Azure Capital Partners

Azure Capital Partners is a venture capital firm established in 2000, headquartered in San Francisco, California, with additional offices in Menlo Park and Calgary. The firm specializes in early-stage and growth capital investments, focusing on post-seed and Series A funding for startups that offer differentiated products and defensible technologies. These companies are positioned to compete with larger incumbents by leveraging innovative technologies that provide a competitive advantage in time to market. Azure Capital Partners primarily invests in the internet and information technology sectors, with an emphasis on software, media, infrastructure technologies, mobile solutions, and digital media. The firm targets investments in North America, particularly in cities such as Calgary, Vancouver, Toronto, and Montreal, and actively seeks to secure board seats in its portfolio companies to guide their development.

Andrea Drager

Partner

Paul Ferris

General Partner

Lisa McNamara

Chief Financial Officer

Paul Weinstein

General Partner

176 past transactions

RotoQL

Seed Round in 2018
The QL Gaming Group (QLGG) is a direct to consumer sports data and iGaming affiliate platform. QLGG operates three consumer facing data/analytics brands: BetQL (for betting), RotoQL (for daily fantasy) and SquadQL (for season long fantasy). QLGG has over half a million users across these products and tens of thousands of paying customers. QLGG holds a gaming license in New Jersey to act as an affiliate to sportsbook operators such as DraftKings, FanDuel, BetStars and more.

Unitas Global

Series A in 2014
Unitas Global LLC designs, deploys, and manages cloud infrastructure and cloud networking solutions. The company focuses on global cloud access, cloud connectivity, enterprise connectivity, enterprise private cloud, hybrid and multi-cloud, remote monitoring and management, and managed public cloud. Its partners include aws, CISCO, DELL, QTS, and Microsoft Azure. Unitas Global LLC was founded in 2011 and is based in Los Angeles, California.

Sardel

Pre Seed Round in 2021
High-Quality Cookware. Made in Italy.

ROME Corporation

Series B in 2006
ROME Corporation is an enterprise software company that designs and develops credit risk and opportunity management solutions for the energy and financial services markets. ROME serves regulated or unregulated, foreign or domestic, corporate or governmental, producer or trader, and physical or financial customers in North America and Europe. The company was founded in 2001 and is based in Austin, Texas with sales and client service offices in Houston, Texas; and London, the United Kingdom. As of July 7, 2008, ROME Corporation operates as a subsidiary of [Triple Point Technology](http://www.crunchbase.com/organization/triple-point-technology).

Kickback

Private Placement in 2020
Kickback is a social shopping app that gives users exclusive brand discounts, cashback, and significant incentives to recommend friends. The company was established in 2020.

VMware

Venture Round in 2000
VMware is a software company providing cloud and virtualization services. The company accelerates digital transformation by enabling unprecedented freedom and flexibility in how their customers build and evolve IT environments. Its software helps business users simply and securely access the apps and data they need, from anywhere, to do their best work. Organizations can embrace innovation at scale for competitive advantage. The company was founded in 1998 and is based in Palo Alto, California.

Kickback

Pre Seed Round in 2020
Kickback is a social shopping app that gives users exclusive brand discounts, cashback, and significant incentives to recommend friends. The company was established in 2020.

Baseball Info Solutions

Venture Round in 2021
Baseball Info Solutions is a sports company that provides baseball data analysis services.

PredictionIO

Seed Round in 2014
PredictionIO is an open source machine learning server for software developers to create predictive features, such as personalization, recommendation and content discovery. PredictionIO enables developers and data engineers to build smarter apps. Developers can add predictive features to their web or mobile applications easily through a simple set of APIs. For instance, they can provide product recommendations in the way Amazon does, or news recommendations in the same fashion as Flipboard, with just a few lines of code.

Kenamea Inc.,

Series C in 2001
Kenamea, Inc. develops web services integration software that supports the exchange of information between different applications. The company’s product portfolio includes server software, which transforms business documents saved in proprietary form into a format that is recognized by different software applications. Users can use Kenamea’s software to interact with others through personal computers, wireless PDAs, and telephones; listen to the radio and watch television via the internet; and create and distribute interactive applications. Kenamea was founded in 1999 in San Francisco, California with additional offices in New York, Tokyo, and Japan. The company was acquired by SciVantage on November 29, 2006.

The Bouqs Co.

Series B in 2016
The Bouqs Company owns and operates an Internet based flowers, and bouquet retail platform. It offers bouquets and flowers for weddings, events, business services, and more. The Bouqs Company was founded in 2012 and is based in Marina Del Rey, California.

Selector

Pre Seed Round in 2020
Selector AI is a platform for operational intelligence of multi-cloud infrastructure and performance-sensitive managed services. By adopting an AI/ML-based data analytics approach, Selector AI provides actionable multi-dimensional insights to network, cloud and application operators. Our customers can meet their service KPIs through seamless collaboration on messaging platforms, search-driven querying with a conversational user experience, and automated data engineering pipelines.

