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M/C Partners

M/C Venture Partners is populated with independent leaders, not followers. That disposition manifests itself in every aspect of what they do from the development of investment ideas to working with management teams in making significant strategy enhancements. Their investment style is characterized by four key elements: - The firm specializes in the early identification of the most promising segments in emerging communications and media. They think for themselves and proactively seek out well-positioned entrepreneurial managers and companies. - They are typically the first institutional investor in their portfolio companies and in most cases, lead the round if there are co-investors. - They participate actively in the company's growth and success as a member of the Board of Directors. Value added input includes perspectives on strategy development, recruiting senior team members, capital raising, and M&A. - Their investments range in size from $5m to $50m of equity.
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Kyle J. Archer

Associate

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Ben Brockman

Associate

Ryan Carr

Partner

Gillis Cashman

Managing Partner

Brian Clark

Managing Partner

David D. Croll

Managing Partner

Edward Keefe

CFO and Chief Compliance Officer

Travis Keller

Partner

Min Kim

Associate

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Yicong Liu

VP

Abhishek Rampuria

Partner

Julia Senior

Partner

Daniel Sherman

Senior Associate

Arvind G. Viswanathan

Senior Associate

James Wade

Managing Partner

John W. Watkins

Managing Partner and Senior Advisor

53 past transactions

Fusepoint Managed Services

Venture Round in 2004
Fusepoint Managed Services is a leading provider of managed IT solutions for companies with applications that demand the highest levels of security and availability. Unrivaled technical expertise, "high availability" data centres and outstanding customer support allow Fusepoint to ease clients through all pivotal phases of their IT initiatives - system planning, application development, implementation, infrastructure management and hosting.

Everywhere Wireless

Private Equity Round in 2021
Everywhere Wireless, a disruptive ISP, is changing the way Internet is being delivered to residential and business customers.

Attenda

Venture Round in 2002
Attenda Limited is a business critical IT company that provides hybrid IT services. It specializes in running business critical applications, combining a structured engagement methodology, and a services and infrastructure portfolio to deliver the desired business outcome for clients. The company offers cloud services, such as AWS managed, Attenda cloud, public cloud direct connect, and Azure managed services; and hosting, infrastructure, and cyber security services. It also provides packaged application, customized application, and end user services; and consulting, advisory, and project services. The company was incorporated in 1996 and is based in Staines, United Kingdom. As of September 13, 2016, Attenda Limited operates as a subsidiary of Ensono.

Cellular One

Venture Round in 2009
Cellular One engages in distributing cellular telephones in Canada. It provides products and services that includes analog cellular phones, accessories, satellite dish systems, fax machines, electronic organizers, remote vehicle starters, car security systems, digital phones, pagers, stolen vehicle tracking systems, mobility services, individual and corporate packages, and leasing plans. It provides mobile communication and wireless office solutions for personal users, as well as corporate and governmental users. Cellular One is based in Montreal, Canada.

QOS Networks LLC

Private Equity Round in 2020
QOS Networks LLC develops SD-WAN, security, edge analytics, network automation, and management and monitoring software solutions. The company offers managed services, professional services, automated deployment, field services, and staff augmentation services. It also provides intelligent network platform; secure network edge solutions; inHealth, a suite of cloud-based applications; and inConnect, a solution that flows across platforms. The company was founded in 2004 and is based in Irvine, California.

Public Mobile

Venture Round in 2009
Public Mobile Inc. provides talk and text services in Ontario and Quebec. Its plans include calling, texting, long distance, e-mail service, roaming, and data features. The company also provides mobile phones and plans through stores. Public Mobile Inc. was formerly known as BMV Holdings, Inc. The company was founded in 2008 and is based in Toronto, Canada.

