Leadscope
Private Equity Round in 2020
Leadscope is a company that specializes in chemoinformatics, providing decision support tools designed for scientists involved in drug discovery. It develops an application that offers access to a variety of research data, including toxicity databases and data management solutions. In addition, Leadscope delivers services such as in silico toxicity assessments, data mining, high-throughput screening analysis, lead optimization, and compound acquisition. The company serves a diverse clientele, including national laboratories, pharmaceutical and biotechnology firms, chemical companies, consumer products organizations, and regulatory agencies across the United States, Canada, and Europe.
Quassar Capital
Venture Round in 2020
Quassar Capital is a firm with a broad presence in the US, founded in 2012, which manages $23.6 billion in assets. Our people have extensive experience in various fields such as applied mathematics, statistical methods, financial markets, as well as advanced programming with a quantitative approach, which has allowed a sustained growth in recent years always betting on the most innovative technology and which is reflected in the excellent results towards our investors. Delivering high-quality returns requires unwavering focus, continuous adaptation to dynamic conditions, and the active pursuit of market opportunities. To achieve this, we invest significantly in technology and infrastructure and bring together diverse perspectives and approaches. Quassar Capital, L.P. a Cabrera Capital Markets, LLC company.
Quassar Capital
Venture Round in 2018
Quassar Capital is a firm with a broad presence in the US, founded in 2012, which manages $23.6 billion in assets. Our people have extensive experience in various fields such as applied mathematics, statistical methods, financial markets, as well as advanced programming with a quantitative approach, which has allowed a sustained growth in recent years always betting on the most innovative technology and which is reflected in the excellent results towards our investors. Delivering high-quality returns requires unwavering focus, continuous adaptation to dynamic conditions, and the active pursuit of market opportunities. To achieve this, we invest significantly in technology and infrastructure and bring together diverse perspectives and approaches. Quassar Capital, L.P. a Cabrera Capital Markets, LLC company.
Deem, Inc. is a technology company specializing in Commerce-as-a-Service (CaaS) solutions tailored for the business travel industry. Founded in 1999 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, Deem offers a comprehensive cloud-based suite of applications that streamline travel, expense management, and purchasing for companies. Its platform empowers organizations to manage travel bookings for flights, hotels, and ground transportation while ensuring compliance with corporate spending policies. Additionally, Deem enables merchants to effectively promote and sell their products and services through various channels, enhancing customer engagement with options such as card-linked offers and corporate discounts. The company's focus is on simplifying business travel for employees, reducing costs for employers, and creating profitable opportunities for service providers. Deem operates as a subsidiary of Enterprise Holdings, Inc.
Quadstone
Venture Round in 2003
Quadstone provides customer analytic software to enterprises in the United States and Europe. The company’s product, Quadstone System, enables enterprises to model and diagnose customer behavior. It caters to marketing, telecommunications, and financial services sector. The company’s clientele includes Barclays, Merrill Lynch, Globe Telecom, BT, Maersk Sealand, Experian CustomerInfo, Shop Direct, and Fidelity Investments.
CyberArk Software
Series B in 2002
CyberArk Software, established in 1999, is a leading global cybersecurity company headquartered in Newton, Massachusetts. It specializes in privileged access management, a critical aspect of identity security, with over half of the Fortune 500 companies as its customers. CyberArk's core offering helps businesses protect their most valuable assets by preventing cyber threats and stopping attack escalation. With around 9,000 customers across diverse industries and a presence in multiple countries, the company has transitioned to a subscription-based revenue model.
Y Media Corporation uses semiconductor-imaging expertise to enable the impact of pictures to be embedded into any application. Y Media's multi-media device portfolio includes high-density image sensors ideal for high-resolution digital still cameras and video applications like HDTV, as well as a line of highly integrated image sensors specifically designed to make possible image communications in mobile consumer electronics. Delivering portable vision that flow easily from one medium to another, Y Media gives OEMs the opportunity to lower system-level costs, expand market share, and add key product differentiators.
Catena Networks
Series C in 2000
Catena Networks develops broadband access systems that enable service providers to deploy voice, data, and video services. The company's products include The CNX-5 Broadband DSL System, a card-for-card upgrade solution for Lucent SLC-5 Digital Loop Carriers and The CN1000 Broadband Loop Carrier that enables service providers to deploy integrated plain old telephone service (POTS) and digital subscriber line (DSL) services and deliver voice, data and video services over copper and fiber infrastructures. It caters to local exchange carriers, postal telephone and telegraph operators, and other service providers. The company was founded in 1998 and is based in California, US with an additional office in Morrisville, North Carolina.
Pluris is a valuation firm based in New York City, established in 2006. It specializes in providing valuation advisory services, focusing on real estate appraisals, business valuations, intangibles, and intellectual properties, as well as assessments of illiquid, complex, and distressed securities. The firm caters to a diverse clientele that includes investment funds, investment banks, broker-dealers, private and public companies, their shareholders and executives, and high-net-worth individuals and families. In addition to its valuation services, Pluris offers daily marks services for high-volume clients and large institutions globally. The company is also involved in developing next-generation IP core infrastructure, leveraging its Teraplex architecture to enhance scalability, fault-tolerance, and performance, providing service providers with a pathway to future upgrades without significant infrastructure overhauls.
Inspired Capital
Series A in 2000
Inspired Capital plc specializes in providing a variety of lending products tailored for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the United Kingdom. The company offers an array of financing options including business cash loans, asset finance, trade finance, construction finance, recruitment finance, transport finance, enterprise finance guarantees, factoring, and invoice discounting. Inspired Capital seeks to simplify the borrowing process for small businesses, ensuring that they have quick and efficient access to the funds necessary for growth, whether that involves expanding operations, hiring new staff, investing in equipment, or managing cash flow. Originally known as Renovo Group plc, the company rebranded in August 2014 and is headquartered in Bristol. As of August 2015, Inspired Capital plc was taken private.
