Altierre
Venture Round in 2014
Altierre Corp. is a technology company based in San Jose, California, with a sales office in Paris, France, that specializes in wireless solutions for the retail sector. Founded in 2003, the company develops advanced wireless chips, displays, sensors, systems, and software. Its flagship product, Clara – ePaper, serves as an electronic shelf label that allows retailers to engage customers directly at the point of decision-making. Altierre's integrated wireless platform facilitates dynamic pricing, enabling large retail chains to implement real-time price changes efficiently, which addresses a significant challenge within the industry. By enhancing price accuracy and reducing costs and paper waste, Altierre's solutions support improved communication with consumers and deliver a rapid return on investment. The company also caters to the automotive and manufacturing sectors, demonstrating the versatility of its innovative offerings.
Altierre Corp. is a technology company based in San Jose, California, with a sales office in Paris, France, that specializes in wireless solutions for the retail sector. Founded in 2003, the company develops advanced wireless chips, displays, sensors, systems, and software. Its flagship product, Clara – ePaper, serves as an electronic shelf label that allows retailers to engage customers directly at the point of decision-making. Altierre's integrated wireless platform facilitates dynamic pricing, enabling large retail chains to implement real-time price changes efficiently, which addresses a significant challenge within the industry. By enhancing price accuracy and reducing costs and paper waste, Altierre's solutions support improved communication with consumers and deliver a rapid return on investment. The company also caters to the automotive and manufacturing sectors, demonstrating the versatility of its innovative offerings.
SoundThinking
Venture Round in 2012
SoundThinking, formerly known as ShotSpotter, is a public safety technology company focused on enhancing community safety through innovative solutions and strategic advisory services for law enforcement and civic leadership. The company's flagship SafetySmart platform integrates several key tools, including ShotSpotter, an acoustic gunshot detection system; CrimeTracer, a comprehensive law enforcement search engine; CaseBuilder, an investigation management system; and ResourceRouter, software designed to optimize the deployment of patrol and anti-violence resources. By combining these technologies, SoundThinking aims to provide transformative solutions that improve public safety and support effective law enforcement practices.
SoundThinking
Venture Round in 2011
SoundThinking, formerly known as ShotSpotter, is a public safety technology company focused on enhancing community safety through innovative solutions and strategic advisory services for law enforcement and civic leadership. The company's flagship SafetySmart platform integrates several key tools, including ShotSpotter, an acoustic gunshot detection system; CrimeTracer, a comprehensive law enforcement search engine; CaseBuilder, an investigation management system; and ResourceRouter, software designed to optimize the deployment of patrol and anti-violence resources. By combining these technologies, SoundThinking aims to provide transformative solutions that improve public safety and support effective law enforcement practices.
Rocket Fuel
Series C in 2011
Rocket Fuel Inc. is a technology company specializing in digital advertising solutions, operating primarily in North America and Europe. Founded in 2008 and headquartered in Redwood City, California, the company utilizes artificial intelligence and big data to enhance programmatic media-buying across various channels, including web, mobile, video, and social media. Its demand side platform (DSP) is designed for real-time optimization, allowing marketers to implement automated advertising campaigns that align with both brand and direct response objectives. Additionally, Rocket Fuel offers a data management platform that enables users to analyze and segment audience data, enhancing customer relationship management and marketing strategies. The company's comprehensive digital marketing hub integrates predictive analytics, site optimization, and multi-modal advertising capabilities, allowing agencies and advertisers to deliver personalized consumer interactions. Rocket Fuel Inc. markets its solutions through direct sales teams and partnerships with resellers, enhancing its reach within the advertising ecosystem. As of September 2017, Rocket Fuel operates as a subsidiary of Sizmek Inc.
Rocket Fuel
Series B in 2010
Rocket Fuel Inc. is a technology company specializing in digital advertising solutions, operating primarily in North America and Europe. Founded in 2008 and headquartered in Redwood City, California, the company utilizes artificial intelligence and big data to enhance programmatic media-buying across various channels, including web, mobile, video, and social media. Its demand side platform (DSP) is designed for real-time optimization, allowing marketers to implement automated advertising campaigns that align with both brand and direct response objectives. Additionally, Rocket Fuel offers a data management platform that enables users to analyze and segment audience data, enhancing customer relationship management and marketing strategies. The company's comprehensive digital marketing hub integrates predictive analytics, site optimization, and multi-modal advertising capabilities, allowing agencies and advertisers to deliver personalized consumer interactions. Rocket Fuel Inc. markets its solutions through direct sales teams and partnerships with resellers, enhancing its reach within the advertising ecosystem. As of September 2017, Rocket Fuel operates as a subsidiary of Sizmek Inc.
Hygea Health Holdings
Venture Round in 2010
Hygea Health Holdings operates a network of integrated medical group practices in Florida, with a focus on primary care. It manages and coordinates patient care for multiple managed care health plans through its healthcare management service organizations. The company's network comprises approximately 1,600 physicians practicing in 76 medical specialties. Additionally, Hygea deploys an electronic medical records and practice management system for integrated patient record management. Founded in 2007, the company is headquartered in Doral, Florida.
Scifiniti
Series A in 2010
Scifiniti is an early-stage company focused on developing innovative crystalline silicon materials technology. Their core business involves creating a direct, high-quality silicon wafer for solar cells, bypassing traditional polysilicon casting and sawing processes. This approach aims to enhance performance and reduce costs in silicon-based products for energy markets, offering businesses a low-cost, drop-in replacement photovoltaic silicon wafer to produce more efficient solar modules.
Transpera
Series C in 2010
Transpera is a mobile technology company specializing in monetizing videos on mobile devices. It offers a comprehensive platform and bridging technology designed to facilitate successful mobile video deployments. By serving online content owners, network operators, and advertisers, Transpera provides an integrated solution that connects all components necessary for effective mobile video services. The company enables video publishers to mobilize and distribute their content to mobile users, while also offering brand owners and advertisers a direct channel to reach their target audiences. Transpera's platform enhances the video offerings available to mobile carriers and supports a variety of internet video brands, including prominent names in entertainment and news.
Hygea Health Holdings
Venture Round in 2010
Hygea Health Holdings operates a network of integrated medical group practices in Florida, with a focus on primary care. It manages and coordinates patient care for multiple managed care health plans through its healthcare management service organizations. The company's network comprises approximately 1,600 physicians practicing in 76 medical specialties. Additionally, Hygea deploys an electronic medical records and practice management system for integrated patient record management. Founded in 2007, the company is headquartered in Doral, Florida.
Integrating PV
Series A in 2010
Integrated Photovoltaics is a leading developer of next-generation photovoltaic solutions. Integrated Photovoltaics is a privately held company headquartered in Sunnyvale, California.
EoPlex
Venture Round in 2009
EoPlex Technologies specializes in innovative 3D printing technology and processes that enable the high-volume production of complex, multi-material devices. This advanced additive manufacturing capability utilizes proprietary inks, making it possible to create intricate components that are difficult or cost-prohibitive to produce with traditional methods. EoPlex's technology is particularly disruptive in the semiconductor packaging sector and is applicable in various devices, including cell phone antennas, RF devices, energy harvesters, fluidic devices, fuel cell components, sensors, micro-pumps, and thermal devices. By providing efficient solutions that enhance cost, size, and performance, EoPlex enables its clients to obtain reliable packaging and high-quality advanced components.
