Masthead Venture Partners

Masthead Venture Partners was a venture capital firm based in Danvers, Massachusetts, established in 1997. The firm specialized in investing in early-stage companies within the information technology and biotechnology sectors, focusing on those with disruptive technological advantages and strong growth potential. Masthead sought out companies led by capable management teams and provided not only capital but also active support from its partners, who possessed extensive experience in high technology and healthcare. However, Masthead Venture Partners ceased its operations on June 30, 2017.

Leland Cheung

Associate

Daniel K. Flatley

Partner

Mary Shannon

Principal

51 past transactions

Centric Software

Series C in 2012
Centric Software, Inc. specializes in web-based product lifecycle management (PLM) software designed to streamline product development and enhance time-to-market for various industries, including fashion, retail, footwear, and consumer goods. Its flagship platform, Centric 8, offers comprehensive tools for managing critical business processes such as sourcing, quality management, and collection management. The company also provides the Centric Visual Innovation Platform (VIP), which facilitates visual decision-making through digital boards for touch-enabled devices. Additionally, Centric Software caters to small businesses with its Centric SMB packages, incorporating innovative technology and industry insights. Founded in 1989 and headquartered in Campbell, California, Centric Software operates globally, with offices in major cities across North America, Europe, and Asia. The company has received several industry accolades, reflecting its leadership in PLM solutions.

Centric Software

Series C in 2011
Centric Software, Inc. specializes in web-based product lifecycle management (PLM) software designed to streamline product development and enhance time-to-market for various industries, including fashion, retail, footwear, and consumer goods. Its flagship platform, Centric 8, offers comprehensive tools for managing critical business processes such as sourcing, quality management, and collection management. The company also provides the Centric Visual Innovation Platform (VIP), which facilitates visual decision-making through digital boards for touch-enabled devices. Additionally, Centric Software caters to small businesses with its Centric SMB packages, incorporating innovative technology and industry insights. Founded in 1989 and headquartered in Campbell, California, Centric Software operates globally, with offices in major cities across North America, Europe, and Asia. The company has received several industry accolades, reflecting its leadership in PLM solutions.

Genesis Networks

Venture Round in 2010
Genesis Networks is a pioneer in video transmission services, having launched its innovative offerings in January 2003. As the first company to provide guaranteed Quality of Service (QoS) parameters for Video over Internet Protocol (IP) technology, it has established a reputation for reliability and excellence. The company serves a diverse clientele, including Tier 1 broadcasters, cable networks, production companies, and corporations by delivering high-quality, customized global video transmission solutions. With a presence in over 200 locations worldwide, Genesis Networks offers flexible and affordable services tailored to various applications, such as news and sports coverage. The company's Network Operations Center in Manhattan ensures the integrity and performance of its global network, while its proprietary software system, IRIS, enables clients to monitor, schedule, and control their networks in real-time.

Telaria

Series D in 2010
Telaria, Inc. is a software platform that enables publishers to manage and monetize their video advertising effectively across various regions, including the United States, Europe, Canada, Latin America, and Asia Pacific. Founded in 2005 and headquartered in New York, the company specializes in providing real-time analytics, data, and decisioning tools, allowing publishers to optimize their digital video inventory's yield. Telaria's technology supports a fully programmatic approach tailored for digital video, including connected TV, mobile, and over-the-top content. Revenue is primarily generated on a transactional basis, with publishers paying for each advertising impression monetized on the platform according to a transparent fee structure. Formerly known as Tremor Video, Telaria rebranded in September 2017 and operates as a subsidiary of The Rubicon Project, Inc.

Genesis Networks

Debt Financing in 2010
Genesis Networks is a pioneer in video transmission services, having launched its innovative offerings in January 2003. As the first company to provide guaranteed Quality of Service (QoS) parameters for Video over Internet Protocol (IP) technology, it has established a reputation for reliability and excellence. The company serves a diverse clientele, including Tier 1 broadcasters, cable networks, production companies, and corporations by delivering high-quality, customized global video transmission solutions. With a presence in over 200 locations worldwide, Genesis Networks offers flexible and affordable services tailored to various applications, such as news and sports coverage. The company's Network Operations Center in Manhattan ensures the integrity and performance of its global network, while its proprietary software system, IRIS, enables clients to monitor, schedule, and control their networks in real-time.

