Headquartered in Boston, Terascala is the fast data company. Terascala storage appliances dramatically accelerate the time to insight for organizations that rely on simulation, analysis, and modeling tools to bring new products and innovation to market. Exclusively available through strategic partners Dell, EMC, and NetApp, Terascala storage appliances provide on-demand throughput at multiple gigabytes per second while leveraging industry-leading storage platforms for long-term data protection.
SoloPower is a producer of thin-film photovoltaic (PV) cells and modules. The company's mission is to mass-produce PV modules for ubiquitous applications on a global scale at a cost that is lower than the traditional wafer-based solar technologies and at parity with that of the conventional power grid. SoloPower is manufacturing and commercializing a new generation of high-efficiency, low-cost Copper-Indium-Gallium-Selenide (CIGS) based devices to enable solar electricity generation at a cost that is competitive with traditional methods.
Guyana Goldfields is focused primarily on the exploration and development of gold deposits in the Guiana Shield of South America. The Guiana Shield is in the northern part of the Amazon Craton and covers parts of Guyana, Venezuela, Suriname, French Guyana, and northern Brazil. The company holds advanced exploration projects in various stages of development and has been operating in Guyana continuously since 1996. The Company's focus is on maintaining its interest in the Aurora and Aranka Properties thereby continually conducting exploration and development work.
ROXRO PHARMA, Inc. develops drugs for pain treatment. Its products include ROX-888, an intranasal formulation for the treatment of dental and postoperative pain; and ROX-828, a non-opioid and non-triptan intranasal product for the treatment of migraine. ROXRO PHARMA, Inc. was founded in 1999 and is based in Menlo Park, California.
The FRS Company produces a full line of products under the Healthy Performance™ banner, including ready-to-drink beverages, chews, powdered drink mixes, shots and concentrates. FRS products use the super antioxidant quercetin, found naturally in many fruits and vegetables, which has been shown in multiple clinical trials to provide sustained energy, increased endurance, and immune system support. FRS products are championed by some of the world’s most elite athletes, such as pro quarterback Tim Tebow, Captain of the U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team Christie Rampone and over 20 professional sports teams. The venture capital and private equity firm, Oak Investment Partners, and Founder Tom Lines are major investors in the company. FRS products are available online and at major retail stores nationwide.
Assertio is a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing products to treat pain and other central nervous system conditions. The company was founded in 1995 and has established itself by developing and incorporating promising technology into differentiated therapeutic products, taking those products through clinical approval, and building a strong market presence. The company currently markets four FDA-approved products, Gralise (gabapentin) tablets for the management of Postherpetic Neuralgia (PHN), Cambia (diclofenac potassium for oral solution) for the acute treatment of migraine attacks with or without aura in adults 18 years of age or older, Zipsor (diclofenac potassium) liquid-filled capsules for relief of mild to moderate acute pain, and Lazanda (fentanyl) nasal spray CII for the management of breakthrough pain in cancer patients. See Important Safety Information for Gralise, Cambia, Zipsor, and Lazanda.
TeleSym's software enables voice calling from mobile computers on wireless networks.
Acusphere is a specialty pharmaceutical company, primarily focused on the development of Imagify™ (perflubutane polymer microspheres) injectible suspension, a cardiovascular drug for the detection of coronary artery disease. Acusphere is in the process of seeking regulatory approval of Imagify in Europe, and negotiating a Special Protocol Assessment with FDA for an additional trial required for U.S. approval. Imagify was created using Acusphere’s proprietary porous microparticle technology, which was also used to create three other drugs which have begun clinical development – AI-525 for acute pain, AI-850 for oncology and AI-128 for asthma. AI-525 and AI-850 were sold to Cephalon in transactions totaling $31 million. AI-128 was developed in collaboration with Elan, who contributed $7.5 million to the program. Acusphere’s technology has the potential to create a wide variety of new drugs by reformulating hydrophobic drugs and creating sustained release formulations of existing drugs.
EDS is a global technology services company with a broad portfolio of information technology and business process outsourcing services to clients in the manufacturing, financial services, healthcare, communications, energy, transportation, and consumer and retail industries and to governments around the world.
