@Ventures

@Ventures, the investment arm of ModusLink Global Solutions, Inc., is a venture capital specialist firm founded in 1995. Based in Massachusetts with an additional office in California, the firm focuses on early and mid-stage technology companies, particularly in clean energy technology, enterprise software, Internet technologies, and information technology or physical security applications. @Ventures seeks to invest in companies across North America, providing operational and strategic expertise, mentorship, and access to a strong network to guide talented early-stage teams to the next stage of growth.

Peter Mills

Managing Director

30 past transactions

Propel Fuels

Series D in 2012
Propel Fuels, Inc. owns and operates fuel stations in California and Washington. It offers diesel, renewable fuels, and flex fuels. The company also provides CleanDrive, an integrated carbon emission reduction tracking platform. Propel Inc. was founded in 2004 and is based in Sacramento, California. It has retail stations in Kenmore, Nebraska; Seattle and Mount Vernon, Washington; and Berkeley, Elk Grove, Oakland, Rocklin, San Jose, West Sacramento, Citrus Heights, Fremont, Placerville, Roseville, Hayward, Redwood City, Fresno, Anaheim, Claremont, Hemet, La Mirada, Murrieta, Ontario, Sylmar, Wilmington, Arcadia, Fullerton, Huntington Beach, Lakewood, Norwalk, San Diego, Torrance, Chula Vista, Harbor City, Huntington Beach, Long Beach, Oceanside, San Marcos, and Wildomar, California.

Propel Fuels

Series A in 2007
Propel Fuels, Inc. owns and operates fuel stations in California and Washington. It offers diesel, renewable fuels, and flex fuels. The company also provides CleanDrive, an integrated carbon emission reduction tracking platform. Propel Inc. was founded in 2004 and is based in Sacramento, California. It has retail stations in Kenmore, Nebraska; Seattle and Mount Vernon, Washington; and Berkeley, Elk Grove, Oakland, Rocklin, San Jose, West Sacramento, Citrus Heights, Fremont, Placerville, Roseville, Hayward, Redwood City, Fresno, Anaheim, Claremont, Hemet, La Mirada, Murrieta, Ontario, Sylmar, Wilmington, Arcadia, Fullerton, Huntington Beach, Lakewood, Norwalk, San Diego, Torrance, Chula Vista, Harbor City, Huntington Beach, Long Beach, Oceanside, San Marcos, and Wildomar, California.

Gamers.com

Venture Round in 1999
Gamers.com, founded in 1996, is a kingdom of the world gamers. It's all about the latest and greatest.

Advent Solar

Series C in 2005
Advent Solar produces silicon photovoltaic cell-to-module technology. Based in Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S.A., the company focuses on delivering intellectual property (IP) for intelligent, high-energy silicon photovoltaic (PV) solutions. With patented, advanced technologies, Advent Solar enables higher value products that are Beautiful by Design™, changing the rules for smart grid economics. Advent Solar provides its industry-leading Ventura™ Technology through a licensing model. Ventura Solar Technology is a comprehensive cell-to-module architecture for high-performance solar modules that deliver the industry’s best value for silicon PV modules.

Advanced Data Exchange

Series C in 2000
Advanced Data Exchange provides electronic data interchange, business integration, and commerce management services. It offers outsourced electronic data interchange services, including document specification and template design, data mapping and translation, trading partner connectivity, secure message delivery and tracking, project management, technical support, and training. The company also provides ADX WebAccess, a Web browser-based order management and invoice presentment solution for suppliers; and ADX Desktop, a personal computer software that offers data archiving and back office system integration capabilities. In addition, it offers business integration services, such as data translation, mapping, validation, back office systems integration, and trading partner connectivity; and trading partner electronic commerce reference guides, trading partner recruitment and connectivity, integration and data normalization, enterprise application integration, supplier support services, and scheduled business progress reviews. Further, Advanced Data Exchange provides commerce management services, which include order and invoice, customer and supplier, business document, and comprehensive business intelligence management services. Additionally, it offers CommerceMail, which provides solutions for the commerce problems. Advanced Data Exchange was formerly known as The EC Company. The company was founded as in 1992 and is headquartered in Fremont, California.

OneMediaPlace

Series E in 2000
OneMediaPlace is the first to bring the complete media universe together in a non-partisan net marketplace. Supported by world-class strategic partners from all industry sectors. Enabled by a robust technical platform that is light years beyond the competition - a scalable infrastructure capable of handling massive transaction volumes, with desktop integration for buyers and sellers. Founded in 1997, They have built the systems and technology to capitalize on the inevitable movement of the media industry toward e-commerce adoption. Their offerings are unmatched in scope and comprehensiveness. And Their network of buying and selling organizations is unrivaled.

SpotLife

Series C in 2000
SpotLife is the first company to bring Personal Video Broadcasting to the mainstream with a fun, easy and comprehensive solution. Using SpotLife's free service, anyone with a PC, Internet video camera and dial-up Internet connection can broadcast live or pre-recorded video with audio utilizing "point, click and broadcast" simplicity.