World Wide Packets

Series C in 2004
World Wide Packets, Inc. provides carrier Ethernet products and solutions in the United States. It offers LightningEdge service access, service concentrator, and service delivery Ethernet switches for carrier class services, such as Internet protocol television, voice over Internet protocol, virtual private LAN service, Ethernet TLS, data, and wireless services for business and residential subscribers. The company provides LightningEdge operating system, a software infrastructure solution for Ethernet access. It offers its solutions to carriers, multiple system operators, municipal and utility networks, real estate developers and home owner associations, and service providers. The company also provides support services, such as professional, education, and customer support center. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Spokane Valley, Washington. As of March 3, 2008, World Wide Packets, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of CIENA Corp.

Better & Better

Venture Round in 2022
Better & Better provides personal care products such as organic toothpaste in an eco-friendly, reusable dispenser. Better & Bette is headquartered in New York and was co-founded by Mary Costa, Jerry Hu, and Vladimir Vukicevic in 2019.

Eight

Seed Round in 2015
Eight Sleep is the first sleep fitness company. It leverages innovation, technology, and personal biometrics to restore individuals to their peak energy levels each morning. Backed by leading Silicon Valley investors including Khosla Ventures and Y Combinator, it was named by Fast Company in 2018 as one of the Most Innovative Companies in Consumer Electronics. It was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in New York, United States.

The Bouqs Co.

Series C in 2020
The Bouqs Company owns and operates an Internet based flowers, and bouquet retail platform. It offers bouquets and flowers for weddings, events, business services, and more. The Bouqs Company was founded in 2012 and is based in Marina Del Rey, California.

Pliant.io

Private Placement in 2020
Pliant.io, Inc. develops an infrastructure automation platform that enables ITOps to plan, build, and deploy API-level automations. It offers Pliant, an orchestration, automation, and response (OAR) platform that provides endpoints, graphical representations, and uniform building blocks that enables developers to automate complex cross-domain processes. The company’s solution is used various use cases, such as virtual machine provisioning, server audit and remediation, ITSM orchestration, hybrid network configuration, and application delivery and security. The company was founded in 2017 and is based in Boston, Massachusetts.

Onix Microsystems

Series C in 2001
OniX Microsystems designs, develops, and supplies micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS)-based all-optical switching engines for telecommunications equipment suppliers. Its products cover optical switching needs, including network protection and provisioning, optical add and drop multiplexing, and optical cross connects. It also offers MEMS design and photonic packaging services. OniX Microsystems was founded in 1998 and was headquartered in Richmond, California.

Education.com

Venture Round in 2012
Education.com provides teachers and parents with the learning resources. Their mission is to create a learning experience that inspires a child’s passion, curiosity, and optimism. Over 16 million teachers and parents worldwide have joined Education.com. Their comprehensive curriculum covers core skills across Math, Reading, Writing, ELA, Science, and more.

TripIt

Series C in 2010
TripIt is an intelligent travel organizer that helps travelers manage their plans so that their trips go more smoothly. Travelers simply forward their purchase confirmation emails to TripIt and TripIt automatically creates master itineraries with travel plans and other critical information. With TripIt, it's easy for travelers to print or access their trip plans from anywhere--and to share itineraries and travel calendars with friends in their TripIt network.

Showbie

Series A in 2020
Showbie combines all of the essential tools for assignments, feedback, and communication in one easy-to-use platform. Showbie's features were designed with teachers and students in mind. Teachers can get set up and start using Showbie's powerful platform within minutes. Teachers who use Showbie love how it transforms their classrooms into engaging, collaborative, and organized learning environments. Showbie's suite of tools make it easy to give rich, differentiated feedback to students, so everyone gets the help they need to succeed. Showbie allows students to share files and ideas with each other, ensuring everyone is on the same page and encouraging collaboration. Showbie lets teachers work with their peers and easily engage with families. Teachers can set up groups to work directly with colleagues, share best practices, or discuss the needs of particular students. Parents can easily be part of the conversation too; teachers can set up groups just for families where they can post class updates and even permission slips. Because of its easy-to-use, intuitive design, it's no surprise that teachers love Showbie. A 2018 Showbie survey (http://ow.ly/T30r30l0H5j) found that 98% of teachers said it was easy to use and implement and 97% said it helped them improve feedback and speed up grading. With more than 3 million users worldwide, Showbie is poised to become the leading platform for the digital classroom.

Calix

Series E in 2003
Calix is a global provider of the cloud and software platforms, systems and services to deliver unified access networks and smart premises systems. Innovative communications service providers rely on Calix to help them master and monetize the complex infrastructure between their subscribers and the cloud. Calix customers leverage our intelligent software platforms and cloud analytics to transform and optimize their business models, rapidly deploy new services at DevOps speed, and make the promise and opportunity of the smart home and business a reality. Calix customers include Verizon, ALLO Communications, CityFibre, Nex-Tech, Gibson Connect, ITS Fiber and over 1,400 other communications service providers globally, majority being in North America.

Calix

Venture Round in 2009
Calix is a global provider of the cloud and software platforms, systems and services to deliver unified access networks and smart premises systems. Innovative communications service providers rely on Calix to help them master and monetize the complex infrastructure between their subscribers and the cloud. Calix customers leverage our intelligent software platforms and cloud analytics to transform and optimize their business models, rapidly deploy new services at DevOps speed, and make the promise and opportunity of the smart home and business a reality. Calix customers include Verizon, ALLO Communications, CityFibre, Nex-Tech, Gibson Connect, ITS Fiber and over 1,400 other communications service providers globally, majority being in North America.

