SAS Investors

SAS Investors was a venture capital firm based in New York City, established in January 2001, that specialized in seed and early-stage investments primarily in technology companies located in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast regions of the United States. The firm focused on states such as New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Maryland, Delaware, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island. Typically, SAS Investors made initial investments of up to $1.25 million, with a total commitment of up to $3 million over the life cycle of a portfolio company. It preferred to be the first institutional investor in its target companies and often sought co-investment opportunities. The firm aimed to support unique and defensible technology ventures by leveraging its resources and experience to assist portfolio companies in developing effective go-to-market strategies, understanding industry dynamics, and maximizing the potential of their intellectual property. SAS Investors, backed by notable venture capital firms, positioned itself as a leading supporter of core technology companies in its targeted regions. However, it is no longer actively investing.

George Abraham

Co-Founder, Managing Partner

23 past transactions

VisibleGains

Venture Round in 2009
VisibleGains Inc. is a company that specializes in developing applications aimed at enhancing communication between businesses and their customers. Founded in 2004 and headquartered in Lexington, Massachusetts, the company offers two primary products. The first is Postwire, which allows users to create private web pages for individual clients, enabling the collection and sharing of videos, photos, web links, and documents in a secure environment. The second product, VideoApps, focuses on creating interactive landing page videos to engage customers more effectively. Originally known as PermissionTV, Inc., the company rebranded to VisibleGains in October 2009, reflecting its commitment to improving customer engagement through innovative digital solutions.

Enpirion

Series E in 2009
Enpirion specializes in manufacturing a range of switch-mode DC-DC converters that incorporate integrated inductors, distinguishing their products in the power management market. By addressing common issues related to power integrated circuit failures, such as inductor layout and placement, Enpirion enhances performance while minimizing footprint, component count, and noise in power conversion. Their solutions cater to a variety of applications, including high-volume consumer electronics like mobile phones, portable gaming devices, and personal media players, as well as in data networking, telecommunications, user terminal equipment, and both notebook and desktop computers. The company is dedicated to developing high-frequency, high-efficiency power management chipsets that meet stringent power requirements, enabling manufacturers to create stable electronic systems.

Motionbox

Series C in 2009
Video sharing service providing video format support and online space for sharing high-definition personal videos

Motionbox

Series B in 2007
Video sharing service providing video format support and online space for sharing high-definition personal videos

VisibleGains

Series C in 2007
VisibleGains Inc. is a company that specializes in developing applications aimed at enhancing communication between businesses and their customers. Founded in 2004 and headquartered in Lexington, Massachusetts, the company offers two primary products. The first is Postwire, which allows users to create private web pages for individual clients, enabling the collection and sharing of videos, photos, web links, and documents in a secure environment. The second product, VideoApps, focuses on creating interactive landing page videos to engage customers more effectively. Originally known as PermissionTV, Inc., the company rebranded to VisibleGains in October 2009, reflecting its commitment to improving customer engagement through innovative digital solutions.

PermissionTV

Series C in 2007
PermissionTV provides a flexible online video platform for brand marketers and advertisers, media companies and publishers, as well as their agencies, content producers and technology providers. This platform helps organizations leverage the power of online video to achieve their marketing objectives through the creation and management of customizable experiences. PermissionTV’s online video tools help customers such as Activision, Adobe, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Harvard Business Publishing and Intercontinental Hotels capture new audiences, enhance relationships, maximize customer value and generate revenue. Competitors include [Brightcove](http://www.crunchbase.com/organization/brightcove), [Mogulus](http://www.techcrunch.com/tag/mogulus/) and [Limelight](http://www.crunchbase.com/organization/limelight).

Backfence

Venture Round in 2006
Backfence, Inc. is a company that specializes in building and operating advertising-supported, hyperlocal community websites. Founded in 2004 and based in McLean, Virginia, Backfence enables its users to generate a variety of virtual content, including blogs, wikis, calendars, and photo galleries. The platform incorporates do-it-yourself advertising tools and related technologies, allowing local communities in the United States to access relevant information. In addition to user-generated content, Backfence's websites feature advertisements, online classifieds, and yellow pages listings, creating a comprehensive local resource for its members.

