Kinetic Ventures

Kinetic Ventures, L.L.C., founded in 1983 and based in Chevy Chase, Maryland, with an additional office in Atlanta, Georgia, is a venture capital firm that specializes in early-stage investments. The firm primarily focuses on the communications, information technology, and power and clean technology sectors. In communications, Kinetic Ventures looks for opportunities in last mile connectivity, wireless infrastructure, and mobile video, among others. In the information technology sector, the firm targets investments in mobile platforms, open source solutions, and security management. Its clean technology investments concentrate on smart grid technology and low carbon solutions. Kinetic Ventures typically invests between $2 million and $10 million per company and may consider larger investments through syndication. The firm generally prefers to invest in U.S.-based companies but is open to opportunities in Canada and select international markets. Kinetic Ventures seeks to secure a Board seat in its portfolio companies and typically exits investments through initial public offerings or acquisitions.

Nelson Chu

Managing Director

William T. Heflin

Managing Director

Cam Lanier

Senior Director

Sydney M. Shepherd

CFO

Jake Tarr Jr.

Managing Director

65 past transactions

Ando Money

Seed Round in 2021
Developer of a digital banking application intended to transform the financial industry by redirecting money already present in the banking system and investing it exclusively in carbon-reducing projects. The company utilizes the money deposited by their customer in their bank accounts to fund clean energy, sustainable agriculture, and other essential green initiatives, enabling customers to bank more thoughtfully for a better tomorrow.

Carputty

Seed Round in 2021
Carputty is a consumer automotive startup that provides car loan services to its clients. The company's transparent and easy-to-use line of credit puts the customer in the driver’s seat, while its proprietary, predictive valuation tool knows the perfect time to buy and sell and teaches owners to see their vehicle as an asset. Carputty was founded by Patrick Bayliss and Joshua Tatum in 2020.

Everyware

Series A in 2019
Everyware Inc. operates an online communication platform that combines two-way text messaging with payment processing services. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Boca Raton, Florida, with additional offices in San Francisco and Austin, the company specializes in creating personalized connections between businesses and their customers. Its platform features automated text reminders, quick reply templates, and tools for scheduling and managing appointments. By offering secure payment collection methods and smart payment integration, Everyware aims to enhance customer service and streamline operations, ultimately helping clients improve post-sale communication and increase profitability.

Kobiton

Series A in 2019
Kobiton, Inc. is a company that specializes in mobile application testing, providing a platform that enhances the delivery and testing of mobile apps. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, with additional offices in San Francisco and Ho Chi Minh City, Kobiton offers both manual and automated testing solutions on real iOS and Android devices, accessible via the cloud or on-premise. The platform enables developers to run scripts and identify issues in real-time, ensuring that applications function correctly across various devices. Key features include an artificial intelligence-enabled scriptless testing environment, detailed automation reports, and automatically generated activity logs. By improving mobile app quality and accelerating time-to-market, Kobiton helps businesses reduce user application abandonment and enhance overall user experience.

Kobiton

Seed Round in 2018
Kobiton, Inc. is a company that specializes in mobile application testing, providing a platform that enhances the delivery and testing of mobile apps. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, with additional offices in San Francisco and Ho Chi Minh City, Kobiton offers both manual and automated testing solutions on real iOS and Android devices, accessible via the cloud or on-premise. The platform enables developers to run scripts and identify issues in real-time, ensuring that applications function correctly across various devices. Key features include an artificial intelligence-enabled scriptless testing environment, detailed automation reports, and automatically generated activity logs. By improving mobile app quality and accelerating time-to-market, Kobiton helps businesses reduce user application abandonment and enhance overall user experience.

Optii

Series C in 2018
Optii Solutions is a company dedicated to optimizing housekeeping operations in the hotel industry. Founded in 2006 by hospitality professionals, Optii recognized the challenges faced by hotels, particularly in regions with high labor costs or workforce scarcity. The company offers innovative housekeeping and operations management software that integrates with existing operational systems, utilizing artificial intelligence, analytics, and mobile technology. This approach allows hotels to automate and enhance their housekeeping processes, leading to reduced costs, streamlined operations, and improved guest experiences. By collaborating with clients during the development of their applications, Optii ensures that its solutions are tailored to meet the specific needs of the hospitality sector, making it a key player in modernizing hotel operations.

Instant Financial

Series A in 2018
Instant Financial Inc. is a financial wellness platform based in Vancouver, Canada, with an additional location in Montreal. Founded in 2015, the company offers a mobile application that allows employees to access their earned pay immediately after each shift, enhancing their financial control without any associated fees. The platform integrates with existing human capital management and payroll systems, facilitating a real-time cash flow solution that boosts employee engagement and retention. In addition to providing immediate access to earned wages, the application allows users to manage their finances, view balances, and track purchases. Employers benefit from reduced payroll administration costs and improved employee satisfaction. Instant Financial also offers a prepaid MasterCard for online purchases, further enhancing the convenience for users.