Chairish

Venture Round in 2017
Chairish is an online marketplace for high-end home furniture, art, and decor. The company offers a vast assortment of vintage, antique, and contemporary pieces from best-in-class designer brands, dealers, galleries, and artisans. Items listed on Chairish are pre-screened by its team of curators to be sure Chairish's inventory meets its high style standards. Chairish was founded in 2013 and based in San Francisco, California.

Convercent

Series A in 2013
Convercent, Inc. provides an ethics and compliance cloud platform for enterprises globally. The company offers Ethics Cloud platform, a centralized platform for end-to-end ethics and compliance management that automatically processes reactive compliance management and turns into proactive ethics and compliance that help elevate companies on its ethical journey. Its products suite includes Helpline and Case Management, Campaigns, Learning Manager, Policy Manager, Disclosure Manager, Third party, and Insights. The company was formerly known as Business Controls, Inc. and changed its name to Convercent, Inc. in September 2006. Its clientele include Microsoft, Tesla, The Four Seasons, Capgemini, and Under Armor. Convercent, Inc. was founded in 1994 and is based in Denver, Colorado with an additional office in London, United Kingdom.

Empowerly

Private Placement in 2020
Empowerly, Inc. provides college counseling and tutoring services. It serves 7th-12th grade, transfer, and graduate students. Empowerly, Inc. was formerly known as Synocate, Inc. The company is headquartered in San Mateo, California.

Telly

Series A in 2011
Telly, Inc. operates a Web-video discovery platform. The company offers Telly, a solution to share and discover videos; and Telly Plus, a premium content service that allows users to stream movies and television shows to their iOS and Android mobile devices, and computers. It serves customers primarily in Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman, Lebanon, Jordan, Egypt, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Iraq, and Yemen. Telly, Inc. was formerly known as TwitVid, Inc. and changed its name to Telly, Inc. in June 2012. The company was founded in 2007 and is based in San Francisco, California.

Showbie

Seed Round in 2016
Showbie combines all of the essential tools for assignments, feedback, and communication in one easy-to-use platform. Showbie's features were designed with teachers and students in mind. Teachers can get set up and start using Showbie's powerful platform within minutes. Teachers who use Showbie love how it transforms their classrooms into engaging, collaborative, and organized learning environments. Showbie's suite of tools make it easy to give rich, differentiated feedback to students, so everyone gets the help they need to succeed. Showbie allows students to share files and ideas with each other, ensuring everyone is on the same page and encouraging collaboration. Showbie lets teachers work with their peers and easily engage with families. Teachers can set up groups to work directly with colleagues, share best practices, or discuss the needs of particular students. Parents can easily be part of the conversation too; teachers can set up groups just for families where they can post class updates and even permission slips. Because of its easy-to-use, intuitive design, it's no surprise that teachers love Showbie. A 2018 Showbie survey (http://ow.ly/T30r30l0H5j) found that 98% of teachers said it was easy to use and implement and 97% said it helped them improve feedback and speed up grading. With more than 3 million users worldwide, Showbie is poised to become the leading platform for the digital classroom.

HDmessaging

Series A in 2005
We are the backbone for text 2.0. Our free, fully featured API and open source clients provide everything developers need to build killer group messaging apps. We're powering a revolution in text messaging - Group conversations - Photo + media sharing - Location sharing - Facebook, Twitter integration - SMS integration & connectivity We provide a free API to anyone who wants to add group messaging to their service or application. Mobile device OEMs, network operators and app developers are all using the API today to build white label messaging services.

Empowerly

Venture Round in 2020
Empowerly, Inc. provides college counseling and tutoring services. It serves 7th-12th grade, transfer, and graduate students. Empowerly, Inc. was formerly known as Synocate, Inc. The company is headquartered in San Mateo, California.

Jacent Technologies

Series E in 2007
Jacent Technologies, Inc. provides on-demand software and services to the restaurant industry. The company has a scalable, enterprise-level platform. The Jacent Ordering-on-Demand technology platform help transform the customer's ordering experience through phone, Web and emerging communication channels. This platform centralizes large franchisee and corporate ordering operations using a variety of communication channels, including the Web, automated agents, and live call center agents. The platform uncaps revenue by reducing the dependency on a fixed number of inbound phone lines. The company also offers OrderStream for Domino's Pizza. Jacent Technologies, Inc. was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, California.

HDmessaging

Series C in 2009
We are the backbone for text 2.0. Our free, fully featured API and open source clients provide everything developers need to build killer group messaging apps. We're powering a revolution in text messaging - Group conversations - Photo + media sharing - Location sharing - Facebook, Twitter integration - SMS integration & connectivity We provide a free API to anyone who wants to add group messaging to their service or application. Mobile device OEMs, network operators and app developers are all using the API today to build white label messaging services.

Chairish

Private Placement in 2020
Chairish is an online marketplace for high-end home furniture, art, and decor. The company offers a vast assortment of vintage, antique, and contemporary pieces from best-in-class designer brands, dealers, galleries, and artisans. Items listed on Chairish are pre-screened by its team of curators to be sure Chairish's inventory meets its high style standards. Chairish was founded in 2013 and based in San Francisco, California.

