Adams Capital Management

Adams Capital Management is a Pennsylvania-based venture capital firm established in 1994, specializing in early-stage investments in technology and networking infrastructure companies across the United States. The firm primarily acts as a lead Series A investor and manages a capital pool of $810 million. With a focus on identifying and capitalizing on market discontinuities, Adams Capital Management seeks to support emerging growth companies that possess strong economic value propositions and innovative product roadmaps. The firm has significant expertise in sectors such as information technology, networking infrastructure, and semiconductors. By leveraging its national presence, extensive resources, and networks, Adams Capital Management aims to help entrepreneurs transform their visions into market-leading enterprises.

Joel Adams

Founder & General Partner

Harris Jones

Operating Partner

Jennifer E. Parulo

CFO

78 past transactions

RoadRunner Recycling

Series C in 2020
RoadRunner Recycling, Inc. is a Pennsylvania-based company that specializes in recycling and waste management services for businesses. Founded in 2014, the company offers a range of services including cardboard and paper recycling, mixed recycling, waste management, composting, dumpster rental, and one-time pickups. Utilizing technology-driven solutions, RoadRunner Recycling aims to enhance the efficiency of waste and recycling processes for commercial clients, helping them reduce costs and improve their environmental impact. By implementing innovative logistics strategies, the company is able to significantly lower fuel expenses and carbon emissions while maximizing the value extracted from recyclable materials. This approach not only leads to substantial cost savings for businesses but also promotes better environmental practices.

VBrick

Venture Round in 2018
VBrick believes in the power of video to transform the workplace. Its Rev® enterprise video platform removes the technology and pricing restraints that have held business back from tapping video’s clear advantage to persuade, inform and compel people, wherever they are. Visit vbrick.com.

RoadRunner Recycling

Venture Round in 2017
RoadRunner Recycling, Inc. is a Pennsylvania-based company that specializes in recycling and waste management services for businesses. Founded in 2014, the company offers a range of services including cardboard and paper recycling, mixed recycling, waste management, composting, dumpster rental, and one-time pickups. Utilizing technology-driven solutions, RoadRunner Recycling aims to enhance the efficiency of waste and recycling processes for commercial clients, helping them reduce costs and improve their environmental impact. By implementing innovative logistics strategies, the company is able to significantly lower fuel expenses and carbon emissions while maximizing the value extracted from recyclable materials. This approach not only leads to substantial cost savings for businesses but also promotes better environmental practices.

Innovu

Venture Round in 2016
Innovu, LLC is a cloud-based data solutions provider that specializes in integrating and managing diverse health and benefit data for employers, benefit advisors, and associations. Founded in 2014 and based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, with an additional office in Chicago, Innovu offers solutions such as EmployerVault and EmployerLens. EmployerVault allows clients and their benefit consultants to consolidate and control various data types, including payroll, healthcare, and workers' compensation. EmployerLens further enhances this capability by integrating disparate healthcare and benefit data into a comprehensive view, enabling clients to analyze and optimize their programs effectively. Innovu's platform aims to create a secure and consolidated repository of information, facilitating data-driven decision-making for organizations by providing insights into quality, cost, and efficacy of healthcare and benefit programs.

Dynamics

Series C in 2014
Dynamics Inc. designs and manufactures battery powered payment cards. It offers multi-purpose, security, and loyalty cards for banks; loyalty co-brand, loyalty co-op, security, and health cards, as well as loyalty systems for merchants; and health and ePlate Visa cards for consumers. Dynamics Inc. has strategic partnerships with SoftBank Corp. (SoftBank) and SoftBank Commerce & Service Corp. The company was founded in 2007 and is based in Cheswick, Pennsylvania. Dynamics Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce.

First Insight

Series A in 2014
First Insight's SaaS solution gives retailers and manufacturers insight into expected product performance and optimal entry price points for new items that have no sales history, all within 48-72 hours. Through its scalable Big Data platform, it enables thousands of consumers to evaluate hundreds of candidate new products through gamification and crowdsourcing. Online games are presented to consumers via social media, websites, emails, and mobile devices. First Insight's predictive analytic models filter and weight consumer input, ensuring that retailers and brands are listening to the right consumers.

LiquidPiston

Series C in 2013
LiquidPiston, Inc. specializes in the design and development of advanced rotary combustion engines, focusing on innovative thermodynamic cycles and engine technologies. Founded in 2003 and headquartered in Bloomfield, Connecticut, the company offers prototypes for diesel and mini gasoline engines. Its products are applicable across various markets, including handheld power tools, lawn and garden equipment, portable generators, unmanned aerial vehicles, marine power, and robotics. LiquidPiston's engines are characterized by their compact size, low weight, high efficiency, and multi-fuel capabilities, with the ability to scale from 1 horsepower to over 1000 horsepower. The company's patented HEHC thermodynamic cycle enhances efficiency compared to conventional diesel engines, making their offerings suitable for a wide range of applications, including auxiliary power units for boats and aviation.

