GrandBanks Capital

GrandBanks Capital is a Massachusetts-based venture capital firm established in 2000 that focuses on early-stage investments in various sectors, including wireless and mobile technologies, digital media, financial technologies, and cloud-based services. The firm targets companies in the eastern United States, emphasizing internet infrastructure, software, security applications, and web-based commerce. With a team that collectively possesses over 100 years of venture capital and operational experience, GrandBanks Capital is known for its ability to identify promising technologies and support entrepreneurs in building successful businesses. The firm's investment team has a strong reputation in the venture capital community and has been involved with notable companies across its sectors. Current portfolio companies include Where Inc., I Love Rewards, Glasshouse Technologies, KnowledgeVision, Vela Systems, and Nexage.

Raymond Edelman

Administrative Partner

JJ Healy

Venture Partner

Will Hurwitz

Senior Associate, Venture Capital

Greg Jones JD

Chief Administrative Officer and Administrative Partner

Charles Lax

Co-Founder and Managing General Partner

Jeffrey Parker

Venture Partner

Timothy J. Wright

General Partner

80 past transactions

Beamable

Venture Round in 2021
Developer of a creator-centric platform designed to implement, monetize, socialize, and update live games. The company's platform facilitates the easy addition of social, commerce, and content management features to games with drag-and-drop prefabs, and a web portal to manage events, leaderboards, and player data, enabling game developers to boost revenue and reduce operating costs.

Beamable

Venture Round in 2021
Developer of a creator-centric platform designed to implement, monetize, socialize, and update live games. The company's platform facilitates the easy addition of social, commerce, and content management features to games with drag-and-drop prefabs, and a web portal to manage events, leaderboards, and player data, enabling game developers to boost revenue and reduce operating costs.

Mavrck

Series B in 2018
Apifia develops an influencer activation platform for Facebook. It offers Mavrck, an influencer activation platform that measures how well friends engage with users’ posts on Facebook; taps into the power of influential women and moms on Facebook who control the everyday spending in the household; and provides data to enhance user’s market research, email marketing, and advertising efforts. Chris Worfel, Lyle Stevens, and Sean Naegeli founded it on February 1, 2012. Its headquarters is in Boston in Massachusetts.

Dispatch

Corporate Round in 2018
Dispatch Technologies, Inc. is a software company that specializes in enabling enterprises to optimize their flexible service provider networks. Established in 2013 and based in Boston, Massachusetts, Dispatch's platform facilitates the identification of the most suitable workers for specific jobs by considering factors such as availability, location, and skill set. This software enhances operational efficiency by reducing communication time, providing real-time visibility of field workers, and streamlining the scheduling process. Additionally, Dispatch offers enterprise solutions that assist in managing third-party networks and consumer engagement, particularly serving industries like plumbing, HVAC, and appliance repair. The company's tools not only connect enterprises with service providers and customers but also aim to elevate the overall service experience to meet contemporary market demands.

Cobalt Software

Venture Round in 2018
Cobalt Software enables private equity and venture capital firms can collect, analyze, and report on fund and portfolio company metrics the way they want. Cobalt works with management, finance, valuations, investor relations, and deal teams at private equity and venture capital firms to build a suite of data and reporting solutions that suit their firm size and investment style. It was founded in 2011 and headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

Dispatch

Series A in 2017
Dispatch Technologies, Inc. is a software company that specializes in enabling enterprises to optimize their flexible service provider networks. Established in 2013 and based in Boston, Massachusetts, Dispatch's platform facilitates the identification of the most suitable workers for specific jobs by considering factors such as availability, location, and skill set. This software enhances operational efficiency by reducing communication time, providing real-time visibility of field workers, and streamlining the scheduling process. Additionally, Dispatch offers enterprise solutions that assist in managing third-party networks and consumer engagement, particularly serving industries like plumbing, HVAC, and appliance repair. The company's tools not only connect enterprises with service providers and customers but also aim to elevate the overall service experience to meet contemporary market demands.

Beamable

Series B in 2017
Developer of a creator-centric platform designed to implement, monetize, socialize, and update live games. The company's platform facilitates the easy addition of social, commerce, and content management features to games with drag-and-drop prefabs, and a web portal to manage events, leaderboards, and player data, enabling game developers to boost revenue and reduce operating costs.

Cobalt Software

Series A in 2016
Cobalt Software enables private equity and venture capital firms can collect, analyze, and report on fund and portfolio company metrics the way they want. Cobalt works with management, finance, valuations, investor relations, and deal teams at private equity and venture capital firms to build a suite of data and reporting solutions that suit their firm size and investment style. It was founded in 2011 and headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

Mavrck

Series A in 2015
Apifia develops an influencer activation platform for Facebook. It offers Mavrck, an influencer activation platform that measures how well friends engage with users’ posts on Facebook; taps into the power of influential women and moms on Facebook who control the everyday spending in the household; and provides data to enhance user’s market research, email marketing, and advertising efforts. Chris Worfel, Lyle Stevens, and Sean Naegeli founded it on February 1, 2012. Its headquarters is in Boston in Massachusetts.

Dispatch

Seed Round in 2015
Dispatch Technologies, Inc. is a software company that specializes in enabling enterprises to optimize their flexible service provider networks. Established in 2013 and based in Boston, Massachusetts, Dispatch's platform facilitates the identification of the most suitable workers for specific jobs by considering factors such as availability, location, and skill set. This software enhances operational efficiency by reducing communication time, providing real-time visibility of field workers, and streamlining the scheduling process. Additionally, Dispatch offers enterprise solutions that assist in managing third-party networks and consumer engagement, particularly serving industries like plumbing, HVAC, and appliance repair. The company's tools not only connect enterprises with service providers and customers but also aim to elevate the overall service experience to meet contemporary market demands.

