MK Capital

MK Capital is a venture capital and private equity firm founded in 2003, with headquarters in Northbrook, Illinois, and additional offices in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and Santa Monica, California. The firm specializes in providing multi-stage growth equity and venture capital to emerging companies, focusing primarily on early and growth stages of funding. MK Capital targets investments in sectors such as digital software, digital media, data center automation, technology-enabled business services, and education technology. The firm aims to be an active partner in its portfolio companies, offering strategic guidance and operational support to foster growth and development. MK Capital primarily invests in companies based in the United States, leveraging its deep industry insights to enhance the success of its investments.

Josh Beebe

Director

Karen Buckner

Partner and COO

Mark Koulogeorge

Managing General Partner

Bret Maxwell

Managing General Partner

John True

Venture Partner

Kirk Wolfe

Partner

72 past transactions

enosiX

Venture Round in 2023
Enosix, Inc. designs and develops integration solutions between front end platforms and systems applications and products (SAP) system to unlock data and surface business process. The company offers solutions, such as Enosix Connect, integrate SAP/ERP system with cloud based application; Enosix Engage; Enosix Surface, provides real time access to SAP ERP data in sales force without middleware; Enosix Sales, read, create, and modify SAP data from sales cloud; Enosix Sales CPQ, leverage SAP data for pricing and quotes in Salesforce CPQ; and Enosix Sales VC, integrate SAP variant configuration with Salesforce in real time. Enosix, Inc. was incorporated in 2014 and is based in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Datanomix

Venture Round in 2023
Datanomix, Inc., based in Nashua, New Hampshire, develops a software platform tailored for industrial manufacturers to enhance productivity in manufacturing environments. Founded in 2015, the company focuses on the global Industry 4.0 and Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) transformations. Its Manufacturing Analytics platform integrates machine data streams from the shop floor to generate actionable insights for decision-makers. By providing an intuitive analytics framework, Datanomix helps manufacturers understand key factors affecting costs, process variation, product quality, and predictive maintenance. This approach extends the value of traditional data visualization and productivity tools, empowering manufacturers of all sizes with robust decision-making capabilities aimed at improving production, performance, and profitability.

Relay Robotics

Series A in 2022
Relay Robotics specializes in the development and manufacturing of autonomous service robots designed to work alongside humans in a safe and reliable manner. The company's robots are deployed across various sectors, including hospitality, healthcare, and commercial real estate, enhancing operational efficiency by supplementing staff roles. These robots facilitate contact-free interactions, making them particularly valuable in environments such as major hotels and recognized hospitals, where safety and reliability are paramount. By integrating these advanced robotic solutions, Relay Robotics aims to improve service delivery while ensuring a seamless experience for both employees and customers.

Vimly Benefit Solutions

Venture Round in 2021
Vimly Benefit Solutions, Inc., a technology and benefit administration company, provides third-party benefit administration services. The company acts as primary liaison between plan participants and other ancillary participants of the plan. It offers services in the areas of enrollment and eligibility; consolidated billing; eligibility data transfer; traditional administration; broker commission, reporting, and payment; COBRA administration; consumer directed health plan administration; and online benefit administration. The company’s solutions are used by employees, employers, brokers, partners, and MERPs. It serves association health plans and PEOs, health plans, multi-employer trust and unions, general agents and brokers, private exchanges, ancillary carriers, and third-party administrators. Vimly Benefit Solutions, Inc. was formerly known as Benefit Solutions, Inc. The company was founded in 1993 and is based in Mukilteo, Washington.

Part Analytics

Series A in 2021
Part Analytics strategic sourcing solution transforms Direct Material Sourcing to optimize cost, drive efficiency and mitigate supply chain risk with AI-powered analytics and insights. By combining organization's internal data with market, community and network data, our AI powered platform continuously streams opportunities for savings and risk mitigation to enterprise sourcing leaders. On average, we are able to save enterprise customers up to 20% in direct material costs.

Nerdio

Series A in 2020
Nerdio specializes in cloud-based IT services tailored for small and midsize organizations, focusing on the deployment, management, and optimization of virtual desktops within Microsoft Azure. The company offers a comprehensive suite of services, including server and desktop hosting, network design and implementation, software licensing, and network security, along with ongoing maintenance. By streamlining the management of Azure Virtual Desktop and Windows 365 through a unified platform, Nerdio enables IT professionals to efficiently deploy and oversee their cloud environments while optimizing costs. With a strong foundation of knowledge and experience, Nerdio provides reliable and secure IT solutions that meet the evolving needs of its clients.

Convr

Series B in 2019
Convr, headquartered in Schaumburg, Illinois, is a leading underwriting decisioning platform for commercial property and casualty insurers, having been founded in 2016. The company has transformed the commercial underwriting process through advanced artificial intelligence and decision science. Its platform enables commercial carriers to make real-time underwriting decisions by leveraging comprehensive data and precise intelligence sourced externally. This innovative approach enhances productivity, profitability, efficiency, and accuracy for insurers of all sizes, positioning Convr as a key player in the commercial underwriting space.