ThunderCore

Seed Round in 2018
ThunderCore operates as a high-performance public blockchain that is compatible with the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM). It aims to enhance the scalability of decentralized applications by offering higher throughput, faster confirmation times, and lower transaction costs. The blockchain is built on innovative research conducted by Professors Shi and Pass from Cornell University, utilizing a unique consensus protocol that addresses the limitations of traditional Nakamoto consensus. This ensures fully decentralized trust while significantly boosting performance. Additionally, ThunderCore provides a crypto token designed to facilitate rapid and secure transactions, supported by a robust blockchain protocol that employs rigorous mathematical security analysis.

Vizbee

Venture Round in 2018
Vizbee Inc. is a technology company founded in 2014 and headquartered in New York, New York. The company specializes in providing innovative solutions designed to enhance video streaming and content distribution across various platforms. By leveraging advanced technologies, Vizbee aims to improve user engagement and optimize the viewing experience for audiences. The company's offerings cater to media companies, advertisers, and content creators, enabling them to reach their target audiences more effectively and efficiently. Through its focus on delivering quality streaming experiences, Vizbee has positioned itself as a key player in the evolving landscape of digital media.

STAQ

Venture Round in 2018
STAQ, Inc. is a New York-based company that provides an integration platform-as-a-service specifically for advertising technology. Founded in 2012, STAQ focuses on unifying the ad tech ecosystem by offering a reporting and integrations system that enables advertisers to access their campaign data and analytics across various technology partners. The platform automates the collection and centralization of revenue and inventory information, allowing users to create and merge data sets while applying complex decision-making processes. This functionality empowers clients to derive valuable insights, optimize their advertising efforts, and enhance overall business performance. STAQ was established by industry veterans with experience in leading ad tech firms.

Instant Financial

Seed Round in 2017
Instant Financial Inc. is a financial wellness platform based in Vancouver, Canada, with an additional location in Montreal. Founded in 2015, the company offers a mobile application that allows employees to access their earned pay immediately after each shift, enhancing their financial control without any associated fees. The platform integrates with existing human capital management and payroll systems, facilitating a real-time cash flow solution that boosts employee engagement and retention. In addition to providing immediate access to earned wages, the application allows users to manage their finances, view balances, and track purchases. Employers benefit from reduced payroll administration costs and improved employee satisfaction. Instant Financial also offers a prepaid MasterCard for online purchases, further enhancing the convenience for users.

Cardlytics

Series G in 2017
Cardlytics, Inc. operates an advertising platform that utilizes purchase-based intelligence to enhance marketing effectiveness within the digital channels of financial institutions, including online and mobile banking. The company partners with over 1,500 financial institutions, such as major banks, to manage banking rewards programs that foster customer loyalty and strengthen relationships. Its primary offering, the Cardlytics Direct solution, is a native advertising channel that allows marketers to connect with consumers in familiar banking environments. Additionally, Cardlytics provides solutions that enable marketers to leverage purchase insights beyond banking channels, helping them identify potential buyers and assess the impact of their marketing campaigns. Founded in 2008 and headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, Cardlytics also has offices in London, New York, Chicago, and San Francisco.

PlumSlice Labs

Venture Round in 2016
PlumSlice uses the cloud to unite all stakeholders in the product lifecycle to create better products, faster. Our services and soon-to-be-introduced software makes collaboration easy at all stages of the lifecycle: product design, development, product selection, vendor selection, product information, customer engagement and delivery. Knowing how the cloud works, PlumSlice supports the way people work and communicate today — on mobile devices, socially, and globally.

STAQ

Venture Round in 2016
STAQ, Inc. is a New York-based company that provides an integration platform-as-a-service specifically for advertising technology. Founded in 2012, STAQ focuses on unifying the ad tech ecosystem by offering a reporting and integrations system that enables advertisers to access their campaign data and analytics across various technology partners. The platform automates the collection and centralization of revenue and inventory information, allowing users to create and merge data sets while applying complex decision-making processes. This functionality empowers clients to derive valuable insights, optimize their advertising efforts, and enhance overall business performance. STAQ was established by industry veterans with experience in leading ad tech firms.

Virtual Instruments

Venture Round in 2016
Virtual Instruments is the leader in IT Infrastructure Performance Management for the physical, virtual, and cloud computing environments. Virtual Instruments is a dynamic, fast-growing technology company with a performance driven culture. Founded in June 2008 we are headquartered in the heart of the Silicon Valley, led by an industry-proven executive team, and backed by a group of highly experienced and successful investors. As a company, we are focused on delivering unparalleled value to our customers through a truly innovative combination of disruptive technology and revolutionary services. Our customers represent industry leading brands in every major vertical market, all of whom have some of the most performance sensitive and complex IT environments in the world. Our unwavering commitment to our customers' success, ensuring the performance and availability of their mission critical application workload as they migrate from physical to virtual and cloud computing environments, is what has fueled our record growth and is driving the ongoing development of our award winning Infrastructure Performance Management platform, VirtualWisdom.

