Skypoint Capital Corporation

Skypoint Capital Corporation, established in 1998, is a venture capital firm headquartered in Nepean, Canada. It specializes in early-stage and growth investments, focusing on telecommunications and information technology sectors. Skypoint targets innovative startups and "disruptive" technologies, aiming to build global, profitable companies. The firm invests between $5 million and $10 million, typically in Eastern Canada, but may consider opportunities elsewhere with compelling technology and strategic partnerships. Skypoint's investment process involves thorough due diligence, assessing technical, business, financial, and management capabilities. The firm also provides mentoring and acceleration support to its portfolio companies.

Peter Charbonneau

General Partner

Peter Diedrich

Partner

Larry Perron

Partner

37 past transactions

Accedian Networks

Series C in 2010
Accedian Networks Inc. specializes in performance assurance solutions for mobile backhaul, business services, and cloud connectivity. Established in 2004 and based in Saint-Laurent, Canada, the company provides a range of services to service providers and enterprises, including continuous performance monitoring, customer experience optimization, service activation testing, and traffic conditioning. Its flagship product, SkyLIGHT, is a fully-virtualized platform that offers network-wide visibility and analytics, enabling organizations to monitor network behavior and prioritize customer-impacting issues effectively. Accedian's technology is designed to enhance network performance and reliability, ensuring that mission-critical applications operate optimally. The company leverages advanced FPGA-based solutions to deliver real-time performance optimization and management, facilitating service verification and compliance with service-level agreements. With a comprehensive suite of hardware and cloud-based software solutions, Accedian enables clients to navigate complex networks while enhancing agility and reducing costs.

Teradici

Series C in 2009
Teradici Corporation specializes in PC-over-IP (PCoIP) technology, which transfers the image of software from central servers or workstations to various end-points, facilitating local, remote, mobile, and collaborative work styles. The company offers a range of PCoIP solutions, including zero clients, optimized thin clients, hardware accelerators, remote workstation cards, workstation access software, and a management console for streamlined deployment and management of PCoIP devices. Teradici's offerings extend to cloud solutions such as desktop virtualization infrastructure and Desktop as a Service, as well as optimization and monitoring tools. The company's clientele includes Fortune 500 enterprises, educational institutions, government agencies, and service providers across various sectors, including healthcare, media, manufacturing, and construction. Founded in 2004 and based in Burnaby, Canada, Teradici has developed a strong ecosystem of products and services and maintains strategic partnerships with companies like Dell Wyse and Socionext Inc. Its commitment to innovation is underscored by its significant investment in research and development, resulting in over 40 patents.

Trellia Networks

Venture Round in 2009
Trellia Networks, Inc. develops enterprise mobility management solutions. It provides mobile policy management and enforcement solutions, which enable IT departments to centrally define, create, manage, automate, and enforce mobile policies; and a hosted Mobile Policy Management platform, which features 3G data plan management and 3G/Gobi asset management capabilities. The company’s products include mobile policy manager (MPM) for mobile broadband, which allows enterprises to choose pre-configured mobility policies, as well as deploy solutions, such as wire-line access, 3G, or VPNs; and MPM for mobile enterprise, which provides policy automation and enforcement for access, security, cost, and productivity to the functionality provided by the MPM for wireless broadband edition. Trellia Networks, Inc. was founded in 2003 and is based in Montreal, Canada.

Accedian Networks

Series B in 2008
Accedian Networks Inc. specializes in performance assurance solutions for mobile backhaul, business services, and cloud connectivity. Established in 2004 and based in Saint-Laurent, Canada, the company provides a range of services to service providers and enterprises, including continuous performance monitoring, customer experience optimization, service activation testing, and traffic conditioning. Its flagship product, SkyLIGHT, is a fully-virtualized platform that offers network-wide visibility and analytics, enabling organizations to monitor network behavior and prioritize customer-impacting issues effectively. Accedian's technology is designed to enhance network performance and reliability, ensuring that mission-critical applications operate optimally. The company leverages advanced FPGA-based solutions to deliver real-time performance optimization and management, facilitating service verification and compliance with service-level agreements. With a comprehensive suite of hardware and cloud-based software solutions, Accedian enables clients to navigate complex networks while enhancing agility and reducing costs.

