Arafura Ventures

Arafura Ventures is a venture capital investment firm established in 2011 and located in Palo Alto, California. The firm specializes in investing across various sectors, including vertical software as a service (SaaS) industries, enterprise cloud solutions, mobile technologies, and financial services and marketplaces. Arafura Ventures primarily targets opportunities within the internet software, information technology, internet, mobile, and e-commerce sectors, aiming to support innovative companies that align with these themes.

Joe Kennedy

Managing Director

Marc Philips

Managing Director

Marc Phillips

Managing Director

8 past transactions

Pattern Group LLC.

Seed Round in 2018
Pattern Group is a management consulting firm that specializes in helping businesses develop growth strategies and enhance operational planning. The firm offers a range of services, including business model testing, marketing automation, analytics, fundraising, mergers and acquisitions, and channel development. It serves clients across various sectors, including technology, community banking, telecommunications, and healthcare. In addition to its consulting services, Pattern Group also engages in the development of software solutions aimed at B2B markets, focusing on startup launch and product development.

PacketZoom

Series A in 2017
PacketZoom, Inc. is a cloud services provider focused on enhancing the performance of mobile applications by addressing networking issues in real time. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in San Mateo, California, the company offers an end-to-end solution that requires no changes to existing app code. Its platform is designed to optimize cloud file transfers, enabling the acceleration of mobile app performance, particularly for dynamic content, large files in mobile games, and streaming audio and video. PacketZoom’s services include features such as mobile express lane, mobile connect, and mobile IQ, which collectively improve the reliability and speed of mobile applications across various sectors, including gaming, shopping, travel, and news. As of October 2018, PacketZoom operates as a subsidiary of Roblox Corporation.

Qvivr

Debt Financing in 2015
Qvivr's first product is SWYP, an ultra-thin metal card and smartphone app that combines all of a user's credit, debit, gift and loyalty cards, creating the easiest way to pay and organize money.

Transifex

Seed Round in 2015
Transifex, established in 2009, specializes in providing a localization automation platform for translating digital content into multiple languages. The company's core product, the Transifex software platform, offers a suite of tools for file and content hosting, team management, collaboration, and reporting. Transifex File caters to complex apps and digital content, while Transifex Live is designed for websites. Serving a diverse range of clients from startups to Fortune 500 companies globally, Transifex operates from Menlo Park, California, and Athens, Greece.

Transifex

Seed Round in 2014
Transifex, established in 2009, specializes in providing a localization automation platform for translating digital content into multiple languages. The company's core product, the Transifex software platform, offers a suite of tools for file and content hosting, team management, collaboration, and reporting. Transifex File caters to complex apps and digital content, while Transifex Live is designed for websites. Serving a diverse range of clients from startups to Fortune 500 companies globally, Transifex operates from Menlo Park, California, and Athens, Greece.

Cloudstaff

Seed Round in 2013
Cloudstaff, established in 2003 and headquartered in Brisbane, Australia, is a global technology and services company specializing in offshore and outsourcing solutions. It offers a range of services including software development, business process outsourcing, software testing, and IT support. With over 2,500 staff across offices in Australia, the Philippines, the UK, and China, Cloudstaff helps businesses worldwide streamline operations, improve efficiency, and reduce costs by providing high-quality, tech-enabled outsourcing solutions.

Gridium

Series A in 2013
Gridium Inc. is a software company based in Menlo Park, California, established in 2011. It specializes in developing building operations and energy management solutions tailored for the commercial and industrial sectors. The company’s software focuses on optimizing energy consumption by providing comprehensive data analysis and tracking features. This enables energy users to lower their energy costs, enhance maintenance operations, and efficiently coordinate with vendors. By analyzing data from smart meters, Gridium's solutions streamline maintenance collaboration and improve overall building performance while ensuring occupant satisfaction.

Connectem

Venture Round in 2012
Connectem is a provider of network management and software-defined networking services, specializing in the evolving mobile data landscape. With the unprecedented growth in data traffic driven by innovations in devices and applications, Connectem offers a virtualized architecture designed to address capacity challenges in both data and signaling. The company's early adoption of software-defined networking principles enables it to effectively respond to the increasing demands of mobile networks. By transforming mobile infrastructure into a cloud-based ecosystem, Connectem not only ensures reliable connectivity but also facilitates collaboration with applications that process information from connected devices.
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