Predictix

Series B in 2016
Predictix LLC is a provider of cloud-based Software-as-a-Service solutions designed for retailers, wholesalers, and brands, focusing on merchandising decisions. The company's software suite aids in key areas such as planning and allocation, assortment and space management, pricing and promotions, as well as forecasting and replenishment. Predictix's solutions enable clients to enhance their decision-making processes through advanced predictive technology that utilizes big data and analytics. Founded in 2005 and headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, Predictix operates as a subsidiary of Infor (US), Inc. The company emphasizes a quick setup and early value for clients, allowing them to adapt the software to their changing business needs without the burden of hardware purchases or long-term commitments. Through strategic partnerships with notable organizations, Predictix continues to innovate in the retail technology space.

Predictix

Series A in 2014
Predictix LLC is a provider of cloud-based Software-as-a-Service solutions designed for retailers, wholesalers, and brands, focusing on merchandising decisions. The company's software suite aids in key areas such as planning and allocation, assortment and space management, pricing and promotions, as well as forecasting and replenishment. Predictix's solutions enable clients to enhance their decision-making processes through advanced predictive technology that utilizes big data and analytics. Founded in 2005 and headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, Predictix operates as a subsidiary of Infor (US), Inc. The company emphasizes a quick setup and early value for clients, allowing them to adapt the software to their changing business needs without the burden of hardware purchases or long-term commitments. Through strategic partnerships with notable organizations, Predictix continues to innovate in the retail technology space.

STAQ

Series A in 2014
STAQ, Inc. is a New York-based company that provides an integration platform-as-a-service specifically for advertising technology. Founded in 2012, STAQ focuses on unifying the ad tech ecosystem by offering a reporting and integrations system that enables advertisers to access their campaign data and analytics across various technology partners. The platform automates the collection and centralization of revenue and inventory information, allowing users to create and merge data sets while applying complex decision-making processes. This functionality empowers clients to derive valuable insights, optimize their advertising efforts, and enhance overall business performance. STAQ was established by industry veterans with experience in leading ad tech firms.

AnyPresence

Series B in 2014
AnyPresence is an enterprise platform for the app economy that dramatically reduces the time and cost of mobile-enabling enterprise business processes, products, and services. It is the only solution that offers organizations the ability to assemble and deploy backend servers, native iOS, native Android, and HTML5 mobile apps with 100% native, portable source code. The patent-pending AnyPresence platform also includes the ability to generate sample mobile apps from within API management portals, increasing adoption, and accelerating time-to-market for apps that incorporate a company's data or services. The platform is easy to use, yet flexible enough to enable source code-level customization or on-premise hosting options.

Altierre

Venture Round in 2014
Altierre Corp., a technology company, develops wireless chips, displays, sensors, systems, and software solutions. The company offers Clara – ePaper, an electronic shelf label that retailers to connect directly with their customers at the point of decision; and wireless bi-directional IoT platform for various business environment. It serves retail, auto dealers, and manufacturing. The company was founded in 2003 and is based in San Jose, California with a sales office in Paris, France.

9Lenses

Series A in 2013
Businesses expect better data. Survey platforms, spreadsheets, and other manual business diagnostics no longer meet today’s digital expectations. To compete in a data-driven environment, consultants must deliver secure propriety digital solutions. 9Lenses is the only diagnostic platform that digitally automates the development, collection, organization, connection, and analytics, of the consulting process. By transforming business diagnostics to the 9Lenses digital platform, consultants deliver more value for clients and win more business.

9Lenses

Series A in 2013
Businesses expect better data. Survey platforms, spreadsheets, and other manual business diagnostics no longer meet today’s digital expectations. To compete in a data-driven environment, consultants must deliver secure propriety digital solutions. 9Lenses is the only diagnostic platform that digitally automates the development, collection, organization, connection, and analytics, of the consulting process. By transforming business diagnostics to the 9Lenses digital platform, consultants deliver more value for clients and win more business.

Tower Cloud

Venture Round in 2013
Tower Cloud provides telecom backhaul services to wireless carriers. The company builds and operates fiber optic and wireless networks to connect cellular towers to the wireless carriers' mobile switching centers. Wireless carriers utilize Ethernet and Sonet T-1 broadband capacity provided by Tower Cloud to manage the exploding volume of voice and data traffic on their cellular networks. Tower Cloud currently operates backhaul networks in the greater Orlando, FL and Miami, FL markets and is in the process of constructing a new network in Atlanta, GA. The company was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in St. Petersburg, FL.

Kwarter

Series A in 2013
Kwarter is an interactive entertainment company that specializes in developing and publishing social mobile games, such as Cards, Fancake, Fan Zone, and Game On Football. The company focuses on creating engaging experiences for users, blending gaming with television through its mobile gamification platform. This platform enables brands and broadcasters to connect with TV audiences by creating second-screen applications that allow viewers to participate actively in their favorite shows while earning rewards. Kwarter's team is composed of diverse talents who share a passion for teamwork and innovation, striving to develop games that resonate with players.