Legendary Entertainment

Venture Round in 2008
Legendary Entertainment offers film, television, and comics media services. It owns, produces, and distributes box-office movies and films, television shows, and comic story lines. Legendary Entertainment serves and markets motion pictures and media services to mass-audiences and fandom customers around the world. Thomas Tull founded it in 2004, with its headquarters in Burbank in California.

Everstream Solutions, LLC

Private Equity Round in 2015
Everstream is a Cleveland based network service provider bringing fiber based Ethernet, Internet and data center solutions to businesses throughout Northeast Ohio. We focus on delivering best-in-class network solutions while providing an unrivaled commitment to customer service. With over 2,500 miles of fiber across 24 counties and comprehensive data center connectivity at 10 Gigabit speed, we provide the fastest, most reliable network in the region. Our 24/7 network operations center is staffed and operated by certified technical staff based in downtown Cleveland.

West Monroe Partners

Acquisition in 2020

AccentHealth, LLC

Acquisition in 2008
AccentHealth is the leading patient education media company at the point-of-care, located in 30,000 physician offices and serving 90,000 healthcare practitioners nationwide. AccentHealth’s patient education engages health-conscious consumers in a trusted environment, featuring its award-winning waiting room television network watched by over 200 million annual viewers and a comprehensive exam room program that integrates interactive digital content with condition-specific brochures.

Baja Broadband

Venture Round in 2006
TDS Baja Broadband LLC provides Internet, phone, and cable television (TV) services to businesses in New Mexico. The company also offers high-speed Internet services to homes and businesses; digital TV programming delivered over a fiber-optic platform facilitating access to multiple pay-per-view channels with movies, sports, and events; high-definition programming with DVR services, as well as 24/7 technical support; and digital home phone services, including advanced calling features that include call waiting, call forwarding, caller ID, and more.

DAS42

Venture Round in 2021
DAS42 employs best-in-class technologies to bring data and analytics to you.

Carbon60 Networks

Acquisition in 2019
Carbon60 Networks is a haven for global private and public sector organizations that depend on business critical IT applications to run their business. Our multi-origin cloud hosting platform, comprehensive technical support services, and end-to-end service level guarantees make us the trusted choice for organisations that need a managed cloud hosting partner to deliver deep application-level and IT infrastructure support along with world-class reliability, performance, and security.

Corelink data centers

Venture Round in 2007
Provider of colocation and data security services. The company provides data center hosting, data backup, data security, support and monitoring services and data disaster recovery services to small and medium-sized businesses in medical and healthcare IT markets.

Hyperformix

Venture Round in 2009
Hyperformix offers products and solutions for capacity planning and management at progressive levels of sophistication and automation. Depending on customer needs, HyPerformix provides software and services for application profiling, IT decision support and detailed performance operations.

Inteq

Series A in 1999
The Bedford, Mass.-based company plans to use the proceeds to expand its sales staff for its InfraServices, which monitors and manages networks and is designed to prevent outages.

SiteExcell Tower Partners

Venture Round in 2006
SiteExcell Tower Partners engages in tower acquisition and tower site development. It acquires towers from wireless communication companies and other tower developers in the United States. The company was founded in 1998 and is based in Little Rock, Arkansas. SiteExcell Tower Partners, LLC operates as a subsidiary of SiteExcell, LLC.

Benestra, s.r.o

Venture Round in 2014
As of January 1, 2019, Benestra, s.r.o was acquired by SWAN, a.s.. Benestra, s.r.o provides telecommunication services. The company was formerly known as GTS Slovakia, s.r.o. and changed its name to Benestra, s.r.o in December 2014. The company was founded in 1993 and is based in Bratislava, Slovakia.

SpeechCycle

Venture Round in 2007
SpeechCycle delivers Rich Phone Applications (RPAs) for U.S. and global service providers and enterprises. SpeechCycle's contact center automation applications span the full spectrum of natural language speech and mobile web innovation, from enterprise-connected troubleshooting to personalized voice portal services to wireless multi-modal customer care.

PlumChoice, Inc.