Ranovus

Series A in 2013
RANOVUS Inc. develops and manufactures multi-terabit interconnect solutions for datacenter and communications networks in the telecommunications and information technology industries. It offers quantum dot multi-wavelength laser technology, and advanced digital and photonics integrated circuit technologies for the optical interconnect solutions. RANOVUS Inc. was founded in 2012 and is based in Ottawa, Canada. It has operations in the United States, Canada, and Germany.

Yik Yak

Series A in 2014
Yik Yak is a location-based social network that helps people discover their local community, letting them share news, crack jokes, offer support, ask questions, and interact freely. It's home to the casual, relatable, heartfelt, and silly things that connect people with their community.

Education.com

Venture Round in 2012
Education.com provides teachers and parents with the learning resources. Their mission is to create a learning experience that inspires a child’s passion, curiosity, and optimism. Over 16 million teachers and parents worldwide have joined Education.com. Their comprehensive curriculum covers core skills across Math, Reading, Writing, ELA, Science, and more.

NeoNova Network Services

Venture Round in 2009
Company that empowers hundreds of small business, telcos and isp customers with 21st century cloud-based technologies

SilkRoad Technology

Series E in 2014
SilkRoad is a global provider of cloud-based, end-to-end HR solutions that enable customers to find, attract, develop, and retain the best talent. The SilkRoad Life Suite includes Talent Acquisition, Talent Development, and HRMS solutions that are delivered through a Talent Portal to drive greater engagement, collaboration, and user adoption. The suite is easy to deploy, easy to use, and affordable for businesses of every size.

World Wide Packets

Series D in 2005
World Wide Packets, Inc. provides carrier Ethernet products and solutions in the United States. It offers LightningEdge service access, service concentrator, and service delivery Ethernet switches for carrier class services, such as Internet protocol television, voice over Internet protocol, virtual private LAN service, Ethernet TLS, data, and wireless services for business and residential subscribers. The company provides LightningEdge operating system, a software infrastructure solution for Ethernet access. It offers its solutions to carriers, multiple system operators, municipal and utility networks, real estate developers and home owner associations, and service providers. The company also provides support services, such as professional, education, and customer support center. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Spokane Valley, Washington. As of March 3, 2008, World Wide Packets, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of CIENA Corp.

Unitas Global

Series B in 2016
Unitas Global LLC designs, deploys, and manages cloud infrastructure and cloud networking solutions. The company focuses on global cloud access, cloud connectivity, enterprise connectivity, enterprise private cloud, hybrid and multi-cloud, remote monitoring and management, and managed public cloud. Its partners include aws, CISCO, DELL, QTS, and Microsoft Azure. Unitas Global LLC was founded in 2011 and is based in Los Angeles, California.

Innovance

Seed Round in 2000
Innovance is a 100% employee owned company (ESOP) and the holding company for subsidiaries, Lou-Rich, Inc. (www.lou-rich.com) and Almco, Inc. (www.almco.com). Lou-Rich provides contract engineering and manufacturing services. Almco is a state-of-the-art manufacturer of industrial deburring, parts washing, and vibratory metal finishing equipment. For more information on Innvoance, Inc.

MagicCube

Seed Round in 2015
MagicCube, Inc. develops and operates a platform for securing data exchange between devices and the cloud. Its software platform targets the mobile applications handling user data, such as banking and shopping applications; works by embedding itself into other applications; and secures digital transactions on various devices, hardware, or operating systems. The company was founded in 2014 and is based in Sunnyvale, California.

Innovance

Series A in 2000
Innovance is a 100% employee owned company (ESOP) and the holding company for subsidiaries, Lou-Rich, Inc. (www.lou-rich.com) and Almco, Inc. (www.almco.com). Lou-Rich provides contract engineering and manufacturing services. Almco is a state-of-the-art manufacturer of industrial deburring, parts washing, and vibratory metal finishing equipment. For more information on Innvoance, Inc.

SilkRoad Technology

Series C in 2012
SilkRoad is a global provider of cloud-based, end-to-end HR solutions that enable customers to find, attract, develop, and retain the best talent. The SilkRoad Life Suite includes Talent Acquisition, Talent Development, and HRMS solutions that are delivered through a Talent Portal to drive greater engagement, collaboration, and user adoption. The suite is easy to deploy, easy to use, and affordable for businesses of every size.

K2

Series B in 2006
K2’s intuitive, cloud-based digital process automation platform gives companies the power to create modern process applications, automate workflows and transform their business. With K2, thousands of organizations worldwide and 30% of the Fortune 500 have taken control of their business processes to increase visibility and improve operational efficiency.

World Wide Packets

Venture Round in 2007
World Wide Packets, Inc. provides carrier Ethernet products and solutions in the United States. It offers LightningEdge service access, service concentrator, and service delivery Ethernet switches for carrier class services, such as Internet protocol television, voice over Internet protocol, virtual private LAN service, Ethernet TLS, data, and wireless services for business and residential subscribers. The company provides LightningEdge operating system, a software infrastructure solution for Ethernet access. It offers its solutions to carriers, multiple system operators, municipal and utility networks, real estate developers and home owner associations, and service providers. The company also provides support services, such as professional, education, and customer support center. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Spokane Valley, Washington. As of March 3, 2008, World Wide Packets, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of CIENA Corp.