Load DynamiX

Series B in 2012
As a leader in storage infrastructure workload analytics and performance validation, Load DynamiX empowers: 1. IT organizations with the insight they need to optimize the performance, availability, and cost of their storage infrastructure. Load DynamiX accelerates new application roll-outs and eliminates the risk of new technology deployments. 2. Storage and network equipment manufacturers with the insight they need to maximize the performance, scalability and reliability of their products. Load DynamiX accelerates your time to market. Addressing file, block, and object storage technology validation, Load DynamiX has the unique capability and performance required to stress today’s most complex storage systems to their limits.

AnyPresence

Series A in 2012
AnyPresence is an enterprise platform for the app economy that dramatically reduces the time and cost of mobile-enabling enterprise business processes, products, and services. It is the only solution that offers organizations the ability to assemble and deploy backend servers, native iOS, native Android, and HTML5 mobile apps with 100% native, portable source code. The patent-pending AnyPresence platform also includes the ability to generate sample mobile apps from within API management portals, increasing adoption, and accelerating time-to-market for apps that incorporate a company's data or services. The platform is easy to use, yet flexible enough to enable source code-level customization or on-premise hosting options.

Tower Cloud

Venture Round in 2012
Tower Cloud provides telecom backhaul services to wireless carriers. The company builds and operates fiber optic and wireless networks to connect cellular towers to the wireless carriers' mobile switching centers. Wireless carriers utilize Ethernet and Sonet T-1 broadband capacity provided by Tower Cloud to manage the exploding volume of voice and data traffic on their cellular networks. Tower Cloud currently operates backhaul networks in the greater Orlando, FL and Miami, FL markets and is in the process of constructing a new network in Atlanta, GA. The company was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in St. Petersburg, FL.

Coraid

Series C in 2011
Coraid specializes in providing innovative storage solutions tailored for cloud service providers and enterprises facing rapid data growth. The company utilizes Layer 2 Ethernet technology to enhance network performance and operational efficiency in dynamic, large-scale environments. Coraid's offerings include modular, pay-as-you-grow architectures and user-friendly software, which facilitate just-in-time scaling and adaptability, ensuring a swift return on investment for its clients. Additionally, Coraid’s products encompass scale-out Ethernet storage technology, block storage solutions, and networked storage appliances, all designed to deliver enterprise-level reliability while simplifying complex storage challenges for IT professionals.

Tower Cloud

Venture Round in 2011
Tower Cloud provides telecom backhaul services to wireless carriers. The company builds and operates fiber optic and wireless networks to connect cellular towers to the wireless carriers' mobile switching centers. Wireless carriers utilize Ethernet and Sonet T-1 broadband capacity provided by Tower Cloud to manage the exploding volume of voice and data traffic on their cellular networks. Tower Cloud currently operates backhaul networks in the greater Orlando, FL and Miami, FL markets and is in the process of constructing a new network in Atlanta, GA. The company was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in St. Petersburg, FL.

AnyPresence

Seed Round in 2011
AnyPresence is an enterprise platform for the app economy that dramatically reduces the time and cost of mobile-enabling enterprise business processes, products, and services. It is the only solution that offers organizations the ability to assemble and deploy backend servers, native iOS, native Android, and HTML5 mobile apps with 100% native, portable source code. The patent-pending AnyPresence platform also includes the ability to generate sample mobile apps from within API management portals, increasing adoption, and accelerating time-to-market for apps that incorporate a company's data or services. The platform is easy to use, yet flexible enough to enable source code-level customization or on-premise hosting options.

Cardlytics

Series C in 2010
Cardlytics, Inc. operates an advertising platform that utilizes purchase-based intelligence to enhance marketing effectiveness within the digital channels of financial institutions, including online and mobile banking. The company partners with over 1,500 financial institutions, such as major banks, to manage banking rewards programs that foster customer loyalty and strengthen relationships. Its primary offering, the Cardlytics Direct solution, is a native advertising channel that allows marketers to connect with consumers in familiar banking environments. Additionally, Cardlytics provides solutions that enable marketers to leverage purchase insights beyond banking channels, helping them identify potential buyers and assess the impact of their marketing campaigns. Founded in 2008 and headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, Cardlytics also has offices in London, New York, Chicago, and San Francisco.

Tower Cloud

Venture Round in 2009
Tower Cloud provides telecom backhaul services to wireless carriers. The company builds and operates fiber optic and wireless networks to connect cellular towers to the wireless carriers' mobile switching centers. Wireless carriers utilize Ethernet and Sonet T-1 broadband capacity provided by Tower Cloud to manage the exploding volume of voice and data traffic on their cellular networks. Tower Cloud currently operates backhaul networks in the greater Orlando, FL and Miami, FL markets and is in the process of constructing a new network in Atlanta, GA. The company was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in St. Petersburg, FL.

