Kepha Partners

Kepha Partners is a Massachusetts-based private equity firm established in 2006 that focuses on investing in early-stage technology companies, specifically at the pre-seed, seed, and Series A stages. With a back-to-basics approach, the firm emphasizes "venture building," which it views as the foundation of the venture capital industry. Kepha Partners aims to be the preferred partner for entrepreneurs by supporting those with disruptive ideas and a commitment to innovation. The firm actively seeks to build lasting shareholder value and aspires to set a new standard in providing value-added services to entrepreneurs, positioning itself as a leading resource for emerging companies. By recruiting dynamic executives who prioritize impactful leadership and execution, Kepha Partners fosters an environment where taking risks is encouraged, ultimately driving growth and success in the technology sector.

Eric Hjerpe

Partner

Jo Tango

Partner

54 past transactions

Mavrck

Series B in 2018
Apifia develops an influencer activation platform for Facebook. It offers Mavrck, an influencer activation platform that measures how well friends engage with users’ posts on Facebook; taps into the power of influential women and moms on Facebook who control the everyday spending in the household; and provides data to enhance user’s market research, email marketing, and advertising efforts. Chris Worfel, Lyle Stevens, and Sean Naegeli founded it on February 1, 2012. Its headquarters is in Boston in Massachusetts.

ClearGov

Venture Round in 2018
ClearGov Inc. develops a Software-as-a-Service-based financial transparency and benchmarking platform for local governments and residents in California, Connecticut, Massachusetts, and New York. Its platform provides information on financial statements into an interactive infographic. The company’s software includes modules for financial forecasting, peer-to-peer financial benchmarking, collaborative government budgeting, public financial transparency, capital projects communications, and department-by-department public accountability. In addition, it offers data analysis tools that allow governments to compare their spending to municipalities of a similar size and demographic makeup. ClearGov Inc. was founded in 2015 and is based in Maynard, Massachusetts.

Kemvi

Seed Round in 2017
Kemvi, Inc. is a technology company specializing in artificial general intelligence, founded by a team from Columbia University and MIT in 2012. Based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, with an additional office in San Francisco, Kemvi develops DeepGraph, an advanced engine that enhances the B2B transaction ecosystem by learning about people, companies, and markets. DeepGraph integrates with popular platforms such as Gmail, Outlook, and SalesForce, streamlining deal history analysis and generating targeted messaging for prospects. The technology aids businesses in identifying new market segments, sourcing contact information, and nurturing leads until engagement occurs. Kemvi's expertise is rooted in solving complex real-world data challenges, with a history of advising organizations like the CIA and collaborating with regulatory bodies such as the SEC and the Federal Reserve. As of 2017, Kemvi operates as a subsidiary of HubSpot, Inc.

ClearGov

Seed Round in 2017
ClearGov Inc. develops a Software-as-a-Service-based financial transparency and benchmarking platform for local governments and residents in California, Connecticut, Massachusetts, and New York. Its platform provides information on financial statements into an interactive infographic. The company’s software includes modules for financial forecasting, peer-to-peer financial benchmarking, collaborative government budgeting, public financial transparency, capital projects communications, and department-by-department public accountability. In addition, it offers data analysis tools that allow governments to compare their spending to municipalities of a similar size and demographic makeup. ClearGov Inc. was founded in 2015 and is based in Maynard, Massachusetts.

Apliant

Seed Round in 2016
Apliant Insurance Solutions Inc. is a Boston-based company founded in 2015 by professionals from the insurance, technology, and marketing sectors. The firm develops an on-demand platform aimed at enhancing the distribution capabilities of local insurance agencies. Apliant's technology empowers professional agents by providing a user-friendly toolkit that simplifies the workflow necessary for connecting with insurance-seeking customers. This platform allows agents to offer the most suitable insurance products, ultimately helping them to attract and retain clients more effectively.

Paradigm4 Inc.

Series A in 2015
Paradigm4 Inc. develops analytics software for massive data sets. It offers an analytics platform that enables scientists, data scientists, bio-informaticians, analysts, and researchers to solve their analytical problems in industries ranging from pharmaceutical, biotech, and healthcare to insurance and telematics, energy research, and finance. The company also distributes scientific data management and analytics software platform of other developers. Paradigm4 Inc. was incorporated in 2009 and is based in Waltham, Massachusetts.