First Insight

Series A in 2012
First Insight's SaaS solution gives retailers and manufacturers insight into expected product performance and optimal entry price points for new items that have no sales history, all within 48-72 hours. Through its scalable Big Data platform, it enables thousands of consumers to evaluate hundreds of candidate new products through gamification and crowdsourcing. Online games are presented to consumers via social media, websites, emails, and mobile devices. First Insight's predictive analytic models filter and weight consumer input, ensuring that retailers and brands are listening to the right consumers.

NextIO

Series F in 2012
NextIO, Inc was an information technology company based in Austin, Texas.

Fotomoto

Series A in 2011
Fotomoto is an e-commerce system specifically designed for photos. If you are a photographer or you operate a website with a big photo inventory, Fotomoto helps you monetize your photos and sell them in a professional way -- on your own website. You will sell without any hassle. Fotomoto takes care of everything: processing order right on your website, processing the payment, making a print (or other products), and shipping it to the customers. Our goal is to let photographers and content owners focus on their photography without worrying about the hassles of selling. Fotomoto was sold to liveBooks, Inc. on December 31, 2012.

Twelvefold

Series C in 2011
Twelvefold uses a deep understanding of articles and videos to find and engage very specific audiences at the right moments. With our approach, we show brands what motivates their customers, and place ads where they're most likely to reach and engage an ideal consumer. Clients include brands like Best Buy, Dodge, HP, Microsoft, Quaker, Samsung and Toyota. Twelvefold is headquartered in Midtown Manhattan, with teams in Chicago, Detroit & Los Angeles.

First Insight

Series A in 2011
First Insight's SaaS solution gives retailers and manufacturers insight into expected product performance and optimal entry price points for new items that have no sales history, all within 48-72 hours. Through its scalable Big Data platform, it enables thousands of consumers to evaluate hundreds of candidate new products through gamification and crowdsourcing. Online games are presented to consumers via social media, websites, emails, and mobile devices. First Insight's predictive analytic models filter and weight consumer input, ensuring that retailers and brands are listening to the right consumers.

ProspX

Series B in 2011
ProspX is a SaaS-based solutions for managing multi-party sales processes in the commercial insurance industry. ProspX enables real-time collaboration within and across organizational boundaries and streamlines the sales process through a web-based sales portal and simple customer relationship management solution for insurance brokers and insurance carriers to drive best practices and improve sales effectiveness. ProspX is headquartered in Austin, Texas, and is privately held.

SnapRetail

Series A in 2011
SnapRetail, Inc. offers a software-as-a-service marketing automation solution for independent retailers and merchant businesses. It offers SnapRetail, a system that provides various marketing tools to small businesses, such as the creation, management, and automation of email, social media, and Website pages for promoting their selves online. The company was founded in 2009 and is based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Rafter

Series C in 2011
Rafter is an established course materials management company whose mission is to promote student success by making education accessible, affordable, and effective for all. Rafter is redesigning and transforming course materials management in higher education with its innovative textbooks-in-tuition solution, Rafter360. Rafter has helped hundreds of campuses and over 2.7 million students to save nearly $700 million on textbooks. Rafter, headquartered in San Mateo, CA, is a privately held company. To learn more visit www.rafter.com Rafter was formed from the rebranding of popular textbook rental service (and Chegg competitor) [BookRenter](http://www.crunchbase.com/organization/bookrenter-com) in July 2012.

LiquidPiston

Series B in 2011
LiquidPiston, Inc. specializes in the design and development of advanced rotary combustion engines, focusing on innovative thermodynamic cycles and engine technologies. Founded in 2003 and headquartered in Bloomfield, Connecticut, the company offers prototypes for diesel and mini gasoline engines. Its products are applicable across various markets, including handheld power tools, lawn and garden equipment, portable generators, unmanned aerial vehicles, marine power, and robotics. LiquidPiston's engines are characterized by their compact size, low weight, high efficiency, and multi-fuel capabilities, with the ability to scale from 1 horsepower to over 1000 horsepower. The company's patented HEHC thermodynamic cycle enhances efficiency compared to conventional diesel engines, making their offerings suitable for a wide range of applications, including auxiliary power units for boats and aviation.

CipherOptics

Venture Round in 2011
CipherOptics, Inc. provides data security and network encryption, and compliance grade data protection solutions to security enterprises, financial institutions, health care, and government agencies. The company offers CipherEngine, which delivers network-wide encryption to customers by providing an approach to security policy and encryption key management; CipherView, which is a security gateway management application that provides security administrators with a device management tool; SoftRemoteLT, which offers features to remote access users connecting to the corporate VPN; and CipherEngine Enforcement Point family of encryptors that are encryption appliances designed for the carrier Ethernet and MPLS markets. The company also offers MPLS security, metro Ethernet security, disaster recovery and data replication security, and network application security services. The company has strategic partnerships with EMC Corporation, IBM, Intel, and Raza Microelectronics, Inc. CipherOptics, Inc. was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Raleigh, North Carolina.

