Duff Ackerman & Goodrich

Duff Ackerman & Goodrich, established in 1991, is a California-based private investment firm that manages private equity and venture capital funds through its two subsidiaries, DAG Private Equity and DAG Ventures. DAG Private Equity focuses on acquisitions, including platform investments and buyouts, while DAG Ventures targets companies with proven technology, investing in them from the prototype stage onward. The firm emphasizes strategic investments that leverage its expertise in asset management to support growth and innovation within its portfolio.

Arnold Ackerman

Co-Founder, DAG Ventures

Parag G. Agrawal

Investment Professional

Young Chung

Managing Director

John M. Duff Jr

Managing Director and Co-Founder

Judith G. Forrette

Investment Professional

Deberah B. Stark

Investment Professional

24 past transactions

CardioDx

Private Equity Round in 2012
CardioDx, Inc. is a molecular diagnostics company based in Redwood City, California, focused on developing genomic tests for cardiovascular diseases. The company specializes in assessing conditions such as coronary artery disease (CAD), cardiac arrhythmias, and heart failure. Its flagship product, the Corus CAD test, is a blood-based gene expression test designed to help healthcare providers evaluate whether chest discomfort in non-diabetic patients is due to obstructive CAD. The company's innovations aim to improve treatment decisions, enhance patient outcomes, and reduce healthcare costs by providing actionable genomic information to clinicians. Established in 2003, CardioDx primarily serves customers across the United States.

D2S

Private Equity Round in 2011
D2S designs and develops software and IPs that facilitate direct write e-beam lithography for the production of SoC integrated circuits. Its platform maximizes existing eBeam technology to reduce mask costs for both low- and high-volume applications. D2S TrueMask solutions enable advanced photomask designs at 28-nm-and-below process nodes using complex shapes for superior wafer quality but within practical write-times using existing eBeam mask writing equipment. D2S is based in San Jose, California.

Segway

Series C in 2008
The Segway personal transporter is a two-wheeled, self-balancing electric vehicle invented by Dean Kamen. Segway designs, develops, and manufactures personal electric transportation devices for consumers and businesses. It offers patrollers for law enforcement and private security agencies for patrol of indoor and outdoor environments; and wooded trails, construction sites, and city sidewalks. The company also offers self-balancing scooters with Bluetooth enabled remote control capability, and wheel scooters; personal robot and robotics mobility platforms; and accessories, such as hard cases, handlebar bags, universal cargo plates, lower cargo frames, smartphone holders with articulating mounts, and tablet holders with articulating mounts.

Edeniq

Series A in 2008
Edeniq Inc. is a biotechnology company specializing in the conversion of cellulosic biomass into industrial sugars and cellulosic ethanol. Founded in 2006 and headquartered in Visalia, California, the company has developed innovative technologies, including the Cellunator, a device that enhances starch extraction from corn, and the Intellulose platform, which allows for the production of cellulosic ethanol from corn kernel fiber. Edeniq's solutions are designed for easy integration into existing ethanol production facilities without requiring significant capital investment. The company licenses its technologies to bio-refineries in the United States and Brazil, helping them improve efficiency and increase the yield of valuable biofuels and biochemicals.

Silver Peak Systems, Inc.

Series D in 2008
Silver Peak Systems, Inc. specializes in broadband and hybrid WAN solutions designed to connect users to applications seamlessly. The company offers Unity EdgeConnect, a software-defined WAN that facilitates the transition to a broadband WAN, allowing customers to adopt a hybrid approach that combines MPLS and broadband Internet. Their product portfolio includes WAN optimization solutions for branch offices, data centers, and cloud environments, such as VX Virtual WAN Optimization Appliances and NX Physical WAN Optimization Appliances, which enhance application performance over long distances. Additionally, Silver Peak provides replication acceleration solutions to optimize offsite data replication and compatible data protection products. Founded in 2004 and headquartered in Santa Clara, California, Silver Peak operates as a subsidiary of Aruba Networks, enhancing network performance and reducing costs for enterprises and service providers through its innovative software solutions.

Qlusters

Series C in 2007
As of July 14, 2008, Qlusters, Inc. went out of business. Qlusters, Inc. Qlusters, Inc. provides data center technology and services. The company offers openQRM, a data center provisioning and management software for software provisioning and managing virtual environments. Qlusters, Inc. was founded in 2001 and is based in Palo Alto, California with additional offices in Tel Aviv, Israel; and New York, New York.

