Palisades Growth

Palisades Growth Capital is a private equity firm based in Los Angeles, California, founded in 2001. The firm specializes in investing in early-stage technology companies, primarily focusing on sectors such as business-to-business software, education technology, digital health, property technology, e-commerce, advertising technology, supply chain, sales technology, human capital management, security, and other technology-related fields. Palisades aims to partner with exceptional entrepreneurs and leverage its industry knowledge, financial expertise, and connections to support the growth of its portfolio companies, particularly in Southern California. As a Registered Investment Adviser, Palisades Growth Capital is committed to navigating the complexities of the investment landscape while fostering innovation and development in the technology sector.

Jeff Anderson

General Partner

Paul D’Addario

Co-Founder & Partner

Christian Hostetter

Principal

Anders Richardson

Co-Founder & Partner

28 past transactions

Gento

Series A in 2020
Gento, operating as Nursing Without Walls, Inc., is a mobile staffing platform that specializes in home health nursing. Established in 2016 and headquartered in Los Angeles, California, the company aims to enhance the delivery of in-home and facility-based healthcare by connecting healthcare providers, clinicians, and patients through its user-friendly app. Gento's focus is on ensuring high-quality care for patients in various settings, while its technology manages the logistical aspects of healthcare delivery. The platform currently operates in several states, including California, Florida, Illinois, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, and Texas, with plans for nationwide expansion in the near future.

AiCure

Series C in 2019
AiCure is an advanced data analytics company that uses artificial intelligence to understand how patients respond to treatments. It enables intelligent decision-making and improving health outcomes. It has developed patented facial recognition and motion-sensing technology to confirm medication ingestion in real-time. AiCure's platform has the potential to revolutionize the cost-effectiveness of healthcare delivery systems by enhancing treatment and reducing risks. Their software captures and understands video, audio, and behavioral data to establish the link between patients, disease, and treatment. It was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in New York.

X1 Discovery

Series B in 2019
X1 Discovery, Inc. specializes in search and eDiscovery solutions tailored for various business and IT environments. The company offers several products, including X1 Search, which allows users to efficiently locate and manage a wide range of data sources such as desktops, emails, and SharePoint files. X1 Social Discovery enables the investigation and collection of social media evidence, while X1 Distributed Discovery provides organizations with tools for compliance, audit, and data management. Another offering, X1 Distributed GRC, helps organizations analyze and act on data to meet regulatory requirements and internal policies. With a strong focus on user experience, X1 Discovery supports over 600 enterprise customers and more than 500,000 active users across government and commercial sectors. The company markets its solutions through a network of resellers and distribution partners. Founded in 2003 and headquartered in Los Angeles, California, X1 Discovery was previously known as X1 Technologies, Inc. before rebranding in 2011 to encompass a broader range of products.

Hart

Private Equity Round in 2018
Hart, Inc. provides a Healthcare as a Service platform that creates data liquidity to help physicians, systems, providers, payers, governments, clinically integrated networks/ACOs, EMRs, developers, and patients to gain access to health information. The company was founded in 2012 and is based in Costa Mesa, California.

RingDNA

Series B in 2018
RingDNA is an enterprise sales acceleration engine and AI-powered voice communications platform. Inside sales teams use RingDNA to dramatically increase productivity, engage in smarter sales conversations, gain predictive sales insight and coach reps to success faster than ever before. The company’s array of powerful, transformative and easy-to-use applications are consistently cited as the top solution for teams using Salesforce. RingDNA’s many amazing customers include Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Amazon, Lyft, Twilio and Campaign Monitor.

Zeel

Series B in 2018
Zeel Networks, Inc. offers Zeel, a solution to book same-day in-home massages with licensed and vetted therapists in New York City, Long Island/The Hamptons, Los Angeles, Miami/Palm Beach, Baltimore, and San Francisco Bay Area, as well as in Nashville, Tennessee. It allows users to book chair massage sessions via its iPhone or Android applications, web site, and mobile site. The company also provides Zeel Spa, a staffing solution for spas, salons, and hotels to book a licensed, vetted Zeel massage therapist to fill vacant appointments due to last-minute staff absences. It also delivers massage on demand services in Madison and Milwaukee, Wisconsin; and Louisville, Kentucky. Zeel Networks, Inc. was founded in 2010 and is based in New York, New York.

