Axiom Venture Partners

Axiom Venture Partners, L.P. is a venture capital firm established in 1994 and located in East Hartford, Connecticut. The firm specializes in investing in mid and late stage companies, primarily within the biotechnology and high technology sectors. Axiom focuses on areas such as communications, software, internet infrastructure, and information technology. The firm aims to make investments across the United States, supporting companies that show potential for growth and innovation in these fields.

Samuel McKay

Co-Founder and General Partner

31 past transactions

Tangen

Series A in 2019
Tangen Biosciences LLC develops medical instrument that provides rapid nucleic acid detection, with the specificity and sensitivity of polymerase chain reaction (PCR) amplification.

Melinta

Series D in 2009
Melinta Therapeutics, Inc. is a commercial-stage pharmaceutical company specializing in the discovery, development, and commercialization of anti-infective therapies targeting bacterial infections. The company offers several products, including Baxdela, Vabomere, Orbactiv, and Minocin, which address various acute bacterial skin infections and gram-negative infections. Recognizing the urgent need for new antibiotics to combat drug-resistant infections, Melinta is advancing delafloxacin, currently in Phase 3 development for treating acute bacterial skin and skin structure infections. The company also focuses on developing innovative antibiotics aimed at overcoming resistant pathogens associated with serious hospital infections. Established in 2000, Melinta Therapeutics is headquartered in Morristown, New Jersey, and operates with support from strategic partners in the healthcare sector.

MX Logic

Series G in 2008
MX Logic, Inc. specializes in managed email and web security services, operating both in the United States and internationally. Founded in 2002 and headquartered in Englewood, Colorado, the company offers a range of solutions designed to protect businesses from email-borne threats. Its Email Defense Solutions help organizations comply with regulations by ensuring secure email storage, retrieval, and surveillance. Additionally, MX Logic provides Message Archiving services, allowing businesses to monitor and store email communications to meet electronic security standards. The company's Web Defense Service is aimed at blocking online threats such as spyware, viruses, and phishing attacks. MX Logic primarily serves public companies and operates within various sectors, including healthcare, financial services, law, and insurance.

Small Bone Innovations

Series C in 2008
Small Bone Innovations (SBi) specializes in the development and manufacturing of medical devices aimed at small bones and joints, with a particular emphasis on trauma and arthroplasty. The company provides a range of implants designed for various anatomical areas, including the thumb, hand, wrist, elbow, foot, and ankle. Its product offerings include implants specifically designed to treat basal joint arthritis and those intended for replacing anatomic joint surfaces. SBi's innovations focus on preserving bone structure and minimizing disruption to collateral ligament origins and insertions, as well as soft skeletal implants, thereby enhancing surgical outcomes for patients with joint-related conditions.

MX Logic

Series G in 2007
MX Logic, Inc. specializes in managed email and web security services, operating both in the United States and internationally. Founded in 2002 and headquartered in Englewood, Colorado, the company offers a range of solutions designed to protect businesses from email-borne threats. Its Email Defense Solutions help organizations comply with regulations by ensuring secure email storage, retrieval, and surveillance. Additionally, MX Logic provides Message Archiving services, allowing businesses to monitor and store email communications to meet electronic security standards. The company's Web Defense Service is aimed at blocking online threats such as spyware, viruses, and phishing attacks. MX Logic primarily serves public companies and operates within various sectors, including healthcare, financial services, law, and insurance.

Tangoe

Series E in 2006
Tangoe is a telecommunications company that specializes in technology lifecycle management, offering software and services for managing fixed, mobile, and converged communications assets. Its solutions cater to Global 2000 organizations and government agencies, helping them optimize their telecommunications processes and control costs. The company provides a range of services, including telecom expense management, procurement, logistics, usage management, and financial management. By leveraging its platform, Tangoe enables organizations to enhance operational efficiency and drive growth through digital transformation initiatives. The company operates from multiple locations, including Orange, CT, Austin, TX, Hoboken, NJ, and Waltham, MA.

