Focus Ventures

Focus Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 1996 and headquartered in Los Altos, California. The firm specializes in early- and later-stage investments across a range of sectors, including software, communications, semiconductors, healthcare, and technology. Focus Ventures aims to support innovative companies by providing financial backing and strategic guidance, primarily targeting minority stake investments. With a commitment to fostering growth in both the technology and healthcare industries, the firm has established itself as a Registered Investment Adviser and continues to seek opportunities that align with its investment philosophy.

Ananth Rao

Venture Investor

135 past transactions

EIS Group

Private Equity Round in 2021
EIS Group, Inc. develops software solutions tailored for the insurance industry, offering a range of products designed to enhance operational efficiency and customer engagement. Its primary offerings include PolicyCore, an integrated tool for insurance product development and lifecycle management; BillingCore, which streamlines billing functions; and CustomerCore DXP, a digital experience platform for omnichannel interactions. Additionally, EIS provides core administration software through the EIS Suite, which encompasses policy administration, billing, claims, and customer engagement components. The company also offers specialized solutions such as ClaimCore for claims management, Pay-As-You-Drive for usage-based auto insurance, and various applications for distribution channel management and analytics. Founded in 2008 and based in San Francisco, EIS Group operates globally, with a presence in North America, Latin America, Europe, and the Asia Pacific. Formerly known as Exigen Insurance Solutions, the company rebranded in 2014 and continues to focus on enabling insurers to innovate and streamline their operations.

Shape Security

Series F in 2019
Shape Security, Inc. specializes in cybersecurity solutions aimed at protecting web and mobile applications from automated cyber-attacks. Established in 2011 and headquartered in Santa Clara, California, with additional offices in Sydney and London, the company offers products such as ShapeShifter Elements, which enforces real-time security measures, and Shape Protection Manager, a cloud-based management tool for its services. Shape Security has successfully prevented over $1 billion in fraud losses for a diverse range of clients, including major retailers, financial institutions, airlines, and government agencies. Its AI-powered technology effectively mitigates risks associated with fraud, chargebacks, and unauthorized transactions, helping organizations maintain customer trust and protect their reputations against the threats posed by criminal activity.

Shape Security

Series E in 2018
Shape Security, Inc. specializes in cybersecurity solutions aimed at protecting web and mobile applications from automated cyber-attacks. Established in 2011 and headquartered in Santa Clara, California, with additional offices in Sydney and London, the company offers products such as ShapeShifter Elements, which enforces real-time security measures, and Shape Protection Manager, a cloud-based management tool for its services. Shape Security has successfully prevented over $1 billion in fraud losses for a diverse range of clients, including major retailers, financial institutions, airlines, and government agencies. Its AI-powered technology effectively mitigates risks associated with fraud, chargebacks, and unauthorized transactions, helping organizations maintain customer trust and protect their reputations against the threats posed by criminal activity.

Reputation

Series A in 2017
Reputation is a company that specializes in online reputation management, assisting location-based businesses in enhancing their brand image through effective engagement with consumer feedback. The platform offers a comprehensive suite of tools designed to manage business listings, local search, reviews, social media, and surveys. By aggregating location-based data, Reputation provides actionable insights and a proprietary metric known as the Reputation Score, which enables executives and board members to make informed decisions to improve reputation and drive revenue growth. In addition to these services, the company also focuses on burying negative online content, allowing businesses to regain control over their reputations. Overall, Reputation aims to empower businesses to optimize their online presence and understand consumer sentiment effectively.

Dynamic Signal

Series D in 2016
Dynamic Signal Inc. is an employee communication and engagement platform that enhances the connection between organizations and their employees. Founded in 2010 and based in San Bruno, California, the company specializes in employee advocacy programs designed to boost sales, increase brand awareness, and improve operational efficiency while fostering higher employee engagement. The platform facilitates timely and relevant communication, ensuring that employees receive essential enterprise signals across various channels and devices. Dynamic Signal offers a range of services, including influencer recruiting, collaboration support, member rewards, and account management. Its solutions are utilized by hundreds of major enterprises worldwide, including many Fortune 500 companies, to empower employees and drive productivity through effective advocacy.

Tachyus

Series A in 2016
Tachyus Corporation develops a technology platform designed to optimize energy production in the oil and gas sector. The platform encompasses a range of analytics, including prescriptive, predictive, and descriptive capabilities, along with integration and measurement features. Tachyus provides solutions for various production methods, including cyclic steaming, steam-flooding, CO2-flooding, water-flooding, pump optimization, workover prioritization, and shale fracking. Its platform enables users to predict mechanical equipment failures, understand production responses to stimulation, and determine optimal injection rates. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in San Mateo, California, Tachyus was initially known as Software Revolution before rebranding in April 2013. The company aims to enhance production efficiency while reducing costs and carbon intensity, playing a role in the energy transition through its integrated software solutions.

Pivot3

Series E in 2014
Pivot3 is an IT company focused on simplifying data center operations by integrating storage, compute, and network resources into a cohesive solution. This approach aims to reduce costs, minimize risks, and streamline complexity for enterprises. The company offers Dynamic Hyperconverged and PCIe Flash Arrays, which enhance resource utilization and ensure high availability for mission-critical applications. Pivot3’s technology has been deployed in over 16,000 hyperconverged infrastructures and flash storage arrays across 53 countries, benefiting a wide range of industries, including energy, aerospace, logistics, and retail. Its solutions help organizations achieve lower total ownership costs, maintain uninterrupted revenue generation, improve customer satisfaction, and boost employee productivity. By automating the management of on-premise, edge, and cloud environments, Pivot3 enables scalable performance while easing overall system management.

Apigee

Venture Round in 2014
Apigee is a provider of API technology and services aimed at enterprises and developers. It offers a multi and hybrid-cloud based platform that enables organizations to design, develop, manage, secure, and analyze their application programming interfaces (APIs). This functionality enhances control and visibility over the APIs that link applications and data across various environments. Apigee's solutions are utilized by hundreds of companies, including notable names such as Walgreens, Bechtel, and eBay, as well as tens of thousands of developers, to streamline the delivery and management of APIs and applications. The company is headquartered in Palo Alto, California, with additional offices located in Bangalore, India; London; and Austin, Texas.

SpinMedia

Venture Round in 2014
SpinMedia Group is a leading digital media company specializing in pop culture and targeting millennial audiences. With over 100 million monthly unique visitors, it operates a diverse portfolio of more than 35 influential brands, including Celebuzz, Stereogum, and Buzznet, among others. These brands are recognized as authoritative voices in their respective categories, effectively engaging with young adults. SpinMedia Group ranks as the fifth largest web destination for adults aged 18-24 and is a significant player in the digital publishing space, being the second largest publisher in entertainment news and the tenth in music. By leveraging its extensive reach and understanding of its audience, SpinMedia Group offers tailored marketing and advertising solutions through its various platforms, connecting fans with the celebrities and brands they admire.

Turn

Series E in 2014
Turn Inc. is an advertising technology company that offers a comprehensive platform tailored for marketers, brands, and agencies. Founded in 2004 and headquartered in Redwood City, California, Turn provides an integrated solution known as Digital Hub, which includes several key applications: Audience Suite for enterprise data management, Campaign Suite for digital media buying across various channels, and DataMine Analytics for data exploration and optimization. The company's services focus on digital data centralization, media planning, consumer intelligence, and brand intelligence, ultimately enhancing advertising performance. With a global presence, Turn operates in multiple locations across the United States, Brazil, Europe, Asia, and Australia, delivering insights and enabling effective bidding strategies through their cloud-based architecture.