Santur Corporation was founded in November 2000 and focused to commercialize laser array and packaging technologies for communications. The first application applied these technologies to tunable lasers. As communications systems move from static point-to-point links to mesh and reconfigurable WDM networks, the need for tunability becomes paramount to allow flexibility and cost reduction.
"Incentive Systems is the industry pioneer and leader in the Enterprise Incentive Management marketplace, which is predicted by AMR to grow rapidly, reaching an annual market size of $2 billion in software revenue alone in 2005, and is also the first software company in which Thomas Weisel Capital Partners, LP made a private equity investment," said Alan Menkes, partner, co-director of private equity for Thomas Weisel Partners LLC. "Since their initial investment, Incentive Systems has continued to deliver industry-leading technology and services to the marketplace, and has seen tremendous growth in demand for its solutions, among both public and private organizations, across several industries. The company is on track to reach its goal of profitability in the near-term, and they were delighted by the oppornity to lead this round and further strengthen their partnership with Incentive Systems."
A fundamental shift has occurred in communications services. The change affects a company's ability to grow. It impacts revenues and profitability. It determines how well an enterprise can serve its customers, work with its partners, support its employees. Yet, surprisingly, it is often overlooked by top executives. Quite simply, communications services have become mission critical. Voice, data, cellular, local, long distance, Internet access, DSL, VPN, calling cards, PBX, voice mail, unified messaging, network management, broadband access – these services are the lifeblood of any enterprise that wants to tackle global markets, innovate at Internet speed, and engage in the continuous transformation that is demanded by today's competitive environment. Unfortunately, the process of procuring and managing them has become increasingly chaotic and costly. Communications has become the third largest operational expense in mid-size companies. Even at that expense, much of it remains hidden, scattered throughout the enterprise, distributed among the business units, duplicated by mergers and acquisitions. Communications managers find themselves inundated with a mind-numbing array of service options, overwhelmed with literally boxes of bills, and continually asking for more headcount. Managing these multiple vendors diverts critical resources away from core business initiatives. Billing errors reduce funding for research, product development, marketing, and sales. Outages and downtime undermine relationships with customers and partners. With so much at stake, a comprehensive, single-source solution is needed for procuring and managing communications services.
Lightspeed Semiconductor
Venture Round in 2001
LightSpeed Semiconductor provides time-to-market, yield, manufacturability, and development expense advantages over cell implementation.
Aligo, Inc. provides mobile application servers for medium and large enterprises. The company offers a suite of mobile business solutions designed to provide mobile workers with access to applications and data from any location and from any device. Its applications solutions range from mobile email to highly complex field force automation solutions. The company offers Aligo M-1 Mobile Application Server, which integrates with existing infrastructure and supports rapid development of J2EE mobile applications. The Aligo M-1 Mobile Application Server also provides a platform to deploy enterprises' existing applications and data, design customized applications, and/or run any pre-built mobile business solutions. It also provides Aligo M-1 Mobile Sales, a system that enables sales force to close more business; and Aligo M-1 Mobile Field Services, a system to allow enterprises to extend any critical field engineering resources to the field, guaranteeing a continuously engaged, always-connected mobile field force. In addition, the company offers Aligo M-1 Mobile Access for Microsoft Exchange Aligo M-1 Mobile Access for Lotus Domino to deliver instant wireless access to Exchange or Domino, ensuring security, speed, universal device support, and integration with business application and data infrastructure. It has engineering operations in Phoenix. Aligo, Inc. was incorporated in 1999 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California. As of January 9, 2007, Aligo, Inc. is a subsidiary of Corrigo, Inc.
"Incentive Systems is the industry pioneer and leader in the Enterprise Incentive Management marketplace, which is predicted by AMR to grow rapidly, reaching an annual market size of $2 billion in software revenue alone in 2005, and is also the first software company in which Thomas Weisel Capital Partners, LP made a private equity investment," said Alan Menkes, partner, co-director of private equity for Thomas Weisel Partners LLC. "Since their initial investment, Incentive Systems has continued to deliver industry-leading technology and services to the marketplace, and has seen tremendous growth in demand for its solutions, among both public and private organizations, across several industries. The company is on track to reach its goal of profitability in the near-term, and they were delighted by the oppornity to lead this round and further strengthen their partnership with Incentive Systems."