Additech

Venture Round in 2010
Additech, Inc. designs, builds, and operates at-the-pump automobile engine maintenance systems that blend specialty fuel additives into fuel as it is pumped. It offers a fuel system cleaner that has a detergent technology that cleans engines to remove harmful sludge and corrosive deposits from intake valves and fuel injectors; and DIESEL GUARD, a fuel additive that cleans and protects diesel engines. The company serves retailers operating fuel centers in the United States and internationally. Additech, Inc. was incorporated in 1989 and is based in Houston, Texas.

Twelvefold

Series B in 2010
Twelvefold uses a deep understanding of articles and videos to find and engage very specific audiences at the right moments. With our approach, we show brands what motivates their customers, and place ads where they're most likely to reach and engage an ideal consumer. Clients include brands like Best Buy, Dodge, HP, Microsoft, Quaker, Samsung and Toyota. Twelvefold is headquartered in Midtown Manhattan, with teams in Chicago, Detroit & Los Angeles.

Helomics

Series D in 2010
Helomics® is a comprehensive personalized healthcare company, bringing the next generation of diagnostics to the oncology field. Helomics is dedicated to improving patient outcomes by providing a personalized comprehensive tumor profile utilizing a proprietary set of laboratory platforms that leverage both tissue-based live and fixed cellular based analysis allowing physicians to characterize malignant tumors on a personalized basis. Helomics’ novel molecular and cellular markers and bioinformatics services support treatment decisions by providing vital information based on the specific biological processes of each individual’s cancer.

Rafter

Series B in 2010
Rafter is an established course materials management company whose mission is to promote student success by making education accessible, affordable, and effective for all. Rafter is redesigning and transforming course materials management in higher education with its innovative textbooks-in-tuition solution, Rafter360. Rafter has helped hundreds of campuses and over 2.7 million students to save nearly $700 million on textbooks. Rafter, headquartered in San Mateo, CA, is a privately held company. To learn more visit www.rafter.com Rafter was formed from the rebranding of popular textbook rental service (and Chegg competitor) [BookRenter](http://www.crunchbase.com/organization/bookrenter-com) in July 2012.

LibreDigital

Series C in 2010
LibreDigita is a digital publishing company. Their products put publishers content online as well as onto reading devices.

CampaignerCRM

Venture Round in 2010
At CampaignerCRM™, a j2® Global company, we're passionate about providing you with powerful CRM software that makes your sales process more efficient and gets you sales, revenue and customer results. We know that even the best sales people excel when they can focus on what they do best instead of being tied up generating forecasts, reports or entering data. That’s why we built CampaignerCRM. We put in all of the powerful features and functionality that make a sales team successful. Now your sales team can be free to focus on what it takes to make the sale. Your sales managers and executives automatically have accurate sales forecasting and the CRM reporting they need to stay up to speed on what’s going on in their sales pipeline. Most importantly, we made it all secure and easy-to-use with three solutions to help you manage your sales process.

BioLeap

Series A in 2010
BioLeap is an emerging drug discovery company enabled by the next generation of computational fragment-based design technology. BioLeap's design platform quickly predicts binding affinity based on thermodynamic principles giving drug designers new insights to efficiently create non-obvious molecules and improve existing molecules. Lack of chemical diversity has blocked the progress of many high-priority targets during the lead identification and lead optimization phase for failure to provide either a suitable chemical starting point or a replacement structural class to a doomed lead series. BioLeap's technology provides a viable alternative to high-throughput screening and traditional shape-based “docking” approaches. BioLeap has identified lead compounds in four collaborative ventures and is seeking new partners who are interested in exploiting its compelling compound design and engineering platform.

Rafter

Series A in 2009
Rafter is an established course materials management company whose mission is to promote student success by making education accessible, affordable, and effective for all. Rafter is redesigning and transforming course materials management in higher education with its innovative textbooks-in-tuition solution, Rafter360. Rafter has helped hundreds of campuses and over 2.7 million students to save nearly $700 million on textbooks. Rafter, headquartered in San Mateo, CA, is a privately held company. To learn more visit www.rafter.com Rafter was formed from the rebranding of popular textbook rental service (and Chegg competitor) [BookRenter](http://www.crunchbase.com/organization/bookrenter-com) in July 2012.

Dynamics

Series A in 2009
Dynamics Inc. designs and manufactures battery powered payment cards. It offers multi-purpose, security, and loyalty cards for banks; loyalty co-brand, loyalty co-op, security, and health cards, as well as loyalty systems for merchants; and health and ePlate Visa cards for consumers. Dynamics Inc. has strategic partnerships with SoftBank Corp. (SoftBank) and SoftBank Commerce & Service Corp. The company was founded in 2007 and is based in Cheswick, Pennsylvania. Dynamics Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce.

