El Dorado Ventures

El Dorado Ventures, founded in 1986, is a prominent venture capital firm that specializes in early-stage investments across the technology sector. The firm focuses on disruptive technologies and business models within various domains, including data centers and cloud computing, consumer internet, cleantech, communications, software, and services. El Dorado Ventures typically invests between $250,000 and $1 million in seed rounds and $3 million to $5 million in Series A financings, averaging six investments per year. With over $750 million in capital under management, the firm has a stable base of institutional investors and a network of successful entrepreneurs who contribute strategic insights to its portfolio companies. El Dorado's team is known for its accessibility and involvement in investment decisions, providing entrepreneurs with prompt feedback as they progress through funding stages. The firm not only invests in California but also actively seeks opportunities in the mid-U.S., particularly Minnesota and Texas.

Gary Kalbach

Founder

122 past transactions

HiveIO

Series B in 2017
HiveIO Inc. is a provider of enterprise cloud computing solutions that combine the benefits of public cloud agility with the security and governance of private cloud environments. Founded in 2015 and based in Dover, Delaware, the company offers a range of services, including cloud compute, virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI), and workload management, all delivered through its innovative HiveIO Fabric™ architecture. This architecture eliminates the need for proprietary hardware, enabling organizations to use commodity computing while maintaining high performance and built-in security features. HiveIO's platform supports various applications, including Hadoop and Grid Compute, and is designed to be cost-effective, allowing clients to scale their operations easily without significant capital investment. The company’s solutions cater to both enterprises and managed service providers (MSPs), offering a user-friendly, holistic framework that enhances operational efficiency while reducing expenses.

Beckon

Venture Round in 2016
Beckon, Inc. offers omnichannel analytics software designed to provide marketers with performance analytics, visualization, and reporting solutions. Founded in 2011 and based in San Mateo, California, the company operates as a subsidiary of Aclate, Inc. Beckon's software-as-a-service platform integrates marketing data to deliver dashboards and scorecards that facilitate cross-channel marketing intelligence. The platform emphasizes data management and visibility into marketing performance, enabling users to analyze their campaigns in real time. It provides automated tools for campaign planning and offers key performance indicators to help marketers optimize their strategies, maximize return on investment, and demonstrate the impact of marketing efforts on overall business outcomes.

Coupa

Series G in 2015
Coupa Software is an information technology company founded in 2006 by Dave Stephens, specializing in procurement, finance, and cloud-based financial applications. The company offers a cloud spend management (CSM) platform that provides businesses with visibility and control over their indirect spending, procurement, invoicing, and expense management. By leveraging this technology, clients can optimize their supplier networks, enhance supply chain efficiency, and improve liquidity management, ultimately leading to significant cost savings. Coupa Software's solutions are designed to help organizations better understand their spending patterns and make informed financial decisions.

Beckon

Series B in 2015
Beckon, Inc. offers omnichannel analytics software designed to provide marketers with performance analytics, visualization, and reporting solutions. Founded in 2011 and based in San Mateo, California, the company operates as a subsidiary of Aclate, Inc. Beckon's software-as-a-service platform integrates marketing data to deliver dashboards and scorecards that facilitate cross-channel marketing intelligence. The platform emphasizes data management and visibility into marketing performance, enabling users to analyze their campaigns in real time. It provides automated tools for campaign planning and offers key performance indicators to help marketers optimize their strategies, maximize return on investment, and demonstrate the impact of marketing efforts on overall business outcomes.

Joyent

Series E in 2014
Joyent, Inc. is a cloud software company that specializes in providing public and private cloud solutions for web and mobile applications. Founded in 2004 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, Joyent offers a range of services including the Triton Elastic Container Service, which caters to industries such as mobile, social media, and e-commerce. The company also provides the Triton Elastic Container Infrastructure, a private cloud management platform, and the Manta Storage Service, a distributed object storage service that integrates compute capabilities. Joyent's infrastructure allows users to combine public and private cloud resources, delivering enhanced control and cost efficiency. Additionally, as the steward of Node.js, Joyent offers specialized support and tools for enterprises looking to optimize their Node.js applications. With data centers in Singapore and South Korea, Joyent operates as a subsidiary of Samsung Electronics America, Inc., focusing on enabling modern, cloud-native application management across multiple environments.

InsideTrack

Venture Round in 2014
InsideTrack, Inc. is a company that specializes in coaching, consulting, technology, and data analytics services tailored for educational institutions in the United States. Founded in 2001 and based in Portland, Oregon, with an additional office in Nashville, Tennessee, InsideTrack focuses on enhancing student retention and graduation rates. The company offers a range of services, including coaching programs designed for diverse student populations such as traditional, distance, community college, military, and adult learners. Additionally, InsideTrack provides change management, training, strategic planning, and capacity-building services to assist institutions in developing effective student coaching programs. Its proprietary platform, uCoach, leverages predictive modeling and behavioral analysis to optimize student engagement and provide insights into the student experience. Through its innovative approach, InsideTrack aims to empower both students and educational institutions to achieve their goals.

Coupa

Series F in 2014
Coupa Software is an information technology company founded in 2006 by Dave Stephens, specializing in procurement, finance, and cloud-based financial applications. The company offers a cloud spend management (CSM) platform that provides businesses with visibility and control over their indirect spending, procurement, invoicing, and expense management. By leveraging this technology, clients can optimize their supplier networks, enhance supply chain efficiency, and improve liquidity management, ultimately leading to significant cost savings. Coupa Software's solutions are designed to help organizations better understand their spending patterns and make informed financial decisions.

Beckon

Series A in 2014
Beckon, Inc. offers omnichannel analytics software designed to provide marketers with performance analytics, visualization, and reporting solutions. Founded in 2011 and based in San Mateo, California, the company operates as a subsidiary of Aclate, Inc. Beckon's software-as-a-service platform integrates marketing data to deliver dashboards and scorecards that facilitate cross-channel marketing intelligence. The platform emphasizes data management and visibility into marketing performance, enabling users to analyze their campaigns in real time. It provides automated tools for campaign planning and offers key performance indicators to help marketers optimize their strategies, maximize return on investment, and demonstrate the impact of marketing efforts on overall business outcomes.

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.

Atlantis Computing

Series D in 2013
Atlantis Computing specializes in software-defined storage solutions aimed at optimizing storage economics within data centers. The company offers a platform that enhances virtual desktop infrastructure performance by leveraging existing data center resources and hyper-converged systems. This innovative approach enables businesses to overcome the limitations of traditional SAN and NAS hardware while delivering performance comparable to all-flash arrays at significantly lower costs. Atlantis USX, the company's flagship product, is designed to improve virtualized workload performance by up to ten times and increase effective storage capacity similarly. With a track record of managing tens of petabytes of software-defined storage for over 800,000 virtual machines globally, Atlantis Computing has established itself as a leader in the industry, earning multiple awards for its contributions to storage technology. Headquartered in Mountain View, California, the company is privately held and supported by notable venture capital firms.

SportsEngine

Series C in 2013
SportsEngine, Inc. is a leading provider of web and mobile application software for managing youth, amateur, and professional sports. Founded in 2004 and headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the company offers a comprehensive suite of management tools designed to assist over 500,000 sports teams, leagues, clubs, and associations. Its product offerings include SportsEngine for team and tournament management, TeamUnify for swim team administration, GoMotion for class-based sports, Trackwrestling for wrestling event management, Tourney Machine for tournament organization, and RallyMe for fundraising. These tools help sports organizations streamline operations and improve communication among various stakeholders, including athletes, parents, coaches, and officials, thereby reducing administrative burdens and enhancing engagement in the sports community.