QLess

Series A in 2017
QLess, Inc. specializes in developing queue management solutions through a Software-as-a-Service model. Founded in 2007 and based in Pasadena, California, the company offers a platform that allows customers to join virtual lines, eliminating the need for physical waiting areas. By utilizing statistical analysis, QLess forecasts wait times, enhancing efficiency for various sectors including education, healthcare, retail, and government services. Its system communicates with users via voice calls and text messages, enabling them to wait remotely until their turn arrives. QLess also provides SMS marketing capabilities, allowing businesses to engage customers effectively. The company has received multiple accolades for its innovative solutions, having saved over ten million users from extensive wait times in diverse locations worldwide. QLess partners with notable organizations and serves a range of clients, including universities and Fortune 500 companies, further solidifying its impact on customer experience and operational efficiency.

Docupace

Private Equity Round in 2016
Docupace Technologies, Inc. is a technology company that provides document management and workflow solutions primarily for the financial services sector. Its flagship product, the Docupace Platform, is a secure, cloud-based system designed to help wealth management firms streamline operations by digitizing data and automating critical workflows such as client onboarding, document management, and advisor transitions. The platform includes features like ePACS, which connects various systems and data, and modules for document capture and processing. Additionally, Docupace offers services that ensure compliance with SEC and FINRA regulations. The company serves a diverse range of industries, including insurance, real estate, and the public sector, and has established strategic partnerships to enhance its offerings. Founded in 2002 and headquartered in Los Angeles, California, Docupace also has locations in Maryland, Iowa, and Nevada.

GroundTruth

Series C in 2012
GroundTruth is a global location technology company that leverages real-world data to enhance brand visibility and drive sales. Utilizing its proprietary Blueprints technology, GroundTruth provides valuable consumer insights by analyzing the behavior of individuals in various locations. The company boasts an extensive first-party database, which includes 95 million active monthly users and 17 million active daily users across 100 million places and points of interest. With a presence in 21 countries, GroundTruth aims to empower businesses by translating location-based data into actionable strategies that resonate with consumers in their everyday environments.

GroundTruth

Series A in 2008
GroundTruth is a global location technology company that leverages real-world data to enhance brand visibility and drive sales. Utilizing its proprietary Blueprints technology, GroundTruth provides valuable consumer insights by analyzing the behavior of individuals in various locations. The company boasts an extensive first-party database, which includes 95 million active monthly users and 17 million active daily users across 100 million places and points of interest. With a presence in 21 countries, GroundTruth aims to empower businesses by translating location-based data into actionable strategies that resonate with consumers in their everyday environments.

Apacheta Corporation

Series B in 2007
Apacheta delivers mobile workflow applications for consumer packaged goods, manufacturing, maintenance and repair, telecommunications, and transportation markets that can be rapidly customized to fit unique and changing business processes — enabling their customers to streamline their mobile operations, capture new revenue opportunities, and gain a competitive edge. Founded in late 2002, Apacheta has focused the extensive mobile industry experience of its team to develop a leading-edge mobile architecture that is the underpinning for their mobile workflow applications. These ready-to-use applications dramatically reduce the time, cost and effort required to develop and maintain mobile applications tailored to a particular company’s business processes-making Apacheta the clear choice for fast, cost-effective mobile application deployment.

Andigilog

Series B in 2007
Andigilog, Inc., a fabless analog and mixed-signal semiconductor company, provides intelligent thermal management solutions. Its products include sensor interface integrated circuits, temperature sensors, system controllers, and brushless DC fan motor controllers. The company’s products are used in personal computers, servers, cell phones, and consumer electronics, as well as in automotive, industrial, biomedical, and security systems. It serves customers in the computing, cellular, consumer, and industrial electronics markets. The company offers its products through a sales network. Andigilog, Inc. was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Tempe, Arizona.

Akana

Series D in 2006
Akana provides an end-to-end, full lifecycle API management tool for designing, implementing, securing, managing, monitoring, and publishing APIs. Well-suited for large diverse enterprises and federated API partner ecosystems, Akana can be deployed natively across clouds and on-premises, enables customers to deploy securely via an integrated no-code portal, and provides detailed business analytics. The Akana API platform has four main components: API analytics, API gateway, developer portal, and API lifecycle management. Visit our website to learn more about Akana and how we can help you manage and secure APIs in the enterprise.