AP Engines provides the industry's only complete OSS integration platform for telephony and broadband service providers. Its workflow-based product suite, AP InterLink, enables service providers to turn technology into revenue by bridging the gap between new services and current infrastructure. AP InterLink solves the complex problems of connecting multiple OSS. It facilitates open access standards, enables service creation, and provides network usage management to appropriately track and bill for services.
LuxN provides intelligent optical access and transport solutions for metropolitan service providers and major enterprises. Supporting both CWDM and DWDM, LuxN's carrier-class, OSMINE-certified systems offer manageability and service level assurance for critical applications. LuxN's protocol-independent solutions enable delivery of high-bandwidth data, storage, video, and voice services for a diversified customer base including ILECs, CLECs, MSOs, utilities, municipalities, and storage providers. An ISO 9001 certified company, LuxN has a diverse base of customers and distribution partners spanning the North American, Asia-Pacific, and European regions.
CentrPort is the creator of Brand Interaction Management software. Their suite of software products was designed to enable businesses to receive continuous return on their digital marketing investment. They provide the means by which Their clients effectively integrate cumulative, multi-system data into a single profile of each potential customer. This integrated data forms the basis for the proactive management of all interactions between their customers and their brand.
Bruker Cellular Analysis is a cell biology company enabling the exploration of the phenome and mastery of single cells for all labs.
Innovance is a 100% employee owned company (ESOP) and the holding company for subsidiaries, Lou-Rich, Inc. (www.lou-rich.com) and Almco, Inc. (www.almco.com). Lou-Rich provides contract engineering and manufacturing services. Almco is a state-of-the-art manufacturer of industrial deburring, parts washing, and vibratory metal finishing equipment. For more information on Innvoance, Inc.
RichFX was founded in 1998. At one time, the company had 160 employees and was bank-rolled by 18 firms, a list which includes RealNetworks, Morgan Stanley, ABS Deutsche Bank, Itochu, and Israeli tech giant Yossi Vardi. Initially the company built 3D shopping environments. While visually stunning that business apparently never took off (a left over from that time is the "RichFX Player" that you still find on the web ocasionally). The company pivoted and re-launched with its current product line. Around 2005 they had a very impressive customer list with several hundred online-retailers, including many top brand names (Saks 5th Ave, Burberry, Nieman Marcus, but also Walmart, Sears, JCPenney). Their demise apparently came when they were sued for patent infringement. Eventually they sold for a small amount to Channel Advisor, with the patent law suit still pending.
GENBAND is a global supplier of IP gateways, session border controllers and FMC security solutions. These high-performance, high-security gateway solutions are at the center of fixed and mobile networks around the globe, evolving, securing and improving communications networks.
Phase Forward is a leading provider of integrated data management solutions for clinical trials and drug safety. Phase Forward's technology and global services are designed to enable life sciences companies to automate and integrate the management of their entire clinical development process, from study initiation and FDA submission through post-marketing studies. Until its acquisition by Oracle in April 2010, Phase Forward was a publicly held company. Its corporate headquarters were in Waltham, Massachusetts, international headquarters in Maidenhead, UK, and its regional offices in the U.S., Japan, France and Australia. Phase Forward was founded in 1997 by Paul Bleicher, M.D, Ph.D., who had experienced firsthand the complexities involved in developing and conducting paper-based trials, in particular, capturing, managing, and growing volumes of data. Dr. Bleicher's vision was to develop technology that would enable organizations to make the shift from paper-based methods to Internet-enabled solutions. His pioneering efforts have contributed significantly to Phase Forward's evolution from initial concept to its current industry-leading position. Spearheading the evolution of electronic data capture (EDC) with its industry-leading InForm solution, Phase Forward transformed the way clinical data are collected, analyzed and managed. With the acquisition of Lincoln Technologies' innovative safety management solutions, Phase Forward took steps to provide the end-to-end solutions customers need to track and monitor product efficacy and safety, while building their trials more efficiently and cost-effectively.
PatientKeeper develops and delivers EHR optimization software. Our solutions streamline clinical and revenue cycle workflows for providers, care teams, billers, and coders to improve patient care and operational performance. With PatientKeeper as the system of engagement complementing the EHR system-of-record, providers can easily access and act on all their patient information from smartphones, tablets, and PCs.