Genesis Networks

Debt Financing in 2009
Genesis Networks is a pioneer in video transmission services, having launched its innovative offerings in January 2003. As the first company to provide guaranteed Quality of Service (QoS) parameters for Video over Internet Protocol (IP) technology, it has established a reputation for reliability and excellence. The company serves a diverse clientele, including Tier 1 broadcasters, cable networks, production companies, and corporations by delivering high-quality, customized global video transmission solutions. With a presence in over 200 locations worldwide, Genesis Networks offers flexible and affordable services tailored to various applications, such as news and sports coverage. The company's Network Operations Center in Manhattan ensures the integrity and performance of its global network, while its proprietary software system, IRIS, enables clients to monitor, schedule, and control their networks in real-time.

Genesis Networks

Debt Financing in 2009
Genesis Networks is a pioneer in video transmission services, having launched its innovative offerings in January 2003. As the first company to provide guaranteed Quality of Service (QoS) parameters for Video over Internet Protocol (IP) technology, it has established a reputation for reliability and excellence. The company serves a diverse clientele, including Tier 1 broadcasters, cable networks, production companies, and corporations by delivering high-quality, customized global video transmission solutions. With a presence in over 200 locations worldwide, Genesis Networks offers flexible and affordable services tailored to various applications, such as news and sports coverage. The company's Network Operations Center in Manhattan ensures the integrity and performance of its global network, while its proprietary software system, IRIS, enables clients to monitor, schedule, and control their networks in real-time.

Genesis Networks

Venture Round in 2009
Genesis Networks is a pioneer in video transmission services, having launched its innovative offerings in January 2003. As the first company to provide guaranteed Quality of Service (QoS) parameters for Video over Internet Protocol (IP) technology, it has established a reputation for reliability and excellence. The company serves a diverse clientele, including Tier 1 broadcasters, cable networks, production companies, and corporations by delivering high-quality, customized global video transmission solutions. With a presence in over 200 locations worldwide, Genesis Networks offers flexible and affordable services tailored to various applications, such as news and sports coverage. The company's Network Operations Center in Manhattan ensures the integrity and performance of its global network, while its proprietary software system, IRIS, enables clients to monitor, schedule, and control their networks in real-time.

Genesis Networks

Debt Financing in 2009
Genesis Networks is a pioneer in video transmission services, having launched its innovative offerings in January 2003. As the first company to provide guaranteed Quality of Service (QoS) parameters for Video over Internet Protocol (IP) technology, it has established a reputation for reliability and excellence. The company serves a diverse clientele, including Tier 1 broadcasters, cable networks, production companies, and corporations by delivering high-quality, customized global video transmission solutions. With a presence in over 200 locations worldwide, Genesis Networks offers flexible and affordable services tailored to various applications, such as news and sports coverage. The company's Network Operations Center in Manhattan ensures the integrity and performance of its global network, while its proprietary software system, IRIS, enables clients to monitor, schedule, and control their networks in real-time.

Genesis Networks

Debt Financing in 2009
Genesis Networks is a pioneer in video transmission services, having launched its innovative offerings in January 2003. As the first company to provide guaranteed Quality of Service (QoS) parameters for Video over Internet Protocol (IP) technology, it has established a reputation for reliability and excellence. The company serves a diverse clientele, including Tier 1 broadcasters, cable networks, production companies, and corporations by delivering high-quality, customized global video transmission solutions. With a presence in over 200 locations worldwide, Genesis Networks offers flexible and affordable services tailored to various applications, such as news and sports coverage. The company's Network Operations Center in Manhattan ensures the integrity and performance of its global network, while its proprietary software system, IRIS, enables clients to monitor, schedule, and control their networks in real-time.

