Arctaris Impact Investors

Overview

Arctaris Impact Investors is a Boston-based impact investment firm with over 14 years of experience, managing funds that invest in growth-oriented operating businesses and community infrastructure projects located in underserved communities. Founded in 2009, the firm has partnered with organizations such as the Kresge Foundation and Harvard Business School Professor Michael Porter's Initiative for a Competitive Inner City to invest in Opportunity Zones, inner cities, and targeted rural communities throughout the U.S., aiming to deliver above-market investment returns alongside positive social impact. The firm's investment strategy includes both debt and equity investments, focusing on growth, late-stage, and buyout opportunities. Arctaris has a diverse portfolio across various industries, including real estate, infrastructure, manufacturing, healthcare, technology, energy, education, retail, transportation, agriculture, financial services, media, telecommunications, construction, and hospitality. The firm has made significant investments in projects such as a $152 million Opportunity Zone project in Washington, D.C.'s Ward 7 and a $67 million Opportunity Zone development in downtown Los Angeles. Arctaris is committed to integrating impact into every investment decision to drive equitable prosperity in under-resourced communities. The firm's values include partnership, authenticity, creativity, equity, and stewardship, aiming to create inclusive opportunities and uphold the highest standards of excellence in social and environmental responsibilities to investors, partners, and communities.

Investment Focus

• Focus on underserved communities
• Growth-oriented businesses
• Community infrastructure projects
• Positive social impact
• Above-market investment returns

Portfolio Companies