Tenor Networks, Inc. develops and manufactures optical switching systems. Its products include TN250G, which is a Core MPLS Switch and TEMPo that is an element management platform.
Brightmail was an e-mail filtering company in the United States. The company specialized in anti-spam products designed to protect email networks of businesses, government agencies, and service providers, by blocking unsolicited bulk email. The company was [acquired](http://www.symantec.com/press/2004/n040519.html) by [Symantec](/organization/symantec) on May 9, 2004.
As of December 20, 2004, Framework Technologies Corporation was acquired by Centric Software, Inc. Framework Technologies Corporation is a product development software provider. It allows product development teams and the suppliers to communicate more effectively. The software (ActiveProject) designed by Framework allows communication to be managed, information to be accessed from anywhere, real-time online reviews, the production of a customized website and more. Framework has worked with General Electric, Lucent Technologies, and has partnered with Moen, Phizer, Delta Airlines, and others. The company was founded in 1994 and is based in Burlington, Massachusetts.
A fundamental shift has occurred in communications services. The change affects a company's ability to grow. It impacts revenues and profitability. It determines how well an enterprise can serve its customers, work with its partners, support its employees. Yet, surprisingly, it is often overlooked by top executives. Quite simply, communications services have become mission critical. Voice, data, cellular, local, long distance, Internet access, DSL, VPN, calling cards, PBX, voice mail, unified messaging, network management, broadband access – these services are the lifeblood of any enterprise that wants to tackle global markets, innovate at Internet speed, and engage in the continuous transformation that is demanded by today's competitive environment. Unfortunately, the process of procuring and managing them has become increasingly chaotic and costly. Communications has become the third largest operational expense in mid-size companies. Even at that expense, much of it remains hidden, scattered throughout the enterprise, distributed among the business units, duplicated by mergers and acquisitions. Communications managers find themselves inundated with a mind-numbing array of service options, overwhelmed with literally boxes of bills, and continually asking for more headcount. Managing these multiple vendors diverts critical resources away from core business initiatives. Billing errors reduce funding for research, product development, marketing, and sales. Outages and downtime undermine relationships with customers and partners. With so much at stake, a comprehensive, single-source solution is needed for procuring and managing communications services.
IPNet Solutions provides us with the flexibility to connect with our trading partners using a multitude of connectivity options, most commonly FTP, AS1 and AS2 and the capability to scale across multiple platforms and document types," said Brian Myatt, EDI development manager, IPNet is an innovator in Internet EDI technologies and is the developer of the award-winning BizManager(TM) line of connectivity solutions.
OptiMight Communications Inc. manufactures telecommunications equipments. It offers Coherence Division Multiplexing (CDM) optical telecommunications and networking systems.
Capco is a global technology and management consultancy focusing on the financial services industry. Capco was founded with the vision to change the landscape of the financial industry. Capco operates at the intersection of business and technology by combining innovative thinking with unrivaled industry knowledge to fast-track transformation initiatives for the banking and payments, capital markets, wealth and asset management, insurance, and the energy sector.
Ubicom develops communications and media processor (CMP) and software platforms that address the unique demands of real-time interactive applications and multimedia content delivery in the digital home. The company provides optimized system-level solutions to OEMs for a wide range of products including wireless routers, access points, VoIP gateways, streaming media devices, print servers and other network devices. Ubicom's unique multithreaded processor design, real-time operating system, and application-level solutions combine to ensure a high-quality user experience with unprecedented ease of use. Ubicom is a venture-backed, privately held company with corporate headquarters in Sunnyvale, California.