Genesis Networks

Venture Round in 2009
Genesis Networks is a pioneer in video transmission services, having launched its innovative offerings in January 2003. As the first company to provide guaranteed Quality of Service (QoS) parameters for Video over Internet Protocol (IP) technology, it has established a reputation for reliability and excellence. The company serves a diverse clientele, including Tier 1 broadcasters, cable networks, production companies, and corporations by delivering high-quality, customized global video transmission solutions. With a presence in over 200 locations worldwide, Genesis Networks offers flexible and affordable services tailored to various applications, such as news and sports coverage. The company's Network Operations Center in Manhattan ensures the integrity and performance of its global network, while its proprietary software system, IRIS, enables clients to monitor, schedule, and control their networks in real-time.
Provides video advertising solutions for advertisers and agencies, and publisher partners in the United States and internationally.

Telaria

Series C in 2009
Telaria, Inc. is a software platform that enables publishers to manage and monetize their video advertising effectively across various regions, including the United States, Europe, Canada, Latin America, and Asia Pacific. Founded in 2005 and headquartered in New York, the company specializes in providing real-time analytics, data, and decisioning tools, allowing publishers to optimize their digital video inventory's yield. Telaria's technology supports a fully programmatic approach tailored for digital video, including connected TV, mobile, and over-the-top content. Revenue is primarily generated on a transactional basis, with publishers paying for each advertising impression monetized on the platform according to a transparent fee structure. Formerly known as Tremor Video, Telaria rebranded in September 2017 and operates as a subsidiary of The Rubicon Project, Inc.

Sitrion

Series F in 2009
Sitrion, Inc. is a provider of enterprise collaboration platforms and HR self-service solutions, specializing in enhancing the digital workplace experience. The company's flagship product, the Social Workplace, integrates social and collaboration tools to streamline communication and processes. Sitrion also offers mobile solutions, including the Sitrion ONE employee app, which connects users with organizational information and workflows directly on their mobile devices. This integration supports productivity and engagement among employees by unifying communications from major business ecosystems such as Microsoft, SAP, and Oracle. Founded in 2004 and headquartered in Denver, Colorado, Sitrion was formerly known as NewsGator Technologies, Inc. The company became a subsidiary of Limeade, Inc. in September 2018 and serves a diverse client base that includes prominent organizations like Airbus and Fortune Brands, with over 6 million users benefiting from its solutions.

Chumby

Series B in 2008
Chumby Industries developed an open-source hardware device known as Chumby, which allowed users to connect wirelessly to its network and access a variety of content widgets and applications. The device, roughly the size of a football, featured an LCD screen, speakers, USB ports, and storage capabilities. Users could customize Chumby to serve various functions, including as a music player, photo viewer, RSS reader, or eBay auction tracker. Chumby aimed to deliver a dynamic and engaging way to interact with internet content, maintaining a constantly updated stream of information. Despite its innovative offerings, Chumby Industries ceased operations in December 2011, and while a group of volunteers attempted to sustain the service, funding was projected to end in early 2013, threatening the functionality of the devices.

Tizor Systems

Series C in 2008
Tizor Systems, Inc. provides enterprise data auditing and protection solutions for monitoring and reporting data activity in the data center, databases, file servers, and mainframe applications. It offers Mantra, a network-based data auditing and protection solution that enables compliance assurance, data security, and privacy by providing data auditing, data discovery, audit reporting, theft detection, real-time alerting, and data protection. The company also offers support, education, and consulting services. Tizor Systems, Inc. was founded in 2002 and is based in Maynard, Massachusetts.

Liquid Machines

Series D in 2008
Liquid Machines' Enterprise Rights Management (ERM) software provides control of electronic corporate assets throughout the information lifecycle, making users more efficient and reducing the risk of compliance violations and intellectual property leakage. Liquid Machines’ Enterprise Rights Management solutions enable organizations to persistently control access and usage of electronic information regardless of where it exists without changing the way users work.

Centric Software

Series B in 2008
Centric Software, Inc. specializes in web-based product lifecycle management (PLM) software designed to streamline product development and enhance time-to-market for various industries, including fashion, retail, footwear, and consumer goods. Its flagship platform, Centric 8, offers comprehensive tools for managing critical business processes such as sourcing, quality management, and collection management. The company also provides the Centric Visual Innovation Platform (VIP), which facilitates visual decision-making through digital boards for touch-enabled devices. Additionally, Centric Software caters to small businesses with its Centric SMB packages, incorporating innovative technology and industry insights. Founded in 1989 and headquartered in Campbell, California, Centric Software operates globally, with offices in major cities across North America, Europe, and Asia. The company has received several industry accolades, reflecting its leadership in PLM solutions.