Silver Peak Systems, Inc.

Series C in 2007
Silver Peak Systems, Inc. specializes in broadband and hybrid WAN solutions designed to connect users to applications seamlessly. The company offers Unity EdgeConnect, a software-defined WAN that facilitates the transition to a broadband WAN, allowing customers to adopt a hybrid approach that combines MPLS and broadband Internet. Their product portfolio includes WAN optimization solutions for branch offices, data centers, and cloud environments, such as VX Virtual WAN Optimization Appliances and NX Physical WAN Optimization Appliances, which enhance application performance over long distances. Additionally, Silver Peak provides replication acceleration solutions to optimize offsite data replication and compatible data protection products. Founded in 2004 and headquartered in Santa Clara, California, Silver Peak operates as a subsidiary of Aruba Networks, enhancing network performance and reducing costs for enterprises and service providers through its innovative software solutions.

Segway

Venture Round in 2007
The Segway personal transporter is a two-wheeled, self-balancing electric vehicle invented by Dean Kamen. Segway designs, develops, and manufactures personal electric transportation devices for consumers and businesses. It offers patrollers for law enforcement and private security agencies for patrol of indoor and outdoor environments; and wooded trails, construction sites, and city sidewalks. The company also offers self-balancing scooters with Bluetooth enabled remote control capability, and wheel scooters; personal robot and robotics mobility platforms; and accessories, such as hard cases, handlebar bags, universal cargo plates, lower cargo frames, smartphone holders with articulating mounts, and tablet holders with articulating mounts.

Oakley Networks

Series B in 2006
Oakley Networks is a security services company that specializes in threat detection and prevention. It provides military grade data and infrastructure solutions to federal and commercial customers. The Company offers various security solutions including enterprise monitoring and video surveillance for protecting data assets, intellectual property, and infrastructure. They provide integrated endpoint and network solutions with DVR-type incident replay. Oakley Networks was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in the United States.

ConSentry Networks

Series D in 2006
ConSentry Networks is leading the delivery of intelligent control. Customers around the globe have adopted their intelligent control, enabling them to capitalize on today's new business practices including using contractors, outsourcing and offshoring, and more rapidly establishing working partnerships. ConSentry Networks, Inc. was founded in 2003 and is based in Milpitas, California. The company has received funding from Accel Partners, DAG Ventures, INVESCO Private Capital, and Translink Capital.

Silver Peak Systems, Inc.

Series B in 2006
Silver Peak Systems, Inc. specializes in broadband and hybrid WAN solutions designed to connect users to applications seamlessly. The company offers Unity EdgeConnect, a software-defined WAN that facilitates the transition to a broadband WAN, allowing customers to adopt a hybrid approach that combines MPLS and broadband Internet. Their product portfolio includes WAN optimization solutions for branch offices, data centers, and cloud environments, such as VX Virtual WAN Optimization Appliances and NX Physical WAN Optimization Appliances, which enhance application performance over long distances. Additionally, Silver Peak provides replication acceleration solutions to optimize offsite data replication and compatible data protection products. Founded in 2004 and headquartered in Santa Clara, California, Silver Peak operates as a subsidiary of Aruba Networks, enhancing network performance and reducing costs for enterprises and service providers through its innovative software solutions.

Qlusters

Series B in 2004
As of July 14, 2008, Qlusters, Inc. went out of business. Qlusters, Inc. Qlusters, Inc. provides data center technology and services. The company offers openQRM, a data center provisioning and management software for software provisioning and managing virtual environments. Qlusters, Inc. was founded in 2001 and is based in Palo Alto, California with additional offices in Tel Aviv, Israel; and New York, New York.

Tropos Networks

Series D in 2004
Tropos Networks is a supplier of systems used to build metro-scale Wi-Fi networks. Tropos' products enable network operators, service providers and government departments to provide ubiquitous, metro-scale, broadband, wireless data coverage for users in any locale. Tropos' solution creates a truly wireless network, free from the requirement of per node wired connectivity associated with Wi-Fi hot spot deployments using access points. Tropos' products enable larger coverage areas, decreased installation costs and decreased operational costs.

