Spire Capital is a private equity investment firm based in New York, founded in 2000. The firm specializes in investing in small to middle-market companies primarily within the business services, information services, media, education, and communications sectors. Spire Capital focuses on leading buyout investments and leverages its extensive industry experience and network to support the growth and success of its portfolio companies. The firm seeks opportunities in technology-enabled business services and aims to invest in companies with a minimum revenue of $10 million and EBITDA of $5 million. As a Registered Investment Adviser, Spire Capital is committed to actively managing its investments to maximize value.
WatchMeGrow was the first company to introduce streaming camera systems and software designed especially for ECE. Today, we're using new technology to push the limits of what is typical and rethink what we deliver to you. We create new ways for schools, families, and students to thrive. We support franchise brands, enterprise operations, and independent owners with a beautiful and functional UI designed to run your business better. We deliver consistent innovation and back it up with unrelenting attention to customer service.
Green Security
Private Equity Round in 2024
Green Security, founded in 2014 and based in West Seneca, New York, specializes in providing a digital security platform that automates the verification of credentials. This platform integrates credentialing and background investigations with on-site technologies to effectively manage and monitor access for contractors, vendors, and visitors. By doing so, it enables clients to maintain emergency preparedness across their facilities and ensures real-time awareness of non-employee presence.
The Inception Company
Private Equity Round in 2021
The Inception Company, LLC is a technology-driven production firm based in Fairfield, New Jersey, specializing in virtual engagement platforms and services primarily for the pharmaceutical industry. Founded in 2005, the company provides a range of products, including Pando, a virtual meeting platform, and Grove, a web conferencing solution. Additionally, The Inception Company offers production and broadcasting services, covering studio and on-location productions, as well as venue networks. Their expertise extends to creative video production, encompassing branded content, corporate videos, and commercials. The company's comprehensive meeting support solutions include planning, logistics, and audio-visual services, enabling clients to effectively connect with their stakeholders across various industries.
Advocate
Private Equity Round in 2020
Advocate is a leading provider of technology business management (TBM) and technology expense management (TEM) services, aimed at helping enterprise organizations optimize their technology strategies and infrastructure. The company specializes in technology consultancy and managed services, focusing on creating business value, achieving cost savings, and modernizing technology platforms. Advocate offers a range of services, including TBM expertise, optimization, transformation, global communications, mobility, data centers, contact centers, and telecom managed services. Through these offerings, Advocate enables clients to accelerate business value across their enterprises and achieve measurable business outcomes.
Dbi
Private Equity Round in 2020
DBI Group is a company that specializes in non-destructive testing and inspection services. It offers a range of services including mechanical integrity inspections, pipeline integrity inspections, and heat treatment services. The company primarily serves the oil and gas pipelines, power generation, and infrastructure sectors across the Midwest. DBI Group is committed to ensuring compliance and certification for its clients, providing essential services that help maintain safety and operational efficiency in critical industries.
PROtect
Private Equity Round in 2018
PROtect, formed by the merger of ERI Solutions and DBI Inc., is a company specializing in non-destructive testing, safety, industrial hygiene, environmental services, and insurance program management. Established in 2007 and headquartered in Colwich, Kansas, PROtect serves over 200 clients in various sectors, including biofuels, agribusiness, manufacturing, petrochemical, construction, and distribution. The company’s services, many of which are federally mandated, help clients mitigate business risks and ensure compliance with regulations. PROtect focuses on providing advanced and conventional non-destructive testing (NDT), mechanical integrity assessments, and health and process safety solutions, enabling its clients to effectively manage risks associated with employee safety and property damage.
O2BKids
Venture Round in 2018
O2B Kids is a provider of early education services focused on fostering the happiness and success of children. The organization offers preschool education and afterschool enrichment programs for elementary school students, catering to a comprehensive range of developmental needs. Their family membership program includes a variety of classes such as karate, gymnastics, cheerleading, dance, music, and drama, ensuring that children have numerous opportunities for discovery and growth. By creating an engaging environment where children can sing, dance, run, and play, O2B Kids aims to support parents in nurturing their children's potential while promoting family togetherness and joyful experiences.