Telaria

Series B in 2008
Telaria, Inc. is a software platform that enables publishers to manage and monetize their video advertising effectively across various regions, including the United States, Europe, Canada, Latin America, and Asia Pacific. Founded in 2005 and headquartered in New York, the company specializes in providing real-time analytics, data, and decisioning tools, allowing publishers to optimize their digital video inventory's yield. Telaria's technology supports a fully programmatic approach tailored for digital video, including connected TV, mobile, and over-the-top content. Revenue is primarily generated on a transactional basis, with publishers paying for each advertising impression monetized on the platform according to a transparent fee structure. Formerly known as Tremor Video, Telaria rebranded in September 2017 and operates as a subsidiary of The Rubicon Project, Inc.

Sitrion

Series E in 2007
Sitrion, Inc. is a provider of enterprise collaboration platforms and HR self-service solutions, specializing in enhancing the digital workplace experience. The company's flagship product, the Social Workplace, integrates social and collaboration tools to streamline communication and processes. Sitrion also offers mobile solutions, including the Sitrion ONE employee app, which connects users with organizational information and workflows directly on their mobile devices. This integration supports productivity and engagement among employees by unifying communications from major business ecosystems such as Microsoft, SAP, and Oracle. Founded in 2004 and headquartered in Denver, Colorado, Sitrion was formerly known as NewsGator Technologies, Inc. The company became a subsidiary of Limeade, Inc. in September 2018 and serves a diverse client base that includes prominent organizations like Airbus and Fortune Brands, with over 6 million users benefiting from its solutions.

Foneshow

Series A in 2007
Foneshow has built a telephony-based distribution platform for short-form audio (primarily news/talk/sports radio programming). The platform leverages the cellular telephone network and enables users to subscribe to, access, publish, share, and consume short-form audio programming immediately from virtually any cell phone. The system features the very rapid propagation of programming from the creator to the consumer. Patents are pending. Foneshow was founded in late August of 2006 on Ballston Beach in Truro, Massachusetts by Erik Schwartz and Nic Wolff, two technology industry veterans and lifelong friends. Nic and Erik had been kicking some of the ideas around for a while, wondering why they never listened to podcasts. In late summer 2006 they developed the ideas that would become Foneshow. They started coding in September of 2006 with alpha launching later in September. The foneshow.com domain was registered in October 2006. The company was organized as a Delaware LLC in November of 2006. In August of 2007 Foneshow closed a series A venture capital round with CEI Community Ventures, Masthead Venture Partners, and Small Enterprise Growth Fund of Maine.

EXPO

Series B in 2007
ExpoTV is a video-based social network for e-commerce, specifically tailored to put the consumer in control. ExpoTV.com offers their community a way to connect, share and demonstrate products they are passionate about with other consumers. ExpoTV is YouTube meets the Consumer Grapevine. Covering a broad range of categories from consumer electronics and entertainment products like digital cameras, computers, video games and movies to consumer packaged goods, baby toys, gear and other staff.

Intercasting

Series B in 2007
Intercasting is a mobile social networking company that specializes in providing services to wireless carriers and device manufacturers. Established in 2004, the company is known for its flagship platform, ANTHEM 2.0, which enables the integration of instant messaging, email, and social networking features into mobile offerings. Intercasting gained recognition for being one of the pioneers in deploying a carrier-grade mobile blogging and social networking application in North America, exemplified by its early product, Rabble.

Tacoda

Series D in 2007
Tacoda, based in New York, is a leading provider of behaviorally targeted online advertising services. The company enables brand advertisers to reach specific audiences effectively through its TACODA Audience Networks, which connect advertisers with over 130 million unique users across more than 3,000 websites. By leveraging insights from users' web surfing habits, Tacoda simplifies the process of behaviorally targeted advertising, making it both straightforward and cost-effective. Its offerings include various solutions such as Audience Point, which delivers pre-qualified audiences, and Targeted Spectrum, which allows for campaign optimization based on audience behavior. Tacoda's services have been utilized by virtually every top online advertiser, underscoring its significant role in the digital advertising landscape.