Pedestal Networks

Series C in 2004
Pedestal Networks, developer of innovative universal broadband solutions. It develops DSL solutions that allow service providers to overcome current technical and economic barriers of DSL service deployment.

Mblox

Series A in 2003
Founded in 1999, Mblox are the original SMS company. With over 100 direct carrier relationships and a global reputation for expertise in mobile messaging, they are trusted by more companies to carry their mission-critical traffic than any other service. Their cloud based mobile messaging platform processes 7 billion mobile messages a year on behalf of more than 4,000 customers. They provide services to fit any size business, from the small start-up to the largest multinational organisation. Every customer has access to 24/7 email support as standard, provided by an in-house team of experts. In addition they offer a variety of support packages to meet your business needs.

netvmg

Series D in 2003
netVmg is an intelligent route control software company that enables companies to control internet performance levels in order to achieve business objectives such as cost reduction and application performance improvement. The company’s product portfolio includes hardware platforms such as the FCP 500 for mid-sized enterprises, and the FCP 100 for smaller sites. netVmg was founded in May 2000 and was acquired by Internap Newtwork Services Corporation in 2003.

Entrisphere

Series B in 2002
Entrisphere, Inc. supplies access network equipment for the broadband service providers. Its products include BLM 1500, a multi-service access platform that provides POTS, HiCap, IPTV, DSL, B-PON and GPON, voice over packet, and Ethernet interfaces from a single chassis; and T-series of ONTs and ONUs, which support deployments, including single family units, small business units, multiple dwelling units, multiple tenant units, and in fiber to the curb and fiber to the business. The company also provides Entriview EMS that provides centralized control of BLM 1500 network with FCAPS functionality; and OSP cabinets, which enable voice, data, and video services to be deployed over copper or fiber from remote locations. In addition, it offers support services, such as network planning, consultation, installation, configuration, training, project management, maintenance, and software support. The company was founded in 2000 and is based in Santa Clara, California. As of February 12, 2007, Entrisphere, Inc. operates as subsidiary of LM Ericsson Telephone Co.

Topspin Communications

Series B in 2002
Topspin Communications provides server networking equipment. It provides server fabric switches, a class of server networking equipment, which offers programmable infrastructure for grid and utility computing, clustered enterprise applications, and server virtualization. These switches are designed to connect servers together into a grid, which provides network and storage connectivity to server grid. The company was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Mountain View, California.

netvmg

Series C in 2002
netVmg is an intelligent route control software company that enables companies to control internet performance levels in order to achieve business objectives such as cost reduction and application performance improvement. The company’s product portfolio includes hardware platforms such as the FCP 500 for mid-sized enterprises, and the FCP 100 for smaller sites. netVmg was founded in May 2000 and was acquired by Internap Newtwork Services Corporation in 2003.

netvmg

Series B in 2001
netVmg is an intelligent route control software company that enables companies to control internet performance levels in order to achieve business objectives such as cost reduction and application performance improvement. The company’s product portfolio includes hardware platforms such as the FCP 500 for mid-sized enterprises, and the FCP 100 for smaller sites. netVmg was founded in May 2000 and was acquired by Internap Newtwork Services Corporation in 2003.

CallVision.com

Series A in 2000
CallVision.com is a Seattle based application service provider, and is recognized as the leading developer of web-based, business-to-business Internet billing and analysis applications.

MobileSys

Series B in 2000
MobileSys is a developer of software solutions that integrate message delivery for wireless devices including cell phones, pagers, and PDA's and enterprise-wide applications, such as CRM, sales force automation, email, help desk and more. Its products include EtherPage Wireless Messaging Server, MobileSys MX Wireless Messaging Engine and the MobileSys Wireless Data Network all providing a platform for enterprise and eBusinesses.

Advanced Telecom Group

Private Equity Round in 1999
Advanced Telecom Group is a telecommunications service provider based in Washington. The company offers services related to telephone and voice mail systems installations, service, and repair. It also offers voice, data, fiber, and video cabling services.

Suncom Wireless Holdings

Series C in 1998
Suncom Wireless Holdings is a rapidly growing provider of wireless personal communications services in the southeastern United States. Their personal communications services licenses cover approximately 13 million potential customers in a contiguous geographic area encompassing portions of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Georgia and Kentucky.
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