OpenNetwork Technologies
Venture Round in 2000
OpenNetwork makes software for managing user identity over the Web. The company's Universal Identity Platform (Universal IdP) product integrates with existing Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) directory services, such as Microsoft's Active Directory. It is designed to work with Microsoft's .Net Framework and .Net Web Services, permitting Web applications and other resources to be secured and managed without needing to duplicate network policy and user identity information, according to OpenNetwork.
VelQuest
Private Equity Round in 2000
VelQuest Corporation is a leading provider of lab execution and instrument data capture software tailored for pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturers. The company specializes in developing compliance management systems that automate data acquisition, compliance documentation, storage, and retrieval processes. By offering solutions for lab information management, lab execution, and electronic data capture, VelQuest replaces outdated manual documentation methods, thereby enhancing operational efficiency and minimizing risks associated with Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) compliance. Additionally, the company offers a range of services, including planning, consultation, implementation, validation, customer education, and support, ensuring that clients can effectively integrate and utilize their systems.
Intira Corporation is an IT infrastructure and e-business platform that specializes in providing data hosting services for internet applications. The company focuses on implementing, managing, and operating the necessary infrastructure for application development. Based in the United States, Intira enables its clients to establish robust servers, storage solutions, security measures, and data networks to support their digital operations.
Encirq Corporation
Venture Round in 2000
Encirq solves marketing's #1 challenge: Delivering Personalization with Privacy™. Encirq is an online marketing services company that has developed a unique data engine to deliver individualized, consumer-centered marketing over the Internet. We use online and offline, real-time individual transactional data in a private and secure environment. Marketers and Encirq cannot see the data. Rather, the data reside on each consumer's personal computer, and filter out marketing messages that are not relevant. The service and technology are extendible to broadband, to other network devices, and eventually can be used to deliver personalized television commercials to individual households. Encirq's data engine does two things: It provides cost-effective access to consumer information not previously available; and it enables personalized real-time marketing programs. We have filed multiple patent applications on Encirq's illumination processes and technology.
deNovis Inc. is a leading provider of advanced transaction processing and information management solutions for the health insurance and health care benefits administration industry. deNovis's highly innovative claims processing and data management software enables commercial and government health plans to reduce administrative costs, expand their range of products and services, increase speed-to-market of new products and enhance the quality of customer service. The company's flagship software product—eHD™—serves as the core administrative platform for health plans and is designed to deliver the sophistication necessary to meet both existing and emerging needs of commercial, Medicare and Medicaid healthcare benefits administrators. deNovis is also known for its technical innovations, including HICL™ technology, which allows complex healthcare transaction systems to be programmed by business analysts rather than computer programmers, using English language commands and the actual policies and business rules of the health plan. deNovis's customer roster includes large commercial insurers and the U. S. Department of Health and Human Services—the nation's largest purchaser of healthcare and a provider of healthcare benefits to almost 80 million Americans. The company's strategic alliance partners include IBM Corporation and Deloitte Consulting. deNovis enterprise solutions for health plans are available for installation at customer locations or can be delivered on an outsourced or remote-hosted basis. The company is privately held and is headquartered in Lexington, Massachusetts.
TransMedics
Series A in 2000
TransMedics Group, Inc., established in 1998 and based in Andover, Massachusetts, is a commercial-stage medical technology company specializing in transforming organ transplant therapy for end-stage organ failure patients worldwide. The company's core product, the Organ Care System (OCS), is a portable, innovative technology that maintains donor organs outside the body in a near-physiologic state, replicating human-like conditions. This system includes OCS LUNG and OCS Heart, designed to preserve and optimize lungs and hearts respectively during transport, allowing for better assessment and improvement of organ condition. TransMedics also offers clinical services to enhance transplant volume, improve outcomes, and reduce learning curves for healthcare providers.
Allegis Corporation
Venture Round in 2000
Allegis Corporation is a leading Partner Relationship Management firm that develops e-business solutions.
Y Media Corporation uses semiconductor-imaging expertise to enable the impact of pictures to be embedded into any application. Y Media's multi-media device portfolio includes high-density image sensors ideal for high-resolution digital still cameras and video applications like HDTV, as well as a line of highly integrated image sensors specifically designed to make possible image communications in mobile consumer electronics. Delivering portable vision that flow easily from one medium to another, Y Media gives OEMs the opportunity to lower system-level costs, expand market share, and add key product differentiators.
Canesta is a pioneer in electronic perception technology, specializing in low-cost, CMOS-based 3-D imaging chips that provide true 3-D depth perception for a variety of consumer and industrial devices. Founded in 1999 and based in Sunnyvale, California, the company’s innovative technology allows devices such as PCs, TVs, game consoles, and automobiles to react to the presence and movements of people and objects in their environment. This capability enhances functionality and user experience, as it enables devices to interact in ways that were previously unattainable. Canesta actively collaborates with original equipment manufacturers and partners across multiple sectors, including consumer electronics, automotive, security, and robotics, with notable clients such as Hitachi and Honda. The company has developed a robust intellectual property portfolio, having filed over fifty patents, of which forty have been granted, underscoring its commitment to innovation in electronic perception.
Ecrix
Venture Round in 2000
Ecrix is a company that specializes in developing data-storage tape products tailored for various computing systems and network configurations. Founded in 1996 by Juan Rodriguez and Kelly Beavers, Ecrix is headquartered in Boulder, Colorado. The company is known for its VXA technology, which features a mechanically simpler and more reliable design compared to traditional systems. This unique variable speed operation reduces stress on both the mechanism and the media, allowing clients to store data more reliably and cost-effectively. Ecrix was acquired by Exabyte Corporation in August 2001, further integrating its innovative solutions into a broader range of data storage applications.
How2TV
Venture Round in 2000
How2TV is an online rich media solution provider that specializes in e-customer relationship management services. The company focuses on assisting brick-and-mortar manufacturers, retailers, and e-commerce sites by offering web-based audio and video instructions. These services are designed to enhance post-purchase customer support, particularly during the assembly or installation process. By delivering clear and engaging instructional content, How2TV enables its clients to improve the overall support experience for their consumers, fostering better engagement and satisfaction.