Motionbox

Series A in 2006
Video sharing service providing video format support and online space for sharing high-definition personal videos

CebaTech

Series C in 2006
CebaTech, Inc. designs, develops, and licenses high-value silicon intellectual property (IP) cores. The company focuses on delivering hardware solutions that accelerate data and storage networking applications. Its products include CebaRIP cores, such as a family of advanced encryption standard IP cores that provide hardware encryption and decryption to meet data security needs; data deflate cores; and LZRW3, MD5, and SHA-1 cores, which are direct hardware embodiment of original software implementations that enable FPGA or ASIC solutions for data compression and decompression, and cryptographic hash functions. The company also provides software models for virtual prototyping cards and cores, as well as for early pre-hardware integration, test, performance analysis, and low-end performance application code. In addition, the company provides custom IP services, such as customer-specified features for CebaIP Cores; customer-specified IP development; and select turnkey FPGA or ASIC development services. Further, the company develops tunable silicon IP cores to accelerate the realization of software algorithms in silicon to boost the productivity of engineering teams focused on advanced SoC, ASIC, and FPGA systems design. CebaTech, Inc. was founded in 2004 and is based in Eatontown, New Jersey.

Enpirion

Series C in 2006
Enpirion specializes in manufacturing a range of switch-mode DC-DC converters that incorporate integrated inductors, distinguishing their products in the power management market. By addressing common issues related to power integrated circuit failures, such as inductor layout and placement, Enpirion enhances performance while minimizing footprint, component count, and noise in power conversion. Their solutions cater to a variety of applications, including high-volume consumer electronics like mobile phones, portable gaming devices, and personal media players, as well as in data networking, telecommunications, user terminal equipment, and both notebook and desktop computers. The company is dedicated to developing high-frequency, high-efficiency power management chipsets that meet stringent power requirements, enabling manufacturers to create stable electronic systems.

Lightspeed Audio Labs

Seed Round in 2006
Lightspeed Audio Labs, Inc. is based in Scotch Plains, New Jersey, and specializes in developing a media collaboration platform designed for musicians. This platform facilitates real-time online collaboration, enabling artists to create and produce audio content together over the Internet.

Multispectral Imaging

Series B in 2005
Multispectral Imaging, Inc. designs, develops, manufactures, and supplies infrared imaging detectors and arrays. The company provides technologies for night vision and thermal-imaging products. Its solutions include infrared imaging array detector modules that use microelectromechanical sensor and ROIC technologies to produce detectors with sensitivities; and microcantilever detector technologies, which enable detector sensitivities to the infrared detection approach. The company was founded in 2003 and is based in Parsippany, New Jersey with a branch office in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. As of April 4, 2008, Multispectral Imaging, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Agiltron, Inc.

VisibleGains

Series B in 2005
VisibleGains Inc. is a company that specializes in developing applications aimed at enhancing communication between businesses and their customers. Founded in 2004 and headquartered in Lexington, Massachusetts, the company offers two primary products. The first is Postwire, which allows users to create private web pages for individual clients, enabling the collection and sharing of videos, photos, web links, and documents in a secure environment. The second product, VideoApps, focuses on creating interactive landing page videos to engage customers more effectively. Originally known as PermissionTV, Inc., the company rebranded to VisibleGains in October 2009, reflecting its commitment to improving customer engagement through innovative digital solutions.

Textronics

Series A in 2005
Textronics, Inc. specializes in the development, manufacturing, and sale of wearable textile sensor components and apparel designed for fitness and health monitoring. Founded in 2005 and headquartered in Wilmington, Delaware, the company produces soft textile sensors that detect the electrical activity of the body and elastic yarns that serve as foundational fibers for conductive and optical fabric structures. Textronics also offers nano-composite elastomeric polymers, elastic conductive ribbons for electronic integration, and heart-sensing sports bras. Its products are designed to capture physiological data and can be seamlessly integrated into everyday clothing. The company’s technology is utilized across various sectors, including sports, health and wellness, military, public safety, home textiles, personal electronics, and industrial markets. Additionally, Textronics provides a developer's kit featuring textile electrodes for designers and researchers to create interactive wearable prototypes. As of November 2008, Textronics operates as a subsidiary of Adidas International B.V.

PermissionTV

Series B in 2005
PermissionTV provides a flexible online video platform for brand marketers and advertisers, media companies and publishers, as well as their agencies, content producers and technology providers. This platform helps organizations leverage the power of online video to achieve their marketing objectives through the creation and management of customizable experiences. PermissionTV’s online video tools help customers such as Activision, Adobe, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Harvard Business Publishing and Intercontinental Hotels capture new audiences, enhance relationships, maximize customer value and generate revenue. Competitors include [Brightcove](http://www.crunchbase.com/organization/brightcove), [Mogulus](http://www.techcrunch.com/tag/mogulus/) and [Limelight](http://www.crunchbase.com/organization/limelight).

