STARTech Early Ventures

STARTech Early Ventures is a venture capital firm based in Richardson, Texas, with an additional office in Austin. Founded in 1997, it focuses on investing in seed and early-stage technology-based companies, primarily in sectors such as information technology, communications, smart energy systems, technology-enabled healthcare, and biotechnology. The firm aims to support entrepreneurial activity in the Southwest United States, particularly Texas, by investing between $0.1 million and $0.5 million in promising startups. STARTech Early Ventures has established strong networks with executives, entrepreneurs, and research institutions, enhancing its visibility and access to deal flow within Texas. Its mission includes fostering technology commercialization and developing intellectual property-based opportunities through strategic partnerships and investments.

Vinse Davidson

Partner and CFO

15 past transactions

SensorLogic

Series C in 2008
SensorLogic is a provider of cloud-based machine-to-machine (M2M) application hosting services, specializing in platform-as-a-service (PaaS) solutions. The company offers a comprehensive service delivery platform that includes open device and network management, business logic, and application services. This enables organizations to create and deploy customizable M2M applications that leverage connected devices. Through its XpressIQ Service Suite, SensorLogic provides customers with ready-to-use applications for GPS tracking, asset monitoring, and control, along with value-added network services. The platform is designed to facilitate the seamless integration of M2M technologies, allowing businesses to enhance operational efficiency and improve service delivery.

SensorLogic

Series B in 2007
SensorLogic is a provider of cloud-based machine-to-machine (M2M) application hosting services, specializing in platform-as-a-service (PaaS) solutions. The company offers a comprehensive service delivery platform that includes open device and network management, business logic, and application services. This enables organizations to create and deploy customizable M2M applications that leverage connected devices. Through its XpressIQ Service Suite, SensorLogic provides customers with ready-to-use applications for GPS tracking, asset monitoring, and control, along with value-added network services. The platform is designed to facilitate the seamless integration of M2M technologies, allowing businesses to enhance operational efficiency and improve service delivery.

Reata Pharmaceuticals

Series D in 2006
Reata Pharmaceuticals is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company that develops innovative therapeutics aimed at treating serious and life-threatening diseases by targeting molecular pathways involved in cellular metabolism and inflammation. The company is advancing several clinical trial programs, including bardoxolone methyl for chronic kidney disease related to Alport syndrome and pulmonary arterial hypertension, as well as omaveloxolone for Friedreich’s ataxia. Additionally, Reata is conducting studies for various forms of chronic kidney disease, including IgA nephropathy and diabetic kidney disease. The company is also developing RTA 901 for neurological conditions such as diabetic neuropathy and exploring RORgT inhibitors in preclinical stages for autoimmune and fibrotic diseases. Reata has strategic collaborations with Kyowa Kirin to develop bardoxolone in several Asian markets and with AbbVie to research second-generation Nrf2 activators for various indications. Founded in 2002 and headquartered in Plano, Texas, Reata Pharmaceuticals was previously known as Reata Discovery, Inc. until its name change in 2005.

Mirage Networks

Series C in 2005
Mirage Networks was a network security company focused on providing effective and easily manageable security solutions for enterprises. The company specialized in network-access technology and developed a comprehensive network access control platform. This platform allowed users to manage network access across various devices, endpoints, and operating systems. Mirage Networks operated through a global network of resellers, original equipment manufacturers, and managed security service providers, ensuring widespread availability of its solutions.

Quickshift

Seed Round in 2005
Quickshift provides warehousing and e-commerce fulfillment services along with fleet support for distribution. It helps streamline the storage, distribution, and fulfillment across retail, wholesale, and e-commerce channels. The company was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Pune, Maharashtra, India.

Pintail Technologies

Series B in 2005
Pintail Technologies, Inc. specializes in real-time adaptive test technology for the semiconductor manufacturing sector. The company provides SwifTest, an online adaptive test module that integrates with automated test equipment (ATE) to capture and analyze data in real time. Additionally, Pintail offers TestScape, a database system designed to manage this data effectively. Among its solutions are TestScape-Charzilla for device characterization, TestScape-Aware for centralized test result dashboards, and TestScape-OPS for managing test floor operations and enhancing overall equipment effectiveness (OEE). The company also delivers TestVision for test data analysis, SwifTest-TTO for real-time statistical sampling to reduce test times, and SwifTest-MAX, which allows for complex monitoring and analysis. Pintail Technologies serves a diverse clientele, including integrated device manufacturers and automated test equipment companies, with a presence in markets across the United States, Asia, and Europe. The company has established strategic alliances with industry leaders such as Teradyne and Salland Engineering to enhance its offerings.

Reata Pharmaceuticals

Series C in 2004
Reata Pharmaceuticals is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company that develops innovative therapeutics aimed at treating serious and life-threatening diseases by targeting molecular pathways involved in cellular metabolism and inflammation. The company is advancing several clinical trial programs, including bardoxolone methyl for chronic kidney disease related to Alport syndrome and pulmonary arterial hypertension, as well as omaveloxolone for Friedreich’s ataxia. Additionally, Reata is conducting studies for various forms of chronic kidney disease, including IgA nephropathy and diabetic kidney disease. The company is also developing RTA 901 for neurological conditions such as diabetic neuropathy and exploring RORgT inhibitors in preclinical stages for autoimmune and fibrotic diseases. Reata has strategic collaborations with Kyowa Kirin to develop bardoxolone in several Asian markets and with AbbVie to research second-generation Nrf2 activators for various indications. Founded in 2002 and headquartered in Plano, Texas, Reata Pharmaceuticals was previously known as Reata Discovery, Inc. until its name change in 2005.