Visage Mobile

Series D in 2005
A wireless expense management and telecom expense management firm specializing in reducing communications costs using proprietary software and expert analysts. Visage Mobile handles everything from bill analysis across multiple carriers, to fully managed wireless and wireline services.

Andigilog

Series A in 2005
Andigilog, Inc., a fabless analog and mixed-signal semiconductor company, provides intelligent thermal management solutions. Its products include sensor interface integrated circuits, temperature sensors, system controllers, and brushless DC fan motor controllers. The company’s products are used in personal computers, servers, cell phones, and consumer electronics, as well as in automotive, industrial, biomedical, and security systems. It serves customers in the computing, cellular, consumer, and industrial electronics markets. The company offers its products through a sales network. Andigilog, Inc. was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Tempe, Arizona.

Visage Mobile

Series C in 2005
A wireless expense management and telecom expense management firm specializing in reducing communications costs using proprietary software and expert analysts. Visage Mobile handles everything from bill analysis across multiple carriers, to fully managed wireless and wireline services.

pSemi

Series C in 2004
pSemi Corporation is a Murata company driving semiconductor integration. pSemi builds on Peregrine Semiconductor's 30-year legacy of technology advancements and strong IP portfolio but with a new mission-to enhance Murata's world-class capabilities with high-performance semiconductors. With a strong foundation in RF integration, pSemi's product portfolio now spans power management, connected sensors, optical transceivers, antenna tuning and RF frontends. These intelligent and efficient semiconductors enable advanced modules for smartphones, base stations, personal computers, electric vehicles, data centers, IoT devices and healthcare. From headquarters in San Diego and offices around the world, pSemi's team explores new ways to make electronics for the connected world smaller, thinner, faster and better.

Language Weaver

Series B in 2004
Language Weaver, Inc. specializes in developing and licensing automated translation solutions tailored for multinationals, government organizations, and translation providers. The company offers a range of products, including the LW Enterprise Translation Server, an on-site software designed for language translation within enterprises. Additionally, it provides the LW Custom Enterprise Translation Server, which focuses on domain-specific translations across various industries such as information technology, automotive, medical, and finance. For immediate translation needs, Language Weaver offers LW Translation On Demand, along with a dedicated server option through LW Custom Translation On Demand. The company also provides professional services, including software training, custom language pair development, and the preparation of parallel data, ensuring comprehensive support for its clients' translation requirements.

Micro Power

Series B in 2004
Since their inception nearly 20 years ago, Micro Power has provided customers the highest quality, best performing and most durable power solutions for their portable applications. While their mission to excel in custom battery solutions has remained unchanged, their expertise, capabilities and success have grown along with the markets they serve. Micro Power works closely with some of the most quality-driven companies on innovative and challenging applications. They've developed more than 1,000 different battery systems, from those using Ni-MH and Ni-Cd batteries to the most advanced Lithium-ion systems and smart battery packs. Their expertise runs the gamut of advanced battery systems development — from cell characterization, verification and optimization, to fuel gauges, battery management and SMBus communications. Their battery systems are found in the world's leading portable devices — including new-generation portable defibrillators, data collection devices and field instruments. If you demand a battery system provider with impeccable quality, matchless technical expertise, precision manufacturing, and a long list of loyal customers, you've come to the right place.

Digital Evolution

Series C in 2004
Digital Evolution is a provider of Web Services Management and Security solutions. The company's products and services provide organizations with the ability to take advantage of XML and Web Services in distributed computing environments while ensuring the performance, efficiency and security of an enterprise Web services infrastructure. The company is headquartered in Santa Monica, California, with sales offices in Boston, New York City, and San Francisco.

Visage Mobile

Series B in 2004
A wireless expense management and telecom expense management firm specializing in reducing communications costs using proprietary software and expert analysts. Visage Mobile handles everything from bill analysis across multiple carriers, to fully managed wireless and wireline services.

Akana

Venture Round in 2004
Akana provides an end-to-end, full lifecycle API management tool for designing, implementing, securing, managing, monitoring, and publishing APIs. Well-suited for large diverse enterprises and federated API partner ecosystems, Akana can be deployed natively across clouds and on-premises, enables customers to deploy securely via an integrated no-code portal, and provides detailed business analytics. The Akana API platform has four main components: API analytics, API gateway, developer portal, and API lifecycle management. Visit our website to learn more about Akana and how we can help you manage and secure APIs in the enterprise.