Lightstream

Series A in 2019
Lightstream builds live streaming creative tools and technology with a true passion for live video production, gaming and supporting the explosive growth of creators and their communities. Their cloud-based technology and products transform difficult technical hurdles into streamlined workflows – empowering creators to effortlessly share their passion, talent, and creativity on live streaming platforms like Mixer, Twitch, Facebook, YouTube, and more. Since 2014, they have been building a cloud-based live streaming studio with the goal of removing all the technical hurdles and putting advanced production capabilities in the hands of beginners. Today, they have thousands of creators streaming with Lightstream Studio for thousands of hours every day. They have partnered with Microsoft to offer Lightstream Studio to millions of Xbox and Windows streamers as part of the native OS experience – in addition to licensing their technology to major game studios and media companies.

OneCause (formerly BidPal)

Venture Round in 2018
BidPal has rebranded as OneCause. Raise more money and reach more donors with OneCause Fundraising Software and BidPal Mobile Bidding. Located in the technology hub of Indianapolis, OneCause has been recognized on the Inc. 500 list of Fastest Growing Companies and has received a Techpoint MIRA award for Mobile Technology Excellence & Innovation. The company’s fundraising technology includes: Mobile Bidding, Online Fundraising, Peer to Peer Fundraising, Event Software, Payment Processing, Online Ticketing, Mobile Donations, Text2Give, and Registration and Checkout software.

Clear Software

Series A in 2018
Clear Software is an Intelligent Automation platform that protects and extends technology investments. The company's platform enables organizations to streamline core business processes across software such as SAP, OracleEBS, Salesforce, and many other cloud and premise applications. It enables automation ranging from a single step task to an end-to-end business process that may involve hundreds of tasks. Clear Software was established in 2015 and is headquartered in Zionsville, Indiana.

Unitas Global

Series C in 2018
Unitas Global LLC designs, deploys, and manages cloud infrastructure and cloud networking solutions. The company focuses on global cloud access, cloud connectivity, enterprise connectivity, enterprise private cloud, hybrid and multi-cloud, remote monitoring and management, and managed public cloud. Its partners include aws, CISCO, DELL, QTS, and Microsoft Azure. Unitas Global LLC was founded in 2011 and is based in Los Angeles, California.

Convr

Series A in 2017
Convr, headquartered in Schaumburg, Illinois, is a leading underwriting decisioning platform for commercial property and casualty insurers, having been founded in 2016. The company has transformed the commercial underwriting process through advanced artificial intelligence and decision science. Its platform enables commercial carriers to make real-time underwriting decisions by leveraging comprehensive data and precise intelligence sourced externally. This innovative approach enhances productivity, profitability, efficiency, and accuracy for insurers of all sizes, positioning Convr as a key player in the commercial underwriting space.

CellTrak

Venture Round in 2017
CellTrak Technologies, Inc. offers Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) mobile solutions tailored for the home healthcare, hospice, and private duty markets across the United States and Canada. Established in 2004 and headquartered in Schaumburg, Illinois, CellTrak focuses on automating workflows to enhance compliance and reduce operational costs. Its flagship product, the CellTrak visit manager platform, enables healthcare professionals to efficiently enter patient-specific data through an intuitive mobile interface. The solutions include features such as GPS tracking, visit verification, automated mileage calculations, scheduling, and various care management modules, which collectively streamline administrative processes and improve patient outcomes. Additionally, the CellTrak Portal provides real-time insights for supervisors, facilitating data-driven decision-making regarding visit compliance and staff performance. The platform supports multiple operating systems, including Windows, Android, BlackBerry, and iOS, making it versatile for various users in the field.

SimpleReach

Series B in 2017
SimpleReach is the #1 way for brands to measure and improve content ROI. By bringing together hundreds of data sources across websites, social channels, and publishers into the world's largest content data cloud, SimpleReach enables brands to understand how their content drives business outcomes everywhere. Leading content marketers like Intel, Chase, and Home Depot rely on the SimpleReach platform to generate actionable insights that improve the impact of their content creation and distribution. Learn more at www.simplereach.com

OneCause (formerly BidPal)

Venture Round in 2016
BidPal has rebranded as OneCause. Raise more money and reach more donors with OneCause Fundraising Software and BidPal Mobile Bidding. Located in the technology hub of Indianapolis, OneCause has been recognized on the Inc. 500 list of Fastest Growing Companies and has received a Techpoint MIRA award for Mobile Technology Excellence & Innovation. The company’s fundraising technology includes: Mobile Bidding, Online Fundraising, Peer to Peer Fundraising, Event Software, Payment Processing, Online Ticketing, Mobile Donations, Text2Give, and Registration and Checkout software.

OneCause (formerly BidPal)

Debt Financing in 2016
BidPal has rebranded as OneCause. Raise more money and reach more donors with OneCause Fundraising Software and BidPal Mobile Bidding. Located in the technology hub of Indianapolis, OneCause has been recognized on the Inc. 500 list of Fastest Growing Companies and has received a Techpoint MIRA award for Mobile Technology Excellence & Innovation. The company’s fundraising technology includes: Mobile Bidding, Online Fundraising, Peer to Peer Fundraising, Event Software, Payment Processing, Online Ticketing, Mobile Donations, Text2Give, and Registration and Checkout software.