Sojern

Series C in 2013
Sojern Inc. is a digital marketing company that specializes in providing solutions for the travel industry. Founded in 2007 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, Sojern utilizes artificial intelligence and traveler intent data to enhance marketing efforts for clients, which include hotels, airlines, car rental companies, and tourism boards. The company's audience engagement platform enables clients to capture and analyze traveler data, create targeted advertising campaigns, and drive direct bookings. Sojern offers a variety of services, including programmatic advertising, audience segmentation, and insights into consumer behavior, helping businesses engage and retain their customers in a competitive digital landscape. With a global presence, Sojern operates teams in multiple international locations, allowing it to serve a diverse range of travel-related clients effectively.

Pivot3

Venture Round in 2013
Pivot3 is an IT company focused on simplifying data center operations by integrating storage, compute, and network resources into a cohesive solution. This approach aims to reduce costs, minimize risks, and streamline complexity for enterprises. The company offers Dynamic Hyperconverged and PCIe Flash Arrays, which enhance resource utilization and ensure high availability for mission-critical applications. Pivot3’s technology has been deployed in over 16,000 hyperconverged infrastructures and flash storage arrays across 53 countries, benefiting a wide range of industries, including energy, aerospace, logistics, and retail. Its solutions help organizations achieve lower total ownership costs, maintain uninterrupted revenue generation, improve customer satisfaction, and boost employee productivity. By automating the management of on-premise, edge, and cloud environments, Pivot3 enables scalable performance while easing overall system management.

Apigee

Series F in 2013
Apigee is a provider of API technology and services aimed at enterprises and developers. It offers a multi and hybrid-cloud based platform that enables organizations to design, develop, manage, secure, and analyze their application programming interfaces (APIs). This functionality enhances control and visibility over the APIs that link applications and data across various environments. Apigee's solutions are utilized by hundreds of companies, including notable names such as Walgreens, Bechtel, and eBay, as well as tens of thousands of developers, to streamline the delivery and management of APIs and applications. The company is headquartered in Palo Alto, California, with additional offices located in Bangalore, India; London; and Austin, Texas.

Home Delivery Service (HDS Global)

Seed Round in 2013
Home Delivery Service (HDS Global) they delivers transformational ecommerce.

Picarro

Series D in 2012
Picarro Inc. specializes in the manufacture of advanced gas analyzers and systems designed to measure greenhouse gas concentrations, trace gases, and stable isotopes for various scientific and industrial applications. Founded in 1998 and headquartered in Santa Clara, California, the company provides high-performance analyzers that cater to sectors such as atmospheric science, air quality monitoring, food safety, hydrology, and ecology. Picarro's products are known for their exceptional sensitivity and ease of use, allowing for accurate measurements in both laboratory settings and remote locations. The company's technology, initially licensed from Stanford University, is backed by multiple patents and offers calibration-free operation, making it suitable for a wide range of applications, including emissions quantification and environmental monitoring. Picarro's commitment to quality and reliability positions its analyzers as an emerging standard in the industry, meeting the growing regulatory demands for air quality and greenhouse gas reduction.

Apigee

Series E in 2012
Apigee is a provider of API technology and services aimed at enterprises and developers. It offers a multi and hybrid-cloud based platform that enables organizations to design, develop, manage, secure, and analyze their application programming interfaces (APIs). This functionality enhances control and visibility over the APIs that link applications and data across various environments. Apigee's solutions are utilized by hundreds of companies, including notable names such as Walgreens, Bechtel, and eBay, as well as tens of thousands of developers, to streamline the delivery and management of APIs and applications. The company is headquartered in Palo Alto, California, with additional offices located in Bangalore, India; London; and Austin, Texas.

Say Media

Venture Round in 2012
Say Media, Inc. is a digital publishing company that provides a platform for creating, distributing, and monetizing digital content. With its Tempest content management system, Say Media supports independent content creators in building engaged communities across various consumer interest areas, including Style, Living, Food, and Tech. The company offers innovative advertising solutions such as AdFrames, which enhance reader engagement by allowing users to opt-in to the ad experience, as well as Portable Creative, which extends these capabilities beyond Say Media’s inventory. Headquartered in San Francisco, with additional offices in New York, Chicago, London, Toronto, and Portland, Say Media reaches an audience of over 400 million worldwide. The company was founded in 2004 and was formerly known as VideoEgg, Inc. It has operated as a subsidiary of TheMaven, Inc. since December 2018.

Sojern

Series B in 2012
Sojern Inc. is a digital marketing company that specializes in providing solutions for the travel industry. Founded in 2007 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, Sojern utilizes artificial intelligence and traveler intent data to enhance marketing efforts for clients, which include hotels, airlines, car rental companies, and tourism boards. The company's audience engagement platform enables clients to capture and analyze traveler data, create targeted advertising campaigns, and drive direct bookings. Sojern offers a variety of services, including programmatic advertising, audience segmentation, and insights into consumer behavior, helping businesses engage and retain their customers in a competitive digital landscape. With a global presence, Sojern operates teams in multiple international locations, allowing it to serve a diverse range of travel-related clients effectively.

Pivot3

Venture Round in 2012
Pivot3 is an IT company focused on simplifying data center operations by integrating storage, compute, and network resources into a cohesive solution. This approach aims to reduce costs, minimize risks, and streamline complexity for enterprises. The company offers Dynamic Hyperconverged and PCIe Flash Arrays, which enhance resource utilization and ensure high availability for mission-critical applications. Pivot3’s technology has been deployed in over 16,000 hyperconverged infrastructures and flash storage arrays across 53 countries, benefiting a wide range of industries, including energy, aerospace, logistics, and retail. Its solutions help organizations achieve lower total ownership costs, maintain uninterrupted revenue generation, improve customer satisfaction, and boost employee productivity. By automating the management of on-premise, edge, and cloud environments, Pivot3 enables scalable performance while easing overall system management.

BlackDuck

Series E in 2011
Black Duck secures and manages open source software worldwide, eliminating open source security vulnerabilities and license compliance pain. With the rapid, widespread adoption of open-source software, Black Duck is a key component of Synopsys’ Software Integrity Platform, the most comprehensive solution for integrating security into the SDLC and software supply chain. Black Duck was established in 2002 and is based in Burlington, Massachusetts, United States.

Hara

Series C in 2011
Haraʼs enterprise software platform for energy and sustainability management dramatically reduces energy costs and risks to substantially improve operating profits and enhance sustainability. Haraʼs more than 50 customers span global multi-national and public sector organizations including: Avaya, Aflac, Alcatel-Lucent, Bloomberg, Dell, Diebold, eBay, HP, Hasbro, Harvard University, Intuit, News Corporation, Safeway, Tishman Speyer, Union Bank, U.S. Bank and the cities of Las Vegas, Palo Alto and Philadelphia. For more information: www.hara.com.

Marin Software

Series E in 2011
Marin Software Inc. is a cloud-based provider of digital advertising management solutions, focusing on search, display, social, and mobile advertising channels. The company offers MarinOne, an integrated software-as-a-service platform designed to optimize paid marketing programs for advertisers and agencies. This platform allows users to measure the effectiveness of their campaigns through advanced reporting and analytics, while also streamlining campaign management and execution. Headquartered in San Francisco, Marin Software supports digital marketers in reaching targeted audiences, acquiring new customers, and making informed business decisions. With a global presence, the company aims to enhance the financial performance and operational efficiency of its clients’ marketing efforts.

PCH

Series B in 2011
PCH is a global company founded in 1996, specializing in end-to-end product development and supply chain orchestration for leading brands across diverse sectors such as beauty, technology, fashion, and wellness. With a focus on rapid and rigorous product development, PCH offers a unique platform that enhances visibility and sustainability while connecting brands directly to consumers through various market channels, including eCommerce and retail. The company operates internationally, leveraging cost synergies and access to talent, and utilizes an asset-light model that optimizes the complete product lifecycle. PCH's innovation hubs in San Francisco and Shenzhen, along with its headquarters in Cork, Ireland, support its mission to facilitate efficient and agile supply chains. Furthermore, PCH is known for founding Highway1, a prominent hardware accelerator that aids startups in bringing innovative products to market. The company emphasizes diversity, inclusion, and professional growth, creating an environment that fosters teamwork and passion.