Pandora Media
Series F in 2009
Pandora Media, LLC is a music and podcast discovery platform based in Oakland, California, serving approximately 70 million users each month. Founded in 2000, Pandora utilizes its proprietary Music Genome Project and Podcast Genome Project technologies to deliver personalized music streaming services. Unlike traditional radio, which broadcasts the same content to all listeners, Pandora allows users to create customized stations and playlists, as well as search for and play songs on demand. The platform is accessible via mobile devices, web applications, and approximately 2,000 connected products in homes and vehicles. Pandora generates revenue through an ad-supported radio service, a subscription service called Pandora Plus, and an on-demand service known as Pandora Premium. By leveraging extensive listener data, Pandora enables targeted advertising for both local and national advertisers while providing artists with valuable insights to connect with their audience.
Yardbarker
Venture Round in 2009
Yardbarker Media is a leading sports and entertainment media platform in the United States, attracting over 12 million user sessions monthly. Established in 2006, it offers a comprehensive online publishing platform that features articles, news, and information pertinent to sports. Yardbarker provides a space for sports fans, bloggers, and professional athletes to read, discuss, and engage with a variety of sports content, including articles, photos, and videos. The company also operates an online store that sells clothing and accessories for men, women, and children, alongside gift cards. Additionally, Yardbarker curates and sends out popular email newsletters, such as 'The Morning Bark' and 'Quiz of the Day,' to more than 370,000 daily subscribers, further enhancing its reach and engagement within the sports community.
Pandora Media
Series E in 2009
Pandora Media, LLC is a music and podcast discovery platform based in Oakland, California, serving approximately 70 million users each month. Founded in 2000, Pandora utilizes its proprietary Music Genome Project and Podcast Genome Project technologies to deliver personalized music streaming services. Unlike traditional radio, which broadcasts the same content to all listeners, Pandora allows users to create customized stations and playlists, as well as search for and play songs on demand. The platform is accessible via mobile devices, web applications, and approximately 2,000 connected products in homes and vehicles. Pandora generates revenue through an ad-supported radio service, a subscription service called Pandora Plus, and an on-demand service known as Pandora Premium. By leveraging extensive listener data, Pandora enables targeted advertising for both local and national advertisers while providing artists with valuable insights to connect with their audience.
Transpera
Series B in 2008
Transpera is a mobile technology company specializing in monetizing videos on mobile devices. It offers a comprehensive platform and bridging technology designed to facilitate successful mobile video deployments. By serving online content owners, network operators, and advertisers, Transpera provides an integrated solution that connects all components necessary for effective mobile video services. The company enables video publishers to mobilize and distribute their content to mobile users, while also offering brand owners and advertisers a direct channel to reach their target audiences. Transpera's platform enhances the video offerings available to mobile carriers and supports a variety of internet video brands, including prominent names in entertainment and news.
Carsala is an online service for people looking for a used car but hate the traditional buying process. The company uses the latest web technology, in conjunction with its own professional negotiators, to help its customers quickly find the right used car, without the negotiating hassle, at a desirable price. Unlike autotrader.com, or any other online used car service, Carsala works exclusively for buyers to save them money, hassle and time on their used car research and purchase. Carsala uses its own proprietary technology to automatically search more than 5 million car listings and works to find clients the best value for their preferred used car. The company’s extensive vetting process, which includes CARFAX reports, as well as its employees’ own insights based on more than one hundred years of auto industry experience, works to ensure that the customer is buying a reliable vehicle. In addition, Carsala helps its customers avoid the time-consuming and often frustrating process of researching and negotiating with the dealer to buy a used car. Carsala asks for a modest fee to research, check, and negotiate the best price on several used car options. If the customer decides to go ahead with a purchase, Carsala will charge 15 percent of the savings off the Kelly Blue Book suggested retail value, minus the research fee. Carsala guarantees that its negotiators can find the very best deal on any used car and will waive its research fee if a customer can find a better deal on any comparable, advertised, pre-owned automobile.
PlayPhone
Venture Round in 2008
PlayPhone Inc. is a mobile social game store operator that provides a platform for gamers to discover, download, play, and share games with friends. Founded in 2003 and headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, the company has established a presence in over 25 countries across North America, Europe, Asia, and Latin America. PlayPhone offers mspo, a free-to-play mobile entertainment platform, along with loot, which grants access to a variety of games. The company also supplies developers with software development kits (SDKs) that facilitate the launch and monetization of games, providing tools for worldwide distribution, player matching, social integration, virtual economy management, and advanced payment solutions such as one-click carrier billing. Through its services, PlayPhone aggregates a global gaming community, enabling seamless access to millions of gamers and offering marketing opportunities for game developers.
Rocket Fuel
Series A in 2008
Rocket Fuel Inc. is a technology company specializing in digital advertising solutions, operating primarily in North America and Europe. Founded in 2008 and headquartered in Redwood City, California, the company utilizes artificial intelligence and big data to enhance programmatic media-buying across various channels, including web, mobile, video, and social media. Its demand side platform (DSP) is designed for real-time optimization, allowing marketers to implement automated advertising campaigns that align with both brand and direct response objectives. Additionally, Rocket Fuel offers a data management platform that enables users to analyze and segment audience data, enhancing customer relationship management and marketing strategies. The company's comprehensive digital marketing hub integrates predictive analytics, site optimization, and multi-modal advertising capabilities, allowing agencies and advertisers to deliver personalized consumer interactions. Rocket Fuel Inc. markets its solutions through direct sales teams and partnerships with resellers, enhancing its reach within the advertising ecosystem. As of September 2017, Rocket Fuel operates as a subsidiary of Sizmek Inc.
Mixbook is an online platform specializing in personalized photo goods, allowing users to create and share unique photo books, cards, calendars, and wall art. With a focus on creativity, Mixbook empowers individuals to transform their cherished memories into beautifully designed products. The platform is recognized as the number one rated photo book service in the United States, boasting over 26,000 five-star reviews. Utilizing advanced technologies, including AI design and cloud-based architectures, Mixbook enhances the user experience through interactive and intuitive design tools. By facilitating meaningful connections through personalized creations, Mixbook serves a diverse community of over six million users, helping them celebrate and share their most treasured moments.
SoundThinking
Series D in 2008
SoundThinking, formerly known as ShotSpotter, is a public safety technology company focused on enhancing community safety through innovative solutions and strategic advisory services for law enforcement and civic leadership. The company's flagship SafetySmart platform integrates several key tools, including ShotSpotter, an acoustic gunshot detection system; CrimeTracer, a comprehensive law enforcement search engine; CaseBuilder, an investigation management system; and ResourceRouter, software designed to optimize the deployment of patrol and anti-violence resources. By combining these technologies, SoundThinking aims to provide transformative solutions that improve public safety and support effective law enforcement practices.
EoPlex Technologies specializes in innovative 3D printing technology and processes that enable the high-volume production of complex, multi-material devices. This advanced additive manufacturing capability utilizes proprietary inks, making it possible to create intricate components that are difficult or cost-prohibitive to produce with traditional methods. EoPlex's technology is particularly disruptive in the semiconductor packaging sector and is applicable in various devices, including cell phone antennas, RF devices, energy harvesters, fluidic devices, fuel cell components, sensors, micro-pumps, and thermal devices. By providing efficient solutions that enhance cost, size, and performance, EoPlex enables its clients to obtain reliable packaging and high-quality advanced components.
