GF Private Equity

GF Private Equity Group, LLC, founded in 2003 and headquartered in Ignacio, Colorado, is a subsidiary of the Southern Ute Indian Tribe Growth Fund. The firm specializes in direct investments and fund of funds in various sectors, including energy, aerospace and defense, medical equipment, pharmaceuticals, and telecommunications, among others. It focuses on private equity, buyouts, and venture capital investments in emerging growth, turnaround, middle market, and mature companies, with an emphasis on growth capital and buyout transactions. GF Private Equity seeks to hold a majority stake in its portfolio companies and targets investments primarily in the United States, Canada, the Caribbean, Europe, and Central America. The firm aims to capitalize on diverse opportunities across multiple sectors while contributing to the economic development of the Southern Ute Indian Tribe.

Jonathan Abshagen

Portfolio Manager—Investments

Martha Elbert

Portfolio Manager—Transactions

James Thompson

President and Chief Operating Officer

Elliot Wimberly

VP of Business Development

17 past transactions

Impinj

Venture Round in 2012
Impinj is a provider of RAIN RFID solutions that deliver Item Intelligence to retail, pharmaceutical, healthcare, food and beverage, and many other industries. We enable the Internet of Things to identify, locate and authenticate billions of items, and our Item Intelligence platform comprises the most comprehensive and widely adopted RAIN RFID product portfolio in the world. For more information about Impinj, visit www.impinj.com.

Venda

Series B in 2009
Venda provides on-demand e-commerce capabilities to online businesses on a managed basis. It offers business-to-business, business to consumer, and business to enterprise e-commerce capabilities on an outsourced and on-demand platform. The company serves multi-channel retailers, branded manufacturers, franchisers, resellers, and non-profit organizations. Venda was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

NovX

Series C in 2008
NOVX Systems Inc. develops and manufactures point-of-collection drug screening devices for the addiction treatment centers, drug courts, third party administrators, and school administrators. Its products include iMDx Analyzer that tests urine for drugs of abuse and adulterants; ezVu, a Web-based application that automates the chain of custody; PatientVu, a software platform designed to manage electronic healthcare records; PatientVu Pain, a multi-disciplinary Web-based EMR designed to enable the clients to manage their clinics and patients; and ClientVu, a software platform, which is designed to manage the electronic case records. The company was founded in 2001 and is based in Richmond Hill, Canada. As of March 6, 2014, NOVX Systems Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Qvella Corporation.

KOTURA

Series C in 2008
KOTURA, Inc. provides silicon photonics, designs, manufactures and markets CMOS optical components that enable optics to migrate throughout the communications industry. They also provide custom chip design, fabrication, and packaging services.

NovX

Debt Financing in 2007
NOVX Systems Inc. develops and manufactures point-of-collection drug screening devices for the addiction treatment centers, drug courts, third party administrators, and school administrators. Its products include iMDx Analyzer that tests urine for drugs of abuse and adulterants; ezVu, a Web-based application that automates the chain of custody; PatientVu, a software platform designed to manage electronic healthcare records; PatientVu Pain, a multi-disciplinary Web-based EMR designed to enable the clients to manage their clinics and patients; and ClientVu, a software platform, which is designed to manage the electronic case records. The company was founded in 2001 and is based in Richmond Hill, Canada. As of March 6, 2014, NOVX Systems Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Qvella Corporation.

Ahura Scientific

Series B in 2007
Ahura Scientific Inc. specializes in the development of rugged, ultra-compact optical systems designed for the immediate identification and authentication of both liquid and solid chemical substances. The company serves a diverse clientele, including agencies and organizations in the homeland security, life sciences, industrial, and medical sectors. With a commitment to quality, Ahura Scientific manufactures its products in the United States at an ISO 9001-certified facility, ensuring exceptional portability and high performance in the field.

Impinj

Series E in 2007
Impinj is a provider of RAIN RFID solutions that deliver Item Intelligence to retail, pharmaceutical, healthcare, food and beverage, and many other industries. We enable the Internet of Things to identify, locate and authenticate billions of items, and our Item Intelligence platform comprises the most comprehensive and widely adopted RAIN RFID product portfolio in the world. For more information about Impinj, visit www.impinj.com.

Venda

Series A in 2006
Venda provides on-demand e-commerce capabilities to online businesses on a managed basis. It offers business-to-business, business to consumer, and business to enterprise e-commerce capabilities on an outsourced and on-demand platform. The company serves multi-channel retailers, branded manufacturers, franchisers, resellers, and non-profit organizations. Venda was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Attune Systems

Venture Round in 2006
Attune Systems, Inc. specializes in network file management solutions aimed at simplifying file management for enterprise, government, and educational sectors. The company offers the Maestro File Manager, a file virtualization appliance designed to assist IT administrators in discovering, analyzing, managing, and optimizing heterogeneous file storage resources. In addition to file management, Attune Systems provides services such as archive intelligence, security diligence, data migration and consolidation, disaster recovery, forensic search, and tiered backup and storage with deduplication. Founded in 1999 and headquartered in Santa Clara, California, the company has established strategic partnerships with prominent technology firms including Microsoft, Data Domain, NetApp, Symantec, and Google. However, it has recently experienced significant changes and has become less prominent in the industry.