Mavrck

Series A in 2015
Apifia develops an influencer activation platform for Facebook. It offers Mavrck, an influencer activation platform that measures how well friends engage with users’ posts on Facebook; taps into the power of influential women and moms on Facebook who control the everyday spending in the household; and provides data to enhance user’s market research, email marketing, and advertising efforts. Chris Worfel, Lyle Stevens, and Sean Naegeli founded it on February 1, 2012. Its headquarters is in Boston in Massachusetts.

VoltDB

Venture Round in 2015
VoltDB's in-memory SQL database combines streaming analytics with transaction processing in a single, horizontal scale-out platform. Customers use VoltDB to build applications that process streaming data the instant it arrives to make immediate, per-event, context-aware decisions. By delivering real-time in-transaction analytics that always produces correct results, VoltDB enables businesses to capture the economic value and develop new revenue opportunities in the mobile, financial services, IoT, energy, advertising, and security industries. The company is privately held with offices in Bedford, Massachusetts, and Santa Clara, California.

Adored

Seed Round in 2015
Adored, Inc. is a loyalty experience platform that offers a mobile application designed for restaurants, bars, coffee shops, ski resorts, and various attractions. The app utilizes iBeacon indoor location technology to automatically reward customers, enhancing their experiences and encouraging repeat visits. By fostering relationships between businesses and their loyal customers, Adored aims to influence casual visitors and attract new clientele. The application, available on both Apple iOS and Android devices, has been downloaded over 10,000 times and is active in numerous locations. Founded in 2014 and based in Manchester, New Hampshire, Adored focuses on building brand loyalty and increasing the lifetime value of customers through innovative rewards and engaging experiences.

Linkable Networks

Venture Round in 2015
Linkable Networks provides a digital shopper attribution platform intended to reward, engage, activate, and retain consumers in the store. The platform uses SaaS that turns online, mobile, email, print, and radio advertisements into linkable savings offers tied to the consumer's credit or debit card, allowing retailers and brands to automatically measures and aggregates purchases across any national retailer for use by loyalty companies to reward and track consumer spending.

Shareaholic

Series A in 2014
Shareaholic, Inc. offers a content amplification platform designed to enhance the discovery, engagement, and sharing of relevant content for marketers, publishers, and site owners. By enabling website owners to showcase pertinent content, the platform helps increase pageviews, user engagement, and time spent on their sites. Shareaholic also facilitates the sharing of various activities, such as articles and purchases, across multiple social media channels including Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn. In addition to these features, the platform provides actionable metrics that offer insights into content performance and audience interactions. With a user base exceeding 300,000 websites, Shareaholic serves customers globally and was founded in 2008, with its headquarters located in Boston, Massachusetts.

Triblio

Seed Round in 2014
Triblio, Inc. develops account-based marketing (ABM) software aimed at enhancing content marketing strategies. Founded in 2013 and based in Reston, Virginia, the company offers a suite of tools for orchestrating marketing efforts, managing audiences, and analyzing account interactions. Its software facilitates the customization of messaging and content for different account segments, allowing marketers to align marketing and sales initiatives effectively. Triblio's solutions help identify purchase intent, enhance engagement with potential customers, and streamline workflows for content sharing across various channels. The company became a subsidiary of IDG Communications, Inc. in 2020, further expanding its capabilities in the marketing technology space.

VoltDB

Series B in 2014
VoltDB's in-memory SQL database combines streaming analytics with transaction processing in a single, horizontal scale-out platform. Customers use VoltDB to build applications that process streaming data the instant it arrives to make immediate, per-event, context-aware decisions. By delivering real-time in-transaction analytics that always produces correct results, VoltDB enables businesses to capture the economic value and develop new revenue opportunities in the mobile, financial services, IoT, energy, advertising, and security industries. The company is privately held with offices in Bedford, Massachusetts, and Santa Clara, California.

NorthPage

Venture Round in 2013
NorthPage provides a cloud-based digital marketing optimization platform that enables frictionless performance benchmarking, competitive analysis, and best-practice guidance for enterprise marketing organizations. Its solutions enable optimization of Websites, e-commerce sites, mobile marketing, social media, search engine marketing, content marketing, and e-retail programs. The company serves retail, financial services, consumer product, pharmaceutical, and technology companies. NorthPage Inc. was founded in 2007 and is based in Southbury, Connecticut.