Lockpath

Series B in 2012
LockPath, Inc. is a provider of software solutions focused on corporate governance, risk management, regulatory compliance, and information security. Its flagship offering, the Keylight platform, features an integrated suite of applications designed to manage various aspects of compliance and risk programs, including IT risk management, vendor risk management, and audit management. Keylight utilizes a Dynamic Content Framework that allows users to create customized data structures, streamline workflows, and automate business processes to enhance operational efficiency. The platform also offers tools for incident reporting, analytics, and multilingual support to cater to diverse client needs. LockPath serves a wide range of clients, from small businesses to Fortune 10 enterprises across multiple industries. Headquartered in Overland Park, Kansas, LockPath has been a subsidiary of NAVEX Global, Inc. since 2019 and continues to focus on helping organizations navigate the complexities of risk and compliance management.

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.

Badgeville

Series C in 2012
Badgeville is a prominent business gamification company founded in 2010 and based in Redwood City, California. It specializes in providing gamification services that enhance user engagement across various platforms within enterprises. By integrating a gamification layer into popular systems, Badgeville motivates and manages deeper adoption and usage, enabling businesses to achieve their objectives. The company's offerings include tools for modernizing performance management, driving learning and development, and improving security and compliance. With a team comprised of experts from leading technology firms, Badgeville has established itself as a key player in the gamification sector, serving hundreds of global brand customers.

Coupa

Series E in 2012
Coupa Software is an information technology company founded in 2006 by Dave Stephens, specializing in procurement, finance, and cloud-based financial applications. The company offers a cloud spend management (CSM) platform that provides businesses with visibility and control over their indirect spending, procurement, invoicing, and expense management. By leveraging this technology, clients can optimize their supplier networks, enhance supply chain efficiency, and improve liquidity management, ultimately leading to significant cost savings. Coupa Software's solutions are designed to help organizations better understand their spending patterns and make informed financial decisions.

Joyent

Series D in 2012
Joyent, Inc. is a cloud software company that specializes in providing public and private cloud solutions for web and mobile applications. Founded in 2004 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, Joyent offers a range of services including the Triton Elastic Container Service, which caters to industries such as mobile, social media, and e-commerce. The company also provides the Triton Elastic Container Infrastructure, a private cloud management platform, and the Manta Storage Service, a distributed object storage service that integrates compute capabilities. Joyent's infrastructure allows users to combine public and private cloud resources, delivering enhanced control and cost efficiency. Additionally, as the steward of Node.js, Joyent offers specialized support and tools for enterprises looking to optimize their Node.js applications. With data centers in Singapore and South Korea, Joyent operates as a subsidiary of Samsung Electronics America, Inc., focusing on enabling modern, cloud-native application management across multiple environments.

Catalog Spree

Series A in 2011
Catalog Spree is the personal digital mall that lets consumers browse catalogs and lookbooks, discover new brands and share products and trends. The award-winning iOS app brings the fun of window shopping to the iPad and iPhone, connecting consumers with the brands they love in a personalized, one-stop mobile shopping experience. Catalog Spree’s visually engaging, full-page lookbooks allow consumers to quickly and easily flip through pages to browse and shop fashion and products on an iPad or iPhone (also available on the web). The app features more than 350 catalogs and lookbooks from top-tier brands including Fab, Forever 21, Macy’s, Nordstrom, Stella & Dot, Target, The Land of Nod, and TOMS Shoes. Catalog Spree works with retailers to publish digital versions of print catalogs, create custom lookbooks with its all-digital publishing platform and distribute content to over 100 million targeted shoppers on the web through its partnership with Google.

Enstratius

Series A in 2011
Enstratius(Formerly Enstratus) provides cloud infrastructure management for public, private, and hybrid cloud operations aligned with enterprise governance and security needs. Enstratius provides users with a single access-controlled view across all corporate cloud resources. Users with the appropriate access rights may directly provision virtual machines across multiple clouds or they can deploy fully-automated applications from a cloud-independent service catalog. Features of Enstratius include: self-service provisioning/de-provisioning of cloud resources, multi-currency cost/chargeback tracking, customizable role-based access controls, single login to manage all cloud resources, support for enterprise authentication systems including SAML 2.0 and OpenID, automated encryption of all cloud data in transit and at rest with all keys stored outside of the cloud, full application automation including auto-scaling, auto-recovery, cloud bursting, and disaster recovery, and a service catalog of pre-configured applications with the ability to publish your own. Enstratius supports the following public clouds: Amazon Web Services, AT&T Synaptic Storage, Bluelock, Cloud Central, CloudSigma, GoGrid, Google Storage, IBM, Microsoft Azure Storage, NTT, Rackspace, and Terremark. Enstratius supports the following private cloud platforms: Atmos Storage, Citrix/Cloud.com, [Eucalyptus], [Nimbula], OpenStack, and Zimory.

BridgeLux

Venture Round in 2011
Bridgelux, Inc. is a developer and manufacturer of solid-state lighting technologies based in Fremont, California. Established in 2002, the company specializes in high-power, energy-efficient light-emitting diode (LED) solutions, offering a diverse range of products including LED arrays, chips, subsystems, and surface mounts. Its product lineup encompasses various applications, such as downlights, streetlights, and replacement lamps, serving sectors like retail, healthcare, and industrial environments. Bridgelux aims to replace traditional lighting technologies with its sustainable and cost-effective solutions, contributing to global energy efficiency efforts. The company also provides testing, application engineering, and reference design services to support its clients. In addition to its headquarters, Bridgelux has strategic partnerships and additional locations globally, enhancing its market reach and technological innovation. The company was previously known as eLite Optoelectronics, Inc. before rebranding in April 2006.

Beckon

Seed Round in 2011
Beckon, Inc. offers omnichannel analytics software designed to provide marketers with performance analytics, visualization, and reporting solutions. Founded in 2011 and based in San Mateo, California, the company operates as a subsidiary of Aclate, Inc. Beckon's software-as-a-service platform integrates marketing data to deliver dashboards and scorecards that facilitate cross-channel marketing intelligence. The platform emphasizes data management and visibility into marketing performance, enabling users to analyze their campaigns in real time. It provides automated tools for campaign planning and offers key performance indicators to help marketers optimize their strategies, maximize return on investment, and demonstrate the impact of marketing efforts on overall business outcomes.

SportsEngine

Series B in 2011
SportsEngine, Inc. is a leading provider of web and mobile application software for managing youth, amateur, and professional sports. Founded in 2004 and headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the company offers a comprehensive suite of management tools designed to assist over 500,000 sports teams, leagues, clubs, and associations. Its product offerings include SportsEngine for team and tournament management, TeamUnify for swim team administration, GoMotion for class-based sports, Trackwrestling for wrestling event management, Tourney Machine for tournament organization, and RallyMe for fundraising. These tools help sports organizations streamline operations and improve communication among various stakeholders, including athletes, parents, coaches, and officials, thereby reducing administrative burdens and enhancing engagement in the sports community.

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.

Badgeville

Series B in 2011
Badgeville is a prominent business gamification company founded in 2010 and based in Redwood City, California. It specializes in providing gamification services that enhance user engagement across various platforms within enterprises. By integrating a gamification layer into popular systems, Badgeville motivates and manages deeper adoption and usage, enabling businesses to achieve their objectives. The company's offerings include tools for modernizing performance management, driving learning and development, and improving security and compliance. With a team comprised of experts from leading technology firms, Badgeville has established itself as a key player in the gamification sector, serving hundreds of global brand customers.