Debt Financing in 2011
PlumChoice, Inc. provides white-label technical services for cloud and Internet of Things (IoT) companies. Its cloud enablement, IoT, and IT help desk services include 24/7 support; pre-purchase consultation; installation, configuration, and onboarding; product integration and interoperability; migration, adoption, and activation; problem resolution and ongoing usage; cross-sell, up-sell, and renewals; and white-label or co-branded. The company also serves small businesses and individual consumers. PlumChoice, Inc. was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Lowell, Massachusetts. PlumChoice, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of SquareTrade, Inc.

Lightower Fiber Networks

Venture Round in 2010
Lightower Fiber Networks is a leading fiber network and broadband service provider in the Northeast, offering over 6,600 fiber route miles coupled with comprehensive transport and alternative access services. Lightower Fiber's geographic footprint extends from New England, to eastern New York State, northern New Jersey, Long Island, and New York City. With access to over 3,500 commercial buildings, Lightower offers unparalleled regional density, performance, scalability, security, and reliability in the Northeast. Lightower Fiber is headquartered in Boxborough, MA.
Airband Communications is the largest WiMAX fixed-wireless provider serving businesses in the United States. They deliver a comprehensive portfolio of high-bandwidth and managed solutions over one of the industry's most scalable last-mile networks. Founded in 2000, Airband built its wholly-owned network to bypass the local phone and cable companies, providing customers with faster install times, unmatched scalability and complete path redundancy from the traditional wireline infrastructure. Today, Airband provides service in 14 markets and is expanding quickly. Airband is managed by a senior leadership team that is focused on providing an exceptional customer experience for every single customer. Their employees are passionate about delivering the results businesses are looking for. Airband are known and respected for their local support staff, exemplary service and customer responsiveness and serve more than 3,500 businesses nationwide.

Adero

Series B in 1999
Adero, Inc. develops and delivers an intelligent organization system to locate lost or misplaced items. The company enables to locate lost items via a mobile application compatible with iPhone and Android devices. It serves customers online. The company was formerly known as TrackR, Inc. and changed its name to Adero, Inc. in October 2018. Adero, Inc. was founded in 2008 and is based in Goleta, California.

Adero

Series A in 1998
Adero, Inc. develops and delivers an intelligent organization system to locate lost or misplaced items. The company enables to locate lost items via a mobile application compatible with iPhone and Android devices. It serves customers online. The company was formerly known as TrackR, Inc. and changed its name to Adero, Inc. in October 2018. Adero, Inc. was founded in 2008 and is based in Goleta, California.

Zayo

Venture Round in 2007
Zayo Group provides comprehensive Bandwidth Infrastructure services in over 300 markets throughout the US and Europe. Zayo delivers a full suite of lit services and dark fiber products to wireline and wireless customers, data centers, Internet content providers, high-bandwidth enterprises, and government agencies across its robust 79,000 route mile network. The company also offers 27 carrier-neutral colocation facilities across the US. Please visit www.zayo.com for more information about Zayo and its fiber solutions.

Thrive Networks

Acquisition in 2016
Thrive Networks is an outsourced IT provider with an outstanding record of success. They have become one of the fastest growing providers in the industry based on their dedication to their clients and their employees. Their accomplishments have been fueled by the results they have achieved for clients such as the Boston Celtics, Zildjian and Remax of New England.

PlumChoice, Inc.

Venture Round in 2016
PlumChoice, Inc. provides white-label technical services for cloud and Internet of Things (IoT) companies. Its cloud enablement, IoT, and IT help desk services include 24/7 support; pre-purchase consultation; installation, configuration, and onboarding; product integration and interoperability; migration, adoption, and activation; problem resolution and ongoing usage; cross-sell, up-sell, and renewals; and white-label or co-branded. The company also serves small businesses and individual consumers. PlumChoice, Inc. was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Lowell, Massachusetts. PlumChoice, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of SquareTrade, Inc.