MOBIVOX

Series A in 2007
MOBIVOX offers mobile Internet calling services that leverage existing landline and mobile phones to provide an affordable VOIP-style communication solution. Users can upload their contacts and connect through local access numbers, which initiate voice dialing for recipients. The service is particularly cost-effective, allowing calls between MOBIVOX members to be free, while non-members can be called at a low rate. In addition to individual calling, the company provides services such as worldwide calling, group communication, and voice-to-text capabilities, positioning itself as a competitive player in the mobile VoIP market.

Gridpoint Systems

Series A in 2007
Gridpoint Systems specializes in connection-oriented carrier Ethernet solutions, focusing on traffic engineering and management services. The company offers a range of products designed to assist partners and service providers in planning, provisioning, and safeguarding Ethernet service and transport networks. Key offerings include the 3400 intelligent node, which serves as an edge service concentration solution for carrier Ethernet service delivery, and the value management suite, a modular software suite that provides traffic engineering capabilities for connection-oriented carrier Ethernet. Additionally, the Ethernet path computation module is a portable application that facilitates the scaling of multi-vendor, multi-technology, and multi-domain carrier Ethernet networks. Gridpoint Systems' applications are utilized by vendors in equipment, EMS/NMS, and OSS sectors, optimizing the delivery of voice, data, and video across both wireless and wireline networks.

Trellia Networks

Series B in 2007
Trellia Networks, Inc. develops enterprise mobility management solutions. It provides mobile policy management and enforcement solutions, which enable IT departments to centrally define, create, manage, automate, and enforce mobile policies; and a hosted Mobile Policy Management platform, which features 3G data plan management and 3G/Gobi asset management capabilities. The company’s products include mobile policy manager (MPM) for mobile broadband, which allows enterprises to choose pre-configured mobility policies, as well as deploy solutions, such as wire-line access, 3G, or VPNs; and MPM for mobile enterprise, which provides policy automation and enforcement for access, security, cost, and productivity to the functionality provided by the MPM for wireless broadband edition. Trellia Networks, Inc. was founded in 2003 and is based in Montreal, Canada.

Teradici

Series B in 2007
Teradici Corporation specializes in PC-over-IP (PCoIP) technology, which transfers the image of software from central servers or workstations to various end-points, facilitating local, remote, mobile, and collaborative work styles. The company offers a range of PCoIP solutions, including zero clients, optimized thin clients, hardware accelerators, remote workstation cards, workstation access software, and a management console for streamlined deployment and management of PCoIP devices. Teradici's offerings extend to cloud solutions such as desktop virtualization infrastructure and Desktop as a Service, as well as optimization and monitoring tools. The company's clientele includes Fortune 500 enterprises, educational institutions, government agencies, and service providers across various sectors, including healthcare, media, manufacturing, and construction. Founded in 2004 and based in Burnaby, Canada, Teradici has developed a strong ecosystem of products and services and maintains strategic partnerships with companies like Dell Wyse and Socionext Inc. Its commitment to innovation is underscored by its significant investment in research and development, resulting in over 40 patents.

FirstHand Technologies

Series C in 2006
FirstHand Technologies is a technology pioneer with specific expertise in Session Initiation Protocol (SIP). By embedding or bundling SIPquest SIP-based software products with their own products, telecom and datacom equipment vendors are able to take advantage of the growing demand for VoIP services and capabilities. IP Telephony is the superset encompassing more than just VoIP. SIPquest's application and component suite also includes IP-based audio conferencing, video conferencing, data conferencing, application sharing, instant messaging, presence, a multimedia collaboration agent, voice mail, auto attendant, a SIP to H.323 signaling converter, an extensible SIP server and mobile WiFi roaming and collaboration capabilities. SIPquest is committed to expanding the use of SIP technologies through an exclusive licensing agreement with Columbia University's Internet Real-Time Lab and Professor Henning Schulzrinne, Chief Scientific Advisor to SIPquest and co-author of SIP. Located in Ottawa, Canada, SIPquest has the most complete and advanced suite of Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) software modules and components on the market.