CreditTrade
Venture Round in 2000
CreditTrade operates as a B2B financial exchange designed for authorized intermediaries and traders focusing on credit-based derivatives and syndicated loans. By leveraging advanced encryption technology and associated documentation tools, the company offers an online trading platform that aims to revolutionize the credit trading market. This platform facilitates efficient trading and management of credit risk over the internet, enhancing the accessibility and security of transactions for its users.
Gigex operates as a promotions company specialized in the distribution of product demos and trailers to key consumer and media networks across the internet. The company offers services such as guaranteed delivery of large files, servers, call-to-action emails, and product performance metrics. Additionally, it also launches game titles. It serves game publishers, developers, and e-tail and retail sites. Gigex was incorporated in 1994 and is based in San Francisco, California, United States.
CyberArk Software
Series A in 2000
CyberArk Software, established in 1999, is a leading global cybersecurity company headquartered in Newton, Massachusetts. It specializes in privileged access management, a critical aspect of identity security, with over half of the Fortune 500 companies as its customers. CyberArk's core offering helps businesses protect their most valuable assets by preventing cyber threats and stopping attack escalation. With around 9,000 customers across diverse industries and a presence in multiple countries, the company has transitioned to a subscription-based revenue model.
Complient Corporation
Venture Round in 2000
Complient Corporation, based in Cleveland, is the nation's premier provider of AED programs and actively manages hundreds of corporate and government AED programs representing more than 3,000 AED devices. Complient trains lay people to save lives and prepares them to respond to commonplace medical emergencies. To date, over 250,000 individuals have been trained on AED operation and CPR by its 150 dedicated full- and part-time trainers on staff covering all 50 states in the United States. Since its inception in 1997, over $50 million in equity venture capital has been invested to develop Complient's web-based technology infrastructure and AED program management service business. For more information, visit www.complient.com.
SportsYA
Venture Round in 2000
SportsYA is a sports portal that caters to the Hispanic market by providing comprehensive news and content related to sports, video games, and esports, as well as tourism, technology, and economic analysis. The company specializes in producing and broadcasting sports and radio content in both Spanish and English, covering a wide range of sports, including esports, baseball, basketball, boxing, football, soccer, and bullfighting. Through its diverse offerings, SportsYA aims to engage and inform Latin American and Hispanic communities, ensuring they have access to relevant and timely sports information and analysis.
Instill
Venture Round in 2000
Instill Corporation specializes in providing spend intelligence solutions tailored for the foodservice industry. Founded in 1993 and headquartered in San Mateo, California, the company automates the collection of transactional and process-oriented data from its customers' trading partners through its supply chain information services. Instill offers a comprehensive suite of hosted applications designed to assist clients in managing essential business processes, including trade and food spend management, quality and regulatory compliance, promotion management, procurement, food safety, as well as vendor and product management. Its services cater to foodservice manufacturers, operators, and distributors, helping them optimize their operations and improve their overall efficiency.
Informio,Inc trial service delivers Internet content and voice applications through any wireless phone. It has been developed by people who pioneered voice messaging systems and the World Wide Web. Find out about what they're doing by subscribing to their mailing list.
Yeyeye.com
Venture Round in 2000
Yeyeye.com is a music and entertainment portal catering to Spanish and Portuguese speakers globally. Founded by former rock star Charly Alberti, the company is headquartered in Argentina and maintains offices in Chile, Mexico City, Buenos Aires, and Sao Paulo. Yeyeye.com provides various internet community services, including chat rooms and platforms for buying, selling, and exchanging electronic goods, MP3s, videos, and games related to both Latin American and international music. The portal serves as a hub for music enthusiasts, fostering a vibrant community around Latin music culture.
Tantau Software
Series B in 2000
TANTAU Software Inc. is a leading provider of software and services that enable enterprises to conduct high-volume, secure, mobile ecommerce transactions while maintaining direct access to their customer. TANTAU's blue-chip customer base includes major financial institutions and stock exchanges around the world. Strategic alliances include Nokia, Hewlett-Packard, Compaq, NEON Systems and Baltimore Technologies. TANTAU is a member of the WAP Forum and Radicchio, the global industry consortium that promotes security for wireless ecommerce. Headquartered in Austin, Texas, TANTAU is a global company with development and sales offices around the world, including Australia, Finland, Germany, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States.
I-bridge
Venture Round in 2000
Having a solid infrastructure and the resources to support your organization can make the IT journey easier. As an enterprise service provider (ESP), i-bridge can assist you with full service enterprise hosting. Our state of the art hosting facilities can support enterprise outsourcing, applications outsourcing, or even remote management of operations. I-bridge has been focused on building and managing high availability ERP and related enterprise environments since 1992 and has applied that experience to our own hosting facilities since 1998. The i-bridge ESP solution is far more than a facility to place your applications or IT operations; they take responsibility for managing your environment. With a focus on process, best practices, and highly trained professionals, they ensure that your mission critical enterprise applications are operated to the most demanding standards.
Hookt is the premier online destination for hip-hop music, news, culture, fashion and shopping targeting the 15-34 demographic. Hookt's e-commerce store is making history with product offerings including hip-hop fashion from leading designers and brands, CD's, vinyl, DVD's, video games and accessories, all delivered in 48 hours. The site offers the ultimate blend of the 3 "C's:" Content, Community & Commerce. Hookt offers interactive tools such as the Beat Bomb and Tag Line machine, which allows users, respectively, to create their own beats and graffiti. Content offerings include MP3's and music videos from major and independent artists, daily news and record reviews, artist interviews, fashion reviews, runway shows and fashion advice. Hookt's strategic partners include Puff Daddy and Eminem.
AppGenesys
Venture Round in 2000
AppGenesys, an eInfrastructure management services provider, focuses on the complex process of staging, systems testing and deploying Web initiatives for Fortune-class clients. The company offers a scaleable suite of standardized hardware and software management solutions that accelerate implementation and improve site performance. AppGenesys manages clients' Internet infrastructure operations through a global framework. Headquartered in San Jose, Calif., AppGenesys was spun-out of iXL Ventures' managed network services business with $50 million in funding from a dynamic investor coalition comprising Chase Capital Partners, DynaFund Ventures, Flatiron Partners, Inktomi Corporation, Kelso & Company, NeoCarta Ventures and Softbank Venture Capital.