HapYak Interactive Video

Seed Round in 2012
HapYak Interactive Video is a leading developer of a software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform that enhances video interactivity and engagement. The company aims to transform the traditional video viewing experience from a passive activity into an interactive one, allowing viewers to share insights, opinions, and remarks as they would in a social setting. By facilitating deeper user engagement, HapYak enables organizations to quantify audience participation and improve monetization strategies. Its platform is designed to support a wide range of video strategies, making it a valuable tool for businesses looking to enrich their content and foster a more engaged audience.

Linkable Networks

Series A in 2012
Linkable Networks provides a digital shopper attribution platform intended to reward, engage, activate, and retain consumers in the store. The platform uses SaaS that turns online, mobile, email, print, and radio advertisements into linkable savings offers tied to the consumer's credit or debit card, allowing retailers and brands to automatically measures and aggregates purchases across any national retailer for use by loyalty companies to reward and track consumer spending.

OwnerIQ

Venture Round in 2012
OwnerIQ, Inc. is a company that specializes in online advertising solutions, connecting brands, retailers, and manufacturers through second-party data. Founded in 2006 and headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, with additional offices in several major cities, OwnerIQ aggregates online shopping behaviors from various sources to facilitate targeted advertising. The company offers several key solutions, including the CoEx data management platform, which allows retailers to turn their data assets into revenue-generating marketing channels. Additionally, OwnerIQ provides tools for brands to centralize their data access for co-branded campaigns and enables e-commerce partners to monetize their data through advertising. Its services include the Path to Purchase Targeting solution and various reporting tools, providing insights into consumer behavior and campaign performance. As of October 2019, OwnerIQ operates as a subsidiary of Inmar, Inc.

Shareaholic

Series A in 2012
Shareaholic, Inc. offers a content amplification platform designed to enhance the discovery, engagement, and sharing of relevant content for marketers, publishers, and site owners. By enabling website owners to showcase pertinent content, the platform helps increase pageviews, user engagement, and time spent on their sites. Shareaholic also facilitates the sharing of various activities, such as articles and purchases, across multiple social media channels including Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn. In addition to these features, the platform provides actionable metrics that offer insights into content performance and audience interactions. With a user base exceeding 300,000 websites, Shareaholic serves customers globally and was founded in 2008, with its headquarters located in Boston, Massachusetts.

VoltDB

Series A in 2012
VoltDB's in-memory SQL database combines streaming analytics with transaction processing in a single, horizontal scale-out platform. Customers use VoltDB to build applications that process streaming data the instant it arrives to make immediate, per-event, context-aware decisions. By delivering real-time in-transaction analytics that always produces correct results, VoltDB enables businesses to capture the economic value and develop new revenue opportunities in the mobile, financial services, IoT, energy, advertising, and security industries. The company is privately held with offices in Bedford, Massachusetts, and Santa Clara, California.

Boundless

Series A in 2012
Boundless operates in two distinct sectors: education and immigration services. In the education sector, Boundless Learning, Inc. offers an online platform that provides a wide range of study materials, including content in subjects such as accounting, biology, history, and computer science, along with quizzes and PowerPoint templates. The platform aims to enhance the accessibility and utility of open educational resources for students. In the immigration sector, Boundless empowers families by offering tools, information, and personalized support to help them navigate the immigration system efficiently and affordably. The company's platform connects immigrants with resources, including access to immigration lawyers and online filing options. Founded in 2011 and based in Boston, Massachusetts, Boundless has expanded its focus to include immigration services since its inception in 2017, with headquarters in Seattle, Washington.

Cloze

Seed Round in 2012
Cloze, Inc. offers a comprehensive solution that consolidates email, business connections, social networks, and address books into a single, organized view. Founded in 2012 and based in Wellesley, Massachusetts, the company provides a cloud-based address book that automatically updates users' contact information and helps manage professional relationships. Cloze functions as a personal assistant, integrating data from various applications to present a unified profile for each contact, including complete interaction histories such as emails, phone calls, meetings, and social media interactions. By leveraging advanced data science, Cloze identifies important connections and prompts users to engage with their network, ensuring that relationships are maintained without the need for manual data entry. This streamlined approach allows for efficient organization of contacts and companies, making it easier for users to manage their professional interactions effectively.

