BlueStream Ventures is a venture capital partnership established in 2000 and based in Stillwater, Minnesota. The firm specializes in investments in technology companies, focusing primarily on the communications, enterprise and infrastructure software, storage, and wireless sectors. With over 60 years of collective experience in venture investing, research, banking, operations, mergers and acquisitions, and advisory roles, BlueStream Ventures distinguishes itself through its collaborative approach and extensive network of relationships. The firm values the synergy between management and investors, recognizing that strong teamwork enhances business growth. By providing strategic insights rooted in personal industry experience, BlueStream Ventures is dedicated to adding value throughout all stages of a company's life cycle, as evidenced by its growing portfolio.
Xora is a global leader in mobile business applications. Our flagship solution is a suite of configurable cloud-based apps that help mobile businesses and their field employees work faster and smarter. Our apps turn any mobile device into powerful productivity and data collection tools. Our management application processes and reports data that can be used to make decisions that improve field operations. All of our solutions can be integrated with back-office systems and other applications to automate business processes and eliminate manual paperwork. More than 16,000 organizations rely on Xora every day to save money and grow their businesses. For more information, visit us at http://www.xora.com.
Meru Networks
Series E in 2009
Meru Networks specializes in the development and marketing of wireless LAN infrastructure solutions that utilize virtualization to provide reliable and high-quality wireless service essential for business-critical applications, including voice, video, and data. Since its establishment, the company has pioneered its innovative virtual cell wireless architecture, which significantly departs from traditional hub-based WLAN systems. Meru's products are designed to deliver performance, reliability, security, and cost-effectiveness comparable to that of wired networking, making them suitable for enterprises seeking robust wireless solutions.
Meru Networks
Series E in 2009
Meru Networks specializes in the development and marketing of wireless LAN infrastructure solutions that utilize virtualization to provide reliable and high-quality wireless service essential for business-critical applications, including voice, video, and data. Since its establishment, the company has pioneered its innovative virtual cell wireless architecture, which significantly departs from traditional hub-based WLAN systems. Meru's products are designed to deliver performance, reliability, security, and cost-effectiveness comparable to that of wired networking, making them suitable for enterprises seeking robust wireless solutions.
Calabrio
Series B in 2007
Calabrio, Inc. is a customer experience intelligence company that specializes in developing workforce optimization software solutions for call centers. Founded in 2007 and headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Calabrio offers the Calabrio ONE software suite, which integrates various modules for call recording, quality management, workforce management, analytics, and reporting. This suite is designed to enhance agent engagement and optimize performance, catering to the evolving demands of contact centers. The company serves a diverse range of industries, including healthcare, telecommunications, retail, and finance, providing services such as project management, implementation, training, and technical support. With over 4,000 clients globally, Calabrio's web-based architecture positions contact centers as key drivers of customer insight, facilitating strategic business growth through enhanced customer interactions. The company also has additional locations in Vancouver, London, Singapore, and Stockholm, and is recognized for its innovative contributions in the workforce optimization sector.
Akorri Networks
Series C in 2007
Akorri Networks, founded in 2005 and based in Littleton, Massachusetts, specializes in cross-domain performance management software tailored for virtualized data centers. Its flagship product, BalancePoint, is an agent-less management solution that provides automated visibility and analysis across IT infrastructure. Designed for information technology operations, system and storage administrators, and application owners, BalancePoint employs advanced technologies such as Cross-Domain Analysis, which aggregates data from servers, storage, and infrastructure software, and Application Fingerprinting, which profiles application workloads to understand their resource utilization. Additionally, it features Performance Dynamics Modeling, which proactively alerts users to potential application performance issues. Akorri also offers professional services, including assessments and training, to help enterprises optimize the performance and utilization of their virtual and physical infrastructures.
Gearworks
Venture Round in 2007
Gearworks specializes in location-based mobile business applications, partnering with wireless carriers to help customers effectively manage their mobile resources. The company offers a range of products under the etrace, Field Force Manager, appmosphere, and OnCare brands, providing carrier-class mobile management software solutions. In addition to software, Gearworks delivers phone programming, provisioning, training, customization, and integration services. Its customer base includes small to medium-sized businesses and enterprises across various industries, such as construction, healthcare, field service, home and store delivery, utilities, and government services.