Dynamic Quest
Private Equity Round in 2018
Dynamic Quest is an information technology company that specializes in providing managed IT and cloud services to enterprises and mid-sized businesses. The company offers a range of solutions, including hosted cloud services, disaster recovery, software maintenance, and security services. By delivering these services, Dynamic Quest enables clients to implement cost-effective plans that enhance operational performance and minimize productivity loss.
Emoov
Series B in 2017
eMoov is an innovative online estate agency that aims to transform the property selling experience by leveraging technology and professional expertise. Founded by Russell Quirk, a seasoned property expert, eMoov addresses the inefficiencies of traditional estate agents, which often charge high fees for minimal support. The platform allows users to book free valuations, arrange viewings, and manage the sales process while benefiting from significantly lower fixed fees compared to the commission-based models of conventional agents. Operating across England, Scotland, and Wales, eMoov prioritizes customer empowerment and transparency, providing a service that enhances the selling experience while reducing costs. The company is recognized for its emphasis on customer service and efficient technology, setting a new standard in the real estate industry.
Vector Media
Venture Round in 2016
Vector Media is a provider of Out-of-Home advertising services, specializing in large format visual communications. The company offers a wide range of advertising solutions designed to enhance brand experiences and deliver measurable impact. Their offerings include double-decker transit spectaculars, airport shuttles, custom-route coach-style vehicles, solar kiosks, street furniture, taxi media, digital advertising, bulletins, wallscapes, building wraps, and printed publications. Additionally, Vector Media engages in experiential marketing, enabling brands across America and Europe to effectively communicate their stories and inspire creativity among their audiences.
On Campus Marketing (OCM)
Debt Financing in 2016
On Campus Marketing is a online retail of university-approved merchandise for campus living, gifting, and special campus occasions.
On Campus Marketing (OCM)
Acquisition in 2016
On Campus Marketing is a online retail of university-approved merchandise for campus living, gifting, and special campus occasions.
Lighthouse
Venture Round in 2015
Lighthouse is a prominent full-service eDiscovery provider that caters to Fortune 100 companies and Am Law 100 law firms across the United States. With over 19 years of experience, the company specializes in managing the complexities of enterprise data for compliance and legal teams. Lighthouse offers a range of services, including consulting and data analysis, aimed at enhancing eDiscovery workflows while significantly reducing clients’ overall discovery costs. Their focus on collaboration and innovation enables clients to effectively identify and mitigate risks associated with current and future litigation.
Accuship
Acquisition in 2014
Accuship, Inc. provides transportation spend management solutions. The company focuses on contract management, shipment management, and payment management solutions. It offers shipment management products, such as AccuMove, which provides users’ employees with the ability to make service and rate comparisons using a multi carrier option, as well as offers desktop shipping, shipment management, hazardous goods, imports, and exports solutions; AccuTrade that offers international trade logistics, compliance, and content solutions; and AccuTrack, which provides basic tracking, supply chain event management, and first and last mile tracking solutions, as well as a solution for various inbound, outbound, and inter-office shipments. The company also provides payment management solutions, including AccuAudit that offers invoice processing, content validation, contract and invoice validation, routing guide compliance, loss and damage claims, small package claims, and freight claims solutions; AccuCode, which provides freight cost allocation, tolerance logic, on-line exception resolution, and information management by cost center solutions; and AccuPay that offers no float policy, escape float pitfalls, SAS70 type II certification, disbursement controls, and on-line carrier invoice review solutions. In addition, it offers information management products, which include AccuView, a reporting tool for the enterprise; and implementation, managed, and consulting services. The company serves retail, telecommunications, pharmaceutical, distribution, and banking industries. Accuship, Inc. was formerly known as Accuship.com, Inc. and changed its name to Accuship, Inc. in April 2000. The company was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Memphis, Tennessee. As of September 30, 2006, Accuship, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Iron Data Solutions, Inc.