Defense Mobile

Series A in 2015
Defense Mobile Corporation is a mobile operator that provides 4G LTE wireless services, specifically catering to veterans, military service members, and their families. Founded in 2013 and based in Stamford, Connecticut, the company offers a range of smartphones from leading brands such as Apple, Samsung, and Motorola. In addition to its wireless services, Defense Mobile features a mobile application platform that includes Milisource, which helps users identify benefits from state veterans departments and veteran service organizations; Milicash, a mobile banking app with a prepaid MasterCard that offers cash back rewards and discounts; and Milimail, an email service designed for transitioning military personnel. The company's mission emphasizes delivering value and support to those who have served in the military.

Mavrck

Series A in 2014
Apifia develops an influencer activation platform for Facebook. It offers Mavrck, an influencer activation platform that measures how well friends engage with users’ posts on Facebook; taps into the power of influential women and moms on Facebook who control the everyday spending in the household; and provides data to enhance user’s market research, email marketing, and advertising efforts. Chris Worfel, Lyle Stevens, and Sean Naegeli founded it on February 1, 2012. Its headquarters is in Boston in Massachusetts.

Beamable

Series A in 2014
Developer of a creator-centric platform designed to implement, monetize, socialize, and update live games. The company's platform facilitates the easy addition of social, commerce, and content management features to games with drag-and-drop prefabs, and a web portal to manage events, leaderboards, and player data, enabling game developers to boost revenue and reduce operating costs.

Dispatch

Seed Round in 2014
Dispatch Technologies, Inc. is a software company that specializes in enabling enterprises to optimize their flexible service provider networks. Established in 2013 and based in Boston, Massachusetts, Dispatch's platform facilitates the identification of the most suitable workers for specific jobs by considering factors such as availability, location, and skill set. This software enhances operational efficiency by reducing communication time, providing real-time visibility of field workers, and streamlining the scheduling process. Additionally, Dispatch offers enterprise solutions that assist in managing third-party networks and consumer engagement, particularly serving industries like plumbing, HVAC, and appliance repair. The company's tools not only connect enterprises with service providers and customers but also aim to elevate the overall service experience to meet contemporary market demands.

InfoActive

Venture Round in 2014
InfoActive is an online platform that gives web publishers tools to create interactive, mobile-friendly infographics with live data.

Trilio

Seed Round in 2014
Trilio Data, Inc. specializes in data backup, protection, and recovery solutions tailored for cloud-native environments, including Kubernetes, OpenStack, and Red Hat Virtualization. The company's flagship product, TrilioVault, is designed to assist enterprise IT organizations and cloud service providers in safeguarding their data, enabling disaster recovery, and facilitating workload migration. TrilioVault supports a variety of use cases, including the protection of NoSQL databases like Cassandra and MongoDB. The company caters to diverse sectors such as telecom, defense, automotive, and financial services, helping them recover from data loss, move workloads across infrastructures, and adapt to new software environments. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in Framingham, Massachusetts, Trilio has formed partnerships with notable industry players, enhancing its market presence and operational capabilities.

Coherent Path

Series A in 2014
Coherent Path’s science-driven personalization empowers retailers to build meaningful relationships with their customers – increasing revenue and differentiating their brand today, while maximizing lifetime value. We go far beyond first-generation recommendation tools by helping retailers identify the best path ahead for each customer. Using this groundbreaking approach, retailers of all sizes can personalize the customer journey through any channel with multi-step offers that increase revenue, drive engagement, and inspire loyalty.

HDmessaging

Venture Round in 2013
We are the backbone for text 2.0. Our free, fully featured API and open source clients provide everything developers need to build killer group messaging apps. We're powering a revolution in text messaging - Group conversations - Photo + media sharing - Location sharing - Facebook, Twitter integration - SMS integration & connectivity We provide a free API to anyone who wants to add group messaging to their service or application. Mobile device OEMs, network operators and app developers are all using the API today to build white label messaging services.

ClearFit

Series A in 2013
ClearFit Inc. operates a web based platform that provides objective insights and predictive data to hire employees and build teams. It offers ClearFit, a predictive analytics engine that delivers critical information, such as employees’ strengths and weaknesses, and traits of best employees, as well as insights into the organization for talent pool development, succession planning, and more; and solutions to find and hire right employees through job description creation, job posting, and identification of top candidates. The company serves customers through representatives in healthcare, banking, insurance, restaurant, hotels, retail, and sales sectors in Canada. ClearFit Inc. was founded in 2006 and is based in Toronto, Canada.

Celtra

Series B in 2013
Celtra Inc. is a Boston-based company that develops a creative management platform designed to streamline the lifecycle of digital advertising. Founded in 2006, Celtra provides a self-service, cloud-based software solution that empowers advertisers, publishers, and agencies to create, manage, and optimize rich media display ads across various devices, including mobile, tablets, and desktops. The platform, known as AdCreator 4, facilitates large-scale and complex advertising campaigns by offering tools for data-driven ad creation, performance optimization, and consolidated reporting. With additional locations in New York, San Francisco, London, Ljubljana, and Singapore, Celtra operates as a subsidiary of The Unilever Group, serving clients globally.