EXPO

Series A in 2006
ExpoTV is a video-based social network for e-commerce, specifically tailored to put the consumer in control. ExpoTV.com offers their community a way to connect, share and demonstrate products they are passionate about with other consumers. ExpoTV is YouTube meets the Consumer Grapevine. Covering a broad range of categories from consumer electronics and entertainment products like digital cameras, computers, video games and movies to consumer packaged goods, baby toys, gear and other staff.

Scanbuy

Series B in 2006
Scanbuy, Inc. is a New York-based company that specializes in mobile engagement solutions, enabling clients to connect and engage effectively with consumers, employees, and organizations. Founded in 2000, the company offers a platform that facilitates the generation, management, and measurement of intelligent barcode campaigns. Key features of its mobile engagement platform include a mobile website builder, surveys, specialized branding, and designer QR codes, alongside tools for tracking campaign performance. Scanbuy provides several services such as mVision Insights for marketing engagement analysis, mPromo for mobile offers, mTargeting for customer segmentation, and mPackaging for converting barcodes on various products. This suite empowers brands, retailers, and marketers to create personalized experiences for consumers, facilitating the delivery of coupons, product information, videos, and e-commerce functionalities directly to smartphones. The applications are available for both Android and iOS devices and the company maintains additional offices in several countries, including Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Denmark, France, Israel, Spain, and the United Kingdom.

Chumby

Series A in 2006
Chumby Industries developed an open-source hardware device known as Chumby, which allowed users to connect wirelessly to its network and access a variety of content widgets and applications. The device, roughly the size of a football, featured an LCD screen, speakers, USB ports, and storage capabilities. Users could customize Chumby to serve various functions, including as a music player, photo viewer, RSS reader, or eBay auction tracker. Chumby aimed to deliver a dynamic and engaging way to interact with internet content, maintaining a constantly updated stream of information. Despite its innovative offerings, Chumby Industries ceased operations in December 2011, and while a group of volunteers attempted to sustain the service, funding was projected to end in early 2013, threatening the functionality of the devices.

Genesis Networks

Series B in 2006
Genesis Networks is a pioneer in video transmission services, having launched its innovative offerings in January 2003. As the first company to provide guaranteed Quality of Service (QoS) parameters for Video over Internet Protocol (IP) technology, it has established a reputation for reliability and excellence. The company serves a diverse clientele, including Tier 1 broadcasters, cable networks, production companies, and corporations by delivering high-quality, customized global video transmission solutions. With a presence in over 200 locations worldwide, Genesis Networks offers flexible and affordable services tailored to various applications, such as news and sports coverage. The company's Network Operations Center in Manhattan ensures the integrity and performance of its global network, while its proprietary software system, IRIS, enables clients to monitor, schedule, and control their networks in real-time.

Nexaweb

Series B in 2006
Nexaweb develops software that helps companies modernize existing enterprise applications and move them to the Web. Nexaweb software is designed to address three critical issues facing companies today. These are: 1. the high cost of maintaining an application portfolio that is aging and may have tens or hundreds of applications that have redundancies or bad code picked up throughout the years; 2. The decreasing number of IT professionals that have expertise in more traditional applications such as PowerBuilder, Oracle Forms or Visual Basic. These pros have either retired or moved on to other companies and didn't leave a history of the code behind. 3. The growing interest in updating existing applications and bridging the old with the newer technologies such as Nexacro Platform.

Tremor Network

Series A in 2006
Tremor Network provides advertisers with in-banner and in-stream video advertising opportunities on 300 top-tier publisher sites with a combined 70 million unique visitors per month. Tremor provides publishers with a full suite of products and services to monetize streaming video and maximize ROI. Tremor's full service solutions provide the necessary tools for advertisers and publishers to utilize online video advertising as a powerful interactive medium.

