Steve Lux is responsible for the overall operations of Topmark Partners, which includes sourcing, underwriting, and executing the firm’s growth equity investments. He is based in our Tampa, Florida headquarters.Prior to Topmark, Steve was the founding partner of Stonehenge Capital’s Florida Fund in 1998. His team established a track record of investments in 17 growth-stage businesses located in the Sunshine State. Previously, Steve spent 17 years with Bank One and its predecessor in Dallas, where he led a team of commercial lenders that focused and originated over $500 MM of middle market buyouts and financed technology enabled businesses. He later joined Bank One’s Capital Markets Group where he originated venture capital, private equity and corporate finance transactions throughout Texas and the Southwest. Steve earned a B.A. in Economics at Tulane University and an MBA from the A.B. Freeman School of Business at Tulane University.

Based in Raleigh, North Carolina, Zaloni is an award-winning provider of collaborative data management software that enables businesses to address data sprawl and securely accelerate their data pipeline. The company is leveraging over a decade of experience in modern data architecture to enable high-value machine learning and analytics for pioneering enterprises. Zaloni’s technology platform, Arena, provides a comprehensive, integrated solution that operationalizes data processes along the entire data pipeline from data source to data consumer. Whereas many providers solely focus on niche solutions, Arena offers a single management platform that reduces data costs, increases IT efficiency, and facilitates cross-team insights. The company’s software connects on-premise, cloud, or a hybrid data silos, providing flexibility and scalability to enterprise customers. As a result, Zaloni has benefited from a strong, blue chip customer base that includes clients in financial services, healthcare, media, telecommunications, and other industries.

GTR is a leading full-spectrum event technology provider in the conference and event industry. Since 1995, GTR has provided the conference and trade-show industry with proven technologies designed to improve and simplify every event. GTR’s technologies help event planners with Event Registration, Lead Retrieval, Attendance Tracking, Mobile Apps and Hotel Site Selection. With unrivaled customer support, global reach, and an eye on innovation, GTR has powered over 12,000 events around the world. Events are hard, GTR makes them easy.

K4Connect is a mission-driven technology company that creates solutions that serve and empower older adults and individuals living with disabilities. K4Connect enhances lives through an open technology delivery and management platform that combines home automation, health and wellness technology, content and communications. Its patented software platform can integrate any number of disparate smart devices, services systems and applications into a single responsive system. The Company’s products enable simpler, smarter living environments and healthier lives, while fostering family and community engagement.

Choice Legal is a leading nationwide medical record retrieval provider for insurance defense and plaintiff firms. Providing vital legal support services for 30 years to insurance companies and law firms, Choice Legal has the experience and customer service expertise to streamline the discovery process.

The STRAX Platform delivers improved situational awareness, information dissemination, communication, collaboration tools, data analysis and actionable intelligence. The open architecture design provides for current and future data fusion, enabling integrations of video, data, legacy systems, as well as innovative new technologies. STRAX enables the creation of a real-time response network by integrating public and private solutions, including operational and security systems, databases, mobile applications, buttons/sensors, and video feeds from security cameras, helicopters, and drones, used in conjunction with edge/cloud Artificial Intelligence (AI) generated alerts. Through this network, STRAX can provide connected building video, sensor data, and floor plans directly to the screens of 911 telecommunications and responders. STRAX provides its platform and services to a wide range of customers including public safety organizations, government agencies, and commercial sites.

Omni-ID has developed original, patented technologies for on-metal and visual tagging to enable a broad range of applications to improve asset tracking, supply chain management, and work-in-process within a wide range of applications for a growing list of the world’s largest companies. Omni-ID is the leading supplier of RFID tags and visual tagging systems for Manufacturing and Logistics, Energy, IT Assets, and Tool Tracking. Omni-ID’s versatile family of products provides a complete range of tags and auto-ID solutions for tracking and identification challenges, with unprecedented accuracy, in any environment.

Thrive provides an innovative nutritional supplement in the form of high-quality ice cream targeted to the institutional healthcare market. Thrive’s proprietary formulation delivers substantial amounts of protein, probiotics, and fiber while maintaining a premium eating experience. This unique combination creates a nutrition delivery platform that increases compliance associated with food consumption in healthcare institutions. Thrive provides patients an enjoyable alternative to inadequate meal replacement offerings like grainy shakes and bars. Institutions that utilize Thrive’s product are able to reduce costs associated with food waste and loss of staff time. Thrive’s products also drive significantly better outcomes in patients and residents

Health Integrated confronts health, productivity and cost challenges through innovative health management solutions utilizing a whole-patient approach. The company’s solutions help patients live healthier, more productive lives while enabling employers, public sector organizations and health plans to reduce costs by deploying resources more effectively.www.healthintegrated.com

MobileHelp develops and distributes (Mobile Personal Emergency Response System) devices. These devices are integrated with nationwide wireless voice and data and GPS technology to provide real-time medical monitoring services and location tracking for expedited personal emergency assistance. MobileHelp also offers Caregiver Tools, an innovative event notification and online tracking platform for families and caregivers. www.mobilehelp.com

Mr. Lux was responsible for the foundation and overall operations of a $35 million Florida focused growth equity fund. He was responsible for building the team, sourcing, underwriting and executing the fund’s 17 growth equity investments located within the state of Florida. As part of Mr. Lux's role with the fund, he serves on the Board or as an observer of Proficient Auto Transport, Health Integrated, Dixie-Southern, Ott-Lite Technologies, and Payformance. He formerly was a director of EDR and RedVector, and board observer for AuthenTec and Image Guided Neurologics. He resigned from these boards in conjunction with AuthenTec’s successful IPO and the successful acquisitions of Image Guided Neurologics, EDR and RedVector.

Originated Capital Market Opportunities.

Managed Commercial Lending Group focused on leverage buyouts and technology companies.