Skypoint Capital Corporation

Skypoint Capital Corporation is a venture capital firm based in Nepean, Canada, established in June 1998. The firm specializes in investing in seed and early-stage companies, with a particular focus on the telecommunications and information technology sectors. Skypoint primarily seeks to invest in innovative and disruptive technologies, targeting opportunities that can bridge technology gaps and create new markets. Typically, the firm invests between $5 million and $10 million, mainly in the Eastern Canada region, although it may consider investments outside this area when compelling technology and strong local partnerships are present. Skypoint employs a rigorous due diligence process to assess the technical, business, financial, and management aspects of potential investments. With established connections in Ottawa and Montreal, the firm is well-positioned to capitalize on significant market opportunities and supports its portfolio companies through a mentoring approach that enhances growth and value realization.

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 facilitates the transmission of software images from central servers or workstations to various PCoIP-ready endpoints. This technology enhances the management and provisioning of computing services, supporting diverse work styles including local, remote, and mobile environments. Teradici offers a range of PCoIP solutions, including zero clients, optimized thin clients, hardware accelerators, remote workstation cards, and workstation access software, all designed to provide high-definition, secure computing experiences. The company's offerings also include cloud solutions such as desktop virtualization infrastructure and remote workstation services, along with optimization and monitoring tools. Teradici serves a wide array of clients, including Fortune 500 companies, educational institutions, government agencies, and cloud service providers, and collaborates with OEM partners globally. Founded in 2004 and headquartered in Burnaby, Canada, Teradici emphasizes innovation and has secured over 40 patents to date.

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 enable users to make voice calls at competitive rates through their existing landlines and mobile phones. By uploading their contacts to the Mobivox platform, users can dial a local access number that connects them to the intended recipient through voice dialing. The service allows Mobivox members to call each other for free, while calls to non-members are charged at a rate of two cents per minute to most locations. This innovative approach positions Mobivox as a competitor in the mobile VoIP market, alongside established players. Additionally, the company provides features such as worldwide calling, group communication, and voice-to-text services, further enhancing its offerings in the telecommunications space.

Gridpoint Systems

Series A in 2007
Gridpoint Systems specializes in connection-oriented carrier Ethernet solutions focused on traffic engineering and management. The company's offerings enable partners and service providers to effectively plan, provision, and protect Ethernet service and transport networks. Key products 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 tailored for traffic engineering. Additionally, the Ethernet path computation module is a portable application that facilitates the scaling of multi-vendor, multi-technology, and multi-domain Ethernet networks. Gridpoint's planning and fulfillment applications are utilized by vendors in equipment, EMS/NMS, and OSS markets, ensuring that service providers can deliver scalable and resilient Ethernet service level agreements 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 facilitates the transmission of software images from central servers or workstations to various PCoIP-ready endpoints. This technology enhances the management and provisioning of computing services, supporting diverse work styles including local, remote, and mobile environments. Teradici offers a range of PCoIP solutions, including zero clients, optimized thin clients, hardware accelerators, remote workstation cards, and workstation access software, all designed to provide high-definition, secure computing experiences. The company's offerings also include cloud solutions such as desktop virtualization infrastructure and remote workstation services, along with optimization and monitoring tools. Teradici serves a wide array of clients, including Fortune 500 companies, educational institutions, government agencies, and cloud service providers, and collaborates with OEM partners globally. Founded in 2004 and headquartered in Burnaby, Canada, Teradici emphasizes innovation and has secured over 40 patents to date.

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. specializes in the design, development, and supply of system semiconductors and software solutions. The company focuses on providing advanced semiconductor solutions for various telecommunications needs, including Ethernet, DS1/E1, DS3/E3, and SONET/SDH/OTN applications. Its product offerings encompass framer and mapper devices for data and telecom interfaces, as well as radio transmission and cellular backhaul solutions. Additionally, Galazar delivers OTN mappers, multiplexers, and multi-protocol infrastructure solutions, aiming to support carrier-grade Ethernet and multi-service line cards in the industry.

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, ensuring reliable and consistent connectivity for users in environments where wireless devices are most utilized. The company offers a range of products designed for various networks, including GSM and CDMA, catering to the needs of wireless carriers, enterprises, and consumers. By delivering effective and affordable coverage solutions, Spotwave enables its customers to maintain seamless wireless communication indoors, enhancing both operational efficiency and user experience.

GridPoint

Series A in 2006
GridPoint, Inc. specializes in energy management solutions that utilize real-time data collection, big data analytics, and cloud computing to enhance energy efficiency and sustainability for various industries. The company offers a comprehensive range of products, including energy management hardware like submeters and advanced monitoring devices, as well as the GridPoint Energy Manager software platform that allows users to oversee energy-consuming assets such as HVAC and lighting systems. Additionally, GridPoint provides mobile applications for on-the-go access to site details and real-time data. Their services encompass customer support, consultative energy advisory, control support, and site monitoring. GridPoint serves a diverse clientele, including retailers, grocery stores, restaurants, commercial enterprises, government entities, and educational institutions. Founded in 2003 and headquartered in Reston, Virginia, with an additional office in Roanoke, GridPoint operates as a subsidiary of Twenty First Century Utilities, LLC.