Outsourcing your projects can be an effective means of growing your product offerings or expanding your business. With HelloBrain’s proprietary bidding and matching systems, you get the convenience of prescreened providers which are carefully selected for your project, while still saving over dedicated employees. Our independent providers have received world-class educations at the finest universities and many have been key contributors for Fortune 500 projects and startups. HelloBrain also provides tutoring services through an independent network of providers across the U.S. From elementary school to college and adult learners, we have tutors that can help you get ahead.
httprint is a total service provider to the printing industry. Their enabling technology allows print buyers and sellers to save time and money by streamlining the procurement and management process. Their heritage of outsourcing print management gives their customers a ready team of experts they can rely on to support or manage any project. Their integrated Web-site environment enables both buyers and suppliers to communicate and complete transactions on-line from anywhere in the world. This Internet-based solution powers your existing web site or intranet giving you a single hub where all of your purchasing activities can be centralized. Their professional services team is made up of print professionals able to assist your existing team of buyers on any or all phases of the print transaction. They are available through their online chat feature where your questions are answered instantly and are also available to completely manage any or all of your projects on a fully outsourced basis. Their customers find that by utilizing their team of experts they save time and money over doing it themselves. httprint has its roots in Landmark Productions, a brick and mortar print production company that was renamed httprint in January 2000. Landmark Productions had built a solid reputation in the print industry by serving companies that lacked the resources, time, or expertise to perform print services for themselves. Much of what was learned in providing services in the bricks-and-mortar world was proceduralized and migrated to the Web at www.httprint.com. httprint is a total resource for buyers and suppliers in the print industry.
Ligos Corporation specializes in software-based solutions for the repurposing of digital video, optimized for distribution, device and content. Their products are extremely cost-effective and scaleable, equally suitable for local or national deployment. They primarily serve the Cable and Broadcast industries, though their technologies scale down to consumer applications as well. Their video processing products and expertise enable the personalized service offerings of tomorrow by extending the capabilities of today's standards and platforms.
Luminous Networks
Series C in 2000
Luminous Networks, Inc. manufactures access network equipment for services providers to deliver shared Ethernet services.
Internet Financial Network develops personalized information products and tools for Internet users and creates.
Cyber IQ Systems, Inc. is a leading provider of fast, scalable cryptographic acceleration systems for the Internet traffic & content management (iTCM) market. Cyber IQ designs, markets and supports an integrated suite of Web switching and cryptographic processing solutions. With its strong heritage in the Internet Traffic and Content Management (iTCM) space, Cyber IQ today combines its iTCM expertise with the highest performance SSL acceleration technology, delivering cryptographic (SSL) acceleration systems that make e-sites and Web-based applications faster, more reliable, secure and scalable.
Trading Edge is full service electronic platform serving the municipal, high yield, emerging market, corporate and convertible bond markets, was founded in 1997 and is the creator of BondLink, an Internet-based, real-time bond trading service for the fixed income securities market. Led by an executive team with extensive experience in finance and technology, Trading Edge successfully combined the worlds of bond trading and the Internet with the launch of BondLink in April 1999 and became the world's first broker/dealer to provide an online trading service for high- yield bonds.
IBT Technologies, Inc. is a full service, enterprise-class technology infrastructure company with Web-centric products and services designed to power the next generation e-learning industry. The company's open-architecture technology advantage is delivered through a "pure-play" Application Service Provider (ASP) model with over thirty (30) patent-pending technology components designed to streamline the process of developing and deploying media-rich e-learning.
Reliacast alone offers the best solution for Webcasting to deliver on its full potential. Their audience measurement, management and control technologies are enabling a whole new breed of compelling Webcasting services.
BuildPoint provides e-commerce services for the commercial construction industry. Its SaaS offerings allow buyers and sellers of construction products and services to communicate, negotiate, and transact online. Offerings include online bid solicitation management and lead generation, materials procurement, and financial management applications related to insurance and lending. The Company was founded in 1999 and is based in Redwood Shores, California. BuildPoint was acquired by Construction Software Technologies in June 2004.
Cirqit delivers cost savings to Fortune 2000 companies through print consulting services, internet-based software applications and procurement outsourcing services. It also helps the companies to streamline the life cycle of global business communications. The company serves financial, pharmaceutical, automotive, telecommunications, marketing, advertising, technology, document services and media industries.
Fireclick, a wholly owned subsidiary of Digital River, Inc., provides a comprehensive Web analytics solution that offers online businesses real-time, actionable information about their customers. The sophisticated data delivered by the application service can be used to improve operating results, run more effective marketing campaigns, create a better user experience, and increase overall site traffic, revenues and profits.