LibreDigital

Series B in 2009
LibreDigita is a digital publishing company. Their products put publishers content online as well as onto reading devices.

Connex Technology

Venture Round in 2009
BrightScale, Inc. went out of business. BrightScale, Inc. operates as a fabless semiconductor company which develops video processing technology for digital television and multimedia products. The company offers BrightScale BA 1024 Programmable Media Processor, which is used for consumer and industrial digital video and signal processing applications. Its consumer applications include high-definition set-top box (STB), DSL, cable and satellite, high-definition integrated DTV (iDTV), OTA and cable ready DTV, high-definition personal video recorder, high-definition DVD recorder, and high-definition digital media adapter. The company’s industrial applications include high-definition head-end video encoder/multiplexer and multi-stream digital video recorder (DVR)–surveillance. The company was formerly known as Connex Technology, Inc. and changed its name to BrightScale, Inc. in 2007. BrightScale, Inc. was founded in 2002 is based in Sunnyvale, California.

CampaignerCRM

Convertible Note in 2009
At CampaignerCRM™, a j2® Global company, we're passionate about providing you with powerful CRM software that makes your sales process more efficient and gets you sales, revenue and customer results. We know that even the best sales people excel when they can focus on what they do best instead of being tied up generating forecasts, reports or entering data. That’s why we built CampaignerCRM. We put in all of the powerful features and functionality that make a sales team successful. Now your sales team can be free to focus on what it takes to make the sale. Your sales managers and executives automatically have accurate sales forecasting and the CRM reporting they need to stay up to speed on what’s going on in their sales pipeline. Most importantly, we made it all secure and easy-to-use with three solutions to help you manage your sales process.

ProspX

Series A in 2008
ProspX is a SaaS-based solutions for managing multi-party sales processes in the commercial insurance industry. ProspX enables real-time collaboration within and across organizational boundaries and streamlines the sales process through a web-based sales portal and simple customer relationship management solution for insurance brokers and insurance carriers to drive best practices and improve sales effectiveness. ProspX is headquartered in Austin, Texas, and is privately held.

Helomics

Venture Round in 2008
Helomics® is a comprehensive personalized healthcare company, bringing the next generation of diagnostics to the oncology field. Helomics is dedicated to improving patient outcomes by providing a personalized comprehensive tumor profile utilizing a proprietary set of laboratory platforms that leverage both tissue-based live and fixed cellular based analysis allowing physicians to characterize malignant tumors on a personalized basis. Helomics’ novel molecular and cellular markers and bioinformatics services support treatment decisions by providing vital information based on the specific biological processes of each individual’s cancer.

VBrick

Series F in 2008
VBrick believes in the power of video to transform the workplace. Its Rev® enterprise video platform removes the technology and pricing restraints that have held business back from tapping video’s clear advantage to persuade, inform and compel people, wherever they are. Visit vbrick.com.

DATAllegro

Series D in 2008
DATAllegro is an integrated data warehousing provider.

Uplogix

Series C in 2008
Uplogix, Inc. specializes in providing integrated local network management and monitoring solutions that automate routine administration, maintenance, and recovery tasks for distributed IT infrastructures. Its offerings include the Uplogix Local Management Software and various Local Manager products, which enable enterprises to manage networking gear, servers, and other IT devices across remote sites and data centers. Uplogix solutions are designed to streamline configuration, security, compliance, and performance management, ensuring reliable operation regardless of network availability. The company also provides consulting, technical training, and support services to enhance its solutions. Uplogix serves a diverse range of industries, including federal, financial services, healthcare, energy, and retail. Founded in 2003 and headquartered in Austin, Texas, Uplogix also maintains international offices in London and Monterrey.

NextIO

Series C in 2008
NextIO, Inc was an information technology company based in Austin, Texas.

Touchdown Technologies

Series D in 2008
Touchdown Technologies, Inc. designs, manufactures, and supports MEMS probecards. The company offers ACCU-TORQ probe, a torsional contactor; and GIGA-TORQ probecards for DRAM applications. Its products support the production wafer test needs of semiconductor manufacturers. Touchdown Technologies, Inc. was formerly known as Integrated Micromachines, Inc. The company was founded in 2003 and is based in Baldwin Park, California.

Intrinsity

Series E in 2008
Intrinsity provides the tools, technologies, and expertise to efficiently and predictably produce higher speeds for digital logic for the mobile core. Their proprietary Fast14® technology provides circuit speeds up to and beyond 3 GHz as well as the means to manage speed, power, and area to achieve the optimal solution for customer design targets.