Kollective Technology

Series C in 2016
Kollective Technology, Inc. offers cloud-based enterprise video applications designed to enhance employee engagement through live and on-demand video content. The company's platform includes various solutions such as Webcaster, which allows users to create self-service webcasts; a Software-Defined Enterprise Content Delivery Network (SD ECDN) that facilitates large-scale video streaming without straining network resources; Mediacenter, an employee video portal; and Kollective IQ, a data analytics dashboard. By utilizing existing network infrastructure, Kollective's technology helps organizations effectively manage bandwidth while delivering video content and software. Founded in 2000 and based in Bend, Oregon, the company serves enterprise customers both in the United States and internationally.

Observable Networks

Series B in 2016
Observable offers Network Security-as-a-Service providing automated security analytics and modeling to continuously analyze the behavior of all network devices. Observable Networks, the Clayton-based network security startup.

Passport

Series B in 2016
Passport is a cloud tech startup that delivers intelligent data to its customers. Passport transforms mobility management with a single platform to help create an open parking ecosystem. The company's goal is to help cities bring payments into apps users already have on hand while providing management and reporting tools, creating an easy-to-manage and efficient mobility operation for the future. Passport is backed by a group of investors, including Bain Capital Ventures, Grotech Ventures, MK Capital, and Relevance Capital. It was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.

ZEFR

Series E in 2016
ZEFR is a video advertising company that specializes in creating targeted video ad placements through its proprietary technology. The company offers custom packages that combine advanced technology with human review to select individual videos, enabling brands to effectively and safely scale their video ad campaigns. ZEFR has access to extensive data that surpasses that of any other YouTube partner, allowing it to drive improved results for content owners and brands alike. Through its innovative approach, ZEFR aims to enhance the effectiveness of video advertising while honoring the spirit of creativity and boundary-pushing that characterized the original Zephyr skate team in Venice.

Unitas Global

Series B in 2016
Unitas Global LLC designs, deploys, and manages cloud infrastructure and cloud networking solutions. The company focuses on global cloud access, cloud connectivity, enterprise connectivity, enterprise private cloud, hybrid and multi-cloud, remote monitoring and management, and managed public cloud. Its partners include aws, CISCO, DELL, QTS, and Microsoft Azure. Unitas Global LLC was founded in 2011 and is based in Los Angeles, California.

Wellspring

Series B in 2016
Wellspring Worldwide unifies the process of discovery for organizations that transform knowledge into innovation. Its software products, Sophia, Flintbox, and Zeto manage every step of the Knowledge Supply Chain, enabling leading companies, hospitals, and universities to harness their network of intellectual assets for competitive advantage. It was founded in 20030 and headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

Clear Software

Seed Round in 2016
Clear Software is an Intelligent Automation platform that protects and extends technology investments. The company's platform enables organizations to streamline core business processes across software such as SAP, OracleEBS, Salesforce, and many other cloud and premise applications. It enables automation ranging from a single step task to an end-to-end business process that may involve hundreds of tasks. Clear Software was established in 2015 and is headquartered in Zionsville, Indiana.

Eved

Series C in 2015
Eved, L.L.C. operates an online platform designed to streamline the buying and selling processes in the events industry, focusing on automation for accounts payable and payment processing. Founded in 2010 and based in Chicago, the company offers several key solutions, including EvedPay, which simplifies invoice management and payments; EvedMarketplace, a directory connecting event buyers, suppliers, and industry experts; and EvedSource, a supplier relationship management tool. Eved aims to bridge the gaps between procurement, event planners, finance, and suppliers, enhancing overall event quality. The platform has gained traction among prominent organizations within the $263 billion meetings and events sector, boasting over 2,500 users, including Fortune 500 companies, third-party meeting planners, hotels, and various suppliers.

Intradiem

Venture Round in 2015
Intradiem, Inc. specializes in intraday automation solutions for multi-channel contact centers, enhancing operational efficiency for frontline workforces across various sectors, including telecommunications, financial services, and healthcare. Founded in 1995 and based in Alpharetta, Georgia, the company offers a comprehensive Software as a Service (SaaS) platform that automates real-time management processes. This technology allows contact centers, back offices, and retail environments to adapt quickly to changing conditions, improving customer experience while reducing costs. Intradiem's solutions include task management, real-time adherence, intraday staffing, and alerts, all designed to support both in-house and remote staff. With over 250,000 frontline workers utilizing its services daily, Intradiem leverages patented AI technology to process substantial data in real-time, enabling immediate actions that enhance productivity and agent engagement. The company, formerly known as Knowlagent, Inc., rebranded in January 2013 to reflect its focus on innovative automation.

Machinima

Series E in 2015
Machinima produces and distributes video content for young males and video gamers. Its network provides various shows that include scripted series, original content, weekly and daily shows, official publisher pop culture content, and game-play videos, as well as animation, movies, and TV shows. Machinima offers its services through global distribution platforms that include YouTube, Xbox One, Xbox 360, iOS, Android, Windows, Facebook, Twitter, Google< and Instagram, as well as other devices and networks. It began operation in January 2000, with its headquarters in Los Angeles in California. It operates as a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Entertainment as of November 30, 2016.

Netuitive

Venture Round in 2014
Netuitive, Inc. provides self-learning performance management software. Its products include Netuitive Service Analyzer that automates performance management applications, as well as delivers a view of business service health in information technology silos; Netuitive SI, which automates systems threshold administration and performance management; and Netuitive SI for VMWARE, a self-learning performance management software for virtualized environments.