MaritzCX

Series B in 2011
MaritzCX specializes in customer experience management for large organizations, focusing on enhancing customer retention and lifetime value. The company provides a cloud-based voice of customer and enterprise feedback management system that collects and analyzes feedback from customers and employees through various channels, including email, web, print, and phone. This feedback is aggregated in a central database for comprehensive analysis and actionable insights. MaritzCX combines advanced customer experience software, data analytics, and research expertise to offer a full-service approach that helps businesses continuously improve their customer interactions. By embedding customer experience-driven insights into business operations, MaritzCX aims to drive high value and return on investment for its clients.

Lockpath

Series A in 2011
LockPath, Inc. is a provider of software solutions focused on corporate governance, risk management, regulatory compliance, and information security. Its flagship offering, the Keylight platform, features an integrated suite of applications designed to manage various aspects of compliance and risk programs, including IT risk management, vendor risk management, and audit management. Keylight utilizes a Dynamic Content Framework that allows users to create customized data structures, streamline workflows, and automate business processes to enhance operational efficiency. The platform also offers tools for incident reporting, analytics, and multilingual support to cater to diverse client needs. LockPath serves a wide range of clients, from small businesses to Fortune 10 enterprises across multiple industries. Headquartered in Overland Park, Kansas, LockPath has been a subsidiary of NAVEX Global, Inc. since 2019 and continues to focus on helping organizations navigate the complexities of risk and compliance management.

Catalog Spree

Seed Round in 2011
Catalog Spree is the personal digital mall that lets consumers browse catalogs and lookbooks, discover new brands and share products and trends. The award-winning iOS app brings the fun of window shopping to the iPad and iPhone, connecting consumers with the brands they love in a personalized, one-stop mobile shopping experience. Catalog Spree’s visually engaging, full-page lookbooks allow consumers to quickly and easily flip through pages to browse and shop fashion and products on an iPad or iPhone (also available on the web). The app features more than 350 catalogs and lookbooks from top-tier brands including Fab, Forever 21, Macy’s, Nordstrom, Stella & Dot, Target, The Land of Nod, and TOMS Shoes. Catalog Spree works with retailers to publish digital versions of print catalogs, create custom lookbooks with its all-digital publishing platform and distribute content to over 100 million targeted shoppers on the web through its partnership with Google.

Coupa

Series D in 2011
Coupa Software is an information technology company founded in 2006 by Dave Stephens, specializing in procurement, finance, and cloud-based financial applications. The company offers a cloud spend management (CSM) platform that provides businesses with visibility and control over their indirect spending, procurement, invoicing, and expense management. By leveraging this technology, clients can optimize their supplier networks, enhance supply chain efficiency, and improve liquidity management, ultimately leading to significant cost savings. Coupa Software's solutions are designed to help organizations better understand their spending patterns and make informed financial decisions.

Badgeville

Series A in 2010
Badgeville is a prominent business gamification company founded in 2010 and based in Redwood City, California. It specializes in providing gamification services that enhance user engagement across various platforms within enterprises. By integrating a gamification layer into popular systems, Badgeville motivates and manages deeper adoption and usage, enabling businesses to achieve their objectives. The company's offerings include tools for modernizing performance management, driving learning and development, and improving security and compliance. With a team comprised of experts from leading technology firms, Badgeville has established itself as a key player in the gamification sector, serving hundreds of global brand customers.

Atlantis Computing

Series C in 2010
Atlantis Computing specializes in software-defined storage solutions aimed at optimizing storage economics within data centers. The company offers a platform that enhances virtual desktop infrastructure performance by leveraging existing data center resources and hyper-converged systems. This innovative approach enables businesses to overcome the limitations of traditional SAN and NAS hardware while delivering performance comparable to all-flash arrays at significantly lower costs. Atlantis USX, the company's flagship product, is designed to improve virtualized workload performance by up to ten times and increase effective storage capacity similarly. With a track record of managing tens of petabytes of software-defined storage for over 800,000 virtual machines globally, Atlantis Computing has established itself as a leader in the industry, earning multiple awards for its contributions to storage technology. Headquartered in Mountain View, California, the company is privately held and supported by notable venture capital firms.

Voxify

Venture Round in 2010
Voxify specializes in providing speech recognition technologies designed to enhance the efficiency of contact centers by enabling self-service for customer phone calls. The company's Automated Agents utilize industry-specific templates and patented conversational models, allowing callers to interact naturally, which improves customer service outcomes. These speech applications are capable of managing various tasks such as call steering and routing, reservations, flight information, cancellations, and check-ins. Voxify offers both managed services for hosted and premise-based deployments, ensuring a low-risk implementation and a swift return on investment for organizations seeking to optimize their customer interaction processes.

BridgeLux

Series D in 2010
Bridgelux, Inc. is a developer and manufacturer of solid-state lighting technologies based in Fremont, California. Established in 2002, the company specializes in high-power, energy-efficient light-emitting diode (LED) solutions, offering a diverse range of products including LED arrays, chips, subsystems, and surface mounts. Its product lineup encompasses various applications, such as downlights, streetlights, and replacement lamps, serving sectors like retail, healthcare, and industrial environments. Bridgelux aims to replace traditional lighting technologies with its sustainable and cost-effective solutions, contributing to global energy efficiency efforts. The company also provides testing, application engineering, and reference design services to support its clients. In addition to its headquarters, Bridgelux has strategic partnerships and additional locations globally, enhancing its market reach and technological innovation. The company was previously known as eLite Optoelectronics, Inc. before rebranding in April 2006.

Ampulse

Series A in 2009
Ampulse was founded in 2007 by Innovation Valley Partners and Battelle Ventures, an independent venture fund formed by the Battelle Memorial Institute, the world's largest non-profit research and development organization, manager of seven National and four major private laboratories in the United States. Ampulse is leveraging proprietary technology developed over the past ten years at the U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), and National Renewal Energy Laboratory (NREL), focused on flexible thin-film photovoltaic technologies.

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.

Scout Labs

Venture Round in 2009
Scout Labs is a web-based application designed to help organizations enhance product development and strengthen customer relationships by identifying key insights from social media conversations. Founded in 2006 and based in San Francisco, the company distinguishes itself through its cutting-edge technology and user-friendly platform that enables businesses to monitor customer sentiments and engage proactively. Users can create searches to track various brand mentions across the internet, allowing them to analyze discussions around products, slogans, and logos. Scout Labs' software evaluates the sentiment of each mention, categorizing it as positive, negative, or neutral, and ranks the sources based on their influence. With a team of over 20 professionals, primarily consisting of senior engineers skilled in search technology, natural language processing, and machine learning, Scout Labs offers a streamlined interface that empowers brand managers to respond effectively to customer feedback and derive actionable insights for marketing and product innovation.

Coupa

Series C in 2009
Coupa Software is an information technology company founded in 2006 by Dave Stephens, specializing in procurement, finance, and cloud-based financial applications. The company offers a cloud spend management (CSM) platform that provides businesses with visibility and control over their indirect spending, procurement, invoicing, and expense management. By leveraging this technology, clients can optimize their supplier networks, enhance supply chain efficiency, and improve liquidity management, ultimately leading to significant cost savings. Coupa Software's solutions are designed to help organizations better understand their spending patterns and make informed financial decisions.