Altierre

Series C in 2008
Altierre Corp., a technology company, develops wireless chips, displays, sensors, systems, and software solutions. The company offers Clara – ePaper, an electronic shelf label that retailers to connect directly with their customers at the point of decision; and wireless bi-directional IoT platform for various business environment. It serves retail, auto dealers, and manufacturing. The company was founded in 2003 and is based in San Jose, California with a sales office in Paris, France.

Altierre

Series B in 2007
Altierre Corp., a technology company, develops wireless chips, displays, sensors, systems, and software solutions. The company offers Clara – ePaper, an electronic shelf label that retailers to connect directly with their customers at the point of decision; and wireless bi-directional IoT platform for various business environment. It serves retail, auto dealers, and manufacturing. The company was founded in 2003 and is based in San Jose, California with a sales office in Paris, France.

Pathfire

Venture Round in 2007
Pathfire, Inc. specializes in digital media distribution and management solutions for the television, media, and entertainment industries. Founded in 1996 and based in Roswell, Georgia, the company offers a platform known as Digital Media Gateway, which facilitates the store-and-forward distribution of news stories, syndicated programming, advertising spots, and video news releases to broadcasters. Pathfire serves a diverse range of clients, including broadcasters, news organizations, television networks, and Hollywood studios, providing essential services that enhance the efficiency of digital content management and distribution. In 2001, the company changed its name from Video Networks, Inc., and as of 2007, it operates as a subsidiary of DG FastChannel, Inc.

iVivity

Series C in 2006
iVivity develops and markets storage network processor silicon, custom storage adapters, and motherboards to system manufacturers. Its products include iDiSX 2000, a single integrated storage server-on-chip silicon, which is used in current and new storage infrastructure product domains, including intelligent storage network switches, appliances, routers, gateways, array products, and blade server products; and iDiSX ASIC Evaluation Platform, which connects to Ethernet and fiber channel MACs. The company also offers custom board systems, including system board, custom adapter board, custom line card, and blade server switch module. In addition, it provides various services, including integration of custom or third-party software stacks for data protection, data management, information life cycle management, and disaster recovery.

SmartSynch

Series C in 2005
SmartSynch is a Smart Grid Technology Company enabling utilities to communicate with any device on the grid. The company's clean-tech innovations in the two-way delivery of real-time energy usage data over public wireless networks (AT&T, Rogers, T-Mobile, etc.), in lieu of private network build-outs, have simplified SmartMeter deployments for over 100 major North American electric utilities. Smart Grid Infrastructure A smart grid infrastructure is the sum of services, devices and software necessary to add a layer of intelligence onto today’s 20th-century electricity grid such that every point on that grid can talk to every other point and decisions are made either by devices or human beings to fully optimize the process by which electricity is generated and delivered to customers. A smart grid infrastructure can spot and stop energy “leaks,” optimize efficiency through better power factors and provide feedback loops that provide the right price signals to normalize energy loads during peak use. According to the Pacific Northwest Laboratory in partnership with the Department of Energy, the total potential benefit of implementing smart grid technologies over the next 20 years is conservatively estimated to have a present value of $75 billion. Vision SmartSynch creates extraordinary value for our customers by providing innovative Smart Grid Infrastructure solutions that leverage public wireless networks.

Caymas Systems

Series C in 2005
As of June 11, 2007, Caymas Systems, Inc. was acquired by Citrix Systems, Inc. Caymas Systems, Inc. offers identity-driven access gateways for international enterprise networks. The company's identity-driven access gateways deliver universal access, identity-based access control, integrated application security, federated policy enforcement, and radical price/performance solutions. Its appliances provides a single platform for SSL VPN remote access and internal access control, endpoint security, and behavioral and data monitoring with centralized policy management. The company was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Petaluma, California.

Altierre

Series A in 2005
Altierre Corp., a technology company, develops wireless chips, displays, sensors, systems, and software solutions. The company offers Clara – ePaper, an electronic shelf label that retailers to connect directly with their customers at the point of decision; and wireless bi-directional IoT platform for various business environment. It serves retail, auto dealers, and manufacturing. The company was founded in 2003 and is based in San Jose, California with a sales office in Paris, France.

Proficient Systems

Series B in 2005
Proficient Systems is an enterprise software company based in Atlanta, Georgia, specializing in solutions that enhance revenue and sales productivity for large organizations. Founded by entrepreneur Gregg Freishtat in 2000, the company addresses the disconnect often found between online sales opportunities and offline service operations. By integrating these two aspects, Proficient Systems enables businesses to improve customer acquisition, lead generation, and overall online customer experience. The company's software tracks and analyzes website visitor behavior, providing valuable insights that help organizations optimize their sales strategies and customer interactions. With a team experienced in delivering solutions for complex, consultative industries, Proficient Systems has established itself as a key player in driving significant revenue growth while enhancing customer service.

