VIMAC Ventures

VIMAC Ventures, based in Boston, is a private equity firm that focuses on early-stage investments in life sciences and technology companies across the eastern United States and Canada. Founded in 1982, the firm adheres to the principles of respecting entrepreneurs and embracing the unpredictability of new business creation. VIMAC has two dedicated investment teams: one concentrating on IT and advanced materials technologies, and the other on life sciences, including biotechnology and medical devices. The firm typically makes five new investments annually, primarily in Series A or B funding rounds, with total funding for each company ranging from $5 million to $15 million throughout its lifecycle. VIMAC's investments have been instrumental in creating over 20 successful companies that collectively generate significant innovations and currently represent more than $2 billion in market value. The firm's proactive approach includes active participation on portfolio companies' Boards and close collaboration with management teams to refine business strategies and enhance growth.

Sena Biswas

Managing Director

Holger Koehler

Managing Director

Marcus, David L.

Managing Director, Life Sciences

R. Dana Ono, PhD

Managing Director

Bernie Zeisig

Venture Partner

20 past transactions

Combinent Biomedical Systems

Venture Round in 2009
Combinent Biomedical Systems, Inc., a women's healthcare company, offers multi-segmented vaginal rings that allow the delivery of hydrophobic and hydrophilic molecules, proteins, and other large molecules. It focuses on transvaginal delivery of drugs targeting women's reproductive endocrinology disorders, as well as diabetes, obesity, and infectious diseases. Combinent Biomedical Systems, Inc. was incorporated in 2000 and is based in Lexington, Massachusetts.

AeroSafe Global

Series B in 2007
AeroSafe Global develops and produces aerogels and related materials for temperature-sensitive shipping needs in the United States. Its products are used in various thermal insulation applications to transport biomedical, pharmaceutical, and other temperature-sensitive products. The company provides a reliable, simple, and sustainable temperature sensitive supply chain solutions to the world’s leading biopharma companies. AeroSafe Global delivers cold-chain services for the biopharma industry that results in zero temperature excursions for every client, every product, every time. With proprietary packaging, logistics, and operational services, the company builds customized solutions that ensure the safe delivery of temperature-sensitive biopharmaceuticals.

NeoEdge Networks

Series B in 2007
NeoEdge Networks is a tech and in-game ad company that enables casual game publishers and developers to deliver TV-like commercials.

Atlantis Components

Series D in 2007
Atlantis has designed a software system known as the Virtual Abutment Design (VAD) system. VAD allows their technicians to design abutments with a certainty and precision previously unknown to implant dentistry. The following is an overview of the Atlantis VAD and titanium machining process. The same process is followed by their technicians for single and multiple unit cases.
Combinent Biomedical Systems, Inc., a women's healthcare company, offers multi-segmented vaginal rings that allow the delivery of hydrophobic and hydrophilic molecules, proteins, and other large molecules. It focuses on transvaginal delivery of drugs targeting women's reproductive endocrinology disorders, as well as diabetes, obesity, and infectious diseases. Combinent Biomedical Systems, Inc. was incorporated in 2000 and is based in Lexington, Massachusetts.

Natural Convergence

Series C in 2006
Natural Convergence, Inc. supplies hosted voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) software for service providers supporting the small business market. The company develops and markets silhouette, a VoIP hosted software for telecom carriers and service providers. It offers services ranging from customizable training, professional services, project management, starter bundle selections, and a channel program. The company serves customers in Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, and the Caribbean. Natural Convergence, Inc. was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Ottawa, Canada.

Signiant

Venture Round in 2006
Signiant's enterprise software provides people and systems with fast, reliable, secure global access to valuable media assets ⎯ regardless of storage type or location. Its cloud-native Software Defined Content Exchange (SDCX) SaaS platform anchors the next-generation media technology stack, optimizing content flow within and between more than 50,000 media companies of all sizes. From content creation through distribution, Signiant plays a mission-critical role in file-based workflows and cloud upload/download across the media supply chain.

NeoEdge Networks

Series A in 2006
NeoEdge Networks is a tech and in-game ad company that enables casual game publishers and developers to deliver TV-like commercials.