Nexage

Series B in 2012
Digital advertising is driven by two overwhelming trends: the strategic role of mobile and the critical role of programmatic technologies to drive efficiency and liquidity. Nexage is at the forefront of both of these macro trends, leading and shaping the premium mobile advertising market through a set of firsts. Nexage was the first-to-market with mobile RTB; mobile private exchange; an exchange-based data solution, Nexage Connect; and the most robust brand safety solution in the market, Nexage Protect. Nexage has translated first-to-market advantage, creating a range of programmatic markets that allow premium publishers and buyers to design and operate markets that best enable them to accelerate their business, whether that is through an open exchange, private exchanges, or programmatic guaranteed markets. Nexage’s data solution, Nexage Connect, creates a powerful and efficient data model to deliver behavioral, contextual, location, identifier, and privacy data to buyers and their agency clients to improve targeting and retargeting, while enhancing the value of publishers’ audience. Nexage serves customers on a worldwide basis with offices in Boston, New York, San Francisco and London. Come visit us at www.nexage.com or follow us on Twitter @Nexage.

Cobalt LP

Venture Round in 2012
Cobalt LP is a web-based platform that offers top-notch portfolio planning capabilities for private market investors.

SilverRail

Series B in 2012
SilverRail Technologies AB is an information technology company that specializes in providing software solutions for the rail and ground transport sectors. Founded in 2000 and based in Stockholm, Sweden, the company offers a comprehensive suite of products designed to enhance the passenger experience, covering areas such as inventory management, sales, distribution, operations, and settlement. SilverRail's platform connects rail carriers and travel retailers, facilitating both online and offline ticket distribution. The technology aims to simplify access to global rail content for passengers, integrating services like journey planning, pricing, booking, payment, and reporting. Originally known as Linkon AB, the company rebranded to SilverRail Technologies AB in 2018 and operates as a subsidiary of SilverRail Linkon AB.

GlassHouse Technologies

Debt Financing in 2012
GlassHouse Technologies (acquired by Signature Technology Group in 2014) is a global provider of data center consulting services. GlassHouse consultants offer a vendor-independent approach to architect, implement and operate IT environments that drive high performance and agility. GlassHouse delivers its services through TransomSM, a unique delivery framework comprised of proprietary software tools, methodologies and domain expertise that offer unprecedented visibility into enterprise infrastructures. With this insight, GlassHouse enables customers to identify and mitigate operational inefficiencies, yielding significant cost savings, reducing risk and creating a more stable environment to ensure service levels are continually met.

EachScape

Series A in 2012
EachScape Inc. is a New York-based company that offers a unique software development platform designed for creating and managing high-quality mobile applications across various operating systems, including iOS, Android, GoogleTV, and HTML5. Founded in 2008, EachScape distinguishes itself by providing a drag-and-drop environment that allows producers, rather than just developers, to build applications without relying on templates. This approach fosters endless design possibilities and ensures that each app is distinctive. The platform enables users to create their own code and building blocks, facilitating seamless integration across different mobile devices. EachScape's clientele includes notable brands and organizations such as NBC, CBS, Scripps, Kellogg's, and Nivea, highlighting its appeal to top companies and agencies seeking customized mobile solutions.

Achievers

Series C in 2011
Achievers Corp. provides cloud-based employee recognition and rewards solutions aimed at enhancing employee engagement and retention. Its platform offers tools for analyzing reports and trends that assist organizations in developing effective workforce strategies. The services include user adoption, recognition, leader performance, and alignment with company values. Achievers caters to a diverse range of sectors, including manufacturing, healthcare, retail, and technology, serving clients both in the United States and internationally. The company, originally founded as I Love Rewards, Inc. in 1995 and rebranded in 2011, is headquartered in San Francisco, California. Achievers has developed a user-friendly Employee Success Platform that is utilized in over 110 countries, with notable clients such as Deloitte, CVS Pharmacy, ConAgra Foods, and Microsoft.

Achievers

Venture Round in 2011
Achievers Corp. provides cloud-based employee recognition and rewards solutions aimed at enhancing employee engagement and retention. Its platform offers tools for analyzing reports and trends that assist organizations in developing effective workforce strategies. The services include user adoption, recognition, leader performance, and alignment with company values. Achievers caters to a diverse range of sectors, including manufacturing, healthcare, retail, and technology, serving clients both in the United States and internationally. The company, originally founded as I Love Rewards, Inc. in 1995 and rebranded in 2011, is headquartered in San Francisco, California. Achievers has developed a user-friendly Employee Success Platform that is utilized in over 110 countries, with notable clients such as Deloitte, CVS Pharmacy, ConAgra Foods, and Microsoft.

SilverRail

Venture Round in 2011
SilverRail Technologies AB is an information technology company that specializes in providing software solutions for the rail and ground transport sectors. Founded in 2000 and based in Stockholm, Sweden, the company offers a comprehensive suite of products designed to enhance the passenger experience, covering areas such as inventory management, sales, distribution, operations, and settlement. SilverRail's platform connects rail carriers and travel retailers, facilitating both online and offline ticket distribution. The technology aims to simplify access to global rail content for passengers, integrating services like journey planning, pricing, booking, payment, and reporting. Originally known as Linkon AB, the company rebranded to SilverRail Technologies AB in 2018 and operates as a subsidiary of SilverRail Linkon AB.

InsightSquared

Seed Round in 2011
InsightSquared, Inc. specializes in sales performance analytics tailored for software as a service (SaaS) businesses. The company provides a comprehensive Revenue Intelligence Platform that includes multiple integrated solutions, enabling organizations to access actionable, real-time intelligence. Key offerings include Tiles, a reporting solution for sales analytics, and Slate, a report builder that consolidates data from various sources to extract insights. Additional services encompass marketing analytics, report authoring, and staffing analytics. InsightSquared's platform is designed to help businesses enhance their sales operations by improving pipeline management, conversion rates, and forecast accuracy, while also facilitating employee performance tracking and strategic decision-making. Founded in 2010 and headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, InsightSquared also has an office in Austin, Texas. The company was formerly known as ClearInsight, Inc. before rebranding in December 2011.

