SunBridge Partners

SunBridge Partners is a venture capital firm established in 2004 and based in Beachwood, Ohio, with additional offices in Japan and the U.S. The firm specializes in facilitating the entry and growth of global leaders in enterprise software and Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) within the Japanese market. Notable achievements include co-founding several successful ventures such as Concur Japan, Marketo Japan, Demandware Japan, and Kyriba Japan, collectively generating over $1.3 billion in joint venture valuations with parent companies having a combined worth of more than $195 billion. SunBridge Partners has invested over $100 million across more than 65 portfolio companies, focusing on sectors such as media, software, mobile, big data, and cybersecurity. Through its strategic investments, SunBridge Partners aims to drive innovation and growth in the Japanese technology landscape.

Ken Ehrhart

Co-Founder, General Partner

Allen Miner

Founder and General Partner

31 past transactions

Demandware

Post in 2014
Demandware solutions, comprised of the only enterprise-class, on-demand ecommerce platform and expert services, deliver merchandising effectiveness, proven site reliability and industry best practices that exceed profitability goals. Only Demandware provides a distinct time-to-market advantage for launching multiple ecommerce sites, customizing the consumer experience from content to code, and maintaining sites at the forefront of ecommerce innovation.

Marketo

Series A in 2014
Marketo provides a complete software solutions for fast-growing small companies and global enterprises alike. Built for marketers, by marketers, Marketo is designed to allow companies to launch their first campaign in days and scale to meet the needs of the most complex global enterprise. The solution delivers everything a marketer needs to deliver more sales leads with less work, including inbound marketing, social marketing, event management, instant CRM integration, sales dashboards, and marketing ROI reporting and analytics.

SAP Concur

Post in 2013
SAP Concur, founded in 1993 and headquartered in Bellevue, Washington, specializes in developing integrated travel and expense management solutions for businesses of all sizes. The company aims to streamline travel, expense, and invoice management through innovative technology that simplifies everyday processes and enhances user experiences. By offering a connected spend management solution, SAP Concur enables organizations to gain clear insights into their spending, allowing for proactive management of expenses. The firm has also established a joint venture in Japan to cater to the growing demand for cloud computing and mobile solutions in the region. Through its global expertise and dynamic partnerships, SAP Concur is committed to helping businesses reduce complexity in their financial operations.

SAP Concur

Post in 2013
SAP Concur, founded in 1993 and headquartered in Bellevue, Washington, specializes in developing integrated travel and expense management solutions for businesses of all sizes. The company aims to streamline travel, expense, and invoice management through innovative technology that simplifies everyday processes and enhances user experiences. By offering a connected spend management solution, SAP Concur enables organizations to gain clear insights into their spending, allowing for proactive management of expenses. The firm has also established a joint venture in Japan to cater to the growing demand for cloud computing and mobile solutions in the region. Through its global expertise and dynamic partnerships, SAP Concur is committed to helping businesses reduce complexity in their financial operations.

Zipit Wireless

Convertible Note in 2012
Zipit Wireless is a Greenville, SC-based company delivering cloud-based software and cellular services for Internet of Things products. The Company offers a subscription billing and activations platform that provides cellular activation, pricing subscription orders, accounting services, and business reports. Zipit Wireless markets its software and services worldwide.

Bloom Energy

Series G in 2011
Bloom Energy is changing the way the world generates and consumes energy. Their unique on-site power generation systems utilize an innovative new fuel cell technology with roots in NASA's Mars program. Derived from a common sand-like powder, and leveraging breakthrough advances in materials science, Their technology is able to produce clean, reliable, affordable power,... practically anywhere,... from a wide range of renewable or traditional fuels. Their Energy Servers™ are among the most efficient energy generators on the planet; providing for significantly reduced electricity costs and dramatically lower greenhouse gas emissions. By generating power on-site, where it is consumed, Bloom Energy offers increased electrical reliability and improved energy security, providing a clear path to energy independence. Founded in 2001, Bloom Energy is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California.