Voyence

Venture Round in 2004
Voyence provides configuration and change management solutions that automate critical change, compliance, and activation processes. The company offers VoyenceControl NG solution, which manages various devices in a heterogeneous infrastructure; automates configuration management lifecycle, including design, change, and compliance; and collects data in its repository, including configuration, asset/hardware, and change and audit information. It offers compliance/security, change/configuration, and extending network management solutions. The company's customers include financial, healthcare, education, government, manufacturing, services, technology, and transportation organizations. Voyence, Inc. was founded in 2000 as PowerUp Networks and it changed its name to Voyence, Inc. in 2003. The company is headquartered in Richardson, Texas.

Metreos Corporation

Series A in 2004
Metreos Corporation, founded in 2001 by Louis Marascio and Mark Richards, specializes in providing an IP telephony development and run-time platform that enables companies to build, deploy, and manage IP telephony applications. The company offers both packaged applications and a comprehensive set of tools for customizing and managing these applications within IP telephony networks. Metreos primarily serves large enterprises that have transitioned from traditional TDM phone systems to Voice-over-IP systems, particularly those utilizing Cisco Systems as their VoIP provider. Since 2004, notable clients such as Lehman Brothers and BearingPoint have utilized Metreos products to tailor their IP telephony solutions, compensating for features that were not carried over from their previous systems. In recognition of the value provided to its large enterprise customers, Cisco acquired Metreos in June 2006 for $28 million, further integrating its capabilities into Cisco's offerings.

AppTrigger

Series A in 2003
AppTrigger, Inc. provides telecommunications application connectivity solutions. It offers Application Session Controller software, a network element that sits between the application cloud and the converging network/control layer to provide and manage connectivity to the evolving network for multiple applications. The company also provides support programs, and professional and training services. AppTrigger, Inc. was formerly known as Carrius Technologies, Inc. The company was founded in 2002 and is based in Richardson, Texas.

Metreos Corporation

Seed Round in 2003
Metreos Corporation, founded in 2001 by Louis Marascio and Mark Richards, specializes in providing an IP telephony development and run-time platform that enables companies to build, deploy, and manage IP telephony applications. The company offers both packaged applications and a comprehensive set of tools for customizing and managing these applications within IP telephony networks. Metreos primarily serves large enterprises that have transitioned from traditional TDM phone systems to Voice-over-IP systems, particularly those utilizing Cisco Systems as their VoIP provider. Since 2004, notable clients such as Lehman Brothers and BearingPoint have utilized Metreos products to tailor their IP telephony solutions, compensating for features that were not carried over from their previous systems. In recognition of the value provided to its large enterprise customers, Cisco acquired Metreos in June 2006 for $28 million, further integrating its capabilities into Cisco's offerings.

AppTrigger

Series A in 2003
AppTrigger, Inc. provides telecommunications application connectivity solutions. It offers Application Session Controller software, a network element that sits between the application cloud and the converging network/control layer to provide and manage connectivity to the evolving network for multiple applications. The company also provides support programs, and professional and training services. AppTrigger, Inc. was formerly known as Carrius Technologies, Inc. The company was founded in 2002 and is based in Richardson, Texas.

Reata Pharmaceuticals

Series A in 2002
Reata Pharmaceuticals is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company that develops innovative therapeutics aimed at treating serious and life-threatening diseases by targeting molecular pathways involved in cellular metabolism and inflammation. The company is advancing several clinical trial programs, including bardoxolone methyl for chronic kidney disease related to Alport syndrome and pulmonary arterial hypertension, as well as omaveloxolone for Friedreich’s ataxia. Additionally, Reata is conducting studies for various forms of chronic kidney disease, including IgA nephropathy and diabetic kidney disease. The company is also developing RTA 901 for neurological conditions such as diabetic neuropathy and exploring RORgT inhibitors in preclinical stages for autoimmune and fibrotic diseases. Reata has strategic collaborations with Kyowa Kirin to develop bardoxolone in several Asian markets and with AbbVie to research second-generation Nrf2 activators for various indications. Founded in 2002 and headquartered in Plano, Texas, Reata Pharmaceuticals was previously known as Reata Discovery, Inc. until its name change in 2005.

MacroGenics

Venture Round in 2002
MacroGenics, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company based in Rockville, Maryland, specializing in the discovery and development of antibody-based therapeutics for cancer treatment. Founded in 2000, the company focuses on immuno-oncology and has a diverse pipeline of product candidates. Key developments include Margetuximab, a monoclonal antibody in Phase III clinical trials targeting HER2-expressing tumors, and Flotetuzumab, a DART molecule aimed at treating acute myeloid leukemia. Other investigational products include MGA012, MGD013, MGD019, and Enoblituzumab, which target various immune checkpoints and tumor-associated antigens. MacroGenics is also advancing combination therapies and antibody-drug conjugates, such as MGC018, which targets solid tumors expressing B7-H3. The company has formed strategic collaborations with notable partners, enhancing its research and development efforts in the biopharmaceutical landscape.

OraMetrix

Series A in 1999
OraMetrix, Inc. provides 3-D technology solutions for facilitating and improving the quality of orthodontic care. It offers an orthodontic treatment system that allows the use of precision digital tools throughout the diagnosis, treatment planning and monitoring, and arch wire customization processes of the orthodontic treatment. OraMetrix, Inc. was formerly known as Orthotel, Inc. The company was founded in 1998 and is based in Richardson, Texas with an additional office in Berlin, Germany.
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