Polaris Growth Fund
Debra Gironda is an experienced executive assistant currently serving at Polaris Growth Fund since August 2018 and at Polaris Partners since November 2007. Debra has a diverse background that includes owning Exit Row Travel, a full-service provider of corporate and leisure travel services, and serving as Community Relations Assistant & IT Manager at Solimine Funeral Service. Additional roles include temporary assistant project manager at Columbia Construction Company, executive assistant at the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, sales and service representative at Delta Air Lines, restaurant manager at Weathervane Seafoods, help desk specialist at Eastern Bank, and supervisor of the term deposit/IRA account department at Shore Bank and Trust Company. Educational background includes studies at North Shore Community College.
Polaris Growth Fund
Polaris Growth Fund ("PGF") strives to be a collaborative investment partner to companies with these common characteristics: -Founder-owned / bootstrapped -Software / tech-enabled services -$5M - $25M in revenue -Profitable growth -Vertical or category focus -Customer segment / product / geographic expansion opportunities -Shareholders seeking partial or full liquidity PGF is a software-focused, specialized affiliate fund of Polaris Partners, a private investment firm with two decades of technology and healthcare investing experience. PGF works collaboratively with management teams, provides access to its proprietary network of growth and industry experts, encourages interaction with Polaris’ broad portfolio of investments, and supports add-on acquisitions with firm resources and incremental capital. There can be no assurance that all PGF investments will ultimately reflect the characteristics or achieve the initiatives listed. For more information and a full list of investments, visit www.polarisgrowthfund.com.