MX Logic

Series F in 2006
MX Logic, Inc. specializes in managed email and web security services, operating both in the United States and internationally. Founded in 2002 and headquartered in Englewood, Colorado, the company offers a range of solutions designed to protect businesses from email-borne threats. Its Email Defense Solutions help organizations comply with regulations by ensuring secure email storage, retrieval, and surveillance. Additionally, MX Logic provides Message Archiving services, allowing businesses to monitor and store email communications to meet electronic security standards. The company's Web Defense Service is aimed at blocking online threats such as spyware, viruses, and phishing attacks. MX Logic primarily serves public companies and operates within various sectors, including healthcare, financial services, law, and insurance.

Melinta

Series C in 2006
Melinta Therapeutics, Inc. is a commercial-stage pharmaceutical company specializing in the discovery, development, and commercialization of anti-infective therapies targeting bacterial infections. The company offers several products, including Baxdela, Vabomere, Orbactiv, and Minocin, which address various acute bacterial skin infections and gram-negative infections. Recognizing the urgent need for new antibiotics to combat drug-resistant infections, Melinta is advancing delafloxacin, currently in Phase 3 development for treating acute bacterial skin and skin structure infections. The company also focuses on developing innovative antibiotics aimed at overcoming resistant pathogens associated with serious hospital infections. Established in 2000, Melinta Therapeutics is headquartered in Morristown, New Jersey, and operates with support from strategic partners in the healthcare sector.

Tangoe

Series D in 2006
Tangoe is a telecommunications company that specializes in technology lifecycle management, offering software and services for managing fixed, mobile, and converged communications assets. Its solutions cater to Global 2000 organizations and government agencies, helping them optimize their telecommunications processes and control costs. The company provides a range of services, including telecom expense management, procurement, logistics, usage management, and financial management. By leveraging its platform, Tangoe enables organizations to enhance operational efficiency and drive growth through digital transformation initiatives. The company operates from multiple locations, including Orange, CT, Austin, TX, Hoboken, NJ, and Waltham, MA.

Airwide Solutions

Series D in 2006
Airwide Solutions is a global leader in providing mobile infrastructure software to enable, enhance and ensure mobile communications for over 70 wireless operators worldwide. Airwide Solutions was founded in 2004 following the merger of Schlumberger Messaging Solutions (MSG) and Taral Networks. Airwide Solutions has a rich tradition of innovation; it sent the first commercial SMS (short message service) in 1992 and deployed the first A2P (application-to-person) MMS push gateway in 2004. Airwide Solutions has regional offices in England, Canada, India, Australia, Singapore and the United States.

SilverStorm Technologies

Series B in 2006
SilverStorm Technologies provides networking and clustered interconnect solutions for high performance business computing markets. It designs and manufactures an InfiniBand based set of solutions for the performance and I/O requirements of data center environments that utilize clustered topologies. The company markets its products through direct sales, and channel and technology partners globally. SilverStorm Technologies, Inc. was founded as InfiniCon Systems, Inc. in 2000 and changed its name to SilverStorm Technologies, Inc. in 2005. The company is headquartered in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania. As of November 01, 2006, SilverStorm Technologies, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of QLogic Corp.

Small Bone Innovations

Series B in 2005
Small Bone Innovations (SBi) specializes in the development and manufacturing of medical devices aimed at small bones and joints, with a particular emphasis on trauma and arthroplasty. The company provides a range of implants designed for various anatomical areas, including the thumb, hand, wrist, elbow, foot, and ankle. Its product offerings include implants specifically designed to treat basal joint arthritis and those intended for replacing anatomic joint surfaces. SBi's innovations focus on preserving bone structure and minimizing disruption to collateral ligament origins and insertions, as well as soft skeletal implants, thereby enhancing surgical outcomes for patients with joint-related conditions.

