Tech Capital Partners, established in 2001, is a Canadian venture capital firm specializing in seed and early-stage investments. It focuses on technology companies in the Waterloo region and nearby areas, with a preference for enterprise software, semiconductors, wireless, communications, new media, internet, and cleantech sectors. The firm typically invests CAD0.50-2 million in a company's seed round and can commit up to CAD9 million per portfolio company. Tech Capital Partners provides hands-on leadership, market strategy, operational guidance, and often serves as the first institutional investor. It does not consider investments in biotechnology, medical devices, services, or consumer products, and prefers technologies close to commercialization.
ecobee, Inc. is a Canadian company based in Toronto that specializes in manufacturing Wi-Fi enabled smart thermostats and light automation equipment for both residential and commercial use. Founded in 2007, ecobee offers a range of products including the SmartThermostat with voice control, ecobee3 lite, SmartSensor, and ecobee Switch+. These devices allow users to customize temperature settings and manage their energy consumption remotely via a mobile application available on various platforms such as iOS and Android. By providing intelligent energy management solutions, ecobee aims to enhance comfort while promoting energy conservation, thus enabling customers to understand and reduce their energy usage effectively. The company sells its products primarily through online channels.
Sidense
Series C in 2013
Sidense is a prominent developer of silicon-proven embedded non-volatile memory (NVM) intellectual property (IP). The company specializes in one-time programmable (OTP) memory and logic NVM, which are designed to enhance a variety of electronic products. Sidense's IP cores facilitate code storage and processor configuration, allowing semiconductor and systems companies to differentiate their products while optimizing design efficiency. By integrating these IP cores into system-on-chip (SoC) designs, clients can achieve a smaller footprint and improved performance in their electronic offerings.
Fongo
Venture Round in 2012
Fongo Inc. is a telecommunications company based in Cambridge, Canada, that offers a smartphone application allowing users to make voice-over-internet protocol (VoIP) calls and send messages. Founded in 2012, Fongo provides its services across multiple platforms, including iOS, Android, BlackBerry, Windows PC, and home phones in Canada. The application enables users to create customizable profiles, interact with others, and access features such as unlimited text and media messaging. Fongo's focus is on providing low-cost, personalized communication solutions, including the ability to host free conference calls, thereby facilitating seamless connectivity among its clients.
ecobee
Series B in 2012
ecobee, Inc. is a Canadian company based in Toronto that specializes in manufacturing Wi-Fi enabled smart thermostats and light automation equipment for both residential and commercial use. Founded in 2007, ecobee offers a range of products including the SmartThermostat with voice control, ecobee3 lite, SmartSensor, and ecobee Switch+. These devices allow users to customize temperature settings and manage their energy consumption remotely via a mobile application available on various platforms such as iOS and Android. By providing intelligent energy management solutions, ecobee aims to enhance comfort while promoting energy conservation, thus enabling customers to understand and reduce their energy usage effectively. The company sells its products primarily through online channels.
Sidense
Series C in 2011
Sidense is a prominent developer of silicon-proven embedded non-volatile memory (NVM) intellectual property (IP). The company specializes in one-time programmable (OTP) memory and logic NVM, which are designed to enhance a variety of electronic products. Sidense's IP cores facilitate code storage and processor configuration, allowing semiconductor and systems companies to differentiate their products while optimizing design efficiency. By integrating these IP cores into system-on-chip (SoC) designs, clients can achieve a smaller footprint and improved performance in their electronic offerings.
Bering Media
Series B in 2011
Bering Media specializes in providing innovative technology solutions for Internet Service Providers and advertisers, focusing on hyperlocal geo-targeting capabilities. The company's unique doubleblind privacy technology enables advertisers to utilize carrier data across various networks while ensuring that sensitive information remains secure within the carriers' own infrastructures. This platform is widely adopted by nearly all US broadband service providers, facilitating effective marketing campaigns for both local and national advertisers. Additionally, Bering Media offers privacy-compliant data matching services, supporting the marketing efforts of existing TV sales teams and the carriers' own marketing departments.
