skip to navigation sector fund recent posts twitter rt benefitfocus upcoming deadlines and effective dates to watch out for via shrm https t.co vkw9zvfkw3 2016 10 14 06 57 rt freshbooks crowdfunding so hot right now . here s how to make sure your effort doesn t crash and burn . https t.co gtwzo2ftfv 2016 10 13 07 48 rt benefitfocus there is no 1 size fits all in employeebenefits . how to tailor your company s benefits to suit individual needs https t.co nsm8hzwy1r 2016 10 11 06 25 oak investment partners is a multistage venture capital firm and a lead investor for the next generation of disruptive growth companies . on demand giving the world what it wants to know . with information and entertainment now expected to be at everyone s fingertips it takes a determined company to make it happen . today demand media with oak s investment and partnership is able to reach more than 125 million visitors every month across a rich portfolio of vertical web properties . sean moriarty ceo demand media take charge eliminating the void . there are an estimated 60 million under banked consumers in the us . almost a decade ago oak recognized the value of netspend s offerings and seized the opportunity to partner with us . today we are a leading provider of reloadable prepaid debit cards that empower these consumers with the convenience security and freedom to be self banked . dan henry ceo netspend seeing through a major force of change . one of the larger problems with today s healthcare system is a lack of transparency for costs . castlight health was founded in 2008 to provide individuals unbiased pricing information with which to make smart purchase decisions . with the backing of oak castlight was able to significantly strengthen our solutions enhance our team and develop our strategy . gio colella m.d. ceo & co founder castlight health natural fuel clean times two . sundrop fuels moves forward with building the largest bio gasoline plant in the world . with continued investment and guidance from oak the company has developed and is now in first commercial deployment of their high efficiency proprietary technology for converting biomass into gasoline . wayne simmons president & ceo sundrop fuels fiber optimism a foundation for connecting . zayo helps carriers enterprises schools and hospitals keep pace with their rapidly growing need for data and internet bandwidth . oak s investment has helped us grow our operations to include a fiber network that spans 218 markets and 45 states plus washington d.c. dan caruso co founder & ceo zayo group lift off efficiency from the ground up . at a time of a crucial acquisition in our growth story oak joined our investor syndicate and helped finance the acquisition in a very fast and responsive manner . ever since we knew we could always count on strong financial and strategic support from oak . they have helped in shaping our international expansion plans and strategies and have been a consistently strong and supportive partner to kayak . steve hafner ceo & co founder kayak automate decisions transforming financial services for a new generation . oak came in to invest in wonga after having followed the business for quite some time . but once they committed to invest it was a fast and highly efficient process . oak truly believes in our vision of transforming the financial services industry and they bring a differentiated set of experiences with knowledge both of the internet as well as financial services . oak is a partner we can always count on and trust to be on our side for the long term . errol damelin founder wonga one stop bringing it all together . what if there were a single web based platform for managing benefits that s the idea behind benefitfocus which integrates benefits in a single place for employers carriers and consumers . oak recognized the growing importance and demand for a solution for shopping enrolling and managing healthcare benefits in the cloud . shawn jenkins president & ceo benefitfocus it s all in the wheels electric drives get traction . with interest in hybrid and electric cars at a fever pitch protean electric has developed an in wheel electric drive system for hybrid plug in hybrid and battery electric light duty vehicles . our partnership with oak has enabled us to develop a system that can improve vehicle fuel economy add torque increase power and enable improved vehicle handling to both new and existing vehicles . bob purcell vice chairman protean electric support supreme leading the way in outsourced services . when fortune 1000 companies need an integrated global provider of business process and technology management services they look to sutherland . our singular focus is to drive business performance improvements and solutions that support the entire customer lifecycle . with investment and guidance from oak we have grown our global operations to the point where today we process over 13 million customer transactions for our clients every month . dilip vellodi chairman and ceo sutherland global services game on playing an entirely new ballgame . with the insatiable desire of sports fans all over the world to get news and information bleacher report has emerged as the go to source delivering the internet s most engaging sports content experience . oak s partnership with the company has helped it grow to be the u.s. s fourth largest sports media site reaching more than 25 million unique readers each month . brian grey ceo bleacher report competitive edge customized financial services . financial institutions are always looking for ways to enable better strategy marketing and risk decisions . our unique data and analytics provide just that through competitive benchmarking scoring solutions analytics and customized services to major financial institutions around the world . we partnered with oak at an important time in argus history . they provided us invaluable guidance and support as we expanded our solutions and took our business to a global scale . leonard laufer ceo argus information & advisory services automate decisions deep clinical insights for managing medical payment policy . minimizing fraud waste and abuse is a substantial challenge for healthcare payer organizations . ihealth technologies helps those payers ensure the proper and fair payment of claims . oak has been a reliable partner in the planning and execution of our organic growth and acquisition strategy . doug williams president & ceo ihealth technologies sectors internet & consumer financial services technology healthcare info services clean energy information technology internet & consumer financial services technology healthcare info services clean energy information technology internet & consumer financial services technology healthcare info services 2016 oak investment partners terms & conditions