Half.com

Venture Round in 2000
Half.com is a person-to-person online marketplace that was acquired by [eBay](http://www.crunchbase.com/organization/ebay) in June 2000. Half.com was founded in 1999 by American entrepreneur Josh Kopelman (Infonautics, Turntide, Comcast Interactive Capital, First Round Capital) and Sunny Balijepalli (who more recently founded ZoomIn.com).[2] As an advertising gimmick, in December of the same year, the company paid the town of Halfway, Oregon US$100,000 and donated 20 new computers to change its name to "Half.com, Oregon" for a year.

Propel Fuels

Series B in 2010
Propel Fuels, Inc. owns and operates fuel stations in California and Washington. It offers diesel, renewable fuels, and flex fuels. The company also provides CleanDrive, an integrated carbon emission reduction tracking platform. Propel Inc. was founded in 2004 and is based in Sacramento, California. It has retail stations in Kenmore, Nebraska; Seattle and Mount Vernon, Washington; and Berkeley, Elk Grove, Oakland, Rocklin, San Jose, West Sacramento, Citrus Heights, Fremont, Placerville, Roseville, Hayward, Redwood City, Fresno, Anaheim, Claremont, Hemet, La Mirada, Murrieta, Ontario, Sylmar, Wilmington, Arcadia, Fullerton, Huntington Beach, Lakewood, Norwalk, San Diego, Torrance, Chula Vista, Harbor City, Huntington Beach, Long Beach, Oceanside, San Marcos, and Wildomar, California.

Ironmax

Venture Round in 2000
Ironmax.com is a business-to-business Internet marketplace for buyers and suppliers of construction equipment.

Industria Solutions

Venture Round in 2000
Industria Solutions Inc. is a new business-to-business e-commerce company.

Lightchip

Venture Round in 2000
Lightchip Inc is a provider of system solutions for optical transport and management.

Vendeo

Series C in 2000
Vendio Services, Inc. (www.vendio.com) helps small to medium-sized merchants (SMM's) succeed by offering them an integrated solution to manage their sales seamlessly and cost-effectively across multiple online sales channels including their online store, Amazon.com, eBay, Google, Shopzilla, and more. Each year over 80,000 merchants use Vendio's award winning multi-channel platform and applications to sell nearly $2 billion in merchandise. The company also operates Dealio (www.dealio.com), a shopping and coupons site for consumers. Vendio is headquartered in San Mateo, California with a development office in Romania. In 2010, Vendio was acquired by Alibaba.com (HKSE: 1688) (1688.HK), the global leader in e-commerce for small businesses and the flagship company of Alibaba Group.

M2E Power

Series A in 2007
M2E Power is focused on the development of energy generation technology solutions and delivers clean technology power for mobile devices. Its technology solutions are used in military devices. M2E Power was acquired by Motionetics in July 2009. M2E Power was founded in 2006 and is based in Boise, Idaho.

TVisions

Venture Round in 2000
Tvisions is an Internet professional services firm with vision, offering a full suite of strategy, design and development services. They have years of experience propelling Their clients to online market leadership. Headquartered in Watertown, MA, Tvisions is part of CMGi's @Ventures portfolio of companies.

Snapfish

Series A in 1999
Snapfish2 LLC provides online photo sharing and storage services. The company offers standard, squared, framed tabletop, and other photo prints; photo gifts, such as, custom cases and covers, blankets and pillows, and others; and photo books, which include lay flat, linen, and leather hardcovers, as well as softcovers. It also offers wall and desk photo calendars; and invitation, holiday, baby or kids, and greeting cards. In addition, the company provides canvas/framed canvas prints; and wall décor. It offers its products in Europe, Ireland, North America, the United States, the Asia pacific, New Zealand, and internationally. The company was founded in 1999 and is based in San Francisco, California. It has operations in Australia, Asia, Europe, Canada, and internationally. As of September 8, 2015, Snapfish2 LLC operates as a subsidiary of District Photo Inc.

Vaultus

Series B in 2001
Vaultus, Inc. is a mobile applications provider (MAP) that delivers innovative wireless solutions for Global 1000 enterprises. Headquartered in New York City, they draw on a rich heritage of innovative leadership in wireless technology and applications to help enterprise clients improve productivity, reduce costs and increase revenues. With this leadership and their powerful proprietary delivery platform, Vaultus provides enterprises with a partnership that delivers workable, usable mobile applications via a combined package of software solutions, professional services and managed services. Find out more about their unique capabilities and approach. And discover how enterprises can take advantage of the world of wireless to get a competitive edge now.

Cobalt Technologies

Series C in 2008
Cobalt Technologies develops technologies that focuses and designed for biofuels. Cobalt is pioneering science that makes possible a new generation of fuels that burn cleaner, are more cost-effective and have a smaller environmental impact. It was founded in 2005 and headquartered in Mountain View, California.

