Finaventures is a private equity and venture capital firm established in 1999 and headquartered in Beverly Hills, California. The firm specializes in seed and early-stage investments, as well as providing growth capital and turnaround strategies for mid-sized companies, particularly within the fintech sector. Finaventures invests in a variety of technology-driven industries, including financial technology, blockchain, gaming, internet of things, software, and communications technologies. In addition to capital investment, the firm offers advisory services, actively engaging in management and board-level participation to align stakeholder interests and enhance company performance. By leveraging existing strengths and addressing weaknesses, Finaventures aims to deliver valuable insights that improve overall results for its portfolio companies.
EyeTech Digital Systems, Inc. specializes in eye tracking technology designed to assist individuals with disabilities, enabling them to communicate and control computers using only their eye movements. The company develops a range of hardware, including the TM5mini, VT3 mini, and VT3 XL, alongside software solutions such as QuickLINK, QuickACCESS, QuickCAPTURE, and QuickKIOSK. These technologies facilitate hands-free operation of computers and provide tools for gaze analysis in various applications, including advertising and public displays. EyeTech offers engineering services and licensing for eye tracking integration projects, covering consultation, feasibility studies, application development, and hardware design. The company's products support users with conditions such as ALS, cerebral palsy, and spinal cord injuries, enhancing their independence and communication capabilities. Founded in 1996 and headquartered in Mesa, Arizona, EyeTech Digital Systems continues to innovate in the field of eye tracking, making a significant impact on the lives of disabled individuals worldwide.
EyeTech Digital Systems, Inc. specializes in eye tracking technology designed to assist individuals with disabilities, enabling them to communicate and control computers using only their eye movements. The company develops a range of hardware, including the TM5mini, VT3 mini, and VT3 XL, alongside software solutions such as QuickLINK, QuickACCESS, QuickCAPTURE, and QuickKIOSK. These technologies facilitate hands-free operation of computers and provide tools for gaze analysis in various applications, including advertising and public displays. EyeTech offers engineering services and licensing for eye tracking integration projects, covering consultation, feasibility studies, application development, and hardware design. The company's products support users with conditions such as ALS, cerebral palsy, and spinal cord injuries, enhancing their independence and communication capabilities. Founded in 1996 and headquartered in Mesa, Arizona, EyeTech Digital Systems continues to innovate in the field of eye tracking, making a significant impact on the lives of disabled individuals worldwide.
Vector Cuatro specializes in providing comprehensive asset management and engineering services specifically for the renewable energy sector, particularly focusing on solar photovoltaic (PV) projects. The company is uniquely positioned in the market with expertise spanning the entire value chain, including advisory, structuring, engineering, management, and administration of green power facilities. This holistic approach not only enhances its competitive advantage but also underscores its commitment to supporting the growth and efficiency of renewable energy initiatives.
Petra Solar is a technology company, pioneering "smart solar" which couples distributed solar energy generation with smart grid technology, with their own smart grid communication infrastructure and platform. Petra Solar's smart energy systems are being deployed in both the largest distributed solar electric project and the largest rooftop project in the world today.
NexPlanar Corporation builds chemical mechanical planarization pads for the semiconductor device industry. The company provides hard and mid-hard, and ultra-soft pads. It serves semiconductor fabrication operations around the world. NexPlanar Corporation was formerly known as Neopad Technologies Corporation and changed its name to NexPlanar Corporation in September 2008. The company was founded in 2003 and is based in Hillsboro, Oregon. As of October 22, 2015, NexPlanar Corporation operates as a subsidiary of Cabot Microelectronics Corporation.
Artemis Software
Private Equity Round in 2008
Software for the legal profession, in-house counsel, regulatory agencies, governments. Artemis was acquired by Legal Suite (Septeo Group) from Finatech Group (a BDC of Finaventures)
Saisie.ma provides outsourced data entry services to help customers reduce costs in their outsourcing projects. Saisie.ma's services offer to make available one or more operators to reduce time and costs and make actions more flexible, enabling clients to outsource data and provide improved care to its end customers.
