20, 2008, the Associated Press published a story saying members of Elevation Partners had donated and raised more than a million dollars for the Wikimedia Foundation, and were possibly examining a deeper relationship.