Adams Capital Management II

Adams Capital Management, Inc. is a national venture capital firm established in 1994, based in Sewickley, Pennsylvania. The firm specializes in early-stage applied technology investments, focusing primarily on the information technology, networking infrastructure, and semiconductor industries. With a well-defined investment strategy that emphasizes the identification of market discontinuities, Adams Capital aims to support emerging growth companies that possess compelling value propositions and the potential to lead in their respective product categories. The firm's general partners bring extensive domain and operational expertise, facilitating a collaborative environment for entrepreneurs to develop their visions into market-leading companies. Adams Capital Management has a national presence and leverages its expansive resources and networks to foster innovation and growth in its portfolio companies.

Joel P. Adams

General Partner and President

Martin Neath

General Partner

Jennifer E. Parulo

CFO, Venture Capital

Jerry S. Sullivan

General Partner

80 past transactions

RoadRunner Recycling

Series C in 2020
RoadRunner Recycling, Inc. is a Pittsburgh-based company that specializes in recycling and waste management services for businesses. Founded in 2014, the company offers a range of services including cardboard and paper recycling, mixed recycling, waste management, compost services, dumpster rentals, and one-time pickups. RoadRunner Recycling employs technology-driven solutions to enhance the efficiency of waste recycling, helping businesses reduce their costs while minimizing their environmental impact. By implementing innovative logistics strategies, the company significantly lowers fuel expenses and carbon emissions, enabling clients to extract maximum value from their recyclable materials. This approach not only leads to substantial cost savings for businesses but also promotes improved environmental performance.

VBrick

Venture Round in 2018
VBrick is a technology company that provides a cloud-native platform designed for enterprises to stream live and on-demand video across corporate networks to various devices. The platform specializes in video content management and is focused on enhancing audience engagement through video. By offering software and appliances, VBrick enables organizations to create, publish, and distribute video content seamlessly over standard IP networks and the internet. This capability allows businesses to manage and disseminate media information from virtually any source, thereby leveraging the power of video for effective communication and engagement.

RoadRunner Recycling

Venture Round in 2017
RoadRunner Recycling, Inc. is a Pittsburgh-based company that specializes in recycling and waste management services for businesses. Founded in 2014, the company offers a range of services including cardboard and paper recycling, mixed recycling, waste management, compost services, dumpster rentals, and one-time pickups. RoadRunner Recycling employs technology-driven solutions to enhance the efficiency of waste recycling, helping businesses reduce their costs while minimizing their environmental impact. By implementing innovative logistics strategies, the company significantly lowers fuel expenses and carbon emissions, enabling clients to extract maximum value from their recyclable materials. This approach not only leads to substantial cost savings for businesses but also promotes improved environmental performance.

Innovu

Venture Round in 2016
Innovu, LLC, based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, specializes in cloud-based data solutions for employers, benefit advisors, brokers, and associations. Founded in 2014, the company offers EmployerVault, which enables clients and their benefit consultants to integrate and manage various types of data, including payroll, medical, HRIS, and workers' compensation. Additionally, Innovu provides EmployerLens, which consolidates diverse healthcare and benefit data into a comprehensive view, facilitating better decision-making. By bridging the gaps between disparate data silos, Innovu supports organizations in optimizing the cost, quality, and effectiveness of their healthcare and benefits programs. The platform allows clients to gain insights into their total rewards and risk data, thereby enhancing their ability to manage and mitigate both business and population risks.

Dynamics

Series C in 2014
Dynamics designs and manufactures interactive payment cards that utilize programmable magnetic stripes to communicate dynamic information. The computer-in-a-card technology is completely customizable and offers enhanced choice, control, convenience, and security. It was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Cheswick, Pennsylvania.

