Silicon Alley Venture Partners

Silicon Alley Venture Partners (SAVP), established in 1998 and based in New York, is a venture capital firm that specializes in early growth investing. The firm primarily targets Technology Enabled and Business Information Services (TES/BIS) companies, focusing on businesses that leverage existing technology to address challenges and enhance efficiencies. SAVP concentrates its investments in the greater Tri-State Area, which is home to a significant portion of Fortune 500 companies and key industries such as financial services, media, publishing, retail, and pharmaceuticals. This region provides a fertile ground for entrepreneurs who possess deep domain expertise and are capable of delivering innovative technology-enabled solutions and services. The firm's investment strategy encompasses post-revenue early and growth-stage opportunities across various sectors, including business software, information services, e-commerce, and healthcare, particularly those driven by mobile, social, and data technologies.

Steve Brotman

Founder and Managing Partner

22 past transactions

Managed Systems

Venture Round in 2015
As of March 16, 2009, Managed Systems Inc. was acquired by All Covered, Inc. Managed Systems Inc. provides information technology consulting services. The company offers site survey, system installation, project management, and software security and maintenance services. Additionally, it provides system administration services. Managed Systems’ clientele include Eisikovic & Kane, AC Lion, Geoffrey Beene, Inc., iWave Communications, MGJ Associates, Mansfield Communication, Smallberg Sorkin & Co, and Thomson Architects. The company was founded in 2003 and is headquartered New York, New York.

Rewind Me

Seed Round in 2012
Rewind Me Inc. is a New York City-based company that offers a service designed to aggregate personal data from various digital tracking and sharing platforms. The company provides The Rewind.Me App, an iOS application that transforms user check-ins into a personal management tool and social experience, leveraging data from platforms such as Foursquare, Facebook, TripIt, Fitbit, RunKeeper, and Netflix. Founded in 2005, Rewind Me aims to empower individuals by allowing them to manage their digital history and turn it into a valuable personal asset. The company focuses on enabling users to control their personal data and benefit from its value, thereby changing the dynamics between consumers and marketers in the digital landscape.

Reactive NanoTechnologies

Series D in 2008
Reactive NanoTechnologies develops and manufactures products to control the instantaneous release of heat energy for advanced joining applications. The company’s products are used in CPV, HB LED attach, power electronics, thermal management, and component mounting applications. Reactive NanoTechnologies was founded in 2001 and is based in Hunt Valley, Maryland.

Reactive NanoTechnologies

Series C in 2008
Reactive NanoTechnologies develops and manufactures products to control the instantaneous release of heat energy for advanced joining applications. The company’s products are used in CPV, HB LED attach, power electronics, thermal management, and component mounting applications. Reactive NanoTechnologies was founded in 2001 and is based in Hunt Valley, Maryland.

Three Stage Media

Series C in 2007
Three Stage Media, Inc. provides online media and marketing solutions for the tradeshow industry. The company focuses on developing online event portals that serve as an online show guide, search engine, and event-planning interface for attendees. It offers eventLeads for tradeshow registration process; eventAds for display media placements within show portals, show-floor kiosks, and e-newsletters; eventVideo that enables users to place custom streaming video news station on supplier microsite within the online event portal; eventMobile, which enables users to connect with on-site attendees; and eventMetrics for pre- and post-show performance reports. The company also provides eventPortal, an online show portal equipped with search engine, attendee event-planning interface, and comprehensive supplier directory; eventMarketing for lead generation, online advertising, search engine marketing, video advertising, and mobile marketing; and eventMetrics that provides data highlighting existing exhibitor performance and the opportunity afforded prospective exhibitors. It serves show organizers, exhibitors, and attendees. Three Stage Media, Inc. was formerly known as BDMetrics, Inc. and changed its name in January, 2009. The company was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland.

Critical Mention

Venture Round in 2007
Critical Mention, Inc. is a media monitoring company based in New York, founded in 2002. It offers a comprehensive web-based platform that enables users to search and monitor content from global television, radio, online news, and social media. The platform allows users to watch videos, edit and share coverage, and receive real-time email alerts. Additionally, it provides tools for building reports and analyzing media coverage through visual representations such as word clouds and graphs. By offering these services, Critical Mention supports corporate communications and business intelligence professionals in tracking vital information related to their organizations, clients, competitors, and industry developments. The company operates as a subsidiary of Critical Media, Inc.