Jangl
Venture Round in 2008
Jangl is a platform that specializes in weblead and phone call distribution tracking, catering to lead generators, aggregators, and businesses in need of communication solutions. Its technology includes real-time bidding APIs, dynamic call IVRs, and advanced algorithms aimed at maximizing revenue through effective placement strategies. Jangl serves a diverse range of clients, including users of popular social and dating platforms such as Facebook, Match.com, and Plentyoffish.com. The company has tested various advertising placements in phone calls and SMS, enabling a revenue model that has evolved since its inception. Although the founders left the company in 2008, leading to a sale of its assets to LiveUniverse, Jangl continues to operate, providing innovative communication tools that prioritize user privacy and convenience.
Altierre Corp. is a technology company based in San Jose, California, with a sales office in Paris, France, that specializes in wireless solutions for the retail sector. Founded in 2003, the company develops advanced wireless chips, displays, sensors, systems, and software. Its flagship product, Clara – ePaper, serves as an electronic shelf label that allows retailers to engage customers directly at the point of decision-making. Altierre's integrated wireless platform facilitates dynamic pricing, enabling large retail chains to implement real-time price changes efficiently, which addresses a significant challenge within the industry. By enhancing price accuracy and reducing costs and paper waste, Altierre's solutions support improved communication with consumers and deliver a rapid return on investment. The company also caters to the automotive and manufacturing sectors, demonstrating the versatility of its innovative offerings.
Ustream is a company that specializes in providing a live interactive broadcast platform. Founded in 2007 by John Ham, Brad Hunstable, and Gyula Feher, Ustream enables users to view and broadcast a variety of content, including sporting events, political gatherings, concerts, conferences, talk shows, and personal milestones. The company offers advertising solutions, digital campaign services, and production support for events. Additionally, Ustream provides streaming capabilities for mobile devices, connected TVs, and other devices. Notable clients include Cisco, Sony, Discovery Communications, Georgetown University, and Samsung. Headquartered in San Francisco, California, Ustream also maintains offices in Los Angeles, Tokyo, and Budapest.
Yardbarker
Series B in 2008
Yardbarker Media is a leading sports and entertainment media platform in the United States, attracting over 12 million user sessions monthly. Established in 2006, it offers a comprehensive online publishing platform that features articles, news, and information pertinent to sports. Yardbarker provides a space for sports fans, bloggers, and professional athletes to read, discuss, and engage with a variety of sports content, including articles, photos, and videos. The company also operates an online store that sells clothing and accessories for men, women, and children, alongside gift cards. Additionally, Yardbarker curates and sends out popular email newsletters, such as 'The Morning Bark' and 'Quiz of the Day,' to more than 370,000 daily subscribers, further enhancing its reach and engagement within the sports community.
Aperto Networks
Series F in 2008
Aperto Networks is a manufacturer of versatile and cost-effective carrier-grade WiMAX infrastructure equipment, serving service providers and enterprises globally. The company specializes in producing wireless broadband base stations, subscriber units, and element management systems, with a focus on 802.16d, 802.16e, and 802.11n broadband standards. Their flagship product, the PacketMAX Family, offers voice, data, and video services for fixed WiMAX applications. Additionally, Aperto Networks provides the WaveCenter EMS Pro system for managing wireless broadband networks. Founded in 1999 and headquartered in Pitt Meadows, Canada, the company is known for its award-winning technology that supports a wide range of frequencies and applications, both licensed and unlicensed.
Rover Rover is an advanced personalization and recommendation technology app. Its Recommendation Engine is also used to power discovery on numerous third party news and media sites. Rover helps people discover content they love, that they never knew existed from a wide variety of over 15,000 topics. The recommendation engine uses machine learning to learn a user's fine-grained interests through content a user engages with while being respectful of a user's need for privacy. Rover also connects to other people who are influential in topics that care about and help discover other people with similar interests. Rover uses Machine Learning to help people discover content they love that they never knew existed. It was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California.
Altierre Corp. is a technology company based in San Jose, California, with a sales office in Paris, France, that specializes in wireless solutions for the retail sector. Founded in 2003, the company develops advanced wireless chips, displays, sensors, systems, and software. Its flagship product, Clara – ePaper, serves as an electronic shelf label that allows retailers to engage customers directly at the point of decision-making. Altierre's integrated wireless platform facilitates dynamic pricing, enabling large retail chains to implement real-time price changes efficiently, which addresses a significant challenge within the industry. By enhancing price accuracy and reducing costs and paper waste, Altierre's solutions support improved communication with consumers and deliver a rapid return on investment. The company also caters to the automotive and manufacturing sectors, demonstrating the versatility of its innovative offerings.
Fyreball is stealthy start-up founded by former members of the Halo development team and says it is planning on bringing a gaming element to email. Few details have come out, but founder and former general manager at Bungie Studios Parsons stated that that the email alternative "allows users to track messages and discussions as they circulate around the Web," according to the Seattle P-I.
Veeker Corp. is a messaging service provider that specializes in video and picture messaging for mobile phones and the web. Founded in 2005 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, the company operates Veeker.com, an online platform that allows users to send, receive, and store various types of messages including video, text, and picture messages. Veeker's services extend across mobile devices, emails, profile pages, blogs, and widgets, facilitating seamless communication through multimedia formats.
Podaddies
Angel Round in 2007
Podaddies, Inc. is a San Francisco-based company specializing in online video advertising technology. Founded in 2006, it offers a proprietary platform that enables marketers to integrate advertisements into both streamed and downloaded video content. The company's in-stream video advertising technology allows for real-time insertion of ads, facilitating targeted campaigns that can be monitored and optimized for performance. Podaddies serves a diverse clientele including content publishers, social networks, podcasters, and app developers, providing them with tools for viewer, contextual, and behavioral targeting. Additionally, the company supports agencies and video consumers in navigating the advertising landscape effectively. With a focus on delivering high-quality, measurable advertising solutions, Podaddies aims to connect advertisers with their target audiences across various platforms.
MeeVee is an online platform that specializes in providing personalized TV guides, allowing users to curate their viewing experience based on their interests. By selecting favorite actors, genres, or specific keywords, users receive customized listings of upcoming programming that align with their preferences. The service continuously updates these listings, ensuring users are informed about relevant shows and movies until they choose to change their interests. MeeVee also offers summaries, episode trailers, and detailed information about various TV shows across numerous cable and satellite channels, all at no cost to the user. Additionally, the MeeVee Guide widget can be integrated into other websites, enabling visitors to access personalized TV listings directly from those pages. This approach creates a tailored web experience, moving away from traditional, universal TV grids.
WiredBenefits
Series A in 2007
WiredBenefits was started by two employee benefits' industry veterans to address the need for innovation at the consumer level. Charles Marshall and Devin Wade pioneered the design and adoption of an online marketplace automating the administration of commuter benefits. This marketplace is currently deployed as a back office solution by the nation's leading payroll companies and third party administrators.
Delve Networks
Series A in 2007
Delve Networks, founded by Alex Castro in Seattle, is an online video platform that specializes in video publishing and search services. The company developed a robust platform for managing, publishing, measuring, and monetizing high-quality video content, providing crucial capabilities such as video hosting, encoding, content delivery, and metrics to web content producers. Delve Networks garnered over 280 notable clients, including the NFL and Lego, and achieved significant streaming milestones with 200 million streams per month. In 2010, Delve Networks was acquired by Limelight Networks, where it became a business unit while retaining its Seattle base. Following the acquisition, the platform experienced substantial growth in both customer base and revenue. Delve's leadership team included individuals with extensive experience from prominent companies like Amazon, Yahoo, and Google, with Castro's background encompassing key roles in technology development at Amazon and Microsoft.