First Insight

Series A in 2014
First Insight, Inc. is a company that specializes in cloud-based predictive analytics solutions aimed at department stores, specialty retailers, manufacturers, and e-commerce businesses. Founded in 2007 and headquartered in Warrendale, Pennsylvania, First Insight provides tools to guide product design, assortment planning, pricing, and marketing decisions, enhancing sales, margins, and inventory turnover. Its platform allows retailers and manufacturers to gain insights into expected product performance and optimal pricing for new items lacking sales history within a rapid timeframe of 48 to 72 hours. By leveraging a scalable Big Data infrastructure, the company enables consumer evaluation of new products through gamification and crowdsourcing techniques. This approach involves engaging thousands of consumers via various digital channels, ensuring that retailers receive valuable feedback filtered through predictive analytic models that prioritize relevant consumer input. Additionally, First Insight offers a customer experience platform to further support its clients in navigating consumer demand and maximizing merchandise profitability.

LiquidPiston

Series C in 2013
LiquidPiston develops advanced internal combustion engines through its patented thermodynamic cycle and engine technologies. It has comprehensive patent coverage that includes the novel HEHC thermodynamic cycle, engines that embody the cycle, and enabling technologies. The company also develops compact, powerful, quiet, efficient, low-vibration, multi-fuel capable combustion engines that are scalable from 1HP to over 1000 HP. LiquidPiston offers engines with an innovative thermodynamic cycle and increases average efficiency over conventional diesel engines. The company was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in Bloomfield, Connecticut, United States.

First Insight

Series A in 2012
First Insight, Inc. is a company that specializes in cloud-based predictive analytics solutions aimed at department stores, specialty retailers, manufacturers, and e-commerce businesses. Founded in 2007 and headquartered in Warrendale, Pennsylvania, First Insight provides tools to guide product design, assortment planning, pricing, and marketing decisions, enhancing sales, margins, and inventory turnover. Its platform allows retailers and manufacturers to gain insights into expected product performance and optimal pricing for new items lacking sales history within a rapid timeframe of 48 to 72 hours. By leveraging a scalable Big Data infrastructure, the company enables consumer evaluation of new products through gamification and crowdsourcing techniques. This approach involves engaging thousands of consumers via various digital channels, ensuring that retailers receive valuable feedback filtered through predictive analytic models that prioritize relevant consumer input. Additionally, First Insight offers a customer experience platform to further support its clients in navigating consumer demand and maximizing merchandise profitability.

NextIO

Series F in 2012
NextIO is an information technology company.

Fotomoto

Series A in 2011
Fotomoto is an e-commerce system specifically designed for photos. If you are a photographer or you operate a website with a big photo inventory, Fotomoto helps you monetize your photos and sell them in a professional way -- on your own website. You will sell without any hassle. Fotomoto takes care of everything: processing order right on your website, processing the payment, making a print (or other products), and shipping it to the customers. Our goal is to let photographers and content owners focus on their photography without worrying about the hassles of selling. Fotomoto was sold to liveBooks, Inc. on December 31, 2012.

Twelvefold

Series C in 2011
Twelvefold is a company that specializes in social media analysis and advertising, leveraging a comprehensive understanding of online content to engage specific audiences effectively. By identifying trending topics in real-time, Twelvefold provides brands with actionable insights that enhance their creative strategies and deepen their understanding of consumer motivations. The company's approach ensures that advertisements are placed in contexts where they are most likely to resonate with ideal consumers. Twelvefold's clients include well-known brands such as Best Buy, HP, and Toyota. Headquartered in Midtown Manhattan, the company also has teams in Chicago, Detroit, and Los Angeles.

ProspX

Series B in 2011
ProspX is a software-as-a-service (SaaS) company focused on the commercial insurance industry, providing solutions that enhance multi-party sales processes. Based in Austin, Texas, ProspX offers a cloud-based platform that facilitates real-time collaboration among producers, agencies, brokers, and carrier partners. Its web-based sales portal and customer relationship management tools are designed to streamline operations, promote best practices, and improve sales effectiveness for insurance brokers and carriers. As a privately held entity, ProspX aims to drive efficiency and innovation in the insurance sales landscape.