Le Tote

Series B in 2015
Le Tote is an online fashion subscription service that delivers rental fashion directly to women’s doors. Its analytical, data-driven approach to retail aims to fundamentally transform the next generation of commerce. Leveraging more than 2B customer data points, the proprietary style and personalization engine is fully powered by algorithms, and supported by custom-built, end-to-end technology and logistics solutions. It was founded in 2012 and headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Fanxchange

Series B in 2016
FanXchange Limited operates an online and mobile secondary live events ticketing marketplace that provides access for loyalty and reward programs. Its platform enables program members to earn and redeem points for the purchase of tickets of sports, concert, and theatre events in North America. The company was founded in 2009 and is based in Toronto, Canada with an additional office in New York. As of April 11, 2019, FanXchange Limited operates as a subsidiary of Vivid Seats Ltd.

Coraid

Series C in 2011
Coraid provides storage solutions for cloud service providers and enterprises that are experiencing rapid, unpredictable data growth. Coraid leverages Layer 2 Ethernet to elevate network performance and improve operational effectiveness for companies deploying dynamic, large-scale, multi-workload environments. With its modular, pay-as-you-grow architecture and easy-to-use software, as well as proven support, design, and implementation, Coraid partners with customers to enable just-in-time scaling and versatility with a quick return on investment. For more information please visit www.coraid.com.

Get Satisfaction

Series A in 2010
Based in San Francisco, Get Satisfaction provides an online community platform connecting companies with customers to foster relationships that unlock new value for both sides. Companies of all sizes and industries—from Kellogg's and P&G to [Sonos](/organization/sonos), [HootSuite](/organization/hootsuite) and [SugarCRM](/organization/sugarcrm)—rely on Get Satisfaction to deliver online communities that modernize customer support, accelerate sales, differentiate their brand and inspire new innovations. Get Satisfaction's community platform offers the fastest time to value for companies ready to embrace the way today’s customers want to engage.

Switchfly

Series C in 2012
Switchfly is a global technology company that powers travel commerce, loyalty program engagement and ancillary product offerings for some of the world’s most recognizable brands. Leading airlines, hotels, online travel agencies and financial service providers depend on Switchfly to power their omni-channel travel experiences because it uniquely combines a highly scalable and secure architecture with deep product and content inventory.

BroadLight

Series C in 2004
BroadLight leads delivery of end-to-end (E2E) Passive Optical Network (PON) technology through its comprehensive and innovative product solutions consisting of highly integrated semiconductor devices, embedded and application software, reference designs and support tools. Their company is delivering complete E2E BPON and GPON component solutions for the central office (CO) and customer premise equipment (CPE). These solutions help equipment companies bring standards-based PON products quickly to service providers and with low risk. BroadLight has been supplying the PON industry with components longer than any other company and is the most experienced in turning up BPON and GPON. As one of the pioneers in GPON, BroadLight's ground-breaking first to market product line is now delivering the majority of today's GPON solutions worldwide.

Pliant.io

Pre Seed Round in 2020
Pliant.io, Inc. develops an infrastructure automation platform that enables ITOps to plan, build, and deploy API-level automations. It offers Pliant, an orchestration, automation, and response (OAR) platform that provides endpoints, graphical representations, and uniform building blocks that enables developers to automate complex cross-domain processes. The company’s solution is used various use cases, such as virtual machine provisioning, server audit and remediation, ITSM orchestration, hybrid network configuration, and application delivery and security. The company was founded in 2017 and is based in Boston, Massachusetts.

Fonality

Series B in 2006
Fonality is a business communications company that provides business phone systems as well as cloud-based VoIP and Unified Communications solutions. It serves small- and medium-sized businesses in industries such as insurance, legal, service and technology, non-profit and education, and manufacturing. The company’s solutions include Business Phone System: a system for integrated call management and collaboration; Hosted PBX System: a cloud-based phone system; Hybrid PBX System: a hybrid-hosted environment for communication; and Unified Communications: an application to manage phone calls, voicemail, instant messaging (IM), conference calls, email, screen sharing, video conferences, and more. Fonality was founded in 2004 and is based in Plano, Texas.

SilkRoad Technology

Series B in 2008
SilkRoad is a global provider of cloud-based, end-to-end HR solutions that enable customers to find, attract, develop, and retain the best talent. The SilkRoad Life Suite includes Talent Acquisition, Talent Development, and HRMS solutions that are delivered through a Talent Portal to drive greater engagement, collaboration, and user adoption. The suite is easy to deploy, easy to use, and affordable for businesses of every size.

Medsphere Systems

Series B in 2005
Medsphere Systems Corporation provides open source software for the healthcare industry. It offers OpenVista, a portfolio of products and professional services for hospitals, clinics, and integrated delivery networks. The company's OpenVista includes OpenVista Enterprise, an electronic health record solution that offers patient and health information management system, clinical information system, laboratory, pharmacy, radiology, nutrition and food service, and interface suite modules. In addition, the company offers implementation, training, support, and development services. Medsphere Systems Corporation was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Carlsbad, California.

Luma Health

Seed Round in 2017
Luma Health Inc. develops a patient engagement platform that enables healthcare providers and health systems to match patients with unfilled appointments. Its platform is used for smart scheduling, referral management, appointment reminders, mobile patient intake, care pathways, patient conversations, EHR integrations, and insights and analytics. Luma Health Inc. was founded in 2015 and is based in San Francisco, California.

