New Markets Venture Partners

Mark Grovic has been investing in high-growth companies since 1992, including early impact-investing work at Calvert Group decades before ESG became mainstream, and co-founded the Templeton Emerging Europe Fund before co-founding New Markets Venture Partners in 2003. The firm has stayed exclusively focused on education and workforce technology for more than two decades, generating over $3.3 billion in enterprise value and completing 21 realized exits, including PowerSchool's 2021 IPO and Galvanize's acquisition by K12. Grovic closed New Markets' oversubscribed fifth fund at over $160 million in 2023.

$160M+ (latest fund) AUM 69/100 Power Score™ 2003 Founded Fulton, MD
Education Technology Workforce Development Social-Impact Software
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Signature Exit

PowerSchool's 2021 IPO on NYSE - one of New Markets' notable exits across two decades of dedicated edtech and workforce investing, alongside Galvanize's acquisition by K12

Key Partners & Leadership

Co-Founder & General Partner

Firm Timeline

1992
Mark Grovic begins investing in high-growth companies, including impact-oriented work at Calvert Group.
2003
Co-founds New Markets Venture Partners in Fulton, Maryland.
2021
Portfolio company PowerSchool goes public on NYSE.
2023
Closes New Markets' oversubscribed fifth fund at over $160 million.