Compass Technology Partners

Compass Technology Partners is a venture capital firm established in 1988 and based in Menlo Park, California. The firm focuses on investing in emerging companies at various stages of development, with a particular emphasis on startups and early-stage ventures. It targets sectors such as silicon-related technologies, life sciences, communications, information technologies, software, and optoelectronics. Additionally, Compass Technology Partners invests in biotechnology companies that utilize advanced semiconductor manufacturing technologies, including those developing "lab-on-a-chip" applications, sensors, medical devices, and laboratory tests. The firm aims to support innovative products and services that address high-growth markets.

David G. Arscott

Co-Founder

Paul Yau

Senior Analyst

Martha P. E. Arscott

Chief Financial Officer

16 past transactions

Tesla

Series D in 2007
Tesla, Inc. designs, develops, manufactures, leases, and sells electric vehicles and energy generation and storage systems globally, including in the United States, China, and Europe. The company operates in two main segments: Automotive and Energy Generation and Storage. The Automotive segment offers a range of electric vehicles, including sedans and SUVs, and provides electric powertrain components and related services through its service locations and mobile technicians. It sells its vehicles through company-owned stores and its website. The Energy Generation and Storage segment focuses on energy storage solutions, such as lithium-ion battery systems for homes and commercial applications, and includes the design and installation of solar energy products. Tesla also offers vehicle insurance and promotes renewable energy solutions. Founded in 2003 and headquartered in Palo Alto, California, the company aims to accelerate the world’s transition to electric mobility by expanding the availability and affordability of electric vehicles.

Tesla

Series C in 2006
Tesla, Inc. designs, develops, manufactures, leases, and sells electric vehicles and energy generation and storage systems globally, including in the United States, China, and Europe. The company operates in two main segments: Automotive and Energy Generation and Storage. The Automotive segment offers a range of electric vehicles, including sedans and SUVs, and provides electric powertrain components and related services through its service locations and mobile technicians. It sells its vehicles through company-owned stores and its website. The Energy Generation and Storage segment focuses on energy storage solutions, such as lithium-ion battery systems for homes and commercial applications, and includes the design and installation of solar energy products. Tesla also offers vehicle insurance and promotes renewable energy solutions. Founded in 2003 and headquartered in Palo Alto, California, the company aims to accelerate the world’s transition to electric mobility by expanding the availability and affordability of electric vehicles.

Metara

Series E in 2005
Metara manufactures chemical metrology tools for semiconductor industry that are used in monitoring and controlling chemical processes. Its products include sentry trace contamination metrology system, which monitors benign chemistries for trace contaminants; and sentry chemical composition metrology system, which monitors copper electroplating and cobalt bath chemistries. The company also offers sentry harsh chemistry metrology system, an analysis solution for harsh chemistries used in semiconductor manufacturing processes; and inline mass spectrometer, a chemical metrology solution that determines chemical composition and potential yield-or process-limiting contaminants. Metara Inc. was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California.

Applied MicroStructures

Series B in 2005
Applied MicroStructures Inc. (AMST) designs and manufactures Molecular Vapor Deposition (MVDÂ) tools: a breakthrough proprietary nanotechnology that enables the growth of ultra-thin films with a wide range of functionalities. These films are deposited in a vacuum chamber at low temperatures on a broad spectrum of substrates.

Tesla

Series B in 2005
Tesla, Inc. designs, develops, manufactures, leases, and sells electric vehicles and energy generation and storage systems globally, including in the United States, China, and Europe. The company operates in two main segments: Automotive and Energy Generation and Storage. The Automotive segment offers a range of electric vehicles, including sedans and SUVs, and provides electric powertrain components and related services through its service locations and mobile technicians. It sells its vehicles through company-owned stores and its website. The Energy Generation and Storage segment focuses on energy storage solutions, such as lithium-ion battery systems for homes and commercial applications, and includes the design and installation of solar energy products. Tesla also offers vehicle insurance and promotes renewable energy solutions. Founded in 2003 and headquartered in Palo Alto, California, the company aims to accelerate the world’s transition to electric mobility by expanding the availability and affordability of electric vehicles.

Sentinel Vision

Series B in 2005
Sentinel Vision, Inc. provides security alarm notification and verification systems and services. It offers SafeScout system, which sends images, sound, and text information to the Sentinel’s data center. The company processes the alarm information and sends voice and text alerts with verification images and sound of the event to the customer’s, and their designated parties’ telephones, cellular phones, pagers, image capable cellular phones, and email addresses. It serves renters, homeowners, and business people. Sentinel Vision, Inc. was incorporated in 2002 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, California.