SoundThinking
Series C in 2007
SoundThinking, formerly known as ShotSpotter, is a public safety technology company focused on enhancing community safety through innovative solutions and strategic advisory services for law enforcement and civic leadership. The company's flagship SafetySmart platform integrates several key tools, including ShotSpotter, an acoustic gunshot detection system; CrimeTracer, a comprehensive law enforcement search engine; CaseBuilder, an investigation management system; and ResourceRouter, software designed to optimize the deployment of patrol and anti-violence resources. By combining these technologies, SoundThinking aims to provide transformative solutions that improve public safety and support effective law enforcement practices.
Altierre Corp. is a technology company based in San Jose, California, with a sales office in Paris, France, that specializes in wireless solutions for the retail sector. Founded in 2003, the company develops advanced wireless chips, displays, sensors, systems, and software. Its flagship product, Clara – ePaper, serves as an electronic shelf label that allows retailers to engage customers directly at the point of decision-making. Altierre's integrated wireless platform facilitates dynamic pricing, enabling large retail chains to implement real-time price changes efficiently, which addresses a significant challenge within the industry. By enhancing price accuracy and reducing costs and paper waste, Altierre's solutions support improved communication with consumers and deliver a rapid return on investment. The company also caters to the automotive and manufacturing sectors, demonstrating the versatility of its innovative offerings.
Phonezoo Communications
Series A in 2007
Phonezoo is a Silicon Valley based company focused on creating world class mobile products and applications. Our newest product offering, Streamzoo, helps you share and discover streams of mobile photos and videos. With mobile phone cameras getting sophisticated, there is an explosion of mobile media around us. Finding & sharing mobile photos and videos is becoming challenging - enter Streamzoo - perfect for sharing moments and experiences with the world or just your friends. Search for streams, see what's trending now, and stay up to date with your friends' streams. Introduced in 2006, Phonezoo.com has become the leading mobile entertainment website in the US. Its free to the end-users, ad-supported and profitable. Phonezoo is a ringtone service that lets you make your own ringtones, download them to your phone and share them with your friends. The site smartly gets around copyright issues by having users create ringtones using songs that they upload. Phonezoo has received an undisclosed amount of angel funding led by Tim Draper.
Veeker Corp. is a messaging service provider that specializes in video and picture messaging for mobile phones and the web. Founded in 2005 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, the company operates Veeker.com, an online platform that allows users to send, receive, and store various types of messages including video, text, and picture messages. Veeker's services extend across mobile devices, emails, profile pages, blogs, and widgets, facilitating seamless communication through multimedia formats.
Yardbarker
Seed Round in 2007
Yardbarker Media is a leading sports and entertainment media platform in the United States, attracting over 12 million user sessions monthly. Established in 2006, it offers a comprehensive online publishing platform that features articles, news, and information pertinent to sports. Yardbarker provides a space for sports fans, bloggers, and professional athletes to read, discuss, and engage with a variety of sports content, including articles, photos, and videos. The company also operates an online store that sells clothing and accessories for men, women, and children, alongside gift cards. Additionally, Yardbarker curates and sends out popular email newsletters, such as 'The Morning Bark' and 'Quiz of the Day,' to more than 370,000 daily subscribers, further enhancing its reach and engagement within the sports community.
EoPlex Technologies specializes in innovative 3D printing technology and processes that enable the high-volume production of complex, multi-material devices. This advanced additive manufacturing capability utilizes proprietary inks, making it possible to create intricate components that are difficult or cost-prohibitive to produce with traditional methods. EoPlex's technology is particularly disruptive in the semiconductor packaging sector and is applicable in various devices, including cell phone antennas, RF devices, energy harvesters, fluidic devices, fuel cell components, sensors, micro-pumps, and thermal devices. By providing efficient solutions that enhance cost, size, and performance, EoPlex enables its clients to obtain reliable packaging and high-quality advanced components.
Mi5 is a company that specializes in web security solutions, specifically through its development of secure web gateway appliances. The organization focuses on providing protection against a range of web-based threats, including malicious URLs, spyware, crimeware, botnets, and viruses. By offering Webgate security appliances, Mi5 aims to safeguard organizations from potential cyber risks, ensuring a secure online environment for its clients.
Aperto Networks
Series E in 2007
Aperto Networks is a manufacturer of versatile and cost-effective carrier-grade WiMAX infrastructure equipment, serving service providers and enterprises globally. The company specializes in producing wireless broadband base stations, subscriber units, and element management systems, with a focus on 802.16d, 802.16e, and 802.11n broadband standards. Their flagship product, the PacketMAX Family, offers voice, data, and video services for fixed WiMAX applications. Additionally, Aperto Networks provides the WaveCenter EMS Pro system for managing wireless broadband networks. Founded in 1999 and headquartered in Pitt Meadows, Canada, the company is known for its award-winning technology that supports a wide range of frequencies and applications, both licensed and unlicensed.
U4EA Wireless
Series C in 2006
U4EA Wireless, provides WiFi mobility solutions and networking protocol software for the wired and wireless communications market. It offers GateD, a routing and switching software; and wireless controller switching software, for WPA. The company also provides professional services, such as porting, integration, testing, feature acceleration, and product consultation. NextHop offers its products and services to mobile enterprise and carrier equipment manufacturers. It has locations in Ann Arbor, Michigan; and Bangalore, India. The company was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Mountain View, California. The company also has sales offices in Acton, Massachusetts; Beijing, China; Oxford, the United Kingdom; and Taipei, Taiwan.
WiredBenefits
Seed Round in 2006
WiredBenefits was started by two employee benefits' industry veterans to address the need for innovation at the consumer level. Charles Marshall and Devin Wade pioneered the design and adoption of an online marketplace automating the administration of commuter benefits. This marketplace is currently deployed as a back office solution by the nation's leading payroll companies and third party administrators.
Reveal Technology
Series A in 2006
Reveal Technology provides a lightweight, robust, self-installing application that allows users to search and share documents and unstructured data in real-time. Reveal enables users to easily establish and set permissions on workgroups. Relevant documents and data are distributed across multiple machines in varying locations to provide timely access. Reveal's solution capitalizes on a peer-to-peer platform in which users can provide secure, shared access to specific documents, emails and other data without extensive IT involvement.
Jangl is a platform that specializes in weblead and phone call distribution tracking, catering to lead generators, aggregators, and businesses in need of communication solutions. Its technology includes real-time bidding APIs, dynamic call IVRs, and advanced algorithms aimed at maximizing revenue through effective placement strategies. Jangl serves a diverse range of clients, including users of popular social and dating platforms such as Facebook, Match.com, and Plentyoffish.com. The company has tested various advertising placements in phone calls and SMS, enabling a revenue model that has evolved since its inception. Although the founders left the company in 2008, leading to a sale of its assets to LiveUniverse, Jangl continues to operate, providing innovative communication tools that prioritize user privacy and convenience.
Pandora Media
Series D in 2006
Pandora Media, LLC is a music and podcast discovery platform based in Oakland, California, serving approximately 70 million users each month. Founded in 2000, Pandora utilizes its proprietary Music Genome Project and Podcast Genome Project technologies to deliver personalized music streaming services. Unlike traditional radio, which broadcasts the same content to all listeners, Pandora allows users to create customized stations and playlists, as well as search for and play songs on demand. The platform is accessible via mobile devices, web applications, and approximately 2,000 connected products in homes and vehicles. Pandora generates revenue through an ad-supported radio service, a subscription service called Pandora Plus, and an on-demand service known as Pandora Premium. By leveraging extensive listener data, Pandora enables targeted advertising for both local and national advertisers while providing artists with valuable insights to connect with their audience.