Celtra

Series A in 2011
Celtra Inc. is a Boston-based company that develops a creative management platform designed to streamline the lifecycle of digital advertising. Founded in 2006, Celtra provides a self-service, cloud-based software solution that empowers advertisers, publishers, and agencies to create, manage, and optimize rich media display ads across various devices, including mobile, tablets, and desktops. The platform, known as AdCreator 4, facilitates large-scale and complex advertising campaigns by offering tools for data-driven ad creation, performance optimization, and consolidated reporting. With additional locations in New York, San Francisco, London, Ljubljana, and Singapore, Celtra operates as a subsidiary of The Unilever Group, serving clients globally.

Savored

Series A in 2011
Savored is the nation’s leading provider of yield management solutions to the restaurant industry. Over 1,000 restaurants nationwide use the Savored reservation platform to lower prices when they have empty tables and to increase prices when they have excess demand. Savored leverages a proprietary technology that searches restaurant availability and leverages yield management to offer diners the lowest possible price at great restaurants. Consumers browse Savored’s list of leading restaurants, make free online reservations and then receive discounts of 15%-40% off their total bill automatically applied at the end of their meal.

KnowledgeVision

Series A in 2010
KnowledgeVision Systems Incorporated provides on-demand tools to create interactive and multi-media Web presentations for companies and organizations. It offers an enterprise solution for creating on-demand synchronized video business presentations for the Web. The company's tool is used in sales and marketing presentations, product demonstrations, training, and organizational development sessions, CEO and senior management communications, knowledge sharing presentations, periodic financial reporting, and virtual roadshows, an on-demand replay of webinars, and interactive white papers. KnowledgeVision Systems Incorporated was founded in 2010 and is based in Concord, Massachusetts.

OpenExchange

Venture Round in 2010
OpenExchange, Inc., operating as OpenExchange Communications, provides a meeting network tailored for the financial services sector. The company offers a suite of products, including OE Connect, OE Stream, OE Conference, and OE Learn, designed to facilitate virtual meetings and enhance interaction between the investment community and public companies. Its cloud-based video conferencing service allows clients, which include investment managers and banks, to access a global directory of financial professionals, schedule video meetings, and connect through various devices, such as desktops, mobile devices, and video conference rooms. Established in 2009 and headquartered in Lincoln, Massachusetts, with additional offices in Boston, New York, London, and Hong Kong, OpenExchange operates under the umbrella of KnowledgeVision Systems, Inc. The company's solutions emphasize secure and efficient communication, making it a valuable resource for professionals in the financial market.

Vela Systems

Series B in 2010
Vela Systems is a provider of construction field software designed to automate and enhance the execution and oversight of field activities for contractors, architects, engineers, and project owners. The software enables users to replace traditional paper-based methods with mobile technology, allowing access to essential documents and tools for completing quality assurance inspections, managing work and punchlists, generating field reports, and updating Building Information Models. This digital approach helps users save considerable time—typically 5-10 hours per week per user—while also accelerating project delivery and improving documentation standards. Vela Systems' software encompasses various functionalities, including materials tracking, safety management, commissioning, and customer service, ultimately aiming to capture the true Cost of Quality and reduce the risk of litigation.

SilverRail

Series A in 2010
SilverRail Technologies AB is an information technology company that specializes in providing software solutions for the rail and ground transport sectors. Founded in 2000 and based in Stockholm, Sweden, the company offers a comprehensive suite of products designed to enhance the passenger experience, covering areas such as inventory management, sales, distribution, operations, and settlement. SilverRail's platform connects rail carriers and travel retailers, facilitating both online and offline ticket distribution. The technology aims to simplify access to global rail content for passengers, integrating services like journey planning, pricing, booking, payment, and reporting. Originally known as Linkon AB, the company rebranded to SilverRail Technologies AB in 2018 and operates as a subsidiary of SilverRail Linkon AB.

Exit41

Venture Round in 2010
Exit41's Software as a Service (SaaS) social ordering solutions have processed over twenty million food orders for consumers on behalf of leading restaurant brands across the globe including Qdoba Mexican Grill, la Madeleine, Cara Operations, Americana Group and Lettuce Entertain You Enterprises. Exit41's web and mobile applications enable restaurants to connect with, recognize and reward their customers and build loyal, profitable relationships. Founded in 1999, Exit41 is headquartered in Andover, Massachusetts, and is backed by tier one investors including GrandBanks Capital and Dace Ventures.

Vivox

Series C in 2010
Vivox, Inc. is a communication applications provider that enhances social experiences across the web, mobile devices, and within gaming or social networking environments. Established in 2003 and based in Natick, Massachusetts, the company offers a range of products, including C3, which grants publishers and studios control and access to communication tools, and Integrated Voice, enabling users to communicate seamlessly with others during gameplay. Vivox serves over 45 million users globally, facilitating over three billion voice chat minutes each month. The company partners with game and social publishers to engage users through voice interactions while also monetizing these experiences via audio ads and virtual goods. Originally founded as Libretel, Inc., Vivox rebranded in 2005 and currently operates as a subsidiary of Unity Technologies, Inc.

SilverRail

Seed Round in 2009
SilverRail Technologies AB is an information technology company that specializes in providing software solutions for the rail and ground transport sectors. Founded in 2000 and based in Stockholm, Sweden, the company offers a comprehensive suite of products designed to enhance the passenger experience, covering areas such as inventory management, sales, distribution, operations, and settlement. SilverRail's platform connects rail carriers and travel retailers, facilitating both online and offline ticket distribution. The technology aims to simplify access to global rail content for passengers, integrating services like journey planning, pricing, booking, payment, and reporting. Originally known as Linkon AB, the company rebranded to SilverRail Technologies AB in 2018 and operates as a subsidiary of SilverRail Linkon AB.

