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Silver Creek Ventures

Silver Creek's investment strategy is to provide resources and guidance to outstanding management teams that are building market-leading companies in the information technology arena. Silver Creek's early-stage strategy typically results in an investment pace of $2 to $7 million per portfolio company. By focusing on specific markets where they have expertise, limiting the number of deals in their portfolio, and working together as a team, the General Partners at Silver Creek have consistently provided the resources that entrepreneurs require to achieve success.

Mark Masur

General Partner

Michael Segrest

Co-Founder and General Partner

30 past transactions

Cellfire

Series C in 2008
Cellfire is the largest provider of digital coupons in the world, delivering millions of coupons each week. It has the largest footprint of any digital coupon provider, reaching more than 17,500 stores nationwide, and was recently selected by Consumer Reports as the best instant savings application. Cellfire works with companies including General Mills, Safeway and Kroger. Consumers can instantly save money by linking offers directly to their store loyalty cards through any web enabled device. For more information, visit www.info.cellfire.com. Cellfire was acquired by Catalina Marketing in October 2014.

Talari Networks

Series D in 2013
Talari Networks enables enterprises to combine multiple sources of diverse, abundant and affordable public WAN bandwidth to create a network that delivers consistent business-class performance and additional bandwidth comparable to or better than MPLS, but at a fraction of the cost. The company's proprietary technology monitors the conditions of all available networks at the millisecond level and immediately re-directs traffic to the optimal network to ensure four nines in reliability and predictability across all applications, including VoIP, videoconferencing and other real-time applications. By solving the performance issues associated with public WANs, Talari enables enterprises to reduce monthly WAN costs by 40-90%.

Netsocket

Series A in 2009
Netsocket specializes in virtualized, software-defined networking. The company’s flagship Netsocket Virtual Network (NVN) fulfills the promises of SDN and NFV today with powerful, robust automation applications running on a completely virtualized network infrastructure. It was founded in 2006 and headquartered in Plano, Texas.

Hammerhead Systems

Series C in 2006
Hammerhead Systems, Inc. provides MPLS and Ethernet aggregation and switching solutions for business services, residential broadband, and wireless backhaul markets in the United States and internationally. It offers HSX 6000, which enables aggregation, interworking, and migration of access protocols across various core infrastructure; and Pegador SOA EMS, an element management system that provides Web services through XML/SOAP. The company was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Mountain View, California. On May 21, 2009, Hammerhead Systems, Inc filed a voluntary petition for liquidation under Chapter 7 in the US Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of California, San Jose.

Traxo

Series B in 2016
Traxo develops a traveler data capture and visibility platform designed to eliminate blind spots and enhances the duty of care. The platform provides itinerary data aggregation services, it also offers online booking tools to capture off-platform bookings, thereby, enabling corporate travel managers and managed travel agencies to easily track and proactively manage complete omnichannel travel activity in a single, real-time, system of record. The company was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.

Pivot3

Series E in 2014
Global Hyper-Converged Infrastructure

Talari Networks

Series B in 2010
Talari Networks enables enterprises to combine multiple sources of diverse, abundant and affordable public WAN bandwidth to create a network that delivers consistent business-class performance and additional bandwidth comparable to or better than MPLS, but at a fraction of the cost. The company's proprietary technology monitors the conditions of all available networks at the millisecond level and immediately re-directs traffic to the optimal network to ensure four nines in reliability and predictability across all applications, including VoIP, videoconferencing and other real-time applications. By solving the performance issues associated with public WANs, Talari enables enterprises to reduce monthly WAN costs by 40-90%.

Pivot3

Series C in 2008
Global Hyper-Converged Infrastructure

PowerFile

Series C in 2007
PowerFile is the leader in hybrid storage appliances for long-term storage of digital content and assets. The company's award-winning solutions combine the speed and simplicity of online access with better economics and integrity compared to traditional storage solutions, empowering organizations of all sizes to efficiently manage, secure, and preserve valuable digital assets. PowerFile's product offerings combine intelligent storage management software and sophisticated file management with cost-effective, robust hardware to deliver integrated, active, easy-to-use solutions.