Rafter

Series C in 2011
Rafter is a course materials management company focused on enhancing accessibility and affordability in education. Headquartered in San Mateo, California, Rafter has developed an innovative solution known as Rafter360, which integrates textbooks into tuition fees, thereby simplifying the process for students and educational institutions. The company has successfully aided hundreds of campuses and over 2.7 million students in saving nearly $700 million on textbooks. Rafter's services include online rental options that allow college administrators, professors, and students to access and manage both digital and physical course materials efficiently. Originally established as BookRenter, the company rebranded in July 2012 to reflect its broader mission in the higher education sector.

Stoke

Series E in 2011
Stoke develops carrier-class mobile broadband gateways specifically engineered to enable mobile and converged network operators to maximize the economic returns of their 3G mobile networks.

Turn

Series D in 2011
Turn Inc. is an advertising technology company that offers a comprehensive platform tailored for marketers, brands, and agencies. Founded in 2004 and headquartered in Redwood City, California, Turn provides an integrated solution known as Digital Hub, which includes several key applications: Audience Suite for enterprise data management, Campaign Suite for digital media buying across various channels, and DataMine Analytics for data exploration and optimization. The company's services focus on digital data centralization, media planning, consumer intelligence, and brand intelligence, ultimately enhancing advertising performance. With a global presence, Turn operates in multiple locations across the United States, Brazil, Europe, Asia, and Australia, delivering insights and enabling effective bidding strategies through their cloud-based architecture.

3VR

Series E in 2010
3VR, Inc. develops a video intelligence platform specializing in the storage, management, and analysis of enterprise videos to enhance security and operational efficiency. The platform enables organizations to monitor threats in real-time, helping to reduce losses and improve customer experiences. 3VR offers a range of products, including hybrid network video recorders, video management software, and a comprehensive suite of video analytics. Additionally, the company provides technical support and training services. Its online community, CrimeDex, facilitates information sharing among professionals in fraud prevention and law enforcement. 3VR serves a diverse array of industries, including banking, retail, government, healthcare, and hospitality, and sells its products through resellers. Founded in 2002 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, 3VR operates as a subsidiary of Identiv, Inc.

Sojern

Private Equity Round in 2010
Sojern Inc. is a digital marketing company that specializes in providing solutions for the travel industry. Founded in 2007 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, Sojern utilizes artificial intelligence and traveler intent data to enhance marketing efforts for clients, which include hotels, airlines, car rental companies, and tourism boards. The company's audience engagement platform enables clients to capture and analyze traveler data, create targeted advertising campaigns, and drive direct bookings. Sojern offers a variety of services, including programmatic advertising, audience segmentation, and insights into consumer behavior, helping businesses engage and retain their customers in a competitive digital landscape. With a global presence, Sojern operates teams in multiple international locations, allowing it to serve a diverse range of travel-related clients effectively.

Reputation

Series C in 2010
Reputation is a company that specializes in online reputation management, assisting location-based businesses in enhancing their brand image through effective engagement with consumer feedback. The platform offers a comprehensive suite of tools designed to manage business listings, local search, reviews, social media, and surveys. By aggregating location-based data, Reputation provides actionable insights and a proprietary metric known as the Reputation Score, which enables executives and board members to make informed decisions to improve reputation and drive revenue growth. In addition to these services, the company also focuses on burying negative online content, allowing businesses to regain control over their reputations. Overall, Reputation aims to empower businesses to optimize their online presence and understand consumer sentiment effectively.

Brand.net

Series C in 2010
Brand.net is an online advertising network that specializes in brand advertising, offering a platform for display, video, and mobile advertising. The company's technology is designed to help brand advertisers and agencies efficiently target their audiences in appropriate contexts. Brand.net provides a suite of services including pre-campaign creative testing, ongoing campaign monitoring, proactive support, and frequent optimization. These features enable clients to effectively reach their most relevant audiences and gain customized insights into their campaigns, ensuring measurable results in the competitive landscape of online advertising.

Marin Software

Series D in 2010
Marin Software Inc. is a cloud-based provider of digital advertising management solutions, focusing on search, display, social, and mobile advertising channels. The company offers MarinOne, an integrated software-as-a-service platform designed to optimize paid marketing programs for advertisers and agencies. This platform allows users to measure the effectiveness of their campaigns through advanced reporting and analytics, while also streamlining campaign management and execution. Headquartered in San Francisco, Marin Software supports digital marketers in reaching targeted audiences, acquiring new customers, and making informed business decisions. With a global presence, the company aims to enhance the financial performance and operational efficiency of its clients’ marketing efforts.

Pivot3

Series D in 2010
Pivot3 is an IT company focused on simplifying data center operations by integrating storage, compute, and network resources into a cohesive solution. This approach aims to reduce costs, minimize risks, and streamline complexity for enterprises. The company offers Dynamic Hyperconverged and PCIe Flash Arrays, which enhance resource utilization and ensure high availability for mission-critical applications. Pivot3’s technology has been deployed in over 16,000 hyperconverged infrastructures and flash storage arrays across 53 countries, benefiting a wide range of industries, including energy, aerospace, logistics, and retail. Its solutions help organizations achieve lower total ownership costs, maintain uninterrupted revenue generation, improve customer satisfaction, and boost employee productivity. By automating the management of on-premise, edge, and cloud environments, Pivot3 enables scalable performance while easing overall system management.

Pivot3

Series D in 2010
Pivot3 is an IT company focused on simplifying data center operations by integrating storage, compute, and network resources into a cohesive solution. This approach aims to reduce costs, minimize risks, and streamline complexity for enterprises. The company offers Dynamic Hyperconverged and PCIe Flash Arrays, which enhance resource utilization and ensure high availability for mission-critical applications. Pivot3’s technology has been deployed in over 16,000 hyperconverged infrastructures and flash storage arrays across 53 countries, benefiting a wide range of industries, including energy, aerospace, logistics, and retail. Its solutions help organizations achieve lower total ownership costs, maintain uninterrupted revenue generation, improve customer satisfaction, and boost employee productivity. By automating the management of on-premise, edge, and cloud environments, Pivot3 enables scalable performance while easing overall system management.

WebVisible

Series C in 2010
Based in Southern California, WebVisible is a Software as a Service (SaaS) company and leading name in local online advertising, known for being a true expert in bringing the Internet as an advertising and customer acquisition medium to small businesses around the world. Through direct sales and global partners in the Yellow Pages, newspaper, and online marketing industries, we offer our innovative online advertising products to small business customers. Our advertising products are powered by our award winning Geneva software platform - named 2008 Internet Product of the Year by the American Electronics Association - which buys advertising space across a variety of media, ensuring that our small business customers get the most effective, local, targeted advertising for their money.

Cyan

Series D in 2009
Cyan is a global provider of advanced packet-optical transport solutions, specializing in multi-layer network planning and management. The company offers innovative systems that support the aggregation and transport of various services, including packet, TDM, and optical, with strong service level agreement (SLA) support. Cyan's technology includes the industry’s first three-dimensional multi-layer planning, operations, and verification systems, which enhance network scalability and simplify operations for improved service offerings. Its modular solutions accommodate Carrier Ethernet services and support a range of functions, including SONET/SDH, OTN, DWDM, and ROADM, in a cost-effective manner. With capabilities to support 10G services now and future 100G services, Cyan enables customers to deploy reliable solutions for applications such as Carrier Ethernet, wireless backhaul, and data center connectivity. Founded in 2006 in Petaluma, California, Cyan is led by a team of experienced industry professionals recognized for their contributions to communications transport and access networks.