SoundThinking
Series B in 2006
SoundThinking, formerly known as ShotSpotter, is a public safety technology company focused on enhancing community safety through innovative solutions and strategic advisory services for law enforcement and civic leadership. The company's flagship SafetySmart platform integrates several key tools, including ShotSpotter, an acoustic gunshot detection system; CrimeTracer, a comprehensive law enforcement search engine; CaseBuilder, an investigation management system; and ResourceRouter, software designed to optimize the deployment of patrol and anti-violence resources. By combining these technologies, SoundThinking aims to provide transformative solutions that improve public safety and support effective law enforcement practices.
Before the Call
Series A in 2006
Before the Call is a company focused on enhancing customer relationship management (CRM) systems by making them the central hub for all customer and prospect intelligence. Their award-winning On-Demand Prospect Development Management solution integrates market-leading company and contact data from various sources into the familiar interface of sales force automation applications, thereby improving sales productivity and enabling better analysis of sales activity and pipeline health. The company offers additional tools such as myMarketspac for market space analysis and Data Cleanse for data matching, de-duplication, and appending. Before the Call is committed to providing accurate and up-to-date data to support effective sales and marketing campaigns.
Aperto Networks
Series E in 2006
Aperto Networks is a manufacturer of versatile and cost-effective carrier-grade WiMAX infrastructure equipment, serving service providers and enterprises globally. The company specializes in producing wireless broadband base stations, subscriber units, and element management systems, with a focus on 802.16d, 802.16e, and 802.11n broadband standards. Their flagship product, the PacketMAX Family, offers voice, data, and video services for fixed WiMAX applications. Additionally, Aperto Networks provides the WaveCenter EMS Pro system for managing wireless broadband networks. Founded in 1999 and headquartered in Pitt Meadows, Canada, the company is known for its award-winning technology that supports a wide range of frequencies and applications, both licensed and unlicensed.
Pandora Media
Series C in 2006
Pandora Media, LLC is a music and podcast discovery platform based in Oakland, California, serving approximately 70 million users each month. Founded in 2000, Pandora utilizes its proprietary Music Genome Project and Podcast Genome Project technologies to deliver personalized music streaming services. Unlike traditional radio, which broadcasts the same content to all listeners, Pandora allows users to create customized stations and playlists, as well as search for and play songs on demand. The platform is accessible via mobile devices, web applications, and approximately 2,000 connected products in homes and vehicles. Pandora generates revenue through an ad-supported radio service, a subscription service called Pandora Plus, and an on-demand service known as Pandora Premium. By leveraging extensive listener data, Pandora enables targeted advertising for both local and national advertisers while providing artists with valuable insights to connect with their audience.
Sentinel Vision
Series B in 2006
Sentinel Vision, Inc. specializes in security alarm notification and verification systems and services. The company offers its SafeScout system, which transmits images, sound, and text information to its data center for processing. Upon receiving an alarm, Sentinel Vision sends voice and text alerts, along with verification images and sound, to customers and their designated contacts via various communication methods, including telephones, cellular phones, pagers, and email. The company caters to a diverse clientele, including renters, homeowners, and business professionals. Incorporated in 2002, Sentinel Vision is headquartered in Palo Alto, California.
MeeVee is an online platform that specializes in providing personalized TV guides, allowing users to curate their viewing experience based on their interests. By selecting favorite actors, genres, or specific keywords, users receive customized listings of upcoming programming that align with their preferences. The service continuously updates these listings, ensuring users are informed about relevant shows and movies until they choose to change their interests. MeeVee also offers summaries, episode trailers, and detailed information about various TV shows across numerous cable and satellite channels, all at no cost to the user. Additionally, the MeeVee Guide widget can be integrated into other websites, enabling visitors to access personalized TV listings directly from those pages. This approach creates a tailored web experience, moving away from traditional, universal TV grids.
AdECN operates as a neutral exchange facilitating automated, real-time trading of online display advertising via auction-based bidding. The platform connects advertisers or networks with publishers, enabling efficient matching of ads to visitor profiles based on behaviour, context, or other criteria.
Shelf Control
Seed Round in 2006
Shelf Control develops energy efficient lighting technology for the US and EU grocery industry. It offers IceLight, a lighting module, which is designed for refrigerated cold cases.
Solaicx is a manufacturer specializing in mono-crystalline silicon ingots and wafers, catering primarily to solar cell and module manufacturers within the photovoltaic industry. Founded in 2002 and headquartered in Santa Clara, California, Solaicx operates a production facility in Portland, Oregon. The company is also involved in designing and building production systems for crystal silicon wafers, which are essential for the development of solar silicon cells used in various photovoltaic applications.
Integrated Materials
Series C in 2005
Integrated Materials, Inc. is a silicon science and technology company specializing in the manufacture of polysilicon furnaceware products, primarily for integrated circuit manufacturers. Founded in 1998 and headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, the company provides a range of essential products, including boats, injectors, liners, pedestals, ring boats, and shelf boats. These products are integral to high-temperature processes, low-pressure chemical vapor deposition (LPCVD) processes, and thermal operations critical to the semiconductor industry. As of July 2010, Integrated Materials, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Ferrotec (USA) Corporation.
Jangl is a platform that specializes in weblead and phone call distribution tracking, catering to lead generators, aggregators, and businesses in need of communication solutions. Its technology includes real-time bidding APIs, dynamic call IVRs, and advanced algorithms aimed at maximizing revenue through effective placement strategies. Jangl serves a diverse range of clients, including users of popular social and dating platforms such as Facebook, Match.com, and Plentyoffish.com. The company has tested various advertising placements in phone calls and SMS, enabling a revenue model that has evolved since its inception. Although the founders left the company in 2008, leading to a sale of its assets to LiveUniverse, Jangl continues to operate, providing innovative communication tools that prioritize user privacy and convenience.
AdECN operates as a neutral exchange facilitating automated, real-time trading of online display advertising via auction-based bidding. The platform connects advertisers or networks with publishers, enabling efficient matching of ads to visitor profiles based on behaviour, context, or other criteria.
Ultriva, founded in 1999, specializes in providing cloud-based software solutions tailored for manufacturing and supply chain enterprises. The company addresses challenges such as demand volatility, unreliable suppliers, and forecast-based planning systems. Its suite of applications enables manufacturers to collaborate effectively with customers, plants, and suppliers, streamlining and optimizing material flows. Ultriva has successfully implemented its solutions across more than 145 plants in 10 countries, engaging over 5,000 suppliers. The company has facilitated transactions exceeding $1.5 billion, resulting in cost savings of over $300 million for its customers. Its clientele includes notable manufacturers from various sectors, including industrial, automotive, healthcare, and aerospace.
Aperto Networks
Series E in 2005
Aperto Networks is a manufacturer of versatile and cost-effective carrier-grade WiMAX infrastructure equipment, serving service providers and enterprises globally. The company specializes in producing wireless broadband base stations, subscriber units, and element management systems, with a focus on 802.16d, 802.16e, and 802.11n broadband standards. Their flagship product, the PacketMAX Family, offers voice, data, and video services for fixed WiMAX applications. Additionally, Aperto Networks provides the WaveCenter EMS Pro system for managing wireless broadband networks. Founded in 1999 and headquartered in Pitt Meadows, Canada, the company is known for its award-winning technology that supports a wide range of frequencies and applications, both licensed and unlicensed.