HealthiNation

Venture Round in 2014
HealthiNation helps and inspires people to live healthy and active lifestyles; one person, one video, and one community at a time. With over 87 million monthly video views, HealthiNation is the leading provider of engaging and informative original health video programming. HealthiNation’s award-winning video content covers everything from quitting smoking and taking up exercise, to endemic categories like diabetes and multiple sclerosis. HealthiNation was founded in 2005 and is based in New York, United States.

SimpleReach

Series A in 2014
SimpleReach is the #1 way for brands to measure and improve content ROI. By bringing together hundreds of data sources across websites, social channels, and publishers into the world's largest content data cloud, SimpleReach enables brands to understand how their content drives business outcomes everywhere. Leading content marketers like Intel, Chase, and Home Depot rely on the SimpleReach platform to generate actionable insights that improve the impact of their content creation and distribution. Learn more at www.simplereach.com

Wellspring

Venture Round in 2014
Wellspring Worldwide unifies the process of discovery for organizations that transform knowledge into innovation. Its software products, Sophia, Flintbox, and Zeto manage every step of the Knowledge Supply Chain, enabling leading companies, hospitals, and universities to harness their network of intellectual assets for competitive advantage. It was founded in 20030 and headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

Machinima

Series D in 2014
Machinima produces and distributes video content for young males and video gamers. Its network provides various shows that include scripted series, original content, weekly and daily shows, official publisher pop culture content, and game-play videos, as well as animation, movies, and TV shows. Machinima offers its services through global distribution platforms that include YouTube, Xbox One, Xbox 360, iOS, Android, Windows, Facebook, Twitter, Google< and Instagram, as well as other devices and networks. It began operation in January 2000, with its headquarters in Los Angeles in California. It operates as a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Entertainment as of November 30, 2016.

Nerdio

Series A in 2014
Nerdio specializes in cloud-based IT services tailored for small and midsize organizations, focusing on the deployment, management, and optimization of virtual desktops within Microsoft Azure. The company offers a comprehensive suite of services, including server and desktop hosting, network design and implementation, software licensing, and network security, along with ongoing maintenance. By streamlining the management of Azure Virtual Desktop and Windows 365 through a unified platform, Nerdio enables IT professionals to efficiently deploy and oversee their cloud environments while optimizing costs. With a strong foundation of knowledge and experience, Nerdio provides reliable and secure IT solutions that meet the evolving needs of its clients.

Unitas Global

Series A in 2014
Unitas Global LLC designs, deploys, and manages cloud infrastructure and cloud networking solutions. The company focuses on global cloud access, cloud connectivity, enterprise connectivity, enterprise private cloud, hybrid and multi-cloud, remote monitoring and management, and managed public cloud. Its partners include aws, CISCO, DELL, QTS, and Microsoft Azure. Unitas Global LLC was founded in 2011 and is based in Los Angeles, California.

LLamasoft

Series A in 2012
Over 750 of the world’s most innovative companies rely on LLamasoft to answer their toughest supply chain questions. Powered by the most comprehensive set of supply chain analytics, LLamasoft technology helps business leaders design the supply chain they need to achieve their profitability, service, and growth goals. Breaking down the limitations of traditional planning and operational systems, LLamasoft creates a true end-to-end view of the global supply chain to reveal the optimal design, assess trade-offs and enable decision making across strategic, tactical and operational time horizons. LLamasoft customers have already identified how they can recapture over $13B in savings and the same technology is being used to solve some of the most complex supply delivery problems in developing nations. Partnering with humanitarian organizations, government entities and as part of the World Economic Forum, LLamasoft plans to positively impact 100 million lives by 2022.

eSpark

Series A in 2012
eSpark, Inc. is an educational technology company that develops iPad-based applications aimed at enhancing the learning experience for elementary school students. Founded in 2007 and headquartered in Chicago, with an additional office in San Francisco, eSpark focuses on creating engaging tools that motivate students to write and provides differentiated instruction in mathematics and English Language Arts. The company's flagship product, eSpark, offers personalized learning services tailored to individual student needs. eSpark is committed to ensuring that all students, regardless of their backgrounds, have the opportunity to achieve their educational aspirations.

ZEFR

Series C in 2012
ZEFR is a video advertising company that specializes in creating targeted video ad placements through its proprietary technology. The company offers custom packages that combine advanced technology with human review to select individual videos, enabling brands to effectively and safely scale their video ad campaigns. ZEFR has access to extensive data that surpasses that of any other YouTube partner, allowing it to drive improved results for content owners and brands alike. Through its innovative approach, ZEFR aims to enhance the effectiveness of video advertising while honoring the spirit of creativity and boundary-pushing that characterized the original Zephyr skate team in Venice.

AwesomenessTV

Series A in 2012
AwesomenessTV Holdings, LLC is a multi-platform media company based in Santa Monica, California, primarily targeting the global Gen Z audience. It operates as a subsidiary of Viacom International Inc. The company encompasses a variety of brands and services, including AwesomenessTV, a prominent source of original programming, and the ATV Network, which functions as a community-based multi-channel network featuring over 90,000 channels. AwesomenessTV also includes Big Frame, an influencer talent management company, as well as DreamWorksTV, Awestruck, and Awesomeness Films. In addition to its content offerings, the company is involved in consumer products, music, and branded entertainment. Founded by Brian Robbins and Joe Davola, AwesomenessTV has established itself as a significant player in the digital media landscape.