Powerful Media
Venture Round in 2000
Powerful Media, Inc. operates an online portal Inside.com which provides business-to-business online information services to the entertainment and media industries. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in New York, New York.
eSprocket
Series B in 2000
eSprocket offers an online marketplace that enables its users to buy and sell used capital equipment.
Carolina BroadBand
Private Equity Round in 2000
Carolina BroadBand Inc. is a new, privately-held company offering Carolina residents and businesses a choice in providers for broadband multi-media service, including bundled local cable, Internet access and digital local and long-distance telephone services.
goRefer.com
Series A in 2000
goRefer offers a web technology solution that supports the internet consumer intelligence industry.
Web.com
Venture Round in 2000
Web.com, Inc. specializes in providing internet services and online marketing solutions tailored to small and medium-sized businesses. The company offers a comprehensive suite of services, including domain registration, website design, logo creation, search engine optimization and marketing, lead generation, and e-commerce solutions. Web.com's user-friendly platform, Website Pros, enables non-technical users to create and manage professional websites, increase online traffic, and engage with customers effectively.
Beansprout.net
Series C in 2000
Beansprout.net is a U.S.-based company founded in 1998 that offers customizable websites aimed at pediatricians, childcare distributors, and childcare resources. The platform serves as an online community connecting parents with their pediatricians and facilitating interaction among childcare professionals. Beansprout provides essential tools and resources, including the Good Health Program, which equips doctors with patient education materials for use in examination rooms. This initiative enhances patient care and improves practice efficiency for pediatric professionals, while also supporting families in their healthcare journeys. In 2002, Beansprout was acquired by Innovex.
MercadoLibre
Series B in 2000
MercadoLibre, Inc. is the leading online commerce platform in Latin America, offering a suite of services designed to facilitate buying and selling across various categories. Founded in 1999 and headquartered in Buenos Aires, Argentina, the company operates the MercadoLibre Marketplace, which allows businesses and individuals to list and sell products through a fixed-price or auction format. It also provides MercadoPago, an integrated payment solution that enables users to send and receive payments both on its marketplace and externally. Additional offerings include MercadoEnvios for logistics services, MercadoCredito for lending solutions, and MercadoFondo for asset management. The company also features a classifieds service for listings related to vehicles, real estate, and services, alongside MercadoLibre Advertising for brand promotion. Further, it offers MercadoShops, a software-as-a-service solution that helps users create and manage their online stores. With over 218 million active users and 1 million sellers, MercadoLibre operates in 18 countries, positioning itself as a comprehensive e-commerce and fintech ecosystem in the region.
AdvisorTech
Private Equity Round in 2000
AdvisorTech believes intermediaries - from major broker-dealers, banks, and insurance companies to investment advisors and financial planners - will continue to play an important role in ensuring that individual investors achieve their goals. To compete effectively, intermediaries need access to Internet technology, high-quality products and investment insight - AdvisorTech provides that access. They do this with technology that supports investment selection, marketing, customer management, and the trading of mutual funds and other financial products. Their customers include both large and small financial intermediaries around the globe.
Scout Electromedia
Venture Round in 2000
Scout Electromedia is a consumer wireless company dedicated to creating innovative lifestyle products. Through user-centric product design, stable technology and critical content, Scout is pioneering a new space in the wireless industry termed "Electromedia". Grounded in the belief that technology should be enabling, not frustrating, Scout creates wireless products that are intuitive, reliable, useful and fun. Working with a variety of partners, Scout is committed to leading the development of consumer-friendly products that add value to people's lives.
Escrow.com
Series C in 2000
Escrow.com, Inc. is a leading provider of online escrow services, established in 1999 and headquartered in Rancho Santa Margarita, California. The company facilitates secure e-commerce transactions by acting as a trusted intermediary that collects, holds, and disburses funds based on the mutual instructions of buyers and sellers. Escrow.com specializes in a variety of transactions, including domain names, vehicles, electronics, antiques, jewelry, and other merchandise. By ensuring that buyers can inspect goods before payment is released and that sellers are guaranteed payment upon acceptance of the merchandise, Escrow.com effectively mitigates the risks of fraud for both parties. As a subsidiary of Freelancer Limited, the company has solidified its position as a pioneer in online transaction management, providing safe and reliable services that enhance the overall e-commerce experience.
Alacra, Inc. is a provider of compliance workflow, reference data, and business research solutions, catering primarily to financial institutions, professional service firms, and corporations. Established in 1996 and headquartered in New York, with an additional office in London, the company was originally named Data Downlink Corporation before rebranding in 2001. Alacra offers innovative tools that aggregate and filter critical business information from over 75 premium publishers and a curated selection of more than 3,000 web-based sources. Its solutions support clients in conducting regulatory searches and streamline customer identification, due diligence, and credit investigations. By delivering user-ready results, Alacra helps its clients stay informed about their customers, prospects, investments, and competition, thereby enhancing business development and operational efficiency. The company employs over 60 professionals specializing in content, technology, sales, and marketing.
ChipWrights
Series A in 2000
ChipWrights, Inc. is a fabless semiconductor company specializing in innovative digital and visual signal processing for embedded video and audio applications. The company develops all-in-one high-definition solutions, particularly focusing on System-on-a-Chip (SoC) devices that integrate complete systems onto a single chip. ChipWrights’ fully programmable, low-cost, low-power, and high-performance SoCs are designed for the digital imaging and video markets, featuring a vector DSP that achieves high parallelism in image data processing. The architecture is optimized for image and video processing, with tuned instruction sets and data access mechanisms. Recognizing the need for flexibility in rapidly evolving product requirements, ChipWrights emphasizes programmable solutions over fixed-function ASICs, which benefits system designers and manufacturers. The company also provides a comprehensive suite of development tools, reference boards, and application libraries, supported by a growing network of third-party DSP algorithm and application developers to foster innovation in imaging products.