Covarity
Venture Round in 2010
Covarity, Inc. specializes in developing online solutions for post-origination commercial loan monitoring and analysis, aimed at enhancing the performance and health of financial institutions' loan portfolios. The company automates the collection and analysis of borrower financial data, allowing lenders to manage credit risk on an individual loan basis. Covarity's services include borrower tracking, financial document parsing, and portfolio reporting, which provide the insight and control necessary for lenders to grow their portfolios while minimizing risk and improving client service. Its modular software solutions are tailored to meet the specific needs of banks, credit unions, and other lenders in Canada, helping them manage collateral reviews and financial assessments efficiently. Founded in 1999 and based in Kitchener, Canada, Covarity serves notable clients such as RBC Financial, BMO Financial, and Laurentian Bank, enabling them to enhance competitiveness and reduce operational costs.
Sidense
Series B in 2010
Sidense is a prominent developer of silicon-proven embedded non-volatile memory (NVM) intellectual property (IP). The company specializes in one-time programmable (OTP) memory and logic NVM, which are designed to enhance a variety of electronic products. Sidense's IP cores facilitate code storage and processor configuration, allowing semiconductor and systems companies to differentiate their products while optimizing design efficiency. By integrating these IP cores into system-on-chip (SoC) designs, clients can achieve a smaller footprint and improved performance in their electronic offerings.
Avvasi
Series B in 2010
Avvasi Incorporated, based in Waterloo, Canada, specializes in Quality of Experience (QoE) driven solutions for streaming video analytics, traffic management, and monetization. Founded in 2008, the company develops products such as Q-VUE, a network-based system that allows service providers to monitor and analyze mobile video traffic demographics and QoE. Additionally, Avvasi offers Q-SRV, a traffic management solution designed to prioritize QoE in decision-making processes related to video traffic management and monetization. Their technology aims to optimize infrastructure costs while enhancing subscriber experience. Avvasi serves clients both in Canada and internationally and operates as a subsidiary of NetScout Systems, Inc. since August 2016.
ecobee
Venture Round in 2010
ecobee, Inc. is a Canadian company based in Toronto that specializes in manufacturing Wi-Fi enabled smart thermostats and light automation equipment for both residential and commercial use. Founded in 2007, ecobee offers a range of products including the SmartThermostat with voice control, ecobee3 lite, SmartSensor, and ecobee Switch+. These devices allow users to customize temperature settings and manage their energy consumption remotely via a mobile application available on various platforms such as iOS and Android. By providing intelligent energy management solutions, ecobee aims to enhance comfort while promoting energy conservation, thus enabling customers to understand and reduce their energy usage effectively. The company sells its products primarily through online channels.
Bering Media
Series A in 2010
Bering Media specializes in providing innovative technology solutions for Internet Service Providers and advertisers, focusing on hyperlocal geo-targeting capabilities. The company's unique doubleblind privacy technology enables advertisers to utilize carrier data across various networks while ensuring that sensitive information remains secure within the carriers' own infrastructures. This platform is widely adopted by nearly all US broadband service providers, facilitating effective marketing campaigns for both local and national advertisers. Additionally, Bering Media offers privacy-compliant data matching services, supporting the marketing efforts of existing TV sales teams and the carriers' own marketing departments.
Covarity
Venture Round in 2009
Covarity, Inc. specializes in developing online solutions for post-origination commercial loan monitoring and analysis, aimed at enhancing the performance and health of financial institutions' loan portfolios. The company automates the collection and analysis of borrower financial data, allowing lenders to manage credit risk on an individual loan basis. Covarity's services include borrower tracking, financial document parsing, and portfolio reporting, which provide the insight and control necessary for lenders to grow their portfolios while minimizing risk and improving client service. Its modular software solutions are tailored to meet the specific needs of banks, credit unions, and other lenders in Canada, helping them manage collateral reviews and financial assessments efficiently. Founded in 1999 and based in Kitchener, Canada, Covarity serves notable clients such as RBC Financial, BMO Financial, and Laurentian Bank, enabling them to enhance competitiveness and reduce operational costs.
PostRank
Venture Round in 2009
PostRank Inc. is a technology company based in Waterloo, Ontario, that specializes in monitoring and collecting real-time social engagement data related to online content. Established in 2007, PostRank tracks various forms of interaction, such as comments, bookmarks, and tweets, across multiple social media platforms. This data allows publishers and content creators to analyze their audience engagement, assess their influence and reach, benchmark performance, and conduct competitive analysis. PostRank offers several services, including PostRank Analytics, which helps users measure engagement with their content, and PostRank Connect, which facilitates collaboration between brands and bloggers for campaigns and relationship-building. Additionally, PostRank Data Services provides APIs and reporting tools to assist organizations in understanding their social media performance and making informed decisions in the digital landscape.