U4EA Wireless
Series B in 2005
U4EA Wireless, provides WiFi mobility solutions and networking protocol software for the wired and wireless communications market. It offers GateD, a routing and switching software; and wireless controller switching software, for WPA. The company also provides professional services, such as porting, integration, testing, feature acceleration, and product consultation. NextHop offers its products and services to mobile enterprise and carrier equipment manufacturers. It has locations in Ann Arbor, Michigan; and Bangalore, India. The company was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Mountain View, California. The company also has sales offices in Acton, Massachusetts; Beijing, China; Oxford, the United Kingdom; and Taipei, Taiwan.
Altierre Corp. is a technology company based in San Jose, California, with a sales office in Paris, France, that specializes in wireless solutions for the retail sector. Founded in 2003, the company develops advanced wireless chips, displays, sensors, systems, and software. Its flagship product, Clara – ePaper, serves as an electronic shelf label that allows retailers to engage customers directly at the point of decision-making. Altierre's integrated wireless platform facilitates dynamic pricing, enabling large retail chains to implement real-time price changes efficiently, which addresses a significant challenge within the industry. By enhancing price accuracy and reducing costs and paper waste, Altierre's solutions support improved communication with consumers and deliver a rapid return on investment. The company also caters to the automotive and manufacturing sectors, demonstrating the versatility of its innovative offerings.
EoPlex Technologies specializes in innovative 3D printing technology and processes that enable the high-volume production of complex, multi-material devices. This advanced additive manufacturing capability utilizes proprietary inks, making it possible to create intricate components that are difficult or cost-prohibitive to produce with traditional methods. EoPlex's technology is particularly disruptive in the semiconductor packaging sector and is applicable in various devices, including cell phone antennas, RF devices, energy harvesters, fluidic devices, fuel cell components, sensors, micro-pumps, and thermal devices. By providing efficient solutions that enhance cost, size, and performance, EoPlex enables its clients to obtain reliable packaging and high-quality advanced components.
Akira Technologies
Series A in 2005
Akira is a leader in digital lifestyle aggregation software for mobile consumers. Akira's X/Air(TM) platform provides consumers with social networking, phlogging (mobile phone and photo blogging), and digital photo servicing. Sold through media and technology companies, retailers, and wireless carriers, it is available on leading wireless networks and handsets. Akira Technologies is headquartered in San Francisco and privately held.
Traverse Networks
Series B in 2005
Traverse Networks is a leading supplier of enhanced voice services technology to communications service providers in the US. With unique and highly scalable technology, Traverse Networks helps partners generate new revenue streams by complementing existing products or enabling the creation of new enhanced services.
Proficient Systems
Series B in 2005
Proficient Systems is an enterprise software company based in Atlanta, Georgia, specializing in solutions that enhance sales productivity and revenue growth for large organizations. Founded by entrepreneur Gregg Freishtat in 2000, the company focuses on bridging the gap between online sales opportunities and offline sales and service operations. Proficient Systems develops software that tracks and analyzes the behavior of website visitors, allowing businesses to improve customer acquisition, lead generation, and overall online customer experience. By integrating e-business capabilities with traditional sales and service frameworks, Proficient Systems aims to help enterprises deliver superior customer service while achieving significant revenue increases. The company's strategic approach is supported by a team of professionals with extensive experience in creating impactful solutions for large enterprises.
Altierre Corp. is a technology company based in San Jose, California, with a sales office in Paris, France, that specializes in wireless solutions for the retail sector. Founded in 2003, the company develops advanced wireless chips, displays, sensors, systems, and software. Its flagship product, Clara – ePaper, serves as an electronic shelf label that allows retailers to engage customers directly at the point of decision-making. Altierre's integrated wireless platform facilitates dynamic pricing, enabling large retail chains to implement real-time price changes efficiently, which addresses a significant challenge within the industry. By enhancing price accuracy and reducing costs and paper waste, Altierre's solutions support improved communication with consumers and deliver a rapid return on investment. The company also caters to the automotive and manufacturing sectors, demonstrating the versatility of its innovative offerings.
IntruGuard
Series B in 2005
IntruGuard is a supplier of Network Behavior Analysis (NBA) Systems for e-tailers, webhosts, social networking sites, Service Providers and Enterprise Data Centers. These NBA systems provide granular real time network traffic visibility and provide automatic protection against targeted Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks. These systems are vital in network security infrastructure of any service provider or enterprise data center network to ensure smooth network operation, full legitimate use of bandwidth and improve network utilization.
Sentinel Vision
Series B in 2005
Sentinel Vision, Inc. specializes in security alarm notification and verification systems and services. The company offers its SafeScout system, which transmits images, sound, and text information to its data center for processing. Upon receiving an alarm, Sentinel Vision sends voice and text alerts, along with verification images and sound, to customers and their designated contacts via various communication methods, including telephones, cellular phones, pagers, and email. The company caters to a diverse clientele, including renters, homeowners, and business professionals. Incorporated in 2002, Sentinel Vision is headquartered in Palo Alto, California.
U4EA Wireless
Venture Round in 2004
U4EA Wireless, provides WiFi mobility solutions and networking protocol software for the wired and wireless communications market. It offers GateD, a routing and switching software; and wireless controller switching software, for WPA. The company also provides professional services, such as porting, integration, testing, feature acceleration, and product consultation. NextHop offers its products and services to mobile enterprise and carrier equipment manufacturers. It has locations in Ann Arbor, Michigan; and Bangalore, India. The company was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Mountain View, California. The company also has sales offices in Acton, Massachusetts; Beijing, China; Oxford, the United Kingdom; and Taipei, Taiwan.
GreenBorder Technologies
Series C in 2004
GreenBorder Technologies, Inc. specializes in desktop DMZ software for Windows, focusing on enhancing cybersecurity for individual users and enterprises. The company provides a range of solutions that include malware prevention, mobile PC safety, unauthorized downloads prevention, patching, and data confidentiality. Additionally, it safeguards businesses against data corruption, theft, and breaches of their systems, particularly from Internet threats often encountered by users engaging in compulsive clicking and on mobile devices. GreenBorder Technologies distributes its products through a network of resellers, ensuring broad access to its protective software solutions.
Integrated Materials
Series B in 2004
Integrated Materials, Inc. is a silicon science and technology company specializing in the manufacture of polysilicon furnaceware products, primarily for integrated circuit manufacturers. Founded in 1998 and headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, the company provides a range of essential products, including boats, injectors, liners, pedestals, ring boats, and shelf boats. These products are integral to high-temperature processes, low-pressure chemical vapor deposition (LPCVD) processes, and thermal operations critical to the semiconductor industry. As of July 2010, Integrated Materials, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Ferrotec (USA) Corporation.
EoPlex Technologies specializes in innovative 3D printing technology and processes that enable the high-volume production of complex, multi-material devices. This advanced additive manufacturing capability utilizes proprietary inks, making it possible to create intricate components that are difficult or cost-prohibitive to produce with traditional methods. EoPlex's technology is particularly disruptive in the semiconductor packaging sector and is applicable in various devices, including cell phone antennas, RF devices, energy harvesters, fluidic devices, fuel cell components, sensors, micro-pumps, and thermal devices. By providing efficient solutions that enhance cost, size, and performance, EoPlex enables its clients to obtain reliable packaging and high-quality advanced components.
