Brightspark Ventures

Brightspark Ventures is a Toronto-based venture capital firm established in 1999 that specializes in early-stage investments in Canadian technology companies. With over two decades of experience in the venture capital industry, Brightspark focuses on identifying exceptional startups across various sectors, including information technology, fintech, artificial intelligence, materials, and resources. The firm aims to support these companies as they grow, providing not only capital but also strategic guidance to help them achieve significant returns. Brightspark's investment model allows individual accredited investors to participate alongside the firm, aligning their interests with those of the startups. This approach fosters a supportive network for portfolio companies, enabling them to concentrate on their growth without the distractions of managing multiple investors. Through its targeted investment strategy, Brightspark attracts some of the most promising companies in Canada.

Shawn Chance

Partner

Matthew He

Associate

Eleonore Jarry-Ferron

Venture

Andrew Lugsdin

Partner

Jacques Perreault

Senior Partner

Past deals in Canada

Potloc

Series B in 2022
Potloc Inc. operates an online consumer insights platform that enables businesses to access valuable data regarding consumer behavior and purchasing habits. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Montreal, Canada, with additional offices in Toronto, Paris, and Geneva, Potloc conducts geotargeted surveys through social networks, offering a modern alternative to traditional research methods. By leveraging these surveys, Potloc assists clients in improving customer experience, converting competitors' clients, and enhancing product or service offerings. The platform empowers businesses by providing insights that help them connect with their target audiences and drive profitability. With a growing team of nearly 60 employees, Potloc serves hundreds of businesses seeking to understand and engage with consumers more effectively.

Vetster

Series B in 2022
Vetster is an innovative pet wellness platform that connects pet parents to a marketplace of licensed veterinary professionals for video, chat and voice enabled appointments. For everyone, anytime, day or night.

DrugBank

Seed Round in 2022
DrugBank is a comprehensive online database that contains information on drugs and drug targets. They organize, collect, and curate all the important information about drugs into a single unified resource. It also combines detailed drug such as pharmacological, pharmaceutical, and chemical data with the comprehensive drug target sequence, structure, and pathway information. DrugBank is widely used by the drug industry, medicinal chemists, pharmacists, physicians, students, and the general public. It was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Edmonton, AB, USA.

Potential

Seed Round in 2022
Potential Motors Inc. is a Canadian software company focused on enhancing automobile safety and performance through artificial intelligence. Founded in 2018 and based in Hanwell, the company has developed RallyAI, an advanced software platform designed to provide exceptional vehicle control. This system acts as an intermediary between the driver and the vehicle, utilizing real-time data to adapt to changing conditions and improve driving capabilities. RallyAI enhances vehicle resilience, safety, comfort, and overall driving confidence, setting a new standard in automotive technology.

Callia

Series A in 2021
Callia is an online gifting platform that specializes in flower delivery services. The company offers hand-tied, seasonal bouquets delivered in a box, catering to both personal and corporate gifting needs. By providing an easy and affordable way to send various types of flower arrangements, Callia aims to enhance the experience of gifting flowers for individuals and organizations alike.

Data Sentinel

Seed Round in 2021
Data Sentinel operates an enterprise-sensitive data management platform designed to enhance data privacy compliance, governance, and quality. Utilizing advanced deep learning technology, the platform identifies, inventories, classifies, and tags sensitive data while assessing its sensitivity in financial terms. It effectively uncovers duplicate data, audits data quality, and measures data risk, enabling organizations to manage their data assets responsibly. The platform also automates Data Subject Access Requests (DSAR) and supports active data governance, allowing businesses to utilize their data assets for innovation and growth. Through its tailored integrated technology, Data Sentinel provides clients with the tools necessary to navigate the complexities of data management in a real-time environment.

Optable

Seed Round in 2021
Developer of data connectivity platform designed for the advertising ecosystem. The company's platform offers an advertising market platform that offers a decentralized approach to improving the addressability of the audiences, privacy-preserving methods to activate people-based targeting campaigns, and securely onboard audience data, enabling advertisers, publishers, data companies, and other partners to safely and securely compare and leverage audience data.

Classcraft

Venture Round in 2021
Classcraft Studios Inc. develops web and mobile applications designed for classroom behavior management through an innovative role-playing game format. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in Sherbrooke, Canada, Classcraft provides tools that enable teachers to effectively manage, motivate, and engage students by transforming traditional classroom dynamics into an interactive gaming experience. The platform is accessible on various operating systems, including Android, iOS, OS X, Chrome, and Windows, making it versatile for educational settings. By incorporating game mechanics into lessons, Classcraft aims to enhance student engagement and improve the overall learning experience.

