Fizz is an authorized platform designed to enhance community social structures, particularly within institutions. It develops online social media software that facilitates communication and the sharing of ideas, events, and experiences among users. The platform allows individuals to post secret confessions and ask questions within a closed community, promoting social interaction while maintaining anonymity. By leveraging these features, Fizz aims to foster a more connected and engaged community environment.
Novera Optics
Venture Round in 2006
Novera Optics specializes in the development of optical access solutions aimed at enhancing fiber-optic technology for last-mile networks. The company provides Passive Optical Network (PON) solutions that support fiber-to-the-building and fiber-to-the-curb applications, as well as services for multi-dwelling and multi-tenant units. Novera Optics also offers Wavelength Division Multiplexed-Passive Optical Networks (WDM-PON), which serve as an access and transport platform that facilitates the delivery of voice, data, video, and wireless services. By extending high-speed carrier Ethernet services from optical core networks to customer premises, Novera Optics enables equipment vendors and service providers to effectively address various market needs with a streamlined product offering.
RAPT Therapeutics
Series C in 2002
RAPT Therapeutics is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering, developing and commercializing orally delivered small-molecule therapies for oncology and inflammatory diseases. It uses a proprietary discovery and development engine to create highly selective compounds that modulate immune responses. The company's lead oncology candidate, FLX475, targets the C-C motif chemokine receptor 4 and is in a Phase 1/2 program as monotherapy and in combination with pembrolizumab. The lead inflammation candidate, RPT193, is designed to selectively inhibit migration of type 2 T helper cells into inflamed tissues. Additional targets such as general control nonderepressible 2 and hematopoietic progenitor kinase 1 are in discovery. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in South San Francisco, the company aims to address unmet medical needs in cancer and inflammatory diseases.
Novera Optics
Venture Round in 2001
Novera Optics specializes in the development of optical access solutions aimed at enhancing fiber-optic technology for last-mile networks. The company provides Passive Optical Network (PON) solutions that support fiber-to-the-building and fiber-to-the-curb applications, as well as services for multi-dwelling and multi-tenant units. Novera Optics also offers Wavelength Division Multiplexed-Passive Optical Networks (WDM-PON), which serve as an access and transport platform that facilitates the delivery of voice, data, video, and wireless services. By extending high-speed carrier Ethernet services from optical core networks to customer premises, Novera Optics enables equipment vendors and service providers to effectively address various market needs with a streamlined product offering.
CenterPoint Broadband Technologies
Venture Round in 2000
Centerpoint Properties is a real estate services firm specializing in industrial property and logistics. Based in San Jose, California, the company focuses on addressing the complex needs of organizations that require transportation-advantaged properties. Centerpoint leverages its expertise to enhance the effectiveness and efficiency of its clients' operations, providing tailored solutions that support their logistical and infrastructural requirements. The firm is dedicated to helping businesses optimize their industrial real estate investments, ensuring they can adapt to the evolving demands of the market.
Instill
Venture Round in 2000
Instill Corporation specializes in providing spend intelligence solutions tailored for the foodservice industry. Founded in 1993 and headquartered in San Mateo, California, the company automates the collection of transactional and process-oriented data from its customers' trading partners through its supply chain information services. Instill offers a comprehensive suite of hosted applications designed to assist clients in managing essential business processes, including trade and food spend management, quality and regulatory compliance, promotion management, procurement, food safety, as well as vendor and product management. Its services cater to foodservice manufacturers, operators, and distributors, helping them optimize their operations and improve their overall efficiency.
Opsware, Inc. is a software company located in Sunnyvale, California, specializing in data center automation products aimed at enterprise customers, government agencies, and service providers across various industries. Originally founded as Loudcloud in 1999, the company transitioned to Opsware after divesting its managed services division in 2002. Opsware's offerings focus on server and network device provisioning, configuration, and management, leveraging automated server life-cycle management technology developed in-house. The company expanded its capabilities through strategic acquisitions, including Tangram Enterprise Solutions in 2003 for asset management, Rendition Networks in 2004 for network device configuration, CreekPath in 2006 for storage provisioning, and iConclude in 2007 for run-book automation. In July 2007, HP announced its intention to acquire Opsware for $1.6 billion, marking one of its largest acquisitions.
Market-Touch Corp
Venture Round in 2000
Market-Touch Corp., a provider of sales and marketing effectiveness systems.
CoreExpress
Venture Round in 2000
CoreExpress is focused on the development of an internet data-exchange system for the multi-ISP extranet services.
CoreExpress was acquired by Wiltel Communications in November 2001.
CoreExpress was founded in 1999 and is based in Herndon, Virginia.
Zaffire, Inc. is a pioneering optical networking company focused on transforming the economic landscape for metro and regional service providers. It specializes in the development and manufacture of advanced optical services networking systems and architectures tailored for these applications. By leveraging breakthrough technology with a commercial emphasis, Zaffire addresses critical optical transport challenges faced by its customers, thereby providing them with a significant competitive edge. With support from leading investors and a proficient management team, Zaffire is strategically positioned to emerge as a leader in the optical networking sector for metropolitan and regional markets.
Alventive
Venture Round in 2000
Alventive is a mechanical CAD software developer based in Santa Clara, California. The company specializes in creating business-to-business software that empowers various stakeholders, including internal departments, suppliers, partners, and customers, to actively participate in product creation and innovation. By facilitating collaboration among these groups, Alventive aims to enhance the capabilities of its clients, enabling them to strengthen their position in the market.
PeopleSupport
Venture Round in 2000
PeopleSupport is a global business process outsourcing provider that delivers customer management, transcription and captioning, and related BPO services through centers in the Philippines, Costa Rica, and the United States. It handles inbound customer service and support inquiries across industries such as travel, financial services, telecommunications, technology, healthcare, insurance, and media, addressing account billing changes, service modifications, reservations, orders, complaints, and general inquiries, and it processes transactions and collects receivables. The company offers real-time and offline transcription and captioning for healthcare, insurance, entertainment, education, and law enforcement sectors, alongside additional capabilities including credit and mortgage processing, title searches, data verification, product and fraud detection, refunds and warranties administration, and preparations for serving legal papers. Clients are primarily U.S.-based. Founded in 1998 and headquartered in Los Angeles, PeopleSupport provides outsourcing services to support customer-facing and back-office operations.
Zaffire, Inc. is a pioneering optical networking company focused on transforming the economic landscape for metro and regional service providers. It specializes in the development and manufacture of advanced optical services networking systems and architectures tailored for these applications. By leveraging breakthrough technology with a commercial emphasis, Zaffire addresses critical optical transport challenges faced by its customers, thereby providing them with a significant competitive edge. With support from leading investors and a proficient management team, Zaffire is strategically positioned to emerge as a leader in the optical networking sector for metropolitan and regional markets.