SoundThinking
Series A in 2004
SoundThinking, formerly known as ShotSpotter, is a public safety technology company focused on enhancing community safety through innovative solutions and strategic advisory services for law enforcement and civic leadership. The company's flagship SafetySmart platform integrates several key tools, including ShotSpotter, an acoustic gunshot detection system; CrimeTracer, a comprehensive law enforcement search engine; CaseBuilder, an investigation management system; and ResourceRouter, software designed to optimize the deployment of patrol and anti-violence resources. By combining these technologies, SoundThinking aims to provide transformative solutions that improve public safety and support effective law enforcement practices.
Aperto Networks
Series D in 2004
Aperto Networks is a manufacturer of versatile and cost-effective carrier-grade WiMAX infrastructure equipment, serving service providers and enterprises globally. The company specializes in producing wireless broadband base stations, subscriber units, and element management systems, with a focus on 802.16d, 802.16e, and 802.11n broadband standards. Their flagship product, the PacketMAX Family, offers voice, data, and video services for fixed WiMAX applications. Additionally, Aperto Networks provides the WaveCenter EMS Pro system for managing wireless broadband networks. Founded in 1999 and headquartered in Pitt Meadows, Canada, the company is known for its award-winning technology that supports a wide range of frequencies and applications, both licensed and unlicensed.
Pandora Media
Series B in 2004
Pandora Media, LLC is a music and podcast discovery platform based in Oakland, California, serving approximately 70 million users each month. Founded in 2000, Pandora utilizes its proprietary Music Genome Project and Podcast Genome Project technologies to deliver personalized music streaming services. Unlike traditional radio, which broadcasts the same content to all listeners, Pandora allows users to create customized stations and playlists, as well as search for and play songs on demand. The platform is accessible via mobile devices, web applications, and approximately 2,000 connected products in homes and vehicles. Pandora generates revenue through an ad-supported radio service, a subscription service called Pandora Plus, and an on-demand service known as Pandora Premium. By leveraging extensive listener data, Pandora enables targeted advertising for both local and national advertisers while providing artists with valuable insights to connect with their audience.
Proficient Systems
Venture Round in 2003
Proficient Systems is an enterprise software company based in Atlanta, Georgia, specializing in solutions that enhance sales productivity and revenue growth for large organizations. Founded by entrepreneur Gregg Freishtat in 2000, the company focuses on bridging the gap between online sales opportunities and offline sales and service operations. Proficient Systems develops software that tracks and analyzes the behavior of website visitors, allowing businesses to improve customer acquisition, lead generation, and overall online customer experience. By integrating e-business capabilities with traditional sales and service frameworks, Proficient Systems aims to help enterprises deliver superior customer service while achieving significant revenue increases. The company's strategic approach is supported by a team of professionals with extensive experience in creating impactful solutions for large enterprises.
Soligence
Series A in 2003
Soligence Corporation, founded in 2002 and based in Palo Alto, California, specializes in cellular expense management solutions and automated planning systems for remote-sensing satellites. The company offers a range of services, including account optimization, asset management, and liability transfer solutions, alongside cost control services such as ongoing rate plan optimization, usage analysis, bill verification, and managerial reporting. One of its key products, PlanSat, is a mission planning system that utilizes patent-pending technology to enhance cost efficiency, optimize image quality, and increase revenues for satellite operators. Additionally, Soligence provides tools like BestBuyer and BestSeller, which focus on bid selection optimization and supplier pricing strategies, respectively. The company aims to leverage partnerships with ground station suppliers to integrate its technology into larger proposals within the rapidly growing remote sensing satellite market.
Silverpop
Series C in 2003
Silverpop is a digital marketing software company that specializes in email marketing and marketing automation solutions. It focuses on enhancing customer experiences by leveraging customer data and individual behaviors to guide real-time interactions. This capability allows marketers to automate highly personalized communications on a large scale. Silverpop's tools cater to both B2C and B2B marketers across various industries, making it a trusted partner for over 5,000 brands worldwide. By transforming how enterprises communicate with customers, Silverpop plays a significant role in driving engagement and revenue growth.
Soligence
Series A in 2003
Soligence Corporation, founded in 2002 and based in Palo Alto, California, specializes in cellular expense management solutions and automated planning systems for remote-sensing satellites. The company offers a range of services, including account optimization, asset management, and liability transfer solutions, alongside cost control services such as ongoing rate plan optimization, usage analysis, bill verification, and managerial reporting. One of its key products, PlanSat, is a mission planning system that utilizes patent-pending technology to enhance cost efficiency, optimize image quality, and increase revenues for satellite operators. Additionally, Soligence provides tools like BestBuyer and BestSeller, which focus on bid selection optimization and supplier pricing strategies, respectively. The company aims to leverage partnerships with ground station suppliers to integrate its technology into larger proposals within the rapidly growing remote sensing satellite market.
Aperto Networks
Series C in 2002
Aperto Networks is a manufacturer of versatile and cost-effective carrier-grade WiMAX infrastructure equipment, serving service providers and enterprises globally. The company specializes in producing wireless broadband base stations, subscriber units, and element management systems, with a focus on 802.16d, 802.16e, and 802.11n broadband standards. Their flagship product, the PacketMAX Family, offers voice, data, and video services for fixed WiMAX applications. Additionally, Aperto Networks provides the WaveCenter EMS Pro system for managing wireless broadband networks. Founded in 1999 and headquartered in Pitt Meadows, Canada, the company is known for its award-winning technology that supports a wide range of frequencies and applications, both licensed and unlicensed.
Proficient Systems
Series B in 2002
Proficient Systems is an enterprise software company based in Atlanta, Georgia, specializing in solutions that enhance sales productivity and revenue growth for large organizations. Founded by entrepreneur Gregg Freishtat in 2000, the company focuses on bridging the gap between online sales opportunities and offline sales and service operations. Proficient Systems develops software that tracks and analyzes the behavior of website visitors, allowing businesses to improve customer acquisition, lead generation, and overall online customer experience. By integrating e-business capabilities with traditional sales and service frameworks, Proficient Systems aims to help enterprises deliver superior customer service while achieving significant revenue increases. The company's strategic approach is supported by a team of professionals with extensive experience in creating impactful solutions for large enterprises.
U4EA Wireless
Series A in 2002
U4EA Wireless, provides WiFi mobility solutions and networking protocol software for the wired and wireless communications market. It offers GateD, a routing and switching software; and wireless controller switching software, for WPA. The company also provides professional services, such as porting, integration, testing, feature acceleration, and product consultation. NextHop offers its products and services to mobile enterprise and carrier equipment manufacturers. It has locations in Ann Arbor, Michigan; and Bangalore, India. The company was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Mountain View, California. The company also has sales offices in Acton, Massachusetts; Beijing, China; Oxford, the United Kingdom; and Taipei, Taiwan.
Ezboard operates a social community platform. The company’s platform enables users to create their profiles and photo galleries, embed third-party content, and reorder photos via drag and drop as well as send hugs, bites, waves, and more. Its platform also provides chat rooms, polls, calendars, drag and drop profile layouts, designer profile skins, activity feeds, photo tagging and notes, blogging, photo editing tools, shoutbox comments, custom profile status, group private messages, alert boxes, text editors and smileys, inbox preview widgets, multiple profiles, and other video embedding features. Ezboard was founded in 1999 and is based in San Francisco, California.