GuardedNet

Series A in 2002
GuardedNet is focused on the development of enterprise security information and event management technology solutions for financial institutions, logistics companies, and federal agencies. It offers neuSECURE, a product suite that is able to aggregate logs from various security devices in real-time. It also provides reporting and audit tools for regulatory regimes such as HIPAA, Gramm-Leach Bliley, and Sarbanes-Oxley. GuardedNet was acquired by Micromuse in March 2005. GuardedNet was founded in 1999.

Carbon60 Networks

Private Equity Round in 2019
Carbon60 Networks is a haven for global private and public sector organizations that depend on business critical IT applications to run their business. Our multi-origin cloud hosting platform, comprehensive technical support services, and end-to-end service level guarantees make us the trusted choice for organisations that need a managed cloud hosting partner to deliver deep application-level and IT infrastructure support along with world-class reliability, performance, and security.

TowerCom

Private Equity Round in 2020
TowerCom is a Jacksonville, FL-based communications tower developer executing new tower builds on behalf of carrier customers primarily in the Southeast and Southwest US. TowerCom has established itself as a major regional tower developer with deep relationships with both national and regional wireless carriers.

Buzz Media

Series E in 2011
Buzzmedia is an entertainment publisher focused on pop culture, music, and celebrity content. Based on concepts on social media, its platform enables brand advertisers to access and engage audiences using a combination of professional editorial, expert opinion, user contributions, and customized marketing solutions.

HarvardNet

Venture Round in 1999
HarvardNet offers a full range of Web hosting services. From packages that make it easy to immediately establish an Internet presence to complex e-commerce applications, HarvardNet has a hosting service that will easily meet your needs. All HarvardNet hosting services are operated from HarvardNet's state of the art Web Operations Center, offering the ultimate in connectivity, reliability, security, and scalability.

INVOLTA

Venture Round in 2014
Involta builds, owns and operates Multi-Tenant Data Centers in secondary markets throughout the United States. We use the internal resources necessary to build and operate data centers to become an extension of our customers’ IT departments. Involta provides data center services to domestic and international clients from a variety of industries, sizes and maturity. Whether you are launching your business plan or you are a Global 500 Manufacturer, Involta can be a critical part of your business.

Manage Your Trip Ltd

Venture Round in 2015
Founded by tourism & technology professionals, Manage Your Trip (MYT) provides the ultimate Cloud platform for Tour Operators, letting you manage your operations, back office, reservations, marketing, feedback & more, all from one intuitive system. MYT’s proprietary technology helps you expand your product offering, easily reach your target market and gain real-time control over what’s happening in the field. Best of all, it provides the foundation you need to increase productivity and sales. MYT is the only solution that lets you manage your entire operation from one intuitive platform. MYT includes a central reservation system, back-office management tools, unique tourism CRM, marketing tools and a feedback management system.

DefendNet Solutions

Series A in 2000
DefendNet was founded as Virtual Media Technologies in 1996 by Vincent Giordano, former senior marketing manager at American Power Conversion. Originally offering Web hosting and integrated security consulting and services directly to businesses, the company decided to focus its efforts on providing its managed Internet security service, DefendNet, through Internet Service Providers (ISPs) and other carriers, and to rename itself to reflect this change. Today, the company has grown to 22 employees, and has a rapidly growing list of customers. In April 2000, DefendNet secured $8 million in seed funding from M/C Venture Partners.

City Signal Communications

Series C in 2002
City Signal Communications is a provider of flexible metro dark fiber solutions to the communications industry. The company offers solutions and services to carrier hotels, central offices, data centers, and voice and data aggregation centers.

Hyperformix

Series C in 2006
Hyperformix offers products and solutions for capacity planning and management at progressive levels of sophistication and automation. Depending on customer needs, HyPerformix provides software and services for application profiling, IT decision support and detailed performance operations.

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.