Meru Networks
Series D in 2007
Meru Networks specializes in the development and marketing of wireless LAN infrastructure solutions that utilize virtualization to provide reliable and high-quality wireless service essential for business-critical applications, including voice, video, and data. Since its establishment, the company has pioneered its innovative virtual cell wireless architecture, which significantly departs from traditional hub-based WLAN systems. Meru's products are designed to deliver performance, reliability, security, and cost-effectiveness comparable to that of wired networking, making them suitable for enterprises seeking robust wireless solutions.
Gearworks
Series C in 2006
Gearworks specializes in location-based mobile business applications, partnering with wireless carriers to help customers effectively manage their mobile resources. The company offers a range of products under the etrace, Field Force Manager, appmosphere, and OnCare brands, providing carrier-class mobile management software solutions. In addition to software, Gearworks delivers phone programming, provisioning, training, customization, and integration services. Its customer base includes small to medium-sized businesses and enterprises across various industries, such as construction, healthcare, field service, home and store delivery, utilities, and government services.
Surgient Networks
Series C in 2006
Surgient, Inc. specializes in self-service virtualization automation and lab management solutions, primarily through its Virtual Automation Platform. This platform enables enterprise IT organizations to deliver self-service computing resources to users, supporting applications such as software quality assurance, training, sales, and marketing. Additionally, Surgient Cloud Express integrates cloud computing technology to assist organizations in deploying on-premise cloud infrastructures. The company offers a range of services including solution design and architecture, capacity planning, software installation, configuration, and training for both administrators and end-users. Surgient serves a diverse array of industries, including hospitality, pharmaceuticals, aerospace, insurance, software, financial services, healthcare, telecom, and hardware. Founded in 1999, Surgient is headquartered in Austin, Texas.
Ounce Labs
Series C in 2006
Ounce Labs specializes in software solutions that assist organizations in identifying, prioritizing, and mitigating risks associated with software security vulnerabilities. The company's software analyzes application source code to deliver comprehensive and precise insights into application vulnerabilities and their relative importance. This analysis allows both business users and IT professionals to focus their resources on addressing the most critical issues. By using Ounce Labs' solutions, organizations can enhance application security, safeguard sensitive information, and ensure compliance with internal policies as well as industry regulations such as PCI and Sarbanes-Oxley. The software also aligns with best practices, including the OWASP Top 10.
Meru Networks
Series D in 2006
Meru Networks specializes in the development and marketing of wireless LAN infrastructure solutions that utilize virtualization to provide reliable and high-quality wireless service essential for business-critical applications, including voice, video, and data. Since its establishment, the company has pioneered its innovative virtual cell wireless architecture, which significantly departs from traditional hub-based WLAN systems. Meru's products are designed to deliver performance, reliability, security, and cost-effectiveness comparable to that of wired networking, making them suitable for enterprises seeking robust wireless solutions.
Gearworks
Series B in 2006
Gearworks specializes in location-based mobile business applications, partnering with wireless carriers to help customers effectively manage their mobile resources. The company offers a range of products under the etrace, Field Force Manager, appmosphere, and OnCare brands, providing carrier-class mobile management software solutions. In addition to software, Gearworks delivers phone programming, provisioning, training, customization, and integration services. Its customer base includes small to medium-sized businesses and enterprises across various industries, such as construction, healthcare, field service, home and store delivery, utilities, and government services.
Spanlink Communications
Series A in 2005
Spanlink Communications, Inc. specializes in business communications technology and network integration solutions, serving clients both in the United States and internationally. The company offers a variety of packaged applications designed to enhance customer satisfaction and operational efficiency, including the Spanlink Courtesy Callback, Customer Survey Manager, Spanlink Top Customer, and SolutionWatch for monitoring network performance. Additionally, Spanlink provides CentralControl, a system management tool that facilitates multi-tenancy and voice network management, along with IVR toolkits for various contact center platforms. Their service offerings encompass analysis, design, implementation, and support, as well as consultative services such as voice readiness assessments and post-deployment evaluations. Spanlink also delivers comprehensive contact center solutions, including unified communications and business process automation. Founded in 1988 and headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Spanlink Communications integrates advanced technologies to optimize customer interactions and workforce performance within VoIP network infrastructures.
Meru Networks
Series C in 2005
Meru Networks specializes in the development and marketing of wireless LAN infrastructure solutions that utilize virtualization to provide reliable and high-quality wireless service essential for business-critical applications, including voice, video, and data. Since its establishment, the company has pioneered its innovative virtual cell wireless architecture, which significantly departs from traditional hub-based WLAN systems. Meru's products are designed to deliver performance, reliability, security, and cost-effectiveness comparable to that of wired networking, making them suitable for enterprises seeking robust wireless solutions.
