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TWJ Capital

TWJ Capital makes growth equity investments in expansion stage companies which need "acceleration capital" to achieve growth inflection, venture capital investments in start-up and early stage companies, and investments in recapitalizations and leveraged buy-outs in the lower middle market. Their portfolio composition is approximately 40% growth equity investments, 40% start-up and early stage investments, and 20% recapitalizations and leveraged buy-outs. Their investments are generally in the range of $500,000 to $5 million, and are generally in transactions up to $25 million in size. TWJ capital has a medium term investment horizon of three to four years, and their due diligence focuses on quality of company management and clearly defined catalysts for company growth and exit strategies.
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Thomas W. Jones

Founder and Senior Partner

Nigel W. Jones

Partner

11 past transactions

KoolSpan

Venture Round in 2011
KoolSpan provides robust, cross-platform, end-to-end communication security for the Enterprise and Consumer. KoolSpan’s multiple encryption solutions secure phone calls and messaging on Android, iPhone, and BlackBerry smartphones with an application that is easy to install, manage and use. KoolSpan’s security and privacy solutions address the growing threat of loss or theft of intellectual property, vital information and proprietary assets. Customers include government organizations and enterprises in over 60 countries worldwide that span government, financial services, industrial/manufacturing, energy, transportation, healthcare and others. KoolSpan is FIPS 140-2 validated and has 21 issued patents with dozens more pending. KoolSpan is privately held and based in Bethesda, Md.

Tango Networks

Series A in 2007
Tango Networks, Inc. provides communications solutions for enterprise organizations and carriers. The company offers Abrazo, a unified communications solution, which connects mobile phones through wireless network with PBX/unified communications system. Its voice and data networking solutions integrates mobile phones into the corporate enterprise that enable any mobile phone to become an extension on the enterprise unified communications or PBX network. The company was founded in 2005 and is based in Richardson, Texas.

Zounds

Series A in 2007
Zounds, Inc. designs, engineers, manufactures, and markets hearing aids for people with hearing impairments. The company offers hearing systems and wireless devices, as well as replacement accessories, such as foam sleeves, open dome tips, remote controls, charging stations, remote carrying cases, and replacement links. It offers its products online, as well as through its centers in Arizona, Delaware, Florida, Massachusetts, Missouri, Michigan, New Jersey, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas and Washington. The company was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Mesa, Arizona. On March 30, 2009, Zounds, Inc. filed a voluntary petition for reorganization under Chapter 11 in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Arizona, Phoenix.

eDataSource

Series B in 2009
Founded in 2003 as the industry's first email intelligence company, eDataSource pioneered the use of live consumer inboxes to analyze email success metrics. Their multi-source monitoring solution now includes the most cutting edge, AI-powered machine learning tracks over 90% of all commercial emails sent globally. No other players in the email monitoring space offer anything like our combination of data-depth and breadth of ISP representation. This leading-edge technology empowers marketers with the deepest, most precise, and easily accessible information to improve critical success metrics of their email marketing programs. eDataSource provides tools and services for the world's leading brands, agencies, and email service providers.

KoolSpan

Series B in 2006
KoolSpan provides robust, cross-platform, end-to-end communication security for the Enterprise and Consumer. KoolSpan’s multiple encryption solutions secure phone calls and messaging on Android, iPhone, and BlackBerry smartphones with an application that is easy to install, manage and use. KoolSpan’s security and privacy solutions address the growing threat of loss or theft of intellectual property, vital information and proprietary assets. Customers include government organizations and enterprises in over 60 countries worldwide that span government, financial services, industrial/manufacturing, energy, transportation, healthcare and others. KoolSpan is FIPS 140-2 validated and has 21 issued patents with dozens more pending. KoolSpan is privately held and based in Bethesda, Md.

Game Trust

Series B in 2005
Game Trust, Inc. provides infrastructure for community and commerce applications in online games and entertainment. The company develops Game Frame, a platform for online casual games and entertainment designed to support audience of the online casual game playing market. Its Game Frame platform is licensed by Web site operators and game developers to provide users with online entertainment experience, as well as to integrate community features and commerce capabilities in new or existing titles. The company has operations in the United States and Europe. It serves game distributors and developers. The company was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in New York, New York. As of October 1, 2007, Game Trust, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of RealNetworks, Inc.

iNeoMarketing

Venture Round in 2006
iNeoMarketing helps b2b marketers.

KoolSpan

Series C in 2008
KoolSpan provides robust, cross-platform, end-to-end communication security for the Enterprise and Consumer. KoolSpan’s multiple encryption solutions secure phone calls and messaging on Android, iPhone, and BlackBerry smartphones with an application that is easy to install, manage and use. KoolSpan’s security and privacy solutions address the growing threat of loss or theft of intellectual property, vital information and proprietary assets. Customers include government organizations and enterprises in over 60 countries worldwide that span government, financial services, industrial/manufacturing, energy, transportation, healthcare and others. KoolSpan is FIPS 140-2 validated and has 21 issued patents with dozens more pending. KoolSpan is privately held and based in Bethesda, Md.

KoolSpan

Debt Financing in 2013
KoolSpan provides robust, cross-platform, end-to-end communication security for the Enterprise and Consumer. KoolSpan’s multiple encryption solutions secure phone calls and messaging on Android, iPhone, and BlackBerry smartphones with an application that is easy to install, manage and use. KoolSpan’s security and privacy solutions address the growing threat of loss or theft of intellectual property, vital information and proprietary assets. Customers include government organizations and enterprises in over 60 countries worldwide that span government, financial services, industrial/manufacturing, energy, transportation, healthcare and others. KoolSpan is FIPS 140-2 validated and has 21 issued patents with dozens more pending. KoolSpan is privately held and based in Bethesda, Md.

Story2

Seed Round in 2015
Story2 is a provider of a platform used to expand speaking, writing, and collaboration through online storytelling. Its platform uses the power of storytelling to expand writing confidence and persistence in college admissions, job search, and on the job by replacing empty words with vibrant, personal stories and writing that enable students to overcome the hurdles of the college admissions process as well as receive scholarships.

Zounds

Series B in 2008
Zounds, Inc. designs, engineers, manufactures, and markets hearing aids for people with hearing impairments. The company offers hearing systems and wireless devices, as well as replacement accessories, such as foam sleeves, open dome tips, remote controls, charging stations, remote carrying cases, and replacement links. It offers its products online, as well as through its centers in Arizona, Delaware, Florida, Massachusetts, Missouri, Michigan, New Jersey, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas and Washington. The company was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Mesa, Arizona. On March 30, 2009, Zounds, Inc. filed a voluntary petition for reorganization under Chapter 11 in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Arizona, Phoenix.