CyOptics, Inc. specializes in the design, development, and marketing of Indium Phosphide (InP) optical chips and components, catering to access, metro, and long-haul communications systems. The company offers a range of products, including planar lightwave circuits (PLCs) for telecommunications and defense applications, as well as optical components such as transmitters, receivers, and modulators. These products serve as essential technology enablers for manufacturers of transmit optical sub-assemblies and receive optical sub-assemblies. Additionally, CyOptics provides contract design, foundry, and packaging services, along with radio frequency and optical design, wafer fabrication, and automated assembly and testing for both telecom and non-telecom applications. The company's clientele primarily consists of original equipment manufacturers and sub-system manufacturers in the communications sector. Founded in 1999 and headquartered in Breinigsville, Pennsylvania, CyOptics operates InP design and fabrication facilities in Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania, silicon PLC fabrication operations in South Plainfield, New Jersey, and automated packaging and testing operations in Matamoros, Mexico.
Apogee Photonics
Venture Round in 2005
As per the transaction announced on March 20, 2007, Apogee Photonics, Inc. was acquired by CyOptics, Inc. Apogee Photonics, Inc. engages in the design, development, and production integrated indium phosphide solutions for optical transmission systems that exceed the distance-extinction-power product for other optical semiconductor technologies. Its solutions include cooled, semi-cooled, and uncooled products for 10Gb/s and 40Gb/s transmission to several tier 1 system OEMs and module vendors. The company's products include thermistor-based temperature monitoring and modulator-based power monitoring products, electroabsorption-modulated lasers, and laser integrated modulators. Apogee Photonics, Inc. was formerly known as ASIP, Inc. Apogee Photonics, Inc. was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Allentown, Pennsylvania with an additional office in New Jersey. The company also has sales locations in the United States, Canada, Europe, Israel, and Asia.
Sequoia Communications is a fabless RF semiconductor company setting new benchmarks in multimode design and integration. The FullSpectra™ common architecture, developed by Sequoia Communications, allows a single-chip transceiver to support multiple air interface protocols enabling effective communications across numerous wireless air standards. Based on the FullSpectra architecture, the SEQ7400 is a single-chip, 7-band multimode transceiver that supports GSM/GPRS/EDGE/WCDMA/HSPA and TD-SCDMA. The SEQ7400 uses a single polar modulator transmit architecture for all air standards, delivering the highest levels of integration in the industry. Typically external WCDMA LNAs and SAW filters are required, but the SEQ7400 integrates these functions into the chip and is the industry's first true monolithic receiver providing significant savings in bill-of-material (BOM), size and cost. The line of multimode RF products created by Sequoia Communications will continue to address the three key handset metrics of cost, size and power consumption.
Entropic (NASDAQ: ENTR) is a world leader in semiconductor solutions for the connected home. The Company transforms how traditional HDTV broadcast and IP-based streaming video content is seamlessly, reliably, and securely delivered, processed, and distributed into and throughout the home. Entropic's next-generation Set-top Box (STB) System-on-a-Chip (SoC) and Connectivity solutions enable Pay-TV operators to offer consumers more captivating whole-home entertainment experiences by transforming the way digital entertainment is delivered, connected and consumed – in the home and on the go.
NexPlanar Corporation builds chemical mechanical planarization pads for the semiconductor device industry. The company provides hard and mid-hard, and ultra-soft pads. It serves semiconductor fabrication operations around the world. NexPlanar Corporation was formerly known as Neopad Technologies Corporation and changed its name to NexPlanar Corporation in September 2008. The company was founded in 2003 and is based in Hillsboro, Oregon. As of October 22, 2015, NexPlanar Corporation operates as a subsidiary of Cabot Microelectronics Corporation.
NanoNexus
Series C in 2003
NanoNexus, Inc. provides contactor and interconnect products for the electronics industry.
RF Magic is a fabless semiconductor company providing a diversified portfolio of radio frequency (RF) Systems on a Chip integrated circuits (ICs) for the next generation of consumer electronics applications. The company’s experienced engineers combine RF and digital communications systems experience with RF silicon design expertise to develop highly advanced ICs for cost-effective integration into high-volume consumer platforms. RF Magic’s RF Systems on a Chip technology is well suited to meet extreme broadband challenges facing the expanding Digital Home, Consumer Mobility and High Performance Networking markets, such as high-throughput communications, wide bandwidth channels, multiple video channels, multi-function radios and high-interference environments. More than two million of the company’s award-winning products have been shipped to customers for use in Digital Broadcast Satellite (DBS) Out Door Units (ODUs), digital broadcast set top boxes (STBs) and televisions, home media centers, and fixed wireless access modems. Employing patented design techniques, RF Magic’s broadband RF Systems on a Chip ICs offer premium performance, efficient design, lower cost, diverse functionality, and simplicity of use to Deliver the Next RF Generation.