Altierre

Series A in 2005
Altierre Corp., a technology company, develops wireless chips, displays, sensors, systems, and software solutions. The company offers Clara – ePaper, an electronic shelf label that retailers to connect directly with their customers at the point of decision; and wireless bi-directional IoT platform for various business environment. It serves retail, auto dealers, and manufacturing. The company was founded in 2003 and is based in San Jose, California with a sales office in Paris, France.

iVivity

Series C in 2004
iVivity develops and markets storage network processor silicon, custom storage adapters, and motherboards to system manufacturers. Its products include iDiSX 2000, a single integrated storage server-on-chip silicon, which is used in current and new storage infrastructure product domains, including intelligent storage network switches, appliances, routers, gateways, array products, and blade server products; and iDiSX ASIC Evaluation Platform, which connects to Ethernet and fiber channel MACs. The company also offers custom board systems, including system board, custom adapter board, custom line card, and blade server switch module. In addition, it provides various services, including integration of custom or third-party software stacks for data protection, data management, information life cycle management, and disaster recovery.

Ample Communications

Series C in 2004
As of September 25, 2007, Ample Communications, Inc. was acquired by Mindspeed Technologies, Inc. Ample Communications, Inc. develops silicon solutions for optimizing networking infrastructure. The company provides Ethernet MACs for increasing the performance of enterprise and wide-area networks. It offers integrated MACs that optimize Ethernet aggregation, as well as Gigabit Ethernet silicon solutions for the PC market. The company provides its products for various applications, including Ethernet switches and routers, Internet appliances, access devices in enterprise and metro applications, IPTV equipment, metro Ethernet, wireless/cellular backhaul, and Ethernet over SONET applications. Ample Communications, Inc. was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Fremont, California.

Alereon

Series A in 2004
Alereon is a fabless semiconductor company developing innovative Ultrawideband (UWB) wireless chipsets. Their mission is to simplify networking by removing cables, allowing effortless connections between PCs, consumer electronics, peripherals and mobile devices. We want to change the way consumers connect to the world.

Proficient Systems

Venture Round in 2003
Proficient Systems is an enterprise software company based in Atlanta, Georgia, specializing in solutions that enhance revenue and sales productivity for large organizations. Founded by entrepreneur Gregg Freishtat in 2000, the company addresses the disconnect often found between online sales opportunities and offline service operations. By integrating these two aspects, Proficient Systems enables businesses to improve customer acquisition, lead generation, and overall online customer experience. The company's software tracks and analyzes website visitor behavior, providing valuable insights that help organizations optimize their sales strategies and customer interactions. With a team experienced in delivering solutions for complex, consultative industries, Proficient Systems has established itself as a key player in driving significant revenue growth while enhancing customer service.

iVivity

Series B in 2003
iVivity develops and markets storage network processor silicon, custom storage adapters, and motherboards to system manufacturers. Its products include iDiSX 2000, a single integrated storage server-on-chip silicon, which is used in current and new storage infrastructure product domains, including intelligent storage network switches, appliances, routers, gateways, array products, and blade server products; and iDiSX ASIC Evaluation Platform, which connects to Ethernet and fiber channel MACs. The company also offers custom board systems, including system board, custom adapter board, custom line card, and blade server switch module. In addition, it provides various services, including integration of custom or third-party software stacks for data protection, data management, information life cycle management, and disaster recovery.

SmartSynch

Venture Round in 2003
SmartSynch is a Smart Grid Technology Company enabling utilities to communicate with any device on the grid. The company's clean-tech innovations in the two-way delivery of real-time energy usage data over public wireless networks (AT&T, Rogers, T-Mobile, etc.), in lieu of private network build-outs, have simplified SmartMeter deployments for over 100 major North American electric utilities. Smart Grid Infrastructure A smart grid infrastructure is the sum of services, devices and software necessary to add a layer of intelligence onto today’s 20th-century electricity grid such that every point on that grid can talk to every other point and decisions are made either by devices or human beings to fully optimize the process by which electricity is generated and delivered to customers. A smart grid infrastructure can spot and stop energy “leaks,” optimize efficiency through better power factors and provide feedback loops that provide the right price signals to normalize energy loads during peak use. According to the Pacific Northwest Laboratory in partnership with the Department of Energy, the total potential benefit of implementing smart grid technologies over the next 20 years is conservatively estimated to have a present value of $75 billion. Vision SmartSynch creates extraordinary value for our customers by providing innovative Smart Grid Infrastructure solutions that leverage public wireless networks.

Covega

Series A in 2003
Covega Corporation specializes in the development of optoelectronic components and subsystems, utilizing proprietary technologies in Indium Phosphide (InP) and Lithium Niobate (LiNbO3) to produce high-performance optical devices and modules. The company offers a range of products, including superluminescent diodes, semiconductor optical amplifiers, Fabry Perot lasers, gain chips, broad area lasers, and various types of modulators. Initially focused on the telecommunications, datacom, and CATV sectors, Covega has diversified its revenue streams and now derives over one-third of its income from the defense, medical, industrial, and instrumentation markets. By providing vertically integrated capabilities and foundry services, Covega meets the diverse needs of its clients across multiple industries with innovative and cost-effective solutions.