Nexage

Series A in 2009
Digital advertising is driven by two overwhelming trends: the strategic role of mobile and the critical role of programmatic technologies to drive efficiency and liquidity. Nexage is at the forefront of both of these macro trends, leading and shaping the premium mobile advertising market through a set of firsts. Nexage was the first-to-market with mobile RTB; mobile private exchange; an exchange-based data solution, Nexage Connect; and the most robust brand safety solution in the market, Nexage Protect. Nexage has translated first-to-market advantage, creating a range of programmatic markets that allow premium publishers and buyers to design and operate markets that best enable them to accelerate their business, whether that is through an open exchange, private exchanges, or programmatic guaranteed markets. Nexage’s data solution, Nexage Connect, creates a powerful and efficient data model to deliver behavioral, contextual, location, identifier, and privacy data to buyers and their agency clients to improve targeting and retargeting, while enhancing the value of publishers’ audience. Nexage serves customers on a worldwide basis with offices in Boston, New York, San Francisco and London. Come visit us at www.nexage.com or follow us on Twitter @Nexage.

Achievers

Series B in 2009
Achievers Corp. provides cloud-based employee recognition and rewards solutions aimed at enhancing employee engagement and retention. Its platform offers tools for analyzing reports and trends that assist organizations in developing effective workforce strategies. The services include user adoption, recognition, leader performance, and alignment with company values. Achievers caters to a diverse range of sectors, including manufacturing, healthcare, retail, and technology, serving clients both in the United States and internationally. The company, originally founded as I Love Rewards, Inc. in 1995 and rebranded in 2011, is headquartered in San Francisco, California. Achievers has developed a user-friendly Employee Success Platform that is utilized in over 110 countries, with notable clients such as Deloitte, CVS Pharmacy, ConAgra Foods, and Microsoft.

Ember

Venture Round in 2009
Ember is a design-oriented company specializing in temperature control technologies that enhance the way individuals consume food and beverages. Founded by inventor Clay Alexander, Ember has developed a range of patented products, including the world’s first temperature control smart mug, which allows users to customize the temperature of their drinks for optimal flavor. The company aims to revolutionize industries such as healthcare and wellness by creating advanced temperature-adjustable dishware and drinkware. By focusing on precise temperature control, Ember seeks to improve user experiences and drive significant changes in how people eat, drink, and live.

SendMe

Series D in 2009
SendMe Mobile specializes in direct-to-consumer mobile content subscriptions, offering a diverse array of products including ringtones, games, and wallpapers. The company gained significant traction in February 2008 when it secured a distribution deal with the Independent Online Distribution Alliance, which expanded its catalog to include ringtones from independent artists such as Snoop Dogg and Kottonmouth Kings. Founded by a team with extensive experience in senior management roles at CNET, SendMe Mobile focuses on delivering engaging and varied mobile content to its users.

xkoto

Series C in 2009
Founded in 2005, xkoto's technology platform enables the replication and virtualization of data. The GRIDSCALE Database Load Balancer manages a geographic grid of standard, commercial databases, making them appear virtually as a single local database so that applications become continuously available and horizontally scalable. Through its proven disruptive technology, xkoto currently empowers SMBs and Fortune 100 companies to decrease costs and increase utilization. Recently named one of Deloitte's 2007 Companies-to-Watch, xkoto's technology partners include IBM, Microsoft, Novell, Sun Microsystems and Sybase. xkoto is based in Toronto and Boston.

FirstCoverage

Series B in 2008
FirstCoverage is a privately-held Canadian company in the financial services sector that offers a web-based platform designed for institutional investment firms. The company focuses on enhancing the efficiency and communication within the investment management process by providing software tools that help money managers filter out irrelevant information. This technology is developed in collaboration with both buy-side and sell-side professionals to assist investors in generating alpha more effectively. By minimizing the daily noise that financial professionals encounter, FirstCoverage enables users to concentrate on critical insights and relationships that impact their investment decisions.

SendMe

Series C in 2008
SendMe Mobile specializes in direct-to-consumer mobile content subscriptions, offering a diverse array of products including ringtones, games, and wallpapers. The company gained significant traction in February 2008 when it secured a distribution deal with the Independent Online Distribution Alliance, which expanded its catalog to include ringtones from independent artists such as Snoop Dogg and Kottonmouth Kings. Founded by a team with extensive experience in senior management roles at CNET, SendMe Mobile focuses on delivering engaging and varied mobile content to its users.

Incipient

Series E in 2008
Incipient is a company that specializes in developing enterprise-class storage solutions, focusing on storage area networks (SAN), storage virtualization, and automated data migration software. Its offerings include Automated Data Migration Software, which assists in various data migration projects such as data center relocations and storage array upgrades, and Network Storage Platform Software, which integrates storage virtualization with management capabilities for efficient data movement across SAN environments. Additionally, Incipient provides services such as automated storage provisioning, data copy services, and data protection solutions. The company targets markets related to data migration and storage management and distributes its products through channel partners. Founded in 2001, Incipient is headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts.

xkoto

Series B in 2007
Founded in 2005, xkoto's technology platform enables the replication and virtualization of data. The GRIDSCALE Database Load Balancer manages a geographic grid of standard, commercial databases, making them appear virtually as a single local database so that applications become continuously available and horizontally scalable. Through its proven disruptive technology, xkoto currently empowers SMBs and Fortune 100 companies to decrease costs and increase utilization. Recently named one of Deloitte's 2007 Companies-to-Watch, xkoto's technology partners include IBM, Microsoft, Novell, Sun Microsystems and Sybase. xkoto is based in Toronto and Boston.

