John Locke

Summit Partners invests in companies located across the globe. The firm targets companies operating in the fields of technology, healthcare & life sciences and growth products & services sectors. It provides financing for buyout, recapitalizations and growth transactions with an investment size of USD 10 - 500 million. The fund acquires majority or minority stakes.

Develops unified security monitoring solutions for securing enterprise networks

Operates an online marketplace for video footage, imagery, audio and other creative components

Develops and operates enterprise ticketing platform for live entertainment shows

Builds, owns and manages wireless infrastructure

Socure, Inc. provides AI-powered identity verification and fraud prevention solutions through its platform, RiskOS®, which delivers real-time, compliant identity checks across more than 190 countries. The company is based in Incline Village, NV and has subsidiaries in UK and the United States. The company’s technology addresses identity verification, fraud detection, anti-money laundering, and trust management, supporting use cases such as consumer and business onboarding, bank account verification, login authentication, trust and safety, and contact center operations. Socure’s predictive analytics platform uses artificial intelligence and machine learning with online and offline data intelligence from government-issued documents, email, phone, address, IP, device, velocity, date of birth, SSN, and the broader internet to verify identities in real-time. The company serves more than 3,000 customers across financial services, government, gaming, healthcare, telecom, and e-commerce, including major banks, card issuers, payroll providers, gaming operators, state and federal agencies, and fintechs. The company was founded in 2012 by Johnny Ayers, Sunil Madhu. Johnny Ayers has been the CEO since 2012. With the acquisition of Effectiv, Socure offers end-to-end identity fraud and payment risk management, integrating transaction monitoring, credit underwriting, and know-your-business solutions.

Accel Partners invests in companies located in the US, the United Kingdom, Europe and Israel. The firm targets companies operating in the fields of cloud/SaaS, consumer, enterprise IT, fintech, hardware, healthcare, media, security and services. It provides financing for seed, early, later and growth stage capital requirement.

Functions as a College/University

Housatonic Partners invests in companies located in the United States. The fund targets companies operating in the fields of technology, business services, communications and healthcare. It provides financing for growth, minority recapitalization and buyout transactions with an investment size of USD 10 - 50 million. It acquires minority interest and takes seats on the board of directors.