Earthanol

Series A in 2007
Earthanol Inc., a Newport Beach, Calif.-based company focused on converting waste into ethanol.

Blackboard

Venture Round in 2000
Blackboard Connect is a mass notification service that develops and distributes messaging software to its clients. The company's product portfolio consists of Blackboard Connect, Connect for Teachers, MyConnect, Connect for Learn, TipTxt, and ConnectTxT. They feature one-page message sending workflow, customized scenario templates, and social integration. Blackboard Connect was founded in 1996 by Paul Ouyang.

Corrigo

Series B in 2000
Corrigo Incorporated develops and delivers real-time, cloud-based facilities and service management solutions for multi-site facilities and service providers, facilities managers, Fortune 50 companies, mom and pops, and service professionals worldwide. It provides service management software, maintenance management software, service dispatch software, and employee time tracking software solutions that deliver real-time visibility into and control the quality and cost of building and field service operations. The company also offers a facilities management platform that offers real time vendor and technician scorecards and ongoing support; and WorkTrach, a service management solution that helps by eliminating double entry by communicating with users’ accounting package. It serves restaurants, retail, property management, hospitality, health care, homebuilding, manufacturing, distribution, and various service businesses. Corrigo Incorporated was founded in 1999 and is based in Tualatin, Oregon with workforce in the United States, Ukraine, and India. As of December 17, 2015, Corrigo Incorporated operates as a subsidiary of Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated.

CarbonFlow

Series B in 2010
CarbonFlow is a developer of carbon trading software. Specifically, the company works to lower the cost and time it takes to create a credit. The Carbonflow suite enhances productivity, reduces both administration costs and the financial risks of managing Greenhouse Gas (GHG) offset projects, and manages the delivery of certified carbon credits for buyers and sellers worldwide founded in 2006.

Powerit Solutions

Series A in 2007
Powerit Solutions, LLC provides energy demand response and demand control solutions for industrial and commercial applications. It offers Energy Director, power management system that reduces energy costs by managing demand levels in commercial and industrial applications and Konnekt Wireless I/O for industrial grade wireless l/O for power management applications. The company serves various industries, including agriculture and food products, commercial and recreational facilities, forest products, mechanical fabrication and manufacturing, petroleum and petrochemical and primary metals fabricators. Powerit Solutions, LLC was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Seattle, Washington. Powerit Solutions, LLC operates as a subsidiary of Powerit Holdings, Inc.

Advent Solar

Series D in 2007
Advent Solar produces silicon photovoltaic cell-to-module technology. Based in Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S.A., the company focuses on delivering intellectual property (IP) for intelligent, high-energy silicon photovoltaic (PV) solutions. With patented, advanced technologies, Advent Solar enables higher value products that are Beautiful by Design™, changing the rules for smart grid economics. Advent Solar provides its industry-leading Ventura™ Technology through a licensing model. Ventura Solar Technology is a comprehensive cell-to-module architecture for high-performance solar modules that deliver the industry’s best value for silicon PV modules.

Vstore.com

Series B in 1999
Vstore.com is a privately held company dedicated to bringing e-commerce to everyone.

OneCore.com

Series C in 2000
OneCore.com is a new kind of financial service custom-built for small businesses and entrepreneurs.

Unlimeat

Series B in 2021
Unlimeat is a company that produces plant-based meat. Its plant-based meat can be used in a wide range of dishes, ensuring that its plant-based meats are ideal for both Eastern and Western cuisine. It transforms perfectly edible but unloved produce that would otherwise go to waste due to size, blemishes, or cosmetic imperfections into delectable plant-based foods. The company is proud to be a member of the Upcycled Food Association.

Critical Path

Series B in 1999
Critical Path was acquired by Openwave Messaging on December 4, 2013. Critical Path offers consumer and enterprise solutions for online and mobile communication. The portfolio spans web and mobile messaging, social media messaging, security and archiving. They also own the award-winning "ShoZu" service which connects millions of subscribers around the world to their favourite social sites and feeds. Critical Path’s Memova suite of applications and services are chosen by leading service providers and enterprises around the world to enable millions of people to communicate, connect, share and organize while providing industry-leading safety and assurance. With offices around the globe, Critical Path supports companies with their deployments of Memova solutions to drive revenue, boost loyalty, streamline operations and reduce costs. In November 2010 it merged with Mirapoint who are a global leader in the mail server appliance market. By combining email security expertise with extensive messaging appliance experience, Mirapoint offers the industry’s only integrated email security, archiving and mailbox appliances with a dramatically lower total cost of ownership (TCO), as well as security, simplicity and peace of mind. Their mail server appliances and messaging appliances intelligently serve, secure and manage more than 120 million mailboxes worldwide, from large enterprises and service providers to educational institutions and government entities.