Sequel Partners

Sequel Venture Partners, based in Boulder, Colorado, provides venture funding for early stage technology businesses. Sequel manages $400 million in capital, and specializes in Healthcare, Internet and Enterprise IT, Clean Technology and Internet based services.

John Greff

Partner and CFO

Thomas G. Washing

Founding Partner

50 past transactions

Connexn Technologies

Series B in 2000
Connexn Technologies, Inc. operates as a technology-based cost and revenue assurance (CRA) company. It offers a blend of software and professional services for CRA programs.

STRANDS

Series B in 2007
Strands is a FinTech partner that develops digital money management solutions that help banks empower people in life and business. The company specializes in Big Data, AI, and Machine Learning since 2004. It creates custom digital money management software for financial institutions and empowers people to be smarter with money. Strands' mission is to enable banks to anticipate customer needs and proactively suggest actions to increase long term value for customers.

CreekPath Systems

Series C in 2004
CreekPath Systems was a global provider of policy-based storage automation products that enabled customers to optimize their storage investments. The CreekPath solutions offered policy-based visibility and operational control of the storage assets within a data center. This visibility and control provided customers with a complete understanding of the costs and benefits of key storage assets as well as the impact on the data center.

Lefthand Networks

Series A in 2001
Provider of data storage systems and ip-based storage area networks

DataLogix

Series B in 2013
Datalogix® is the industry-recognized leader at connecting digital media and offline purchasing data. We help more than half of the top 100 consumer marketers increase the effectiveness and measurability of their advertising. DLX Platform®, encompasses over $1 trillion in consumer spending and powers campaigns for more than 75% of online media companies. DLX ROI® is rapidly becoming the industry standard for measuring offline sales lift for digital media. Datalogix also offers predictive analytics for Direct Mail, and integrated media solutions via the DLX Net. Our expertise spans the major consumer segments, including Retail, CPG, Automotive, Telecom, Travel and Financial Services. We are based in Colorado, with offices in New York City, San Francisco, Boston, Chicago, Detroit, and London.

Aztek Networks

Series B in 2007
Aztek Networks is a supplier of telecommunications products that allow service providers to consolidate the number of legacy voice switches in network while providing a migration path to IP broadband networks. Aztek's 5000-series products allow service providers, through switch consolidation, to reduce operating costs associated with their older switches while maintaining reliable voice connectivity. Aztek Networks draws on its 25-year heritage as Aztek Engineering to bring patented ESA switch and migration products to the telecommunications industry. Aztek's mission is to provide solutions to telecommunications service providers that address the balance between declining wireline subscribers and the costs of maintaining and operating reliable legacy voice networks.

Finali

Series C in 2002
Finali provides integrated customer support and sales support management services for e-commerce sites. It provides companies with netSage Automated Agent, its proprietary patented automated-agent technology. It also offers suite of customer-relationship management outsourcing services including consulting, training, and dedicated live help. Finali was founded in 1999 and is based in Westminister, Colorado.

Connexn Technologies

Series C in 2002
Connexn Technologies, Inc. operates as a technology-based cost and revenue assurance (CRA) company. It offers a blend of software and professional services for CRA programs.

Channelinsight

Series C in 2011
Channelinsight offers the only complete cloud-based Channel Data Management (CDM) solution, providing technology manufacturers with visibility into every partner and every end-customer, for every POS transaction in real-time, allowing them to gain the insight necessary to drive sales and optimize inventory. The company processes over 120 million POS and inventory transactions per year and collects POS and inventory data from over 4000 worldwide channel partners. We process over $100 billion in channel sales transactions annually. Customers benefitting from this technology include Schneider Electric, Corning Life Sciences, HP, TE Connectivity, Intel, AMD, Microsoft, Smart Technologies, Fluke Networks, Fortinet, and Wasp Barcode. Channelinsight is backed by Rho Ventures, Sequel Venture Partners and Vedanta Capital, with headquarters in Denver and offices in Palo Alto, UK and Singapore.

IQNavigator

Series E in 2004
IQNavigator is the provider of services spend management software and managed services that enable global companies to gain visibility and control over a significant and strategic corporate spend category. With proven domain expertise and innovative technology solutions, IQNavigator helps turn complex services spend into a new source of value, competitive advantage and continuous bottom-line improvement.