Vivox

Series B in 2007
Vivox, Inc. is a communication applications provider that enhances social experiences across the web, mobile devices, and within gaming or social networking environments. Established in 2003 and based in Natick, Massachusetts, the company offers a range of products, including C3, which grants publishers and studios control and access to communication tools, and Integrated Voice, enabling users to communicate seamlessly with others during gameplay. Vivox serves over 45 million users globally, facilitating over three billion voice chat minutes each month. The company partners with game and social publishers to engage users through voice interactions while also monetizing these experiences via audio ads and virtual goods. Originally founded as Libretel, Inc., Vivox rebranded in 2005 and currently operates as a subsidiary of Unity Technologies, Inc.

Vela Systems

Series A in 2007
Vela Systems is a provider of construction field software designed to automate and enhance the execution and oversight of field activities for contractors, architects, engineers, and project owners. The software enables users to replace traditional paper-based methods with mobile technology, allowing access to essential documents and tools for completing quality assurance inspections, managing work and punchlists, generating field reports, and updating Building Information Models. This digital approach helps users save considerable time—typically 5-10 hours per week per user—while also accelerating project delivery and improving documentation standards. Vela Systems' software encompasses various functionalities, including materials tracking, safety management, commissioning, and customer service, ultimately aiming to capture the true Cost of Quality and reduce the risk of litigation.

GlassHouse Technologies

Series E in 2007
GlassHouse Technologies (acquired by Signature Technology Group in 2014) is a global provider of data center consulting services. GlassHouse consultants offer a vendor-independent approach to architect, implement and operate IT environments that drive high performance and agility. GlassHouse delivers its services through TransomSM, a unique delivery framework comprised of proprietary software tools, methodologies and domain expertise that offer unprecedented visibility into enterprise infrastructures. With this insight, GlassHouse enables customers to identify and mitigate operational inefficiencies, yielding significant cost savings, reducing risk and creating a more stable environment to ensure service levels are continually met.

ULocate Communications

Series C in 2007
ULocate Communications offers its users with wireless location-based services that leverages individual locations for customized deliveries. ULocate Communications is a U.S.-based company that was founded in 2003.

Where

Series C in 2007
Where, LLC., a PayPal service also known as PayPal Media Network, is North America's leading location based media company. With over 4 million active users, the WHERE consumer application helps users discover, save and share local places by delivering relevant information and money-saving special offers from local merchants that are meaningful, and are delivered where and when they want them. WHERE is a top-ranked application on all mobile platforms and carriers. WHERE Ads, the largest mobile ad network with 100% geotargetable inventory in North America, connects merchants with nearby consumers who have expressed interest in their products. WHERE Ads delivers over 1 billion hyper-local ads monthly to over 100 publishers.

FirstCoverage

Series A in 2006
FirstCoverage is a privately-held Canadian company in the financial services sector that offers a web-based platform designed for institutional investment firms. The company focuses on enhancing the efficiency and communication within the investment management process by providing software tools that help money managers filter out irrelevant information. This technology is developed in collaboration with both buy-side and sell-side professionals to assist investors in generating alpha more effectively. By minimizing the daily noise that financial professionals encounter, FirstCoverage enables users to concentrate on critical insights and relationships that impact their investment decisions.

Colubris Networks

Series E in 2006
Colubris Networks specializes in providing wireless local area network solutions tailored for enterprises and service providers. The company's offerings include Colubris Wireless MultiService Access Points, which facilitate the establishment of wireless networking with direct source-to-destination traffic forwarding. Additionally, the Wireless Client Bridge allows non-wireless infrastructure devices to be converted into wireless-ready mobile equipment, enhancing connectivity options. Colubris also provides MultiService Controllers that oversee the configuration and operation of wireless networks, ensuring efficient management and performance.

TIM Group

Venture Round in 2006
TIM Group specializes in providing information technology solutions designed to enhance revenue generation for the financial services industry. The company serves both buy-side and sell-side firms, as well as administrators, through its end-to-end trade ideas network. This platform analyzes trade idea performance and offers tools for regulatory compliance, enabling clients to achieve superior market returns. Founded as an employee-owned entity, TIM Group has attracted venture capital investment from firms such as Commonwealth Capital Ventures, GrandBanks Capital, and JLA Ventures.

Ember

Series C in 2006
Ember is a design-oriented company specializing in temperature control technologies that enhance the way individuals consume food and beverages. Founded by inventor Clay Alexander, Ember has developed a range of patented products, including the world’s first temperature control smart mug, which allows users to customize the temperature of their drinks for optimal flavor. The company aims to revolutionize industries such as healthcare and wellness by creating advanced temperature-adjustable dishware and drinkware. By focusing on precise temperature control, Ember seeks to improve user experiences and drive significant changes in how people eat, drink, and live.

Incipient

Series D in 2006
Incipient is a company that specializes in developing enterprise-class storage solutions, focusing on storage area networks (SAN), storage virtualization, and automated data migration software. Its offerings include Automated Data Migration Software, which assists in various data migration projects such as data center relocations and storage array upgrades, and Network Storage Platform Software, which integrates storage virtualization with management capabilities for efficient data movement across SAN environments. Additionally, Incipient provides services such as automated storage provisioning, data copy services, and data protection solutions. The company targets markets related to data migration and storage management and distributes its products through channel partners. Founded in 2001, Incipient is headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts.