RipCode

Series C in 2009
RipCode specializes in real-time transcoding software designed for video clips and streaming. The company's technology allows for simultaneous processing of multiple transcode paths, which enhances efficiency and reduces the need for extensive hardware, storage, and energy consumption. RipCode's solutions cater to both live mobile video and video on-demand applications, including user-generated content. By dynamically transcoding video to match any screen size upon customer request, RipCode not only expands content choices for viewers but also optimizes operational resources for video providers.

Grain Management

Venture Round in 2008
Grain Management is a private equity firm based in Washington, D.C., founded in 2007, that specializes in investments within the communications sector. With over 100 years of combined experience among its professionals, Grain focuses on wireless communications assets and technologies, encompassing acquisition, construction, financing, management, and regulation. The firm operates communications towers and related wireless infrastructure, providing innovative and cost-efficient solutions to both government and commercial clients. Grain manages tower deployments across the United States for leading wireless carriers and government agencies, leveraging its extensive network of industry and governmental contacts to identify trends and partnerships that enhance its investment strategies and deliver long-term value.

CrossLoop

Series B in 2008
CrossLoop is an internet-based company that provides a platform for remote connections to assist users in accessing another PC through a free peer-to-peer downloadable application. The service is designed for consumers and small businesses, facilitating technical support and training by connecting them with independent service providers. CrossLoop enhances user engagement by allowing individuals to create profiles that showcase their expertise, where others can leave comments and ratings. Additionally, users can generate widgets to display key profile information on their websites or blogs. This approach aims to foster a network of technology professionals both in the United States and internationally, catering primarily to IT consultants.

SoftSwitching Technologies

Series E in 2008
SoftSwitching Technologies specializes in power quality and monitoring solutions tailored for industries such as semiconductor, food, beverage, and automotive. The company provides a range of products, including battery-free DySC systems, intelligent I-Sense sensors that detect the timing and duration of voltage sags, and Grid Alert event notifications, which are part of a global power reporting network. Their offerings are designed to identify and mitigate brief power disruptions, thereby enhancing operational uptime and efficiency in manufacturing processes. Overall, SoftSwitching Technologies aims to deliver effective and scalable solutions that address the critical power quality needs of various sectors.

BlueRoads

Series E in 2008
BlueRoads, founded in 2001 by Axel Schultze, Steve DeWindt, and Marita Roebkes, specializes in enterprise partner opportunity management software for technology vendors and their reseller partners. The company aims to enhance the collaboration between vendors and partners by providing a closed-loop system that empowers individual partner representatives to engage actively in the sales and marketing process. BlueRoads has established itself as a leader in channel management through its innovative Active Participation Network model, which encourages participation from all levels of partner organizations. This approach contrasts with traditional Partner Relationship Management systems that primarily benefit vendors and often see low partner adoption. BlueRoads' solutions include deal registration, lead management, renewal management, and account registration, allowing for streamlined collaboration while maintaining access and privacy for both parties. With automated data capture and real-time reporting, BlueRoads optimizes the partner experience, reduces the effort required for participation, and ultimately drives higher adoption of vendor programs.

Ecast

Series D in 2008
Ecast is the leader in place-based interactive media. Their hospitality network delivers digital music, games, entertainment, information and interactive advertising to more than 10,000 bars and nightclubs across the United States. Leveraging the personal impact of touch combined with the interactivity and targeting of the Internet, Ecast brings unsurpassed consumer engagement to out-of-home markets and is redefining the way consumers are entertained, informed and engaged.

InsideTrack

Venture Round in 2008
InsideTrack, Inc. is a company that specializes in coaching, consulting, technology, and data analytics services tailored for educational institutions in the United States. Founded in 2001 and based in Portland, Oregon, with an additional office in Nashville, Tennessee, InsideTrack focuses on enhancing student retention and graduation rates. The company offers a range of services, including coaching programs designed for diverse student populations such as traditional, distance, community college, military, and adult learners. Additionally, InsideTrack provides change management, training, strategic planning, and capacity-building services to assist institutions in developing effective student coaching programs. Its proprietary platform, uCoach, leverages predictive modeling and behavioral analysis to optimize student engagement and provide insights into the student experience. Through its innovative approach, InsideTrack aims to empower both students and educational institutions to achieve their goals.

BridgeLux

Series D in 2008
Bridgelux, Inc. is a developer and manufacturer of solid-state lighting technologies based in Fremont, California. Established in 2002, the company specializes in high-power, energy-efficient light-emitting diode (LED) solutions, offering a diverse range of products including LED arrays, chips, subsystems, and surface mounts. Its product lineup encompasses various applications, such as downlights, streetlights, and replacement lamps, serving sectors like retail, healthcare, and industrial environments. Bridgelux aims to replace traditional lighting technologies with its sustainable and cost-effective solutions, contributing to global energy efficiency efforts. The company also provides testing, application engineering, and reference design services to support its clients. In addition to its headquarters, Bridgelux has strategic partnerships and additional locations globally, enhancing its market reach and technological innovation. The company was previously known as eLite Optoelectronics, Inc. before rebranding in April 2006.

FusionOne

Series A in 2008
FusionOne specializes in mobile content portability, allowing users to transfer and synchronize content between mobile devices and popular internet applications. Founded in 1998 and headquartered in San Jose, California, with additional offices in Tallinn, Estonia, the company provides software that enables users to manage and transfer various types of mobile phone content, including contacts, photos, messages, and purchased items. This technology supports millions of subscribers on major carriers globally, helping individuals organize their address books through a unified interface and facilitating the sharing of contacts across different networks.

Voxify

Series D in 2008
Voxify specializes in providing speech recognition technologies designed to enhance the efficiency of contact centers by enabling self-service for customer phone calls. The company's Automated Agents utilize industry-specific templates and patented conversational models, allowing callers to interact naturally, which improves customer service outcomes. These speech applications are capable of managing various tasks such as call steering and routing, reservations, flight information, cancellations, and check-ins. Voxify offers both managed services for hosted and premise-based deployments, ensuring a low-risk implementation and a swift return on investment for organizations seeking to optimize their customer interaction processes.

Edgewater Networks

Venture Round in 2008
Edgewater Networks Inc. specializes in manufacturing managed services platforms for the delivery of IP-based voice, video, and data services tailored for service providers, small businesses, and large enterprises. Its offerings include the EdgeView Service Control Center, which addresses network impairments affecting VoIP call quality, and Intelligent Edge solutions that facilitate VoIP and video interoperability, active line testing, call monitoring, and quality management. The Network Edge Orchestration platform integrates these solutions for enhanced performance. Additionally, the company provides QuickConnect interoperability certification services and professional services for network planning and operation. With over 600,000 deployed sites globally, Edgewater Networks is recognized for simplifying customer premises configurations and accelerating deployment timelines. Founded in 2002, the company is headquartered in Santa Clara, California, and operates as a subsidiary of Ribbon Communications Inc.

CrossLoop

Series A in 2007
CrossLoop is an internet-based company that provides a platform for remote connections to assist users in accessing another PC through a free peer-to-peer downloadable application. The service is designed for consumers and small businesses, facilitating technical support and training by connecting them with independent service providers. CrossLoop enhances user engagement by allowing individuals to create profiles that showcase their expertise, where others can leave comments and ratings. Additionally, users can generate widgets to display key profile information on their websites or blogs. This approach aims to foster a network of technology professionals both in the United States and internationally, catering primarily to IT consultants.

Big Bear Entertainment

Series A in 2007
Big Bear Entertainment creator of animated music videos.