Galazar Networks

Series C in 2006
Galazar Networks Inc. is a technology company that specializes in designing, developing, and supplying system semiconductors and software solutions. The company focuses on a range of telecommunications and data communication technologies, including Ethernet, DS1/E1, DS3/E3, and SONET/SDH/OTN solutions, primarily aimed at carrier-grade Ethernet and multi-service line cards. Galazar Networks provides a variety of semiconductor solutions, including framer and mapper devices for both datacom and telecom interfaces, as well as OTN mappers, multiplexers, and PDH access network solutions. Their product offerings also encompass multi-protocol infrastructure solutions and multi-service provisioning for PDH and Ethernet over SONET/SDH applications.

Accedian Networks

Series A in 2006
Accedian Networks Inc. specializes in performance assurance solutions for mobile backhaul, business services, and cloud connectivity. Established in 2004 and based in Saint-Laurent, Canada, the company provides a range of services to service providers and enterprises, including continuous performance monitoring, customer experience optimization, service activation testing, and traffic conditioning. Its flagship product, SkyLIGHT, is a fully-virtualized platform that offers network-wide visibility and analytics, enabling organizations to monitor network behavior and prioritize customer-impacting issues effectively. Accedian's technology is designed to enhance network performance and reliability, ensuring that mission-critical applications operate optimally. The company leverages advanced FPGA-based solutions to deliver real-time performance optimization and management, facilitating service verification and compliance with service-level agreements. With a comprehensive suite of hardware and cloud-based software solutions, Accedian enables clients to navigate complex networks while enhancing agility and reducing costs.

Metconnex

Venture Round in 2006
Metconnex develops integrated optical modules for optical networks. The company offers products such as wave switching modules for wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) networks. It was founded in 2002 and is based in Ottawa, Canada.

Spotwave Wireless

Venture Round in 2006
Spotwave Wireless specializes in providing carrier-approved indoor wireless coverage solutions designed to deliver reliable and consistent wireless connectivity in indoor environments. The company serves wireless carriers, enterprise customers, and consumers, offering a range of products that enhance GSM and CDMA network performance indoors. By ensuring excellent coverage where wireless devices are predominantly used, Spotwave Wireless presents a practical and cost-effective approach to resolving connectivity challenges faced by businesses and individuals alike. Their solutions aim to facilitate seamless communication and improve the overall user experience in settings that require dependable wireless service.

GridPoint

Series A in 2006
GridPoint Inc., established in 2003 and headquartered in Reston, Virginia, specializes in comprehensive energy management solutions. The company offers hardware devices like submetering and advanced monitoring systems for managing energy endpoints such as controllers, submeters, thermostats, and sensors. GridPoint's cloud-based software platform, Energy Manager, enables real-time monitoring and control of energy-consuming assets like HVAC and lighting systems. Additionally, they provide mobile applications for accessing site details and data on-the-go, along with energy management services including customer support and consultative advisory services. Serving diverse sectors such as retail, commercial buildings, and government institutions, GridPoint aims to maximize energy savings, operational efficiency, and sustainability benefits through its innovative solutions.

Elliptic Technologies

Series A in 2005
Elliptic Technologies, established in 2001, specializes in supplying security software and semiconductor IP offload engines. The company offers embedded security services for various applications such as wired/wireless networking, digital media, home entertainment systems, and IoT sensor networks to vendors, device manufacturers, service providers, and content creators. Its team brings extensive experience from developing System-on-Chip designs at Chrysalis-ITS.

