Private Equity Firm Software

Polaris Growth

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Polaris Growth Fund (PGF) is a software-focused growth investment affiliate of Polaris Partners. It partners with founder-owned and bootstrapped software and tech-enabled services companies, typically with $5M–$25M in revenue, to support growth, expansion, and add-on acquisitions. It is based in Boston, Massachusetts.

Focus Areas
EdTech, Service supply chain software, Service parts planning and inventory optimization

Tracked deals

3

3 tracked deals across 2020-2024.

Recent pace

0

0 tracked deals announced in the last 12 months.

Deal mix

Growth capital

2 growth capital · 1 buyout

Polaris Growth Acquisition Volume by Year

Last 3 years

Acquisition volume by year Annual acquisition counts for the last 3 years for Polaris Growth. 1 2020 1 2022 1 2024

Supporting Data

Recent Transactions

  • Marlin Equity Partners Makes Majority Growth Investment in Baxter Planning
    May 21, 2024
    Buyer
    Marlin Equity Partners, Polaris Growth Fund (PGF)
    Target
    Baxter Planning
    Seller
    Polaris Partners
    Industry
    Cloud & SaaS
    Location
    Texas, United States
    Type
    Growth capital

    Marlin Equity Partners completed a majority growth investment in Baxter Planning, a SaaS provider of predictive service supply chain solutions, with Polaris Partners retaining a significant minority stake and making a new equity commitment from its Polaris Growth Fund. The investment will support Baxter's product innovation (including AI capabilities), global expansion of its BaxterPredict platform, and potential add-on acquisitions to scale operations and expand its enterprise customer base.

  • Polaris Growth Fund Acquires Amplifire from Leeds Equity Partners
    August 16, 2022
    Buyer
    Polaris Growth Fund, Several customer investors (unnamed)
    Target
    Amplifire (Knowledge Factor, Inc.)
    Seller
    Leeds Equity Partners
    Industry
    Education
    Location
    Colorado, United States
    Type
    Buyout

    Polaris Growth Fund has acquired Amplifire (Knowledge Factor, Inc.) from Leeds Equity Partners; terms were not disclosed. Amplifire is a Boulder, Colorado–based SaaS provider of adaptive learning, assessment, and analytics serving healthcare, higher education, and corporate customers; several customers also participated in the investment and Amplifire’s existing management (CEO Bob Burgin) will remain in place.

  • Polaris Growth Fund Invests in TransACT Communications
    February 21, 2020
    Buyer
    Polaris Growth Fund, Polaris Partners
    Target
    TransACT Communications, LLC
    Industry
    Education
    Location
    Washington, United States
    Type
    Growth capital

    TransACT Communications, a Lynnwood, Washington-based SaaS provider of parent engagement, compliance and payment solutions for K-12 and higher education, received a strategic growth investment from the Polaris Growth Fund (an affiliate of Polaris Partners). PGF partners Dan Lombard and Sabrina Chiasson McLaughry will join TransACT's board; the capital is intended to support product innovation, accelerate growth, and enable strategic acquisitions.

Related Acquisition Pages

Education Buyers & Acquisitions 2 tracked deals by Polaris Growth. Cloud & SaaS Buyers & Acquisitions 1 tracked deal by Polaris Growth. Acquisitions in Colorado 1 tracked deal by Polaris Growth. Acquisitions in Texas 1 tracked deal by Polaris Growth. Acquisitions in Washington 1 tracked deal by Polaris Growth.

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