Poptent

Venture Round in 2012
Poptent is a social video marketing platform that supports professional and freelance videographers to create and manage video projects from start to finish. It offers an array of productivity tools and enables videographers to create portfolios to showcase their work to the professional world. It facilitates relationships between creators and companies seeking solutions to developing branded content. The platform offers threaded discussions, file sharing facilities, and private video sharing options, which help videographers collaborate and assign credit to other creators in their joint projects. Its production capabilities include short form commercials, longer form advertorials, and other video content. RSS feeds, activity monitoring, and status updates allow Poptent members to stay connected with everyone they are following. The platform features an HD-ready video player online, which facilitates viewing and uploading of videos through its video compression codecs. Poptent can be integrated with other popular social networking sites such as Twitter and YouTube. Poptent serves a diverse array of brands such as General Mills, Coca-Cola, GE, Proctor & Gamble, Unilever, Nestle, American Express, LG, Netflix, Frito-Lay, Geico, Novartis, M&M Mars, Budweiser, MillerCoors, Century 21, Callaway Golf, New Line Cinema, Fedex, Anheuser-Busch, NASDAQ OMX, US Bank, New York Life, Amazon, and Nokia. Poptent was launched in 2007 by Rick Parkhill and is operated from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

DramaFever

Series B in 2012
DramaFever Corp. distributes online video and international televised content for customers worldwide. The company engages in streaming movies, documentaries, and TV shows on demand with professional subtitles. Its library also includes Korean dramas, Latin American telenovelas, a range of Asian TV shows and movies, and kids programming in multiple languages. The company also provides advertising opportunities. DramaFever Corp. was founded in 2009 and is based in New York, New York. As of October 31, 2014, DramaFever Corp. operates as a subsidiary of SoftBank Internet and Media, Inc. As of February 29, 2016, DramaFever Corp. operates as a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc..

Machinima

Series C in 2012
Machinima produces and distributes video content for young males and video gamers. Its network provides various shows that include scripted series, original content, weekly and daily shows, official publisher pop culture content, and game-play videos, as well as animation, movies, and TV shows. Machinima offers its services through global distribution platforms that include YouTube, Xbox One, Xbox 360, iOS, Android, Windows, Facebook, Twitter, Google< and Instagram, as well as other devices and networks. It began operation in January 2000, with its headquarters in Los Angeles in California. It operates as a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Entertainment as of November 30, 2016.

DataPop

Series B in 2012
DataPop, Inc. provides OmniAds, a platform that delivers optimized ads for various retail customers across search, shopping, and social channels. Its OmniAds helps retailers to better merchandise their products in product listing ads and comparison shopping engines; and connects advertiser messages to users’ intent. The company was founded in 2008 and is based in Los Angeles, California with additional offices in New York, Austin, and Phoenix. As of February 17, 2015, DataPop, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Criteo SA.

Kollective Technology

Series C in 2012
Kollective Technology, Inc. offers cloud-based enterprise video applications designed to enhance employee engagement through live and on-demand video content. The company's platform includes various solutions such as Webcaster, which allows users to create self-service webcasts; a Software-Defined Enterprise Content Delivery Network (SD ECDN) that facilitates large-scale video streaming without straining network resources; Mediacenter, an employee video portal; and Kollective IQ, a data analytics dashboard. By utilizing existing network infrastructure, Kollective's technology helps organizations effectively manage bandwidth while delivering video content and software. Founded in 2000 and based in Bend, Oregon, the company serves enterprise customers both in the United States and internationally.

Eved

Series B in 2012
Eved, L.L.C. operates an online platform designed to streamline the buying and selling processes in the events industry, focusing on automation for accounts payable and payment processing. Founded in 2010 and based in Chicago, the company offers several key solutions, including EvedPay, which simplifies invoice management and payments; EvedMarketplace, a directory connecting event buyers, suppliers, and industry experts; and EvedSource, a supplier relationship management tool. Eved aims to bridge the gaps between procurement, event planners, finance, and suppliers, enhancing overall event quality. The platform has gained traction among prominent organizations within the $263 billion meetings and events sector, boasting over 2,500 users, including Fortune 500 companies, third-party meeting planners, hotels, and various suppliers.
BidPal has rebranded as OneCause. Raise more money and reach more donors with OneCause Fundraising Software and BidPal Mobile Bidding. Located in the technology hub of Indianapolis, OneCause has been recognized on the Inc. 500 list of Fastest Growing Companies and has received a Techpoint MIRA award for Mobile Technology Excellence & Innovation. The company’s fundraising technology includes: Mobile Bidding, Online Fundraising, Peer to Peer Fundraising, Event Software, Payment Processing, Online Ticketing, Mobile Donations, Text2Give, and Registration and Checkout software.