SnapRetail

Series A in 2011
SnapRetail, Inc. provides a software-as-a-service marketing automation solution tailored for independent retailers and small businesses. Founded in 2009 and based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, SnapRetail offers a comprehensive platform that enables store owners to promote their products and engage with customers through various channels, including email, social media, and responsive websites. The platform features a content library with diverse email templates and social media posts, allowing businesses to create, manage, and automate their marketing efforts efficiently. By simplifying online marketing, SnapRetail helps small business owners enhance customer connections, drive traffic to their stores, and ultimately increase sales while saving time and resources.

Rafter

Series C in 2011
Rafter is a course materials management company focused on enhancing accessibility and affordability in education. Headquartered in San Mateo, California, Rafter has developed an innovative solution known as Rafter360, which integrates textbooks into tuition fees, thereby simplifying the process for students and educational institutions. The company has successfully aided hundreds of campuses and over 2.7 million students in saving nearly $700 million on textbooks. Rafter's services include online rental options that allow college administrators, professors, and students to access and manage both digital and physical course materials efficiently. Originally established as BookRenter, the company rebranded in July 2012 to reflect its broader mission in the higher education sector.

CipherOptics

Venture Round in 2011
CipherOptics, Inc. provides data security and network encryption, and compliance grade data protection solutions to security enterprises, financial institutions, health care, and government agencies. The company offers CipherEngine, which delivers network-wide encryption to customers by providing an approach to security policy and encryption key management; CipherView, which is a security gateway management application that provides security administrators with a device management tool; SoftRemoteLT, which offers features to remote access users connecting to the corporate VPN; and CipherEngine Enforcement Point family of encryptors that are encryption appliances designed for the carrier Ethernet and MPLS markets. The company also offers MPLS security, metro Ethernet security, disaster recovery and data replication security, and network application security services. The company has strategic partnerships with EMC Corporation, IBM, Intel, and Raza Microelectronics, Inc. CipherOptics, Inc. was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Raleigh, North Carolina.

Additech

Venture Round in 2010
Additech, Inc. designs and operates an innovative at-the-pump automotive care system that allows consumers to perform engine maintenance while refueling. The company specializes in blending specialty fuel additives, including engine and fuel system cleaners, directly into gasoline or diesel during the fueling process. Its product offerings include a fuel system cleaner that uses advanced detergent technology to remove sludge and deposits from engines, as well as DIESEL GUARD, an additive that cleans and protects diesel engines. Additech also provides gas pump advertising and remote monitoring services for fuel retailers. Founded in 1989 and headquartered in Houston, Texas, the company serves gasoline retailers across the United States and internationally, aiming to enhance vehicle performance and reduce maintenance costs for consumers.

Twelvefold

Series B in 2010
Twelvefold is a company that specializes in social media analysis and advertising, leveraging a comprehensive understanding of online content to engage specific audiences effectively. By identifying trending topics in real-time, Twelvefold provides brands with actionable insights that enhance their creative strategies and deepen their understanding of consumer motivations. The company's approach ensures that advertisements are placed in contexts where they are most likely to resonate with ideal consumers. Twelvefold's clients include well-known brands such as Best Buy, HP, and Toyota. Headquartered in Midtown Manhattan, the company also has teams in Chicago, Detroit, and Los Angeles.

Helomics

Series D in 2010
Helomics Corporation is a personalized healthcare company focused on oncology, providing innovative tools to assist physicians and patients in making informed decisions throughout the cancer care continuum. It has developed a Precision Cellular Analytical Platform that analyzes cellular data over a 25-35 day period. Among its key products are ChemoFx, which aids in selecting effective treatments for gynecologic cancer patients; BioSpeciFx, offering biomarker tests for evaluating tumor responses at the molecular level; and GeneFx products, which use gene signatures to inform treatment options for colon and lung cancer patients. Additionally, Helomics provides tumor profiling services, including bioinformatics and patient-derived tumor models, which enhance clinical research and drug development. The company employs artificial intelligence through its D-CHIP platform to create personalized oncology roadmaps for patients. Founded in 1995 and headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Helomics operates as a subsidiary of Predictive Oncology Inc.