BuyBack Booth

Seed Round in 2020
TouchTunes was an innovative start-up with a passion to reinvent the commercial jukebox business. In order to do that he assembled a talented group of technologists and business professionals to change music history. The technology to accomplish this included building a high quality kiosk (front-end), network infrastructure, back-end database, and music rights management system. Later in the product lifecycle, a mobile app was introduced and TouchTunes was second only to Apple® in number of downloaded songs. To capitalize the business, Tony and team raised over $100M through both venture and private equity sources. The company became the world's largest and most successful jukebox network and remains the leader in this market today. The company was sold in 2015 to private equity.

Prevu3D

Seed Round in 2020
PreVu3D inc develops cloud-based interactive 3D visualization and modelling software. The company’s software enables users to create, edit, and collaborate on 3D replicas of real-life environments. The company was founded in 2017 and is based in Montreal, Canada.

Vetster

Series A in 2020
Vetster is an innovative pet wellness platform that connects pet parents to a marketplace of licensed veterinary professionals for video, chat and voice enabled appointments. For everyone, anytime, day or night.

Potential

Seed Round in 2020
Potential Motors Inc. is a Canadian software company focused on enhancing automobile safety and performance through artificial intelligence. Founded in 2018 and based in Hanwell, the company has developed RallyAI, an advanced software platform designed to provide exceptional vehicle control. This system acts as an intermediary between the driver and the vehicle, utilizing real-time data to adapt to changing conditions and improve driving capabilities. RallyAI enhances vehicle resilience, safety, comfort, and overall driving confidence, setting a new standard in automotive technology.

Elevate Farms

Seed Round in 2020
Elevate Farms Inc. is a technology-driven vertically stacked indoor farming company based in Toronto, Canada, that specializes in the mass cultivation of leafy green vegetables. Incorporated in 2017, the company employs hydroponics, automation, and photobiology to create a climate-controlled growing environment. This innovative approach allows Elevate Farms to produce vegetables that are larger, more flavorful, and nutritionally superior, all while reducing costs compared to traditional farming methods.

InVivo AI

Pre Seed Round in 2019
InVivo AI is a Montreal-based company founded in 2017 that specializes in using artificial intelligence to enhance pharmaceutical research and development. The company primarily focuses on preclinical toxicology, aiming to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of drug development processes. By leveraging advanced AI technologies, InVivo AI seeks to transform traditional methodologies in the pharmaceutical industry, ultimately contributing to faster and more reliable outcomes in drug safety assessments.

Classcraft

Series A in 2019
Classcraft Studios Inc. develops web and mobile applications designed for classroom behavior management through an innovative role-playing game format. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in Sherbrooke, Canada, Classcraft provides tools that enable teachers to effectively manage, motivate, and engage students by transforming traditional classroom dynamics into an interactive gaming experience. The platform is accessible on various operating systems, including Android, iOS, OS X, Chrome, and Windows, making it versatile for educational settings. By incorporating game mechanics into lessons, Classcraft aims to enhance student engagement and improve the overall learning experience.

Nudge

Series B in 2019
Nudge Rewards is a Toronto-based company that offers a team performance management platform designed for retailers, foodservice, and hospitality sectors. The platform includes a mobile solution that facilitates employee engagement, knowledge assessment, and performance monitoring for frontline workers, enabling brands to effectively motivate and reward their teams. Nudge's clientele features notable global brands such as Mercedes Benz, Rogers Communications, and Samsung, among others. The company, which was established in 2011 and rebranded from Greengage Mobile in 2014, has formed strategic partnerships with organizations like ReThink and BrandXP Ltd to enhance its offerings. Through its innovative app and content management system, Nudge Rewards aims to measurably improve frontline team performance and drive overall company success.

Potloc

Series A in 2019
Potloc Inc. operates an online consumer insights platform that enables businesses to access valuable data regarding consumer behavior and purchasing habits. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Montreal, Canada, with additional offices in Toronto, Paris, and Geneva, Potloc conducts geotargeted surveys through social networks, offering a modern alternative to traditional research methods. By leveraging these surveys, Potloc assists clients in improving customer experience, converting competitors' clients, and enhancing product or service offerings. The platform empowers businesses by providing insights that help them connect with their target audiences and drive profitability. With a growing team of nearly 60 employees, Potloc serves hundreds of businesses seeking to understand and engage with consumers more effectively.