ZEFR

Series B in 2011
ZEFR is a video advertising company that specializes in creating targeted video ad placements through its proprietary technology. The company offers custom packages that combine advanced technology with human review to select individual videos, enabling brands to effectively and safely scale their video ad campaigns. ZEFR has access to extensive data that surpasses that of any other YouTube partner, allowing it to drive improved results for content owners and brands alike. Through its innovative approach, ZEFR aims to enhance the effectiveness of video advertising while honoring the spirit of creativity and boundary-pushing that characterized the original Zephyr skate team in Venice.

ReachForce

Venture Round in 2011
ReachForce, Inc. specializes in business-to-business (B2B) data quality management solutions tailored for the sales and marketing sector. Founded in 2001 and based in Austin, Texas, the company offers a suite of cloud-based tools, including SmartSuite and SmartForms, which enhance data verification, standardization, and enrichment. These tools help businesses optimize marketing strategies such as account-based marketing, segmentation, and personalization. Additionally, ReachForce provides various services, including real-time data enrichment, data cleansing, and analytics, addressing data completeness challenges to improve lead conversion rates. The company serves a diverse client base, including prominent firms like Box.net, Citrix Online, and TripAdvisor, enabling them to streamline their marketing initiatives and accelerate revenue growth. As of June 2019, ReachForce operates as a subsidiary of Leadspace, Inc.

Playcast Media

Series B in 2011
Playcast Media Systems brings video games to the world's largest media distribution platform Pay TV networks. The company's solution includes a head-end based system, which streams a game's audiovisual content as a standard MPEG stream, as well as the provisioning of the content and programming itself. Playcast's media streaming systems, located in operators headends, host the games and stream them over the existing video network to an already distributed base of set-top boxes. Playcast is a privately owned, venture capital backed company, based in Israel and the UK.

Poptent

Series A in 2010
Poptent is a social video marketing platform that supports professional and freelance videographers to create and manage video projects from start to finish. It offers an array of productivity tools and enables videographers to create portfolios to showcase their work to the professional world. It facilitates relationships between creators and companies seeking solutions to developing branded content. The platform offers threaded discussions, file sharing facilities, and private video sharing options, which help videographers collaborate and assign credit to other creators in their joint projects. Its production capabilities include short form commercials, longer form advertorials, and other video content. RSS feeds, activity monitoring, and status updates allow Poptent members to stay connected with everyone they are following. The platform features an HD-ready video player online, which facilitates viewing and uploading of videos through its video compression codecs. Poptent can be integrated with other popular social networking sites such as Twitter and YouTube. Poptent serves a diverse array of brands such as General Mills, Coca-Cola, GE, Proctor & Gamble, Unilever, Nestle, American Express, LG, Netflix, Frito-Lay, Geico, Novartis, M&M Mars, Budweiser, MillerCoors, Century 21, Callaway Golf, New Line Cinema, Fedex, Anheuser-Busch, NASDAQ OMX, US Bank, New York Life, Amazon, and Nokia. Poptent was launched in 2007 by Rick Parkhill and is operated from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Kollective Technology

Series B in 2010
Kollective Technology, Inc. offers cloud-based enterprise video applications designed to enhance employee engagement through live and on-demand video content. The company's platform includes various solutions such as Webcaster, which allows users to create self-service webcasts; a Software-Defined Enterprise Content Delivery Network (SD ECDN) that facilitates large-scale video streaming without straining network resources; Mediacenter, an employee video portal; and Kollective IQ, a data analytics dashboard. By utilizing existing network infrastructure, Kollective's technology helps organizations effectively manage bandwidth while delivering video content and software. Founded in 2000 and based in Bend, Oregon, the company serves enterprise customers both in the United States and internationally.

TopSchool

Series C in 2010
TopSchool provides a Student Lifecycle Management System – which consists of a student information system at its core, and is complemented by a student portal, a CRM, , and a Reporting/Business Intelligence suite. This offering provides an institution with key insights into their business – insight that can significantly impact lead conversion and student retention efforts.

Geodelic Systems

Series B in 2010
Geodelic Systems, Inc. provides a white-label platform supporting mobile Web, desktop Web, notifications, and smartphone applications. The company offers GeoBuys, a platform with merchant self-service tools, targeted and filtered consumer offer discovery, and real-time analytics; and GeoGuides that provides businesses and enterprises the tools to create mobile content and engage consumers towards commerce activities. It serves mobile operators and enterprises in the United States, Europe, and Asia.The company was incorporated in 2007 and is based in Los Angeles, California.

Netuitive

Venture Round in 2010
Netuitive, Inc. provides self-learning performance management software. Its products include Netuitive Service Analyzer that automates performance management applications, as well as delivers a view of business service health in information technology silos; Netuitive SI, which automates systems threshold administration and performance management; and Netuitive SI for VMWARE, a self-learning performance management software for virtualized environments.

Machinima

Series A in 2009
Machinima produces and distributes video content for young males and video gamers. Its network provides various shows that include scripted series, original content, weekly and daily shows, official publisher pop culture content, and game-play videos, as well as animation, movies, and TV shows. Machinima offers its services through global distribution platforms that include YouTube, Xbox One, Xbox 360, iOS, Android, Windows, Facebook, Twitter, Google< and Instagram, as well as other devices and networks. It began operation in January 2000, with its headquarters in Los Angeles in California. It operates as a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Entertainment as of November 30, 2016.