Twelvefold

Series A in 2007
Twelvefold uses a deep understanding of articles and videos to find and engage very specific audiences at the right moments. With our approach, we show brands what motivates their customers, and place ads where they're most likely to reach and engage an ideal consumer. Clients include brands like Best Buy, Dodge, HP, Microsoft, Quaker, Samsung and Toyota. Twelvefold is headquartered in Midtown Manhattan, with teams in Chicago, Detroit & Los Angeles.

LiquidPiston

Series A in 2007
LiquidPiston, Inc. specializes in the design and development of advanced rotary combustion engines, focusing on innovative thermodynamic cycles and engine technologies. Founded in 2003 and headquartered in Bloomfield, Connecticut, the company offers prototypes for diesel and mini gasoline engines. Its products are applicable across various markets, including handheld power tools, lawn and garden equipment, portable generators, unmanned aerial vehicles, marine power, and robotics. LiquidPiston's engines are characterized by their compact size, low weight, high efficiency, and multi-fuel capabilities, with the ability to scale from 1 horsepower to over 1000 horsepower. The company's patented HEHC thermodynamic cycle enhances efficiency compared to conventional diesel engines, making their offerings suitable for a wide range of applications, including auxiliary power units for boats and aviation.

Luminescent Technologies

Series D in 2007
Luminescent Technologies, Inc. provides lithography enhancement solutions to the semiconductor industry. It offers Luminizer, a full-chip inverse lithography system for deep sub-wavelength mask designs. The company was founded in 2002 and is based in Palo Alto, California.

nLIGHT

Series D in 2007
nLIGHT, Inc. is a technology company that designs, develops, and manufactures semiconductor and fiber lasers tailored for industrial, microfabrication, aerospace, and defense applications. Established in 2000 and headquartered in Vancouver, Washington, nLIGHT operates through two main segments: Laser Products, which encompasses semiconductor lasers, fiber lasers, and directed energy products, and Advanced Development, which focuses on revenue from research and development contracts. The company is recognized for its innovative, high-power continuous wave fiber lasers, which offer advantages in programmability and reliability over traditional options. nLIGHT markets its products primarily to original equipment manufacturers in the United States, China, South Korea, and Finland, utilizing a direct sales force as well as independent sales representatives and distributors in various regions of Asia and Europe. The firm emphasizes early customer engagement in the design process and employs a platform approach to product development to align its laser solutions with specific customer needs.

Twelvefold

Series A in 2007
Twelvefold uses a deep understanding of articles and videos to find and engage very specific audiences at the right moments. With our approach, we show brands what motivates their customers, and place ads where they're most likely to reach and engage an ideal consumer. Clients include brands like Best Buy, Dodge, HP, Microsoft, Quaker, Samsung and Toyota. Twelvefold is headquartered in Midtown Manhattan, with teams in Chicago, Detroit & Los Angeles.

Touchdown Technologies

Series C in 2006
Touchdown Technologies, Inc. designs, manufactures, and supports MEMS probecards. The company offers ACCU-TORQ probe, a torsional contactor; and GIGA-TORQ probecards for DRAM applications. Its products support the production wafer test needs of semiconductor manufacturers. Touchdown Technologies, Inc. was formerly known as Integrated Micromachines, Inc. The company was founded in 2003 and is based in Baldwin Park, California.

DATAllegro

Series C in 2006
DATAllegro is an integrated data warehousing provider.

Additech

Venture Round in 2006
Additech, Inc. designs, builds, and operates at-the-pump automobile engine maintenance systems that blend specialty fuel additives into fuel as it is pumped. It offers a fuel system cleaner that has a detergent technology that cleans engines to remove harmful sludge and corrosive deposits from intake valves and fuel injectors; and DIESEL GUARD, a fuel additive that cleans and protects diesel engines. The company serves retailers operating fuel centers in the United States and internationally. Additech, Inc. was incorporated in 1989 and is based in Houston, Texas.

AmberWave

Series E in 2006
AmberWave, Inc., formerly AmberWave Systems Corporation, engages in the research, development, and licensing of technologies for semiconductor manufacturing. It provides Strained Silicon, a technology that is used in microchips to improve performance and decrease power consumption; and Aspect Ratio Trapping, a technology, which is used to make chips for silicon-based photonics and photovoltaic cells. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Salem, New Hampshire. AmberWave Systems Corporation is a former subsidiary of U.S. Robotics Corp.

Uplogix

Series B in 2006
Uplogix, Inc. specializes in providing integrated local network management and monitoring solutions that automate routine administration, maintenance, and recovery tasks for distributed IT infrastructures. Its offerings include the Uplogix Local Management Software and various Local Manager products, which enable enterprises to manage networking gear, servers, and other IT devices across remote sites and data centers. Uplogix solutions are designed to streamline configuration, security, compliance, and performance management, ensuring reliable operation regardless of network availability. The company also provides consulting, technical training, and support services to enhance its solutions. Uplogix serves a diverse range of industries, including federal, financial services, healthcare, energy, and retail. Founded in 2003 and headquartered in Austin, Texas, Uplogix also maintains international offices in London and Monterrey.