Airband Communications Holdings

Venture Round in 2010
Airband Communications is the largest WiMAX fixed-wireless provider serving businesses in the United States. They deliver a comprehensive portfolio of high-bandwidth and managed solutions over one of the industry's most scalable last-mile networks. Founded in 2000, Airband built its wholly-owned network to bypass the local phone and cable companies, providing customers with faster install times, unmatched scalability and complete path redundancy from the traditional wireline infrastructure. Today, Airband provides service in 14 markets and is expanding quickly. Airband is managed by a senior leadership team that is focused on providing an exceptional customer experience for every single customer. Their employees are passionate about delivering the results businesses are looking for. Airband are known and respected for their local support staff, exemplary service and customer responsiveness and serve more than 3,500 businesses nationwide.

Denovo Ventures, LLC

Acquisition in 2015
Denovo Ventures, LLC, doing business as Denovo, provides data centers and consulting services. The company provides foundation services, functional support, platform management, cloud hosting and infrastructure solutions, disaster recovery services, enterprise hosting and cloud computing, application managed services, and professional services that specializes in designing, implementing, and supporting enterprise software. It also offers cloud services, enterprise resource planning cloud, and information technology outsourcing services. The company serves real estate, public sector, manufacturing and distribution, professional services, equipment, and other industries. Denovo Ventures, LLC was founded in 2003 and is based in Boulder, Colorado.
Fusepoint Managed Services is a leading provider of managed IT solutions for companies with applications that demand the highest levels of security and availability. Unrivaled technical expertise, "high availability" data centres and outstanding customer support allow Fusepoint to ease clients through all pivotal phases of their IT initiatives - system planning, application development, implementation, infrastructure management and hosting.

Corporate IT Solutions

Acquisition in 2016
Corporate IT Solutions, Inc. delivers a customized comprehensive portfolio addressing the complete technology lifecycle — planning, designing, integrating, operating and optimizing networking and system solutions. The company also works closely with customers throughout implementation and post-implementation, offering management expertise and support. Corporate IT Solutions has a focus on service delivery through three primary lines of business including Managed Services, Hosted Services and Professional Services.

Empact Solutions

Venture Round in 2002
Empact is the leading provider of independent Service Quality Intelligence—the knowledge you need to measure, report, benchmark and enforce the quality of experience delivered against any Service Level Agreement (SLA). Today’s world requires the ability to audit and enforce service quality. Companies demand accountability and transparency from their outsourcers, suppliers, partners—even their own internal IT functions. Unique in the industry, EyeQSM is Empact’s proprietary third-party service, which provides a comprehensive and independent audit of Service Level Agreements (SLAs). Utilizing EyeQSM, Empact validates service quality metrics around business process efficiency, application availability, systems and network performance, workload levels, accuracy, recoverability and more.

Florida Digital Network

Venture Round in 2002
Florida Digital Network provides a range of integrated communication services. It offers local phone lines, long distance services, digital voice services, integrated voice and data services, digital subscriber line and dedicated Internet access, private networks, web hosting, co-location, and email services. The company serves market segments, including small- and medium- sized businesses, enterprises, and residential consumers. Florida Digital Network was founded in 1998 and is based in Maitland, Florida.

Hyperformix

Series B in 2002
Hyperformix offers products and solutions for capacity planning and management at progressive levels of sophistication and automation. Depending on customer needs, HyPerformix provides software and services for application profiling, IT decision support and detailed performance operations.