NuCore Technologies
Series B in 2000
Nucore Technology is a developer of digital and analog imaging devices for cameras and video cameras. The company has 72 employees. Nucore Technology, founded in May 1997, has undergone five rounds of equity financing amounting to US$84 million, the company's Web site says.
FusionOne
Venture Round in 2000
FusionOne is a technology company specializing in mobile content portability, enabling users to transfer and synchronize information between mobile devices. Founded in 1998 and headquartered in San Jose, California, with an additional office in Tallinn, Estonia, FusionOne's software allows subscribers to store, manage, and transfer various types of mobile content, including contacts, photos, messages, and purchased items. The company's solutions support millions of users across major carriers worldwide, facilitating the organization of address books through a unified interface and promoting sharing across different social networks.
Metro Optix
Series A in 2000
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.
Expression Engines
Series B in 2000
Expression Engines is a leading provider of end-to-end direct e-mail marketing solutions, specializing in enhancing online marketing investments for businesses. The company offers a comprehensive suite of services that includes the integration of graphics into e-mails and strategies aimed at improving customer acquisition and retention rates. By leveraging direct marketing expertise and innovative technology, Expression Engines adopts a full-service approach to help clients achieve higher revenue through effective and cost-efficient online marketing efforts. The company's flagship product, Favemail, exemplifies its commitment to delivering high-response marketing solutions tailored to meet the specific needs of its clients.
SquareTrade
Series B in 2000
SquareTrade, Inc. is a warranty provider specializing in insurance coverage plans for consumer electronics and appliances. Established in 1999 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, with an additional office in London, the company offers protection plans for a wide range of devices, including smartphones, tablets, laptops, desktop computers, home entertainment systems, and various other electronics such as cameras and fitness trackers. SquareTrade's plans cover incidents such as drops, water damage, malfunctions, and accidents, ensuring consumers receive comprehensive protection regardless of where they purchased their items. In 2017, SquareTrade became a subsidiary of Allstate Non-Insurance Holdings, Inc.
eVentures Group
Venture Round in 2000
eVentures Group operates and invests in internet communications companies.
Fast Track
Series B in 2000
Fast Track: a completely new and comprehensive approach to the way clinical trials are managed. The company is assembling a creative and energetic staff of technical and medical professionals, an experienced management team, industry-specific advisory boards, and an active investor constituency - all aggressively focused on achieving their vision: to revolutionize the management of clinical trials.
Viajo.com
Series B in 2000
Viajo.com is an online travel platform founded in 1999 and based in Buenos Aires, Argentina. It specializes in providing users with the ability to book air tickets and access a range of travel packages that cater to diverse destinations worldwide, including the USA, Mexico, Brazil, and Argentina. The platform aims to simplify the travel planning process by offering a variety of options for clients seeking to explore different tourist locations.
The Consumer Financial
Venture Round in 2000
The Consumer Financial Network, headquartered in Duluth, GA, is a sophisticated e-commerce platform for financial services and related benefits over the Internet and an around-the-clock teleweb customer service center. CFN is provided at no cost to large companies and associations for distribution as a human resource benefit to their employees or members.
The New York Times
Venture Round in 2000
The New York Times, established in 1851, is a leading American media company renowned for its flagship daily newspaper, The New York Times. It operates 18 newspapers worldwide, including the International New York Times, and maintains over 50 websites. The company generates revenue primarily through subscriptions, advertising, and other sources, with its New York Times Group segment being the major contributor. It also offers digital newspaper websites, licenses archive databases, and distributes databases through its subsidiary, New York Times Digital. The New York Times has won 98 Pulitzer Prizes, reflecting its commitment to seeking the truth and helping people understand the world.
Health Hero Network
Venture Round in 2000
Health Hero Network combines digital convenience with clinical expertise. They provide people with remote access to expert clinicians. They builts a platform that marries user-centric innovation with healthcare expertise and have embarked on the journey together. They provide health management programs delivering personalized daily monitoring, patient education, and information to care providers.
USA.NET
Venture Round in 2000
USA.NET is a provider of outsourced messaging solutions, established in 1997 by Scott Chasin and headquartered in Milford, Connecticut. The company specializes in hosted email and messaging services, offering a comprehensive platform known as the Global Secure eMessaging Service. This service is SAS 70 Type II Audited and holds Microsoft Gold Certification, reflecting its commitment to high-quality service and security. Furthermore, USA.NET is actively involved in the Microsoft Technology Adoption Program for Exchange 2007/E14, underscoring its position as a forward-thinking company in the messaging solutions sector.
Rocket Network
Venture Round in 2000
Rocket Network is a leading provider of digital delivery tools for audio professionals, establishing itself as the global standard in audio production networks. The company has formed partnerships with prominent audio firms to develop "RocketPower" versions of their products, enabling users to connect to the network through familiar audio applications. Rocket Network facilitates collaboration by allowing multiple users to access and update audio files simultaneously from any location. Its services also enhance workflow by offering features such as secure central archiving, talent search capabilities, and cross-application support. As a result, Rocket Network's technology is increasingly integrated into professional audio sessions, streamlining the production process and improving efficiency for users worldwide.
BuildPoint
Series B in 2000
BuildPoint is a company that specializes in e-commerce solutions tailored for the commercial construction industry. Founded in 1999 and based in Redwood Shores, California, BuildPoint offers a cloud-based platform designed to streamline the bidding process for general contractors. Its services facilitate online communication, negotiation, and transactions between buyers and sellers of construction products and services. Key offerings include online bid solicitation management, lead generation, materials procurement, and financial management applications related to insurance and lending. By centralizing subcontractor data and standardizing pre-qualification and performance assessments, BuildPoint helps clients reduce costs, mitigate risks, and secure more profitable contracts. The company was acquired by Construction Software Technologies in June 2004.
eYada
Venture Round in 2000
eYada.com is a prominent internet entertainment company that attracts over one million users globally each month. Based in studios located in Manhattan, Los Angeles, and San Jose, eYada operates an all-talk radio network featuring three main channels: Entertainment, Sports, and Health & Fitness. The network offers a vibrant array of 19 shows and more than 200 hours of live, original programming each week. eYada is known for its engaging content, including candid interviews, spirited debates, and celebrity gossip, hosting a diverse lineup of high-profile guests such as Donald Trump, Mariah Carey, and Hugh Hefner. This dynamic approach to talk radio enables eYada to deliver entertaining and provocative content that resonates with a wide audience.