TravelMuse

Series A in 2008
TravelMuse.com is an inspirational travel planning Web site that helps people save time and make better decisions by combining stimulating travel content, such as stunning photography, professionally written travel articles and numerous licensed city guides, with powerful tools for inspiration and planning. Founded by avid travelers with various technology, travel and media backgrounds, the TravelMuse team shares a passion for all things travel and is motivated to greatly improve the online travel planning experience. Site visitors can use the industry’s first Inspiration Finder to discover destinations, build out vacation plans in the TravelMuse Planner and make air, car, hotel, cruise and package reservations through a comprehensive booking engine to complete vacation arrangements.

Yik Yak

Series B in 2014
Yik Yak is a location-based social network that helps people discover their local community, letting them share news, crack jokes, offer support, ask questions, and interact freely. It's home to the casual, relatable, heartfelt, and silly things that connect people with their community.

Showbie

Private Placement in 2020
Showbie combines all of the essential tools for assignments, feedback, and communication in one easy-to-use platform. Showbie's features were designed with teachers and students in mind. Teachers can get set up and start using Showbie's powerful platform within minutes. Teachers who use Showbie love how it transforms their classrooms into engaging, collaborative, and organized learning environments. Showbie's suite of tools make it easy to give rich, differentiated feedback to students, so everyone gets the help they need to succeed. Showbie allows students to share files and ideas with each other, ensuring everyone is on the same page and encouraging collaboration. Showbie lets teachers work with their peers and easily engage with families. Teachers can set up groups to work directly with colleagues, share best practices, or discuss the needs of particular students. Parents can easily be part of the conversation too; teachers can set up groups just for families where they can post class updates and even permission slips. Because of its easy-to-use, intuitive design, it's no surprise that teachers love Showbie. A 2018 Showbie survey (http://ow.ly/T30r30l0H5j) found that 98% of teachers said it was easy to use and implement and 97% said it helped them improve feedback and speed up grading. With more than 3 million users worldwide, Showbie is poised to become the leading platform for the digital classroom.

Fonality

Series C in 2007
Fonality is a business communications company that provides business phone systems as well as cloud-based VoIP and Unified Communications solutions. It serves small- and medium-sized businesses in industries such as insurance, legal, service and technology, non-profit and education, and manufacturing. The company’s solutions include Business Phone System: a system for integrated call management and collaboration; Hosted PBX System: a cloud-based phone system; Hybrid PBX System: a hybrid-hosted environment for communication; and Unified Communications: an application to manage phone calls, voicemail, instant messaging (IM), conference calls, email, screen sharing, video conferences, and more. Fonality was founded in 2004 and is based in Plano, Texas.

Education.com

Series B in 2008
Education.com provides teachers and parents with the learning resources. Their mission is to create a learning experience that inspires a child’s passion, curiosity, and optimism. Over 16 million teachers and parents worldwide have joined Education.com. Their comprehensive curriculum covers core skills across Math, Reading, Writing, ELA, Science, and more.

Luma Health

Convertible Note in 2017
Luma Health Inc. develops a patient engagement platform that enables healthcare providers and health systems to match patients with unfilled appointments. Its platform is used for smart scheduling, referral management, appointment reminders, mobile patient intake, care pathways, patient conversations, EHR integrations, and insights and analytics. Luma Health Inc. was founded in 2015 and is based in San Francisco, California.

GoodTrust

Seed Round in 2021
GoodTrust is a secure digital legacy platform for your websites, social media, online accounts and documents with easy share function now or when you pass away.

Chairish

Series B in 2020
Chairish is an online marketplace for high-end home furniture, art, and decor. The company offers a vast assortment of vintage, antique, and contemporary pieces from best-in-class designer brands, dealers, galleries, and artisans. Items listed on Chairish are pre-screened by its team of curators to be sure Chairish's inventory meets its high style standards. Chairish was founded in 2013 and based in San Francisco, California.

Switchfly

Series C in 2012
Switchfly is a global technology company that powers travel commerce, loyalty program engagement and ancillary product offerings for some of the world’s most recognizable brands. Leading airlines, hotels, online travel agencies and financial service providers depend on Switchfly to power their omni-channel travel experiences because it uniquely combines a highly scalable and secure architecture with deep product and content inventory.

Clutch

Private Placement in 2020
Canada's single online destination for searching, experiencing, financing, and buying used cars, delivered to your door. Clutch’s platform shows consumers pictures of vehicle wear and tear, provides “immediately downloadable” CarFax reports, and 360-degree interior and exterior photos of its vehicles. Unlike some traditionally used car dealerships, Clutch has no hidden fees. It also offers a seven-day money-back guarantee on all cars sold.

Cerra

Pre Seed Round in 2019
Cerra Inc. develops a platform that helps companies extract business insights from data. The company’s platform allows users to prototype insight pipelines and then moves those insights into production. It integrates insight pipelines with their existing business process systems to provide improvements in operational efficiencies. The company also connects companies lacking data science resources with experts. It serves agriculture and network insights industries. The company was incorporated in 2016 and is headquartered in San Rafael, California.

Zend

Series D in 2006
Zend platforms and tools help businesses rapidly deliver modern apps across mobile and cloud. As part of Perforce Software, they are the leading provider of software and services for developing, deploying, and managing enterprise-class applications in PHP, which runs more than one-third of the world’s web sites. Zend solutions, including Zend Server and Zend Studio, are deployed at over 40,000 companies worldwide, providing a comprehensive solution for the entire application lifecycle.