AdHawk Microsystems

Series B in 2019
AdHawk Microsystems Inc. specializes in developing eye and gesture tracking software technology alongside micro-electromechanical systems for mobile and wearable devices. Founded in 2015 and located in Kitchener, Canada, the company offers a camera-free eye tracking system that facilitates mobile data capture and supports advancements in augmented and virtual reality solutions. AdHawk aims to create a seamless layer of technology that intuitively responds to the needs, intents, and emotional states of users, ultimately enhancing their everyday experiences.

Brickeye

Series A in 2018
AOMS Technologies provides integrated Industrial IoT platforms for generating actionable insights from assets and processes to enhance efficiency and productivity, reduce operation costs, increase safety, and improve environmental sustainability. AOMS IoT platforms are integrated sensors and analytics tools developed for harsh environments and heavy industrial applications where conventional technologies fail, lose performance, or cannot be deployed efficiently.

Hopper

Series D in 2018
Hopper Inc. is a travel technology company that has developed a mobile application leveraging big data to predict and analyze airfare and hotel prices. Founded in 2007 and headquartered in Montreal, Canada, with additional offices in Cambridge, Massachusetts, New York, New York, and Sofia, Bulgaria, Hopper assists travelers in securing the best deals by providing timely notifications when flight and accommodation prices reach their predicted lowest points. By offering data-driven travel recommendations, Hopper enhances the booking experience for users, enabling them to make informed decisions and save money on their journeys.

Wysdom

Series A in 2018
Wysdom is a Canadian company established in 2012 that specializes in cognitive care solutions and artificial intelligence to enhance customer experiences. With offices in Richmond Hill, Toronto, Atlanta, Kansas City, and London, Wysdom offers a range of AI-powered products designed to improve customer satisfaction, manage costs, and drive revenue. Its offerings include AI management, customer journey management, insight-gathering tools, and optimization services, all supported by advanced natural language processing infrastructure. Wysdom's solutions enable customer interactions across various platforms, such as chat, search, phone, and smart devices. Additionally, Wysdom licenses its Mobyle Application Platform, which provides mobile operators with a comprehensive solution to leverage wireless technologies, internet access, and e-commerce capabilities for developing innovative applications that generate new revenue streams.

Nano Magnetics

Venture Round in 2017
Nano Magnetics Ltd. is a product innovation company based in Vaughan, Canada, specializing in applied magnetics. Established in 2009, the company is known for its flagship product, Nanodots, which are precision-milled NdFeB magnets designed for structural superiority. In addition to Nanodots, Nano Magnetics offers a range of products including Nanoport, a magnetic connector system for combining devices with power and data transfer capabilities; Polar, a modular pen and stylus made from magnets; MEGA Nanodots for creative desktop art and experimentation; and Nanodots GYRO, which facilitates various magnet and motion experiments. Their products cater to a variety of applications, including product development services related to packaging, branding, and manufacturing consumer goods, as well as hardware development. The innovative nature of their products has garnered attention, with some being showcased in Hollywood and featured in popular television shows.

Jewlr

Venture Round in 2017
Jewlr is a Canadian company based in Thornhill that specializes in designing, manufacturing, and marketing personalized jewelry. The company offers a diverse range of products, including rings, necklaces, pendants, bracelets, and earrings, allowing customers to tailor their selections to their individual preferences. Through its online platform, Jewlr provides creative control, enabling customers to choose styles, metals, stones, and engravings that align with their tastes and budgets. This focus on customization distinguishes Jewlr in the jewelry market, catering to consumers seeking unique and personally meaningful pieces.

Nudge

Series A in 2017
Nudge Rewards is a Toronto-based company that offers a team performance management platform designed for retailers, foodservice, and hospitality sectors. The platform includes a mobile solution that facilitates employee engagement, knowledge assessment, and performance monitoring for frontline workers, enabling brands to effectively motivate and reward their teams. Nudge's clientele features notable global brands such as Mercedes Benz, Rogers Communications, and Samsung, among others. The company, which was established in 2011 and rebranded from Greengage Mobile in 2014, has formed strategic partnerships with organizations like ReThink and BrandXP Ltd to enhance its offerings. Through its innovative app and content management system, Nudge Rewards aims to measurably improve frontline team performance and drive overall company success.

AdHawk Microsystems

Series A in 2017
AdHawk Microsystems Inc. specializes in developing eye and gesture tracking software technology alongside micro-electromechanical systems for mobile and wearable devices. Founded in 2015 and located in Kitchener, Canada, the company offers a camera-free eye tracking system that facilitates mobile data capture and supports advancements in augmented and virtual reality solutions. AdHawk aims to create a seamless layer of technology that intuitively responds to the needs, intents, and emotional states of users, ultimately enhancing their everyday experiences.