Glucon

Series D in 2007
Glucon is a development stage company developing glucose monitoring devices for the diabetes market. The Glucon devices will provide continuous, accurate, and real-time glucose monitoring, for clinical and personal use. Glucon devices are based on a novel Photoacoustic (optical and sound-based) technology protected by several granted and pending patents, and intended to be incorporated into a small, conveniently wearable instrument (the Personal Device). The company has shown that Photoacoustics, a unique combinatorial technology, is superior to optics alone, as it attains blood glucose measurements directly from inside the blood vessels and is an improved method both for specificity (identification) and sensitivity (detection of level changes) of the glucose measurement. The company’s desktop prototype device is currently undergoing extensive clinical trials.

IQNavigator

Series D in 2001
IQNavigator is the provider of services spend management software and managed services that enable global companies to gain visibility and control over a significant and strategic corporate spend category. With proven domain expertise and innovative technology solutions, IQNavigator helps turn complex services spend into a new source of value, competitive advantage and continuous bottom-line improvement.

IQNavigator

Series C in 2000
IQNavigator is the provider of services spend management software and managed services that enable global companies to gain visibility and control over a significant and strategic corporate spend category. With proven domain expertise and innovative technology solutions, IQNavigator helps turn complex services spend into a new source of value, competitive advantage and continuous bottom-line improvement.

Productbuzz

Series A in 2000
Productbuzz Inc. is the developer of product focused web sites that provide manufacturers and distributors with a source of potential buyers, and to provide buyers with industry- specific product information. It spun off from Bcandid as an independant company in January 2000.

Replidyne

Series A in 2002
Replidyne is a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing innovative anti-infective products. The company is building its development pipeline based on both its proprietary DNA replication technology and in-licensing efforts.

DataLogix

Series A in 2009
Datalogix® is the industry-recognized leader at connecting digital media and offline purchasing data. We help more than half of the top 100 consumer marketers increase the effectiveness and measurability of their advertising. DLX Platform®, encompasses over $1 trillion in consumer spending and powers campaigns for more than 75% of online media companies. DLX ROI® is rapidly becoming the industry standard for measuring offline sales lift for digital media. Datalogix also offers predictive analytics for Direct Mail, and integrated media solutions via the DLX Net. Our expertise spans the major consumer segments, including Retail, CPG, Automotive, Telecom, Travel and Financial Services. We are based in Colorado, with offices in New York City, San Francisco, Boston, Chicago, Detroit, and London.

Myogen

Series D in 2001
Myogen is a biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, development and commercialization of small molecule therapeutics for the treatment of cardiovascular disorders. They believe that our advanced understanding of the biology of cardiovascular disease combined with their clinical development expertise in cardiovascular therapeutics provide us with the capability to discover novel therapies, as well as identify, license or acquire products that address serious, debilitating cardiovascular disorders that are not adequately treated with existing therapies.

StrionAir

Series B in 2004
StrionAir is a manufacturer of specialized air filtration systems.

Yieldex

Series B in 2009
Yieldex is the leading provider of digital ad forecasting, analytic pricing and marketplace tools for publishers and advertisers. The world’s most successful publishers rely on Yieldex Analytics for forward-looking insights that help them save time, close more deals and increase revenue. Both advertisers and publishers use Yieldex’s programmatic marketplace, YieldexDirect, to buy and sell targeted, guaranteed inventory in one convenient location. Leading media companies such as The New York Times, Scripps, CBS, Comcast, Viacom, ESPN, Fox, The Wall Street Journal, Pandora, The Weather Channel, and dozens of others use Yieldex to get more value from their digital advertising strategies.

STRANDS

Series A in 2006
Strands is a FinTech partner that develops digital money management solutions that help banks empower people in life and business. The company specializes in Big Data, AI, and Machine Learning since 2004. It creates custom digital money management software for financial institutions and empowers people to be smarter with money. Strands' mission is to enable banks to anticipate customer needs and proactively suggest actions to increase long term value for customers.

XAware

Series B in 2004
XAware is an opensource data integration vendor. XAware's tool set leverages a Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) and is built upon key technical standards (such as J2EE, XML, and Eclipse) and industry standards (such as ACORD, CSIO, EDI, HL7 and NIEM).

CreekPath Systems

Series B in 2002
CreekPath Systems was a global provider of policy-based storage automation products that enabled customers to optimize their storage investments. The CreekPath solutions offered policy-based visibility and operational control of the storage assets within a data center. This visibility and control provided customers with a complete understanding of the costs and benefits of key storage assets as well as the impact on the data center.