Calix

Series E in 2003
Calix, Inc. is a global provider of cloud and software platforms, systems, and services that enable communication service providers (CSPs) to build unified access networks and smart premises systems. Founded in 1999 and headquartered in San Jose, California, Calix supports over 1,400 CSPs, primarily in North America, by helping them optimize their infrastructure and monetize services. The company's offerings include Calix Cloud, which provides analytics and intelligence through role-specific dashboards, as well as the Experience eXtensible Operating System and Access eXtensible Operating System, designed for residential, business, and mobile subscribers. These tools allow CSPs to enhance subscriber experiences, deploy new services swiftly, and leverage real-time data for improved business models. Through its innovative solutions, Calix aims to facilitate growth in subscriber acquisition, loyalty, and revenue, ultimately benefiting communities and businesses.

Proficient Systems

Series B in 2002
Proficient Systems is an enterprise software company based in Atlanta, Georgia, specializing in solutions that enhance revenue and sales productivity for large organizations. Founded by entrepreneur Gregg Freishtat in 2000, the company addresses the disconnect often found between online sales opportunities and offline service operations. By integrating these two aspects, Proficient Systems enables businesses to improve customer acquisition, lead generation, and overall online customer experience. The company's software tracks and analyzes website visitor behavior, providing valuable insights that help organizations optimize their sales strategies and customer interactions. With a team experienced in delivering solutions for complex, consultative industries, Proficient Systems has established itself as a key player in driving significant revenue growth while enhancing customer service.

Pathfire

Venture Round in 2002
Pathfire, Inc. specializes in digital media distribution and management solutions for the television, media, and entertainment industries. Founded in 1996 and based in Roswell, Georgia, the company offers a platform known as Digital Media Gateway, which facilitates the store-and-forward distribution of news stories, syndicated programming, advertising spots, and video news releases to broadcasters. Pathfire serves a diverse range of clients, including broadcasters, news organizations, television networks, and Hollywood studios, providing essential services that enhance the efficiency of digital content management and distribution. In 2001, the company changed its name from Video Networks, Inc., and as of 2007, it operates as a subsidiary of DG FastChannel, Inc.

SmartSynch

Series B in 2001
SmartSynch is a Smart Grid Technology Company enabling utilities to communicate with any device on the grid. The company's clean-tech innovations in the two-way delivery of real-time energy usage data over public wireless networks (AT&T, Rogers, T-Mobile, etc.), in lieu of private network build-outs, have simplified SmartMeter deployments for over 100 major North American electric utilities. Smart Grid Infrastructure A smart grid infrastructure is the sum of services, devices and software necessary to add a layer of intelligence onto today’s 20th-century electricity grid such that every point on that grid can talk to every other point and decisions are made either by devices or human beings to fully optimize the process by which electricity is generated and delivered to customers. A smart grid infrastructure can spot and stop energy “leaks,” optimize efficiency through better power factors and provide feedback loops that provide the right price signals to normalize energy loads during peak use. According to the Pacific Northwest Laboratory in partnership with the Department of Energy, the total potential benefit of implementing smart grid technologies over the next 20 years is conservatively estimated to have a present value of $75 billion. Vision SmartSynch creates extraordinary value for our customers by providing innovative Smart Grid Infrastructure solutions that leverage public wireless networks.

ITango

Series C in 2001
ITango provides employee and manager self-service software and services.

CODEON

Series D in 2001
CODEON Corporation designs and manufactures state-of-the-art optical components for the fiber optic telecommunications industry.

Utility

Series C in 2000
Utility Associates, Inc. is a manufacturer and supplier of advanced software solutions and camera systems designed primarily for law enforcement, transportation agencies, and utilities. Based in Decatur, Georgia, the company offers a range of products that enhance mobile field operations, including body-worn cameras, in-car cameras, and mobile resource management systems. Notable offerings include Rocket IOT, which automates evidence collection and enhances situational awareness, and AVaiL, a command and control application that provides real-time tracking of personnel and assets. Additional products such as Smart Holster and Smart Patrolling further support safety and operational efficiency. Utility Associates also provides multimedia storage, reporting, and connectivity services, aiming to improve the effectiveness and responsiveness of field operations. Established in 2000, the company continues to innovate in the realm of mobile technology solutions.

APX

Series C in 2000
APX has continuously provided innovative technology and service solutions for the energy and environmental markets. Their business experience spans transaction management, registries, scheduling, settlements, demand-side management, asset control, analytics, operations, exchanges, clearing, and brokerage. They continue to leverage their deep domain and technological expertise, providing focused solutions for their clients in the energy and environmental markets. This depth and breadth of knowledge makes the APX team uniquely qualified to provide leading-edge market solutions that deliver trust, integrity, and experience.

APX

Series C in 2000
APX has continuously provided innovative technology and service solutions for the energy and environmental markets. Their business experience spans transaction management, registries, scheduling, settlements, demand-side management, asset control, analytics, operations, exchanges, clearing, and brokerage. They continue to leverage their deep domain and technological expertise, providing focused solutions for their clients in the energy and environmental markets. This depth and breadth of knowledge makes the APX team uniquely qualified to provide leading-edge market solutions that deliver trust, integrity, and experience.