InsideTrack

Venture Round in 2007
InsideTrack, Inc. is a company that specializes in coaching, consulting, technology, and data analytics services tailored for educational institutions in the United States. Founded in 2001 and based in Portland, Oregon, with an additional office in Nashville, Tennessee, InsideTrack focuses on enhancing student retention and graduation rates. The company offers a range of services, including coaching programs designed for diverse student populations such as traditional, distance, community college, military, and adult learners. Additionally, InsideTrack provides change management, training, strategic planning, and capacity-building services to assist institutions in developing effective student coaching programs. Its proprietary platform, uCoach, leverages predictive modeling and behavioral analysis to optimize student engagement and provide insights into the student experience. Through its innovative approach, InsideTrack aims to empower both students and educational institutions to achieve their goals.

BlueRoads

Series C in 2007
BlueRoads, founded in 2001 by Axel Schultze, Steve DeWindt, and Marita Roebkes, specializes in enterprise partner opportunity management software for technology vendors and their reseller partners. The company aims to enhance the collaboration between vendors and partners by providing a closed-loop system that empowers individual partner representatives to engage actively in the sales and marketing process. BlueRoads has established itself as a leader in channel management through its innovative Active Participation Network model, which encourages participation from all levels of partner organizations. This approach contrasts with traditional Partner Relationship Management systems that primarily benefit vendors and often see low partner adoption. BlueRoads' solutions include deal registration, lead management, renewal management, and account registration, allowing for streamlined collaboration while maintaining access and privacy for both parties. With automated data capture and real-time reporting, BlueRoads optimizes the partner experience, reduces the effort required for participation, and ultimately drives higher adoption of vendor programs.

BridgeLux

Series C in 2007
Bridgelux, Inc. is a developer and manufacturer of solid-state lighting technologies based in Fremont, California. Established in 2002, the company specializes in high-power, energy-efficient light-emitting diode (LED) solutions, offering a diverse range of products including LED arrays, chips, subsystems, and surface mounts. Its product lineup encompasses various applications, such as downlights, streetlights, and replacement lamps, serving sectors like retail, healthcare, and industrial environments. Bridgelux aims to replace traditional lighting technologies with its sustainable and cost-effective solutions, contributing to global energy efficiency efforts. The company also provides testing, application engineering, and reference design services to support its clients. In addition to its headquarters, Bridgelux has strategic partnerships and additional locations globally, enhancing its market reach and technological innovation. The company was previously known as eLite Optoelectronics, Inc. before rebranding in April 2006.

RipCode

Series B in 2007
RipCode specializes in real-time transcoding software designed for video clips and streaming. The company's technology allows for simultaneous processing of multiple transcode paths, which enhances efficiency and reduces the need for extensive hardware, storage, and energy consumption. RipCode's solutions cater to both live mobile video and video on-demand applications, including user-generated content. By dynamically transcoding video to match any screen size upon customer request, RipCode not only expands content choices for viewers but also optimizes operational resources for video providers.

Storspeed

Series A in 2007
StorSpeed Inc. develops products that increase network storage performance. StorSpeed Inc. was founded in 2007 and is based in Austin, Texas.

Convio

Series E in 2007
Convio, Inc. is a provider of on-demand software and services tailored for nonprofit organizations (NPOs) in North America. Headquartered in Austin, Texas, the company offers the Constituent360 platform, an online constituent relationship management (eCRM) solution that facilitates fundraising, advocacy, email marketing, and web content management. This platform enables NPOs to track constituent behavior by monitoring online activities such as donations, event registrations, and advocacy efforts. It includes tools for query and reporting, allowing clients to analyze data for effective online campaign design. Additionally, Convio offers DataSync software to synchronize constituent information between its platform and clients' offline donor databases. The company also provides fee-based Internet strategy and interactive services, including account management, deployment, and client support. Founded in 1999, Convio was previously known as ShowSupport.com, Inc.

TriActive

Venture Round in 2007
TriActive is dedicated to assisting companies in reducing the total cost of ownership of their IT infrastructure while allowing them to focus on their core business operations. The company provides a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solution that enables clients to securely manage their distributed and mobile IT assets from any location. TriActive offers a flexible subscription model, allowing customers to pay only for the services they use, with options for pre-paid models to further decrease costs. Additionally, the company delivers integrated web-hosted applications for enterprise desktop and server system management, offering solutions for desktop and server configuration, as well as asset and service management through custom web-based portals.

Sana Security

Series E in 2007
Sana Security, based in San Mateo, California, specializes in developing behavioral security software aimed at enhancing enterprise security. Founded in 2000 and originally named Company 51, the company rebranded to Sana Security in December 2002. It offers solutions such as Primary Response SafeConnect, which protects against both known and unknown threats, including spyware, adware, and rootkits. Additionally, the company provides Primary Response Memory Shield Server, designed to safeguard servers from buffer overflow attacks. Sana Security's technology is characterized by its autonomous and adaptive capabilities, allowing it to respond effectively to environmental changes and emerging threats. As of January 2009, Sana Security operates as a subsidiary of AVG Technologies.

Xponent

Series C in 2007
Xponent Photonics, Inc. manufactures surface mount photonic components for optical assemblies. It offers triplexers and diplexers for single-fiber applications, including PON, point-to-point, and bidirectional radio frequency (RF) systems. Xponent Photonics serves optical systems vendors, transceiver suppliers, and optical subsystem suppliers. The company was formerly known as cQuint Communications Corporation and changed its name to Xponent Photonics, Inc. in March 2002.

Coghead

Series B in 2007
Coghead is a database driven application service aimed at enabling non-developers to solve problems traditionally requiring programming knowledge.

Blaze DFM

Series B in 2007
Blaze DFM, Inc. develops and delivers electrical DFM solutions for integrated device manufacturers, fabless semiconductor companies, and silicon foundries. The company offers BLAZE MO software that performs leakage power optimization on chips; and BLAZE IF software, which meets foundry CMP requirements for density and smoothness. Blaze DFM, Inc. was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California. As of February 23, 2009, Blaze DFM, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Tela Innovations, Inc.

Zolo Technologies

Series D in 2007
Zolo Technologies, Inc. specializes in designing, developing, and manufacturing laser-based and multiplexed combustion monitoring systems tailored for various industries, including power generation, petro-chemical refining, and steel production. The company offers tunable diode laser absorption spectroscopy instruments capable of measuring the concentrations of gases such as oxygen, carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, and water, as well as temperature in challenging combustion environments. Its products are utilized in applications such as steam methane reformers, ethylene cracking, steel reheating, electric-arc furnaces, and glass furnaces, ensuring enhanced process yields and product quality. Zolo Technologies markets its products under the brand names ZoloBOSS, Zolographics, and SensAlign, serving a global customer base from its headquarters in Boulder, Colorado. Founded in 1999, the company continues to innovate in the fields of combustion monitoring and diagnostics.

RipCode

Series A in 2006
RipCode specializes in real-time transcoding software designed for video clips and streaming. The company's technology allows for simultaneous processing of multiple transcode paths, which enhances efficiency and reduces the need for extensive hardware, storage, and energy consumption. RipCode's solutions cater to both live mobile video and video on-demand applications, including user-generated content. By dynamically transcoding video to match any screen size upon customer request, RipCode not only expands content choices for viewers but also optimizes operational resources for video providers.