Critical Mention

Series B in 2005
Critical Mention, Inc. is a media monitoring company based in New York, founded in 2002. It offers a comprehensive web-based platform that enables users to search and monitor content from global television, radio, online news, and social media. The platform allows users to watch videos, edit and share coverage, and receive real-time email alerts. Additionally, it provides tools for building reports and analyzing media coverage through visual representations such as word clouds and graphs. By offering these services, Critical Mention supports corporate communications and business intelligence professionals in tracking vital information related to their organizations, clients, competitors, and industry developments. The company operates as a subsidiary of Critical Media, Inc.

Game Trust

Series B in 2005
Game Trust, Inc. specializes in providing infrastructure for community and commerce applications in the online gaming and entertainment sector. Founded in 2002 and headquartered in New York, the company has developed the Game Frame platform, which caters to the casual gaming market. This platform is licensed by website operators and game developers, enabling them to enhance user experiences by incorporating online entertainment, community features, and commerce functionalities into both new and existing games. Game Trust operates in the United States and Europe, serving a diverse clientele of game distributors and developers. As of October 2007, it functions as a subsidiary of RealNetworks, Inc.

Critical Mention

Series A in 2004
Critical Mention, Inc. is a media monitoring company based in New York, founded in 2002. It offers a comprehensive web-based platform that enables users to search and monitor content from global television, radio, online news, and social media. The platform allows users to watch videos, edit and share coverage, and receive real-time email alerts. Additionally, it provides tools for building reports and analyzing media coverage through visual representations such as word clouds and graphs. By offering these services, Critical Mention supports corporate communications and business intelligence professionals in tracking vital information related to their organizations, clients, competitors, and industry developments. The company operates as a subsidiary of Critical Media, Inc.

Reactive NanoTechnologies

Series B in 2004
Reactive NanoTechnologies develops and manufactures products to control the instantaneous release of heat energy for advanced joining applications. The company’s products are used in CPV, HB LED attach, power electronics, thermal management, and component mounting applications. Reactive NanoTechnologies was founded in 2001 and is based in Hunt Valley, Maryland.

Critical Media

Series A in 2004
[Critical Media Inc.](http://www.criticalmediainc.com) develops end-to-end digital video solutions to capture, monetize, distribute and syndicate content online. The company's three business units—[Critical Mention](http://www.criticalmention.com/web/index.php), [ClipSyndicate](http://www.clipsyndicate.com/) and [Syndicaster](http://syndicaster.tv/)—provide robust solutions for corporations, publishers and media organizations to leverage video content. Its real-time broadcast capture infrastructure is the underlying technology of Critical Mention, a dynamic, real-time broadcast monitoring platform. Utilized by 25% of the Fortune 100, Critical Mention provides access to over 15,000 hours of keyword searchable, digitized news broadcasts from 4 continents. Focused on building the world's largest ad-supported repository of fully searchable, authoritative video news and information, ClipSyndicate offers publishers an unmatched distribution platform. Critical Media's most recent addition, Syndicaster offers broadcasters and content owners a comprehensive video ecosystem—a streamlined solution to upload, edit and publish, syndicate and monetize its video assets online. Critical Media was founded in 2002 under the name Critical Mention by Sean Morgan, one of the founders of Screaming Media—the largest text syndication company on the Internet now owned by Dow Jones, Inc.—and is headquartered in New York City. For more information please visit www.critical-media.com.

Game Trust

Series A in 2003
Game Trust, Inc. specializes in providing infrastructure for community and commerce applications in the online gaming and entertainment sector. Founded in 2002 and headquartered in New York, the company has developed the Game Frame platform, which caters to the casual gaming market. This platform is licensed by website operators and game developers, enabling them to enhance user experiences by incorporating online entertainment, community features, and commerce functionalities into both new and existing games. Game Trust operates in the United States and Europe, serving a diverse clientele of game distributors and developers. As of October 2007, it functions as a subsidiary of RealNetworks, Inc.

Partsearch Technologies

Venture Round in 2003
Partsearch Technologies owns and operates an online replacement parts platform for consumer electronics and home appliances. The company maintains a catalog of various parts and accessories for purchase in the categories of electronics, major and small appliances, computers, wireless, outdoor power equipment, and home improvement products. It also provides parts procurement services to retail partners, warranty administrators, and their customers; operates consumer-focused online stores; and offers web-based solutions for independent contractors and small businesses. Partsearch Technologies serves customers in the service, in-warranty and extended warranty repair, retail, and consumer markets. The company was founded in 2000 and is based in Litchfield, Minnesota.