CampaignerCRM

Venture Round in 2010
At CampaignerCRM™, a j2® Global company, we're passionate about providing you with powerful CRM software that makes your sales process more efficient and gets you sales, revenue and customer results. We know that even the best sales people excel when they can focus on what they do best instead of being tied up generating forecasts, reports or entering data. That’s why we built CampaignerCRM. We put in all of the powerful features and functionality that make a sales team successful. Now your sales team can be free to focus on what it takes to make the sale. Your sales managers and executives automatically have accurate sales forecasting and the CRM reporting they need to stay up to speed on what’s going on in their sales pipeline. Most importantly, we made it all secure and easy-to-use with three solutions to help you manage your sales process.

BioLeap

Series A in 2010
BioLeap is an emerging drug discovery company enabled by the next generation of computational fragment-based design technology. BioLeap's design platform quickly predicts binding affinity based on thermodynamic principles giving drug designers new insights to efficiently create non-obvious molecules and improve existing molecules. Lack of chemical diversity has blocked the progress of many high-priority targets during the lead identification and lead optimization phase for failure to provide either a suitable chemical starting point or a replacement structural class to a doomed lead series. BioLeap's technology provides a viable alternative to high-throughput screening and traditional shape-based “docking” approaches. BioLeap has identified lead compounds in four collaborative ventures and is seeking new partners who are interested in exploiting its compelling compound design and engineering platform.

Rafter

Series A in 2009
Rafter is a course materials management company focused on enhancing accessibility and affordability in education. Headquartered in San Mateo, California, Rafter has developed an innovative solution known as Rafter360, which integrates textbooks into tuition fees, thereby simplifying the process for students and educational institutions. The company has successfully aided hundreds of campuses and over 2.7 million students in saving nearly $700 million on textbooks. Rafter's services include online rental options that allow college administrators, professors, and students to access and manage both digital and physical course materials efficiently. Originally established as BookRenter, the company rebranded in July 2012 to reflect its broader mission in the higher education sector.

Dynamics

Series A in 2009
Dynamics designs and manufactures interactive payment cards that utilize programmable magnetic stripes to communicate dynamic information. The computer-in-a-card technology is completely customizable and offers enhanced choice, control, convenience, and security. It was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Cheswick, Pennsylvania.

Connex Technology

Venture Round in 2009
BrightScale, Inc. went out of business. BrightScale, Inc. operates as a fabless semiconductor company which develops video processing technology for digital television and multimedia products. The company offers BrightScale BA 1024 Programmable Media Processor, which is used for consumer and industrial digital video and signal processing applications. Its consumer applications include high-definition set-top box (STB), DSL, cable and satellite, high-definition integrated DTV (iDTV), OTA and cable ready DTV, high-definition personal video recorder, high-definition DVD recorder, and high-definition digital media adapter. The company’s industrial applications include high-definition head-end video encoder/multiplexer and multi-stream digital video recorder (DVR)–surveillance. The company was formerly known as Connex Technology, Inc. and changed its name to BrightScale, Inc. in 2007. BrightScale, Inc. was founded in 2002 is based in Sunnyvale, California.

CampaignerCRM

Convertible Note in 2009
At CampaignerCRM™, a j2® Global company, we're passionate about providing you with powerful CRM software that makes your sales process more efficient and gets you sales, revenue and customer results. We know that even the best sales people excel when they can focus on what they do best instead of being tied up generating forecasts, reports or entering data. That’s why we built CampaignerCRM. We put in all of the powerful features and functionality that make a sales team successful. Now your sales team can be free to focus on what it takes to make the sale. Your sales managers and executives automatically have accurate sales forecasting and the CRM reporting they need to stay up to speed on what’s going on in their sales pipeline. Most importantly, we made it all secure and easy-to-use with three solutions to help you manage your sales process.