Trax Technologies
Private Equity Round in 2014
Trax is the global leader in Transportation Spend Management. A combination of industry‐leading cloud‐based technology solutions and the industry's most global services elevate traditional freight audit to enterprise-wide value creation and customer satisfaction for our clients. Our clients represent the world's most complex supply chains, and they choose Trax to empower better management and control of their global transportation costs, improve data quality, and advise on logistics management optimization strategies. With a global footprint spanning North America, Latin America, Asia, and Europe, we deliver greater visibility, savings, and control of transportation network performance.
Telekenex
Private Equity Round in 2014
Telekenex is a business-grade IP service provider with a robust private international IP network and innovative solutions, including managed ethernet, SIP trunking, private MPLS and Internet, managed data center, and a full suite of IP Telephony solutions. Telekenex was founded in 1994 and is based in San Francisco, California.
NetFortris
Private Equity Round in 2014
NetFortris, Inc. is a provider of cloud-based voice and data communications solutions, specializing in unified communications as a service (UCaaS) and managed network services. The company offers a range of services including multiprotocol label switching (MPLS) for connecting multiple business locations, dedicated Internet access, and mobile MPLS services. Additionally, it provides cloud backup solutions and failover services to ensure business continuity. NetFortris features various applications such as a call center application, cloud PBX, and SIP trunking, alongside advanced security products like firewalls and antivirus solutions. Its proprietary NetFortris Cloud Solutions Platform underpins its offerings, delivering integrated management and analytics for secure communications. The company serves diverse sectors including multi-location enterprises, retail, healthcare, and financial services. Founded in 1994 and based in San Francisco, California, with a regional office in Atlanta, Georgia, NetFortris aims to optimize communications and enhance productivity for its clients.
Surgent Professional Education
Private Equity Round in 2013
Surgent Professional Education is an end-to-end educational platform dedicated to serving accounting and finance professionals. The company specializes in offering comprehensive resources for licensing and continuing education, including certification exam preparation for various accounting degrees. One of its key offerings is the Surgent CPA Review, which provides targeted support for individuals preparing for the CPA exam. Through its diverse range of educational products, Surgent aims to enhance the skills and knowledge of professionals in the accounting and finance sectors, facilitating their career advancement and compliance with continuing education requirements.
Performance Assessment Network
Acquisition in 2013
Performance Assessment Network (PAN), founded in 2000 by two clinical psychologists, specializes in talent measurement solutions designed to assist organizations in hiring, developing, and retaining the right talent. As a leading provider in this field, PAN offers a comprehensive suite of assessment tools and consulting services that cater to various clients, including corporations, government agencies, professional associations, and academic institutions. Their services encompass test development, pre-hire employment selection, managerial assessments, and licensing and certification tests. By leveraging innovative technology and streamlined processes, PAN enables clients to effectively measure and identify the skills, traits, and abilities of individuals seeking employment or professional credentials. More information can be found on their website.
Tonchidot
Series B in 2010
Social Augmented Reality Mobile Location-based Service "Sekai Camera" (World Camera) Their client-side software and web service enable camera-equipped mobile devices (such as iPhones, Android "Google Phones", and other smart-phones) to access informational and entertainment services by creating a "Clickable World" via the use of Augmented Reality (AR) hyper-tags. These user-clickable tags, which they call "AirTags", are location-based and mapped in the real world. These AirTags can be seen and accessed through the camera view of mobile devices with Sekai Camera software. Sekai Camera is realized though a combination of technologies, including client-side software deployed on iPhone, Android and other OS platforms, and also highly scalable web computing systems. In addition, Sekai Camera integrates with services provided by mobile carriers, existing data/service providers, and location technology companies, which combined, enable this dynamic location-based information retrieval service.
Rainbow Child Care Center
Private Equity Round in 2010
Rainbow Child Care Center provides early education services to more than 10,500 students, with 121 schools and before/after school programs in 12 states in the Midwest, Mid-Atlantic and Southeast U.S.