ProntoForms

Series B in 2005
ProntoForms Corporation is a mobile business solutions provider that specializes in automating field data collection processes for various industries. Founded in 2001 and based in Kanata, Canada, the company offers a no-code app development platform that allows organizations to create custom mobile form applications. This enables remote workers to gather data, access company information, and share results seamlessly with back-office systems and cloud services. ProntoForms supports a range of applications, including field sales, field service, inspections, audits, safety, fleet management, and enterprise asset management. The company operates across the United States, Canada, Latin America, Europe, and other international markets, and was previously known as TrueContext Mobile Solutions Corporation before rebranding in June 2013.

Meriton

Series C in 2005
Meriton is a manufacturer of mechanical engineering devices designed to facilitate the construction of office buildings, residential homes, and other commercial structures. The company specializes in heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems, providing essential solutions for the construction industry. Founded in 2019 and headquartered in Dallas, Texas, Meriton aims to enhance operational efficiency and foster growth among its portfolio companies. To achieve these objectives, the company has made substantial investments in customized software, information technology, finance, accounting, marketing, leadership development, and human resources. This comprehensive approach allows Meriton to support companies in transitioning ownership and achieving long-term growth without the constraints typically imposed by external stakeholders.

FirstHand Technologies

Series B in 2005
FirstHand Technologies is a technology pioneer with specific expertise in Session Initiation Protocol (SIP). By embedding or bundling SIPquest SIP-based software products with their own products, telecom and datacom equipment vendors are able to take advantage of the growing demand for VoIP services and capabilities. IP Telephony is the superset encompassing more than just VoIP. SIPquest's application and component suite also includes IP-based audio conferencing, video conferencing, data conferencing, application sharing, instant messaging, presence, a multimedia collaboration agent, voice mail, auto attendant, a SIP to H.323 signaling converter, an extensible SIP server and mobile WiFi roaming and collaboration capabilities. SIPquest is committed to expanding the use of SIP technologies through an exclusive licensing agreement with Columbia University's Internet Real-Time Lab and Professor Henning Schulzrinne, Chief Scientific Advisor to SIPquest and co-author of SIP. Located in Ottawa, Canada, SIPquest has the most complete and advanced suite of Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) software modules and components on the market.

Trellia Networks

Series A in 2005
Trellia Networks, Inc. develops enterprise mobility management solutions. It provides mobile policy management and enforcement solutions, which enable IT departments to centrally define, create, manage, automate, and enforce mobile policies; and a hosted Mobile Policy Management platform, which features 3G data plan management and 3G/Gobi asset management capabilities. The company’s products include mobile policy manager (MPM) for mobile broadband, which allows enterprises to choose pre-configured mobility policies, as well as deploy solutions, such as wire-line access, 3G, or VPNs; and MPM for mobile enterprise, which provides policy automation and enforcement for access, security, cost, and productivity to the functionality provided by the MPM for wireless broadband edition. Trellia Networks, Inc. was founded in 2003 and is based in Montreal, Canada.

Teradici

Venture Round in 2004
Teradici Corporation specializes in PC-over-IP (PCoIP) technology, which transfers the image of software from central servers or workstations to various end-points, facilitating local, remote, mobile, and collaborative work styles. The company offers a range of PCoIP solutions, including zero clients, optimized thin clients, hardware accelerators, remote workstation cards, workstation access software, and a management console for streamlined deployment and management of PCoIP devices. Teradici's offerings extend to cloud solutions such as desktop virtualization infrastructure and Desktop as a Service, as well as optimization and monitoring tools. The company's clientele includes Fortune 500 enterprises, educational institutions, government agencies, and service providers across various sectors, including healthcare, media, manufacturing, and construction. Founded in 2004 and based in Burnaby, Canada, Teradici has developed a strong ecosystem of products and services and maintains strategic partnerships with companies like Dell Wyse and Socionext Inc. Its commitment to innovation is underscored by its significant investment in research and development, resulting in over 40 patents.

