VantagePoint Capital Partners

VantagePoint Capital Partners is a venture capital firm founded in 1996 and based in San Bruno, California, with an additional office in Beijing. It pursues multi-stage investments across a broad range of sectors, including clean tech, healthcare, information technology, software, internet, energy efficiency, cloud computing, data networking, robotics, fintech, digital media, and advanced materials, with a particular emphasis on cleantech and energy solutions such as water purification, renewable power, storage, and electric mobility. The firm seeks to be a lead investor, providing capital and strategic support to help portfolio companies scale globally. It invests worldwide, with a focus on New York-based companies and Asian markets, notably Tianjin, and typically funds pre-IPO rounds of about 15 to 50 million, while occasionally backing larger rounds exceeding 100 million for a single company.

Tom Bevilacqua

Managing Partner

Annette Bianchi

Managing Partner

Terry Chen

Partner

Karen Eliadis

CFO

Harold Friedman

Managing Partner

Past deals in VoIP

IntelePeer

Venture Round in 2024
IntelePeer is a communications automation platform that utilizes generative AI to enhance customer interactions for businesses. By offering a cloud-based Communications Platform as a Service (CPaaS), the company provides on-demand IP communications and SIP trunking services tailored for enterprises. IntelePeer's platform integrates seamlessly with existing systems, allowing businesses to streamline their communication processes across multiple channels. Its focus on automation not only reduces operational costs but also improves customer experience by delivering efficient and effective communication solutions. The incorporation of AI and analytics further enhances the platform's capabilities, enabling clients to achieve higher levels of customer satisfaction and engagement.

IntelePeer

Debt Financing in 2018
IntelePeer is a communications automation platform that utilizes generative AI to enhance customer interactions for businesses. By offering a cloud-based Communications Platform as a Service (CPaaS), the company provides on-demand IP communications and SIP trunking services tailored for enterprises. IntelePeer's platform integrates seamlessly with existing systems, allowing businesses to streamline their communication processes across multiple channels. Its focus on automation not only reduces operational costs but also improves customer experience by delivering efficient and effective communication solutions. The incorporation of AI and analytics further enhances the platform's capabilities, enabling clients to achieve higher levels of customer satisfaction and engagement.

IntelePeer

Series D in 2013
IntelePeer is a communications automation platform that utilizes generative AI to enhance customer interactions for businesses. By offering a cloud-based Communications Platform as a Service (CPaaS), the company provides on-demand IP communications and SIP trunking services tailored for enterprises. IntelePeer's platform integrates seamlessly with existing systems, allowing businesses to streamline their communication processes across multiple channels. Its focus on automation not only reduces operational costs but also improves customer experience by delivering efficient and effective communication solutions. The incorporation of AI and analytics further enhances the platform's capabilities, enabling clients to achieve higher levels of customer satisfaction and engagement.

ChaCha

Venture Round in 2013
ChaCha is a leading real-time question-and-answer service that allows users to obtain fast, free answers through various platforms, including SMS, mobile apps, and voice services. Since its launch, the service has answered over two billion questions from more than 32 million unique users each month, establishing itself as a top destination for online information. ChaCha's "ask-a-smart-friend" model combines human expertise with technology, providing users with personalized responses in a conversational format. The company collaborates with major brands across various industries, including entertainment, consumer goods, and political campaigns, making it one of the fastest-growing mobile and online publishers. Co-founded by entrepreneur Scott Jones, ChaCha has gained recognition for its innovative approach to answering questions and engaging audiences.

ChaCha

Series F in 2010
ChaCha is a leading real-time question-and-answer service that allows users to obtain fast, free answers through various platforms, including SMS, mobile apps, and voice services. Since its launch, the service has answered over two billion questions from more than 32 million unique users each month, establishing itself as a top destination for online information. ChaCha's "ask-a-smart-friend" model combines human expertise with technology, providing users with personalized responses in a conversational format. The company collaborates with major brands across various industries, including entertainment, consumer goods, and political campaigns, making it one of the fastest-growing mobile and online publishers. Co-founded by entrepreneur Scott Jones, ChaCha has gained recognition for its innovative approach to answering questions and engaging audiences.

IntelePeer

Series C in 2008
IntelePeer is a communications automation platform that utilizes generative AI to enhance customer interactions for businesses. By offering a cloud-based Communications Platform as a Service (CPaaS), the company provides on-demand IP communications and SIP trunking services tailored for enterprises. IntelePeer's platform integrates seamlessly with existing systems, allowing businesses to streamline their communication processes across multiple channels. Its focus on automation not only reduces operational costs but also improves customer experience by delivering efficient and effective communication solutions. The incorporation of AI and analytics further enhances the platform's capabilities, enabling clients to achieve higher levels of customer satisfaction and engagement.