SecureMedia

Venture Round in 2005
SecureMedia, a Cavalier Telephone and TV company, is the technology leader in the field of conditional access and digital rights management software for the secure delivery and management of digital content. Founded in 1996, SecureMedia was the first company to introduce the Hollywood studios and leading broadcasters to the advantages of software-based content security systems. The company’s flagship product, the Encryptonite ONETM System, was first deployed by RealNetworks in 1999. The Encryptonite ONETM System is used today by media companies and service providers worldwide including Sony, Reeltime Infotainment, China Data Broadcast and Cavalier Telephone. SecureMedia has been at the forefront of digital content security since its inception. Today the company is working today to build new businesses based on the secure delivery of digital content “anywhere at anytime”. Founded in 1996 and headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, SecureMedia today has offices in San Francisco, London, Beijing and Auckland with representatives in Moscow, Bucharest, Tokyo, Hong Kong, Seoul, Taipei and Melbourne.
Airband Communications is the largest WiMAX fixed-wireless provider serving businesses in the United States. They deliver a comprehensive portfolio of high-bandwidth and managed solutions over one of the industry's most scalable last-mile networks. Founded in 2000, Airband built its wholly-owned network to bypass the local phone and cable companies, providing customers with faster install times, unmatched scalability and complete path redundancy from the traditional wireline infrastructure. Today, Airband provides service in 14 markets and is expanding quickly. Airband is managed by a senior leadership team that is focused on providing an exceptional customer experience for every single customer. Their employees are passionate about delivering the results businesses are looking for. Airband are known and respected for their local support staff, exemplary service and customer responsiveness and serve more than 3,500 businesses nationwide.

Bel Air Internet, LLC

Acquisition in 2020
Bel Air Internet, LLC provides high-speed Internet access, DIRECTV, and voice services to residential buildings, commercial properties, student housing developments, hotels, and studios throughout Southern California and Las Vegas. The company was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Sherman Oaks, California.

Neutral Connect Networks

Venture Round in 2017
NCN is a new breed of tower company, offering neutral hosting of networks in addition to traditional attachment. As carriers seek to shorten the time to market of coverage and capacity, NCN offers network Quality of Service at a lower bit/cost than traditional deployment models.

Metro by T-Mobile

Series D in 2001
Metro by T-Mobile is a wireless telecommunications carrier that offers wireless broadband mobile services in the United States. The company's services comprise voice services that allow customers to place voice calls to, and receive calls from, any telephone in the world, including local, domestic long distance, and international calls; data services, such as ringtones, ring back tones, games and content applications, text and multimedia messaging services, mobile Internet browsing, mobile instant messaging, location based services, social networking services, and push e-mail; and custom calling features consisting of caller ID, call waiting, three-way calling, and voicemail. It also sells mobile handsets. The company sells its products and services, under the MetroPCS brand name, directly through company-operated retail stores and indirectly through independent retail outlets, as well as through Internet. As of December 31, 2009, it operated approximately 153 retail stores in the metropolitan areas of Atlanta, Boston, Dallas/Ft. Worth, Detroit, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, Orlando/Jacksonville, Philadelphia, Sacramento, San Francisco, and Tampa/Sarasota. The company is headquartered in Richardson, Texas.

Airband Communications Holdings

Venture Round in 2008
Airband Communications is the largest WiMAX fixed-wireless provider serving businesses in the United States. They deliver a comprehensive portfolio of high-bandwidth and managed solutions over one of the industry's most scalable last-mile networks. Founded in 2000, Airband built its wholly-owned network to bypass the local phone and cable companies, providing customers with faster install times, unmatched scalability and complete path redundancy from the traditional wireline infrastructure. Today, Airband provides service in 14 markets and is expanding quickly. Airband is managed by a senior leadership team that is focused on providing an exceptional customer experience for every single customer. Their employees are passionate about delivering the results businesses are looking for. Airband are known and respected for their local support staff, exemplary service and customer responsiveness and serve more than 3,500 businesses nationwide.

AerioConnect

Acquisition in 2020
AerioConnect is a leading VoIP service company located in Los Angeles.

NewSouth Communications

Private Equity Round in 2003
NewSouth Communications is a South Carolina-based broadband internet content provider. The company offers a variety of communications services to business customers. It was founded in 1997 and is headquarters in Greenville, South Carolina.