Empyr
Venture Round in 2015
Empyr, Inc. is a San Diego-based company that operates an online-to-offline advertisement platform designed to connect digital engagement with real-world purchases. Established in 2011, Empyr specializes in card-linked offers, enabling national brands and digital publishers to track online advertisements that lead to offline sales. By integrating directly with major credit card associations, Empyr allows consumers to earn cashback at offline merchants simply by using their debit or credit cards. This platform provides a seamless experience for users while offering publishers the ability to generate revenue from each purchase and allowing merchants to link offline sales to specific online marketing efforts. Empyr collaborates with a diverse range of partners, including notable names in technology, banking, and hospitality, thereby tapping into the significant potential of the $3 trillion offline commerce market driven by online activity. The company has raised $35 million through its parent organization, Mogl, and currently employs 60 individuals.
MOGL
Venture Round in 2015
MOGL is a restaurant rewards application dedicated to combating hunger in the United States. Members can earn 10% cash-back at thousands of participating restaurants by using a linked credit or debit card for their payments. Shortly after making a purchase, members receive an alert that allows them to donate a portion or the entirety of their cash-back to a local food bank. The app features a Hunger Tracker, enabling users to monitor the impact of their donations in their communities and engage in friendly competition with friends to see who can contribute the most meals. Founded in 2010, MOGL is headquartered in Solana Beach, California.
Gladstone Analytics
Private Equity Round in 2015
Gladstone Analytics specializes in practice management through its innovative SaaS-based valuation and practice management software platform. The company offers a suite of eValuation Index models designed to assist financial advisers and firms in accurately measuring their value and performance. Developed by leading industry experts, these models address the challenges practitioners face in assessing their success and planning for succession. By providing comprehensive, technology-driven valuation metrics that extend beyond traditional valuation rules, Gladstone Analytics enables firms to uncover key insights, benchmark their practices, and optimize operations. This approach allows clients to enhance their decision-making processes and ultimately maximize revenue.
Switchboard
Acquisition in 2014
Expert network SaaS business - clients including News Corp, McGraw-Hill, Macmillan and Neuehouse. Acquired by Aequitas Capital.
Lifecom company is now AkēLex.The shortfalls in our current healthcare system can only be addressed by focusing on the efficiency, access, consistency, quality and value of the provided services themselves. The best long-term quality improvement and payment strategy is to optimize care delivery methods. Achieving improvements in efficiency, access, consistency, quality and value requires a shift in emphasis from bricks and mortar medicine to a re-distributed model of care that truly is centered around the needs and unique characteristics of the individual. The Individual is the Medical Home. The individual must be able to access knowledge, medical records, diagnostic and management tools, resources etc., anywhere at anytime. He or she must be able to access clinicians and appropriate resources as needed and seamlessly share information with his or her care team as part of a health community. But convenience, connectivity and access to records is not enough because these are dependent upon the knowledge, motivation and time available to individuals and clinicians. This requires a new kind of tool to safely link all these activities together and help all the members of the community make the best decisions. A single tool that actively serves the needs of individuals, care teams, physicians, and health systems. A tool that can be delivered by cell phone, web browser, or desk top depending upon the need. AkēLex (formerly Lifecom) has that tool. We call it the Distributed Analytics, Reasoning and Educational System; DARES.
Achieve
Private Equity Round in 2014
Achieve is a provider of digital personal finance solutions aimed at assisting individuals in improving their financial well-being. Headquartered in San Mateo, California, the company offers a range of services, including debt resolution, personal loans, and home equity loans. By utilizing proprietary data and analytics, Achieve delivers tailored financial tools and educational resources to support consumers on their financial journeys. Their approach includes personalized service and guidance from financial experts, enabling clients to manage and reduce debt, secure loans, and make informed financial decisions.
Maple Bay Asset Management
Acquisition in 2014
Maple Bay Asset Management is an independent asset management company based in Portland, Oregon, founded in 2013. It specializes in fixed-income investments, focusing primarily on consumer and small business loans. The firm manages separately managed accounts and private credit funds tailored for institutional and high net worth investors seeking absolute returns. Maple Bay employs a bottom-up, fundamental value investment strategy that emphasizes total return while maintaining high margins of safety and low volatility. The company's disciplined investment process has consistently generated alpha since its inception. Being 100% employee-owned, Maple Bay is committed to aligning its interests with those of its clients.
Syncronex
Venture Round in 2007
Syncronex, LLC is a technology solutions provider serving publishers and media companies. Established in 1997 and headquartered in Issaquah, Washington, with an additional office in Charlottesville, Virginia, the company offers a range of services designed to enhance the operational efficiency and profitability of its clients. Its key solutions include syncAccess, a cloud-based pay meter that allows clients to manage their product configurations and customer interactions; Dispatch, which leverages mobile devices for newspaper re-delivery management; Single Copy, which provides accurate sales data collection from field sales locations; and Back Office for Distributors, a suite tailored for the needs of periodical and book distributors. With over 80 media companies worldwide as clients, Syncronex focuses on optimizing print operations and facilitating the transition from print to digital subscriptions.
Resolute Technology Solutions
Private Equity Round in 2007
Resolute Technology Solutions was founded in 2005 by Rod De Vos and has since transformed into the full-service IT firm it is today. When the wealth management company that Rod worked for as CIO decided to relocate, Rod and his team members made the decision to stay in Winnipeg and start Resolute, a new IT consulting firm.