Sage Venture Partners

Sage Venture Partners, founded in 2000 and based in Los Angeles, California, is a venture capital firm specializing in investments in early and growth-stage startups across various industries. The firm collaborates closely with a select group of family offices and individual investors, offering extensive guidance and management support to its portfolio companies. Sage Venture Partners focuses on backing entrepreneurs who possess proven track records and a strong strategic vision. The firm is led by Frederick J. Warren, who previously co-founded Brentwood Associates, a prominent venture capital firm on the West Coast, and played a pivotal role in its expansion into private equity.

Frederick Warren

Owner

22 past transactions

EQ Tickets

Seed Round in 2024
EQ Tickets is a developer of a social ticketing platform that facilitates connections between fans and their favorite musicians, athletes, creators, and brands. The company offers a no-fee secondary ticket marketplace, which allows customers to purchase tickets at wholesale prices, thereby enabling significant savings on each transaction. This approach is designed to enhance the fan experience by providing a more affordable and accessible way to engage with live events.

Jiant

Series A in 2023
Jiant is a beverage company focused on producing kombucha and ready-to-drink (RTD) options that prioritize transparency and sustainability. The company specializes in creating gluten-free and organic drinks that incorporate high-grade green tea, sustainable honey, botanicals, and real fruit. Jiant's product line includes hard tea, hard kombucha, and cocktail-inspired RTDs, all designed to offer low-sugar, clean-ingredient alternatives for consumers. By emphasizing the use of natural flavors and preservatives, Jiant aims to provide enjoyable beverage options that align with modern health and wellness standards.

Datavations

Seed Round in 2023
Datavations offers software solutions for the home improvement industry. Its platform provides insights into consumer trends and market dynamics through data analytics, helping retailers optimize assortment, pricing, and inventory to enhance competitiveness and drive revenue growth.

FinTron

Series A in 2022
FinTron is a fintech company that focuses on providing investing and banking solutions tailored for the mobile generation, particularly targeting young post-college graduates. The company offers a platform that combines essential financial data, allowing users to manage and track their debt, savings, and investment accounts in one place. By providing curated investment portfolios and educational resources, FinTron aims to equip its users with the knowledge and tools necessary to start their investing journey and enhance their financial freedom.

NLX

Seed Round in 2022
NLX is a company that offers an end-to-end enterprise AI platform designed to enhance customer experiences for large brands. Its no-code, multimodal conversation platform allows organizations to create, monitor, and analyze automated conversations, leveraging machine learning and artificial intelligence. This technology enables personalized customer interactions through automated chat, voice, and multimodal conversations, facilitating effective self-service experiences. NLX's platform is highly scalable, integrated, and accessible anytime and anywhere, empowering brands to manage conversational deployments across their entire enterprise effectively.

Scout

Seed Round in 2021
Scout is a company that manufactures and distributes canned seafood, focusing on providing deliciously crafted and responsibly sourced products. They obtain their seafood directly from regional fishing communities and manage fisheries that emphasize the well-being of both workers and the environment. By utilizing centuries-old canning methods combined with a homegrown artisan approach, Scout aims to reduce food waste and protect oceans and waterways. The company caters to specialty shops, including bakeries, seafood markets, and cheese shops, enabling customers to prepare their favorite dishes at home with quality ingredients.

Recuro Health

Series A in 2021
Recuro Health is a developer of an integrated digital health platform that aims to transform the U.S. healthcare system from a reactive, disease-focused model to one centered on population health and outcomes. The company provides a tailored Digital Medical Home that caters to specific healthcare needs, offering essential virtual care services, including primary care, behavioral health, and urgent care. By equipping employers, providers, and managed care organizations with various digital tools, education, and guidance, Recuro Health enables patients to actively engage in their healthcare through health assessments and interactive communication with professionals, whether via messaging or video. This approach seeks to enhance patient involvement and improve health outcomes across diverse settings.

FinTron

Seed Round in 2021
FinTron is a fintech company that focuses on providing investing and banking solutions tailored for the mobile generation, particularly targeting young post-college graduates. The company offers a platform that combines essential financial data, allowing users to manage and track their debt, savings, and investment accounts in one place. By providing curated investment portfolios and educational resources, FinTron aims to equip its users with the knowledge and tools necessary to start their investing journey and enhance their financial freedom.

Recuro Health

Venture Round in 2021
Recuro Health is a developer of an integrated digital health platform that aims to transform the U.S. healthcare system from a reactive, disease-focused model to one centered on population health and outcomes. The company provides a tailored Digital Medical Home that caters to specific healthcare needs, offering essential virtual care services, including primary care, behavioral health, and urgent care. By equipping employers, providers, and managed care organizations with various digital tools, education, and guidance, Recuro Health enables patients to actively engage in their healthcare through health assessments and interactive communication with professionals, whether via messaging or video. This approach seeks to enhance patient involvement and improve health outcomes across diverse settings.