Akorri Networks
Series A in 2005
Akorri Networks, founded in 2005 and based in Littleton, Massachusetts, specializes in cross-domain performance management software tailored for virtualized data centers. Its flagship product, BalancePoint, is an agent-less management solution that provides automated visibility and analysis across IT infrastructure. Designed for information technology operations, system and storage administrators, and application owners, BalancePoint employs advanced technologies such as Cross-Domain Analysis, which aggregates data from servers, storage, and infrastructure software, and Application Fingerprinting, which profiles application workloads to understand their resource utilization. Additionally, it features Performance Dynamics Modeling, which proactively alerts users to potential application performance issues. Akorri also offers professional services, including assessments and training, to help enterprises optimize the performance and utilization of their virtual and physical infrastructures.
Gearworks
Series B in 2005
Gearworks specializes in location-based mobile business applications, partnering with wireless carriers to help customers effectively manage their mobile resources. The company offers a range of products under the etrace, Field Force Manager, appmosphere, and OnCare brands, providing carrier-class mobile management software solutions. In addition to software, Gearworks delivers phone programming, provisioning, training, customization, and integration services. Its customer base includes small to medium-sized businesses and enterprises across various industries, such as construction, healthcare, field service, home and store delivery, utilities, and government services.
TAZZ Networks
Series C in 2005
TAZZ Networks, Inc. provides policy control software. The company offers Visual Design Studio, a drag and drop service creation environment for services and network operations; Policy Control Engine, a carrier-grade execution engine that delivers real-time policy evaluations and actions; and TAZZ Application Modules, a carrier tested policy and service components, for developing and delivering IP services. Its solutions enable service providers to create and deliver services that offer per session controls designed to assure resource availability and service based on the subscriber’s identity, the application requested, the delivery network, and the level of service contracted. TAZZ Networks, Inc. was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Providence, Rhode Island.
Fieldglass
Series D in 2005
Fieldglass, Inc. specializes in providing intelligent solutions for managing human capital, focusing on the procurement and management of contingent workers and services. The company offers a unified technology platform that facilitates the hiring process for managers and human resources personnel. Its primary offerings include InSite Contingent, a software-as-a-service platform that automates the entire lifecycle of contingent labor management, InSite Services for ensuring compliance in project-based engagements, and InSite Recruitment for automating direct hiring processes. Additionally, Fieldglass provides professional services such as implementation, training, and support. The company serves a diverse range of industries, including financial services, healthcare, pharmaceuticals, and telecommunications. Founded in 1999 and headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, Fieldglass has technology development offices in Naperville, Illinois, and Mumbai, India.
Ounce Labs
Series B in 2004
Ounce Labs specializes in software solutions that assist organizations in identifying, prioritizing, and mitigating risks associated with software security vulnerabilities. The company's software analyzes application source code to deliver comprehensive and precise insights into application vulnerabilities and their relative importance. This analysis allows both business users and IT professionals to focus their resources on addressing the most critical issues. By using Ounce Labs' solutions, organizations can enhance application security, safeguard sensitive information, and ensure compliance with internal policies as well as industry regulations such as PCI and Sarbanes-Oxley. The software also aligns with best practices, including the OWASP Top 10.
Gearworks
Series B in 2004
Gearworks specializes in location-based mobile business applications, partnering with wireless carriers to help customers effectively manage their mobile resources. The company offers a range of products under the etrace, Field Force Manager, appmosphere, and OnCare brands, providing carrier-class mobile management software solutions. In addition to software, Gearworks delivers phone programming, provisioning, training, customization, and integration services. Its customer base includes small to medium-sized businesses and enterprises across various industries, such as construction, healthcare, field service, home and store delivery, utilities, and government services.
Meru Networks
Series B in 2004
Meru Networks specializes in the development and marketing of wireless LAN infrastructure solutions that utilize virtualization to provide reliable and high-quality wireless service essential for business-critical applications, including voice, video, and data. Since its establishment, the company has pioneered its innovative virtual cell wireless architecture, which significantly departs from traditional hub-based WLAN systems. Meru's products are designed to deliver performance, reliability, security, and cost-effectiveness comparable to that of wired networking, making them suitable for enterprises seeking robust wireless solutions.
Euclid
Series C in 2004
Euclid provides internet infrastructure solutions and integrated web operations service framework for enterprises and internet companies. The company engages in testing, building, and monitoring complex web infrastructures. It also offers business service management solution for business-information technology alignment; and Euclid Zero, a zero-hardware solution that provides retailers, malls, and other venues with the ability to measure in-store behavior using their existing wireless infrastructure. Euclid is based in San Jose, California.