Vitaminic
Venture Round in 2000
Vitaminic was one of the firts Digital Music Platform in Europe, founded in 1999, it had from the start an international footprint with offices and operations on 9 countries. The Headquarter was based in Italy and after the Ipo in 2000 on the Italian Stock Exchange it acquired companies in UK ( Peoplesound), Usa (Iuma) and France (FranceMp3). The management was led by the three founders (Gianluca Dettori,Frank Gonella and Adriano Marconetto) and by the Coo Andrea Rosi. The company was sold to Buongiorno in 2003.
NetSales
Venture Round in 2000
NetSales provides the technology and support services industrial suppliers need to sell their products online — at a price you can afford.
Electron Economy
Series B in 2000
Electron Economy is a commerce enabler that focuses on integrating essential components of commerce operations for both traditional and e-business companies. It collaborates with clients to design, deploy, and manage their e-commerce operations by combining advanced technology, expertise, and managed services. The company's Internet Transaction Operations Network, known as Internet TONE, provides an open and extensible platform that allows businesses to utilize shared services and infrastructure for their e-business needs. Additionally, Electron Economy offers E-Commerce Operations Management services on the Internet TONE, delivering outsourced management solutions that seamlessly connect online storefronts with back-end logistics processes, including order processing, customer engagement, warehousing, fulfillment, shipping, and delivery. Through its supply chain event management services, the company enhances the management of funds, goods, and information, enabling manufacturers and distributors to accelerate time to market, reduce costs, boost revenue, and improve customer satisfaction.
CB Technologies
Venture Round in 2000
CB Technologies, Inc. (www.cbtech.com), is a leading provider of electronic data capture, e-business consulting, and integration services to the pharmaceutical and healthcare industries, with 128 employees in its headquarters in West Chester, Pennsylvania and Boston, Massachusetts. Inc. Magazine named the firm one of the 500 fastest growing privately held companies in America for the past two consecutive years. Applications created by CB are currently in use at leading pharmaceutical/healthcare companies and support thousands of users worldwide.
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HotRail is an internet infrastructure company founded in 1993 and headquartered in California. It specializes in developing advanced high-speed interconnect technologies and smart switched fabrics for its clients. As a fabless semiconductor company, HotRail focuses on mixed signal and complex digital logic design, providing innovative solutions that enhance connectivity and data transmission in various applications.
Internet Appliance Network
Series B in 2000
Internet Appliance Network is a marketing and media services company.
Small World
Venture Round in 2000
SmallWorld.com (www.smallworld.com) is the largest independent developer of online fantasy sports games and is host to one of the "stickiest" sites on the Internet. Founded in 1994, Small World was recently ranked by Media Metrix as the number one fastest growing web site and by Nielsen Net Ratings as the stickiest site on the Internet. They will soon offer new games that expand beyond sports into other areas of interest, including politics.
carClub
Venture Round in 2000
At carclub.com, Their mission is to provide automotive consumers with the best car owning experience they will ever have. We're committed to building their business based on what customers want and how they like to be treated. Whether by web or by phone, they aim to offer comprehensive selection, unprecedented savings, and state of the art service.
Urban Box Office Network
Series B in 2000
UBO is a next generation media company that provides a unique on and off-line cultural and commercial platform for the Urban Mindset. UBO defines the Urban Mindset as a global community that shares common interests in music, arts, sports, and fashion and establishes trends for the emerging worldwide market. UBO aggregates this community by providing a network of vertical properties for the creation and distribution of cutting-edge music, animation, information, sports, events, live-action series, as well as direct access to urban cultural icons and celebrities. UBO aims to be the leading destination for both producers and consumers of the Urban Mindset.
Empowered Networks
Series C in 2000
Empowered Networks, established in 1997, specializes in delivering carrier-grade Voice-over-IP (VoIP) switching systems tailored for carriers and next-generation communication service providers. Their flagship product, the USX1000, seamlessly integrates with existing Intelligent Network services, facilitating a smooth transition of voice traffic to IP infrastructure. Additionally, Empowered Networks offers comprehensive IT consulting services, including network monitoring, management, security, and compliance solutions. They assist global corporations in enhancing application, network, and service agility, visibility, and reliability, ultimately driving positive business outcomes and mitigating risks.
iWon
Private Equity Round in 2000
iWon is an online search company that operates as a destination portal and search engine, offering users the chance to win cash and merchandise prizes through casual gaming and sweepstakes. Backed by CBS, iWon provides a variety of information retrieval products across multiple websites and desktop applications. The platform engages users by allowing them to participate in daily, weekly, and monthly contests, as well as instant win opportunities, making it a unique blend of entertainment and search functionality. Through its diverse offerings, iWon aims to attract a broad audience while providing an interactive experience that rewards user participation.
SportsYA
Venture Round in 2000
SportsYA is a sports portal that caters to the Hispanic market by providing comprehensive news and content related to sports, video games, and esports, as well as tourism, technology, and economic analysis. The company specializes in producing and broadcasting sports and radio content in both Spanish and English, covering a wide range of sports, including esports, baseball, basketball, boxing, football, soccer, and bullfighting. Through its diverse offerings, SportsYA aims to engage and inform Latin American and Hispanic communities, ensuring they have access to relevant and timely sports information and analysis.
Submarino
Series B in 2000
Submarino is an online seller of Spanish- and Portuguese-language books, CDs and toys.
ClickThings
Venture Round in 2000
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Eduprise
Venture Round in 2000
Eduprise is an e-Services company offering application expertise in enterprise-level e-Learning, knowledge management and web integration focused on serving higher education and selected corporate market.