Strix Systems

Series G in 2006
Strix Systems Inc. specializes in designing and manufacturing wireless mesh networking solutions. The company offers a range of products, including modular mesh systems, outdoor and indoor wireless network equipment, and mobile wireless systems. Its software platform, Manager/One, allows for comprehensive control and management of network configurations. Strix Systems serves various sectors, including public safety, government, energy, transportation, education, and healthcare, providing solutions for both fixed and mobile applications. In addition to its products, the company offers technical support, training, and certification services to assist with deployments. Strix Systems markets its offerings through distributors, service providers, resellers, and systems integrators globally. Founded in 2000, the company is headquartered in Ventura, California, with additional offices in Mumbai and Ahmedabad, India.

Compellent Technologies

Venture Round in 2006
Compellent Technologies, Inc. specializes in developing enterprise storage software and hardware solutions aimed at automating data movement and management. The company offers several key products, including Fluid Data Storage, an enterprise storage platform, and Fluid Data Architecture, which provides granular data management capabilities. Additionally, Compellent's Storage Center 5.4 enables enterprises to adapt to evolving business needs. The company's innovative Storage Area Network (SAN) is designed to reduce capital expenditures on storage and infrastructure while ensuring continuous data availability and enabling storage virtualization.

Cortina Systems

Series D in 2006
Cortina Systems is a prominent supplier of intelligent communication solutions, specializing in advanced port processing and connectivity across various market segments, including Core, Metro, Access, and Enterprise. The company focuses on delivering high-speed analog-digital integration through a diverse range of products that cater to the performance, density, and flexibility needs of its customers. By emphasizing collaboration with clients to understand their system requirements, Cortina Systems aims to anticipate future needs and foster the development of new generations of services. Its innovative semiconductor technology enables effective network connectivity and bandwidth delivery from core networks to home networks, facilitating faster market entry and enhancing revenue opportunities for its clients.

Ecast

Series C in 2006
Ecast is the leader in place-based interactive media. Their hospitality network delivers digital music, games, entertainment, information and interactive advertising to more than 10,000 bars and nightclubs across the United States. Leveraging the personal impact of touch combined with the interactivity and targeting of the Internet, Ecast brings unsurpassed consumer engagement to out-of-home markets and is redefining the way consumers are entertained, informed and engaged.

Voxify

Series C in 2006
Voxify specializes in providing speech recognition technologies designed to enhance the efficiency of contact centers by enabling self-service for customer phone calls. The company's Automated Agents utilize industry-specific templates and patented conversational models, allowing callers to interact naturally, which improves customer service outcomes. These speech applications are capable of managing various tasks such as call steering and routing, reservations, flight information, cancellations, and check-ins. Voxify offers both managed services for hosted and premise-based deployments, ensuring a low-risk implementation and a swift return on investment for organizations seeking to optimize their customer interaction processes.

DVDPlay

Venture Round in 2006
DVDPlay specializes in developing and manufacturing automated DVD rental kiosks designed for high-traffic locations such as grocery stores, restaurants, convenience stores, and apartment complexes. Founded in 1999 and headquartered in Campbell, California, the company provides kiosks that facilitate DVD rentals through a user-friendly interface, allowing customers to rent DVDs using credit or debit cards. The kiosks are equipped with software that manages pricing, promotions, inventory, advertising, and movie trailer insertions, while also capturing and measuring retail business metrics. DVDPlay operates as a subsidiary of NCR Corp, enhancing its capabilities in the automated rental market across the United States and Canada.

ClickShift

Series A in 2006
ClickShift, Inc. provides a Web based software solution that monitors, measures, and tunes online advertising campaigns in multiple online channels. The company was founded in 2005 and is based in San Bruno, California. As of December 4, 2006, ClickShift, Inc. is a subsidiary of WebTrends Corporation.

PhotoTLC

Series A in 2006
PhotoTLC is a provider of personalized photo gifts and digital photo restorations to America's largest retailers. PhotoTLC provides its products in partnership with over 15,000 brick-and-mortar retail locations, as well as online merchants.

Nextance

Series E in 2006
Nextance, Inc. is an enterprise software company based in Austin, Texas, specializing in contract and proposal management solutions tailored for B2B relationships. Founded in 2000, the company focuses on enhancing the standardization, visibility, and control of critical documents that define business relationships. Its software products support various functions including sales operations, procurement, and contract management, offering features such as automatic notifications, status tracking, and contract reviews. Additionally, Nextance provides business impact assessments, process consulting, data migration, implementation, training, technical support, and customer services to ensure effective usage of its solutions. As of 2007, Nextance operates as a subsidiary of Versata Inc.

BridgeLux

Venture Round in 2006
Bridgelux, Inc. is a developer and manufacturer of solid-state lighting technologies based in Fremont, California. Established in 2002, the company specializes in high-power, energy-efficient light-emitting diode (LED) solutions, offering a diverse range of products including LED arrays, chips, subsystems, and surface mounts. Its product lineup encompasses various applications, such as downlights, streetlights, and replacement lamps, serving sectors like retail, healthcare, and industrial environments. Bridgelux aims to replace traditional lighting technologies with its sustainable and cost-effective solutions, contributing to global energy efficiency efforts. The company also provides testing, application engineering, and reference design services to support its clients. In addition to its headquarters, Bridgelux has strategic partnerships and additional locations globally, enhancing its market reach and technological innovation. The company was previously known as eLite Optoelectronics, Inc. before rebranding in April 2006.

Coghead

Series A in 2006
Coghead is a database driven application service aimed at enabling non-developers to solve problems traditionally requiring programming knowledge.

Jigsaw

Series C in 2006
Jigsaw is a prominent provider of business information and data services, utilizing user-generated content from its extensive network of 1.5 million members. The platform offers access to contact information for 24 million business professionals and profiles of 4 million companies, making it a valuable resource for sales, marketing, recruiting, and customer service. Founded in 2004 and based in San Mateo, California, Jigsaw also provides a suite of cloud-based data acquisition and management services, as well as APIs and toolkits that enable developers to integrate company profiles and contact data into their web, desktop, or mobile applications.

InsideTrack

Venture Round in 2006
InsideTrack, Inc. is a company that specializes in coaching, consulting, technology, and data analytics services tailored for educational institutions in the United States. Founded in 2001 and based in Portland, Oregon, with an additional office in Nashville, Tennessee, InsideTrack focuses on enhancing student retention and graduation rates. The company offers a range of services, including coaching programs designed for diverse student populations such as traditional, distance, community college, military, and adult learners. Additionally, InsideTrack provides change management, training, strategic planning, and capacity-building services to assist institutions in developing effective student coaching programs. Its proprietary platform, uCoach, leverages predictive modeling and behavioral analysis to optimize student engagement and provide insights into the student experience. Through its innovative approach, InsideTrack aims to empower both students and educational institutions to achieve their goals.

OurStory

Series A in 2006
OurStory, formerly known as Wisdom Ark, is a consumer web service that enables users to document and share their life stories through a collaborative platform. The application allows users to create interactive timelines by uploading photos, videos, and other media, which can then be shared with family and friends via email notifications. These invited participants can contribute their own stories and media, enriching the timeline further. Additionally, OurStory features an automated photo search tool that gathers relevant images from the internet, enhancing the narrative experience. Users can also print their timelines as hardcover books, adding a tangible element to their digital storytelling. The platform offers a premium version that allows the creation of multiple timelines for a fee. Overall, OurStory combines elements of blogging, photo sharing, and family history, providing a comprehensive tool for personal content creation and sharing.

PhotoTLC

Series A in 2005
PhotoTLC is a provider of personalized photo gifts and digital photo restorations to America's largest retailers. PhotoTLC provides its products in partnership with over 15,000 brick-and-mortar retail locations, as well as online merchants.