Tarpon Towers
Private Equity Round in 2010
Tarpon Towers, founded in 2008 as Florida Tower Partners, LLC, operates in the wireless communications sector across the United States. The company focuses on developing, acquiring, and managing wireless communication sites that meet the growing demand from service providers catering to consumers, businesses, and government entities. Utilizing the expertise of its management team, Tarpon Towers engages in site acquisition and permitting processes, as well as forming strategic partnerships, including joint ventures for capital funding. The company actively seeks to expand its portfolio by acquiring select wireless communication tower assets nationwide.
Velocity Technology Solutions
Private Equity Round in 2010
Velocity Technology Solutions specializes in providing enterprise and business application cloud services, offering fully-managed and secure storage within virtual private, public, or hybrid clouds. The company focuses on lowering operational costs while enhancing software performance and service levels, thus alleviating the workload on IT staff and enabling flexible deployment options. Velocity's expertise in managing software 24/7, along with its proprietary technology, improves availability, security, and control, making it a reliable partner for organizations looking to deploy their application investments quickly and securely. Headquartered in Charlotte, Velocity operates additional facilities in multiple locations, including Minneapolis, Nashville, Denver, and international offices in India, Singapore, Canada, and the UK. The company is backed by Silver Lake Sumeru, a prominent private equity firm specializing in technology investments.
Carpathia
Acquisition in 2008
Carpathia is a prominent provider of cloud services and managed hosting, specializing in secure and compliant IT infrastructure for enterprises and federal agencies. The company offers a comprehensive cloud platform that supports organizations at every stage of their cloud journey, addressing unique security and compliance needs. Carpathia delivers a wide range of services, including enterprise application hosting, virtual machines, firewall and load balancing solutions, online backup and recovery, collocation hosting, and monitoring services. With a focus on customer care, Carpathia provides 24/7 global support to ensure optimal performance and reliability through its advanced data center facilities. The company is committed to exceeding client expectations, as reflected in its E3 Promise.
Certiport
Private Equity Round in 2007
Certiport is a provider of software training, assessment, and certification solutions aimed at equipping individuals with essential digital skills for the workforce. With over 12,000 Certiport Centers globally, the company offers a range of certification programs, including Microsoft Office Specialist, Microsoft Technology Associate, Adobe Certified Associate, CompTIA Strata IT Fundamentals, Autodesk Certified User, Intuit QuickBooks Certified User, and the Internet and Computing Core Certification (IC³). These programs cater to academic, corporate, and government sectors, validating individuals' proficiency in utilizing computer hardware, software, and internet technologies effectively.
Professional Bull Riders
Private Equity Round in 2007
Professional Bull Riders, LLC is a leading organization in the bull riding industry, conducting professional events in the United States and internationally. Founded in 1992 and based in Pueblo, Colorado, the company showcases the top 35 bull riders and the finest bulls from various countries, including the United States, Australia, Brazil, Canada, and Mexico. Professional Bull Riders operates four domestic tours: the Built Ford Tough Series, U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Company Challenger Tour, Enterprise Rent-A-Car Tour, and Discovery Tour. In addition to its events, the organization offers memberships for riders and runs an online shop featuring a wide range of merchandise, including apparel, accessories, home and office products, and gifts.
AssetNation
Private Equity Round in 2007
AssetNation, Inc. operates an online marketplace focused on the sale and disposition of surplus and salvage assets. The company provides industrial online auction services primarily for the insurance sector and corporate end-of-life assets globally. By connecting sellers with buyers, AssetNation facilitates the efficient transfer of commercial salvage and corporate assets, offering a platform that enhances asset recovery and liquidation processes.
SkyMall
Acquisition in 2005
SkyMall, LLC is an online retailer based in Phoenix, Arizona, that specializes in a wide range of products, including home and garden items, health and beauty products, electronics, clothing, travel gear, and pet supplies. The company offers an extensive selection of furniture, decor, home security, food and wine, entertainment items, and storage solutions, as well as fitness products. Additionally, SkyMall provides apparel, jewelry, watches, and various accessories for men, women, and children. Its electronics category includes products such as TVs, computers, tablets, and audio equipment, alongside travel essentials and automobile accessories. Founded in 1989, SkyMall operates as a subsidiary of C&A Marketing Inc. since April 2015.