Integrated Materials
Series A in 2002
Integrated Materials, Inc. is a silicon science and technology company specializing in the manufacture of polysilicon furnaceware products, primarily for integrated circuit manufacturers. Founded in 1998 and headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, the company provides a range of essential products, including boats, injectors, liners, pedestals, ring boats, and shelf boats. These products are integral to high-temperature processes, low-pressure chemical vapor deposition (LPCVD) processes, and thermal operations critical to the semiconductor industry. As of July 2010, Integrated Materials, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Ferrotec (USA) Corporation.
Yubé provides first-of-its-kind, customer-facing software for comprehensive post-sales customer services automation, designed by experts in this domain. Yubé's offerings are uniquely customer-ready - the applications allow companies to realize immediate tactical benefits of cost savings and rapid ROI (Return on Investment) from the software and ultimately the strategic benefits of enhanced customer loyalty and revenue growth via superior customer services over the Web. The software allows companies to fully leverage the Web for enterprise-wide and cross-enterprise collaborative problem resolution and end-to-end self-services from anywhere at anytime. The solution is 100% Web-based, enabling rapid global deployment and standard browser access; and complete, with an end-to-end, employee and customer-facing solution to address all aspects of post-sales customer services.
Bizfinity
Series C in 2001
Bizfinity, Inc. is a California-based Application Service Provider that specializes in offering a Business Synchronization Platform tailored for small and growing businesses. Founded by a team with extensive experience in integrated business and financial applications, Bizfinity provides a comprehensive e-business suite designed to streamline various operational processes. Its hosted applications allow businesses to seamlessly create and manage web stores linked to online auctions, while also facilitating order management, inventory control, customer management, and accounting. This adaptability enables retailers, wholesalers, and manufacturers to effectively digitize their operations. Bizfinity's services are accessible online, allowing for real-time back-office management from any location. The company markets its solutions directly and through partnerships with other firms, further expanding its reach in the business application sector.
Atesto Technologies
Series B in 2001
Atesto is an automated Web testing service that enables organizations to develop, deploy and monitor Web applications without needing to license, install and manage software and hardware systems and infrastructure. The company’s software suite, Atesto Functional Test, tests and validates complex, static and dynamic Web applications. The company also offers load testing and monitoring services, to address performance and application maintenance needs. The Automated Load Test services simulate complex real-life application scenarios using live Internet traffic from a globally distributed network and the Response Watch service features periodic transaction and Web application monitoring capability from global locations. Both services include detailed, real-time, online reports on application performance and analysis.
IP Video Systems
Series C in 2001
IP Video Systems, previously known as TeraBurst Networks, specializes in hardware and software solutions for real-time, high-definition media streaming, recording, and management over IP networks. Their product suite includes encoders and decoders, multi-stream clients, digital media servers, and management systems. The company primarily serves networked control rooms, healthcare facilities, simulation & training centers, and tele-collaboration platforms, enabling global sharing of high-resolution video and graphics regardless of available bandwidth.
Jareva Technologies
Series B in 2001
Jareva Technologies, Inc. provides information technology automation software that enables enterprises to rapidly scale their business. Jareva's software automates the process of remotely accessing, provisioning and managing Internet Infrastructure. The company is backed by Crest Communications Holdings, Labrador Ventures and Satwik Ventures.
GetRelevant
Series C in 2001
GetRelevant, located in San Francisco, California, specializes in Internet-based marketing and advertising services. The company establishes connections between marketers of online and offline businesses and a wide array of websites, aiming to enhance the earning potential for both parties involved. Utilizing a marketing tool that integrates promotional marketing with Internet technology, GetRelevant seeks to improve user experience and increase revenue per user. Additionally, the company provides validated customer data, which serves as a valuable resource for both marketers and website publishers.
United Messaging
Series C in 2000
United Messaging, Inc. provides enterprise messaging solutions that deliver hosted e-mail and collaboration services to business enterprises internationally. It provides electronic messaging network, consulting, and mailgration services, as well as hosted Microsoft Exchange, Lotus Notes/Domino, and Internet Messaging applications. United Messaging, Inc. was founded in 1999 and is based in Malvern, Pennsylvania with additional offices in West Chester, Pennsylvania; and London, England. It has a network operations center in Malvern, Pennsylvania, as well as engineering facilities in Chantilly, Virginia.
Silverpop
Series B in 2000
Silverpop is a digital marketing software company that specializes in email marketing and marketing automation solutions. It focuses on enhancing customer experiences by leveraging customer data and individual behaviors to guide real-time interactions. This capability allows marketers to automate highly personalized communications on a large scale. Silverpop's tools cater to both B2C and B2B marketers across various industries, making it a trusted partner for over 5,000 brands worldwide. By transforming how enterprises communicate with customers, Silverpop plays a significant role in driving engagement and revenue growth.
Ezboard
Venture Round in 2000
Ezboard operates a social community platform. The company’s platform enables users to create their profiles and photo galleries, embed third-party content, and reorder photos via drag and drop as well as send hugs, bites, waves, and more. Its platform also provides chat rooms, polls, calendars, drag and drop profile layouts, designer profile skins, activity feeds, photo tagging and notes, blogging, photo editing tools, shoutbox comments, custom profile status, group private messages, alert boxes, text editors and smileys, inbox preview widgets, multiple profiles, and other video embedding features. Ezboard was founded in 1999 and is based in San Francisco, California.
Atesto Technologies
Series A in 2000
Atesto is an automated Web testing service that enables organizations to develop, deploy and monitor Web applications without needing to license, install and manage software and hardware systems and infrastructure. The company’s software suite, Atesto Functional Test, tests and validates complex, static and dynamic Web applications. The company also offers load testing and monitoring services, to address performance and application maintenance needs. The Automated Load Test services simulate complex real-life application scenarios using live Internet traffic from a globally distributed network and the Response Watch service features periodic transaction and Web application monitoring capability from global locations. Both services include detailed, real-time, online reports on application performance and analysis.
Silverpop
Series A in 2000
Silverpop is a digital marketing software company that specializes in email marketing and marketing automation solutions. It focuses on enhancing customer experiences by leveraging customer data and individual behaviors to guide real-time interactions. This capability allows marketers to automate highly personalized communications on a large scale. Silverpop's tools cater to both B2C and B2B marketers across various industries, making it a trusted partner for over 5,000 brands worldwide. By transforming how enterprises communicate with customers, Silverpop plays a significant role in driving engagement and revenue growth.
IP Video Systems
Venture Round in 2000
IP Video Systems, previously known as TeraBurst Networks, specializes in hardware and software solutions for real-time, high-definition media streaming, recording, and management over IP networks. Their product suite includes encoders and decoders, multi-stream clients, digital media servers, and management systems. The company primarily serves networked control rooms, healthcare facilities, simulation & training centers, and tele-collaboration platforms, enabling global sharing of high-resolution video and graphics regardless of available bandwidth.
Everyone.net
Venture Round in 2000
Everyone.net is a provider of hosted email and collaboration solutions designed for small businesses and service providers. Established in 1998, the company focuses on transforming communication and data sharing while enhancing security and performance. It offers customizable email services that cater to a wide range of clients, including Internet Service Providers, web hosts, organizations, and individual users. Everyone.net's solutions are built on a robust network infrastructure and feature advanced functionalities such as IMAP and mobile push email. The company also prioritizes security with integrated anti-spam and virus protection. With a strong foothold in the Software as a Service (SaaS) sector, Everyone.net manages over 6 billion message connections each month and supports more than 300,000 domains globally.