InsideTrack

Venture Round in 2005
InsideTrack, Inc. is a company that specializes in coaching, consulting, technology, and data analytics services tailored for educational institutions in the United States. Founded in 2001 and based in Portland, Oregon, with an additional office in Nashville, Tennessee, InsideTrack focuses on enhancing student retention and graduation rates. The company offers a range of services, including coaching programs designed for diverse student populations such as traditional, distance, community college, military, and adult learners. Additionally, InsideTrack provides change management, training, strategic planning, and capacity-building services to assist institutions in developing effective student coaching programs. Its proprietary platform, uCoach, leverages predictive modeling and behavioral analysis to optimize student engagement and provide insights into the student experience. Through its innovative approach, InsideTrack aims to empower both students and educational institutions to achieve their goals.

Edgewater Networks

Series B in 2005
Edgewater Networks Inc. specializes in manufacturing managed services platforms for the delivery of IP-based voice, video, and data services tailored for service providers, small businesses, and large enterprises. Its offerings include the EdgeView Service Control Center, which addresses network impairments affecting VoIP call quality, and Intelligent Edge solutions that facilitate VoIP and video interoperability, active line testing, call monitoring, and quality management. The Network Edge Orchestration platform integrates these solutions for enhanced performance. Additionally, the company provides QuickConnect interoperability certification services and professional services for network planning and operation. With over 600,000 deployed sites globally, Edgewater Networks is recognized for simplifying customer premises configurations and accelerating deployment timelines. Founded in 2002, the company is headquartered in Santa Clara, California, and operates as a subsidiary of Ribbon Communications Inc.

Skytide

Series A in 2005
Skytide specializes in online video analytics and reporting solutions designed for content delivery networks (CDNs), IPTV providers, and digital media companies. Founded in 2004 and headquartered in Oakland, California, Skytide offers tools that enable these organizations to measure and optimize the performance of their streaming video services. Their patented platform processes vast amounts of diverse data to generate actionable insights. Skytide's offerings include Skytide Insight for CDNs, which utilizes server-side log data to provide comprehensive performance analysis, and Skytide for Video Players, which captures client-side log data to assess quality of service and viewer engagement. The company's client base includes prominent organizations such as British Telecom, Cisco, and Comcast's thePlatform, among others.

Cortina Systems

Series C in 2005
Cortina Systems is a prominent supplier of intelligent communication solutions, specializing in advanced port processing and connectivity across various market segments, including Core, Metro, Access, and Enterprise. The company focuses on delivering high-speed analog-digital integration through a diverse range of products that cater to the performance, density, and flexibility needs of its customers. By emphasizing collaboration with clients to understand their system requirements, Cortina Systems aims to anticipate future needs and foster the development of new generations of services. Its innovative semiconductor technology enables effective network connectivity and bandwidth delivery from core networks to home networks, facilitating faster market entry and enhancing revenue opportunities for its clients.

Strix Systems

Series E in 2005
Strix Systems Inc. specializes in designing and manufacturing wireless mesh networking solutions. The company offers a range of products, including modular mesh systems, outdoor and indoor wireless network equipment, and mobile wireless systems. Its software platform, Manager/One, allows for comprehensive control and management of network configurations. Strix Systems serves various sectors, including public safety, government, energy, transportation, education, and healthcare, providing solutions for both fixed and mobile applications. In addition to its products, the company offers technical support, training, and certification services to assist with deployments. Strix Systems markets its offerings through distributors, service providers, resellers, and systems integrators globally. Founded in 2000, the company is headquartered in Ventura, California, with additional offices in Mumbai and Ahmedabad, India.

Entrisphere

Series C in 2005
Entrisphere, Inc. is a provider of access network equipment tailored for broadband service providers. The company offers a range of products, including the BLM 1500, a multi-service access platform that supports various interfaces such as POTS, IPTV, DSL, and Ethernet. Additionally, it produces the T-series of Optical Network Terminals (ONTs) and Optical Network Units (ONUs), designed for diverse deployment scenarios including single-family homes and multiple dwelling units. Entrisphere also delivers the Entriview EMS for centralized network management and OSP cabinets that facilitate voice, data, and video services over both copper and fiber connections. Furthermore, the company offers a variety of support services encompassing network planning, installation, training, and maintenance. Founded in 2000 and headquartered in Santa Clara, California, Entrisphere operates as a subsidiary of LM Ericsson Telephone Co. since 2007.

Sana Security

Series D in 2005
Sana Security, based in San Mateo, California, specializes in developing behavioral security software aimed at enhancing enterprise security. Founded in 2000 and originally named Company 51, the company rebranded to Sana Security in December 2002. It offers solutions such as Primary Response SafeConnect, which protects against both known and unknown threats, including spyware, adware, and rootkits. Additionally, the company provides Primary Response Memory Shield Server, designed to safeguard servers from buffer overflow attacks. Sana Security's technology is characterized by its autonomous and adaptive capabilities, allowing it to respond effectively to environmental changes and emerging threats. As of January 2009, Sana Security operates as a subsidiary of AVG Technologies.

Voxify

Series C in 2005
Voxify specializes in providing speech recognition technologies designed to enhance the efficiency of contact centers by enabling self-service for customer phone calls. The company's Automated Agents utilize industry-specific templates and patented conversational models, allowing callers to interact naturally, which improves customer service outcomes. These speech applications are capable of managing various tasks such as call steering and routing, reservations, flight information, cancellations, and check-ins. Voxify offers both managed services for hosted and premise-based deployments, ensuring a low-risk implementation and a swift return on investment for organizations seeking to optimize their customer interaction processes.

Nextance

Series D in 2004
Nextance, Inc. is an enterprise software company based in Austin, Texas, specializing in contract and proposal management solutions tailored for B2B relationships. Founded in 2000, the company focuses on enhancing the standardization, visibility, and control of critical documents that define business relationships. Its software products support various functions including sales operations, procurement, and contract management, offering features such as automatic notifications, status tracking, and contract reviews. Additionally, Nextance provides business impact assessments, process consulting, data migration, implementation, training, technical support, and customer services to ensure effective usage of its solutions. As of 2007, Nextance operates as a subsidiary of Versata Inc.

Aperio Technologies

Series B in 2004
Aperio Technologies is a leading provider of digital pathology solutions, serving hospitals, reference labs, and pharmaceutical and research institutions globally. The company's comprehensive product portfolio enhances patient care by improving quality assurance, streamlining workflows, and facilitating access to targeted therapies. Aperio offers a range of products, including ScanScope scanners, Spectrum image management software, the SecondSlide slide sharing service, and various image analysis tools. These products are FDA cleared for specific clinical applications and are also intended for research and educational purposes. Through its innovative solutions, Aperio aims to improve the skills of pathologists and contribute to advancements in the field of pathology.

Voxify

Series B in 2004
Voxify specializes in providing speech recognition technologies designed to enhance the efficiency of contact centers by enabling self-service for customer phone calls. The company's Automated Agents utilize industry-specific templates and patented conversational models, allowing callers to interact naturally, which improves customer service outcomes. These speech applications are capable of managing various tasks such as call steering and routing, reservations, flight information, cancellations, and check-ins. Voxify offers both managed services for hosted and premise-based deployments, ensuring a low-risk implementation and a swift return on investment for organizations seeking to optimize their customer interaction processes.