Vivox

Series A in 2005
Vivox, Inc. is a communication applications provider that enhances social experiences across the web, mobile devices, and within gaming or social networking environments. Established in 2003 and based in Natick, Massachusetts, the company offers a range of products, including C3, which grants publishers and studios control and access to communication tools, and Integrated Voice, enabling users to communicate seamlessly with others during gameplay. Vivox serves over 45 million users globally, facilitating over three billion voice chat minutes each month. The company partners with game and social publishers to engage users through voice interactions while also monetizing these experiences via audio ads and virtual goods. Originally founded as Libretel, Inc., Vivox rebranded in 2005 and currently operates as a subsidiary of Unity Technologies, Inc.

Coradiant

Series D in 2005
Coradiant, Inc. specializes in network and website monitoring solutions aimed at managing, optimizing, and troubleshooting web applications. Founded in 2000, the company utilizes customer metrics from web user visits as its primary data source for information technology management. Coradiant offers a range of products, including both virtual and physical appliances that passively collect web traffic data. One of its notable offerings is Coradiant TrueSight Edge for Akamai, a software product designed to enhance performance visibility for web applications accelerated by Akamai. The company serves a diverse clientele across various industries, including software-as-a-service, e-commerce, entertainment, finance, insurance, healthcare, and education.

Colubris Networks

Series C in 2005
Colubris Networks specializes in providing wireless local area network solutions tailored for enterprises and service providers. The company's offerings include Colubris Wireless MultiService Access Points, which facilitate the establishment of wireless networking with direct source-to-destination traffic forwarding. Additionally, the Wireless Client Bridge allows non-wireless infrastructure devices to be converted into wireless-ready mobile equipment, enhancing connectivity options. Colubris also provides MultiService Controllers that oversee the configuration and operation of wireless networks, ensuring efficient management and performance.

GlassHouse Technologies

Series D in 2005
GlassHouse Technologies (acquired by Signature Technology Group in 2014) is a global provider of data center consulting services. GlassHouse consultants offer a vendor-independent approach to architect, implement and operate IT environments that drive high performance and agility. GlassHouse delivers its services through TransomSM, a unique delivery framework comprised of proprietary software tools, methodologies and domain expertise that offer unprecedented visibility into enterprise infrastructures. With this insight, GlassHouse enables customers to identify and mitigate operational inefficiencies, yielding significant cost savings, reducing risk and creating a more stable environment to ensure service levels are continually met.

Incipient

Series C in 2005
Incipient is a company that specializes in developing enterprise-class storage solutions, focusing on storage area networks (SAN), storage virtualization, and automated data migration software. Its offerings include Automated Data Migration Software, which assists in various data migration projects such as data center relocations and storage array upgrades, and Network Storage Platform Software, which integrates storage virtualization with management capabilities for efficient data movement across SAN environments. Additionally, Incipient provides services such as automated storage provisioning, data copy services, and data protection solutions. The company targets markets related to data migration and storage management and distributes its products through channel partners. Founded in 2001, Incipient is headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts.

Enpocket

Series C in 2004
Enpocket, acquired by Nokia in 2007, specializes in mobile advertising, offering brands the tools to plan, create, execute, measure, and optimize their campaigns globally. The Enpocket platform features a comprehensive campaign management and delivery system that leverages advanced consumer insights and targeting capabilities. It supports various advertising formats, including SMS, MMS, mobile internet ads, and video, enabling brands to effectively reach and engage their audiences. In addition to mobile marketing, Enpocket provides integrated entertainment services, enhancing its offerings in the digital advertising landscape.

Ember

Venture Round in 2004
Ember is a design-oriented company specializing in temperature control technologies that enhance the way individuals consume food and beverages. Founded by inventor Clay Alexander, Ember has developed a range of patented products, including the world’s first temperature control smart mug, which allows users to customize the temperature of their drinks for optimal flavor. The company aims to revolutionize industries such as healthcare and wellness by creating advanced temperature-adjustable dishware and drinkware. By focusing on precise temperature control, Ember seeks to improve user experiences and drive significant changes in how people eat, drink, and live.

ULocate Communications

Series B in 2004
ULocate Communications offers its users with wireless location-based services that leverages individual locations for customized deliveries. ULocate Communications is a U.S.-based company that was founded in 2003.

Where

Series B in 2004
Where, LLC., a PayPal service also known as PayPal Media Network, is North America's leading location based media company. With over 4 million active users, the WHERE consumer application helps users discover, save and share local places by delivering relevant information and money-saving special offers from local merchants that are meaningful, and are delivered where and when they want them. WHERE is a top-ranked application on all mobile platforms and carriers. WHERE Ads, the largest mobile ad network with 100% geotargetable inventory in North America, connects merchants with nearby consumers who have expressed interest in their products. WHERE Ads delivers over 1 billion hyper-local ads monthly to over 100 publishers.

Coradiant

Series C in 2004
Coradiant, Inc. specializes in network and website monitoring solutions aimed at managing, optimizing, and troubleshooting web applications. Founded in 2000, the company utilizes customer metrics from web user visits as its primary data source for information technology management. Coradiant offers a range of products, including both virtual and physical appliances that passively collect web traffic data. One of its notable offerings is Coradiant TrueSight Edge for Akamai, a software product designed to enhance performance visibility for web applications accelerated by Akamai. The company serves a diverse clientele across various industries, including software-as-a-service, e-commerce, entertainment, finance, insurance, healthcare, and education.

Colubris Networks

Series B in 2004
Colubris Networks specializes in providing wireless local area network solutions tailored for enterprises and service providers. The company's offerings include Colubris Wireless MultiService Access Points, which facilitate the establishment of wireless networking with direct source-to-destination traffic forwarding. Additionally, the Wireless Client Bridge allows non-wireless infrastructure devices to be converted into wireless-ready mobile equipment, enhancing connectivity options. Colubris also provides MultiService Controllers that oversee the configuration and operation of wireless networks, ensuring efficient management and performance.