Elliptic Technologies

Series A in 2005
Elliptic Technologies, founded in 2001, specializes in security software and semiconductor Internet Protocol engines. The company leverages extensive expertise in security design, derived from its history of developing System-on-Chip designs and related software. Elliptic Technologies offers embedded security services that cater to a range of applications, including wired and wireless networking, digital media, home entertainment systems, and Internet of Things (IoT) sensor networks. Its solutions are designed for vendors, device manufacturers, and service and content providers, positioning the company as a key player in the security technology sector.

ProntoForms

Series B in 2005
ProntoForms Corporation specializes in mobile business solutions aimed at automating field data collection processes for various industries. Its no-code app development platform allows organizations to quickly create custom mobile form applications, enhancing the efficiency and safety of field teams. The ProntoForms mobile platform enables remote workers to gather data on mobile devices, access essential company information in real-time, and seamlessly share results with back-office systems and cloud services. This solution is applicable across a range of functions, including field service, inspections, audits, installations, maintenance, safety, fleet management, and enterprise asset management. Established in 2001 and based in Kanata, Canada, ProntoForms operates in multiple regions, including the United States, Canada, Latin America, and Europe. The company was previously known as TrueContext Mobile Solutions Corporation until its name change in 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 facilitates the transmission of software images from central servers or workstations to various PCoIP-ready endpoints. This technology enhances the management and provisioning of computing services, supporting diverse work styles including local, remote, and mobile environments. Teradici offers a range of PCoIP solutions, including zero clients, optimized thin clients, hardware accelerators, remote workstation cards, and workstation access software, all designed to provide high-definition, secure computing experiences. The company's offerings also include cloud solutions such as desktop virtualization infrastructure and remote workstation services, along with optimization and monitoring tools. Teradici serves a wide array of clients, including Fortune 500 companies, educational institutions, government agencies, and cloud service providers, and collaborates with OEM partners globally. Founded in 2004 and headquartered in Burnaby, Canada, Teradici emphasizes innovation and has secured over 40 patents to date.

TenXc Wireless

Series A in 2004
TenXc Wireless specializes in designing and supplying wireless access systems and antenna products for major wireless operators globally. The company focuses on manufacturing wideband bi-sector arrays, which enhance network performance, spectral efficiency, and coverage. These products also provide clients with the flexibility to target specific network hotspots and develop new networks, thereby supporting the growing demands of wireless mobility applications.

Wavesat

Venture Round in 2004
Wavesat specializes in advanced semiconductor solutions for mobile broadband, catering to leading carrier and mobile device manufacturers. The company provides technology that supports the deployment of various broadband wireless technologies, including WiMAX Wave2 and XG-PHS, while facilitating a seamless transition to future 4G technologies such as LTE. Wavesat's innovative multimode 4G architecture and cost-effective platforms combine software and reference designs, offering superior technical support and highly integrated, power-efficient solutions. This approach enables mobile device manufacturers to optimize their investments, minimize development time and risk, and accelerate their time-to-market with industry-leading performance and integration.

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. specializes in the design, development, and supply of system semiconductors and software solutions. The company focuses on providing advanced semiconductor solutions for various telecommunications needs, including Ethernet, DS1/E1, DS3/E3, and SONET/SDH/OTN applications. Its product offerings encompass framer and mapper devices for data and telecom interfaces, as well as radio transmission and cellular backhaul solutions. Additionally, Galazar delivers OTN mappers, multiplexers, and multi-protocol infrastructure solutions, aiming to support carrier-grade Ethernet and multi-service line cards in the industry.

ProntoForms

Seed Round in 2002
ProntoForms Corporation specializes in mobile business solutions aimed at automating field data collection processes for various industries. Its no-code app development platform allows organizations to quickly create custom mobile form applications, enhancing the efficiency and safety of field teams. The ProntoForms mobile platform enables remote workers to gather data on mobile devices, access essential company information in real-time, and seamlessly share results with back-office systems and cloud services. This solution is applicable across a range of functions, including field service, inspections, audits, installations, maintenance, safety, fleet management, and enterprise asset management. Established in 2001 and based in Kanata, Canada, ProntoForms operates in multiple regions, including the United States, Canada, Latin America, and Europe. The company was previously known as TrueContext Mobile Solutions Corporation until its name change in 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 leading provider of IP video surveillance services, specializing in transforming video into actionable business intelligence for various sectors, including banking, retail, transportation, government, education, and commercial enterprises. The company integrates surveillance video with analytics and data from business systems and IoT devices, empowering clients to enhance security, mitigate risk, and minimize losses from theft and fraud. By delivering integrated applications, March Networks enables organizations to gain insights into their operations, facilitating informed decision-making that can improve overall 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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