Vista Ventures

Vista Ventures, established in 2000 and based in Boulder, Colorado, is an early-stage venture capital firm that focuses on investing in companies within the software, digital media, and network sectors. Known for often leading investment rounds, Vista Ventures typically collaborates with other firms to form strong syndicates, aiming to leverage a diverse array of resources and contacts for the benefit of their portfolio companies. The firm generally takes a board seat with its investments, fostering strong working relationships with management teams. In addition to financial support, Vista Ventures offers valuable coaching on various operational aspects, including team building, strategy, and sales and marketing, to help its portfolio companies succeed.

David E. Dwyer

General Partner & Co-Founder

Catharine M. Merigold

General Partner

32 past transactions

MachineFi Lab

Seed Round in 2022
MachineFi Lab operates as a designer for IoT and blockchain technologies.

tEQuitable

Seed Round in 2018
tEQuitable Inc. operates a platform focused on addressing bias, discrimination, and harassment in the workplace. Founded in 2017 and based in Oakland, California, the company provides a confidential resource for employees to report workplace issues ranging from subtle biases to severe discrimination. Through its platform, tEQuitable offers professional guidance and actionable recommendations to employees while also delivering data and insights to organizations. This enables companies to identify and address systemic culture issues, ultimately fostering a safer, more inclusive, and equitable work environment for all employees.

Sparta Software Corporation

Seed Round in 2017
Sparta Software Corporation, operating as Sparta Science, specializes in personalized predictive analytics software aimed at enhancing physical performance and reducing injury risk for athletes, military personnel, and patients. The core offering is The Sparta System, which features The Sparta Scan—a rapid assessment tool that evaluates movement, balance, and stability to create a unique Movement Signature for each user. This scan allows for real-time comparisons against a comprehensive database to identify strengths and vulnerabilities, leading to the automatic generation of tailored training plans. Sparta's technology is employed across various sectors, including military, healthcare, sports, and fitness, to improve resilience, expedite recovery, and optimize overall performance. Established in 2007 and headquartered in Menlo Park, California, the company also maintains a facility in Alexandria, Australia.

Market Force Information

Debt Financing in 2011
Market Force Information provides consumer experience information and insights for multi-location businesses. Through a suite of products, Market Force Information helps businesses increase customer loyalty and protect the brand at the store level through the corporate level. They have headquarters in Colorado and were founded in 2005.

Shocking Technologies

Series C in 2011
Shocking Technologies, Inc. started operations as a privately held, venture-backed company developing Voltage Switchable Dielectricâ„¢ (VSDâ„¢) materials. A VSDâ„¢ material is a polymer nano-composite that behaves like an insulator (dielectric) during normal circuit operation and becomes conductive when the voltage across the VSDâ„¢ material increases beyond a predefined threshold voltage. The voltage switches back to an insulator again after the voltage drops below the threshold. This unique property, coupled with the ability to tailor the response of the material, opens up several new areas in electronics. The first application being introduced enables embedded electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection in printed circuit boards (PCBs) and semiconductor packages. Subsequent applications will usher in new manufacturing processes as well as novel product designs.

Shocking Technologies

Series B in 2010
Shocking Technologies, Inc. started operations as a privately held, venture-backed company developing Voltage Switchable Dielectricâ„¢ (VSDâ„¢) materials. A VSDâ„¢ material is a polymer nano-composite that behaves like an insulator (dielectric) during normal circuit operation and becomes conductive when the voltage across the VSDâ„¢ material increases beyond a predefined threshold voltage. The voltage switches back to an insulator again after the voltage drops below the threshold. This unique property, coupled with the ability to tailor the response of the material, opens up several new areas in electronics. The first application being introduced enables embedded electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection in printed circuit boards (PCBs) and semiconductor packages. Subsequent applications will usher in new manufacturing processes as well as novel product designs.

Shocking Technologies

Series B in 2009
Shocking Technologies, Inc. started operations as a privately held, venture-backed company developing Voltage Switchable Dielectricâ„¢ (VSDâ„¢) materials. A VSDâ„¢ material is a polymer nano-composite that behaves like an insulator (dielectric) during normal circuit operation and becomes conductive when the voltage across the VSDâ„¢ material increases beyond a predefined threshold voltage. The voltage switches back to an insulator again after the voltage drops below the threshold. This unique property, coupled with the ability to tailor the response of the material, opens up several new areas in electronics. The first application being introduced enables embedded electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection in printed circuit boards (PCBs) and semiconductor packages. Subsequent applications will usher in new manufacturing processes as well as novel product designs.