Sonitrol
Private Equity Round in 2004
Sonitrol specializes in electronic security systems tailored for commercial enterprises across the United States. The company provides verified response security solutions designed for both schools and businesses. Their offerings include audio intrusion alarms, monitored video surveillance, access control systems, closed-circuit television, and fire detection services. By focusing on these comprehensive security solutions, Sonitrol aims to enhance safety and protection for its clients.
Highline Financial
Private Equity Round in 2003
Highline Financial specializes in providing comprehensive banking information and analytics tailored for the financial sector. With over 35 years of experience, the company serves more than 1,000 clients, including senior executives who rely on its data to manage risk and guide investment decisions. Highline Financial is known for its pioneering contributions to the industry, having established the first performance indexes and benchmarks in banking. The firm offers a wide array of services, including regulatory data, financial reports, market share analysis, and credit risk assessments. It also supplies demographic data and tools for mapping and screening company branches, positioning itself as a vital resource for financial services professionals seeking accurate and actionable insights.
Highline Media
Private Equity Round in 2003
Highline Media is a publishing company that specializes in providing information for the financial, insurance, and real estate sectors. By focusing on these industries, Highline Media delivers relevant content and insights to professionals and stakeholders, helping them make informed decisions. The company aims to be a trusted source of information in these fields, catering to the needs of its audience through various publishing formats.
Patriot Media and Communications
Private Equity Round in 2003
Patriot Media and Communications, LLC engages in the ownership and operation of cable system in Central New Jersey.
Nassau Broadcasting Partners
Private Equity Round in 2003
Nassau Broadcasting is a radio broadcasting company headquartered in Princeton, New Jersey. It specializes in the ownership and operation of local radio station clusters, managing a total of 56 stations, which include 40 FM and 16 AM outlets across 13 Arbitron-rated markets. In addition to its broadcasting services, the company provides media production and distribution services, focusing on delivering localized content to its audiences.
Inflow
Venture Round in 2002
Inflow provides facility-based information technology outsourcing solutions.
Inflow
Venture Round in 2001
Inflow provides facility-based information technology outsourcing solutions.
Encoda Systems
Private Equity Round in 2001
Encoda Systems Holdings, Inc. is a prominent global supplier of software and service solutions tailored for the broadcast media industry. The company specializes in providing automation and media management software, catering to various sectors including television, radio, cable, satellite, and advertising agencies. Encoda's offerings encompass a range of products such as automation, sales, traffic, programming, and financial software, designed to enhance operational efficiency for its clients in the broadcast, cable, and satellite markets.
Vivax
Series B in 2001
Vivax is a provider of cable television services in Brazil, offering a range of products and services that include TV, audio equipment, air conditioners, and small appliances. In addition to its core cable services, Vivax also delivers broadband internet and wholesale carrier and media services, catering to a diverse customer base. The company focuses on enhancing the entertainment and connectivity experience for its users through a variety of electronic and home appliance offerings.
Inflow
Series C in 2000
Inflow provides facility-based information technology outsourcing solutions.
iNNERHOST
Venture Round in 2000
iNNERHOST, Inc. was formed in 1998 to provide shared and complex web hosting services to small and medium-sized businesses. The company, which was based in Miami, FL, provided its services throughout the United States with a growing presence in Latin America. In 2000, iNNERHOST received a venture capital investment of $15 million by Spire Capital to hire key talent, expand its Latin American strategy, and build out its state-of-the-art data center. On August 31, 2002, iNNERHOST was acquired (for an undisclosed amount) by Interland, an Atlanta-based company, which was one of the largest providers of web-hosting services for small and medium-sized enterprises in the United States. Prior to the merger, iNNERHOST had nearly 150 employees and its customer base included approximately 13,000 shared hosting accounts and 1,500 dedicated hosting customers. At the time, it was one of six companies in the world to be a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner. Products and services included shared, dedicated, clustered-hosting services, database services, domain name registration services, back-up storage, and other application hosting services.
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