Megapath

Venture Round in 2004
Megapath - Network Services business unit provides managed Internet protocol (IP) data, voice, security, and hosted information technology (IT) services.

Omneon

Venture Round in 2004
Omneon Video Networks, Inc. specializes in providing digital content storage and processing systems tailored for media companies, facilitating the production and distribution of digital video and audio. The company develops and markets a variety of products, including Spectrum video servers and MediaGrid active storage systems, along with related software applications. Spectrum video servers are designed for real-time applications, such as multi-channel broadcast playout, while MediaGrid systems support file-based content storage, offering high-bandwidth, simultaneous multi-user access and integrated digital media processing capabilities. Omneon's products are compatible with various complementary technologies and include application programming interfaces for enhanced functionality. Their offerings cater to a diverse clientele, including multinational media conglomerates, commercial and public broadcast networks, content networks, satellite broadcasters, television service providers, local television stations, and mobile television providers. Omneon sells its products both directly to end users and indirectly through system integrators across regions such as the United States, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia Pacific. Founded in 1998, the company is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California.

Polaris Wireless

Series B in 2004
Polaris Wireless, Inc. specializes in software-based 3D location solutions for wireless operators, law enforcement, government agencies, and location-based application companies. Established in 1999 and headquartered in Mountain View, California, with additional offices in Zug, Switzerland, and Singapore, the company offers a cloud-based 3D Location Platform that accurately locates mobile devices in real-time, regardless of network type or environment, including indoors. Its OmniLocate solution enhances integration and accelerates time-to-market for applications requiring precise location services. Polaris Wireless has earned recognition in the industry, including the Mobility Award for Mobile Software Indoor Positioning Systems at the 2017 Consumer Electronics Show. The company also actively engages in industry standards and forums, contributing to advancements in indoor and vertical location technologies.

Lucix Corporation

Venture Round in 2003
Lucix is the world leader in Space Communications Payload Electronics Lucix is a trusted supplier of satellite payload RF units to the major Satellite OEMs, including Astrium, Boeing, Lockheed Martin, Loral, MDA, and Orbital Sciences. Their designs are qualified for all of these Satellite Platforms, and cover the frequency range from UHF through L, C, X, Ku, Ka and Q Bands. All hardware is designed, qualified, manufactured, tested and shipped from Lucix facilities in Camarillo, California. - LNAs - Oscillators Assemblies (MLOs, Reference Generators) - Beacons - Downconverters and Upconverters - Receivers (fixed and agile) - Frequency Synthesizers (fixed and agile) - Power Monitors - Phase-Locked Dielectric Oscillators (PLDROs) - Free-Running Dielectric Oscillators (DROs) - Central Power Supply Units (CPSUs) Lucix is additionally distinguished by a staff of highly experienced satellite and payload System Engineers and Program Managers, as well as world class RF and Product Design engineers and analysts. This is a team with unparalleled experience that your program can depend on.

Avexus

Series B in 2003
Avexus is a provider of software for the maintenance, repair and overhaul industries serving highly engineered assets. The company focused solutions for MRO organizations that serve the Aerospace, Power Generation, Rail and Maritime Industries, with the Impresa enterprise software as the cornerstone of the Avexus Product Solution Suite.

Zinio LLC

Venture Round in 2003
ZINIO brings innovation and inspiration to the world of magazine publishers and consumers by delivering the ultimate digital reading experience on any device. As pioneers of the digital publishing industry for over a decade, ZINIO leads the digital magazine market in breadth of content and accessibility on any platform. For magazine publishers, ZINIOpro converts print magazines to digital content through a SaaS platform that converts PDF to XML, offering publishers complete flexibility in managing and delivering their content in branded, native magazine applications for tablet, smartphone and desktop, in searchable article databases, or on the growing network of ZINIOpro distribution partners. For magazine consumers, ZINIO operates online newsstands and award-winning iOS, Android, Windows and Kindle apps in more than 30 languages, providing the broadest selection of digital magazines accessible on any platform that can be read online or offline, synced across multiple devices and searched for archival content.