ProspX

Series A in 2008
ProspX is a software-as-a-service (SaaS) company focused on the commercial insurance industry, providing solutions that enhance multi-party sales processes. Based in Austin, Texas, ProspX offers a cloud-based platform that facilitates real-time collaboration among producers, agencies, brokers, and carrier partners. Its web-based sales portal and customer relationship management tools are designed to streamline operations, promote best practices, and improve sales effectiveness for insurance brokers and carriers. As a privately held entity, ProspX aims to drive efficiency and innovation in the insurance sales landscape.

Helomics

Venture Round in 2008
Helomics Corporation is a personalized healthcare company focused on oncology, providing innovative tools to assist physicians and patients in making informed decisions throughout the cancer care continuum. It has developed a Precision Cellular Analytical Platform that analyzes cellular data over a 25-35 day period. Among its key products are ChemoFx, which aids in selecting effective treatments for gynecologic cancer patients; BioSpeciFx, offering biomarker tests for evaluating tumor responses at the molecular level; and GeneFx products, which use gene signatures to inform treatment options for colon and lung cancer patients. Additionally, Helomics provides tumor profiling services, including bioinformatics and patient-derived tumor models, which enhance clinical research and drug development. The company employs artificial intelligence through its D-CHIP platform to create personalized oncology roadmaps for patients. Founded in 1995 and headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Helomics operates as a subsidiary of Predictive Oncology Inc.

VBrick

Series F in 2008
VBrick is a technology company that provides a cloud-native platform designed for enterprises to stream live and on-demand video across corporate networks to various devices. The platform specializes in video content management and is focused on enhancing audience engagement through video. By offering software and appliances, VBrick enables organizations to create, publish, and distribute video content seamlessly over standard IP networks and the internet. This capability allows businesses to manage and disseminate media information from virtually any source, thereby leveraging the power of video for effective communication and engagement.

DATAllegro

Series D in 2008
DATAllegro provides integrated data warehousing services.

Uplogix

Series C in 2008
Uplogix, Inc. specializes in providing integrated local network management and monitoring solutions aimed at optimizing IT infrastructure for enterprises. The company's flagship offerings include the Uplogix Local Management Software and various Local Manager appliances, which enable efficient management of distributed networking equipment, servers, and other IT devices across remote sites and data centers. These solutions automate routine tasks such as configuration, security, compliance, and performance management, significantly reducing the need for on-site visits and operational costs. Uplogix also offers a range of consulting and training services to support its clients. The company's products are utilized across multiple sectors, including federal, financial, healthcare, energy, and retail industries. Founded in 2003 and headquartered in Austin, Texas, Uplogix maintains additional offices in London and Monterrey, underscoring its commitment to providing reliable network management solutions globally.

NextIO

Series C in 2008
NextIO is an information technology company.

Touchdown Technologies

Series D in 2008
Touchdown Technologies, Inc. designs, manufactures, and supports MEMS probecards. The company offers ACCU-TORQ probe, a torsional contactor; and GIGA-TORQ probecards for DRAM applications. Its products support the production wafer test needs of semiconductor manufacturers. Touchdown Technologies, Inc. was formerly known as Integrated Micromachines, Inc. The company was founded in 2003 and is based in Baldwin Park, California.

Intrinsity

Series E in 2008
Intrinsity provides the tools, technologies, and expertise to efficiently and predictably produce higher speeds for digital logic for the mobile core. Their proprietary Fast14® technology provides circuit speeds up to and beyond 3 GHz as well as the means to manage speed, power, and area to achieve the optimal solution for customer design targets.

Twelvefold

Series A in 2007
Twelvefold is a company that specializes in social media analysis and advertising, leveraging a comprehensive understanding of online content to engage specific audiences effectively. By identifying trending topics in real-time, Twelvefold provides brands with actionable insights that enhance their creative strategies and deepen their understanding of consumer motivations. The company's approach ensures that advertisements are placed in contexts where they are most likely to resonate with ideal consumers. Twelvefold's clients include well-known brands such as Best Buy, HP, and Toyota. Headquartered in Midtown Manhattan, the company also has teams in Chicago, Detroit, and Los Angeles.