Liquid Machines

Series C in 2006
Liquid Machines' Enterprise Rights Management (ERM) software provides control of electronic corporate assets throughout the information lifecycle, making users more efficient and reducing the risk of compliance violations and intellectual property leakage. Liquid Machines’ Enterprise Rights Management solutions enable organizations to persistently control access and usage of electronic information regardless of where it exists without changing the way users work.

TripConnect

Series A in 2006
TripConnect is an online service that allows people to get travel advice from people they know, others who share similar interests, and also from established and relevant information sources. The company's mission is to help people with the process of choosing travel destinations and hotels by presenting them with the most useful sources of information: those that they trust and those that are most relevant to their tastes and interests.

Telaria

Series A in 2006
Telaria, Inc. is a software platform that enables publishers to manage and monetize their video advertising effectively across various regions, including the United States, Europe, Canada, Latin America, and Asia Pacific. Founded in 2005 and headquartered in New York, the company specializes in providing real-time analytics, data, and decisioning tools, allowing publishers to optimize their digital video inventory's yield. Telaria's technology supports a fully programmatic approach tailored for digital video, including connected TV, mobile, and over-the-top content. Revenue is primarily generated on a transactional basis, with publishers paying for each advertising impression monetized on the platform according to a transparent fee structure. Formerly known as Tremor Video, Telaria rebranded in September 2017 and operates as a subsidiary of The Rubicon Project, Inc.

Sitrion

Series D in 2006
Sitrion, Inc. is a provider of enterprise collaboration platforms and HR self-service solutions, specializing in enhancing the digital workplace experience. The company's flagship product, the Social Workplace, integrates social and collaboration tools to streamline communication and processes. Sitrion also offers mobile solutions, including the Sitrion ONE employee app, which connects users with organizational information and workflows directly on their mobile devices. This integration supports productivity and engagement among employees by unifying communications from major business ecosystems such as Microsoft, SAP, and Oracle. Founded in 2004 and headquartered in Denver, Colorado, Sitrion was formerly known as NewsGator Technologies, Inc. The company became a subsidiary of Limeade, Inc. in September 2018 and serves a diverse client base that includes prominent organizations like Airbus and Fortune Brands, with over 6 million users benefiting from its solutions.

Liquid Machines

Series B in 2006
Liquid Machines' Enterprise Rights Management (ERM) software provides control of electronic corporate assets throughout the information lifecycle, making users more efficient and reducing the risk of compliance violations and intellectual property leakage. Liquid Machines’ Enterprise Rights Management solutions enable organizations to persistently control access and usage of electronic information regardless of where it exists without changing the way users work.

Autonomic Networks

Series E in 2005
Autonomic Networks focuses on enhancing network security and compliance through innovative technology that automates the learning, auditing, and management of user access to sensitive data and applications within enterprise networks. Its patent-pending risk-weighted clustering and profiling methods effectively identify critical incidents among numerous potential security threats, allowing organizations to prioritize their response. The company offers risk-managed policy overrides that facilitate on-demand access to essential resources while ensuring continuous monitoring of that access for security and compliance purposes. Additionally, Autonomic Networks’ devices are designed for deep stream inspection with minimal latency, eliminating the need for extensive data integration or infrastructure modifications. Overall, Autonomic Networks provides adaptive access controls that empower security professionals to balance business needs with security risks, regulatory compliance, and protection against fraud and theft.

Intercasting

Series A in 2005
Intercasting is a mobile social networking company that specializes in providing services to wireless carriers and device manufacturers. Established in 2004, the company is known for its flagship platform, ANTHEM 2.0, which enables the integration of instant messaging, email, and social networking features into mobile offerings. Intercasting gained recognition for being one of the pioneers in deploying a carrier-grade mobile blogging and social networking application in North America, exemplified by its early product, Rabble.