Metranome
Venture Round in 2008
Metranome specializes in developing rich media applications for the mobile market, focusing on video delivery and monetization on smartphone platforms. The company collaborates with brands and content owners to design and deliver engaging application experiences across various content genres. Its application platform supports multiple service models, including downloadable media, video-on-demand, subscriptions, sponsored content, and advertising-supported options. Metranome partners with a diverse range of clients, from individual producers to major studios, to create applications that enhance television programming, facilitate digital distribution on mobile, and raise market awareness for both new and established content brands. Additionally, Metranome's content delivery platform integrates with popular social networks, aiming to strengthen and expand the relationship between brands and their viewers.
Overlay.tv
Series B in 2008
Overlay.tv is an interactive media company based in Ottawa, Canada, founded in 2007. It offers a video commerce platform that allows users, content owners, and e-commerce sites to enhance their video assets by overlaying contextual information, such as images, links, and comments, directly onto online videos. This technology enables the monetization and customization of video content, linking viewers to external websites and enriching their viewing experience.
Sidense
Series A in 2008
Sidense is a prominent developer of silicon-proven embedded non-volatile memory (NVM) intellectual property (IP). The company specializes in one-time programmable (OTP) memory and logic NVM, which are designed to enhance a variety of electronic products. Sidense's IP cores facilitate code storage and processor configuration, allowing semiconductor and systems companies to differentiate their products while optimizing design efficiency. By integrating these IP cores into system-on-chip (SoC) designs, clients can achieve a smaller footprint and improved performance in their electronic offerings.
Overlay.tv
Series A in 2008
Overlay.tv is an interactive media company based in Ottawa, Canada, founded in 2007. It offers a video commerce platform that allows users, content owners, and e-commerce sites to enhance their video assets by overlaying contextual information, such as images, links, and comments, directly onto online videos. This technology enables the monetization and customization of video content, linking viewers to external websites and enriching their viewing experience.
Sirific Wireless
Series C in 2007
Sirific Wireless is a semiconductor company specializing in the design and development of CMOS RF transceivers for the wireless communications market. Founded in 2000, the company is headquartered in Richardson, Texas, with additional offices in Waterloo, Canada, and Seoul, Korea. Sirific Wireless offers a range of products, including monolithic multi-mode wireless designs, digital direct conversion products, and Harmony-direct upconversion transmitters. Its NEXUS platform integrates multiple wireless standards such as HSDPA, WCDMA, EDGE, GPRS, and GSM, providing on-chip receive diversity for transceivers suitable for multi-mode and multi-band wireless applications.
ecobee
Venture Round in 2007
ecobee, Inc. is a Canadian company based in Toronto that specializes in manufacturing Wi-Fi enabled smart thermostats and light automation equipment for both residential and commercial use. Founded in 2007, ecobee offers a range of products including the SmartThermostat with voice control, ecobee3 lite, SmartSensor, and ecobee Switch+. These devices allow users to customize temperature settings and manage their energy consumption remotely via a mobile application available on various platforms such as iOS and Android. By providing intelligent energy management solutions, ecobee aims to enhance comfort while promoting energy conservation, thus enabling customers to understand and reduce their energy usage effectively. The company sells its products primarily through online channels.
Sidense
Venture Round in 2006
Sidense is a prominent developer of silicon-proven embedded non-volatile memory (NVM) intellectual property (IP). The company specializes in one-time programmable (OTP) memory and logic NVM, which are designed to enhance a variety of electronic products. Sidense's IP cores facilitate code storage and processor configuration, allowing semiconductor and systems companies to differentiate their products while optimizing design efficiency. By integrating these IP cores into system-on-chip (SoC) designs, clients can achieve a smaller footprint and improved performance in their electronic offerings.