TenXc Wireless

Series A in 2004
TenXc Wireless specializes in the design and supply of wireless access systems and antenna products tailored for major wireless operators globally. The company provides wideband bi-sector arrays that enhance network performance, spectral efficiency, and coverage. These systems also grant clients the flexibility to focus on network hotspots and facilitate the establishment of new networks, making TenXc Wireless a key player in the wireless mobility network sector.

Wavesat

Venture Round in 2004
Wavesat is a provider of advanced semiconductor solutions that cater to the needs of carrier and mobile device manufacturers focused on mobile broadband. The company is recognized for its innovative technologies, including the industry’s first WiMAX Forum Certified CPE design, which facilitates the deployment of a variety of broadband wireless technologies such as WiMAX Wave2, WiFi, and XG-PHS. Wavesat’s technology is built on an intelligent, multimode 4G architecture that supports seamless migration to future 4G technologies like LTE. By offering highly integrated and power-efficient broadband solutions, Wavesat enables mobile device manufacturers to optimize investments, reduce development time and risks, and accelerate their time-to-market. The company combines superior technical support with cost-effective platforms that include both software and reference designs, making it a key partner for businesses aiming to stay ahead in the rapidly evolving broadband landscape.

FirstHand Technologies

Series A in 2004
FirstHand Technologies is a technology pioneer with specific expertise in Session Initiation Protocol (SIP). By embedding or bundling SIPquest SIP-based software products with their own products, telecom and datacom equipment vendors are able to take advantage of the growing demand for VoIP services and capabilities. IP Telephony is the superset encompassing more than just VoIP. SIPquest's application and component suite also includes IP-based audio conferencing, video conferencing, data conferencing, application sharing, instant messaging, presence, a multimedia collaboration agent, voice mail, auto attendant, a SIP to H.323 signaling converter, an extensible SIP server and mobile WiFi roaming and collaboration capabilities. SIPquest is committed to expanding the use of SIP technologies through an exclusive licensing agreement with Columbia University's Internet Real-Time Lab and Professor Henning Schulzrinne, Chief Scientific Advisor to SIPquest and co-author of SIP. Located in Ottawa, Canada, SIPquest has the most complete and advanced suite of Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) software modules and components on the market.

Core Networks

Series B in 2003
Core Networks delivers a suite of powerful next-generation applications for the broadband industry. The company's flagship product, CoreOS, has been deployed at global customer sites for over five years and the company has recently introduced several new products for service assurance, home networking, and firmware upgrade management. These latest applications: CoreMeter, network trend and performance manager, CoreRhythm, firmware upgrade manager, and CoreEnsemble, CableHome(TM) compliant home network manager, are currently in trials or deployed with top tier cable operators in the U.S. and Europe. Core Networks is an NDA vendor of CableLabs(R) and tComLabs(R) and works with major CMTS and cable modem vendors as well as other industry partners to ensure advanced feature support and compatibility.

Atreus Systems

Series C in 2003
Atreus delivers provisioning solutions for a variety of advanced IP services for both the business and consumer markets.

Native Networks

Series C in 2003
Native Networks is a London-based developer of products for optical access networks. The company is based in Coventry, United Kingdom.

Galazar Networks

Series B in 2003
Galazar Networks Inc. is a technology company that specializes in designing, developing, and supplying system semiconductors and software solutions. The company focuses on a range of telecommunications and data communication technologies, including Ethernet, DS1/E1, DS3/E3, and SONET/SDH/OTN solutions, primarily aimed at carrier-grade Ethernet and multi-service line cards. Galazar Networks provides a variety of semiconductor solutions, including framer and mapper devices for both datacom and telecom interfaces, as well as OTN mappers, multiplexers, and PDH access network solutions. Their product offerings also encompass multi-protocol infrastructure solutions and multi-service provisioning for PDH and Ethernet over SONET/SDH applications.