Azuki Systems

Venture Round in 2012
Azuki Systems is a company that specializes in multi-screen video delivery, aiming to provide the highest quality, flexible, and secure solutions for service providers and enterprises. By concentrating on the unique challenges of mobile and over-the-top (OTT) video delivery, Azuki has developed a managed platform that addresses the needs of cable operators, IPTV providers, mobile network operators, and content owners. The company emphasizes innovation and has assembled a team of experts in the field to create effective solutions for its customers. Azuki's technology is designed to optimize video delivery across various devices, ensuring that clients can effectively capitalize on mobile opportunities.

On The Spot Systems

Seed Round in 2012
On The Spot Systems develops mobile systems to enable businesses to gather customer insights, service feedback, and achieve field data collection needs wherever and whenever it is required. Its primary offering, Survey On The Spot™, enables service focused organizations to capture in-the-moment customer and employee feedback cost effectively. Utilizing iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, and smartphone technology, our surveys provide on-site insights including photos and text commentary. The system also features service alerts, digital coupons and rewards, and automated data reporting via the web.

Paradigm4 Inc.

Seed Round in 2011
Paradigm4 Inc. develops analytics software for massive data sets. It offers an analytics platform that enables scientists, data scientists, bio-informaticians, analysts, and researchers to solve their analytical problems in industries ranging from pharmaceutical, biotech, and healthcare to insurance and telematics, energy research, and finance. The company also distributes scientific data management and analytics software platform of other developers. Paradigm4 Inc. was incorporated in 2009 and is based in Waltham, Massachusetts.

OwnerIQ

Venture Round in 2011
OwnerIQ, Inc. is a company that specializes in online advertising solutions, connecting brands, retailers, and manufacturers through second-party data. Founded in 2006 and headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, with additional offices in several major cities, OwnerIQ aggregates online shopping behaviors from various sources to facilitate targeted advertising. The company offers several key solutions, including the CoEx data management platform, which allows retailers to turn their data assets into revenue-generating marketing channels. Additionally, OwnerIQ provides tools for brands to centralize their data access for co-branded campaigns and enables e-commerce partners to monetize their data through advertising. Its services include the Path to Purchase Targeting solution and various reporting tools, providing insights into consumer behavior and campaign performance. As of October 2019, OwnerIQ operates as a subsidiary of Inmar, Inc.

Boundless

Seed Round in 2011
Boundless operates in two distinct sectors: education and immigration services. In the education sector, Boundless Learning, Inc. offers an online platform that provides a wide range of study materials, including content in subjects such as accounting, biology, history, and computer science, along with quizzes and PowerPoint templates. The platform aims to enhance the accessibility and utility of open educational resources for students. In the immigration sector, Boundless empowers families by offering tools, information, and personalized support to help them navigate the immigration system efficiently and affordably. The company's platform connects immigrants with resources, including access to immigration lawyers and online filing options. Founded in 2011 and based in Boston, Massachusetts, Boundless has expanded its focus to include immigration services since its inception in 2017, with headquarters in Seattle, Washington.

Linkable Networks

Series A in 2011
Linkable Networks provides a digital shopper attribution platform intended to reward, engage, activate, and retain consumers in the store. The platform uses SaaS that turns online, mobile, email, print, and radio advertisements into linkable savings offers tied to the consumer's credit or debit card, allowing retailers and brands to automatically measures and aggregates purchases across any national retailer for use by loyalty companies to reward and track consumer spending.

Azuki Systems

Venture Round in 2010
Azuki Systems is a company that specializes in multi-screen video delivery, aiming to provide the highest quality, flexible, and secure solutions for service providers and enterprises. By concentrating on the unique challenges of mobile and over-the-top (OTT) video delivery, Azuki has developed a managed platform that addresses the needs of cable operators, IPTV providers, mobile network operators, and content owners. The company emphasizes innovation and has assembled a team of experts in the field to create effective solutions for its customers. Azuki's technology is designed to optimize video delivery across various devices, ensuring that clients can effectively capitalize on mobile opportunities.

AutoVirt

Venture Round in 2010
AutoVirt, Inc. develops and sells a software solution for assessing, migrating, and managing unstructured data stored on NAS devices and Windows file servers. AutoVirt is sold in three product editions: AutoAssess performs a thorough assessment of the file system; AutoMigrate combines assessment with fast, transparent data migration; and AutoManage enables ongoing storage optimization by combing a Global Namespace with a platform for assessing and moving data. The company was founded in 2007 and is based in Nashua, New Hampshire.