SilkRoad Technology

Venture Round in 2011
SilkRoad Technology enables people to thrive in a changing workplace. Our software and services platform helps our clients attract, retain and align people to their business. Our solutions start with Global Client Services to provide strategic HR and business expertise. SilkRoad Technology then designs secure HR solutions tailored to business requirements at scale for global companies. We deliver personalized experiences for employees to drive engagement across the employment lifecycle and enable measurable and better business outcomes.

SAP Concur

Series A in 2011
SAP Concur, founded in 1993 and headquartered in Bellevue, Washington, specializes in developing integrated travel and expense management solutions for businesses of all sizes. The company aims to streamline travel, expense, and invoice management through innovative technology that simplifies everyday processes and enhances user experiences. By offering a connected spend management solution, SAP Concur enables organizations to gain clear insights into their spending, allowing for proactive management of expenses. The firm has also established a joint venture in Japan to cater to the growing demand for cloud computing and mobile solutions in the region. Through its global expertise and dynamic partnerships, SAP Concur is committed to helping businesses reduce complexity in their financial operations.

Zipit Wireless

Series C in 2010
Zipit Wireless is a Greenville, SC-based company delivering cloud-based software and cellular services for Internet of Things products. The Company offers a subscription billing and activations platform that provides cellular activation, pricing subscription orders, accounting services, and business reports. Zipit Wireless markets its software and services worldwide.

Alien Technology

Venture Round in 2010
Alien Technology is a provider of reliable, high-volume, low cost, EPC compliant Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) products. Using Fluidic Self Assembly (FSA ), a patented manufacturing process, Alien manufactures electronic product code (EPC) class 1 tags and readers used in a variety of applications including supply chain management, logistics operations and anti-counterfeiting to improve inventory management and reduce operating costs. Alien Technology Corporation is an active member of EPC Global. More information about Alien Technology Corporation can be found on the Company's website at www.alientechnology.com. Alien, Alien Technology and FSA are trademarks or registered trademarks of Alien Technology Corporation in the United States and other countries.

Zipit Wireless

Series C in 2010
Zipit Wireless is a Greenville, SC-based company delivering cloud-based software and cellular services for Internet of Things products. The Company offers a subscription billing and activations platform that provides cellular activation, pricing subscription orders, accounting services, and business reports. Zipit Wireless markets its software and services worldwide.

Alien Technology

Venture Round in 2008
Alien Technology is a provider of reliable, high-volume, low cost, EPC compliant Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) products. Using Fluidic Self Assembly (FSA ), a patented manufacturing process, Alien manufactures electronic product code (EPC) class 1 tags and readers used in a variety of applications including supply chain management, logistics operations and anti-counterfeiting to improve inventory management and reduce operating costs. Alien Technology Corporation is an active member of EPC Global. More information about Alien Technology Corporation can be found on the Company's website at www.alientechnology.com. Alien, Alien Technology and FSA are trademarks or registered trademarks of Alien Technology Corporation in the United States and other countries.

Yap

Series A in 2008
Yap pioneered the world's first high accuracy, automated speech recognition platform for "long duration" dialogues. Long duration dialogues are conversations and audio content ranging from 5 seconds to several hours. Yap specializes in accurately transcribing these dialogues for a variety of different scenarios including voicemail-to-text, conference call transcriptions, analysis of customer phone calls and voice-activated mobile messaging. The company was a TechCrunch finalist in 2007. Their management team previously worked on Apple's iPod, Honda's navigational systems, IBM's ViaVoice, Microsoft's Tellme speech division and Nuance's Dragon products. Yap white labels its SaaS platform -- i.e., Yap Speech Cloud(TM) -- to enable diverse use cases, including messaging, call analytics and voicemail-to-text. For example, Microsoft uses Yap for voice-based mobile messaging applications. Their end users can say anything they want to and have Yap's platform transcribe it into text (far more convenient than typing on the fumbling with a devices keypad while driving). MetroPCS also is a Yap customer. Cincinnati Bell, a regional carrier, uses Yap-based technology to convert subscriber voicemails into text. The carrier was a competitive win away from SpinVox (now Nuance). Part of the allure for Yap's service is that it's completely automated. That means there is no need for humans listening to messages, typing them out, and then sending them back out, giving Yap a real advantage in ensuring privacy. Because Yap is completely machine powered, the company is able to offer lower costs, higher speeds and greater consistency.