Talari Networks

Series C in 2013
Talari Networks enables enterprises to combine multiple sources of diverse, abundant and affordable public WAN bandwidth to create a network that delivers consistent business-class performance and additional bandwidth comparable to or better than MPLS, but at a fraction of the cost. The company's proprietary technology monitors the conditions of all available networks at the millisecond level and immediately re-directs traffic to the optimal network to ensure four nines in reliability and predictability across all applications, including VoIP, videoconferencing and other real-time applications. By solving the performance issues associated with public WANs, Talari enables enterprises to reduce monthly WAN costs by 40-90%.

Bloomfire, Inc.

Series A in 2013
Bloomfire is a knowledge sharing platform that enables employees to quickly find the information they need to do their jobs.. It helps you capture, display, save, and share information, connecting people who have knowledge with those who need it. Traditional information portals are built on top-down, one-way communication not taking into account the value of peer contribution. Bloomfire uncovers this tribal knowledge that was previously buried in email and hallway conversations, helping your team perform better. Create new videos and posts. Search and browse enduring content. Ask and answer important questions.

Oresis Communications

Venture Round in 2001
Oresis Communications designs and develops switching systems for carrying voice and data signals on the same telecommunications network. It offers ISIS-700 OmniService Switch, which enables carriers and service providers to migrate circuit and packet switched networks to a single backbone; and ISIS-700 Integrated OmniService Switch, which is a multiservice switch equipment that switches multiple voice, data, Internet, and video services in a single system. The company is based in Beaverton, Oregon.

Sharethrough

Series D in 2014
Delivers native ads for publishers and marketers

PowerFile

Series B in 2006
PowerFile is the leader in hybrid storage appliances for long-term storage of digital content and assets. The company's award-winning solutions combine the speed and simplicity of online access with better economics and integrity compared to traditional storage solutions, empowering organizations of all sizes to efficiently manage, secure, and preserve valuable digital assets. PowerFile's product offerings combine intelligent storage management software and sophisticated file management with cost-effective, robust hardware to deliver integrated, active, easy-to-use solutions.

Aktino

Series B in 2005
Positron Access Solutions design, manufactures, and markets networking and broadband management equipment to information technology and telecommunication industries. The company's platform enables broadband connectivity and system networking services. It partners with EMBARQ Logistics. Positron Access Solutions was formerly known as Aktino, Inc. and changed its name after its acquisiton by Positron Inc. The company was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in Irvine, California. As of May 11, 2009, Aktino, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Positron Inc.

Aktino

Series C in 2008
Positron Access Solutions design, manufactures, and markets networking and broadband management equipment to information technology and telecommunication industries. The company's platform enables broadband connectivity and system networking services. It partners with EMBARQ Logistics. Positron Access Solutions was formerly known as Aktino, Inc. and changed its name after its acquisiton by Positron Inc. The company was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in Irvine, California. As of May 11, 2009, Aktino, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Positron Inc.

Talari Networks

Venture Round in 2012
Talari Networks enables enterprises to combine multiple sources of diverse, abundant and affordable public WAN bandwidth to create a network that delivers consistent business-class performance and additional bandwidth comparable to or better than MPLS, but at a fraction of the cost. The company's proprietary technology monitors the conditions of all available networks at the millisecond level and immediately re-directs traffic to the optimal network to ensure four nines in reliability and predictability across all applications, including VoIP, videoconferencing and other real-time applications. By solving the performance issues associated with public WANs, Talari enables enterprises to reduce monthly WAN costs by 40-90%.