Cedar Point Communications

Debt Financing in 2009
Cedar Point Communications specializes in integrated voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) and multimedia switching technologies tailored for the telecommunications industry, including service providers and enterprises. Established in 2000 and headquartered in Derry, New Hampshire, with an additional office in Meersburg, Germany, the company offers products such as the SAFARI C3 media switching system, which provides Internet Protocol Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) capabilities to facilitate the transition to IMS architecture in converged networks. Another key product is the SAFARI eMG media gateway, known for its flexibility. Cedar Point Communications also delivers training and customer services, catering to a diverse clientele that includes information technology departments, network operators, cable operators, telecommunications carriers, enterprise customers, and educational institutions.

Mimosa Systems

Debt Financing in 2009
Mimosa Systems, Inc. specializes in content archiving solutions that enhance information immediacy, discovery, and continuity for enterprises. Founded in 2003 and headquartered in Santa Clara, California, with additional offices in Germany, the United Kingdom, Japan, China, Australia, and India, the company offers Mimosa NearPoint, a comprehensive software for managing unstructured information. This software facilitates the archiving of emails, files, and instant messages, while also providing capabilities for e-discovery, recovery, disaster recovery, and storage management. Mimosa Systems focuses on the effective management of both unstructured and semi-structured data types, ensuring that organizations can efficiently handle critical information.

Teknovus

Venture Round in 2009
Teknovus, Inc. is a fabless semiconductor and software solutions company based in Petaluma, California, specializing in access chips and embedded software for the fiber-to-the-x (FTTx) market. The company develops Ethernet passive optical network (EPON) integrated chips designed for both central office and customer premises applications, as well as EPON customer premises equipment. Teknovus also offers TDM transport chips that facilitate circuit emulation on various Ethernet switched networks, alongside evaluation kits aimed at supporting original equipment manufacturers and service providers. Their EPON optical line terminal (OLT) solutions utilize a system-on-a-chip architecture, and the TK3401 Intelligent EPON Node Controller helps service providers adapt to diverse network topologies and subscriber densities. Teknovus markets its products through distributors across the United States, Europe, and China, and maintains additional sales and support centers in Tokyo, Seoul, Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, and San Jose. Founded in 2002, Teknovus focuses on delivering innovative communication chipset solutions for digital broadband networks.

Drobo

Series E in 2009
Drobo is a developer of innovative data storage solutions aimed at small and medium businesses as well as individual professionals. The company focuses on providing a unique combination of data protection, expandability, and user-friendliness. Its products address key storage challenges by integrating advanced technologies such as BeyondRAID™, Thin Provisioning, and Automated Data-Aware Tiering. These features allow users to easily manage capacity adjustments and optimize application service levels in various environments, including virtualization and creative professional applications. Drobo's design permits hot-swapping of drives and compatibility with different drive types and capacities, enabling customers to efficiently adapt their storage solutions without concerns about data loss or system downtime. Headquartered in San Jose, California, Drobo has earned over 50 industry awards and serves hundreds of thousands of customers globally.

Delivery Agent

Series D in 2009
Delivery Agent, Inc. focuses on transforming audiences into revenue-generating customers for brands, device manufacturers, and media companies globally. The company provides innovative solutions such as ShopTV, which enables audiences to engage and transact directly from advertisements and television shows via web, mobile, and advanced television applications. Its cloud-based platform facilitates omni-channel commerce, offering personalized product recommendations based on viewers' content interactions. Delivery Agent collaborates with a variety of industry stakeholders, including broadcasters, advertisers, multiple video programming distributors (MVPDs), and smart TV manufacturers. Founded in 2001 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, Delivery Agent has formed long-term partnerships with notable organizations such as NBC, FOX, CBS, HBO, and Pepsi, among others. The company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in September 2016, which was later converted to Chapter 7 in June 2017.

Ruckus Wireless

Series F in 2009
Ruckus Wireless, Inc., headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, is a global provider of advanced wireless systems designed for the growing mobile Internet infrastructure market. The company specializes in a diverse array of "Smart Wi-Fi" products tailored for mobile carriers, broadband service providers, and corporate enterprises, serving over 48,000 end-customers worldwide. Ruckus addresses the challenges of Wi-Fi capacity and coverage, which have intensified due to the rising usage of mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets. The company is recognized for its innovative and patented technologies, including adaptive antenna arrays that enhance signal range, boost client data rates, and minimize interference. These advancements ensure reliable delivery of multimedia content and services over standard Wi-Fi networks.

Marin Software

Series C in 2009
Marin Software Inc. is a cloud-based provider of digital advertising management solutions, focusing on search, display, social, and mobile advertising channels. The company offers MarinOne, an integrated software-as-a-service platform designed to optimize paid marketing programs for advertisers and agencies. This platform allows users to measure the effectiveness of their campaigns through advanced reporting and analytics, while also streamlining campaign management and execution. Headquartered in San Francisco, Marin Software supports digital marketers in reaching targeted audiences, acquiring new customers, and making informed business decisions. With a global presence, the company aims to enhance the financial performance and operational efficiency of its clients’ marketing efforts.

Sepaton

Series F in 2009
Sepaton, Inc. specializes in enterprise data protection solutions, offering a range of hardware and software products designed for departmental backups, deduplication, and electronic remote replication. The company utilizes its ContentAware architecture to enhance virtual tape libraries, ensuring efficient backup and restore performance along with linear scalability and advanced system automation. In addition to its product offerings, Sepaton provides technical consulting, support services, and remote monitoring, as well as assessment and implementation services aimed at optimizing backup processes. Their solutions cater to various sectors, including federal government, financial services, healthcare, and telecommunications, addressing needs such as disaster recovery and corporate compliance. Founded in 1999 and headquartered in Marlborough, Massachusetts, Sepaton has expanded its presence with additional offices in the United States, Europe, and Asia.

SpinMedia

Series D in 2009
SpinMedia Group is a leading digital media company specializing in pop culture and targeting millennial audiences. With over 100 million monthly unique visitors, it operates a diverse portfolio of more than 35 influential brands, including Celebuzz, Stereogum, and Buzznet, among others. These brands are recognized as authoritative voices in their respective categories, effectively engaging with young adults. SpinMedia Group ranks as the fifth largest web destination for adults aged 18-24 and is a significant player in the digital publishing space, being the second largest publisher in entertainment news and the tenth in music. By leveraging its extensive reach and understanding of its audience, SpinMedia Group offers tailored marketing and advertising solutions through its various platforms, connecting fans with the celebrities and brands they admire.

Buzz Media

Series D in 2009
Buzzmedia is an entertainment publisher focused on pop culture, music, and celebrity content. Based on concepts on social media, its platform enables brand advertisers to access and engage audiences using a combination of professional editorial, expert opinion, user contributions, and customized marketing solutions.

BlackDuck

Series D in 2009
Black Duck secures and manages open source software worldwide, eliminating open source security vulnerabilities and license compliance pain. With the rapid, widespread adoption of open-source software, Black Duck is a key component of Synopsys’ Software Integrity Platform, the most comprehensive solution for integrating security into the SDLC and software supply chain. Black Duck was established in 2002 and is based in Burlington, Massachusetts, United States.