Covarity
Series B in 2006
Covarity, Inc. specializes in developing online solutions for post-origination commercial loan monitoring and analysis, aimed at enhancing the performance and health of financial institutions' loan portfolios. The company automates the collection and analysis of borrower financial data, allowing lenders to manage credit risk on an individual loan basis. Covarity's services include borrower tracking, financial document parsing, and portfolio reporting, which provide the insight and control necessary for lenders to grow their portfolios while minimizing risk and improving client service. Its modular software solutions are tailored to meet the specific needs of banks, credit unions, and other lenders in Canada, helping them manage collateral reviews and financial assessments efficiently. Founded in 1999 and based in Kitchener, Canada, Covarity serves notable clients such as RBC Financial, BMO Financial, and Laurentian Bank, enabling them to enhance competitiveness and reduce operational costs.
AppLogic Networks
Venture Round in 2005
Sandvine Corporation specializes in subscriber experience assurance solutions utilizing deep packet inspection (DPI) technology for network operators globally. The company's flagship products, including PacketLogic and the network application visibility library (NAVL), provide insights into network performance, enabling operators to ensure a high-quality experience for Internet-connected devices. Sandvine's offerings assist various service providers, such as cable operators, telecommunications companies, and internet service providers, in managing network traffic, mitigating congestion, and delivering prioritized multimedia services. The company also serves enterprise clients, including educational institutions and government agencies. With a customer base spanning over 70 countries and serving more than a hundred million subscribers, Sandvine focuses on enhancing the overall Internet experience. Founded in 2002 and headquartered in Fremont, California, Sandvine was previously known as Procera Networks, Inc. before rebranding in 2017.
Coreworx
Series B in 2005
Coreworx Inc. is a Canadian company that specializes in developing web-based integrated project information management software tailored for the engineering and construction sectors, particularly in oil and gas, power, and mining. Founded in 1997 and based in Kitchener, Canada, Coreworx offers a comprehensive suite of solutions, including project information control, interface management, contract management, change management, and deliverables management. The company's software is designed to automate best practices and mitigate business risks while enhancing project performance throughout the entire lifecycle. With a global reach, Coreworx supports over 500 capital projects valued at more than $500 billion, serving nearly 70,000 users across more than 50 countries. The company also provides implementation, consulting, hosting, managed services, training, and support to ensure effective use of its solutions. Coreworx operates as a subsidiary of Vela Software International, Inc. after rebranding from Software Innovation Inc. in 2008.
Icera
Series B in 2004
Icera is a company specializing in high-performance soft modem technology tailored for mobile broadband applications. Founded in 2002 by a team of semiconductor experts, Icera designs and develops wireless modem chipsets that cater to various devices, including mobile broadband datacards, USB sticks, and cellular modules for laptops and smartphones. The company's innovative platform solutions enable manufacturers to achieve high data rates for 3G HSDPA and HSUPA communications while maintaining low power consumption and cost. Icera's product offerings include chipsets for baseband processing, radio functionality, and power management, which provide clients with robust communication engines for their cellular devices. Headquartered in Bristol, UK, Icera has established design facilities in multiple countries, including France, Canada, and the US, and offers sales and support across Japan, Taiwan, Korea, and Europe.
Covarity
Seed Round in 2003
Covarity, Inc. specializes in developing online solutions for post-origination commercial loan monitoring and analysis, aimed at enhancing the performance and health of financial institutions' loan portfolios. The company automates the collection and analysis of borrower financial data, allowing lenders to manage credit risk on an individual loan basis. Covarity's services include borrower tracking, financial document parsing, and portfolio reporting, which provide the insight and control necessary for lenders to grow their portfolios while minimizing risk and improving client service. Its modular software solutions are tailored to meet the specific needs of banks, credit unions, and other lenders in Canada, helping them manage collateral reviews and financial assessments efficiently. Founded in 1999 and based in Kitchener, Canada, Covarity serves notable clients such as RBC Financial, BMO Financial, and Laurentian Bank, enabling them to enhance competitiveness and reduce operational costs.
Sirific Wireless
Venture Round in 2002
Sirific Wireless is a semiconductor company specializing in the design and development of CMOS RF transceivers for the wireless communications market. Founded in 2000, the company is headquartered in Richardson, Texas, with additional offices in Waterloo, Canada, and Seoul, Korea. Sirific Wireless offers a range of products, including monolithic multi-mode wireless designs, digital direct conversion products, and Harmony-direct upconversion transmitters. Its NEXUS platform integrates multiple wireless standards such as HSDPA, WCDMA, EDGE, GPRS, and GSM, providing on-chip receive diversity for transceivers suitable for multi-mode and multi-band wireless applications.
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