Velox Semiconductor

Series A in 2005
Velox Semiconductor Corporation manufactures gallium nitride power semiconductors. The company offers gallium nitride transistors and diodes; and schottky rectifiers, which are used in power factor correction, switch mode power supplies, and freewheeling diode applications. It serves the power supply industry, as well as automotive, industrial, computer, and telecom markets. The company was founded in 2005 and is based in Somerset, New Jersey.

Tacit Networks

Series C in 2005
As of May 8, 2006, Tacit Networks, Inc. was acquired by Packeteer, Inc. Tacit Networks, Inc. provides wide area file services and wide area network optimization solutions for branch office and remote users. It offers IShared products, which enable businesses to consolidate, accelerate, and control information. The company provides file, exchange, management, networking, Web, and print services. It offers its products and services directly and through integrated network reseller partners program. The company was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in South Plainfield, New Jersey.

CebaTech

Series B in 2005
CebaTech, Inc. designs, develops, and licenses high-value silicon intellectual property (IP) cores. The company focuses on delivering hardware solutions that accelerate data and storage networking applications. Its products include CebaRIP cores, such as a family of advanced encryption standard IP cores that provide hardware encryption and decryption to meet data security needs; data deflate cores; and LZRW3, MD5, and SHA-1 cores, which are direct hardware embodiment of original software implementations that enable FPGA or ASIC solutions for data compression and decompression, and cryptographic hash functions. The company also provides software models for virtual prototyping cards and cores, as well as for early pre-hardware integration, test, performance analysis, and low-end performance application code. In addition, the company provides custom IP services, such as customer-specified features for CebaIP Cores; customer-specified IP development; and select turnkey FPGA or ASIC development services. Further, the company develops tunable silicon IP cores to accelerate the realization of software algorithms in silicon to boost the productivity of engineering teams focused on advanced SoC, ASIC, and FPGA systems design. CebaTech, Inc. was founded in 2004 and is based in Eatontown, New Jersey.

Protonex Technology

Series B in 2005
Protonex Technology specializes in the development and manufacturing of portable fuel cell products and intelligent power management systems, catering to both military and commercial markets. The company aims to enhance energy efficiency and operational flexibility for military applications by providing mission-critical equipment. Protonex's innovative power solutions present significant advantages over traditional batteries and generators, addressing the evolving demands for portable power in various sectors.

Enpirion

Series B in 2004
Enpirion specializes in manufacturing a range of switch-mode DC-DC converters that incorporate integrated inductors, distinguishing their products in the power management market. By addressing common issues related to power integrated circuit failures, such as inductor layout and placement, Enpirion enhances performance while minimizing footprint, component count, and noise in power conversion. Their solutions cater to a variety of applications, including high-volume consumer electronics like mobile phones, portable gaming devices, and personal media players, as well as in data networking, telecommunications, user terminal equipment, and both notebook and desktop computers. The company is dedicated to developing high-frequency, high-efficiency power management chipsets that meet stringent power requirements, enabling manufacturers to create stable electronic systems.

PermissionTV

Series A in 2004
PermissionTV provides a flexible online video platform for brand marketers and advertisers, media companies and publishers, as well as their agencies, content producers and technology providers. This platform helps organizations leverage the power of online video to achieve their marketing objectives through the creation and management of customizable experiences. PermissionTV’s online video tools help customers such as Activision, Adobe, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Harvard Business Publishing and Intercontinental Hotels capture new audiences, enhance relationships, maximize customer value and generate revenue. Competitors include [Brightcove](http://www.crunchbase.com/organization/brightcove), [Mogulus](http://www.techcrunch.com/tag/mogulus/) and [Limelight](http://www.crunchbase.com/organization/limelight).

Protonex Technology

Series A in 2004
Protonex Technology specializes in the development and manufacturing of portable fuel cell products and intelligent power management systems, catering to both military and commercial markets. The company aims to enhance energy efficiency and operational flexibility for military applications by providing mission-critical equipment. Protonex's innovative power solutions present significant advantages over traditional batteries and generators, addressing the evolving demands for portable power in various sectors.

HydroGlobe

Series A in 2003
HydroGlobe, the award-winning environmental company with leading edge, patent-pending products for removal of heavy metals from water at a fraction of the cost of the current technology. Whether your groundwater or process wastewater has a high concentration of heavy metals or your drinking water is contaminated by arsenic, you can count on HydroGlobe products to solve your problem efficiently and affordably.
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