Biomimetic Therapeutics

Series C in 2005
BioMimetic Therapeutics is a biotechnology company focused on developing biologically active drug-device combination products that stimulate the body's natural tissue regenerative processes. Founded in 1999 and headquartered in Franklin, Tennessee, the company offers a range of products targeting various orthopedic and sports medicine conditions. These include Augment Injectable and Augment Rotator Cuff, which are designed for applications such as foot and ankle fusions, wrist fracture healing, and rotator cuff tear surgical treatment. Additionally, the Augment Tendinopathy Injection addresses injuries related to tendon overuse. Through its innovative approaches, BioMimetic Therapeutics aims to improve healing outcomes for patients with skeletal and associated tissue injuries.

Alphion

Series B in 2005
Alphion Corporation, based in Princeton Junction, New Jersey, specializes in broadband solutions for businesses and communities. Founded in 2000, the company develops and manufactures optical fiber-to-the-premises (FTTP) access systems, subsystems, and integrated photonic devices. Its product portfolio includes a comprehensive range of passive optical network access systems designed for various environments, supporting the growing fiber-to-the-x (FTTx) market. Alphion's GPON products are suitable for diverse deployment scenarios, catering to national service providers, local telecom operators, community networks, educational institutions, and private enterprises. By offering reliable and affordable broadband access technologies, Alphion aims to enhance connectivity across different sectors, from luxury developments to remote areas.

Airwide Solutions

Series C in 2004
Airwide Solutions is a global leader in providing mobile infrastructure software to enable, enhance and ensure mobile communications for over 70 wireless operators worldwide. Airwide Solutions was founded in 2004 following the merger of Schlumberger Messaging Solutions (MSG) and Taral Networks. Airwide Solutions has a rich tradition of innovation; it sent the first commercial SMS (short message service) in 1992 and deployed the first A2P (application-to-person) MMS push gateway in 2004. Airwide Solutions has regional offices in England, Canada, India, Australia, Singapore and the United States.

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.

Motia

Series C in 2004
Motia is a fabless semiconductor company that specializes in developing semiconductors aimed at enhancing wireless connectivity. The company focuses on adaptive beamforming technologies that are compliant with industry standards, allowing for seamless integration into the products of wireless system providers. These technologies are designed to improve the functionality and performance of various wireless systems, including those used in 3G cellular, WiFi, broadcast satellite, and WiMAX markets. By delivering advanced antenna semiconductors, Motia enables businesses to elevate their wireless capabilities and overall system performance.

Aspreva Pharmaceuticals

Series A in 2004
Aspreva Pharmaceuticals Corp is an emerging pharmaceutical company headquartered in Victoria, British Columbia focused on identifying, developing and commercializing new indications for approved drugs and drug candidates for underserved patient populations. Their strategy, which they call “indication partnering”, is to collaborate with pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical companies to pursue new indication approvals which lie beyond their strategic focus.

CipherOptics

Series B in 2003
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.

ChipWrights

Series C in 2003
ChipWrights, Inc. is a fabless semiconductor company that focuses on innovative digital and visual signal processing for embedded video and audio applications. The company specializes in creating all-in-one high-definition solutions, particularly System-on-a-Chip (SoC) devices, which integrate complete systems onto a single chip. ChipWrights’ fully programmable, low-cost, and high-performance SoCs are well-suited for the digital imaging and video markets, featuring a vector DSP that maximizes parallelism for image data processing. The design of the instruction set and data access mechanisms is optimized for image and video tasks, enhancing efficiency. As product life cycles shorten and requirements become more complex, ChipWrights emphasizes the advantages of programmable solutions over fixed-function ASICs. The company provides a comprehensive suite of development tools, reference boards, and application libraries to support its chips, while fostering a network of third-party developers to create innovative imaging products based on its platform.