PCH

Series A in 2008
PCH is a global company founded in 1996, specializing in end-to-end product development and supply chain orchestration for leading brands across diverse sectors such as beauty, technology, fashion, and wellness. With a focus on rapid and rigorous product development, PCH offers a unique platform that enhances visibility and sustainability while connecting brands directly to consumers through various market channels, including eCommerce and retail. The company operates internationally, leveraging cost synergies and access to talent, and utilizes an asset-light model that optimizes the complete product lifecycle. PCH's innovation hubs in San Francisco and Shenzhen, along with its headquarters in Cork, Ireland, support its mission to facilitate efficient and agile supply chains. Furthermore, PCH is known for founding Highway1, a prominent hardware accelerator that aids startups in bringing innovative products to market. The company emphasizes diversity, inclusion, and professional growth, creating an environment that fosters teamwork and passion.

Turn

Series C in 2008
Turn Inc. is an advertising technology company that offers a comprehensive platform tailored for marketers, brands, and agencies. Founded in 2004 and headquartered in Redwood City, California, Turn provides an integrated solution known as Digital Hub, which includes several key applications: Audience Suite for enterprise data management, Campaign Suite for digital media buying across various channels, and DataMine Analytics for data exploration and optimization. The company's services focus on digital data centralization, media planning, consumer intelligence, and brand intelligence, ultimately enhancing advertising performance. With a global presence, Turn operates in multiple locations across the United States, Brazil, Europe, Asia, and Australia, delivering insights and enabling effective bidding strategies through their cloud-based architecture.

MarkMonitor

Series E in 2008
MarkMonitor, the global leader in enterprise brand protection, offers comprehensive solutions and services that safeguard brands, reputation and revenue from online risks. With end-to-end solutions that address the growing threats of online fraud, brand abuse and unauthorized channels, MarkMonitor enables a secure Internet for businesses and their customers. The company's exclusive access to data combined with its patented real-time prevention, detection and response capabilities provide wide-ranging protection to the ever-changing online risks faced by brands today.

DATAllegro

Series D in 2008
DATAllegro provides integrated data warehousing services.

Mu Dynamics

Series C in 2008
Mu Dynamics helps network operators and their diverse product suppliers build and operate higher quality, more reliable and robust networks that have minimal downtime. Operators need their revenue-critical next-gen IP services to be robust, available and secure to ensure minimal customer churn and costly downtime issues.

VDURA

Series E in 2008
VDURA specializes in advanced data storage and management solutions, focusing on artificial intelligence (AI) and high-performance computing (HPC). The company provides a robust data platform that supports on-premises, public cloud, and hybrid environments, emphasizing performance, durability, and reliability. Its innovative parallel network-attached storage (NAS) technology allows for the integration of various storage media within a unified architecture, offering customers flexibility, simplicity, and cost efficiency. This approach enhances data protection, integrity, and availability, catering to enterprise needs for scalability and ease of management. Through its commitment to innovation, VDURA positions itself as a leader in the data storage sector.

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.

Mimosa Systems

Series D in 2008
Mimosa Systems, Inc. specializes in content archiving solutions that enhance information immediacy, discovery, and continuity for enterprises. Founded in 2003 and headquartered in Santa Clara, California, with additional offices in Germany, the United Kingdom, Japan, China, Australia, and India, the company offers Mimosa NearPoint, a comprehensive software for managing unstructured information. This software facilitates the archiving of emails, files, and instant messages, while also providing capabilities for e-discovery, recovery, disaster recovery, and storage management. Mimosa Systems focuses on the effective management of both unstructured and semi-structured data types, ensuring that organizations can efficiently handle critical information.

RGB Networks

Series D in 2008
RGB Networks, Inc. specializes in network video processing solutions, offering a range of products designed to enhance video delivery and monetization for service providers. The company's video intelligence architecture (VIA) includes various solutions such as broadcast network processors for managing video content, dynamic bandwidth managers for personalized video services, and modular media converters for efficient data transfer. Additionally, RGB's offerings encompass IPTV solutions for internet protocol-based video services, simulcast edge processors for digital decoding applications, and scalable modulators for digital QAM modulation. These technologies enable multiple system operators and video service providers to efficiently implement and manage switched digital networks, facilitating the delivery of live and on-demand video across multiple platforms.

Digital Fuel

Series E in 2008
Digital Fuel is a prominent provider of Business Service Management (BSM) software solutions, specializing in service level agreement (SLA) management, service catalog, and service financial management. Its flagship product, ServiceFlow, is utilized by various organizations, including major corporations and government entities, to effectively manage IT and business services. The software aids in overseeing and optimizing IT spending, thus enhancing financial management processes. Notable users of Digital Fuel's solutions include British Telecom, Capgemini, General Electric, and Procter & Gamble, reflecting the company's significant impact across diverse sectors worldwide.

Barracuda Networks

Venture Round in 2008
Barracuda Networks specializes in providing online security products and services designed to protect organizations from a range of security threats, both on-site and in the cloud. Founded in 2002 and headquartered in Campbell, California, the company offers a variety of solutions, including email and web security appliances, data backup services, and network performance enhancements. Key products include the Barracuda Spam Firewall, which safeguards email servers from spam and malicious attacks, the Barracuda Web Filter for enforcing internet usage policies, and the Barracuda Backup Service for secure data storage and disaster recovery. Barracuda Networks serves multiple industries, including education, government, healthcare, and finance, with a distribution network that spans the United States and international markets. The company is committed to delivering comprehensive protection against enterprise-level threats, allowing organizations to manage their security needs from a centralized console.

LogLogic

Series D in 2008
LogLogic is the provider of industry's only scalable log and security intelligence platform for the enterprise and cloud. LogLogic, with over 1300 customers, provides solutions that allow customers to collect and analyze terabytes of big data generated by their IT assets and gives Security, IT Ops, and Compliance professionals actionable information at their finger tips to identify issues proactively and make insightful decisions, and also get compliant with various regulations. Currently, LogLogic customers are leveraging its solutions to manage over 1,000 Petabytes (or 1 Exabyte) of data.

KACE

Series C in 2008
KACE Networks, Inc. is a systems management appliance company that provides a range of solutions for managing desktops, laptops, and servers. Its primary product, the KBOX Systems Management Appliance, addresses multiple systems management needs, including computer inventory, software distribution, configuration management, patch management, and security auditing. The KBOX also supports ITIL best practices. Additionally, KACE offers the KBOX Systems Deployment Appliance, which aids in OS and application provisioning, migration, and recovery. The company has developed Virtual KBOX Systems Management Appliances for virtual environments and provides AppDeploy, a resource for IT professionals focused on application deployment. KACE also offers a variety of compliance and management solutions, including software license compliance and power management. Founded in 2003 and headquartered in Mountain View, California, KACE operates additional offices in North America, Europe, and Asia. It is a subsidiary of Dell Inc. since February 2010.

Say Media

Series D in 2007
Say Media, Inc. is a digital publishing company that provides a platform for creating, distributing, and monetizing digital content. With its Tempest content management system, Say Media supports independent content creators in building engaged communities across various consumer interest areas, including Style, Living, Food, and Tech. The company offers innovative advertising solutions such as AdFrames, which enhance reader engagement by allowing users to opt-in to the ad experience, as well as Portable Creative, which extends these capabilities beyond Say Media’s inventory. Headquartered in San Francisco, with additional offices in New York, Chicago, London, Toronto, and Portland, Say Media reaches an audience of over 400 million worldwide. The company was founded in 2004 and was formerly known as VideoEgg, Inc. It has operated as a subsidiary of TheMaven, Inc. since December 2018.