New.net
Series C in 2003
New.net is a provider of domain name registry and related services that offers domain name extensions in several languages, including English, Espanola, Francais, Portuguese, Deutsch, and Italian. Its domain name extensions include .sport, .shop, and .school. New.net was founded in 2000 and is based in Pasadena, C.A. It operates as a subsidiary of Connexus Corporation.
Apogee Photonics
Series C in 2003
As per the transaction announced on March 20, 2007, Apogee Photonics, Inc. was acquired by CyOptics, Inc. Apogee Photonics, Inc. engages in the design, development, and production integrated indium phosphide solutions for optical transmission systems that exceed the distance-extinction-power product for other optical semiconductor technologies. Its solutions include cooled, semi-cooled, and uncooled products for 10Gb/s and 40Gb/s transmission to several tier 1 system OEMs and module vendors. The company's products include thermistor-based temperature monitoring and modulator-based power monitoring products, electroabsorption-modulated lasers, and laser integrated modulators. Apogee Photonics, Inc. was formerly known as ASIP, Inc. Apogee Photonics, Inc. was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Allentown, Pennsylvania with an additional office in New Jersey. The company also has sales locations in the United States, Canada, Europe, Israel, and Asia.
Global Communication Semiconductors is a manufacturer and offers foundry services for RF/Wireless and Optoelectronics. The company was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Torrance, California, United States.
Reef is a global surf lifestyle brand founded by brothers Fernando and Santiago Aguerre, who sought to create high-quality active lifestyle sandals. Established in Southern California in 1984, the brand quickly gained recognition for its iconic open-toe footwear produced in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Inspired by the vibrant beach culture of South America, Reef introduced the Miss Reef concept, which became a symbol of the surfing community. Today, Reef offers a wide range of casual lifestyle footwear and apparel for men, women, and children, focusing on comfort, style, and functionality for those who embrace travel and adventure. The brand utilizes eco-friendly materials and advanced technology to create versatile products tailored for surfers and wanderers. Additionally, Reef supports an ambassador program that promotes talented athletes and adventurers, further solidifying its connection to the global surf culture.
General Photonics Corporation develops and builds optical instruments and modules for optical networks, sensor systems, and biomedical diagnosis systems. It offers polarization measurement, polarization control, PMD and PDL management, light sources, and timing/delay management instruments; polarization management, time/delay management, and light sources modules; passive components, such as isolators, couplers, circulators, combiners/splitters, polarizers/depolarizers, faraday rotator mirrors, and time delay products; accessories comprising tools and drivers; and active components, such as various detectors. The company also provides polarization, delay, and timing management modules and instruments for optical coherence tomography applications. It serves fiber optic communications networks, fiber optic test and measurement equipment manufacturers, fiber optic sensor manufacturers, biomedical imaging equipment manufacturers, aerospace companies and medical system manufacturers, and research and development laboratories and universities through distributors and representatives in the United States and internationally. The company was founded in 1995 and is based in Chino, California with a design, engineering, and technical support center in Beijing, China. As of March 1, 2019, General Photonics Corporation operates as a subsidiary of Luna Technologies, Inc.
New.net
Series B in 2001
New.net is a provider of domain name registry and related services that offers domain name extensions in several languages, including English, Espanola, Francais, Portuguese, Deutsch, and Italian. Its domain name extensions include .sport, .shop, and .school. New.net was founded in 2000 and is based in Pasadena, C.A. It operates as a subsidiary of Connexus Corporation.
OEwaves, Inc. provides microwave photonic product solutions for application in radar and communications. The company’s products include ultra-high performance advanced opto-electronic oscillator (OEO), a modularized fixed frequency OEO, and a frequency agile OEO, as well as ultra-low phase noise measurement systems. Its microwave-photonic product solutions include tunable filters, modulator, and narrow-band semiconductor lasers that configure various receiver front-end architectures in support of special applications. The company’s customers include defense contractors, the United States government laboratories, offices, and agencies. OEwaves, Inc. was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Pasadena, California.
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