StrionAir

Series A in 2003
StrionAir is a manufacturer of specialized air filtration systems.

Myogen

Series D in 2003
Myogen is a biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, development and commercialization of small molecule therapeutics for the treatment of cardiovascular disorders. They believe that our advanced understanding of the biology of cardiovascular disease combined with their clinical development expertise in cardiovascular therapeutics provide us with the capability to discover novel therapies, as well as identify, license or acquire products that address serious, debilitating cardiovascular disorders that are not adequately treated with existing therapies.

Finali

Series B in 2001
Finali provides integrated customer support and sales support management services for e-commerce sites. It provides companies with netSage Automated Agent, its proprietary patented automated-agent technology. It also offers suite of customer-relationship management outsourcing services including consulting, training, and dedicated live help. Finali was founded in 1999 and is based in Westminister, Colorado.

Lefthand Networks

Series B in 2001
Provider of data storage systems and ip-based storage area networks

Lefthand Networks

Series C in 2005
Provider of data storage systems and ip-based storage area networks

XAware

Series C in 2008
XAware is an opensource data integration vendor. XAware's tool set leverages a Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) and is built upon key technical standards (such as J2EE, XML, and Eclipse) and industry standards (such as ACORD, CSIO, EDI, HL7 and NIEM).

Intio

Series B in 2006
INTIO, Inc. develops software-based algorithms for planning, confirmation, monitoring and assessment before, during and after thermal ablation procedures. Its software guides minimally invasive methods for the treatment of malignant and benign solid tumors. The company was formerly known as Abla-Tx, Inc. INTIO, Inc. was founded in 2005 and is based in Denver, Colorado.

HelioVolt

Series B in 2007
HelioVolt's FASST process eliminates the expense of slicing photovoltaic circuits and assembling individual solar cells into modules. Its line of integrated platform circuits can be adapted to a range of sizes and shapes and applied to almost any construction material including glass, steel, metal, composites and some polymers. Resultant solar cells are thinner, easier and cheaper to manufacture than silicon panels.

HomeAdvisor

Venture Round in 2000
7HOME JSC is a VietNamese national company specializing in advising, selling real estate and being the middleman connecting seller and buyer for the fastest and trustful transaction.

Yieldex

Series C in 2011
Yieldex is the leading provider of digital ad forecasting, analytic pricing and marketplace tools for publishers and advertisers. The world’s most successful publishers rely on Yieldex Analytics for forward-looking insights that help them save time, close more deals and increase revenue. Both advertisers and publishers use Yieldex’s programmatic marketplace, YieldexDirect, to buy and sell targeted, guaranteed inventory in one convenient location. Leading media companies such as The New York Times, Scripps, CBS, Comcast, Viacom, ESPN, Fox, The Wall Street Journal, Pandora, The Weather Channel, and dozens of others use Yieldex to get more value from their digital advertising strategies.

HomeSphere, LLC

Series C in 2002
HomeSphere, LLC provides technology-driven solutions for the homebuilding and remodeling industry. It offers a range of solutions to empower market collaboration for building product manufacturers, distributors, contractors, builders, and homeowners. The company also provides B2B digital lead generation and customer retention platform that connects building product manufacturer brands across various product categories, as well as delivers higher profitability through measurable business opportunities, actionable intelligence, and access to various contacts. In addition, it offers AllTrack, a Web based rebate management solution that helps users re-gain control and capture various rebate opportunities; and HomeSphere’s Marketplace, an online portal that offers and incentives from various partners in residential construction, as well as allows users to find deals on building products and services. HomeSphere, LLC was founded in 1999 and is based in Lakewood, Colorado.

Buzzwire

Series B in 2007
Buzzwire is a Denver based mobile startup that streams multimedia content (mostly podcasts) to your mobile phone. There are a variety of mobile podcasting services out there Podlinez and Fonpods (deadpool) are two we've covered. However, these services have emphasized backwards compatibility by playing podcasts on specific phone numbers. Instead, Buzzwire relies on your dataplan, playing lists of media through your mobile browser. Creation and management of these play lists can be handled through their (somewhat ugly) website on your desktop browser. You can either add in content from their library of exiting podcasts to lists or upload your own. It works well on my iPhone, playing audio and video through the Quicktime player.

GlobeImmune, Inc.