LiquidPiston

Series A in 2007
LiquidPiston develops advanced internal combustion engines through its patented thermodynamic cycle and engine technologies. It has comprehensive patent coverage that includes the novel HEHC thermodynamic cycle, engines that embody the cycle, and enabling technologies. The company also develops compact, powerful, quiet, efficient, low-vibration, multi-fuel capable combustion engines that are scalable from 1HP to over 1000 HP. LiquidPiston offers engines with an innovative thermodynamic cycle and increases average efficiency over conventional diesel engines. The company was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in Bloomfield, Connecticut, United States.

Luminescent Technologies

Series D in 2007
Luminescent Technologies, Inc. provides lithography enhancement solutions to the semiconductor industry. It offers Luminizer, a full-chip inverse lithography system for deep sub-wavelength mask designs. The company was founded in 2002 and is based in Palo Alto, California.

nLIGHT

Series D in 2007
nLIGHT, Inc. is a manufacturer of semiconductor and fiber lasers tailored for industrial, microfabrication, and aerospace and defense applications. Founded in 2000 and headquartered in Vancouver, Washington, the company operates through two segments: Laser Products and Advanced Development. The Laser Products segment encompasses a range of offerings, including industrial and medical fiber lasers, semiconductor lasers, and optical fibers, while the Advanced Development segment focuses on research and development contracts. nLIGHT employs a vertically integrated business model, allowing it to innovate rapidly, manage costs, and safeguard its intellectual property. The company markets its products primarily to original equipment manufacturers through a direct sales force in the United States, China, South Korea, and Finland, as well as through independent sales representatives and distributors across Asia and Europe.

Twelvefold

Series A in 2007
Twelvefold is a company that specializes in social media analysis and advertising, leveraging a comprehensive understanding of online content to engage specific audiences effectively. By identifying trending topics in real-time, Twelvefold provides brands with actionable insights that enhance their creative strategies and deepen their understanding of consumer motivations. The company's approach ensures that advertisements are placed in contexts where they are most likely to resonate with ideal consumers. Twelvefold's clients include well-known brands such as Best Buy, HP, and Toyota. Headquartered in Midtown Manhattan, the company also has teams in Chicago, Detroit, and Los Angeles.

BuzzLogic

Venture Round in 2007
BuzzLogic specializes in SEO/Growth, helping website owners and investors in scaling their online businesses.

Touchdown Technologies

Series C in 2006
Touchdown Technologies, Inc. designs, manufactures, and supports MEMS probecards. The company offers ACCU-TORQ probe, a torsional contactor; and GIGA-TORQ probecards for DRAM applications. Its products support the production wafer test needs of semiconductor manufacturers. Touchdown Technologies, Inc. was formerly known as Integrated Micromachines, Inc. The company was founded in 2003 and is based in Baldwin Park, California.

DATAllegro

Series C in 2006
DATAllegro provides integrated data warehousing services.

Additech

Venture Round in 2006
Additech, Inc. designs and operates an innovative at-the-pump automotive care system that allows consumers to perform engine maintenance while refueling. The company specializes in blending specialty fuel additives, including engine and fuel system cleaners, directly into gasoline or diesel during the fueling process. Its product offerings include a fuel system cleaner that uses advanced detergent technology to remove sludge and deposits from engines, as well as DIESEL GUARD, an additive that cleans and protects diesel engines. Additech also provides gas pump advertising and remote monitoring services for fuel retailers. Founded in 1989 and headquartered in Houston, Texas, the company serves gasoline retailers across the United States and internationally, aiming to enhance vehicle performance and reduce maintenance costs for consumers.

AmberWave

Series E in 2006
AmberWave, Inc. is a research and development company specializing in photovoltaic technology solutions and semiconductor manufacturing, aimed at serving commercial and industrial sectors, as well as unmanned aerial vehicles. Founded in 1998 and headquartered in Ipswich, Massachusetts, the company focuses on advanced substrate engineering for integrated circuits, semiconductor lighting, and photovoltaics. AmberWave’s notable technologies include Strained Silicon, which enhances microchip performance while reducing power consumption, and Aspect Ratio Trapping, utilized in the production of silicon-based photonics and photovoltaic cells. Previously known as AmberWave Systems Corporation, the company rebranded in 2010 and continues to develop high-value materials for emerging markets and applications.