Classcraft

Venture Round in 2017
Classcraft Studios Inc. develops web and mobile applications designed for classroom behavior management through an innovative role-playing game format. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in Sherbrooke, Canada, Classcraft provides tools that enable teachers to effectively manage, motivate, and engage students by transforming traditional classroom dynamics into an interactive gaming experience. The platform is accessible on various operating systems, including Android, iOS, OS X, Chrome, and Windows, making it versatile for educational settings. By incorporating game mechanics into lessons, Classcraft aims to enhance student engagement and improve the overall learning experience.

Wysdom

Series A in 2017
Wysdom is a Canadian company established in 2012 that specializes in cognitive care solutions and artificial intelligence to enhance customer experiences. With offices in Richmond Hill, Toronto, Atlanta, Kansas City, and London, Wysdom offers a range of AI-powered products designed to improve customer satisfaction, manage costs, and drive revenue. Its offerings include AI management, customer journey management, insight-gathering tools, and optimization services, all supported by advanced natural language processing infrastructure. Wysdom's solutions enable customer interactions across various platforms, such as chat, search, phone, and smart devices. Additionally, Wysdom licenses its Mobyle Application Platform, which provides mobile operators with a comprehensive solution to leverage wireless technologies, internet access, and e-commerce capabilities for developing innovative applications that generate new revenue streams.

Hopper

Series C in 2016
Hopper Inc. is a travel technology company that has developed a mobile application leveraging big data to predict and analyze airfare and hotel prices. Founded in 2007 and headquartered in Montreal, Canada, with additional offices in Cambridge, Massachusetts, New York, New York, and Sofia, Bulgaria, Hopper assists travelers in securing the best deals by providing timely notifications when flight and accommodation prices reach their predicted lowest points. By offering data-driven travel recommendations, Hopper enhances the booking experience for users, enabling them to make informed decisions and save money on their journeys.

Hubba

Series B in 2016
Hubba is a Toronto-based software company that operates a platform designed for brand marketers and retail buyers. Its platform facilitates the digital representation of product portfolios by allowing users to create product stories that combine product information, rich media, and promotional content into a unified source. Hubba's technology enables users to synchronize product content across various digital channels and provides visibility into how retailers present their brands to consumers. Additionally, the platform empowers independent businesses by connecting them with potential buyers, enhancing product distribution and discovery. Utilizing a blend of machine learning and personal curation, Hubba currently supports over 75,000 small to medium-sized businesses in navigating business opportunities and meeting customer demands.

Nudge

Seed Round in 2016
Nudge Rewards is a Toronto-based company that offers a team performance management platform designed for retailers, foodservice, and hospitality sectors. The platform includes a mobile solution that facilitates employee engagement, knowledge assessment, and performance monitoring for frontline workers, enabling brands to effectively motivate and reward their teams. Nudge's clientele features notable global brands such as Mercedes Benz, Rogers Communications, and Samsung, among others. The company, which was established in 2011 and rebranded from Greengage Mobile in 2014, has formed strategic partnerships with organizations like ReThink and BrandXP Ltd to enhance its offerings. Through its innovative app and content management system, Nudge Rewards aims to measurably improve frontline team performance and drive overall company success.

nGUVU

Series A in 2016
nGUVU Technologies Inc., based in Montréal, Canada, specializes in cloud-based software solutions designed to enhance agent engagement in contact centers through gamification and machine learning. The company's innovative platform utilizes behavioral analytics to empower agents, fostering a motivating work environment that encourages self-management and continuous improvement. By integrating game-like mechanics into daily responsibilities, nGUVU transforms traditional performance metrics into engaging challenges and performance points, enabling agents to compete with one another and collaborate effectively. Additionally, the software provides managers with real-time visuals of performance, helping organizations to anticipate risks and drive overall effectiveness within their contact centers. As a subsidiary of Genesys Telecommunications Laboratories, Inc., nGUVU aims to revolutionize the contact center experience by prioritizing agent engagement and satisfaction.

Hubba

Seed Round in 2014
Hubba is a Toronto-based software company that operates a platform designed for brand marketers and retail buyers. Its platform facilitates the digital representation of product portfolios by allowing users to create product stories that combine product information, rich media, and promotional content into a unified source. Hubba's technology enables users to synchronize product content across various digital channels and provides visibility into how retailers present their brands to consumers. Additionally, the platform empowers independent businesses by connecting them with potential buyers, enhancing product distribution and discovery. Utilizing a blend of machine learning and personal curation, Hubba currently supports over 75,000 small to medium-sized businesses in navigating business opportunities and meeting customer demands.

gShift

Venture Round in 2014
gShift is an enterprise SEO, Web presence analytics and content performance platform designed to help agency and brand marketers optimize, monitor and report on the performance of their multi-channel owned, earned and paid campaigns from search through to conversion. gShift’s software infrastructure has been collecting and storing web presence data since 2009. More than 10,000 brands in 24 countries benefit from gShift’s insight data and software, as they optimize their time to improve the discoverability and the sharing of their content. gShift placed 29th on the PROFIT HOT 50.