Entrisphere

Series C in 2005
Entrisphere, Inc. is a provider of access network equipment designed for broadband service providers. Founded in 2000 and based in Santa Clara, California, the company develops products like the BLM 1500, a multi-service access platform that supports various communication interfaces such as voice over packet, IPTV, DSL, and both B-PON and GPON technologies. Entrisphere also offers a range of optical network terminals (ONTs) and optical network units (ONUs) suitable for different deployment scenarios, including single-family homes and multi-tenant buildings, along with OSP cabinets that facilitate voice, data, and video services over both copper and fiber connections. In addition to hardware solutions, Entrisphere provides essential support services such as network planning, installation, and maintenance, ensuring efficient operation for telecommunications carriers. As of February 2007, Entrisphere, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of LM Ericsson Telephone Co.

Network Physics

Venture Round in 2003
As of October 19, 2007, Network Physics, Inc. was acquired by OPNET Technologies Inc. (NasdaqNM:OPNT). Network Physics, Inc. provides real-time performance management solutions for converged networks. Its NetSensory appliances monitor the performance, integrity, and security of the applications infrastructure and enables IT staff to align operations with business priorities; NetSensory Enterprise Architecture, a network application management solution; NetSensory Solution Insight for VoIP delivers real-time and integrated management of voice and data applications; and NetSensory Business Reporter is a software option for the NP-Director platform. It offers solutions for the financial, health care, manufacturing, media, and retail sectors. Network Physics was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Mountain View, California with an additional office in the United Kingdom.

Kagoor Networks

Series C in 2003
Kagoor Networks is a leading provider of session border control technology aimed at facilitating the delivery of Internet Protocol communications services. The company specializes in addressing the technical challenges that carriers typically encounter at the borders of Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) networks. With its extensive technical expertise, Kagoor offers a range of solutions that enhance interoperability, security, network address translation, bandwidth management, and service level assurance. Their flagship products include the VoiceFlow series of session border controllers, which are designed to meet the evolving needs of the telecommunications industry and ensure compliance with regulatory standards.

Kagoor Networks

Series C in 2003
Kagoor Networks is a leading provider of session border control technology aimed at facilitating the delivery of Internet Protocol communications services. The company specializes in addressing the technical challenges that carriers typically encounter at the borders of Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) networks. With its extensive technical expertise, Kagoor offers a range of solutions that enhance interoperability, security, network address translation, bandwidth management, and service level assurance. Their flagship products include the VoiceFlow series of session border controllers, which are designed to meet the evolving needs of the telecommunications industry and ensure compliance with regulatory standards.

Alopa Networks

Series C in 2002
Alopa is a pioneer and leader in the design, development, and deployment of infrastructure software solutions for end-to-end activation, management, and assurance of digital services over cable. Alopa Networks has been an industry driver in developing operations support software (OSS) solutions for broadband service providers that accelerate time-to-market for advanced network-based services and applications, including Internet telephone (VoIP), differentiated access, security, multimedia, and more. Alopa's combined family of products automates the complete life cycle of subscriber acquisition and service management by facilitating service creation, deployment, and assurance and security functions while, at the same time, accelerating revenue and lowering operating and capital expenses. Its flagship Alopa MetaServ(TM) platform is currently the only industry solution that automates the entire subscriber life cycle -- from equipment qualification through service creation and activation to customer support -- and integrates all layers of the IT infrastructure, including billing, order entry, customer care, and network management. It also provides secure provisioning for both PacketCable(TM) and CableHome(TM) networks, offering a framework for VoIP, multimedia services, and interactive gaming.

DynamicSoft

Series C in 2002
DynamicSoft offers carrier-class infrastructure software designed for packet-based wireline and wireless communications networks. The company's solutions enable carriers and communications application service providers to implement telephony applications and converged services over Internet Protocol networks. Central to its offerings is the dynamicsoft Service Engine, which facilitates mobile carriers in delivering voice and data services over packet networks. This platform also provides a transition pathway to IP 3G network environments and supports a range of services, including voice, multimedia messaging, instant messaging, and presence. Additionally, it consolidates essential functions such as customer data storage, authentication, authorization, provisioning, and service interaction. Established in 1998, DynamicSoft is headquartered in East Hanover, New Jersey.

