Steve Arnold

New Markets Venture Partners invests in companies located in the United States with an enterprise value of USD 3.3 billion. The firm targets companies operating in the fields of transformative education, information technology and business services. It provides financing for early and growth stage capital requirements.

Polaris Partners invests primarily in companies in the consumer technology, digital media/entertainment, e-Commerce, network hardware, software and semiconductors sectors. They invest in seed, early-stage and high growth, middle-market companies. The firm's early-stage investments focus on information technology and life sciences companies. Within the information technology sector, Polaris looks for companies that are developing Internet and broadband infrastructure, enterprise software products, e-Commerce products/services, digital media/entertainment, consumer software, network hardware and network software. In the life sciences sector, the firm looks for companies that are developing medical devices, pharmaceuticals, genomics, proteomics, drug delivery, medical services and consumer products and services. Polaris' private equity efforts focus on high-growth, middle-market companies in industries including technology, healthcare, digital media, consumer products and services and business services. Polaris serves as the lead or co-lead investor in the vast majority of their portfolio companies. The firm participates in minority growth equity investments, recapitalizations with liquidity and LBOs.

Develops learning platform for school districts and teachers

Operates as a organization for the development of academic, social and emotional competence for all students

Operates as non-profit organization that connected researchers with educators to create knowledge about the conditions that lead to social, emotional, academic and physical well-being for young people

Provides brand integration and marketing services

Develops and publishes interactive entertainment software