ProntoForms

Seed Round in 2002
ProntoForms Corporation is a mobile business solutions provider that specializes in automating field data collection processes for various industries. Founded in 2001 and based in Kanata, Canada, the company offers a no-code app development platform that allows organizations to create custom mobile form applications. This enables remote workers to gather data, access company information, and share results seamlessly with back-office systems and cloud services. ProntoForms supports a range of applications, including field sales, field service, inspections, audits, safety, fleet management, and enterprise asset management. The company operates across the United States, Canada, Latin America, Europe, and other international markets, and was previously known as TrueContext Mobile Solutions Corporation before rebranding in June 2013.

Core Networks

Series B in 2001
Core Networks delivers a suite of powerful next-generation applications for the broadband industry. The company's flagship product, CoreOS, has been deployed at global customer sites for over five years and the company has recently introduced several new products for service assurance, home networking, and firmware upgrade management. These latest applications: CoreMeter, network trend and performance manager, CoreRhythm, firmware upgrade manager, and CoreEnsemble, CableHome(TM) compliant home network manager, are currently in trials or deployed with top tier cable operators in the U.S. and Europe. Core Networks is an NDA vendor of CableLabs(R) and tComLabs(R) and works with major CMTS and cable modem vendors as well as other industry partners to ensure advanced feature support and compatibility.

Atreus Systems

Series B in 2001
Atreus delivers provisioning solutions for a variety of advanced IP services for both the business and consumer markets.

SynTera Communications

Series A in 2001
SynTera is an industry leader in the development of turnkey silicon solutions for high-performance networking systems. The Company leverages its core competencies in networking silicon and systems, including digital and mixed-signal design, protocols and software to create a family of products that enable and accelerate the convergence of data, voice and video communications over the Internet.

Solidum Systems

Series B in 2001
Solidum is a leader in the development of wirespeed packet classification products. Solidum's unique approach, based on programmable state machine technology and an openly distributed pattern processing language, accelerates the time to market for a wide range of broadband network applications. The company develops ICs for high-speed communication equipment manufacturers. Solidum is a founding member of CPIX ( www.cpixforum.com), a principal member of the Optical Internetworking Forum (www.oiforum.com), and a participating member of CSIX (www.CSIX.org), and the 10 Gigabit Ethernet Alliance (www.10gea.org).

Atreus Systems

Venture Round in 2000
Atreus delivers provisioning solutions for a variety of advanced IP services for both the business and consumer markets.

March Networks

Venture Round in 2000
March Networks is a prominent provider of IP video surveillance solutions, serving a diverse range of sectors including banking, retail, transportation, government, education, and commercial enterprises. The company specializes in converting video footage into actionable business intelligence by integrating surveillance video with analytics and data from various business systems and IoT devices. This integration equips clients with the necessary tools to enhance security, mitigate risks, and minimize losses due to theft and fraud. By delivering comprehensive applications, March Networks enables organizations to monitor activities effectively and make informed decisions that drive performance and profitability.

Core Networks

Series A in 2000
Core Networks delivers a suite of powerful next-generation applications for the broadband industry. The company's flagship product, CoreOS, has been deployed at global customer sites for over five years and the company has recently introduced several new products for service assurance, home networking, and firmware upgrade management. These latest applications: CoreMeter, network trend and performance manager, CoreRhythm, firmware upgrade manager, and CoreEnsemble, CableHome(TM) compliant home network manager, are currently in trials or deployed with top tier cable operators in the U.S. and Europe. Core Networks is an NDA vendor of CableLabs(R) and tComLabs(R) and works with major CMTS and cable modem vendors as well as other industry partners to ensure advanced feature support and compatibility.

Solidum Systems

Series A in 1999
Solidum is a leader in the development of wirespeed packet classification products. Solidum's unique approach, based on programmable state machine technology and an openly distributed pattern processing language, accelerates the time to market for a wide range of broadband network applications. The company develops ICs for high-speed communication equipment manufacturers. Solidum is a founding member of CPIX ( www.cpixforum.com), a principal member of the Optical Internetworking Forum (www.oiforum.com), and a participating member of CSIX (www.CSIX.org), and the 10 Gigabit Ethernet Alliance (www.10gea.org).
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