Schoolpop is America's #1 tuition crediting and nontraditional fundraising program. We have contributed more than $200 million to over 30,000 schools and other nonprofits nationwide. With Schoolpop, you can pay down tuition and extracurricular activity costs, pay back student loans for college and help your school earn contributions all year long by shopping at hundreds of name-brand merchants and service providers online, in stores, through catalogs, with gift cards or with the Schoolpop Visa credit card.
Mercata, an e-commerce company that brings customers together to drive down prices on a wide variety of products.
"Incentive Systems is the industry pioneer and leader in the Enterprise Incentive Management marketplace, which is predicted by AMR to grow rapidly, reaching an annual market size of $2 billion in software revenue alone in 2005, and is also the first software company in which Thomas Weisel Capital Partners, LP made a private equity investment," said Alan Menkes, partner, co-director of private equity for Thomas Weisel Partners LLC. "Since their initial investment, Incentive Systems has continued to deliver industry-leading technology and services to the marketplace, and has seen tremendous growth in demand for its solutions, among both public and private organizations, across several industries. The company is on track to reach its goal of profitability in the near-term, and they were delighted by the oppornity to lead this round and further strengthen their partnership with Incentive Systems."
Rent.com is the nation's leading apartment search website, offering users online access to millions of apartment listings across the country. They have rentals in all kinds of locations to suit every renter's lifestyle - from downtown condos to homes in the suburbs. Rent.com makes it easy to find rentals quickly - you can search their available rentals by city, area or ZIP code. Use their mobile apps to search on the go!
Private Equity Round in 2000
iWon is a CBS-backed destination portal and search engine that gives away cash prizes for playing casual games.
Optika® Inc. takes a pioneering approach to e-business by offering solutions that enable companies to resolve B2B transaction issues over the web. Through the Acorde family of solutions, Optika unleashes the full power of the Web to go one step further.
Totality provides application and infrastructure management services for large-scale e-commerce websites. The company is focused on solving critical needs of its clients.
Tellium delivers high-speed, high-capacity, intelligent optical solutions that empower service providers around the world to create, run, control, simplify and optimize their networks. First in the world to provide in-service, intelligent optical switches, Tellium's Aurora Optical Switch™ family and the StarNet Software Suite™ together offer service providers a simple and cost-effective migration path to next-generation public networks.
Kozmo.com delivers groceries in about 30 minutes
Omneon Video Networks, Inc. provides digital content storage and processing systems for media companies to enable production and distribution of digital video and audio. It develops, markets, and sells a range of video servers, active storage systems, and related software applications to ingest, process, store, manage, and deliver digital media in various formats. The company's products include Spectrum video servers, MediaGrid active storage systems, and related software applications. Its Spectrum video server is optimized for real-time applications, such as multi-channel broadcast playout. The company's MediaGrid active storage system is used for file-based content storage and provides high-bandwidth simultaneous multi-user access to content, as well as incorporates grid computing capabilities, enabling integrated digital media processing functions, such as format conversion and quality control. Omneon Video Networks' products are integrated with complementary technologies and applications, and offers application programming interfaces. Its products are used by media companies, including multi-national media conglomerates, commercial and public broadcast television networks, content networks, satellite broadcasters, television service providers, local television stations, and mobile television providers. The company sells its products indirectly through system integrators and directly to end user customers in the United States, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia Pacific. Omneon Video Networks was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California.
Netcentives
Private Equity Round in 1999
On December 21, 2004, Netcentives, Inc. went out of business as per its Chapter 11 liquidation filing under bankruptcy. Netcentives, Inc. provides loyalty and direct marketing solutions. It delivers a suite of programs for relationship marketing technologies and services for its Global 2000 client base. These programs include consumer, employee, and business loyalty solutions; customized e-mail marketing; and consulting services. The loyalty solutions enhance the economic value of customer, employee, and business relationships through large-scale custom programs, employee/partner recognition systems, and merchant-based programs. The company's direct marketing business uses customized, targeted e-mail to help its customers increase response rates and enhance the value of their membership base. The consulting services include strategy, design, and launch services, which enable customers to move from business concepts to successful programs and solutions. Netcentives also offers technology platforms and software applications for the management of online loyalty and direct marketing applications. In October 2001, the company filed a voluntary petition for reorganization under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code together with its subsidiaries, Post Communications, Inc. and MaxMiles, Inc. The company is based in San Francisco, California.