ProcureNet
Venture Round in 2000
ProcureNet is a U.S.-based procurement platform founded in 1994, which serves as a centralized source for individuals and various government agencies, including federal, state, and local levels, as well as small and medium-sized enterprises. The company offers a comprehensive suite of e-commerce solutions for the procurement of both specialty and non-specialty products. Its services include internet-based requisitioning, order approval workflows, order status tracking, purchase order generation, invoice matching and consolidation, and accounts payable management. Additionally, ProcureNet has sourced medical products from global manufacturers during health crises, providing essential supplies such as face masks, syringes, and personal protective equipment to healthcare providers. ProcureNet was acquired by Science Applications International Corporation in 2004.
Intralinks
Venture Round in 2000
Intralinks Holdings, Inc. is a technology company that specializes in software-as-a-service (SaaS) solutions for secure enterprise content collaboration, both domestically and internationally. Founded in 1996 and based in New York, Intralinks provides a cloud-based platform that facilitates the management, control, and exchange of sensitive information within and between organizations. Its product offerings include Intralinks Dealspace for virtual deal rooms, Intralinks Studyspace for sharing confidential information, and Intralinks VIA for enterprise content sharing. The company serves a diverse range of industries, including financial services, life sciences, technology, and manufacturing, and caters to enterprises, financial institutions, and governmental agencies. Intralinks distributes its solutions directly through a dedicated sales team and indirectly via a network of channel partners and customer referrals. The company has undergone several changes in ownership and name, most recently becoming a subsidiary of SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc.
Intellispace
Venture Round in 2000
Intellispace is the Gold Coast’s leading services office and virtual office space provider. If you are looking for a professional and well maintained serviced office, virtual office or meeting room facilities to conduct your important business.
eBondTrade.com
Series B in 2000
eBondTrade offers an online platform that enables investment advisors to manage and trade municipal bonds.
Blackboard
Venture Round in 2000
Blackboard Inc. is a leading provider of enterprise technology and innovative solutions for the education sector, catering to higher education, K-12, business, and government markets. Founded in 1997 and headquartered in Reston, Virginia, the company offers a diverse range of products designed to enhance the teaching and learning experience. Its flagship platform, Blackboard Learn, supports academic goals through a comprehensive learning management system, while Blackboard Collaborate facilitates interactive and mobile learning. Additional offerings include Blackboard Analytics, which converts data into actionable insights, and Blackboard SafeAssign, which helps identify plagiarism in student submissions. The company also provides tools for accessibility, student support, and community engagement, such as Blackboard Ally and Blackboard Connect. With a global presence, Blackboard aims to improve educational outcomes and institutional performance by leveraging technology to streamline processes and enhance communication among educational stakeholders.
Catena Networks
Series B in 2000
Catena Networks develops broadband access systems that enable service providers to deploy voice, data, and video services. The company's products include The CNX-5 Broadband DSL System, a card-for-card upgrade solution for Lucent SLC-5 Digital Loop Carriers and The CN1000 Broadband Loop Carrier that enables service providers to deploy integrated plain old telephone service (POTS) and digital subscriber line (DSL) services and deliver voice, data and video services over copper and fiber infrastructures. It caters to local exchange carriers, postal telephone and telegraph operators, and other service providers. The company was founded in 1998 and is based in California, US with an additional office in Morrisville, North Carolina.
Ninth House
Series B in 2000
Ninth House is a company that specializes in organizational learning solutions aimed at facilitating behavioral change within organizations. It offers a comprehensive range of services, including consulting, learning solution design, technology integration, and implementation support. Additionally, Ninth House provides measurement and analysis services to assess the effectiveness of learning initiatives. The company develops various educational offerings, such as online courses, instructor-led training, and tailored curricula, to meet the diverse needs of its clients. By combining these elements, Ninth House aims to enhance learning experiences and drive meaningful change in organizational behavior.
Illumina
Venture Round in 2000
Illumina is a leading technology company specializing in the analysis of genetic material, focusing on life science and clinical laboratory applications. The company generates the majority of its revenue from sequencing instruments, consumables, and related services. Illumina's high-throughput technology facilitates whole genome sequencing for humans and other large organisms, while its lower throughput tools cater to applications requiring smaller data sets, such as viral and cancer tumor screening. In addition, Illumina offers microarrays for lower-cost, targeted genetic screening, primarily serving consumer and agricultural sectors. By providing innovative and flexible solutions, Illumina plays a crucial role in advancing personalized medicine and supports disease research, drug development, and the creation of molecular tests in clinical settings.
Acorn Networks
Venture Round in 2000
Acorn Networks is a fabless communications semiconductor company specializing in wire-speed traffic management solutions. Our mission is to provide the most advanced and comprehensive traffic management solutions to new as well as established switch equipment vendors. We are committed to providing well-engineered wire-speed semiconductor products at OC-48c, OC-192c, and beyond based on our cost effective, low power and flexible architecture.
Medsite
Venture Round in 1999
Medsite operates as a comprehensive online platform for healthcare professionals, providing a range of user-friendly solutions that include medical e-commerce, information, and communication services. The company runs Medsite.com, which serves as a destination for medical books, software, journals, supplies, and electronic physician credentialing. Additionally, Medsite offers the latest medical news and a customizable finance channel, aiming to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of medical practices. Furthermore, Medsite develops proprietary databases tailored for pharmaceutical and healthcare companies, delivering end-to-end physician e-detailing services that encompass program development, targeted recruitment, and online distribution. Through these offerings, Medsite facilitates improved online engagement and efficiencies for medical professionals.
Coactive Networks
Series B in 1999
Coactive Networks specializes in Internet-based energy management and remote monitoring and control solutions for residential and commercial properties. The company is recognized for its pioneering role in the deployment of Internet control technology, facilitating the integration of various devices, appliances, and computers through its residential gateways. These gateways feature connectors and routers that link open control systems to internet technologies, providing clients with flexible, scalable, and cost-effective products. By enabling seamless connectivity and control, Coactive Networks enhances energy efficiency and operational management for its users.
AtomFilms
Series B in 1999
A leading film production company, based in Dublin. We create viral, corporate and TV adverts. Telling stories through film.