Tesla

Series A in 2004
Tesla, Inc. designs, develops, manufactures, leases, and sells electric vehicles and energy generation and storage systems globally, including in the United States, China, and Europe. The company operates in two main segments: Automotive and Energy Generation and Storage. The Automotive segment offers a range of electric vehicles, including sedans and SUVs, and provides electric powertrain components and related services through its service locations and mobile technicians. It sells its vehicles through company-owned stores and its website. The Energy Generation and Storage segment focuses on energy storage solutions, such as lithium-ion battery systems for homes and commercial applications, and includes the design and installation of solar energy products. Tesla also offers vehicle insurance and promotes renewable energy solutions. Founded in 2003 and headquartered in Palo Alto, California, the company aims to accelerate the world’s transition to electric mobility by expanding the availability and affordability of electric vehicles.

Applied MicroStructures

Series A in 2004
Applied MicroStructures Inc. (AMST) designs and manufactures Molecular Vapor Deposition (MVDÂ) tools: a breakthrough proprietary nanotechnology that enables the growth of ultra-thin films with a wide range of functionalities. These films are deposited in a vacuum chamber at low temperatures on a broad spectrum of substrates.

NanoNexus

Series C in 2003
NanoNexus, Inc. provides contactor and interconnect products for the electronics industry.

Logilent Learning Systems

Venture Round in 2002
Logilent Learning Systems, Inc. is a pioneer in Web-enabled IT infrastructure e-Learning for enterprises and individuals. Logilent's patent-pending Synergy Learning System (SLS) is a proven methodology for delivering comprehensive and efficient training, tailored to meet different individual's learning styles. As part of the SLS, Logilent offers a variety of multi-sensory learning tools consisting of live product labs, mentoring/community, online lecture notes, videos, interactive simulations and study guides. This blended e-Learning model allows students to learn by doing -- a critical part of the skills transfer process. Since 1994, Logilent has delivered more than 70,000 e-Learning courses to IT professionals and computer telephony specialists worldwide. Logilent is a Cisco Learning Solutions Partner (CLSP), Novell Online Training Provider (NOTP), Microsoft Certified Technical Education Center (CTEC), Silver Sponsor of the Linux Professional Institute, part of the CompTIA alliance, and the exclusive delivery partner for the Computer Telephony Institute's CTE certification.

Atherotech, Inc.

Private Equity Round in 2002
Atherotech is a privately held cardio-diagnostic company focusing on direct measurement of the comprehensive lipid profile using the company's VAP (Vertical Auto Profile) technology. The VAP technology is a patented density gradient ultracentrifugation that directly measures the cholesterol content of all lipids, components, and subclasses. The company provides its unique testing services to physicians, hospitals, clinics, and other laboratories throughout the United States. Atherotech is a CLIA approved clinical reference laboratory located in Birmingham, Alabama.

StarVOX

Series D in 2001
StarVox products are sold and serviced through major solution providers such as Hewlett Packard as a complete, factory-integrated IP telephony solution for service providers. The HP/StarVox Next Generation Telephony Solution combines StarVox software with HP's Open Call Multi Controller application platforms and Cisco Powered Network equipment, making it a carrier-grade, industry-standard solution that will allow a full range of value-added services and upgrades

Logilent Learning Systems

Series C in 2001
Logilent Learning Systems, Inc. is a pioneer in Web-enabled IT infrastructure e-Learning for enterprises and individuals. Logilent's patent-pending Synergy Learning System (SLS) is a proven methodology for delivering comprehensive and efficient training, tailored to meet different individual's learning styles. As part of the SLS, Logilent offers a variety of multi-sensory learning tools consisting of live product labs, mentoring/community, online lecture notes, videos, interactive simulations and study guides. This blended e-Learning model allows students to learn by doing -- a critical part of the skills transfer process. Since 1994, Logilent has delivered more than 70,000 e-Learning courses to IT professionals and computer telephony specialists worldwide. Logilent is a Cisco Learning Solutions Partner (CLSP), Novell Online Training Provider (NOTP), Microsoft Certified Technical Education Center (CTEC), Silver Sponsor of the Linux Professional Institute, part of the CompTIA alliance, and the exclusive delivery partner for the Computer Telephony Institute's CTE certification.

StarVOX

Series C in 1999
StarVox products are sold and serviced through major solution providers such as Hewlett Packard as a complete, factory-integrated IP telephony solution for service providers. The HP/StarVox Next Generation Telephony Solution combines StarVox software with HP's Open Call Multi Controller application platforms and Cisco Powered Network equipment, making it a carrier-grade, industry-standard solution that will allow a full range of value-added services and upgrades

Overture

Series B in 1999
iVendor has introduced the world's first industrial-strength e-merchandising network, seamlessly connecting content sites to merchandise suppliers while providing each site with full control of every element of the merchandising offering they present to their customer base.

StarVOX

Series B in 1998
StarVox products are sold and serviced through major solution providers such as Hewlett Packard as a complete, factory-integrated IP telephony solution for service providers. The HP/StarVox Next Generation Telephony Solution combines StarVox software with HP's Open Call Multi Controller application platforms and Cisco Powered Network equipment, making it a carrier-grade, industry-standard solution that will allow a full range of value-added services and upgrades
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