Cswitch

Series B in 2006
Cswitch was founded by a team of highly experienced semiconductor executives to develop the next generation of configurable solutions for a wide range of networking-based platforms. Their ground-breaking work building advanced processors and ASICs at companies such as LSI Logic, Sun Microsystems, SGI and most recently Transmeta, has allowed them to develop the insight to chart a new course for the networking, telecom, storage and wireless base station markets.

Impinj

Series D in 2005
Impinj is a provider of RAIN RFID solutions that deliver Item Intelligence to retail, pharmaceutical, healthcare, food and beverage, and many other industries. We enable the Internet of Things to identify, locate and authenticate billions of items, and our Item Intelligence platform comprises the most comprehensive and widely adopted RAIN RFID product portfolio in the world. For more information about Impinj, visit www.impinj.com.

Redline Communications

Series D in 2005
Redline Communications Group Inc. specializes in developing broadband fixed wireless solutions, including base stations, subscriber stations, and network management systems tailored for commercial applications. Operating through segments such as Hardware and Software, Professional Services, and Maintenance and Support, the company offers a range of products including the Ellipse base stations, Edge and Elte wireless terminals, and various remote terminal solutions. Redline also provides advanced LTE eNodeB platforms, virtualized network management systems, and comprehensive network management software. With a global presence that spans the Americas, Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and the Asia Pacific, Redline serves diverse markets, including oil and gas, mining, utilities, transportation, government, military, and telecommunications, through regional distributors and partners. Founded in 1999 and headquartered in Markham, Canada, Redline has successfully completed over 150,000 installations in 130 countries, leveraging its expertise to help clients implement high-bandwidth wireless networks for video, voice, and data services.

KOTURA

Series B in 2005
KOTURA, Inc. provides silicon photonics, designs, manufactures and markets CMOS optical components that enable optics to migrate throughout the communications industry. They also provide custom chip design, fabrication, and packaging services.

PacketHop

Series C in 2005
PacketHop is a leader in intelligent wireless video networks and broadband mesh communications systems. With expertise in wireless multimedia technology that revolutionizes the deployment of broadband networks for video surveillance, PacketHop provides public safety and private security agencies with improved access to surveillance videos feeds for incident management and resolution. PacketHop's patented technology provides unparalleled quality of service and performance for wireless video. PacketHop's technology and products are covered by more than 20 issued patents and pending applications.

Teros

Series D in 2005
Teros, Inc. provides security solutions for companies, government agencies, and large Web site operators. It develops Secure Application Gateway, Teros's FireLine Solution, Web Services, and SAFE modules that protect Web and Web services applications. The Secure Application Gateway is a hardened security appliance, which is deployed directly in the data path of application traffic and blocks attacks that are not detected by network-based firewalls and intrusion detection systems. The Teros's FireLine Solution blocks damaging Web-based attacks and prevents the disclosure of sensitive corporate and customer information. The Web Services allow developers to link business-critical applications to groups of users and applications. The SAFE modules provide defined object protection and deliver the capability of protecting user-defined data objects. The company was formerly known as Stratum8 Networks, Inc. and changed its name to Teros, Inc. in February 2003. The company was founded in 2000 and is based in Santa Clara, California. As of November 15, 2005, Teros Inc. operates as a subsidiary Citrix Systems, Inc.

Ahura Scientific

Series B in 2005
Ahura Scientific Inc. specializes in the development of rugged, ultra-compact optical systems designed for the immediate identification and authentication of both liquid and solid chemical substances. The company serves a diverse clientele, including agencies and organizations in the homeland security, life sciences, industrial, and medical sectors. With a commitment to quality, Ahura Scientific manufactures its products in the United States at an ISO 9001-certified facility, ensuring exceptional portability and high performance in the field.

InfiniDB

Series C in 2005
InfiniDB, Inc. develops analytic data platforms, specializing in a columnar database that provides a familiar MySQL interface for large-scale and ad-hoc business intelligence, as well as dimensional and predictive analytics. The company's offerings include InfiniDB for the cloud, enabling high-performance analytics applications on Amazon Web Services, and InfiniDB for Apache Hadoop, which integrates with the Hadoop distributed file system for real-time analytics. InfiniDB also provides consulting, maintenance, and support services to assist clients in implementing business intelligence and data warehouse technologies. The company serves various industries, including web analytics, telecommunications, healthcare, digital marketing, and gaming. Founded in 2000 and based in Frisco, Texas, InfiniDB was previously known as Calpont Corporation and rebranded in 2014. Its products and services are distributed through a network of partners both in the United States and internationally.
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