Goby

Series A in 2010
Goby (GO-be) is a new search engine that's all about finding fun ways to spend your free time, from a weekend to a week off. Whether you're looking for the perfect bed & breakfast for a romantic getaway, a fresh hiking trail to tackle, a cool new museum to visit with the kids or a live show to check out this weekend, create your next adventure with Goby!

Linkable Networks

Seed Round in 2010
Linkable Networks provides a digital shopper attribution platform intended to reward, engage, activate, and retain consumers in the store. The platform uses SaaS that turns online, mobile, email, print, and radio advertisements into linkable savings offers tied to the consumer's credit or debit card, allowing retailers and brands to automatically measures and aggregates purchases across any national retailer for use by loyalty companies to reward and track consumer spending.

VoltDB

Series A in 2010
VoltDB's in-memory SQL database combines streaming analytics with transaction processing in a single, horizontal scale-out platform. Customers use VoltDB to build applications that process streaming data the instant it arrives to make immediate, per-event, context-aware decisions. By delivering real-time in-transaction analytics that always produces correct results, VoltDB enables businesses to capture the economic value and develop new revenue opportunities in the mobile, financial services, IoT, energy, advertising, and security industries. The company is privately held with offices in Bedford, Massachusetts, and Santa Clara, California.

Carbon Black

Venture Round in 2010
Carbon Black (NASDAQ: CBLK) is a leading provider of next-generation endpoint security. Carbon Black serves more than 4,300 customers globally, including 35 of the Fortune 100. As a cybersecurity innovator, Carbon Black has pioneered multiple endpoint security categories, including application control, endpoint detection and response (EDR), and next-generation antivirus (NGAV). Leveraging its big data and analytics cloud platform – the Cb Predictive Security Cloud – Carbon Black solutions enable customers to defend against the most advanced cyber threats, including malware, ransomware, and non-malware attacks. Deployed via the cloud, on premise or as a managed service, customers use Carbon Black solutions to lock down critical systems, hunt threats, and replace legacy antivirus.

Azuki Systems

Series B in 2010
Azuki Systems is a company that specializes in multi-screen video delivery, aiming to provide the highest quality, flexible, and secure solutions for service providers and enterprises. By concentrating on the unique challenges of mobile and over-the-top (OTT) video delivery, Azuki has developed a managed platform that addresses the needs of cable operators, IPTV providers, mobile network operators, and content owners. The company emphasizes innovation and has assembled a team of experts in the field to create effective solutions for its customers. Azuki's technology is designed to optimize video delivery across various devices, ensuring that clients can effectively capitalize on mobile opportunities.

OwnerIQ

Series C in 2009
OwnerIQ, Inc. is a company that specializes in online advertising solutions, connecting brands, retailers, and manufacturers through second-party data. Founded in 2006 and headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, with additional offices in several major cities, OwnerIQ aggregates online shopping behaviors from various sources to facilitate targeted advertising. The company offers several key solutions, including the CoEx data management platform, which allows retailers to turn their data assets into revenue-generating marketing channels. Additionally, OwnerIQ provides tools for brands to centralize their data access for co-branded campaigns and enables e-commerce partners to monetize their data through advertising. Its services include the Path to Purchase Targeting solution and various reporting tools, providing insights into consumer behavior and campaign performance. As of October 2019, OwnerIQ operates as a subsidiary of Inmar, Inc.

Azuki Systems

Venture Round in 2009
Azuki Systems is a company that specializes in multi-screen video delivery, aiming to provide the highest quality, flexible, and secure solutions for service providers and enterprises. By concentrating on the unique challenges of mobile and over-the-top (OTT) video delivery, Azuki has developed a managed platform that addresses the needs of cable operators, IPTV providers, mobile network operators, and content owners. The company emphasizes innovation and has assembled a team of experts in the field to create effective solutions for its customers. Azuki's technology is designed to optimize video delivery across various devices, ensuring that clients can effectively capitalize on mobile opportunities.

