Flexera acquires ProsperOps; Chaos Genius

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● STRATEGIC | DEVTOOLS/INFRASTRUCTURE · Cloud Cost & FinOps

JANUARY 6, 2026

Flexera (Thoma Bravo) acquires ProsperOps; Chaos Genius

TARGET

ProsperOps; Chaos Genius

Agentic AI platform that optimizes Snowflake and Databricks data cloud costs for enterprise data teams.

Ownership	VC-backed · Elevation Capital, Y Combinator
Capital raised	$3.3M
Headcount	11-50 FTEs
Headquarters	Palo Alto, California
Leadership	Chris Cochran, CEO and Co-Founder (ProsperOps)
Sell-side advisor	—

ACQUIRER

Flexera

IT management and FinOps software platform

Ownership	PE-backed · Thoma Bravo
Headcount	2,300+ FTEs
Headquarters	Itasca, Illinois
Leadership	Jim Ryan, CEO Mike Jerich, President and CEO
Buy-side advisor	—

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Flexera -> ProsperOps; Chaos Genius  (2026-09-18)
add_on | DevTools/Infrastructure | announced
Target: Agentic AI platform that optimizes Snowflake and Databricks data cloud costs for enterprise data teams.
Website: chaosgenius.io | Buyer site: flexera.com
HQ: Palo Alto, California | Ownership: vc-backed | Buyer sponsor: Thoma Bravo | Buyer ownership: pe-backed
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Source: Thematic - https://thematichq.com/software/d/flexera-prosperops-chaos-genius.html

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