Hubba

Seed Round in 2014
Hubba is a Toronto-based software company that operates a platform designed for brand marketers and retail buyers. Its platform facilitates the digital representation of product portfolios by allowing users to create product stories that combine product information, rich media, and promotional content into a unified source. Hubba's technology enables users to synchronize product content across various digital channels and provides visibility into how retailers present their brands to consumers. Additionally, the platform empowers independent businesses by connecting them with potential buyers, enhancing product distribution and discovery. Utilizing a blend of machine learning and personal curation, Hubba currently supports over 75,000 small to medium-sized businesses in navigating business opportunities and meeting customer demands.

Hopper

Series B in 2012
Hopper Inc. is a travel technology company that has developed a mobile application leveraging big data to predict and analyze airfare and hotel prices. Founded in 2007 and headquartered in Montreal, Canada, with additional offices in Cambridge, Massachusetts, New York, New York, and Sofia, Bulgaria, Hopper assists travelers in securing the best deals by providing timely notifications when flight and accommodation prices reach their predicted lowest points. By offering data-driven travel recommendations, Hopper enhances the booking experience for users, enabling them to make informed decisions and save money on their journeys.

Hopper

Series A in 2011
Hopper Inc. is a travel technology company that has developed a mobile application leveraging big data to predict and analyze airfare and hotel prices. Founded in 2007 and headquartered in Montreal, Canada, with additional offices in Cambridge, Massachusetts, New York, New York, and Sofia, Bulgaria, Hopper assists travelers in securing the best deals by providing timely notifications when flight and accommodation prices reach their predicted lowest points. By offering data-driven travel recommendations, Hopper enhances the booking experience for users, enabling them to make informed decisions and save money on their journeys.

VoIPshield Systems

Series B in 2008
VoIPshield Systems develops products to protect Voice-over-IP (VoIP) networks from security threats and exploits. The company's key products include VoIPaudit, a VoIP Vulnerability Assessment (VVA) System, and VoIPguard, a VoIP Intrusion Prevention System (VIPS). VoIPshield Labs, the internal research group, performs vulnerability testing and analysis specialized in zero-day vulnerabilities.

Protecode

Series A in 2008
Protecode Incorporated is a software company specializing in open source licensing and vulnerability management solutions. Protecode offers its products and services throughout the world through a network of partners in the Americas, Europe, the Middle-East and Asia. Protecode solutions help with managed adoption of open source software, accelerating development, reducing development costs, improving software quality, identifying security vulnerabilities, and removing Intellectual Property uncertainties. Protecode products can detect and manage open source and other third party content in a software portfolio at any stage of the software development life cycle. Protecode products and services help organizations implement a structured open source software adoption and management process and have been adopted by hundreds of software organizations worldwide in industries as diverse as gaming, mobile apps, financial, embedded software, semiconductors, communications, avionics, military, software services and eHealth. Thanks to the highly scalable architecture and business model, Protecode products have been adopted by global tier one companies with over 100,000 employees, and by organizations with as few as ten people. Protecode delivers solutions that are fast, accurate, complete, affordable, and usable by stakeholders in an organization. Protecode products are easy to adopt, install, use and support.

Hopper

Seed Round in 2008
Hopper Inc. is a travel technology company that has developed a mobile application leveraging big data to predict and analyze airfare and hotel prices. Founded in 2007 and headquartered in Montreal, Canada, with additional offices in Cambridge, Massachusetts, New York, New York, and Sofia, Bulgaria, Hopper assists travelers in securing the best deals by providing timely notifications when flight and accommodation prices reach their predicted lowest points. By offering data-driven travel recommendations, Hopper enhances the booking experience for users, enabling them to make informed decisions and save money on their journeys.

MOBIVOX

Series A in 2007
Mobivox attempts to allow users to have VOIP-style pricing and service via their existing landlines and mobile phones. Mobivox users upload their contacts through [Mobivox](http://www.mobivox.com) and then dial a local access number that voice dials the recipient; the caller pays nothing if they are calling another Mobivox member and only 2 cents a minute to most locations to non-Mobivox members. The service competes with existing VOIP players like [Skype](http://www.crunchbase.com/organization/skype), [PeerMe](http://www.crunchbase.com/organization/peerme), and [Jajah](http://www.crunchbase.com/organization/jajah).