Motia

Venture Round in 2002
Motia is a fabless semiconductor company that specializes in developing semiconductors aimed at enhancing wireless connectivity. The company focuses on adaptive beamforming technologies that are compliant with industry standards, allowing for seamless integration into the products of wireless system providers. These technologies are designed to improve the functionality and performance of various wireless systems, including those used in 3G cellular, WiFi, broadcast satellite, and WiMAX markets. By delivering advanced antenna semiconductors, Motia enables businesses to elevate their wireless capabilities and overall system performance.

Paragon Networks International

Venture Round in 2001
Paragon Networks International is an innovative manufacturer of broadband digital integrated access and optical metro internetworking platforms. They are a leading provider of application specific service deployment and wide area network optimization solutions to wireless service providers (WSP) and network service providers (NSP) worldwide. Utilizing either wireline, wireless, or optical transmission facilities, their products provide voice and data service connectivity, performance monitoring, compression, aggregation, layer 3 routing, quality of service (QOS) filtering, and protection switching of both client and operations support systems (OSS) traffic. Their solutions deliver superior network performance and control at substantial cost savings to their clients.

StatementOne

Series B in 2001
In 1993, StatementOne originated to fill a critical need within the financial services industry. Until then, no practical solution existed to provide Financial Institutions and Advisors with a platform for consolidated statements and performance reporting for their clients.

SPS Commerce

Series D in 2001
SPS Commerce, Inc. is a provider of cloud-based supply chain management solutions that serve retailers, suppliers, grocers, distributors, and logistics firms globally. The SPS Commerce platform enhances order management, sell-through performance, and item sourcing through a comprehensive suite of services. Key offerings include solutions for trading partner community management, fulfillment automation, assortment management, and data analytics, which improve visibility and efficiency within supply chains. The platform enables businesses to onboard new vendors, streamline communication, and optimize inventory levels while reducing operational costs. SPS Commerce also provides additional services such as barcode labeling and planogram services. The company, originally founded as St. Paul Software, Inc. in 1987 and rebranded in 2001, is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

IFILM

Venture Round in 2001
Screen Junkies is an online platform that offers the latest news and content from the entertainment industry. It covers movies, TV shows, pictures, and trailers.

E-Color

Venture Round in 2000
E-Color develops software solutions for color consistency and optimization on the Web. It delivers enhanced images while shopping online, printing digital photos, playing video games, and watching DVD movies. E-Color, Inc. was formerly known as Sonnetech, Ltd.

Content Integrity

Series A in 2000
Content Integrity a startup focused on content change management for business-to-business e-commerce.

Open Solutions

Venture Round in 2000
Open Solutions provides collaborative, enterprise core account processing technology for banks, thrifts and credit unions, along with a full range of surround solutions.

E-Color

Venture Round in 2000
E-Color develops software solutions for color consistency and optimization on the Web. It delivers enhanced images while shopping online, printing digital photos, playing video games, and watching DVD movies. E-Color, Inc. was formerly known as Sonnetech, Ltd.

SPS Commerce

Series C in 2000
SPS Commerce, Inc. is a provider of cloud-based supply chain management solutions that serve retailers, suppliers, grocers, distributors, and logistics firms globally. The SPS Commerce platform enhances order management, sell-through performance, and item sourcing through a comprehensive suite of services. Key offerings include solutions for trading partner community management, fulfillment automation, assortment management, and data analytics, which improve visibility and efficiency within supply chains. The platform enables businesses to onboard new vendors, streamline communication, and optimize inventory levels while reducing operational costs. SPS Commerce also provides additional services such as barcode labeling and planogram services. The company, originally founded as St. Paul Software, Inc. in 1987 and rebranded in 2001, is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Evoke Software

Venture Round in 1999
Evoke Software Corporation provides data discovery, profiling, and quality management software. It offers Axio product suite that automates profiling and analysis of corporate information assets to streamline data warehouse, business intelligence, data migrations, conversions, and customer relationship management initiatives. The company, formerly known as DBStar Software, Inc., changed its name to DBStar, Inc. in 1994, and then to Evoke Software Corporation in 1998. Evoke Software Corporation was founded in 1993 and is based in San Francisco, California.
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