Reactive NanoTechnologies

Series A in 2003
Reactive NanoTechnologies develops and manufactures products to control the instantaneous release of heat energy for advanced joining applications. The company’s products are used in CPV, HB LED attach, power electronics, thermal management, and component mounting applications. Reactive NanoTechnologies was founded in 2001 and is based in Hunt Valley, Maryland.

Knovel

Venture Round in 2002
Knovel is a web-based application integrating technical information with analytical and search tools to drive innovation and deliver answers engineers can trust. Knovel is specifically focused on the engineering community, offering an unmatched depth and breadth of validated engineering content aggregated from the most trusted sources. Knovel’s comprehensive collection of content, covering 25 subject areas, is continually updated as new titles are available to reflect the evolving needs of users.

Medidata

Venture Round in 2002
Medidata Solutions provides software-as-a-service (SaaS) solutions designed to enhance the efficiency of clinical trials. By offering innovative technology, the company assists clinical researchers in reducing trial cycle times and achieving early access to reliable clinical data. Medidata's tools help clients maintain fiscal responsibility throughout the clinical development process, ultimately facilitating the timely introduction of life-enhancing treatments to the market.

7thonline

Series A in 2001
7thonline, Inc. specializes in providing cross-channel merchandise and assortment management solutions for the apparel, footwear, and accessories sectors both in the United States and internationally. The company offers a comprehensive platform that encompasses retail, wholesale, and e-commerce solutions, available as cloud-based or enterprise software. Its services include demand planning, forecasting, and inventory optimization, which aid brands in adapting to market trends. Additionally, 7thonline provides optimization services such as assortment and size optimization, along with consulting to help clients evaluate merchandise assortment, cleanse point-of-sale data, and develop reports. The company also offers implementation services, covering planning, analysis, design, and deployment, as well as client support and training. Founded in 1999 and headquartered in New York, 7thonline has expanded its reach with global offices in mainland China.

Flooz

Venture Round in 2001
Flooz.com is an online platform that facilitates gift giving by allowing users to send electronic greeting cards and online gift currency to recipients with an email address. The service aims to simplify the process of gifting by providing a convenient and accessible way to express sentiments and offer gifts digitally. Through this platform, users can enhance their gifting experience by choosing from a variety of electronic cards and gift currencies, making it easier to connect with friends and family.

Yo.com

Series A in 2000
Study after study suggests that by integrating personalization technology, e-commerce sites see greatly increased sales conversion. Yo.com is an application service provider of personalization technology. Personalization delivers dynamic content tailored to each individual's taste and preference. It learns from every visitor interaction and delivers increasingly accurate merchandising selections. As a result, your web site enjoys more sales, larger order sizes and more frequently returning visitors. And for your visitors, they enjoy a more personally satisfying interaction with your site.

Flooz

Venture Round in 2000
Flooz.com is an online platform that facilitates gift giving by allowing users to send electronic greeting cards and online gift currency to recipients with an email address. The service aims to simplify the process of gifting by providing a convenient and accessible way to express sentiments and offer gifts digitally. Through this platform, users can enhance their gifting experience by choosing from a variety of electronic cards and gift currencies, making it easier to connect with friends and family.

7thonline

Seed Round in 1999
7thonline, Inc. specializes in providing cross-channel merchandise and assortment management solutions for the apparel, footwear, and accessories sectors both in the United States and internationally. The company offers a comprehensive platform that encompasses retail, wholesale, and e-commerce solutions, available as cloud-based or enterprise software. Its services include demand planning, forecasting, and inventory optimization, which aid brands in adapting to market trends. Additionally, 7thonline provides optimization services such as assortment and size optimization, along with consulting to help clients evaluate merchandise assortment, cleanse point-of-sale data, and develop reports. The company also offers implementation services, covering planning, analysis, design, and deployment, as well as client support and training. Founded in 1999 and headquartered in New York, 7thonline has expanded its reach with global offices in mainland China.

LivePerson

Seed Round in 1999
LivePerson, Inc. specializes in conversational commerce solutions, operating primarily in two segments: Business and Consumer. The Business segment utilizes the LiveEngage platform, which integrates mobile and online messaging technologies, allowing brands to engage with consumers effectively. The Consumer segment connects individual users with service providers through messaging for information and transactions. LivePerson's cloud-based conversational platform is designed to facilitate seamless communication between businesses and consumers, leveraging artificial intelligence to enhance interactions. The company serves a diverse clientele, including Fortune 500 companies, online merchants, universities, and government agencies, across multiple regions including North America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific. LivePerson also partners strategically with companies to improve customer experience through digital engagement and automation. Founded in 1995 and headquartered in New York, LivePerson has established itself as a leader in digital customer conversation solutions.
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