Brownbag

Series A in 2007
Brownbag operates as a customer-focused platform that enables users to discover a wide array of products and services tailored to their daily needs. It emphasizes a comprehensive selection, competitive pricing, efficient delivery, and stringent quality control to enhance the user experience. In addition to catering to consumers, Brownbag offers a robust e-commerce platform for sellers, facilitating their access to a broader market. The company also plays a significant role in the crowdsourcing news landscape, connecting ordinary citizens and citizen journalists with major news networks, thereby allowing them to share stories and insights on various topics, including politics, culture, and entertainment. This dual approach not only satisfies consumer demands but also enriches the news ecosystem by amplifying diverse voices.

Tira Wireless

Series D in 2007
As of 2008, Tira Wireless, Inc. went out of business. Tira Wireless, Inc. provides a portfolio of tools, processes, and practices for application developers and publishers to create and deliver mobile content. Its products include Tira Mobile Content Lifecycle Management solution that enables mobile deployment by facilitating the marketing planning, design, development, adaptation, testing, channel packaging, and distribution of mobile content; and Tira Jump, which provides device parameters to plan the development and porting strategy for various applications. The company's products also include Jump Developer Desktop, an adaptation system that transforms application source code to generate application versions for the mobile devices; and Jump Deployment Manager, which manages tasks, resource assignments, and assets for mobile content projects. Its solutions enable application developers and publishers to market mobile content for various handsets, operator networks, and geographies. In addition, the company offers testing-only services on Java ME, BREW, and Windows mobile devices; and engineering services, such as application development, porting and submission, and testing and certification services, as well as consulting services. It serves social networking companies, mobile application providers and developers, content providers, and mobile operators. Tira Wireless, Inc. has operations in Europe, Asia, and North America. The company was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada with additional offices in Chicago, London, and Ukraine.

Brownbag

Series A in 2007
Brownbag operates as a customer-focused platform that enables users to discover a wide array of products and services tailored to their daily needs. It emphasizes a comprehensive selection, competitive pricing, efficient delivery, and stringent quality control to enhance the user experience. In addition to catering to consumers, Brownbag offers a robust e-commerce platform for sellers, facilitating their access to a broader market. The company also plays a significant role in the crowdsourcing news landscape, connecting ordinary citizens and citizen journalists with major news networks, thereby allowing them to share stories and insights on various topics, including politics, culture, and entertainment. This dual approach not only satisfies consumer demands but also enriches the news ecosystem by amplifying diverse voices.