Le Tote

Series C in 2017
Le Tote is an online fashion subscription service that delivers rental fashion directly to women’s doors. Its analytical, data-driven approach to retail aims to fundamentally transform the next generation of commerce. Leveraging more than 2B customer data points, the proprietary style and personalization engine is fully powered by algorithms, and supported by custom-built, end-to-end technology and logistics solutions. It was founded in 2012 and headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Jacent Technologies

Venture Round in 2005
Jacent Technologies, Inc. provides on-demand software and services to the restaurant industry. The company has a scalable, enterprise-level platform. The Jacent Ordering-on-Demand technology platform help transform the customer's ordering experience through phone, Web and emerging communication channels. This platform centralizes large franchisee and corporate ordering operations using a variety of communication channels, including the Web, automated agents, and live call center agents. The platform uncaps revenue by reducing the dependency on a fixed number of inbound phone lines. The company also offers OrderStream for Domino's Pizza. Jacent Technologies, Inc. was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, California.

Hamama

Private Placement in 2020
Hamama, Inc. provides microgreen kits to grow food. It provides Seed Quilt and growing trays that allow consumers to grow microgreens at home. The company offers energizing kale, hearty broccoli, spicy daikon radish, earthy clover, sweet wheatgrass, and fenugreek. It also provides harvesting kits, hats, and cotton tote bags. The company sells its products online. The company was incorporated in 2016 and is based in West Sacramento, California.

IrisVR

Series A in 2016
IrisVR, Inc. develops virtual realty (VR) software applications for architecture, engineering, and construction industries. The company offers Prospect, a software solution that converts 3D model and detects VR devices to experience 3D files; and Scope, a solution for 360° panoramas for mobile VR that tracks head movement and allows looking around. It also offers supported native file formats. The company was incorporated in 2014 and is based in New York, New York.

Merit

Seed Round in 2017
Merit’s verified identity platform brings visibility, liquidity, and trust to people-data, giving organizations the clarity to make better-informed decisions, engage with individuals effectively, and pursue their mission efficiently. Merit works with trusted private, state, and municipal organizations to solve critical real-world problems insectors such as workforce development, emergency services, licensing, education, and defense readiness. By connecting organizations and individuals through applications, Merit’s technology supports a robust verified identity network that serves as a source of truth and trust for entire ecosystems.

Shinesty

Seed Round in 2016
Shinesty, Inc. operates as an online retailer of apparel and accessories. It offers sunglasses, swimwear, pajamas, tops, bottoms, and accessories for men and women; boxers and suits for men; and underwear and dresses for women. Shinesty, Inc. was formerly known as Shinesty, LLC and changed its name to Shinesty, Inc. in June 2015. The company was incorporated in 2013 and is based in Boulder, Colorado.

Calix

Series B in 2000
Calix is a global provider of the cloud and software platforms, systems and services to deliver unified access networks and smart premises systems. Innovative communications service providers rely on Calix to help them master and monetize the complex infrastructure between their subscribers and the cloud. Calix customers leverage our intelligent software platforms and cloud analytics to transform and optimize their business models, rapidly deploy new services at DevOps speed, and make the promise and opportunity of the smart home and business a reality. Calix customers include Verizon, ALLO Communications, CityFibre, Nex-Tech, Gibson Connect, ITS Fiber and over 1,400 other communications service providers globally, majority being in North America.

HDmessaging

Series B in 2007
We are the backbone for text 2.0. Our free, fully featured API and open source clients provide everything developers need to build killer group messaging apps. We're powering a revolution in text messaging - Group conversations - Photo + media sharing - Location sharing - Facebook, Twitter integration - SMS integration & connectivity We provide a free API to anyone who wants to add group messaging to their service or application. Mobile device OEMs, network operators and app developers are all using the API today to build white label messaging services.

DecisionNext

Seed Round in 2015
DecisionNext, Inc. provides a cloud-based predictive analytics platform for commodities-driven businesses. Its platform offers industry-specific insights; and helps users to decide what to produce and where to sell it. The company serves customers in minerals, agribusiness, fishing, forestry, oil, and gas industries. DecisionNext, Inc. was incorporated in 2013 and is based in San Francisco, California with an additional office in Brisbane, Australia.

OQO

Series C in 2003
OQO makes ultra-mobile, Windows-operation personal computers.

PumpUp

Seed Round in 2014
PumpUp is a positive community to share and achieve your health goals. The PumpUp community is a safe and supportive space to share your journey toward a healthy body and healthy mind. Share your challenges and triumphs, track your fitness, and receive unparalleled support from a global community of like-minded people. PumpUp equips you with the tools you need to live a healthy lifestyle in a positive way. With millions of inspiring people cheering you on, it’s never been easier to become the best version of you! PumpUp is headquartered in Toronto, with offices in San Francisco.

Coraid

Series B in 2010
Coraid provides storage solutions for cloud service providers and enterprises that are experiencing rapid, unpredictable data growth. Coraid leverages Layer 2 Ethernet to elevate network performance and improve operational effectiveness for companies deploying dynamic, large-scale, multi-workload environments. With its modular, pay-as-you-grow architecture and easy-to-use software, as well as proven support, design, and implementation, Coraid partners with customers to enable just-in-time scaling and versatility with a quick return on investment. For more information please visit www.coraid.com.