Generate

Series A in 2009
Generate is a production and management company that develops entertainment properties for the Millennial audience across multiple media platforms. Generate develops professionally produced content that can move from broadband to television, film, publishing and beyond, and creates ways to integrate the advertising, technology and entertainment communities. Generate's talent management arm includes a large concentration of talent including actors, comedians, writers, producers and directors. Generate Insight, the company's market research division, gathers and analyzes data about Millennials.

Machinima

Series A in 2008
Machinima produces and distributes video content for young males and video gamers. Its network provides various shows that include scripted series, original content, weekly and daily shows, official publisher pop culture content, and game-play videos, as well as animation, movies, and TV shows. Machinima offers its services through global distribution platforms that include YouTube, Xbox One, Xbox 360, iOS, Android, Windows, Facebook, Twitter, Google< and Instagram, as well as other devices and networks. It began operation in January 2000, with its headquarters in Los Angeles in California. It operates as a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Entertainment as of November 30, 2016.

HealthiNation

Series B in 2008
HealthiNation helps and inspires people to live healthy and active lifestyles; one person, one video, and one community at a time. With over 87 million monthly video views, HealthiNation is the leading provider of engaging and informative original health video programming. HealthiNation’s award-winning video content covers everything from quitting smoking and taking up exercise, to endemic categories like diabetes and multiple sclerosis. HealthiNation was founded in 2005 and is based in New York, United States.

Kollective Technology

Acquisition in 2008
Kollective Technology, Inc. offers cloud-based enterprise video applications designed to enhance employee engagement through live and on-demand video content. The company's platform includes various solutions such as Webcaster, which allows users to create self-service webcasts; a Software-Defined Enterprise Content Delivery Network (SD ECDN) that facilitates large-scale video streaming without straining network resources; Mediacenter, an employee video portal; and Kollective IQ, a data analytics dashboard. By utilizing existing network infrastructure, Kollective's technology helps organizations effectively manage bandwidth while delivering video content and software. Founded in 2000 and based in Bend, Oregon, the company serves enterprise customers both in the United States and internationally.

DBS Communications

Series D in 2007
DBS Communications is a leading independent mobile virtual network operator (MVNO). DBS products operate on several wireless and long distance carrier networks, using a wide variety of GSM, TDMA, and CDMA handsets. DBS creates branded product lines of its own for specific distribution channels and enables wireless product offerings for other distribution companies, carriers, and market segments. As a leading independent provider of prepaid wireless services, the Company has developed a portfolio of innovative proprietary technologies that enable carrier networks with “alternative payment” wireless products for multiple channel partners and for targeted niche market segments.

Netuitive

Series D in 2007
Netuitive, Inc. provides self-learning performance management software. Its products include Netuitive Service Analyzer that automates performance management applications, as well as delivers a view of business service health in information technology silos; Netuitive SI, which automates systems threshold administration and performance management; and Netuitive SI for VMWARE, a self-learning performance management software for virtualized environments.

Junction Solutions

Venture Round in 2007
Junction Solutions is a single-source provider of vertical-specific applications and consulting services for the Food & Beverage, Retail, Consumer-Packaged Goods (CPG) and Life Sciences industries. Their industry-focused solutions empower B2B and B2C companies to sell, service, grow and thrive. Founded in 2002, Junction Solutions has built a solid reputation for offering continuous innovation in industry-specific solution suites for Food & Beverage, Retail, CPG, and Life Sciences businesses, while providing superior support and customer service, backed by global technology leader, Microsoft. Their experienced management team brings to the table decades of hands-on leadership expertise in software application development, business consulting planning and implementation, and an extensive understanding of their key vertical industries. With this expertise, Junction Solutions is able to build strong partnerships with their customers to maximize their technology investment. As a leading Microsoft Partner and recipient of numerous industry awards, Junction Solutions leverages Microsoft’s leading enterprise resource planning platform, Microsoft Dynamics AX, and other Microsoft-centric tools to help customers stay competitive in a constantly changing environment. Their solutions are flexible, scalable and specific to each industry they serve, giving their customers the resources they need to manage growth and maximize profits. They believe in a consultative approach to business management, working in tandem with each customer to offer best practice solutions to unique industry challenges. Their customers benefit from their commitment to increasing their return on investment today and in the future. Junction Solutions is headquartered in Denver, Colorado and maintains several corporate offices throughout the country, including California and Georgia.

HealthiNation

Series A in 2007
HealthiNation helps and inspires people to live healthy and active lifestyles; one person, one video, and one community at a time. With over 87 million monthly video views, HealthiNation is the leading provider of engaging and informative original health video programming. HealthiNation’s award-winning video content covers everything from quitting smoking and taking up exercise, to endemic categories like diabetes and multiple sclerosis. HealthiNation was founded in 2005 and is based in New York, United States.

Buzz Media

Series A in 2006
Buzzmedia is an entertainment publisher focused on pop culture, music, and celebrity content. Based on concepts on social media, its platform enables brand advertisers to access and engage audiences using a combination of professional editorial, expert opinion, user contributions, and customized marketing solutions.

Apex Learning

Series B in 2006
Apex Learning is the leading provider of digital curriculum for secondary education to the nation's school districts. The company's comprehensive, standards-based online courses help schools successfully engage all students in rigorous coursework and prepare them for high school graduation and beyond.