Uplogix

Series B in 2006
Uplogix, Inc. specializes in providing integrated local network management and monitoring solutions aimed at optimizing IT infrastructure for enterprises. The company's flagship offerings include the Uplogix Local Management Software and various Local Manager appliances, which enable efficient management of distributed networking equipment, servers, and other IT devices across remote sites and data centers. These solutions automate routine tasks such as configuration, security, compliance, and performance management, significantly reducing the need for on-site visits and operational costs. Uplogix also offers a range of consulting and training services to support its clients. The company's products are utilized across multiple sectors, including federal, financial, healthcare, energy, and retail industries. Founded in 2003 and headquartered in Austin, Texas, Uplogix maintains additional offices in London and Monterrey, underscoring its commitment to providing reliable network management solutions globally.

Helomics

Funding Round in 2006
Helomics Corporation is a personalized healthcare company focused on oncology, providing innovative tools to assist physicians and patients in making informed decisions throughout the cancer care continuum. It has developed a Precision Cellular Analytical Platform that analyzes cellular data over a 25-35 day period. Among its key products are ChemoFx, which aids in selecting effective treatments for gynecologic cancer patients; BioSpeciFx, offering biomarker tests for evaluating tumor responses at the molecular level; and GeneFx products, which use gene signatures to inform treatment options for colon and lung cancer patients. Additionally, Helomics provides tumor profiling services, including bioinformatics and patient-derived tumor models, which enhance clinical research and drug development. The company employs artificial intelligence through its D-CHIP platform to create personalized oncology roadmaps for patients. Founded in 1995 and headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Helomics operates as a subsidiary of Predictive Oncology Inc.

Precision Therapeutics

Series B in 2006
Precision Therapeutics is a pharmaceutical research and development business that develops personalized cancer treatments for patients.

Touchdown Technologies

Series B in 2005
Touchdown Technologies, Inc. designs, manufactures, and supports MEMS probecards. The company offers ACCU-TORQ probe, a torsional contactor; and GIGA-TORQ probecards for DRAM applications. Its products support the production wafer test needs of semiconductor manufacturers. Touchdown Technologies, Inc. was formerly known as Integrated Micromachines, Inc. The company was founded in 2003 and is based in Baldwin Park, California.

Timesys Corporation

Venture Round in 2005
Timesys Corporation specializes in embedded Linux software solutions, providing a range of tools and services for developers in various industries. Its flagship product, LinuxLink, is a cloud-based platform that facilitates the design, prototyping, and deployment of custom embedded Linux environments, including the creation of board support packages and software development kits. The company also offers Timesys Factory, a modular builder for customization, and a comprehensive Source Code Repository containing essential components like kernels, drivers, and libraries. Additionally, Timesys provides application development tools, including TimeStorm, an IDE that streamlines development processes, and a variety of training programs. The company supports a wide array of processors and programming languages, catering to diverse applications in consumer electronics, medical devices, automotive, telecommunications, and more. Founded in 1995 and based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Timesys helps organizations reduce development costs and speed up time-to-market for their embedded systems and IoT applications through its expertise in open source software security and engineering consulting.

Factory Logic

Venture Round in 2005
Factory Logic, Inc. specializes in factory management solutions, offering the Streamline Lean Factory Management System, an operational management software designed to help factory personnel optimize lean manufacturing processes. This software suite facilitates an integrated approach that aligns production with customer demand while ensuring stability in factory and supply chain operations. Factory Logic also engages in consulting projects, catering to various sectors including automotive, electronics, industrial equipment, and aerospace industries. Founded in 1993 and based in Austin, Texas, the company was previously known as Scintellect Systems, Inc., and has operated as a subsidiary of SAP AG since 2006.