Series B in 2005
GlobeImmune, operates as a biopharmaceutical company. It engages in developing and manufacturing Tarmogens, a targeted molecular immunotherapy for the treatment of cancer and infectious diseases. Its products include GI-3000, a Tarmogen for epidermal growth factor receptor over expressing tumors; GI-4000, a Tarmogen for mutated-Ras mediated cancers; GI-5005, a Tarmogen for chronic hepatitis C infection; GI-8000, a Tarmogen for influenza; and GI-10000 Targeted Ablation of Mutational Escape, a novel use of the Tarmogen platform that eliminates or prevents the emergence of mutated escape variants in patients receiving antiviral or targeted cancer therapies. GlobeImmune was founded in 1995 as Ceres Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The company is based in Louisville, Colorado.

CreekPath Systems

Series A in 2001
CreekPath Systems was a global provider of policy-based storage automation products that enabled customers to optimize their storage investments. The CreekPath solutions offered policy-based visibility and operational control of the storage assets within a data center. This visibility and control provided customers with a complete understanding of the costs and benefits of key storage assets as well as the impact on the data center.

XAware

Series B in 2006
XAware is an opensource data integration vendor. XAware's tool set leverages a Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) and is built upon key technical standards (such as J2EE, XML, and Eclipse) and industry standards (such as ACORD, CSIO, EDI, HL7 and NIEM).

SKYETEK, INC.

Series B in 2005
SkyeTek delivers a turn-key RFID application that enables real-time management of field-based inventory and resources. This capability allows manufacturers and service providers to track the movement of inventory, assets, and workers in real-time from the factory, through the field, and ultimately to the customer site enabling significant increases in revenue, efficiency, productivity, and compliance. In addition to its MetaFi application service, SkyeTek also provides RFID reader modules as well as comprehensive professional and support services. SkyeTek is a privately held, venture-backed company headquartered in Westminster, Colorado, with sales operations in North America, Europe and Asia.

Intio

Series A in 2005
INTIO, Inc. develops software-based algorithms for planning, confirmation, monitoring and assessment before, during and after thermal ablation procedures. Its software guides minimally invasive methods for the treatment of malignant and benign solid tumors. The company was formerly known as Abla-Tx, Inc. INTIO, Inc. was founded in 2005 and is based in Denver, Colorado.
Their mission is to provide you with personalized, high-quality care. They are dedicated to helping you through all aspects of your neurological and surgical care. From diagnosis to management, their team is at your service, ensuring our best, for you, each and every time.

Avinti

Series B in 2005
Avinti, Inc. provides e-mail security solutions. It offers iSolation Server, which blocks threats, and eliminates various known and unknown e-mail-based viruses from corporate e-mail systems enabling organizations and individuals to safely use communications tool.

WebMiles

Series B in 2000
WebMiles is the only travel program that is this powerful and this easy to use. And it’s the only one that can set you totally free.

Aztek Networks

Series A in 2006
Aztek Networks is a supplier of telecommunications products that allow service providers to consolidate the number of legacy voice switches in network while providing a migration path to IP broadband networks. Aztek's 5000-series products allow service providers, through switch consolidation, to reduce operating costs associated with their older switches while maintaining reliable voice connectivity. Aztek Networks draws on its 25-year heritage as Aztek Engineering to bring patented ESA switch and migration products to the telecommunications industry. Aztek's mission is to provide solutions to telecommunications service providers that address the balance between declining wireline subscribers and the costs of maintaining and operating reliable legacy voice networks.

Lefthand Networks

Series C in 2003
Provider of data storage systems and ip-based storage area networks

AdminiQuest

Venture Round in 2000
AdminiQuest a Web-enabled full-service outsourcing solutions partner to the insurance industry.

Vericept

Venture Round in 2005
Vericept Corporation was a provider of compliance and data loss prevention software. Vericept mitigated internal risk by providing enterprise-wide discovery, classification and prevention of the information exchanged inside and outside an organization. The company's technology is now available through Trustwave.

SKYETEK, INC.

Series C in 2007
SkyeTek delivers a turn-key RFID application that enables real-time management of field-based inventory and resources. This capability allows manufacturers and service providers to track the movement of inventory, assets, and workers in real-time from the factory, through the field, and ultimately to the customer site enabling significant increases in revenue, efficiency, productivity, and compliance. In addition to its MetaFi application service, SkyeTek also provides RFID reader modules as well as comprehensive professional and support services. SkyeTek is a privately held, venture-backed company headquartered in Westminster, Colorado, with sales operations in North America, Europe and Asia.

MSHOW

Venture Round in 2000
MSHOW provides interactive broadcasting services.