Tacoda

Series B in 2005
Tacoda, based in New York, is a leading provider of behaviorally targeted online advertising services. The company enables brand advertisers to reach specific audiences effectively through its TACODA Audience Networks, which connect advertisers with over 130 million unique users across more than 3,000 websites. By leveraging insights from users' web surfing habits, Tacoda simplifies the process of behaviorally targeted advertising, making it both straightforward and cost-effective. Its offerings include various solutions such as Audience Point, which delivers pre-qualified audiences, and Targeted Spectrum, which allows for campaign optimization based on audience behavior. Tacoda's services have been utilized by virtually every top online advertiser, underscoring its significant role in the digital advertising landscape.

Sitrion

Series B in 2004
Sitrion, Inc. is a provider of enterprise collaboration platforms and HR self-service solutions, specializing in enhancing the digital workplace experience. The company's flagship product, the Social Workplace, integrates social and collaboration tools to streamline communication and processes. Sitrion also offers mobile solutions, including the Sitrion ONE employee app, which connects users with organizational information and workflows directly on their mobile devices. This integration supports productivity and engagement among employees by unifying communications from major business ecosystems such as Microsoft, SAP, and Oracle. Founded in 2004 and headquartered in Denver, Colorado, Sitrion was formerly known as NewsGator Technologies, Inc. The company became a subsidiary of Limeade, Inc. in September 2018 and serves a diverse client base that includes prominent organizations like Airbus and Fortune Brands, with over 6 million users benefiting from its solutions.

Centric Software

Private Equity Round in 2004
Centric Software, Inc. specializes in web-based product lifecycle management (PLM) software designed to streamline product development and enhance time-to-market for various industries, including fashion, retail, footwear, and consumer goods. Its flagship platform, Centric 8, offers comprehensive tools for managing critical business processes such as sourcing, quality management, and collection management. The company also provides the Centric Visual Innovation Platform (VIP), which facilitates visual decision-making through digital boards for touch-enabled devices. Additionally, Centric Software caters to small businesses with its Centric SMB packages, incorporating innovative technology and industry insights. Founded in 1989 and headquartered in Campbell, California, Centric Software operates globally, with offices in major cities across North America, Europe, and Asia. The company has received several industry accolades, reflecting its leadership in PLM solutions.

Tizor Systems

Series A in 2004
Tizor Systems, Inc. provides enterprise data auditing and protection solutions for monitoring and reporting data activity in the data center, databases, file servers, and mainframe applications. It offers Mantra, a network-based data auditing and protection solution that enables compliance assurance, data security, and privacy by providing data auditing, data discovery, audit reporting, theft detection, real-time alerting, and data protection. The company also offers support, education, and consulting services. Tizor Systems, Inc. was founded in 2002 and is based in Maynard, Massachusetts.

Autonomic Networks

Series D in 2004
Autonomic Networks focuses on enhancing network security and compliance through innovative technology that automates the learning, auditing, and management of user access to sensitive data and applications within enterprise networks. Its patent-pending risk-weighted clustering and profiling methods effectively identify critical incidents among numerous potential security threats, allowing organizations to prioritize their response. The company offers risk-managed policy overrides that facilitate on-demand access to essential resources while ensuring continuous monitoring of that access for security and compliance purposes. Additionally, Autonomic Networks’ devices are designed for deep stream inspection with minimal latency, eliminating the need for extensive data integration or infrastructure modifications. Overall, Autonomic Networks provides adaptive access controls that empower security professionals to balance business needs with security risks, regulatory compliance, and protection against fraud and theft.

Tacoda

Series B in 2004
Tacoda, based in New York, is a leading provider of behaviorally targeted online advertising services. The company enables brand advertisers to reach specific audiences effectively through its TACODA Audience Networks, which connect advertisers with over 130 million unique users across more than 3,000 websites. By leveraging insights from users' web surfing habits, Tacoda simplifies the process of behaviorally targeted advertising, making it both straightforward and cost-effective. Its offerings include various solutions such as Audience Point, which delivers pre-qualified audiences, and Targeted Spectrum, which allows for campaign optimization based on audience behavior. Tacoda's services have been utilized by virtually every top online advertiser, underscoring its significant role in the digital advertising landscape.

Bitpipe

Series C in 2004
Bitpipe.com is the enterprise IT professional's guide to information technology resources. Browse this free online library for the latest technical white papers, webcasts and product information to help you make intelligent IT product purchasing decisions.