TAZZ Networks
Series B in 2003
TAZZ Networks, Inc. provides policy control software. The company offers Visual Design Studio, a drag and drop service creation environment for services and network operations; Policy Control Engine, a carrier-grade execution engine that delivers real-time policy evaluations and actions; and TAZZ Application Modules, a carrier tested policy and service components, for developing and delivering IP services. Its solutions enable service providers to create and deliver services that offer per session controls designed to assure resource availability and service based on the subscriber’s identity, the application requested, the delivery network, and the level of service contracted. TAZZ Networks, Inc. was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Providence, Rhode Island.
Wakesoft
Series B in 2003
Wakesoft is an enterprise software company, which provides application architecture solutions and produces application infrastructure frameworks. The company's Wakesoft Architecture Server allows users to build enterprise-level Java, XML, and Web Services applications for financial services, manufacturing, insurance, and transportation industries. Wakesoft is based San Francisco, California.
Fieldglass
Series C in 2002
Fieldglass, Inc. specializes in providing intelligent solutions for managing human capital, focusing on the procurement and management of contingent workers and services. The company offers a unified technology platform that facilitates the hiring process for managers and human resources personnel. Its primary offerings include InSite Contingent, a software-as-a-service platform that automates the entire lifecycle of contingent labor management, InSite Services for ensuring compliance in project-based engagements, and InSite Recruitment for automating direct hiring processes. Additionally, Fieldglass provides professional services such as implementation, training, and support. The company serves a diverse range of industries, including financial services, healthcare, pharmaceuticals, and telecommunications. Founded in 1999 and headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, Fieldglass has technology development offices in Naperville, Illinois, and Mumbai, India.
Gearworks
Series B in 2002
Gearworks specializes in location-based mobile business applications, partnering with wireless carriers to help customers effectively manage their mobile resources. The company offers a range of products under the etrace, Field Force Manager, appmosphere, and OnCare brands, providing carrier-class mobile management software solutions. In addition to software, Gearworks delivers phone programming, provisioning, training, customization, and integration services. Its customer base includes small to medium-sized businesses and enterprises across various industries, such as construction, healthcare, field service, home and store delivery, utilities, and government services.
Metro Optix
Series C in 2001
Metro-Optix develops hardware for telecommunications companies that want to transition from circuit-based services to cell- and packet-based services. The hardware essentially reduces the number of hardware boxes needed, such as routers, which the networks feed into.
Pirus Networks
Series B in 2001
Pirus Networks, founded in December 1999 and based in Madrid, Spain, specializes in intelligent storage networking solutions that support multiple protocols and vendors for distributed open systems. The company develops internet infrastructure switching and storage equipment aimed at reducing ownership costs and optimizing data management. Pirus Networks actively participates in industry standard organizations, including the Storage Networking Industry Association, the Internet Engineering Task Force's IP Storage Working Groups, and the Fiber Channel Industry Association, which underscores its commitment to advancing storage networking technologies.
Xalted Networks
Series A in 2001
Xalted Networks is a holding company that enables the development of broadband access systems. The company provides network systems, software solutions, and services. The company’s solutions and services help in the migration of existing residential and commercial networks to broadband-based networks. The company manufactures telecommunications equipment and serves solutions providers, telecom operators, integrators, and resellers. Xalted Networks was founded in 1999 and is based in Mountain View, California.
Intersect Software
Series B in 2001
Intersect Software has raised a total of $20 million. Intersect's software is designed to help engineering and product-development companies and departments evaluate, test and ship products.
CALIENT Technologies
Series C in 2001
CALIENT Technologies, Inc. specializes in the design and manufacture of high-density 3D MEMS (Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems) optical circuit switching systems. These systems facilitate optical layer optimization in data centers and software-defined networks, serving a variety of sectors including service providers, cloud computing, content delivery, and government applications. The company offers a range of products, such as S-series optical circuit switches and an OEM subsystem solution that operates as a white label optical switching system. Additionally, CALIENT provides the LightConnect fabric manager, which allows data center operators to manage various optical circuit switch nodes. Their technology enables dynamic optical-layer sharing, optimization, and automation, thus improving the operational efficiency of high-performance test and network resources. Founded in 1999 and based in Goleta, California, CALIENT Technologies also offers professional services that include network design, installation, and training.
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