GetActive Software

Series C in 2004
GetActive Software specializes in developing online communication tools tailored for membership organizations, particularly in the public-interest and charitable sectors. Founded in April 2000 by Tom Krackeler and based in Berkeley, California, the company offers a suite of integrated solutions that include an online constituent database, email messaging capabilities, online fundraising, dues collection, grassroots advocacy, events management, community building, and website management. These tools aim to help organizations effectively recruit, engage, and retain their constituents, enhancing their overall relationship management efforts.

InsideTrack

Venture Round in 2004
InsideTrack, Inc. is a company that specializes in coaching, consulting, technology, and data analytics services tailored for educational institutions in the United States. Founded in 2001 and based in Portland, Oregon, with an additional office in Nashville, Tennessee, InsideTrack focuses on enhancing student retention and graduation rates. The company offers a range of services, including coaching programs designed for diverse student populations such as traditional, distance, community college, military, and adult learners. Additionally, InsideTrack provides change management, training, strategic planning, and capacity-building services to assist institutions in developing effective student coaching programs. Its proprietary platform, uCoach, leverages predictive modeling and behavioral analysis to optimize student engagement and provide insights into the student experience. Through its innovative approach, InsideTrack aims to empower both students and educational institutions to achieve their goals.

BlueRoads

Series B in 2004
BlueRoads, founded in 2001 by Axel Schultze, Steve DeWindt, and Marita Roebkes, specializes in enterprise partner opportunity management software for technology vendors and their reseller partners. The company aims to enhance the collaboration between vendors and partners by providing a closed-loop system that empowers individual partner representatives to engage actively in the sales and marketing process. BlueRoads has established itself as a leader in channel management through its innovative Active Participation Network model, which encourages participation from all levels of partner organizations. This approach contrasts with traditional Partner Relationship Management systems that primarily benefit vendors and often see low partner adoption. BlueRoads' solutions include deal registration, lead management, renewal management, and account registration, allowing for streamlined collaboration while maintaining access and privacy for both parties. With automated data capture and real-time reporting, BlueRoads optimizes the partner experience, reduces the effort required for participation, and ultimately drives higher adoption of vendor programs.

Sana Security

Series D in 2004
Sana Security, based in San Mateo, California, specializes in developing behavioral security software aimed at enhancing enterprise security. Founded in 2000 and originally named Company 51, the company rebranded to Sana Security in December 2002. It offers solutions such as Primary Response SafeConnect, which protects against both known and unknown threats, including spyware, adware, and rootkits. Additionally, the company provides Primary Response Memory Shield Server, designed to safeguard servers from buffer overflow attacks. Sana Security's technology is characterized by its autonomous and adaptive capabilities, allowing it to respond effectively to environmental changes and emerging threats. As of January 2009, Sana Security operates as a subsidiary of AVG Technologies.

Xponent

Series C in 2003
Xponent Photonics, Inc. manufactures surface mount photonic components for optical assemblies. It offers triplexers and diplexers for single-fiber applications, including PON, point-to-point, and bidirectional radio frequency (RF) systems. Xponent Photonics serves optical systems vendors, transceiver suppliers, and optical subsystem suppliers. The company was formerly known as cQuint Communications Corporation and changed its name to Xponent Photonics, Inc. in March 2002.

Nextance

Series D in 2003
Nextance, Inc. is an enterprise software company based in Austin, Texas, specializing in contract and proposal management solutions tailored for B2B relationships. Founded in 2000, the company focuses on enhancing the standardization, visibility, and control of critical documents that define business relationships. Its software products support various functions including sales operations, procurement, and contract management, offering features such as automatic notifications, status tracking, and contract reviews. Additionally, Nextance provides business impact assessments, process consulting, data migration, implementation, training, technical support, and customer services to ensure effective usage of its solutions. As of 2007, Nextance operates as a subsidiary of Versata Inc.

Strix Systems

Series D in 2003
Strix Systems Inc. specializes in designing and manufacturing wireless mesh networking solutions. The company offers a range of products, including modular mesh systems, outdoor and indoor wireless network equipment, and mobile wireless systems. Its software platform, Manager/One, allows for comprehensive control and management of network configurations. Strix Systems serves various sectors, including public safety, government, energy, transportation, education, and healthcare, providing solutions for both fixed and mobile applications. In addition to its products, the company offers technical support, training, and certification services to assist with deployments. Strix Systems markets its offerings through distributors, service providers, resellers, and systems integrators globally. Founded in 2000, the company is headquartered in Ventura, California, with additional offices in Mumbai and Ahmedabad, India.

Voxify

Series B in 2003
Voxify specializes in providing speech recognition technologies designed to enhance the efficiency of contact centers by enabling self-service for customer phone calls. The company's Automated Agents utilize industry-specific templates and patented conversational models, allowing callers to interact naturally, which improves customer service outcomes. These speech applications are capable of managing various tasks such as call steering and routing, reservations, flight information, cancellations, and check-ins. Voxify offers both managed services for hosted and premise-based deployments, ensuring a low-risk implementation and a swift return on investment for organizations seeking to optimize their customer interaction processes.

Compellent Technologies

Series A in 2003
Compellent Technologies, Inc. specializes in developing enterprise storage software and hardware solutions aimed at automating data movement and management. The company offers several key products, including Fluid Data Storage, an enterprise storage platform, and Fluid Data Architecture, which provides granular data management capabilities. Additionally, Compellent's Storage Center 5.4 enables enterprises to adapt to evolving business needs. The company's innovative Storage Area Network (SAN) is designed to reduce capital expenditures on storage and infrastructure while ensuring continuous data availability and enabling storage virtualization.

Ecast

Venture Round in 2002
Ecast is the leader in place-based interactive media. Their hospitality network delivers digital music, games, entertainment, information and interactive advertising to more than 10,000 bars and nightclubs across the United States. Leveraging the personal impact of touch combined with the interactivity and targeting of the Internet, Ecast brings unsurpassed consumer engagement to out-of-home markets and is redefining the way consumers are entertained, informed and engaged.

MediaQ

Series D in 2002
MediaQ specializes in the development of integrated semiconductors and software designed for mobile, wireless, and handheld devices. The company focuses on enhancing visual display quality, improving connectivity, and reducing power consumption in its products. MediaQ's offerings cater to various segments of the mobile market, including personal digital assistants (PDAs), internet appliances, web terminals, and smartphones, providing essential software applications that support these devices.

Nextance

Series B in 2002
Nextance, Inc. is an enterprise software company based in Austin, Texas, specializing in contract and proposal management solutions tailored for B2B relationships. Founded in 2000, the company focuses on enhancing the standardization, visibility, and control of critical documents that define business relationships. Its software products support various functions including sales operations, procurement, and contract management, offering features such as automatic notifications, status tracking, and contract reviews. Additionally, Nextance provides business impact assessments, process consulting, data migration, implementation, training, technical support, and customer services to ensure effective usage of its solutions. As of 2007, Nextance operates as a subsidiary of Versata Inc.

Sana Security

Series A in 2002
Sana Security, based in San Mateo, California, specializes in developing behavioral security software aimed at enhancing enterprise security. Founded in 2000 and originally named Company 51, the company rebranded to Sana Security in December 2002. It offers solutions such as Primary Response SafeConnect, which protects against both known and unknown threats, including spyware, adware, and rootkits. Additionally, the company provides Primary Response Memory Shield Server, designed to safeguard servers from buffer overflow attacks. Sana Security's technology is characterized by its autonomous and adaptive capabilities, allowing it to respond effectively to environmental changes and emerging threats. As of January 2009, Sana Security operates as a subsidiary of AVG Technologies.
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