Zipit Wireless

Series B in 2008
Zipit Wireless is a Greenville, SC-based company delivering cloud-based software and cellular services for Internet of Things products. The Company offers a subscription billing and activations platform that provides cellular activation, pricing subscription orders, accounting services, and business reports. Zipit Wireless markets its software and services worldwide.

Gydget

Series B in 2007
Gydget is a widget maker providing marketing solutions focused to the entertainment industry. The service is aimed at bands, sports teams, and celebrities looking to get the word out to fans across the social networks they visit. A short list of recognizable names using Gydget's service include Joss Stone, Beyonce, the Oakland Raiders, and many more. The service is the spawn of former city events info provider Attendio.com.

Zipit Wireless

Series A in 2007
Zipit Wireless is a Greenville, SC-based company delivering cloud-based software and cellular services for Internet of Things products. The Company offers a subscription billing and activations platform that provides cellular activation, pricing subscription orders, accounting services, and business reports. Zipit Wireless markets its software and services worldwide.

Alien Technology

Venture Round in 2007
Alien Technology is a provider of reliable, high-volume, low cost, EPC compliant Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) products. Using Fluidic Self Assembly (FSA ), a patented manufacturing process, Alien manufactures electronic product code (EPC) class 1 tags and readers used in a variety of applications including supply chain management, logistics operations and anti-counterfeiting to improve inventory management and reduce operating costs. Alien Technology Corporation is an active member of EPC Global. More information about Alien Technology Corporation can be found on the Company's website at www.alientechnology.com. Alien, Alien Technology and FSA are trademarks or registered trademarks of Alien Technology Corporation in the United States and other countries.

Blue Spark Technologies

Series A in 2007
Blue Spark Technologies develops power source solutions for battery-powered printed electronic systems. It also develops flexible, printed, "green," proprietary power source solutions for battery-powered printed electronic systems. The company was founded as Thin Battery Technologies in 2002 with patented technology and technical leadership from Energizer (Eveready Battery Company). Blue Spark Technologies was founded in 2003 and headquartered in Westlake, Ohio.

W5 Networks

Series B in 2006
W5 Networks, Inc. develops wireless systems for the retail industry. It offers electronic shelf label (ESL) systems for displaying price information on retail shelves. The company was founded in 2005 and is based in Sunnyvale, California.

Alien Technology

Venture Round in 2006
Alien Technology is a provider of reliable, high-volume, low cost, EPC compliant Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) products. Using Fluidic Self Assembly (FSA ), a patented manufacturing process, Alien manufactures electronic product code (EPC) class 1 tags and readers used in a variety of applications including supply chain management, logistics operations and anti-counterfeiting to improve inventory management and reduce operating costs. Alien Technology Corporation is an active member of EPC Global. More information about Alien Technology Corporation can be found on the Company's website at www.alientechnology.com. Alien, Alien Technology and FSA are trademarks or registered trademarks of Alien Technology Corporation in the United States and other countries.

Gydget

Series A in 2006
Gydget is a widget maker providing marketing solutions focused to the entertainment industry. The service is aimed at bands, sports teams, and celebrities looking to get the word out to fans across the social networks they visit. A short list of recognizable names using Gydget's service include Joss Stone, Beyonce, the Oakland Raiders, and many more. The service is the spawn of former city events info provider Attendio.com.

Encirq Corporation

Series B in 2006
Encirq solves marketing's #1 challenge: Delivering Personalization with Privacy™. Encirq is an online marketing services company that has developed a unique data engine to deliver individualized, consumer-centered marketing over the Internet. We use online and offline, real-time individual transactional data in a private and secure environment. Marketers and Encirq cannot see the data. Rather, the data reside on each consumer's personal computer, and filter out marketing messages that are not relevant. The service and technology are extendible to broadband, to other network devices, and eventually can be used to deliver personalized television commercials to individual households. Encirq's data engine does two things: It provides cost-effective access to consumer information not previously available; and it enables personalized real-time marketing programs. We have filed multiple patent applications on Encirq's illumination processes and technology.