Radian6

Series A in 2007
Radian6 helps companies listen to what people are saying about them online and engage in those conversations across the social web. From blogs and comments to multimedia, boards, forums and communities like Twitter, Radian6 gathers the discussions happening online and gives businesses the ability to analyze, manage, track, and report on their social media monitoring and engagement efforts. Radian6 provides the social media monitoring platform for marketing, communications and customer support professionals. The company's flexible dashboard enables monitoring all forms of social media with results appearing in real-time, as discovered. Analysis widgets, streamlined reporting, integrated workflow capabilities and our Insights platform give users the ability to uncover influencers, track and measure engagement and determine which conversations are having an impact online. Integrated social media, CRM, and web analytics also help companies define their social media ROI. Product Attributes: * Data is captured in real-time as discovered and delivered to dashboard analysis widgets. * The UI is easy to use with text, pictures and video inside the dashboard. * The solution covers all forms of social media including blogs, top video and image sharing sites, forums, opinion sites, mainstream online media and emerging media like Twitter. * Automated sentiment analysis * Radian6 has now extended its platform to equip team members with deep social media listening and measurement capabilities within the tools they already use. With features developed on their platform API and Social Metrics Framework for integrating third-party data, Radian6 now supports the integration of social customer relationship management (CRM), web analytics, and other enterprise systems. * Conversational dynamics are constantly tallied to track the viral nature of each post. This allows for easy sorting by publish date, comment count, unique commenters and calculated engagement. * There is no limit to keywords when setting up topic profiles. Billing is tied to results, not the parameters used. * Multiple languages are supported including; English, French, Italian, German, Simple Chinese, Russian, Swedish, Dutch, Finnish, Spanish, Portuguese, Korean and Japanese. * Results can be filtered by country, by source and by media type. * Numerous analysis widgets can be set up to analyze within a date range or for pre-set days. * The most influential sites for a topic profile can be calculated based on user-weighted scoring. * Configurable email and instant messenger alerts for staying top of things while away from your desk * Design your own daily email reports including posts, graphs and charts * Team work flow abilities for tagging, classification and assignment of posts to team members including recording of internal notes, engagement responses and ticket status for on-demand reporting and graphs. The Radian6 Insights platform: * Radian6 Insights combines the coverage and depth of Radian6 with additional content from third party insights partners to offer a deeper understanding of who is participating and where conversations are being held. * Use Radian6 Insights to gain a deeper understanding of both what is being said on the social web as well as who is saying it. * Quickly gain access to valuable meaning behind your social traffic, such as demographics, influence, location information, sentiment, topic categorization, and more. * Use capabilities from different Insights partners together for unparalleled deep-dive analysis. * Moving beyond keyword based analysis, Insights help deliver key information that you may not be aware of. * Receive real time, ongoing social intelligence surrounding your brand, your industry or any area of interest. The Engagement Console: * Is a complete real-time social web client. * Helps you coordinate team social media engagement across the enterprise. * Shows Radian6 topic profiles right alongside your personal or corporate Twitter, Facebook and Chatter streams. * Lets you set one-click workflow for frequently used post routing, assignment, and classification. * Feeds data to your Radian6 dashboard for reporting and analysis. The Summary Dashboard: * Monitor the health of your brand on the social web in one convenient application with the Radian6 Summary Dashboard. * Understand your social conversation without the time or resources required for a full-time analyst, with real time, high-level summaries of your brand on the social web. * These summaries are available in real time, automatically update and can be easily accessed and shared. * At a glance, monitor volume, sentiment, demographics, influencers and more. Radian6 Mobile: * Since the social web doesn't stop when you're away from your desk, stay plugged into your brand on the go with Radian6 Mobile. * Focus the entire social web into one mobile application. * Interact with your community or route posts to the right people with workflow functions all while away from your desk. * Quickly monitor overall volume, sentiment and more with the Summary feature. * Coming soon to the iTunes store and the Apple iPhone. Additional mobile devices to follow. Coverage includes: * over 150M blogs * over 420 video and image sharing sites such as [YouTube](/organization/youtube), Google Video, [Flickr](/organization/flickr), [Metacafe](/organization/metacafe), [Revver](/organization/revver), Vech, [Daily Motion](/organization/dailymotion), [Bebo](/organization/bebo), Grouper, [BrightCove](/organization/brightcove) and many more. * over 25k online mainstream news sites * over 90 million Tweets on [Twitter](/organization/twitter) * hundreds of thousands of discussions boards * public spots on social networks including [Facebook](/organization/facebook) & [Linkedin](/organization/linkedin) Groups * comments appearing on social media posts We are the only provider who has invested significantly in a proprietary social media crawler that goes far beyond simple RSS feed tracking allowing for the broadest and fastest coverage of the social web in the market.

B5media

Series A in 2006
B5Media is a prominent global lifestyle publisher focused on engaging women's interests across various domains, including fashion, beauty, wellness, career, relationships, parenting, and entertainment. The company distinguishes itself by fostering authentic dialogue between its editorial teams and its audience, offering relatable and honest content that resonates with real women. B5Media aims to redefine women's lifestyle media by moving away from traditional magazine ideals and emphasizing original, compelling content produced daily by its dedicated editorial staff. The company's digital content network effectively reaches millions of women each month, targeting diverse stages of their lives and ensuring that the voices and experiences of its readers actively shape the content produced.

Brownbag

Angel Round in 2006
Brownbag operates as a customer-focused platform that enables users to discover a wide array of products and services tailored to their daily needs. It emphasizes a comprehensive selection, competitive pricing, efficient delivery, and stringent quality control to enhance the user experience. In addition to catering to consumers, Brownbag offers a robust e-commerce platform for sellers, facilitating their access to a broader market. The company also plays a significant role in the crowdsourcing news landscape, connecting ordinary citizens and citizen journalists with major news networks, thereby allowing them to share stories and insights on various topics, including politics, culture, and entertainment. This dual approach not only satisfies consumer demands but also enriches the news ecosystem by amplifying diverse voices.