Lutris Technologies
Series A in 1999
Lutris Technologies is an Open Source enterprise software and services company that sponsors Enhydra.org, a platform for building Web and wireless applications. Committed to Open Source, Lutris aims to set the standard for software development by partnering with developers. They provide world-class support and training for Enhydra applications, catering to clients from startups to Fortune 500 companies. Additionally, Lutris offers expert professional services to ensure that customers' objectives are met on time and on budget.
Mainspring
Venture Round in 1999
Mainspring designs and develops digital business strategies. The company provides consulting services focusing on digital technologies, business optimization, and technology enablement. Mainspring, formerly known as Mainspring Communications Inc., was founded in 1996 and is based in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Chromatis Networks
Series B in 1999
Chromatis Networks specializes in developing optical transport solutions aimed at enhancing the efficiency and management of metropolitan area networks. The company's flagship product, the Metropolis System, integrates data packets, voice circuits, and video services, allowing carriers to effectively manage multi-service networks. By leveraging dense wave division multiplexing (DWDM) technology, Chromatis Networks provides service providers with the ability to scale network capacity in a cost-effective manner. This integration addresses challenges faced by carriers when transitioning from long-distance networks to local service providers, ultimately improving performance and reducing operational costs in metropolitan areas.
Vigil Technologies
Series B in 1999
Vigil Technologies, Inc. is a pioneer in the online intelligence market. The company provides the most time- effective online intelligence solutions that allow decision-makers, business researchers, and analysts to continuously monitor their business landscapes. e-Sense, Vigil's web-based service, automatically and incrementally gathers highly-relevant information based on user-defined business landscapes, while guaranteeing predictable and comprehensive coverage of open Internet sources.
MercandoLivre.com
Venture Round in 1999
MercandoLivre.com is an e-commerce technology company providing solutions to individuals and companies buying, selling, advertising, and paying for goods online. It serves millions of users and creates a market for a wide variety of goods and services in a safe and efficient way. The platform is among the top 50 in the world in terms of page views and is a retail platform with unique visitors in each country, which it operates according to metrics provided by comScore Networks. MercandoLivre.com was launched in 1999 and is based in Santana De Parnaíba.
Greenwich Technology Partners
Venture Round in 1999
Greenwich Technology Partners, Inc. provides information security, cost optimization, multiservice networks, information lifecycle management, and information technology service management solutions. Its storage optimization solutions offers a suite of services, including lifecycle project management, independent ROI/TCO evaluation, technology audits, review of business application requirements and creation of storage requirements matrix, creation of business-based data classification schema, Gap analysis of client storage management process, impact analysis of the optimization on business continuity, disaster recovery and security, and design and documentation of new storage infrastructures. The company also offers application security solution to address the lifecycle of an application, including requirements and operation. Its IT infrastructure consolidation solution consolidates server, data center, and storage resources. The company was founded in 1997 and is based in White Plains, New York. As of October 18, 2005, Greenwich Technology Partners, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Acumen Solutions, Inc.
Creative Planet
Series B in 1999
Creative Planet is a prominent provider of business-to-business internet services tailored for creative professionals. The company offers a comprehensive suite of project management applications, production databases, and information services that facilitate the creative process. By concentrating on enhancing efficiencies in the film, television, music video, and commercial production sectors, Creative Planet aims to streamline production workflows. Its industry-standard applications support an end-to-end internet-based production management solution and marketplace, positioning the company as a vital resource for professionals in the creative industry.
Starbelly.com
Private Equity Round in 1999
Starbelly.com is a U.S.-based company specialized in promotional products. It manufactures branded t-shirts, key chains, and coffee mugs for promotions by client companies. Starbelly.com was co-founded by Eric Lefkofsky and [Brad Keywell](https://www.crunchbase.com/person/brad-keywell) in 1999. It was sold to Halo Industries in 2000 before filing for bankruptcy.
Pluris
Venture Round in 1999
Pluris is a valuation firm based in New York City, established in 2006. It specializes in providing valuation advisory services, focusing on real estate appraisals, business valuations, intangibles, and intellectual properties, as well as assessments of illiquid, complex, and distressed securities. The firm caters to a diverse clientele that includes investment funds, investment banks, broker-dealers, private and public companies, their shareholders and executives, and high-net-worth individuals and families. In addition to its valuation services, Pluris offers daily marks services for high-volume clients and large institutions globally. The company is also involved in developing next-generation IP core infrastructure, leveraging its Teraplex architecture to enhance scalability, fault-tolerance, and performance, providing service providers with a pathway to future upgrades without significant infrastructure overhauls.
nDSP Corporation is a semiconductor company based in Campbell, California, established in 1997. It specializes in providing "system on chip" video solutions for platform builders across the entertainment, Internet, and computing sectors. The company focuses on developing video processing integrated circuits (ICs) that enhance picture quality for mainstream consumer televisions, flat panel displays, and multimedia projectors. As a fabless semiconductor provider, nDSP is dedicated to advancing video technology to improve visual experiences for consumers.
Alacra
Venture Round in 1999
Alacra, Inc. is a provider of compliance workflow, reference data, and business research solutions, catering primarily to financial institutions, professional service firms, and corporations. Established in 1996 and headquartered in New York, with an additional office in London, the company was originally named Data Downlink Corporation before rebranding in 2001. Alacra offers innovative tools that aggregate and filter critical business information from over 75 premium publishers and a curated selection of more than 3,000 web-based sources. Its solutions support clients in conducting regulatory searches and streamline customer identification, due diligence, and credit investigations. By delivering user-ready results, Alacra helps its clients stay informed about their customers, prospects, investments, and competition, thereby enhancing business development and operational efficiency. The company employs over 60 professionals specializing in content, technology, sales, and marketing.
Y Media Corporation uses semiconductor-imaging expertise to enable the impact of pictures to be embedded into any application. Y Media's multi-media device portfolio includes high-density image sensors ideal for high-resolution digital still cameras and video applications like HDTV, as well as a line of highly integrated image sensors specifically designed to make possible image communications in mobile consumer electronics. Delivering portable vision that flow easily from one medium to another, Y Media gives OEMs the opportunity to lower system-level costs, expand market share, and add key product differentiators.