Tendril

Series C in 2009
Tendril enables utilities to drive customer engagement via a rich and tailored experience for the home energy consumer. Energy and service providers rely on Tendril’s customizable software solutions to engage consumers to meet efficiency goals and improve customer service operations. All solutions are powered by an open, cloud-based, secure, and scalable platform that seamlessly supports numerous other utility-grade applications.

Sitrion

Series F in 2009
Sitrion, Inc. is a provider of enterprise collaboration platforms and HR self-service solutions, specializing in enhancing the digital workplace experience. The company's flagship product, the Social Workplace, integrates social and collaboration tools to streamline communication and processes. Sitrion also offers mobile solutions, including the Sitrion ONE employee app, which connects users with organizational information and workflows directly on their mobile devices. This integration supports productivity and engagement among employees by unifying communications from major business ecosystems such as Microsoft, SAP, and Oracle. Founded in 2004 and headquartered in Denver, Colorado, Sitrion was formerly known as NewsGator Technologies, Inc. The company became a subsidiary of Limeade, Inc. in September 2018 and serves a diverse client base that includes prominent organizations like Airbus and Fortune Brands, with over 6 million users benefiting from its solutions.

MX Logic

Series G in 2008
MX Logic, Inc. provides managed email and Web security services in the United States and internationally. It offers Email Defense Solutions that protect against email-borne threats and help businesses to meet compliance regulations via email storage, retrieval, and surveillance. The company also provides Message Archiving for businesses to monitor, store, and retrieve company email messages to comply with electronic security regulations; and Web Defense Service that blocks Web threats, including spyware, viruses, and phishing attacks. It serves public companies, as well as companies in healthcare, financial services, and law and insurance markets. The company was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Englewood, Colorado.

Solavista

Seed Round in 2008
Solavista provides Internet based consumer and social research.

Rally Software

Series C in 2008
Rally Software provides tools designed to support agile development practices, enabling teams to plan, prioritize, and track their work collaboratively. The platform allows users to visualize tasks through various formats such as lists, boards, and timelines, enhancing project management efficiency. By offering a centralized hub for work management, Rally Software helps teams align their daily activities with broader business objectives, ensuring that all efforts contribute to the organization's goals.

Tendril

Series B in 2008
Tendril enables utilities to drive customer engagement via a rich and tailored experience for the home energy consumer. Energy and service providers rely on Tendril’s customizable software solutions to engage consumers to meet efficiency goals and improve customer service operations. All solutions are powered by an open, cloud-based, secure, and scalable platform that seamlessly supports numerous other utility-grade applications.

MX Logic

Series G in 2007
MX Logic, Inc. provides managed email and Web security services in the United States and internationally. It offers Email Defense Solutions that protect against email-borne threats and help businesses to meet compliance regulations via email storage, retrieval, and surveillance. The company also provides Message Archiving for businesses to monitor, store, and retrieve company email messages to comply with electronic security regulations; and Web Defense Service that blocks Web threats, including spyware, viruses, and phishing attacks. It serves public companies, as well as companies in healthcare, financial services, and law and insurance markets. The company was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Englewood, Colorado.

Sitrion

Series E in 2007
Sitrion, Inc. is a provider of enterprise collaboration platforms and HR self-service solutions, specializing in enhancing the digital workplace experience. The company's flagship product, the Social Workplace, integrates social and collaboration tools to streamline communication and processes. Sitrion also offers mobile solutions, including the Sitrion ONE employee app, which connects users with organizational information and workflows directly on their mobile devices. This integration supports productivity and engagement among employees by unifying communications from major business ecosystems such as Microsoft, SAP, and Oracle. Founded in 2004 and headquartered in Denver, Colorado, Sitrion was formerly known as NewsGator Technologies, Inc. The company became a subsidiary of Limeade, Inc. in September 2018 and serves a diverse client base that includes prominent organizations like Airbus and Fortune Brands, with over 6 million users benefiting from its solutions.

Stratavia

Series B in 2007
Stratavia is a leading provider of data center automation software solutions. Specifically, Stratavia develops and markets database, server and run book automation software which helps customers reduce the cost of operating their enterprise environments. Founded in 2001, Stratavia is privately held and venture funded and is headquartered in Denver, Colorado.

Market Force Information

Series B in 2007
Market Force Information provides consumer experience information and insights for multi-location businesses. Through a suite of products, Market Force Information helps businesses increase customer loyalty and protect the brand at the store level through the corporate level. They have headquarters in Colorado and were founded in 2005.