FinTron

Seed Round in 2021
FinTron is a fintech company that focuses on providing investing and banking solutions tailored for the mobile generation, particularly targeting young post-college graduates. The company offers a platform that combines essential financial data, allowing users to manage and track their debt, savings, and investment accounts in one place. By providing curated investment portfolios and educational resources, FinTron aims to equip its users with the knowledge and tools necessary to start their investing journey and enhance their financial freedom.

Huiling Technology (Hitbot)

Series A in 2018
Huiling Technology is a leading provider of lightweight cooperative robotic arms and electric grippers in the robotics field.

Human

Series B in 2018
Human Inc., established in 2015 and headquartered in Seattle, Washington, specializes in manufacturing earphones.

Human

Seed Round in 2016
Human Inc., established in 2015 and headquartered in Seattle, Washington, specializes in manufacturing earphones.

Liftoff

Series A in 2015
Liftoff Mobile, Inc. is a company that specializes in mobile application marketing and retargeting for non-gaming applications. Founded in 2012 and based in Menlo Park, California, Liftoff offers a comprehensive platform that utilizes post-install data to optimize user acquisition and retention campaigns. By leveraging predictive intelligence and machine learning, Liftoff assists clients in identifying and engaging high-quality users at scale. The platform is designed to drive significant user actions beyond initial app installs, such as making purchases or subscribing to services. Its notable clients include Harmony, Orbitz, OpenTable, and HBO.

Defense Mobile

Series A in 2015
Defense Mobile Corporation is a mobile operator based in Stamford, Connecticut, founded in 2013. The company specializes in providing 4G LTE wireless services tailored to military service members, veterans, and their families. It offers a range of smartphones from major brands such as Apple, Samsung, and Motorola. Defense Mobile also features several mobile applications, including Milisource, which helps users access benefits from state veterans departments and organizations; Milicash, a mobile banking app that offers rewards and veteran discounts; and Milimail, a free email service designed for transitioning military personnel and Defense Mobile members. Through its services and applications, Defense Mobile aims to enhance the everyday lives of those who have served in the military.

Arbor Surgical Technologies

Series C in 2008
Arbor Surgical Technologies, Inc. located in Irvine and Portola Valley, CA (USA), is a privately held cardiovascular medical device company focused on the heart valve replacement market. Founded in 2002 by Dr. Thomas J. Fogarty and noted heart valve designer, Ernie Lane, Arbor is developing multiple technologies that have the potential to deliver significant clinical benefit to patients worldwide. Arbor intends to develop and commercialize its core technologies in varying combinations, giving the company the opportunity to create a portfolio of product offerings. Currently in clinical trials, Arbor is developing a tissue heart valve family of products designed for improved performance over existing valves and compatible implantation tools that simplify and speed valve replacement surgery.

PneumRx

Series B in 2007
PneumRx, Inc. is a medical device company focused on developing minimally invasive treatments for patients with emphysema. Established in 2004 and based in Mountain View, California, the company is known for its investigational device, the RePneu Lung Volume Reduction Coil, which aims to improve lung function in individuals suffering from this chronic condition.

Corral West Ranchwear

Acquisition in 2005
Corral West Ranchwear is a retail company specializing in apparel, footwear, jewelry, gifts, and accessories. With a presence in 19 states, the company operates 95 retail stores that offer a diverse selection of menswear, women's clothing, and infant wear. Corral West Ranchwear caters to customers seeking quality western-inspired fashion and lifestyle products, providing a wide range of options for individuals and families alike.

SkyPipeline

Series A in 2002
SkyPipeline is a provider of broadband services to business and high-end residential customers. SkyPipeline provides reliable and scalable wireless broadband service to more than 800 business customers using off-the-shelf equipment from leading suppliers such as Cisco Systems, Motorola, and others. The company's state-of-the-art, carrier-class network extends over a 220 mile backbone, and covers Santa Barbara, Ventura and Los Angeles countie

US Pathology Labs

Series E in 2002
US Pathology Labs provider of anatomic pathology and oncology testing services with a focus on the outpatient market.

Remark Solutions

Venture Round in 2000
Remark Solutions is a company that specializes in web-based personnel management software designed to assist organizations in recruiting and retaining employees. By integrating technology with marketing and communications, Remark Solutions enables companies to optimize their networks for referrals. This approach helps to streamline the management of referral programs, reducing administrative burdens and enhancing efficiency. Ultimately, Remark Solutions aims to provide organizations with tools that facilitate better employee engagement and increase return on investment from their recruitment efforts.
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