Dominion Ventures

Dominion Ventures, Inc. was a principal investment firm based in Walnut Creek, California, co-founded by Michael K. Lee in 1985. The firm specialized in investments in early-stage, emerging, and mature technology companies, particularly within the communications, software, and services sectors. It typically made initial investments ranging from $2 million to $4 million, with total investment sizes between $3 million and $10 million distributed across several funding rounds. Dominion Ventures sought to secure board seats in its portfolio companies and often acquired minority interests in co-invested companies. The firm ceased its operations on April 19, 2023.

Randy Werner

General Partner

12 past transactions

ManageStar

Venture Round in 2004
ManageStar provides the only truly comprehensive software solution for anyone managing or servicing properties, facilities and assets. The heart of the manageStar software is Harmony™ — a powerful and customizable Professional Services Automation (PSA) platform. Harmony's PSA streamlines service delivery from the point of request through to fulfillment and beyond, pulling together and drawing critical information from Human Resource (HR), Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Financial and other applications.

ManageStar

Venture Round in 2003
ManageStar provides the only truly comprehensive software solution for anyone managing or servicing properties, facilities and assets. The heart of the manageStar software is Harmony™ — a powerful and customizable Professional Services Automation (PSA) platform. Harmony's PSA streamlines service delivery from the point of request through to fulfillment and beyond, pulling together and drawing critical information from Human Resource (HR), Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Financial and other applications.

NextPage

Venture Round in 2001
NextPage, a leading innovator in Compliance and Information Risk Solutions, delivers the only Information Tracking Platform that mitigates enterprise risk, increases document policy compliance and reduces the cost of eDiscovery by tracking and managing documents no matter where they are located – hard drives, USBs, servers, or email attachments. With patent pending technology, NextPage Digital Thread™ software, NextPage proactively tackles the risk by tracking, classifying, executing policy, and reporting on the compliance of all documents across the enterprise.

Camstar Systems

Venture Round in 2000
Camstar Systems, Inc. specializes in providing enterprise manufacturing execution and quality management software solutions on a global scale. The company offers a range of products, including Camstar Quality, a compliance-focused quality management system, and Camstar Manufacturing, which features manufacturing execution systems along with process design and modeling capabilities. Additionally, Camstar SigmaSure facilitates collaboration across globally dispersed sites and suppliers, while Camstar Intelligence provides reporting and analysis tools. The company also offers Camstar Interoperability for standards-based integration within existing systems and the New Product Introduction Accelerator, a cloud-based solution that ensures access to critical data during product design. Founded in 1984 and headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Camstar serves various sectors, including biotechnology, electronics, medical devices, and semiconductor industries, as well as outsourced manufacturing operations. The company provides its software solutions both as on-premise installations and software-as-a-service models, along with implementation and support services. Camstar has operations in Arnhem, the Netherlands.

InterSense

Series C in 2000
InterSense, founded in 1996 by Eric Foxlin, specializes in the development of advanced inertial and hybrid motion tracking systems, leveraging pioneering research from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Known for its commitment to innovation, InterSense has created a diverse portfolio of patented products, including ultra-miniature, low-power sensors and the NavChip, recognized as the world's smallest inertial measurement unit (IMU). The company's solutions support high-performance tracking, navigation, visualization, and stabilization applications across various industries, including aerospace, robotics, agriculture, and entertainment. InterSense's technology is utilized by a prestigious customer base that includes major corporations such as Boeing, Lockheed Martin, and Procter & Gamble, as well as a global network of software partners and systems integrators, ensuring tailored solutions to meet specific customer needs. In 2011, InterSense was acquired by Gentex Corporation, and the following year, its business units were acquired by Thales, where they now operate as part of Thales Visionix.

Communispace

Series A in 2000
Communispace Corporation specializes in developing and managing private online communities tailored for organizations across various industries, including consumer packaged goods, financial services, healthcare, and technology. Founded in 1999 and headquartered in Watertown, Massachusetts, the company operates additional offices in major cities such as Atlanta, Austin, Chicago, London, New York, San Francisco, and San Remo, Italy. Communispace's online platforms facilitate direct communication with customers, allowing businesses to gather continuous insights, innovate more rapidly, and enhance revenue generation. By providing a structured environment for consumer feedback, Communispace has established itself as a pioneer in the field of online consumer insight communities, helping brands better understand and respond to their customers' needs.

Engenia Software

Series C in 2000
Engenia Software, developer of an XML-based, Web-enabled, out-of-the-box "Intelligent Dashboard" for the computer desktop.

NetDecide

Venture Round in 2000
netDecide is a leading provider of enterprise-wide wealth management software. Leading financial services firms use netDecide's award-winning technology to collaborate with their clients, increase assets under management, and deliver advice profitably.

BUYandHOLD

Series B in 2000
BUYandHOLD, Inc. is a financial services company established in 1999 and headquartered in Edison, New Jersey. It specializes in providing an online investing platform tailored for long-term equity investment strategies. The company offers comprehensive business and financial information on a wide range of stocks, including insights into consumer goods, energy, finance, healthcare, technology, and more. BUYandHOLD emphasizes the "Buy and Hold" investment philosophy, enabling investors to purchase and retain securities to maximize returns over time. Through its online brokerage subsidiary, it facilitates dollar-based investing and fractional share ownership, catering to the needs of long-term investors. As of February 2015, BUYandHOLD, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of FOLIOfn Investments, Inc.

PointClick.com

Venture Round in 2000
PointClick.com at one point said it generated more page views weekly than even Lycos.com and Hotbot.com. PCDataOnline ranked the company the No. 1 site on the entire Internet for the number of page views. Last year, the company was among those honored at the Utah Valley's Entrepreneurial Forum when it won the Most Innovative Product Award.

Onvia

Debt Financing in 1999
Onvia is a Seattle-based provider of sales intelligence and research services focused on the business-to-government (B2G) marketplace. As a subsidiary of Project Diamond Intermediate Holdings Corporation, Onvia specializes in curating data related to government procurement activities, including contracts, agencies, decision-makers, vendors, and market trends. Its B2G Intelligence System (B2GIS) offers clients access to valuable insights that enhance their ability to identify new market opportunities, analyze trends, and improve procurement efficiency. By leveraging advanced technologies and domain expertise, Onvia aims to resolve complexities in the multi-trillion-dollar B2G marketplace, creating value for private companies, public agencies, and society as a whole.

InterSense

Series A in 1998
InterSense, founded in 1996 by Eric Foxlin, specializes in the development of advanced inertial and hybrid motion tracking systems, leveraging pioneering research from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Known for its commitment to innovation, InterSense has created a diverse portfolio of patented products, including ultra-miniature, low-power sensors and the NavChip, recognized as the world's smallest inertial measurement unit (IMU). The company's solutions support high-performance tracking, navigation, visualization, and stabilization applications across various industries, including aerospace, robotics, agriculture, and entertainment. InterSense's technology is utilized by a prestigious customer base that includes major corporations such as Boeing, Lockheed Martin, and Procter & Gamble, as well as a global network of software partners and systems integrators, ensuring tailored solutions to meet specific customer needs. In 2011, InterSense was acquired by Gentex Corporation, and the following year, its business units were acquired by Thales, where they now operate as part of Thales Visionix.
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