Convergent Capital

Convergent Capital is an investment firm based in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, founded in 1998 by John H. Mason and Keith S. Bares. The firm specializes in providing growth and acquisition capital, focusing primarily on mid-market manufacturing and technology companies. Convergent Capital offers both equity and debt investments, targeting various situations such as recapitalizations, management buyouts, and consolidations. Its investment strategy encompasses sectors including business services, niche manufacturing, and specialty distribution, with preferred investments typically ranging from $2 million to $8 million. The firm has a notable track record in supporting businesses through various financial strategies, contributing to their growth and development.

Keith S. Bares

Co-Founder, Investment Committee Member

John Chan

Managing Partner

Matthew Grossman

Managing Partner

Chris Lamers

Vice President

John Mason

Co-Founder, Member of the Investment Committee and Board of Director

Mark Nowak

Principal

Travis Soule

Partner

Will Unterseher

Associate

9 past transactions

Crescendo Networks

Series C in 2008
Crescendo Networks accelerates and optimizes delivery of business-critical Web applications through the market’s best-performing application delivery controllers. A purpose-built hardware design with a massively parallel architecture enables Crescendo’s ADCs to outperform competing products under peak load with all features turned on, allowing servers to serve user requests even under massive HTTP traffic or extreme load. The company’s products are used by many of the world’s most sophisticated and fastest-growing Web properties to ensure usability, facilitate rapid business growth, lower IT costs and capture additional revenue.

DiBcom

Series E in 2007
DiBcom S.A., a fabless semiconductor company, offers a range of integrated circuits in France & internationally. It specializes in the development of broadband wireless solutions following digital video broadcasting and other broadband communication standards. The company offers chipsets and development kits. Its solutions are used in automotive, portable LCD TV, PC, mobile phones and other handheld device applications. DiBcom S.A. was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Palaiseau, France.

StreamCore

Series B in 2007
StreamCore is a prominent provider of visibility and performance control solutions designed for managing interactive applications and real-time communications, such as VoIP and video, over wide area networks (WAN) and local area networks (LAN). The company's products offer enterprises comprehensive visibility across network performance, applications, and communication channels, all accessible from a single centralized management console. StreamCore's solutions uniquely integrate visibility with advanced performance control, allowing for efficient monitoring and reporting. This integration enhances the management of application delivery and ensures rapid deployment while maintaining cost-effectiveness for organizations.

Crescendo Networks

Series A in 2006
Crescendo Networks accelerates and optimizes delivery of business-critical Web applications through the market’s best-performing application delivery controllers. A purpose-built hardware design with a massively parallel architecture enables Crescendo’s ADCs to outperform competing products under peak load with all features turned on, allowing servers to serve user requests even under massive HTTP traffic or extreme load. The company’s products are used by many of the world’s most sophisticated and fastest-growing Web properties to ensure usability, facilitate rapid business growth, lower IT costs and capture additional revenue.

StreamCore

Series A in 2005
StreamCore is a prominent provider of visibility and performance control solutions designed for managing interactive applications and real-time communications, such as VoIP and video, over wide area networks (WAN) and local area networks (LAN). The company's products offer enterprises comprehensive visibility across network performance, applications, and communication channels, all accessible from a single centralized management console. StreamCore's solutions uniquely integrate visibility with advanced performance control, allowing for efficient monitoring and reporting. This integration enhances the management of application delivery and ensures rapid deployment while maintaining cost-effectiveness for organizations.

Imperative Networks

Venture Round in 2005
Imperative Networks develops and markets storage area network (SAN) technology for fiber channel (FC) and Internet protocol networks. The company's products include FC and FC-iSCSI switches that are based on Smart Matrix technology. Imperative Networks was formerly known as SANChips and it changed its name in December 2004. The company was founded in 2003 and is based in Yoqneam, Israel with an additional office in San Jose, United States.

DiBcom

Series C in 2004
DiBcom S.A., a fabless semiconductor company, offers a range of integrated circuits in France & internationally. It specializes in the development of broadband wireless solutions following digital video broadcasting and other broadband communication standards. The company offers chipsets and development kits. Its solutions are used in automotive, portable LCD TV, PC, mobile phones and other handheld device applications. DiBcom S.A. was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Palaiseau, France.

DiBcom

Venture Round in 2003
DiBcom S.A., a fabless semiconductor company, offers a range of integrated circuits in France & internationally. It specializes in the development of broadband wireless solutions following digital video broadcasting and other broadband communication standards. The company offers chipsets and development kits. Its solutions are used in automotive, portable LCD TV, PC, mobile phones and other handheld device applications. DiBcom S.A. was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Palaiseau, France.

Grande Communications Networks

Venture Round in 2000
Grande Communications Networks is a Texas-based telecommunications company that provides a comprehensive range of services to both residential and business customers. The company specializes in high-speed internet, including fiber internet and wireless home networking, as well as digital cable television and local and long-distance telephone services. In addition to these offerings, Grande Communications Networks delivers data, voice, and video services, along with colocation and commercial development solutions tailored for small and enterprise businesses. The company also engages in advertising services and offers bundled packages to enhance customer experience.
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