Altos Design Automation

Series A in 2007
Altos Design Automation, Inc. provides a characterization technology for the creation of library views for timing, signal integrity, and power analysis and optimization applications. It offers Liberate, a cell library characterizer that supports nanometer models for statistical static timing analysis, such as liberty SI, effective current source models, and composite current source; and Variety MX, a statistical timing model generator for embedded memories. The company also supports ultra low power and high speed design styles that include power gating cells, state retention registers, level shifters, pulse clocking, and CML. It sells its products directly in Europe, India, and North America, as well as through distributors in Japan, Taiwan, and Korea. Altos Design Automation, Inc. was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in San Jose, California.

MX Logic

Series F in 2006
MX Logic, Inc. provides managed email and Web security services in the United States and internationally. It offers Email Defense Solutions that protect against email-borne threats and help businesses to meet compliance regulations via email storage, retrieval, and surveillance. The company also provides Message Archiving for businesses to monitor, store, and retrieve company email messages to comply with electronic security regulations; and Web Defense Service that blocks Web threats, including spyware, viruses, and phishing attacks. It serves public companies, as well as companies in healthcare, financial services, and law and insurance markets. The company was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Englewood, Colorado.

Tendril

Series B in 2006
Tendril enables utilities to drive customer engagement via a rich and tailored experience for the home energy consumer. Energy and service providers rely on Tendril’s customizable software solutions to engage consumers to meet efficiency goals and improve customer service operations. All solutions are powered by an open, cloud-based, secure, and scalable platform that seamlessly supports numerous other utility-grade applications.

Rally Software

Series B in 2006
Rally Software provides tools designed to support agile development practices, enabling teams to plan, prioritize, and track their work collaboratively. The platform allows users to visualize tasks through various formats such as lists, boards, and timelines, enhancing project management efficiency. By offering a centralized hub for work management, Rally Software helps teams align their daily activities with broader business objectives, ensuring that all efforts contribute to the organization's goals.

MX Logic

Series E in 2006
MX Logic, Inc. provides managed email and Web security services in the United States and internationally. It offers Email Defense Solutions that protect against email-borne threats and help businesses to meet compliance regulations via email storage, retrieval, and surveillance. The company also provides Message Archiving for businesses to monitor, store, and retrieve company email messages to comply with electronic security regulations; and Web Defense Service that blocks Web threats, including spyware, viruses, and phishing attacks. It serves public companies, as well as companies in healthcare, financial services, and law and insurance markets. The company was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Englewood, Colorado.

Lefthand Networks

Series C in 2005
Provider of data storage systems and ip-based storage area networks

Stratavia

Series A in 2005
Stratavia is a leading provider of data center automation software solutions. Specifically, Stratavia develops and markets database, server and run book automation software which helps customers reduce the cost of operating their enterprise environments. Founded in 2001, Stratavia is privately held and venture funded and is headquartered in Denver, Colorado.

SiGe Semiconductor

Venture Round in 2005
SiGe Semiconductor, Inc., a fabless semiconductor company, designs and offers radio frequency (RF) integrated circuits and multi-chip modules for wireless consumer electronics market. It offers wireless LAN front end modules, dual band front end modules, and discrete power amplifiers; WiMAX power amplifiers/front end modules and transceivers; GPS radio ICs and GPS receivers; and Bluetooth power amplifiers. The company, through a network of distributors, offers its RF solutions to computing, home entertainment, and mobile device applications in the consumer electronics markets in Asia, Europe, the Middle-East, and North America.

IBSN

Series A in 2004
IBSN focuses on enabling the financial services industry to quickly and cost-effectively integrate internal applications.

StrionAir

Series B in 2004
StrionAir is a manufacturer of specialized air filtration systems.

MX Logic

Series D in 2004
MX Logic, Inc. provides managed email and Web security services in the United States and internationally. It offers Email Defense Solutions that protect against email-borne threats and help businesses to meet compliance regulations via email storage, retrieval, and surveillance. The company also provides Message Archiving for businesses to monitor, store, and retrieve company email messages to comply with electronic security regulations; and Web Defense Service that blocks Web threats, including spyware, viruses, and phishing attacks. It serves public companies, as well as companies in healthcare, financial services, and law and insurance markets. The company was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Englewood, Colorado.

StrionAir

Series A in 2003
StrionAir is a manufacturer of specialized air filtration systems.

Lefthand Networks

Series C in 2003
Provider of data storage systems and ip-based storage area networks

Lefthand Networks

Series B in 2001
Provider of data storage systems and ip-based storage area networks

Lefthand Networks

Series A in 2001
Provider of data storage systems and ip-based storage area networks