Mark Jacobson

Polaris Partners is an Independent Venture Capital firm founded in 1996 by Stephen D. Arnold, Jonathan A. Flint and Terrance G. McGuire. Polaris Partners is headquartered in Waltham.

Knowledge Factor, Inc. provides technology-enabled adaptive learning and assessment solutions. The firm's product amplifire, is a fully hosted software as a service (SaaS) application that leverages scientific breakthroughs from the fields of cognitive psychology, neurobiology and game studies, to deliver accelerated memory protocol for learning. The company was founded by Patrick Engstrom, Robert Burgin and Charles J. Smith in 2000 and is headquartered in Boulder, CO.

Automotive Titling Co. LLC provides nationwide automotive title and registration processing services. The company is based in Centennial, CO. The company offers a DMV Data API solution for automotive SaaS companies that provides accurate tax and registration fee data throughout the car buying process. The company also offers a Self-Service DMV Fast Data solution for title and registration DIYers with low transaction volume. The company was founded in 1972. Ken Alley has been the CEO of the company since 1996.

ARInsights LLC provides information technology services. The firm’s ARchitect, provides the platform on which companies build their successful Analyst Relations programs. The company was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Sunny Isles Beach, FL.

Centerbridge Partners LP(Centerbridge Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2005 by Jeffrey Harold Aronson and Timothy Gallogly. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Thoma Bravo LP(Thoma Bravo) is a private equity firm founded in 2008 by Carl Dee Thoma and Orlando Bravo. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

Marlin Management Co LLC (Marlin Equity Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2005 by David McGovern. The firm is headquartered in Hermosa Beach, California.

Harris Williams & Co. provides investment advisory services. It offers investment banking, sell-side mergers and acquisitions, capital raising, fairness opinion, and restructuring advisory services. The company was founded by H. Hiter Harris III and Christopher H. Williams in 1991 and is headquartered in Richmond, VA.

KeyBanc Capital Markets, Inc. is a registered investment bank and broker/dealer headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio. The firm was founded in 1983 and is a subsidiary of KeyCorp. (NYSE: KEY). KeyBanc Capital Markets provides investment banking, commercial lending, treasury management, derivatives, foreign exchange, equity and debt underwriting and trading and syndicated finance products and services to large corporations and middle-market companies.