Alien Technology

Series H in 2005
Alien Technology is a provider of reliable, high-volume, low cost, EPC compliant Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) products. Using Fluidic Self Assembly (FSA ), a patented manufacturing process, Alien manufactures electronic product code (EPC) class 1 tags and readers used in a variety of applications including supply chain management, logistics operations and anti-counterfeiting to improve inventory management and reduce operating costs. Alien Technology Corporation is an active member of EPC Global. More information about Alien Technology Corporation can be found on the Company's website at www.alientechnology.com. Alien, Alien Technology and FSA are trademarks or registered trademarks of Alien Technology Corporation in the United States and other countries.

GaiaX

Venture Round in 2004
GaiaX Asia Corp. is a social media and support solutions provider geared towards businesses. They help companies improve their businesses in two ways: - 1. As a social media strategy partner, and - 2. As their online customer support partner In the digital age, it is important for businesses to effectively connect with their customers and clients through various online media. This is exactly what GaiaX Asia aims to provide businesses; They empower them to connect.

Shicoh Engineering

Venture Round in 2004
Shicoh Engineering manufactures miniaturized vibration, auto-focus, fan and linear motors for camera phones and other devices requiring extremely small footprint and weight, with high durability and long life-cycle demands.

Istyle

Series B in 2003
istyle, Inc. engages in the management of beauty-related online platforms as well as the provision of advertising, marketing, and research services. It operates through the following segments: On Platform, Beauty Service, Global, and Others. The On Platform segment deals with domestic and overseas marketing, as well as premium membership services. The Beauty Service segment manages domestic cosmetics electronic commerce sites in addition to its specialty shop @cosme store. The Global segment includes services developed overseas. The Others segment covers beauty staff dispatching and investment training services. It has overseas subsidiaries including in Taiwan, China, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, and The United States.

OKWave

Venture Round in 2002
OKWAVE created Japan's first Q&A community site. The origin behind the company name comes from 'Oshiete' (Japanese for 'tell me') and 'Kotaeru‘ ('answer') which outlines the flow of Q&A. Being centred on the concept of gratitude as being a Q&A 'community' user's help each other, OKWAVE aims to spread the concept of 'arigato' (meaning 'thanks' in Japanese) throughout the world like a 'wave'. After achieving the top spot in the Japanese market, OKWAVE aspires to bring all the people of the world together in one international Q&A community through high quality service and by focusing on the concept of 'arigato'. In October of 2010, OKWAVE launched the world's first 'international social Q&A' service ARIGATO and aims to expand its services to over 20 languages and over 200 countries by 2012. Although up until now many Japanese companies have failed at entering foreign markets, OKWAVE is confident that the concept of gratitude or 'arigato' is one that truly transcends geographical and linguistic boundaries. With this mission in heart, OKWAVE is determined to provide the best Q&A experience for users around the world.

G mode

Venture Round in 2001
G-mode Co., Ltd. is engaged in the planning, development, and licensing of casual games for mobile phones. It also develops game sites and social apps. G-mode Co., Ltd. was founded in 2000 and is based in Tokyo, Japan. G-mode is listed on the Aplix IP Holdings Corp on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.

Macromill

Venture Round in 2000
MACROMILL (recently merged with MetrixLab) is a provider of consumer insights and marketing analytics solutions. MACROMILL turns data from online surveys, social media, and enterprise systems into valuable business information and actionable consumer insights that help leading companies drive product innovation, brand engagement, and customer value. Headquartered in Tokyo, Rotterdam, and San Francisco with 27 offices across the Americas, Europe, and Asia.

ITmedia KK

Venture Round in 2000
ITmedia is the largest online IT publisher in Japan, offering numerous forums on various subjects, technical articles, and case studies. In addition to providing online advice, support, and information, the company also offers conference and seminar planning and management.
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