Polaris Growth Fund
Michael Ball is an experienced finance professional currently serving as an Associate at Polaris Growth Fund since September 2023. Previously, Michael worked at Citi, where roles included Leveraged Finance Senior Analyst and Leveraged Finance Analyst from July 2021 to August 2023, as well as a Leveraged Finance Summer Analyst in July 2020. Michael's early experience includes a Summer Internship at UBS Wealth Management: Hingham Street Partners, where responsibilities involved stock analysis and portfolio management, and a Summer Internship at Fidelity Investments, focusing on procedural analysis and compliance. Michael holds a Bachelor's degree in Finance and Business Analytics from Boston College, completed in 2021.
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.