Visionael

Series C in 2001
Visionael Corporation specializes in designing and developing software and services that facilitate the automation of network service rollouts over IP networks for telecommunications service providers, managed service providers, network outsourcers, enterprises, and government organizations. Its offerings include the Visionael OSS Suite, which addresses various challenges faced by network operators, and the Visionael Cloud OSS, a cloud-based service fulfillment application. The company also provides solutions such as the Intergraph Inside Plant Module for network infrastructure management, an IP-Telephony Automation Solution to streamline deployment and migration, and the Visionael Network Resource Manager for collaborative network design. Additionally, Visionael offers customer care services, training, and a Services-as-a-Service solution called Visionael v-cloud for real-time network representation. Founded in 1986 and headquartered in Austin, Texas, Visionael operates research and development, training, and support centers in the United States and India, along with sales and competence centers across North America and Europe. The company, previously known as ael-Advanced Graphics Systems, Inc., rebranded to Visionael Corporation in 1997.

DynamicSoft

Series B in 2000
DynamicSoft offers carrier-class infrastructure software designed for packet-based wireline and wireless communications networks. The company's solutions enable carriers and communications application service providers to implement telephony applications and converged services over Internet Protocol networks. Central to its offerings is the dynamicsoft Service Engine, which facilitates mobile carriers in delivering voice and data services over packet networks. This platform also provides a transition pathway to IP 3G network environments and supports a range of services, including voice, multimedia messaging, instant messaging, and presence. Additionally, it consolidates essential functions such as customer data storage, authentication, authorization, provisioning, and service interaction. Established in 1998, DynamicSoft is headquartered in East Hanover, New Jersey.

Cbeyond

Series A in 2000
Cbeyond is a communications and information technology service provider focused on serving small businesses. The company offers a range of services including local and long-distance voice services, broadband Internet access, and mobile voice and data solutions. In addition, Cbeyond provides email, voicemail, web hosting, secure backup and file sharing, fax-to-email, virtual private networking, desktop security, and hosted Microsoft Exchange. They also specialize in mobile workforce management and virtual receptionist services, catering specifically to the needs of the entrepreneurial sector. By concentrating exclusively on small businesses, Cbeyond aims to support their growth and operational efficiency through tailored communication and IT solutions.

DynamicSoft

Series A in 1999
DynamicSoft offers carrier-class infrastructure software designed for packet-based wireline and wireless communications networks. The company's solutions enable carriers and communications application service providers to implement telephony applications and converged services over Internet Protocol networks. Central to its offerings is the dynamicsoft Service Engine, which facilitates mobile carriers in delivering voice and data services over packet networks. This platform also provides a transition pathway to IP 3G network environments and supports a range of services, including voice, multimedia messaging, instant messaging, and presence. Additionally, it consolidates essential functions such as customer data storage, authentication, authorization, provisioning, and service interaction. Established in 1998, DynamicSoft is headquartered in East Hanover, New Jersey.

Visionael

Series B in 1999
Visionael Corporation specializes in designing and developing software and services that facilitate the automation of network service rollouts over IP networks for telecommunications service providers, managed service providers, network outsourcers, enterprises, and government organizations. Its offerings include the Visionael OSS Suite, which addresses various challenges faced by network operators, and the Visionael Cloud OSS, a cloud-based service fulfillment application. The company also provides solutions such as the Intergraph Inside Plant Module for network infrastructure management, an IP-Telephony Automation Solution to streamline deployment and migration, and the Visionael Network Resource Manager for collaborative network design. Additionally, Visionael offers customer care services, training, and a Services-as-a-Service solution called Visionael v-cloud for real-time network representation. Founded in 1986 and headquartered in Austin, Texas, Visionael operates research and development, training, and support centers in the United States and India, along with sales and competence centers across North America and Europe. The company, previously known as ael-Advanced Graphics Systems, Inc., rebranded to Visionael Corporation in 1997.

Visionael

Series A in 1999
Visionael Corporation specializes in designing and developing software and services that facilitate the automation of network service rollouts over IP networks for telecommunications service providers, managed service providers, network outsourcers, enterprises, and government organizations. Its offerings include the Visionael OSS Suite, which addresses various challenges faced by network operators, and the Visionael Cloud OSS, a cloud-based service fulfillment application. The company also provides solutions such as the Intergraph Inside Plant Module for network infrastructure management, an IP-Telephony Automation Solution to streamline deployment and migration, and the Visionael Network Resource Manager for collaborative network design. Additionally, Visionael offers customer care services, training, and a Services-as-a-Service solution called Visionael v-cloud for real-time network representation. Founded in 1986 and headquartered in Austin, Texas, Visionael operates research and development, training, and support centers in the United States and India, along with sales and competence centers across North America and Europe. The company, previously known as ael-Advanced Graphics Systems, Inc., rebranded to Visionael Corporation in 1997.
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