Tira Wireless

Series C in 2006
As of 2008, Tira Wireless, Inc. went out of business. Tira Wireless, Inc. provides a portfolio of tools, processes, and practices for application developers and publishers to create and deliver mobile content. Its products include Tira Mobile Content Lifecycle Management solution that enables mobile deployment by facilitating the marketing planning, design, development, adaptation, testing, channel packaging, and distribution of mobile content; and Tira Jump, which provides device parameters to plan the development and porting strategy for various applications. The company's products also include Jump Developer Desktop, an adaptation system that transforms application source code to generate application versions for the mobile devices; and Jump Deployment Manager, which manages tasks, resource assignments, and assets for mobile content projects. Its solutions enable application developers and publishers to market mobile content for various handsets, operator networks, and geographies. In addition, the company offers testing-only services on Java ME, BREW, and Windows mobile devices; and engineering services, such as application development, porting and submission, and testing and certification services, as well as consulting services. It serves social networking companies, mobile application providers and developers, content providers, and mobile operators. Tira Wireless, Inc. has operations in Europe, Asia, and North America. The company was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada with additional offices in Chicago, London, and Ukraine.

Cascada Mobile

Venture Round in 2006
Cascada Mobile specializes in the development and distribution of mobile applications, offering a platform that allows users to create apps using HTML, JavaScript, and CSS. Its primary product, Breeze, facilitates the transformation of these web-based applications into mobile formats compatible with over 100 operators globally. The company's technology also supports the distribution of mobile games and other content through a viral peer-to-peer network, enhancing the reach and accessibility of its applications.

eXludus Technologies

Angel Round in 2005
eXludus Technologies, Inc. develops and markets system capacity management, virtualization, and provisioning solutions for data center, cluster, and grid deployments in commercial and public sector applications. The company offers Grid Optimizer software, a BioCluster solution that is developed for the life sciences market; and RepliCator Suite for data transfer mechanisms used to provide virtual machines. eXludus Technologies, Inc. was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in Montreal, Canada.

VoIPshield Systems

Seed Round in 2005
VoIPshield Systems develops products to protect Voice-over-IP (VoIP) networks from security threats and exploits. The company's key products include VoIPaudit, a VoIP Vulnerability Assessment (VVA) System, and VoIPguard, a VoIP Intrusion Prevention System (VIPS). VoIPshield Labs, the internal research group, performs vulnerability testing and analysis specialized in zero-day vulnerabilities.

Tira Wireless

Series B in 2005
As of 2008, Tira Wireless, Inc. went out of business. Tira Wireless, Inc. provides a portfolio of tools, processes, and practices for application developers and publishers to create and deliver mobile content. Its products include Tira Mobile Content Lifecycle Management solution that enables mobile deployment by facilitating the marketing planning, design, development, adaptation, testing, channel packaging, and distribution of mobile content; and Tira Jump, which provides device parameters to plan the development and porting strategy for various applications. The company's products also include Jump Developer Desktop, an adaptation system that transforms application source code to generate application versions for the mobile devices; and Jump Deployment Manager, which manages tasks, resource assignments, and assets for mobile content projects. Its solutions enable application developers and publishers to market mobile content for various handsets, operator networks, and geographies. In addition, the company offers testing-only services on Java ME, BREW, and Windows mobile devices; and engineering services, such as application development, porting and submission, and testing and certification services, as well as consulting services. It serves social networking companies, mobile application providers and developers, content providers, and mobile operators. Tira Wireless, Inc. has operations in Europe, Asia, and North America. The company was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada with additional offices in Chicago, London, and Ukraine.

Tira Wireless

Series A in 2002
As of 2008, Tira Wireless, Inc. went out of business. Tira Wireless, Inc. provides a portfolio of tools, processes, and practices for application developers and publishers to create and deliver mobile content. Its products include Tira Mobile Content Lifecycle Management solution that enables mobile deployment by facilitating the marketing planning, design, development, adaptation, testing, channel packaging, and distribution of mobile content; and Tira Jump, which provides device parameters to plan the development and porting strategy for various applications. The company's products also include Jump Developer Desktop, an adaptation system that transforms application source code to generate application versions for the mobile devices; and Jump Deployment Manager, which manages tasks, resource assignments, and assets for mobile content projects. Its solutions enable application developers and publishers to market mobile content for various handsets, operator networks, and geographies. In addition, the company offers testing-only services on Java ME, BREW, and Windows mobile devices; and engineering services, such as application development, porting and submission, and testing and certification services, as well as consulting services. It serves social networking companies, mobile application providers and developers, content providers, and mobile operators. Tira Wireless, Inc. has operations in Europe, Asia, and North America. The company was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada with additional offices in Chicago, London, and Ukraine.

Think Dynamics

Series A in 2001
Think Dynamics builds software that introduces true Utility Computing into environments that support multiple e-Business Internet infrastructures. Think Dynamics' flagship product, ThinkControl, allows a customer to manage Internet infrastructure by deploying secure technology assets where needed. The ThinkControl Dynamic Resource Management (DRM) system also allows allocation of computing resources to the applications that need them the most to exceed real-time customer needs.
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