Helomics

Funding Round in 2006
Helomics® is a comprehensive personalized healthcare company, bringing the next generation of diagnostics to the oncology field. Helomics is dedicated to improving patient outcomes by providing a personalized comprehensive tumor profile utilizing a proprietary set of laboratory platforms that leverage both tissue-based live and fixed cellular based analysis allowing physicians to characterize malignant tumors on a personalized basis. Helomics’ novel molecular and cellular markers and bioinformatics services support treatment decisions by providing vital information based on the specific biological processes of each individual’s cancer.

LibreDigital

Venture Round in 2006
LibreDigita is a digital publishing company. Their products put publishers content online as well as onto reading devices.

Touchdown Technologies

Series B in 2005
Touchdown Technologies, Inc. designs, manufactures, and supports MEMS probecards. The company offers ACCU-TORQ probe, a torsional contactor; and GIGA-TORQ probecards for DRAM applications. Its products support the production wafer test needs of semiconductor manufacturers. Touchdown Technologies, Inc. was formerly known as Integrated Micromachines, Inc. The company was founded in 2003 and is based in Baldwin Park, California.

Mirage Networks

Series C in 2005
Mirage Networks was a network security company focused on providing effective and easy-to-manage security solutions for enterprises. The company catered to its clients through a global network of resellers, original equipment manufacturers, and managed security service providers. Mirage Networks specialized in network access control, emphasizing the importance of protecting sensitive information and maintaining secure connectivity within organizations.

Timesys Corporation

Venture Round in 2005
Timesys Corporation specializes in developing embedded Linux software solutions, offering a range of products and services to support developers in creating custom embedded environments. Its primary offerings include LinuxLink, a cloud-based system for designing, prototyping, and optimizing embedded Linux systems, along with Timesys Factory, a modular builder for creating platform-specific configurations. The company also maintains a Source Code Repository that provides access to various kernels, drivers, and libraries. Additionally, Timesys provides development tools such as TimeStorm, an integrated development environment (IDE) for application development, and offers comprehensive training programs for universities. The company's services encompass platform customization, kernel porting, design consulting, and optimization support across various applications. Timesys serves diverse markets, including consumer electronics, medical, automotive, telecommunications, and aerospace, catering to over a thousand customers and embedded developers since its founding in 1995 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Factory Logic

Venture Round in 2005
Factory Logic, Inc. specializes in factory management solutions, offering the Streamline Lean Factory Management System, a software designed to equip factory personnel with tools for effective design, operation, and enhancement of lean manufacturing facilities. The Lean Operations suite promotes an integrated methodology that aligns production with customer demand while ensuring stability in factory and supply chain processes. In addition to its software offerings, Factory Logic also engages in consulting projects, catering primarily to sectors such as automotive, electronics, industrial equipment, and aerospace. Founded in 1993 and headquartered in Austin, Texas, Factory Logic operates as a subsidiary of SAP AG.

CipherOptics

Series C in 2004
CipherOptics, Inc. provides data security and network encryption, and compliance grade data protection solutions to security enterprises, financial institutions, health care, and government agencies. The company offers CipherEngine, which delivers network-wide encryption to customers by providing an approach to security policy and encryption key management; CipherView, which is a security gateway management application that provides security administrators with a device management tool; SoftRemoteLT, which offers features to remote access users connecting to the corporate VPN; and CipherEngine Enforcement Point family of encryptors that are encryption appliances designed for the carrier Ethernet and MPLS markets. The company also offers MPLS security, metro Ethernet security, disaster recovery and data replication security, and network application security services. The company has strategic partnerships with EMC Corporation, IBM, Intel, and Raza Microelectronics, Inc. CipherOptics, Inc. was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Raleigh, North Carolina.

Additech

Series A in 2004
Additech, Inc. designs, builds, and operates at-the-pump automobile engine maintenance systems that blend specialty fuel additives into fuel as it is pumped. It offers a fuel system cleaner that has a detergent technology that cleans engines to remove harmful sludge and corrosive deposits from intake valves and fuel injectors; and DIESEL GUARD, a fuel additive that cleans and protects diesel engines. The company serves retailers operating fuel centers in the United States and internationally. Additech, Inc. was incorporated in 1989 and is based in Houston, Texas.

Mirage Networks

Series B in 2004
Mirage Networks was a network security company focused on providing effective and easy-to-manage security solutions for enterprises. The company catered to its clients through a global network of resellers, original equipment manufacturers, and managed security service providers. Mirage Networks specialized in network access control, emphasizing the importance of protecting sensitive information and maintaining secure connectivity within organizations.

NewsStand Inc.

Venture Round in 2004
NewsStand is a media company that distributes newspapers and magazines over the internet.