NBX

Series A in 2006
NBX Inc. is an online sports entertainment company offering the first head-to-head fantasy sportsbook integrated with an activity-based social network and "tell it like it is" sports media. The NBX Fantasy Sportsbook(TM) lets fans "wager" against their buddies using NBX points, not their hard-earned cash. It's real sporting events, real Vegas odds and the real action of a casino sportsbook. The sports-based social network allows sports fans to make new connections with other fans as well as challenge friends and rivals of their favorite teams. It's free to join and free to play. Uninhibited, original sports media provides unique commentary and insight that can't be found in the mainstream media.

Blue Frog Media

Series A in 2005
Blue Frog Mobile is doing business as Blue Frog Media, Inc. The company engages in the creation and distribution of text channels.

Bladelogic

Series D in 2005
Prior to its acquisition by [BMC](/organization/bmc-software) in 2008, BladeLogic provided data center automation solutions for IT organizations. BladeLogic's data center automation solutions enable a state where dynamic policies — that link people, management tasks, and configuration data — drive the automatic optimization of the IT infrastructure, creating a highly agile, business-driven IT environment. (Source: [BladeLogic](http://www.bladelogic.com/about-bladelogic/index.php))

Smoothstone

Series A in 2005
Smoothstone IP Communications, Inc. operates as an IP communications provider for medium-sized enterprises in the United States, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Greece, and the Netherlands. It offers a platform that provides centrally managed solutions, including VoIP over a private and nationwide network. The company provides Smoothstone DRS, a cloud-based disaster recovery solution with call control and unified communications tools for Avaya Unified Communications environments to define the policies and procedures; and Mobile Connect, an application for Apple's iPhone that allows enterprises to offer corporate communications services to mobile employees. It also offers its cloud-based enterprise communications applications and services in the European markets, including the United Kingdom, France, Germany, and Switzerland. The company has a strategic partnership with Logista. Smoothstone IP Communications, Inc. was formerly known as Teledvance Communications, Inc. The company was founded in 2000 and is based in Louisville, Kentucky.

Klir Technologies

Series A in 2005
Klir Technologies, Inc. provides information technology management solutions through a software-as-a-service business model. Its solutions include application, bandwidth, network, and server management. The company also provides Klir Analytics, a Web-based interface that provides access to the information technology metrics, performance, utilization, and analytics, as well as manages information technology systems, including applications, bandwidth, networks, and servers. In addition, its software-as-a-service delivery model creates Web 2.0 community, which enables customers to publish, share, and copy information technology practices to use and leverage within their own information technology environments. The company’s customers include manufacturing, retail, transportation, government, professional services, and health care market segments. Klir Technologies, Inc. was founded in 2000 and is based in Seattle, Washington.

Kollective Technology

Venture Round in 2004
Kollective Technology, Inc. offers cloud-based enterprise video applications designed to enhance employee engagement through live and on-demand video content. The company's platform includes various solutions such as Webcaster, which allows users to create self-service webcasts; a Software-Defined Enterprise Content Delivery Network (SD ECDN) that facilitates large-scale video streaming without straining network resources; Mediacenter, an employee video portal; and Kollective IQ, a data analytics dashboard. By utilizing existing network infrastructure, Kollective's technology helps organizations effectively manage bandwidth while delivering video content and software. Founded in 2000 and based in Bend, Oregon, the company serves enterprise customers both in the United States and internationally.

Bladelogic

Series C in 2004
Prior to its acquisition by [BMC](/organization/bmc-software) in 2008, BladeLogic provided data center automation solutions for IT organizations. BladeLogic's data center automation solutions enable a state where dynamic policies — that link people, management tasks, and configuration data — drive the automatic optimization of the IT infrastructure, creating a highly agile, business-driven IT environment. (Source: [BladeLogic](http://www.bladelogic.com/about-bladelogic/index.php))

Multicast Media

Venture Round in 2004
Multicast makes it easy for organizations of all types and sizes to effectively use video, audio and rich media presentations to inform, educate, entertain, promote and inspire. Over 2,300 organizations have chosen Multicast because meeting their goals requires more than just hosting videos and serving ads. It means using video, audio and rich media presentations to communicate effectively with their prospects, customers, colleagues, partners, shareholders, constituents, members, patients, students and congregants. Multicast’s proven solutions and acclaimed client service make it uniquely able to serve the communication needs of organizations who want to: - Capture and stream live events over the Internet and on the iPhone - Make video, audio and rich media presentations available on-demand - Maximize the value of their content

Concord Music

Series B in 1996
Concord Music Group is an independent music label company based in Beverly Hills, California, that engages in the management and publication of recorded music. Founded in 1969, the company operates a diverse portfolio of music labels, including Concord Records, Concord Jazz, Fantasy, Rounder, and Stax. In addition to its recording activities, Concord organizes music tours for artists and licenses music for various media platforms, such as feature films, television shows, video games, and ringtones. The company also has a presence in theatrical rights, focusing on the development, management, and acquisition of sound recordings, music publishing, and performance rights for songs, plays, and musicals. In 2015, Concord Music Group was acquired by Concord Bicycle Music, further enhancing its position in the music industry.