ULocate Communications

Series A in 2004
ULocate Communications offers its users with wireless location-based services that leverages individual locations for customized deliveries. ULocate Communications is a U.S.-based company that was founded in 2003.

Where

Series A in 2003
Where, LLC., a PayPal service also known as PayPal Media Network, is North America's leading location based media company. With over 4 million active users, the WHERE consumer application helps users discover, save and share local places by delivering relevant information and money-saving special offers from local merchants that are meaningful, and are delivered where and when they want them. WHERE is a top-ranked application on all mobile platforms and carriers. WHERE Ads, the largest mobile ad network with 100% geotargetable inventory in North America, connects merchants with nearby consumers who have expressed interest in their products. WHERE Ads delivers over 1 billion hyper-local ads monthly to over 100 publishers.

Enpocket

Series B in 2003
Enpocket, acquired by Nokia in 2007, specializes in mobile advertising, offering brands the tools to plan, create, execute, measure, and optimize their campaigns globally. The Enpocket platform features a comprehensive campaign management and delivery system that leverages advanced consumer insights and targeting capabilities. It supports various advertising formats, including SMS, MMS, mobile internet ads, and video, enabling brands to effectively reach and engage their audiences. In addition to mobile marketing, Enpocket provides integrated entertainment services, enhancing its offerings in the digital advertising landscape.

GlassHouse Technologies

Series C in 2003
GlassHouse Technologies (acquired by Signature Technology Group in 2014) is a global provider of data center consulting services. GlassHouse consultants offer a vendor-independent approach to architect, implement and operate IT environments that drive high performance and agility. GlassHouse delivers its services through TransomSM, a unique delivery framework comprised of proprietary software tools, methodologies and domain expertise that offer unprecedented visibility into enterprise infrastructures. With this insight, GlassHouse enables customers to identify and mitigate operational inefficiencies, yielding significant cost savings, reducing risk and creating a more stable environment to ensure service levels are continually met.

Coradiant

Series B in 2003
Coradiant, Inc. specializes in network and website monitoring solutions aimed at managing, optimizing, and troubleshooting web applications. Founded in 2000, the company utilizes customer metrics from web user visits as its primary data source for information technology management. Coradiant offers a range of products, including both virtual and physical appliances that passively collect web traffic data. One of its notable offerings is Coradiant TrueSight Edge for Akamai, a software product designed to enhance performance visibility for web applications accelerated by Akamai. The company serves a diverse clientele across various industries, including software-as-a-service, e-commerce, entertainment, finance, insurance, healthcare, and education.

CXO Systems

Series A in 2003
CXO Systems is a software company founded to address the unique needs of the forgotten user: the CXO. Business leaders like CEOs, CFOs, COOs, and CIOs need specific solutions which provide immediate access to information to make the right decisions as quickly as possible. They believe they have built the first business application of its kind, putting the power of real-time business visibility in the hands of senior managers.

Ember

Series B in 2002
Ember is a design-oriented company specializing in temperature control technologies that enhance the way individuals consume food and beverages. Founded by inventor Clay Alexander, Ember has developed a range of patented products, including the world’s first temperature control smart mug, which allows users to customize the temperature of their drinks for optimal flavor. The company aims to revolutionize industries such as healthcare and wellness by creating advanced temperature-adjustable dishware and drinkware. By focusing on precise temperature control, Ember seeks to improve user experiences and drive significant changes in how people eat, drink, and live.

GlassHouse Technologies

Series B in 2002
GlassHouse Technologies (acquired by Signature Technology Group in 2014) is a global provider of data center consulting services. GlassHouse consultants offer a vendor-independent approach to architect, implement and operate IT environments that drive high performance and agility. GlassHouse delivers its services through TransomSM, a unique delivery framework comprised of proprietary software tools, methodologies and domain expertise that offer unprecedented visibility into enterprise infrastructures. With this insight, GlassHouse enables customers to identify and mitigate operational inefficiencies, yielding significant cost savings, reducing risk and creating a more stable environment to ensure service levels are continually met.

OutStart

Venture Round in 2002
OutStart provides social business software and learning systems that act like a lifeline: connecting people to the know-how, creativity, and learning they require to be efficient, effective, and agile.

Enpocket

Series A in 2002
Enpocket, acquired by Nokia in 2007, specializes in mobile advertising, offering brands the tools to plan, create, execute, measure, and optimize their campaigns globally. The Enpocket platform features a comprehensive campaign management and delivery system that leverages advanced consumer insights and targeting capabilities. It supports various advertising formats, including SMS, MMS, mobile internet ads, and video, enabling brands to effectively reach and engage their audiences. In addition to mobile marketing, Enpocket provides integrated entertainment services, enhancing its offerings in the digital advertising landscape.

Concentric Visions

Series B in 2001
Multimedia internet applications activating through clickable videos.

Coradiant

Venture Round in 2001
Coradiant, Inc. specializes in network and website monitoring solutions aimed at managing, optimizing, and troubleshooting web applications. Founded in 2000, the company utilizes customer metrics from web user visits as its primary data source for information technology management. Coradiant offers a range of products, including both virtual and physical appliances that passively collect web traffic data. One of its notable offerings is Coradiant TrueSight Edge for Akamai, a software product designed to enhance performance visibility for web applications accelerated by Akamai. The company serves a diverse clientele across various industries, including software-as-a-service, e-commerce, entertainment, finance, insurance, healthcare, and education.
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