CODEON

Venture Round in 2000
CODEON Corporation designs and manufactures state-of-the-art optical components for the fiber optic telecommunications industry.

SmartSynch

Series A in 2000
SmartSynch is a Smart Grid Technology Company enabling utilities to communicate with any device on the grid. The company's clean-tech innovations in the two-way delivery of real-time energy usage data over public wireless networks (AT&T, Rogers, T-Mobile, etc.), in lieu of private network build-outs, have simplified SmartMeter deployments for over 100 major North American electric utilities. Smart Grid Infrastructure A smart grid infrastructure is the sum of services, devices and software necessary to add a layer of intelligence onto today’s 20th-century electricity grid such that every point on that grid can talk to every other point and decisions are made either by devices or human beings to fully optimize the process by which electricity is generated and delivered to customers. A smart grid infrastructure can spot and stop energy “leaks,” optimize efficiency through better power factors and provide feedback loops that provide the right price signals to normalize energy loads during peak use. According to the Pacific Northwest Laboratory in partnership with the Department of Energy, the total potential benefit of implementing smart grid technologies over the next 20 years is conservatively estimated to have a present value of $75 billion. Vision SmartSynch creates extraordinary value for our customers by providing innovative Smart Grid Infrastructure solutions that leverage public wireless networks.

Zaffire

Series C in 2000
Zaffire, Inc. is an innovative new optical networking company. Their mission is to fundamentally change the economic formula for metro and regional service providers. Using breakthrough technology designed with a commercial focus, They solve Their customers' most pressing optical transport problems and give them a compelling competitive advantage. With the support of the industry's leading investors, partners and management team, Zaffire is uniquely positioned to be a leader in the metro and regional optical networking marketplace.

Calix

Series B in 2000
Calix, Inc. is a global provider of cloud and software platforms, systems, and services that enable communication service providers (CSPs) to build unified access networks and smart premises systems. Founded in 1999 and headquartered in San Jose, California, Calix supports over 1,400 CSPs, primarily in North America, by helping them optimize their infrastructure and monetize services. The company's offerings include Calix Cloud, which provides analytics and intelligence through role-specific dashboards, as well as the Experience eXtensible Operating System and Access eXtensible Operating System, designed for residential, business, and mobile subscribers. These tools allow CSPs to enhance subscriber experiences, deploy new services swiftly, and leverage real-time data for improved business models. Through its innovative solutions, Calix aims to facilitate growth in subscriber acquisition, loyalty, and revenue, ultimately benefiting communities and businesses.

Utility

Series B in 2000
Utility Associates, Inc. is a manufacturer and supplier of advanced software solutions and camera systems designed primarily for law enforcement, transportation agencies, and utilities. Based in Decatur, Georgia, the company offers a range of products that enhance mobile field operations, including body-worn cameras, in-car cameras, and mobile resource management systems. Notable offerings include Rocket IOT, which automates evidence collection and enhances situational awareness, and AVaiL, a command and control application that provides real-time tracking of personnel and assets. Additional products such as Smart Holster and Smart Patrolling further support safety and operational efficiency. Utility Associates also provides multimedia storage, reporting, and connectivity services, aiming to improve the effectiveness and responsiveness of field operations. Established in 2000, the company continues to innovate in the realm of mobile technology solutions.

Foodbuy

Series B in 2000
Foodbuy is a largest foodservice procurement organization in North America and the sole sourcing partner for their parent company, Compass Group North America. This gives us a serious advantage when negotiating contracts for their members, because the huge volume of the Compass Group business represents a huge opportunity, even for the biggest manufacturers in foodservice.

Zaffire

Series B in 2000
Zaffire, Inc. is an innovative new optical networking company. Their mission is to fundamentally change the economic formula for metro and regional service providers. Using breakthrough technology designed with a commercial focus, They solve Their customers' most pressing optical transport problems and give them a compelling competitive advantage. With the support of the industry's leading investors, partners and management team, Zaffire is uniquely positioned to be a leader in the metro and regional optical networking marketplace.

Homes.com

Series A in 2000
Homes.com is an online real estate listing platform that connects consumers with a vast selection of properties, offering nearly 3 million homes for sale or rent. Established nearly 25 years ago, the platform serves as a valuable resource for home buyers, featuring user-friendly tools, practical tips, and inspiring content to facilitate their search for the ideal home. With over 20 million monthly visits, Homes.com combines simple search functionality with engaging visuals and informative articles to help users envision and design their living spaces. Additionally, Homes.com supports real estate professionals by providing advertising solutions, listing enhancements, and premium IDX websites, aimed at generating quality leads and fostering connections with potential clients. The site caters to a diverse audience, including brokers, agents, lenders, and builders, making it a comprehensive resource for both consumers and industry professionals in the real estate market.
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