Teknovus

Series D in 2007
Teknovus, Inc. is a fabless semiconductor and software solutions company based in Petaluma, California, specializing in access chips and embedded software for the fiber-to-the-x (FTTx) market. The company develops Ethernet passive optical network (EPON) integrated chips designed for both central office and customer premises applications, as well as EPON customer premises equipment. Teknovus also offers TDM transport chips that facilitate circuit emulation on various Ethernet switched networks, alongside evaluation kits aimed at supporting original equipment manufacturers and service providers. Their EPON optical line terminal (OLT) solutions utilize a system-on-a-chip architecture, and the TK3401 Intelligent EPON Node Controller helps service providers adapt to diverse network topologies and subscriber densities. Teknovus markets its products through distributors across the United States, Europe, and China, and maintains additional sales and support centers in Tokyo, Seoul, Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, and San Jose. Founded in 2002, Teknovus focuses on delivering innovative communication chipset solutions for digital broadband networks.

Say Media

Series D in 2007
Say Media, Inc. is a digital publishing company that provides a platform for creating, distributing, and monetizing digital content. With its Tempest content management system, Say Media supports independent content creators in building engaged communities across various consumer interest areas, including Style, Living, Food, and Tech. The company offers innovative advertising solutions such as AdFrames, which enhance reader engagement by allowing users to opt-in to the ad experience, as well as Portable Creative, which extends these capabilities beyond Say Media’s inventory. Headquartered in San Francisco, with additional offices in New York, Chicago, London, Toronto, and Portland, Say Media reaches an audience of over 400 million worldwide. The company was founded in 2004 and was formerly known as VideoEgg, Inc. It has operated as a subsidiary of TheMaven, Inc. since December 2018.

Orchestria

Series E in 2007
Orchestria specializes in information protection and control services for organizations, offering software solutions designed to safeguard critical data regardless of its location. The company addresses a wide range of risks associated with data management while minimizing the operational challenges linked to identifying and mitigating these risks. Orchestria's services enable clients to prevent data loss, ensure compliance with messaging regulations, and implement effective information classification and control measures. Through its comprehensive approach, Orchestria helps organizations manage their information assets securely and efficiently.

Miradia

Series C in 2007
Miradia is a manufacturer specializing in micro-electro-mechanical system (MEMS) products. The company employs advanced technology to integrate MEMS structures directly onto complementary metal-oxide semiconductors and utilizes wafer scale packaging. Established in 2003 and based in Sunnyvale, California, Miradia was previously known as XHP Microsystems, Inc. As of 2009, it operates as a subsidiary of Touch Micro-system Technology.

Fanfare Group

Series C in 2007
Fanfare Group, Inc. specializes in automated system and device testing solutions aimed at service providers, equipment manufacturers, and enterprises. Founded in 2004 and based in Mountain View, California, the company offers a range of products, including iTest, an automated testing tool designed to enhance the efficiency of quality assurance processes. Its product line includes iTest Personal for manual testers, iTest Team for feature testers and engineers familiar with scripting, and iTest Enterprise, which equips automation engineers with essential tools for their work. Additionally, Fanfare Group provides professional services, training, and acceleration services to support its clients in streamlining their testing workflows and improving product quality.

Crossbeam Systems

Series F in 2007
Crossbeam Systems, Inc. provides next-generation security platforms for high-performance networks. It transforms the way enterprises, service providers, and government agencies architect and deliver security services. Its security platforms allow companies to consolidate racks of security appliances and network equipment, such as switches and load balancers; virtualizes the deployment and delivery of security applications; and simplify the delivery of security services. The company also integrates hardware with third-party security applications, such as firewalls, virtual private networks, intrusion detection and prevention systems, anti-virus, URL filtering, and content scanning at various performance levels. In addition, it offers SecureShore NMS, a multi-element network management system for multi-box configuration, OS backup and restore, reporting, application distribution, and event scheduling. The company offers firewall, content gateway, virtual security, and security virtualization and consolidation solutions; and professional, training and education, and online support services. Its customers include financial institutions, pharmaceutical companies, government agencies, universities, media organizations, manufacturers, and retailers. Crossbeam Systems, Inc. was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Boxborough, Massachusetts with additional offices in Europe and the Asia Pacific. The company also operates an authorized training center in Mexico City.

Pure Digital Technologies

Series F in 2007
Pure Digital Technologies specializes in innovative imaging solutions for the mass market, primarily known for its Flip Video family of digital camcorders. The Flip Video camera is designed for ease of use, particularly for Internet video sharing, featuring on-board software that allows for one-click uploads to various platforms. The Flip Ultra, the company's standout model, became a best-seller, capturing a significant share of the camcorder market. It records video at 640x480 resolution and 30 frames per second, operates on 2 AA batteries, and includes a pop-out USB connector for easy transfer to computers. The camera is offered in two models based on memory size, with prices ranging from $150 to $180. Pure Digital Technologies was acquired in 2009, and in 2011, the parent company announced the discontinuation of the Flip product line.

Mimosa Systems

Series C in 2007
Mimosa Systems, Inc. specializes in content archiving solutions that enhance information immediacy, discovery, and continuity for enterprises. Founded in 2003 and headquartered in Santa Clara, California, with additional offices in Germany, the United Kingdom, Japan, China, Australia, and India, the company offers Mimosa NearPoint, a comprehensive software for managing unstructured information. This software facilitates the archiving of emails, files, and instant messages, while also providing capabilities for e-discovery, recovery, disaster recovery, and storage management. Mimosa Systems focuses on the effective management of both unstructured and semi-structured data types, ensuring that organizations can efficiently handle critical information.

QuinStreet

Venture Round in 2007
QuinStreet uses the internet to connect companies with potential customers. The online performance marketing company helps businesses target their would-be customer audiences by using its proprietary technologies and media reach to generate sales leads. As a sign of confidence in its quality, QuinStreet has adopted a pay-for-performance model of pricing. Founded in 1999, QuinStreet is headquartered in Foster City, California, with satellite offices worldwide and 500 employees.

BlackDuck

Series C in 2007
Black Duck secures and manages open source software worldwide, eliminating open source security vulnerabilities and license compliance pain. With the rapid, widespread adoption of open-source software, Black Duck is a key component of Synopsys’ Software Integrity Platform, the most comprehensive solution for integrating security into the SDLC and software supply chain. Black Duck was established in 2002 and is based in Burlington, Massachusetts, United States.

Quartics

Series B in 2006
Quartics is a consumer electronics company focused on improving video experience for consumers globally. The company patented products and technologies deliver an improvement on HD (High Definition) quality on devices including Netbooks, Laptops, PCs, and more.

Barracuda Networks

Series D in 2006
Barracuda Networks specializes in providing online security products and services designed to protect organizations from a range of security threats, both on-site and in the cloud. Founded in 2002 and headquartered in Campbell, California, the company offers a variety of solutions, including email and web security appliances, data backup services, and network performance enhancements. Key products include the Barracuda Spam Firewall, which safeguards email servers from spam and malicious attacks, the Barracuda Web Filter for enforcing internet usage policies, and the Barracuda Backup Service for secure data storage and disaster recovery. Barracuda Networks serves multiple industries, including education, government, healthcare, and finance, with a distribution network that spans the United States and international markets. The company is committed to delivering comprehensive protection against enterprise-level threats, allowing organizations to manage their security needs from a centralized console.

DATAllegro

Series C in 2006
DATAllegro provides integrated data warehousing services.

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.

Kazeon

Series C in 2006
Kazeon Systems, Inc. develops and provides electronic discovery solutions in the United States. It offers eDiscovery/litigation support, information security and privacy, governance, and risk and compliance solutions, as well as support and educational services for remote devices over corporate IP networks, VPN networks, and wireless and wired networks. The company also provides Information Center, which helps customers turn their data center into an information center; and Information Server, a software that automates eDiscovery functions from identification, collection through processing, preservation, analysis and review for corporations, service providers, and law firms. In addition, it offers a suite of storage optimization solutions, including data consolidation, migration and archival, file reporting, and backup search. The company was founded in 2003 and is based in Mountain View, California. As of September 30, 2009, Kazeon Systems, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of EMC Corporation.