AmberWave

Series D in 2004
AmberWave, Inc., formerly AmberWave Systems Corporation, engages in the research, development, and licensing of technologies for semiconductor manufacturing. It provides Strained Silicon, a technology that is used in microchips to improve performance and decrease power consumption; and Aspect Ratio Trapping, a technology, which is used to make chips for silicon-based photonics and photovoltaic cells. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Salem, New Hampshire. AmberWave Systems Corporation is a former subsidiary of U.S. Robotics Corp.

Timesys Corporation

Venture Round in 2003
Timesys Corporation specializes in developing embedded Linux software solutions, offering a range of products and services to support developers in creating custom embedded environments. Its primary offerings include LinuxLink, a cloud-based system for designing, prototyping, and optimizing embedded Linux systems, along with Timesys Factory, a modular builder for creating platform-specific configurations. The company also maintains a Source Code Repository that provides access to various kernels, drivers, and libraries. Additionally, Timesys provides development tools such as TimeStorm, an integrated development environment (IDE) for application development, and offers comprehensive training programs for universities. The company's services encompass platform customization, kernel porting, design consulting, and optimization support across various applications. Timesys serves diverse markets, including consumer electronics, medical, automotive, telecommunications, and aerospace, catering to over a thousand customers and embedded developers since its founding in 1995 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Helomics

Series C in 2003
Helomics® is a comprehensive personalized healthcare company, bringing the next generation of diagnostics to the oncology field. Helomics is dedicated to improving patient outcomes by providing a personalized comprehensive tumor profile utilizing a proprietary set of laboratory platforms that leverage both tissue-based live and fixed cellular based analysis allowing physicians to characterize malignant tumors on a personalized basis. Helomics’ novel molecular and cellular markers and bioinformatics services support treatment decisions by providing vital information based on the specific biological processes of each individual’s cancer.

NextIO

Series A in 2003
NextIO, Inc was an information technology company based in Austin, Texas.

Mirage Networks

Series A in 2003
Mirage Networks was a network security company focused on providing effective and easy-to-manage security solutions for enterprises. The company catered to its clients through a global network of resellers, original equipment manufacturers, and managed security service providers. Mirage Networks specialized in network access control, emphasizing the importance of protecting sensitive information and maintaining secure connectivity within organizations.

nLIGHT

Series B in 2002
nLIGHT, Inc. is a technology company that designs, develops, and manufactures semiconductor and fiber lasers tailored for industrial, microfabrication, aerospace, and defense applications. Established in 2000 and headquartered in Vancouver, Washington, nLIGHT operates through two main segments: Laser Products, which encompasses semiconductor lasers, fiber lasers, and directed energy products, and Advanced Development, which focuses on revenue from research and development contracts. The company is recognized for its innovative, high-power continuous wave fiber lasers, which offer advantages in programmability and reliability over traditional options. nLIGHT markets its products primarily to original equipment manufacturers in the United States, China, South Korea, and Finland, utilizing a direct sales force as well as independent sales representatives and distributors in various regions of Asia and Europe. The firm emphasizes early customer engagement in the design process and employs a platform approach to product development to align its laser solutions with specific customer needs.

Flashline

Series B in 2002
Flashline specializes in asset portfolio management solutions, offering organizations comprehensive visibility into their software assets. The company focuses on helping enterprises optimize their software usage and manage their portfolios effectively, ensuring that clients can make informed decisions regarding their technology investments. Flashline's services are designed to enhance operational efficiency and support strategic planning by providing insights into software utilization across the organization. By leveraging these solutions, businesses can improve their asset management practices, ultimately leading to better resource allocation and cost savings.

Qspeed Semiconductor

Series B in 2002
Power Integrations is a fab-less semiconductor company whose products are based on breakthrough Power JFET technology. Our discrete Power JFETs target applications for DC-DC switching power converters and power control. Lovoltech’s development roadmap includes additional discrete JFET products serving other applications, integrated circuits based on JFETs, and JFET products operating at RF frequencies.

Timesys Corporation

Venture Round in 2002
Timesys Corporation specializes in developing embedded Linux software solutions, offering a range of products and services to support developers in creating custom embedded environments. Its primary offerings include LinuxLink, a cloud-based system for designing, prototyping, and optimizing embedded Linux systems, along with Timesys Factory, a modular builder for creating platform-specific configurations. The company also maintains a Source Code Repository that provides access to various kernels, drivers, and libraries. Additionally, Timesys provides development tools such as TimeStorm, an integrated development environment (IDE) for application development, and offers comprehensive training programs for universities. The company's services encompass platform customization, kernel porting, design consulting, and optimization support across various applications. Timesys serves diverse markets, including consumer electronics, medical, automotive, telecommunications, and aerospace, catering to over a thousand customers and embedded developers since its founding in 1995 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Flashline

Series A in 2002
Flashline specializes in asset portfolio management solutions, offering organizations comprehensive visibility into their software assets. The company focuses on helping enterprises optimize their software usage and manage their portfolios effectively, ensuring that clients can make informed decisions regarding their technology investments. Flashline's services are designed to enhance operational efficiency and support strategic planning by providing insights into software utilization across the organization. By leveraging these solutions, businesses can improve their asset management practices, ultimately leading to better resource allocation and cost savings.