GEOCOMtms

Venture Round in 2005
As of March 7, 2007, GEOCOMtms, Inc. was acquired by RedPrairie Corporation. GEOCOMtms, Inc. provides integrated fleet management software for local and short-haul pickup and delivery operations. It offers A.MAZE Fleet Management, which provides integrated software for route planning, trucking dispatch, GPS fleet tracking, mobile field service, and fleet maintenance. The company’s services include implementation, training, and support. It serves couriers, food and beverage, last mile delivery, logistics providers, petroleum, and retail distribution industries. The company was founded in 1999 and is based in Atlanta, Georgia.

Nakina Systems

Series B in 2005
Nakina Systems provides Network Integrity Management solutions to the telecommunications industry worldwide. Our solutions enable service providers to introduce new services and grow networks more rapidly and with fewer outages by automating the discovery of network equipment, reconciling with inventory systems, auditing software in the network, and centralizing management of network security. Nakina's solutions power integrity in the world's largest networks, and they are provided in partnership with the world's largest and most advanced equipment manufacturers.

Atlantis Components

Series C in 2004
Atlantis has designed a software system known as the Virtual Abutment Design (VAD) system. VAD allows their technicians to design abutments with a certainty and precision previously unknown to implant dentistry. The following is an overview of the Atlantis VAD and titanium machining process. The same process is followed by their technicians for single and multiple unit cases.

Natural Convergence

Series B in 2004
Natural Convergence, Inc. supplies hosted voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) software for service providers supporting the small business market. The company develops and markets silhouette, a VoIP hosted software for telecom carriers and service providers. It offers services ranging from customizable training, professional services, project management, starter bundle selections, and a channel program. The company serves customers in Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, and the Caribbean. Natural Convergence, Inc. was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Ottawa, Canada.

Kubi Software

Series C in 2004
Kubi Software provides collaborative email facilities for project management and knowledge sharing. The company was founded in 2001 and is based in Lincoln, Massachusetts.

Datacom

Series B in 2003
Datacom designs, builds, and runs IT systems and processes for businesses. They offer management and consulting, cloud services, ITO, data center services, custom software development, and payroll services.

Wavesmith Networks

Series C in 2002
The company develops hardware geared to increase a telecommunications carrier's network capacity without disrupting or overhauling the network

Natural Convergence

Series A in 2002
Natural Convergence, Inc. supplies hosted voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) software for service providers supporting the small business market. The company develops and markets silhouette, a VoIP hosted software for telecom carriers and service providers. It offers services ranging from customizable training, professional services, project management, starter bundle selections, and a channel program. The company serves customers in Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, and the Caribbean. Natural Convergence, Inc. was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Ottawa, Canada.

Rachis Corporation

Series B in 2001
Their mission is to activate Interactive TV as the new medium of the Internet and the television. The convergence of the two will revolutionize how people use their television. The challenge lies in delivering a successful Interactive TV experience. Rachis is dedicated to delivering the software required by the businesses that are providing Interactive TV to end-users. They provide all of the necessary software from the system-level software necessary to make the set-top box work, to scalable, easily implemented and managed end-user applications. As a software provider, Rachis is focused on addressing the needs of Interactive TV companies and content providers that view the Interactive TV software as a critical component to their success. Their services enable component designers, set-top box manufacturers, and network operators to deliver Interactive TV with high-performance and reliability. Rachis software is provided to Interactive TV companies around the world.

Megawheels

Venture Round in 2001
Megawheels is a global technology solutions company that offers media platforms to the newspaper industry. The company offers custom branded market places for newspapers, magazines, cable companies, and television and radio stations and hosts national affiliate programs under its own brands. It also provides software solutions for the marketplace. Megawheels was founded in 1995 and is based in Alberta, Canada.

WatchPoint Media

Series B in 2001
WatchPoint Media is a developer of video hyperlinking technology that enables consumers to engage in interactive commerce.

PlumRiver LLC

Series A in 2000
PlumRiver Technology is a full-service provider of business-to-business (B2B) solutions linking large manufacturers to small dealers. The company offers manufacturers a low risk means of significantly increasing revenues by leveraging existing technology infrastructure to sell and market to small dealers. PlumRiver quickly and easily reduces order fulfillment costs and increases high-margin sales, while driving highly-targeted marketing information to multiple small dealers in real time. In addition to its complete suite of leading-edge sales, marketing and customer relationship management (CRM) tools, the PlumRiver solution incorporates a unique program that “jumpstarts” a manufacturer’s existing small customer base to produce immediate return on investment.
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