RGB Networks

Series C in 2006
RGB Networks, Inc. specializes in network video processing solutions, offering a range of products designed to enhance video delivery and monetization for service providers. The company's video intelligence architecture (VIA) includes various solutions such as broadcast network processors for managing video content, dynamic bandwidth managers for personalized video services, and modular media converters for efficient data transfer. Additionally, RGB's offerings encompass IPTV solutions for internet protocol-based video services, simulcast edge processors for digital decoding applications, and scalable modulators for digital QAM modulation. These technologies enable multiple system operators and video service providers to efficiently implement and manage switched digital networks, facilitating the delivery of live and on-demand video across multiple platforms.

MarkMonitor

Series D in 2006
MarkMonitor, the global leader in enterprise brand protection, offers comprehensive solutions and services that safeguard brands, reputation and revenue from online risks. With end-to-end solutions that address the growing threats of online fraud, brand abuse and unauthorized channels, MarkMonitor enables a secure Internet for businesses and their customers. The company's exclusive access to data combined with its patented real-time prevention, detection and response capabilities provide wide-ranging protection to the ever-changing online risks faced by brands today.

Centrality Communications

Series D in 2005
Centrality Communications, Inc. was acquired by SiRF Technology Holdings Inc. Centrality Communications, Inc., a fabless semiconductor company, delivers platform solutions for the navigation infotainment devices and systems market. It develops GPS navigation infotainment system platforms. The company offers a navigation processor family that focus on solving navigation problems, such as cost, GPS performance, and navigation and multimedia functionality. Its navigation processor family includes Atlas-I, a GPS engine and entry level platform, which targets baseline systems for the mainstream consumer; and Atlas-II processor that targets GPS navigation infotainment systems. The company also provides ATLAS-H, a type handheld processor, which delivers integration for portable navigation devices and handheld navigation terminals.

Sequence Design

Venture Round in 2005
Sequence Design, Inc. specializes in power and signal integrity software solutions, offering a comprehensive suite of tools aimed at enhancing power efficiency in system-on-chip (SoC) designs. Its product lineup includes the Power-Aware SoC Design Flow, which facilitates power-aware design from the system level to signoff, and PowerTheater, a collection of tools focused on optimizing power usage. Additionally, the company provides Columbus-RLC extraction for nanometer SoC designs, Columbus-Turbo for standard-cell designs, and Columbus-AMS for analog applications. CoolTime is another critical offering, allowing for concurrent analysis of various electrical integrity aspects such as voltage drop and timing. Sequence Design's tools serve a diverse range of markets, including wireless, graphics, mobile computing, networking, and application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs). Founded in 1995 and based in Santa Clara, California, the company was formerly known as Frequency Technology, Inc. and became a subsidiary of Apache Design Solutions, Inc. in 2009.

HPE Aruba Networking

Series D in 2005
Aruba securely delivers the enterprise network to users, wherever they work or roam, with unified mobility networks that significantly expand the reach of traditional port-centric networks. Unified mobility networks integrate adaptive WLANs, identity-based security, and application continuity services into a cohesive, high-performance system that can be easily deployed as an overlay on top of existing network infrastructure. Adaptive WLANs deliver high-performance, follow-me connectivity so users are always within reach of mission-critical information. Identity-based security associates access policies with users, not ports, to enable follow-me security that is enforced regardless of access method or location. Application continuity services enable follow-me applications that can be seamlessly accessed across WLAN and cellular networks. The cost, convenience, and security benefits of unified mobility networks are fundamentally changing how and where they work. Listed on the NASDAQ and Russell 2000® Index, Aruba is based in Sunnyvale, California, and has operations throughout the Americas, Europe, Middle East, and Asia Pacific regions.

Teknovus

Series C in 2005
Teknovus, Inc. is a fabless semiconductor and software solutions company based in Petaluma, California, specializing in access chips and embedded software for the fiber-to-the-x (FTTx) market. The company develops Ethernet passive optical network (EPON) integrated chips designed for both central office and customer premises applications, as well as EPON customer premises equipment. Teknovus also offers TDM transport chips that facilitate circuit emulation on various Ethernet switched networks, alongside evaluation kits aimed at supporting original equipment manufacturers and service providers. Their EPON optical line terminal (OLT) solutions utilize a system-on-a-chip architecture, and the TK3401 Intelligent EPON Node Controller helps service providers adapt to diverse network topologies and subscriber densities. Teknovus markets its products through distributors across the United States, Europe, and China, and maintains additional sales and support centers in Tokyo, Seoul, Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, and San Jose. Founded in 2002, Teknovus focuses on delivering innovative communication chipset solutions for digital broadband networks.

Cedar Point Communications

Series D in 2005
Cedar Point Communications specializes in integrated voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) and multimedia switching technologies tailored for the telecommunications industry, including service providers and enterprises. Established in 2000 and headquartered in Derry, New Hampshire, with an additional office in Meersburg, Germany, the company offers products such as the SAFARI C3 media switching system, which provides Internet Protocol Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) capabilities to facilitate the transition to IMS architecture in converged networks. Another key product is the SAFARI eMG media gateway, known for its flexibility. Cedar Point Communications also delivers training and customer services, catering to a diverse clientele that includes information technology departments, network operators, cable operators, telecommunications carriers, enterprise customers, and educational institutions.

MarkMonitor

Series C in 2005
MarkMonitor, the global leader in enterprise brand protection, offers comprehensive solutions and services that safeguard brands, reputation and revenue from online risks. With end-to-end solutions that address the growing threats of online fraud, brand abuse and unauthorized channels, MarkMonitor enables a secure Internet for businesses and their customers. The company's exclusive access to data combined with its patented real-time prevention, detection and response capabilities provide wide-ranging protection to the ever-changing online risks faced by brands today.

Isilon Systems

Series D in 2005
Isilon Systems specializes in providing intelligent clustered storage solutions for digital content and unstructured data. Its flagship product, Isilon IQ, integrates an intelligent distributed file system with modular, industry-standard hardware, facilitating exceptional simplicity and scalability. This storage system is particularly suited for data-intensive sectors such as media and entertainment, digital imaging, life sciences, and oil and gas. Isilon's offerings enable efficient storage and management of a wide array of file-based data, including video, audio, digital images, and simulation data, making it a vital resource for industries that rely heavily on large volumes of digital information.

OuterBay Technologies

Series C in 2005
OuterBay Technologies, Inc. specializes in information lifecycle management solutions for applications and databases, assisting organizations in effectively monitoring, forecasting, and managing data growth within enterprise environments. Founded in 1997 and headquartered in Cupertino, California, the company provides a range of services including application resource monitoring, data growth analysis, policy management, and database archiving to ensure long-term data retention and compliance with governance and regulatory standards. Additionally, OuterBay offers solutions for database subsetting and data growth monitoring. The company operates additional offices in the United States, the United Kingdom, and India, enhancing its ability to serve a global clientele. In 2006, OuterBay Technologies was acquired by Hewlett-Packard Co.

Six Apart

Series B in 2004
Six Apart, established in 2001, is a provider of weblogging software and services based in the United States. Initially focused on blog solutions, the company expanded its operations by founding a Japanese entity, Six Apart KK, in 2003. In 2010, it merged with VideoEgg to form SAY Media, which now manages some of its earlier products. Six Apart KK was later wholly acquired by Infocom, a Japanese IT firm, and now oversees the development, marketing, and support of Movable Type, a prominent content management system. The company aims to enable individuals, organizations, and corporations to harness the power of the internet by providing tools that facilitate the creation and management of online content. Through its offerings, Six Apart promotes an interactive online community centered around personal journals and blogs.