Traxo

Series A in 2013
Traxo develops a traveler data capture and visibility platform designed to eliminate blind spots and enhances the duty of care. The platform provides itinerary data aggregation services, it also offers online booking tools to capture off-platform bookings, thereby, enabling corporate travel managers and managed travel agencies to easily track and proactively manage complete omnichannel travel activity in a single, real-time, system of record. The company was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.

Pivot3

Series D in 2010
Global Hyper-Converged Infrastructure

Hammerhead Systems

Series D in 2007
Hammerhead Systems, Inc. provides MPLS and Ethernet aggregation and switching solutions for business services, residential broadband, and wireless backhaul markets in the United States and internationally. It offers HSX 6000, which enables aggregation, interworking, and migration of access protocols across various core infrastructure; and Pegador SOA EMS, an element management system that provides Web services through XML/SOAP. The company was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Mountain View, California. On May 21, 2009, Hammerhead Systems, Inc filed a voluntary petition for liquidation under Chapter 7 in the US Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of California, San Jose.

Swim.ai

Series B in 2018
Swim.Ai, Inc. develops advance analytics software that processes data in devices at the edge of a network. The company’s product includes SWIM EDX turns all streaming edge data into insights and predictions in real-time without the challenges of big data. It offers solutions for original equipment manufacturers, service providers, enterprises, cities, Internet of Things (IoT) vendors, and developers. It combines edge computing, machine learning, and self-training digital twins in mesh architecture. The company was founded in 2015 and is based in San Jose, California.

OneSpot, Inc.

Series A in 2009
OneSpot, Inc., a content advertising company, provides content marketing platform that drives personalized, repeat engagement with branded content across Websites, email, mobile, social, display, and paid media channels. It offers a platform that enables users to make content personalization and repeat engagement work across various channels. OneSpot, Inc. was founded in 2005 and is based in Austin, Texas with additional offices in New York, New York; Chicago, Illinois; and San Francisco, California.

Bivio Networks

Venture Round in 2008
Founded in 2000, Bivio Networks is dedicated to providing leading networking products that enable government agencies and service providers to control, monitor, and secure critical network infrastructure. A leader in cyber intelligence, cyber security and network control solutions, Bivio has deployed its products in a wide range of solutions. Bivio’s global customer base includes leading intelligence agencies, military organizations and service providers. Bivio is privately-held and is headquartered in the San Francisco Bay Area with office locations worldwide. Specialties Cyber Security, Cyber Intelligence, Deep Packet Inspection (DPI) Networking Systems, Mass Metadata Extraction and Analysis, Data Retention System, Cyber Investigation, network probe

Netsocket

Series B in 2013
Netsocket specializes in virtualized, software-defined networking. The company’s flagship Netsocket Virtual Network (NVN) fulfills the promises of SDN and NFV today with powerful, robust automation applications running on a completely virtualized network infrastructure. It was founded in 2006 and headquartered in Plano, Texas.

Pivot3

Venture Round in 2007
Global Hyper-Converged Infrastructure

Sharethrough

Series C in 2014
Delivers native ads for publishers and marketers

Bivio Networks

Venture Round in 2006
Founded in 2000, Bivio Networks is dedicated to providing leading networking products that enable government agencies and service providers to control, monitor, and secure critical network infrastructure. A leader in cyber intelligence, cyber security and network control solutions, Bivio has deployed its products in a wide range of solutions. Bivio’s global customer base includes leading intelligence agencies, military organizations and service providers. Bivio is privately-held and is headquartered in the San Francisco Bay Area with office locations worldwide. Specialties Cyber Security, Cyber Intelligence, Deep Packet Inspection (DPI) Networking Systems, Mass Metadata Extraction and Analysis, Data Retention System, Cyber Investigation, network probe

Pivot3

Venture Round in 2013
Global Hyper-Converged Infrastructure

Pivot3

Venture Round in 2012
Global Hyper-Converged Infrastructure

Pivot3

Venture Round in 2009
Global Hyper-Converged Infrastructure