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Office Locations:
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125 High Street, 17th Floor
Boston, MA 02110
Phone: 617-350-1500
Fax: 617-350-1509
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Business Services
Communications & Networking
Consumer Products & Services
Media & Digital Media
Retail & Restaurant
Sports & Entertainment
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Founded in 1983 by a group of executives from the First National Bank of Boston, Boston Ventures is a private equity firm that specializes in middle-market media, entertainment, information & publishing, information & business services, and communications. The partners focus on companies with strong operating niches and growth prospects. Since its founding, the firm has invested seven funds with a total of $2.6 billion in capital commitments. The types of investments that Boston Ventures leads include leveraged buyouts, recapitalizations, growth equity, and industry roll-ups. The firm has invested in 114 platform companies across 10 funds.
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Investment Firm Key
VC = Venture Capital
PE = Private Equity
A = Angel
I = Incubator
MB = Merchant Bank
VD = Venture Debt
FI = Family Investment Office
FOF = Fund of Funds
ED = Economic Development Office
TT = Technology Transfer Office
CVC = Corporate Venture Capital
SEC = Secondary Purchaser
HF = Hedge Fund/Mutual Fund
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COMPANY STAGE | REVENUE |
Venture Capital | |
Seed Stage (includes "pre-seed," or concept stage) | No Revenue |
Early Stage | Minimal Revenue |
Growth Stage (also called Mid-stage) | $2M-$7M |
Expansion Stage (also called Late-stage) | $7M and greater |
Private Equity | |
Lower Middle Market | $10M-$249M |
Middle Market | $250M-$499M |
Upper Middle Market | $500M-$1B |
Large Cap | >$1B |
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