Ceros

Oroson Limited, founded in 2013 and based in Ballyclare, United Kingdom, specializes in designing and developing productivity software that enhances collaboration and workflow efficiency. The company offers a cloud-based platform that serves as a central hub for users to store, share, and discuss work-related content, effectively addressing challenges posed by the overwhelming volume of information and resources. Oroson's software facilitates real-time feedback and allows users to organize their visual work in one location, minimizing the need for lengthy email exchanges and reducing the risk of miscommunication. This innovative approach aims to streamline collaboration, enabling teams to work together seamlessly from anywhere in the world.

Avocode, Inc. is a software company founded in 2013 and based in New York, New York. It specializes in file-sharing solutions that enhance collaboration between designers and developers. Avocode's primary products allow users to export and share various design elements from popular software such as Photoshop, Sketch, Figma, and Adobe XD. Its tools enable automatic generation of specifications, facilitate design reviews, and support direct editing of copy within design files. Additionally, Avocode provides an enterprise solution that synchronizes design and development workflows in a single platform, along with a Cloud API for accessing and extracting data from design files. The software serves to streamline the workflow in web and mobile projects, making it easier for teams to work together effectively.

ChartBlocks Ltd. operates a cloud-based platform that enables users to create and manage interactive, embeddable charts. Founded in 2013 and based in Chatham, United Kingdom, the company provides a user-friendly software solution that allows individuals to design custom charts, connect them to various data sources, and share them both online and offline. Users can draw, customize, and host their charts, embedding them easily in websites or applications. This functionality makes ChartBlocks a versatile tool for marketers and content creators seeking to enhance their communication efforts through visually engaging data presentations. As of August 2018, ChartBlocks operates as a subsidiary of Ceros Inc.

Crowd Fusion (now Ceros) is a publishing platform that combines the best of several popular applications like blogging, wikis, tagging and workflow management into a powerful open source framework in order to enable rapid deployment of new features and to solve the pain points of publishing vertical destination sites at scale. Founded in 2007 by CEO Brian Alvey (former co-founder of Weblogs, Inc) and CTO Craig Wood, Crowd Fusion raised $3 million from Velocity Interactive Group, Greycroft Partners and Marc Andreessen in July of 2008. Velocity's Jon Miller and Greycroft's Ian Sigalow joined the company's board of directors. When Miller left Velocity to become the CEO of Digital Media at Newscorp, Velocity changed its name to Fuse Capital and Fuse's Mickie Rosen joined the board. In September of 2008, Crowd Fusion launched its first showcase site, Obsessable, covering consumer electronics. In December of 2008, Crowd Fusion launched another showcase site, Super Eco, covering green news. In 2009, Crowd Fusion has explored working with other publishers to conquer various verticals like sports, finance, food, fashion, music, health, cars, entertainment and parenting, while using the showcase sites as a testing ground to further plan and develop the Crowd Fusion platform. Ceros acquired by Crowd Fusion and changed name to Ceros.