Chairish

Seed Round in 2013
Chairish is an online marketplace for high-end home furniture, art, and decor. The company offers a vast assortment of vintage, antique, and contemporary pieces from best-in-class designer brands, dealers, galleries, and artisans. Items listed on Chairish are pre-screened by its team of curators to be sure Chairish's inventory meets its high style standards. Chairish was founded in 2013 and based in San Francisco, California.

Onix Microsystems

Series B in 2000
OniX Microsystems designs, develops, and supplies micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS)-based all-optical switching engines for telecommunications equipment suppliers. Its products cover optical switching needs, including network protection and provisioning, optical add and drop multiplexing, and optical cross connects. It also offers MEMS design and photonic packaging services. OniX Microsystems was founded in 1998 and was headquartered in Richmond, California.

Empowerly

Seed Round in 2022
Empowerly, Inc. provides college counseling and tutoring services. It serves 7th-12th grade, transfer, and graduate students. Empowerly, Inc. was formerly known as Synocate, Inc. The company is headquartered in San Mateo, California.

Voilà! Technologies

Series A in 2022
Voilà! automates schedule management, handles personnel replacements and prepares payroll. Stay within your workforce budget, automate your recall lists and improve employee retention with Voilà!

Load DynamiX

Series B in 2012
As a leader in storage infrastructure workload analytics and performance validation, Load DynamiX empowers: 1. IT organizations with the insight they need to optimize the performance, availability, and cost of their storage infrastructure. Load DynamiX accelerates new application roll-outs and eliminates the risk of new technology deployments. 2. Storage and network equipment manufacturers with the insight they need to maximize the performance, scalability and reliability of their products. Load DynamiX accelerates your time to market. Addressing file, block, and object storage technology validation, Load DynamiX has the unique capability and performance required to stress today’s most complex storage systems to their limits.

Zend

Series E in 2010
Zend platforms and tools help businesses rapidly deliver modern apps across mobile and cloud. As part of Perforce Software, they are the leading provider of software and services for developing, deploying, and managing enterprise-class applications in PHP, which runs more than one-third of the world’s web sites. Zend solutions, including Zend Server and Zend Studio, are deployed at over 40,000 companies worldwide, providing a comprehensive solution for the entire application lifecycle.

Blume

Seed Round in 2019
ElleBox provides organic feminine hygiene subscription box service.

Sanctuary

Seed Round in 2021
Sanctuary is a mystical products and services company offering illuminating experiences to millennial audiences. Sanctuary’s daily horoscopes, planetary transits and real-time chart readings are written and performed by professional astrologers. Sanctuary’s offerings provide members with a full spectrum of cosmic insights.

Subpac

Series A in 2016
SubPac is a patent-pending tactile audio technology that transfers low frequencies directly to users body and provides them with a new physical dimension to the music experience. SubPac enables its users to experience intense bass without damaging their hearing. It is a combination of speaker components, textiles, foams, and electronics that is light weight and compact. SubPac was launched in 2013 and is based in Los Angeles, C.A.

Hamama

Seed Round in 2020
Hamama, Inc. provides microgreen kits to grow food. It provides Seed Quilt and growing trays that allow consumers to grow microgreens at home. The company offers energizing kale, hearty broccoli, spicy daikon radish, earthy clover, sweet wheatgrass, and fenugreek. It also provides harvesting kits, hats, and cotton tote bags. The company sells its products online. The company was incorporated in 2016 and is based in West Sacramento, California.

SilkRoad Technology

Series D in 2013
SilkRoad is a global provider of cloud-based, end-to-end HR solutions that enable customers to find, attract, develop, and retain the best talent. The SilkRoad Life Suite includes Talent Acquisition, Talent Development, and HRMS solutions that are delivered through a Talent Portal to drive greater engagement, collaboration, and user adoption. The suite is easy to deploy, easy to use, and affordable for businesses of every size.

Blume

Seed Round in 2019
ElleBox provides organic feminine hygiene subscription box service.

MomentRanks

Seed Round in 2021
MomentRanks is the premier nonfungible token (NFT) resource platform, offering analytics and tracking tools for NBA Top Shot collectors. MomentRanks is committed to providing an unmatched user experience, with educational tools that allow even the most inexperienced newcomers to NFTs an opportunity to launch their collecting journey and engage with the NFT community.
Open Road Integrated Media is a prestige content brand delivering digital experiences that entertain and inform readers around the world. Its network of digital properties produces compelling stories that keep audiences engaged—across devices and around the world. The Open Road brands include Early Bird Books, a daily eBook deals newsletter and website; The Lineup, for fans of true crime, horror, the mysterious, and the paranormal; The Portalist, for fans of science fiction, fantasy; Murder & Mayhem, for fans of mystery and thriller; The Archive, for fans of history and non-fiction; and A Love So True, for fans of romance; and Open Road Media, a global eBook publisher whose catalog includes legendary authors such as William Styron, Alice Walker, Pat Conroy, Gloria Steinem, Octavia Butler, John Jakes, Pearl S. Buck, Walker Percy, Ruth Rendell, and Sherman Alexie.