AmberWave

Series B in 2002
AmberWave, Inc., formerly AmberWave Systems Corporation, engages in the research, development, and licensing of technologies for semiconductor manufacturing. It provides Strained Silicon, a technology that is used in microchips to improve performance and decrease power consumption; and Aspect Ratio Trapping, a technology, which is used to make chips for silicon-based photonics and photovoltaic cells. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Salem, New Hampshire. AmberWave Systems Corporation is a former subsidiary of U.S. Robotics Corp.

Intrinsity

Series B in 2001
Intrinsity provides the tools, technologies, and expertise to efficiently and predictably produce higher speeds for digital logic for the mobile core. Their proprietary Fast14® technology provides circuit speeds up to and beyond 3 GHz as well as the means to manage speed, power, and area to achieve the optimal solution for customer design targets.

eToll

Series B in 2000
eToll is a provider of integrated digital solutions for the consumer commerce sector.

Factory Logic

Series A in 2000
Factory Logic, Inc. specializes in factory management solutions, offering the Streamline Lean Factory Management System, a software designed to equip factory personnel with tools for effective design, operation, and enhancement of lean manufacturing facilities. The Lean Operations suite promotes an integrated methodology that aligns production with customer demand while ensuring stability in factory and supply chain processes. In addition to its software offerings, Factory Logic also engages in consulting projects, catering primarily to sectors such as automotive, electronics, industrial equipment, and aerospace. Founded in 1993 and headquartered in Austin, Texas, Factory Logic operates as a subsidiary of SAP AG.

Partnerware

Series B in 2000
Partnerware maximizes speed-to-market™ for channel-focused companies with the leading B2B Partner Relationship Management (PRM) solution, delivering measurable channel results in Internet time. As a multi-channel sales approach becomes critical in delivering value-added solutions to the marketplace, the need for PRM has grown dramatically. Partnerware provides distinct benefits for companies looking to leverage the power of indirect - Faster channel execution (from channel recruiting to product launches) - Measurable results from partner programs, channel marketing funds, and partner sales efforts - Increased market responsiveness to leap frog and stay ahead of competition - Easy implementation by deploying Web-based Partner Relationship Management solutions in Internet time

VBrick

Series B in 2000
VBrick believes in the power of video to transform the workplace. Its Rev® enterprise video platform removes the technology and pricing restraints that have held business back from tapping video’s clear advantage to persuade, inform and compel people, wherever they are. Visit vbrick.com.

Qspeed Semiconductor

Series A in 2000
Power Integrations is a fab-less semiconductor company whose products are based on breakthrough Power JFET technology. Our discrete Power JFETs target applications for DC-DC switching power converters and power control. Lovoltech’s development roadmap includes additional discrete JFET products serving other applications, integrated circuits based on JFETs, and JFET products operating at RF frequencies.

Journée Software

Series B in 2000
Journée Software enables companies to offer automated, personalized self-service interactions over the Web. With Journée, customers, employees and partners can handle virtually any business interface they might have, fully personalized to that individual, from the convenience of their computer 24/7. Journée software dramatically reduces operating costs, enhances customer satisfaction and retention, and delivers unmatched time to market.

Context Medi

Series A in 2000
Context Media is a provider of Enterprise Content Integration solutions that assists digital content marketing companies in managing and sharing their digital assets more effectively. The company offers services and technologies that enable content providers to create, package, and distribute their content across various digital platforms while linking it dynamically to relevant content from partners and affiliates. By unifying, organizing, and optimizing enterprise content, Context Media enhances the value of existing content management investments, allowing for better leverage of content across organizations. Founded by Dan Harple and based in Providence, Rhode Island, the company boasts a team that includes former Netscape management and Emmy-award-winning production professionals.

Partnerware

Series B in 1999
Partnerware maximizes speed-to-market™ for channel-focused companies with the leading B2B Partner Relationship Management (PRM) solution, delivering measurable channel results in Internet time. As a multi-channel sales approach becomes critical in delivering value-added solutions to the marketplace, the need for PRM has grown dramatically. Partnerware provides distinct benefits for companies looking to leverage the power of indirect - Faster channel execution (from channel recruiting to product launches) - Measurable results from partner programs, channel marketing funds, and partner sales efforts - Increased market responsiveness to leap frog and stay ahead of competition - Easy implementation by deploying Web-based Partner Relationship Management solutions in Internet time

Coretek

Venture Round in 1999
CoreTek developed microelectromechanical (MEMs) devices for applications in wavelength division multiplexed (WDM) communication systems. CoreTek's products were all based on a fundamental multi-purpose technology the Company developed called MEM-TUNE.