Silicon Optix

Series C in 2004
Silicon Optix is a fabless semiconductor company specializing in advanced video and geometry processing integrated circuit (IC) solutions. The company offers innovative products such as Realta, an integrated system-on-chip (SoC) that sets a high standard for video quality, and the Reon chip, which brings professional-level video processing to mainstream Hollywood movies and broadcast television. Additionally, Silicon Optix provides the Geo chip, which enables precise pixel-by-pixel brightness control for rear-projection televisions. Their proprietary eWARP technology allows for digital distortion correction, enhancing optics with sophisticated electronic imaging and facilitating superior system designs while reducing costs and complexity. With over seven years of dedicated research and development in IC and optical system design, Silicon Optix has established itself as a leader in this emerging market, positioning itself for significant growth opportunities.

Miradia

Series B in 2004
Miradia is a manufacturer specializing in micro-electro-mechanical system (MEMS) products. The company employs advanced technology to integrate MEMS structures directly onto complementary metal-oxide semiconductors and utilizes wafer scale packaging. Established in 2003 and based in Sunnyvale, California, Miradia was previously known as XHP Microsystems, Inc. As of 2009, it operates as a subsidiary of Touch Micro-system Technology.

Frontbridge Technologies

Series D in 2004
Frontbridge technologies provided electronic messaging with security services for email and IM archiving, spam filtering, virus scanning, encrypted email, policy enforcement and disaster recovery.

EqualLogic

Series C in 2004
EqualLogic is a provider of data storage solutions, specializing in iSCSI-based storage area networks (SAN). Founded in 1984, the company offers a range of products designed for data management and enterprise mobility. Its key offerings include the PS Series Architecture, which facilitates consolidated networked storage within a self-managing iSCSI SAN, as well as enterprise data services that focus on storage virtualization, server management, and data protection. The PS6000 and PS4000 Series arrays enable effective data storage consolidation, while the PS storage stack allows users to configure storage pools or tiers to optimize performance and capacity based on specific application needs. EqualLogic has secured a total of $47 million in funding.

Virtusa

Series D in 2004
Virtusa Corporation is a provider of digital business strategy, digital engineering, and information technology services designed to help clients transform and create value through innovation. The company serves Global 2000 clients across various industries, including Banking, Financial Services, Insurance, Healthcare, Communications, Media, Entertainment, Travel, Manufacturing, and Technology. Virtusa focuses on enhancing business growth by delivering innovative products and services that improve operational efficiency through the use of digital labor and the modernization of IT infrastructure. Its approach combines deep industry expertise with agile teams to develop comprehensive solutions that drive business progress. By fostering a culture of cooperative disruption, Virtusa aims to deliver measurable improvements and future-ready operational platforms for its clients.

Starent Networks

Series D in 2004
Starent Networks is a provider of multimedia core technology designed to help mobile operators deliver mobile broadband services to their subscribers. The company specializes in infrastructure hardware and software products that support high-speed data, enhanced voice, and multimedia services. Its technology features an integrated, high-performance network architecture, which is essential for meeting the demands of today's complex mobile networks. By combining significant performance capabilities with system intelligence, Starent Networks equips mobile operators to effectively serve their customers with reliable and advanced multimedia services.

NetScaler

Series F in 2004
NetScaler is a software-defined application delivery controller that focuses on increasing the performance of business applications and networks. NetScaler is offered by Citrix Systems. NetScaler is based in San Jose, California and was founded in December 1997.

Silicon Optix

Series B in 2004
Silicon Optix is a fabless semiconductor company specializing in advanced video and geometry processing integrated circuit (IC) solutions. The company offers innovative products such as Realta, an integrated system-on-chip (SoC) that sets a high standard for video quality, and the Reon chip, which brings professional-level video processing to mainstream Hollywood movies and broadcast television. Additionally, Silicon Optix provides the Geo chip, which enables precise pixel-by-pixel brightness control for rear-projection televisions. Their proprietary eWARP technology allows for digital distortion correction, enhancing optics with sophisticated electronic imaging and facilitating superior system designs while reducing costs and complexity. With over seven years of dedicated research and development in IC and optical system design, Silicon Optix has established itself as a leader in this emerging market, positioning itself for significant growth opportunities.

Pure Digital Technologies

Series C in 2004
Pure Digital Technologies specializes in innovative imaging solutions for the mass market, primarily known for its Flip Video family of digital camcorders. The Flip Video camera is designed for ease of use, particularly for Internet video sharing, featuring on-board software that allows for one-click uploads to various platforms. The Flip Ultra, the company's standout model, became a best-seller, capturing a significant share of the camcorder market. It records video at 640x480 resolution and 30 frames per second, operates on 2 AA batteries, and includes a pop-out USB connector for easy transfer to computers. The camera is offered in two models based on memory size, with prices ranging from $150 to $180. Pure Digital Technologies was acquired in 2009, and in 2011, the parent company announced the discontinuation of the Flip product line.

Zeevo

Series E in 2003
Zeevo, Inc. specializes in the development of system-on-chip solutions tailored for Bluetooth and other wireless communication applications. The company offers a range of semiconductor and software products designed specifically for stereo wireless headsets, enabling enhanced connectivity and performance in audio devices. Through its innovative technology, Zeevo aims to meet the growing demand for efficient and reliable wireless communication solutions in the consumer electronics market.

Everypath

Venture Round in 2003
Everypath is the leading provider of mobile task automation software to global 1000 companies.

Wily Technology

Series C in 2003
Wily Technology, Inc. specializes in enterprise application management solutions across various sectors, including financial services, telecommunications, insurance, healthcare, and government. Founded in 1998 and headquartered in Brisbane, California, the company offers a range of products designed to enhance the performance and reliability of web applications and infrastructure. Key offerings include Introscope, a performance management tool; Customer Experience Manager, which alerts organizations to customer transaction issues; Portal Manager, an enterprise portal management solution; and Web Services Manager, which provides comprehensive performance management for web services. In addition to its product suite, Wily Technology also delivers professional and educational services to support its clients. The company has expanded its global presence with offices in Japan, Singapore, the United Kingdom, Germany, and France. As of 2006, Wily Technology operates as a subsidiary of CA, Inc.

MadeToOrder.com

Venture Round in 2002
MadeToOrder.com is an online retail platform that specializes in the development, sourcing, and sales of logo-branded merchandise and apparel. Operated by seasoned sales executives with over 15 years of experience in corporate promotional products, the company emphasizes strong client relationships and a commitment to understanding customer needs. MadeToOrder.com aims to provide high-touch, creative, and responsive service to ensure clients receive the best solutions for their branding challenges. The team is adept at navigating the complexities of promotional product management, from idea generation and product identification to design, logistics, and timely delivery. By offering a range of branded products at affordable rates, MadeToOrder.com caters to the needs of its clients while ensuring a seamless purchasing experience.

EIS Group

Venture Round in 2002
EIS Group, Inc. develops software solutions tailored for the insurance industry, offering a range of products designed to enhance operational efficiency and customer engagement. Its primary offerings include PolicyCore, an integrated tool for insurance product development and lifecycle management; BillingCore, which streamlines billing functions; and CustomerCore DXP, a digital experience platform for omnichannel interactions. Additionally, EIS provides core administration software through the EIS Suite, which encompasses policy administration, billing, claims, and customer engagement components. The company also offers specialized solutions such as ClaimCore for claims management, Pay-As-You-Drive for usage-based auto insurance, and various applications for distribution channel management and analytics. Founded in 2008 and based in San Francisco, EIS Group operates globally, with a presence in North America, Latin America, Europe, and the Asia Pacific. Formerly known as Exigen Insurance Solutions, the company rebranded in 2014 and continues to focus on enabling insurers to innovate and streamline their operations.
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