Bluefin Labs

Seed Round in 2009
Bluefin Labs is a social TV analytics company providing solutions to brand advertisers, advertising agencies and TV networks. Bluefin Labs’ technology, data and professional services enable clients to tap into data at scale that links people’s social media commentary to the shows and commercials they watch on TV. Grounded in 15 years of cognitive science and machine learning research at the MIT Media Lab, Bluefin Labs was founded in 2008 and has offices in Cambridge, MA and New York, NY. Bluefin Labs was acquired by Twitter on February 5, 2013. For more about Bluefin Labs, visit www.bluefinlabs.com.

AutoVirt

Series B in 2008
AutoVirt, Inc. develops and sells a software solution for assessing, migrating, and managing unstructured data stored on NAS devices and Windows file servers. AutoVirt is sold in three product editions: AutoAssess performs a thorough assessment of the file system; AutoMigrate combines assessment with fast, transparent data migration; and AutoManage enables ongoing storage optimization by combing a Global Namespace with a platform for assessing and moving data. The company was founded in 2007 and is based in Nashua, New Hampshire.

AutoVirt

Series A in 2008
AutoVirt, Inc. develops and sells a software solution for assessing, migrating, and managing unstructured data stored on NAS devices and Windows file servers. AutoVirt is sold in three product editions: AutoAssess performs a thorough assessment of the file system; AutoMigrate combines assessment with fast, transparent data migration; and AutoManage enables ongoing storage optimization by combing a Global Namespace with a platform for assessing and moving data. The company was founded in 2007 and is based in Nashua, New Hampshire.

Azuki Systems

Series A in 2007
Azuki Systems is a company that specializes in multi-screen video delivery, aiming to provide the highest quality, flexible, and secure solutions for service providers and enterprises. By concentrating on the unique challenges of mobile and over-the-top (OTT) video delivery, Azuki has developed a managed platform that addresses the needs of cable operators, IPTV providers, mobile network operators, and content owners. The company emphasizes innovation and has assembled a team of experts in the field to create effective solutions for its customers. Azuki's technology is designed to optimize video delivery across various devices, ensuring that clients can effectively capitalize on mobile opportunities.

Vertica

Venture Round in 2007
Vertica Systems, Inc. specializes in developing advanced data management solutions, particularly through its flagship product, the Vertica Analytic Database. This platform is designed for high-performance data analysis at scale, enabling users to conduct near-real-time and ad hoc queries across large datasets. Vertica's offerings include a cloud-based version of its analytic database and a hardware/software appliance, catering to diverse applications such as data warehousing, fraud detection, and business intelligence. The company also supports early-stage companies through its Vertica Startup Accelerator program, which provides access to its analytics platform and resources to help entrepreneurs develop innovative solutions for big data challenges. Founded in 2005 and headquartered in Billerica, Massachusetts, Vertica has established strategic partnerships with various technology firms to enhance its ecosystem and drive innovation in data analytics.

AutoVirt

Seed Round in 2007
AutoVirt, Inc. develops and sells a software solution for assessing, migrating, and managing unstructured data stored on NAS devices and Windows file servers. AutoVirt is sold in three product editions: AutoAssess performs a thorough assessment of the file system; AutoMigrate combines assessment with fast, transparent data migration; and AutoManage enables ongoing storage optimization by combing a Global Namespace with a platform for assessing and moving data. The company was founded in 2007 and is based in Nashua, New Hampshire.

Fireclick

Venture Round in 2006
Fireclick, a wholly owned subsidiary of Digital River, Inc., provides a comprehensive Web analytics solution that offers online businesses real-time, actionable information about their customers. The sophisticated data delivered by the application service can be used to improve operating results, run more effective marketing campaigns, create a better user experience, and increase overall site traffic, revenues and profits.

Virtual Iron Software

Venture Round in 2006
Virtual Iron Software, Inc. provides enterprise-class software solutions for server virtualization and virtual infrastructure management. The company’s platform is used for server consolidation, rapid provisioning, business continuity, workload management, and policy-based automations. Its virtual iron platform consists of virtualization manager that provides a central place to control and automate virtual resources; and virtualization services, which are deployed automatically on bare-metal and industry-standard servers without requiring software installation or management. The virtual iron platform also includes open source virtualization, which is based on an open source hypervisor derived from the open source community project. Its solutions are used for capacity management, virtual infrastructure management, and development and testing. Virtual Iron Software, Inc. was formerly known as Katana Technology, Inc. The company was founded in 2003 and is based in Lowell, Massachusetts.