SyChip

Series C in 2003
SyChip Inc. specializes in the design, development, and marketing of Radio Frequency Integrated Circuits (RFIC) and Chip Scale Modules (CSM) tailored for the wireless internet appliance market. The company's innovative approach emphasizes the creation of highly integrated RF modules that stand out due to their proprietary integration techniques, modular architectures, and advanced Silicon technologies. This unique silicon substrate allows for more predictable RF designs and simplifies the simulation process, resulting in reduced time-to-market, enhanced performance, and improved reliability for its products.

Nexaweb

Series A in 2003
Nexaweb develops software that helps companies modernize existing enterprise applications and move them to the Web. Nexaweb software is designed to address three critical issues facing companies today. These are: 1. the high cost of maintaining an application portfolio that is aging and may have tens or hundreds of applications that have redundancies or bad code picked up throughout the years; 2. The decreasing number of IT professionals that have expertise in more traditional applications such as PowerBuilder, Oracle Forms or Visual Basic. These pros have either retired or moved on to other companies and didn't leave a history of the code behind. 3. The growing interest in updating existing applications and bridging the old with the newer technologies such as Nexacro Platform.

Liquid Machines

Series A in 2002
Liquid Machines' Enterprise Rights Management (ERM) software provides control of electronic corporate assets throughout the information lifecycle, making users more efficient and reducing the risk of compliance violations and intellectual property leakage. Liquid Machines’ Enterprise Rights Management solutions enable organizations to persistently control access and usage of electronic information regardless of where it exists without changing the way users work.

Autonomic Networks

Series C in 2002
Autonomic Networks focuses on enhancing network security and compliance through innovative technology that automates the learning, auditing, and management of user access to sensitive data and applications within enterprise networks. Its patent-pending risk-weighted clustering and profiling methods effectively identify critical incidents among numerous potential security threats, allowing organizations to prioritize their response. The company offers risk-managed policy overrides that facilitate on-demand access to essential resources while ensuring continuous monitoring of that access for security and compliance purposes. Additionally, Autonomic Networks’ devices are designed for deep stream inspection with minimal latency, eliminating the need for extensive data integration or infrastructure modifications. Overall, Autonomic Networks provides adaptive access controls that empower security professionals to balance business needs with security risks, regulatory compliance, and protection against fraud and theft.

SyChip

Series B in 2002
SyChip Inc. specializes in the design, development, and marketing of Radio Frequency Integrated Circuits (RFIC) and Chip Scale Modules (CSM) tailored for the wireless internet appliance market. The company's innovative approach emphasizes the creation of highly integrated RF modules that stand out due to their proprietary integration techniques, modular architectures, and advanced Silicon technologies. This unique silicon substrate allows for more predictable RF designs and simplifies the simulation process, resulting in reduced time-to-market, enhanced performance, and improved reliability for its products.

College Publisher

Series B in 2001
College Publisher, Inc. is an e-publishing group specializing in digital publishing and marketing services for the collegiate media market. The company offers a range of publishing tools, including its flagship platform, College Publisher, designed to meet the needs of student publications. This online publishing technology and content management solution empowers college media outlets to establish and manage their online presence effectively. Additionally, College Publisher has developed an interactive marketing network that collaborates with over 160 educational institutions, enhancing its reach and impact within the collegiate publishing landscape.

Autonomic Networks

Series B in 2001
Autonomic Networks focuses on enhancing network security and compliance through innovative technology that automates the learning, auditing, and management of user access to sensitive data and applications within enterprise networks. Its patent-pending risk-weighted clustering and profiling methods effectively identify critical incidents among numerous potential security threats, allowing organizations to prioritize their response. The company offers risk-managed policy overrides that facilitate on-demand access to essential resources while ensuring continuous monitoring of that access for security and compliance purposes. Additionally, Autonomic Networks’ devices are designed for deep stream inspection with minimal latency, eliminating the need for extensive data integration or infrastructure modifications. Overall, Autonomic Networks provides adaptive access controls that empower security professionals to balance business needs with security risks, regulatory compliance, and protection against fraud and theft.
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