The Sprout Group 277 Park Ave. The Sprout Group, founded in 1969, is one of the oldest and largest groups providing private equity capital to growing companies. As with most of Sprout's funds, it has been financed by a combination of institutional and individual investors - many of whom have invested in previous Sprout funds.
Sprout invests in a broad range of industries.
In each of these areas, Sprout has invested in companies ranging from startups to management buyouts of mature companies. Typically Sprout takes a minority interest, occasional control. They usually are the lead investors. Software solutions to clinical trials. Next Wave Investment Research.