Ask.com

Venture Round in 2006
Question answering-focused web search engine that delivers answers from the web and from real people

Workhuman

Venture Round in 2006
Workhuman, previously known as Globoforce Limited, specializes in cloud-based social recognition and performance management software. The company offers a software-as-a-service platform that facilitates employee-to-employee recognition, enhancing visibility and engagement within organizations. Its solutions are designed to elevate employee engagement, manage company culture, and provide actionable insights into talent dynamics. Workhuman serves a diverse range of industries, including technology, healthcare, hospitality, manufacturing, financial services, and consumer products. Additionally, the company has developed Moodtracker, a tool for conducting employee pulse surveys. Founded in 1997, Workhuman is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland, with an additional office in Southborough, Massachusetts. The company's innovative approach to recognition has positioned it as a leader in the field, contributing to significant improvements in employee retention and overall organizational culture.

ExaGrid

Venture Round in 2006
ExaGrid Systems, Inc. provides disk based backup solutions in the United States. It also offers disk-based data de-duplication backup solutions, as well as disk-based backup systems for information technology companies. In addition, the company provides backup applications for backups and restores. ExaGrid Systems, Inc. was formerly known as Inflection Systems, Inc. The company was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Westborough, Massachusetts. ExaGrid Systems, Inc. has satellite offices in the United States and internationally.

StreamBase Systems

Venture Round in 2006
StreamBase Systems provides software for rapidly building systems that analyze and act on real-time streaming data for instantaneous decision-making. StreamBase's Event Processing Platform combines a rapid application development environment, a low-latency high-throughput event server, and the broadest connectivity to real-time and historical data. Investment banks, hedge funds, and government agencies use StreamBase to power applications that increase revenue, lower costs, and reduce risk. The company is headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts

VirtualLogix

Venture Round in 2006
VirtualLogix, Inc. develops and markets virtualization software solutions for connected devices and networks. It offers VirtualLogix VLX, a partitioning and virtualization software platform that allows embedded systems to run heterogeneous operating systems and applications, as well as enables multiple operating system environments to run concurrently on shared hardware. The company's products include VirtualLogix VLX for Network Infrastructure, which allows commercial or real-time operating systems, and Linux operating systems to run on the general purpose processors or digital signal processors; VirtualLogix VLX for Mobile Handsets, a virtualization solution for wireless devices; VirtualLogix VLX for Embedded Systems, a customizable solution for embedded products; and VLX Developer, an eclipse-based graphical environment that helps users to configure, build, and optimize their virtualized platforms. It also offers consulting and training services; and support programs. The company's solutions are used in 3G wireless handsets, multimedia IP devices, switching equipment, and embedded systems and applications. It serves semiconductor companies, manufacturers, OEMs, and carriers in Europe, the United States, Japan, Korea, and China. VirtualLogix, Inc. was formerly known as Jaluna SA. The company was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California with additional offices in Japan, Korea, and China.

Supplyworks

Venture Round in 2006
SupplyWorks is a prominent provider of integrated facility maintenance solutions across the United States. The company offers a comprehensive range of products that includes janitorial and cleaning supplies, plumbing, electrical, HVAC equipment, and more. It caters to a diverse clientele, such as offices, educational institutions, healthcare facilities, and lodging services. In addition to its extensive product offerings, SupplyWorks provides maintenance and repair services for cleaning equipment. The company's team of experts utilizes proprietary programs to deliver customized solutions that meet the evolving needs of their customers, enhancing the performance, image, safety, health, and sustainability of various facilities.

Performix Technologies

Venture Round in 2006
Performix Technologies is a provider of employee performance management software solutions. The company’ products include Performance Manager, which enables managers and supervisors to break free from spending hours on consolidating spreadsheets and reports from various systems by supplying a single and integrated performance scorecard; Evaluation Manager, which provides online evaluation forms, automated form routing with timers and reminders, questions, routings, and processes; and Development Manager, which automates the management of various assets in a single application. Performix Technologies serves telecommunications, finance, utilities, and retail and entertainment industries. It has strategic partnerships with IBM, BusinessObjects, and Active Endpoints. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Burlington, Massachusetts.

Open Ratings

Seed Round in 2006
Open Ratings, provides supply risk management services to companies. Its solutions include supply management solutions, predictive alerts, collaborative research workspace, supplier assessments, and supply base score carding.