CipherOptics

Series C in 2004
CipherOptics, Inc. provides data security and network encryption, and compliance grade data protection solutions to security enterprises, financial institutions, health care, and government agencies. The company offers CipherEngine, which delivers network-wide encryption to customers by providing an approach to security policy and encryption key management; CipherView, which is a security gateway management application that provides security administrators with a device management tool; SoftRemoteLT, which offers features to remote access users connecting to the corporate VPN; and CipherEngine Enforcement Point family of encryptors that are encryption appliances designed for the carrier Ethernet and MPLS markets. The company also offers MPLS security, metro Ethernet security, disaster recovery and data replication security, and network application security services. The company has strategic partnerships with EMC Corporation, IBM, Intel, and Raza Microelectronics, Inc. CipherOptics, Inc. was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Raleigh, North Carolina.

Mirage Networks

Series B in 2004
Mirage Networks was a network security company focused on providing effective and easily manageable security solutions for enterprises. The company specialized in network-access technology and developed a comprehensive network access control platform. This platform allowed users to manage network access across various devices, endpoints, and operating systems. Mirage Networks operated through a global network of resellers, original equipment manufacturers, and managed security service providers, ensuring widespread availability of its solutions.

NewsStand Inc.

Venture Round in 2004
NewsStand is a media company that distributes newspapers and magazines over the internet.

AmberWave

Series D in 2004
AmberWave, Inc. is a research and development company specializing in photovoltaic technology solutions and semiconductor manufacturing, aimed at serving commercial and industrial sectors, as well as unmanned aerial vehicles. Founded in 1998 and headquartered in Ipswich, Massachusetts, the company focuses on advanced substrate engineering for integrated circuits, semiconductor lighting, and photovoltaics. AmberWave’s notable technologies include Strained Silicon, which enhances microchip performance while reducing power consumption, and Aspect Ratio Trapping, utilized in the production of silicon-based photonics and photovoltaic cells. Previously known as AmberWave Systems Corporation, the company rebranded in 2010 and continues to develop high-value materials for emerging markets and applications.

Timesys Corporation

Venture Round in 2003
Timesys Corporation specializes in embedded Linux software solutions, providing a range of tools and services for developers in various industries. Its flagship product, LinuxLink, is a cloud-based platform that facilitates the design, prototyping, and deployment of custom embedded Linux environments, including the creation of board support packages and software development kits. The company also offers Timesys Factory, a modular builder for customization, and a comprehensive Source Code Repository containing essential components like kernels, drivers, and libraries. Additionally, Timesys provides application development tools, including TimeStorm, an IDE that streamlines development processes, and a variety of training programs. The company supports a wide array of processors and programming languages, catering to diverse applications in consumer electronics, medical devices, automotive, telecommunications, and more. Founded in 1995 and based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Timesys helps organizations reduce development costs and speed up time-to-market for their embedded systems and IoT applications through its expertise in open source software security and engineering consulting.

Helomics

Series C in 2003
Helomics Corporation is a personalized healthcare company focused on oncology, providing innovative tools to assist physicians and patients in making informed decisions throughout the cancer care continuum. It has developed a Precision Cellular Analytical Platform that analyzes cellular data over a 25-35 day period. Among its key products are ChemoFx, which aids in selecting effective treatments for gynecologic cancer patients; BioSpeciFx, offering biomarker tests for evaluating tumor responses at the molecular level; and GeneFx products, which use gene signatures to inform treatment options for colon and lung cancer patients. Additionally, Helomics provides tumor profiling services, including bioinformatics and patient-derived tumor models, which enhance clinical research and drug development. The company employs artificial intelligence through its D-CHIP platform to create personalized oncology roadmaps for patients. Founded in 1995 and headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Helomics operates as a subsidiary of Predictive Oncology Inc.

NextIO

Series A in 2003
NextIO is an information technology company.

Mirage Networks

Series A in 2003
Mirage Networks was a network security company focused on providing effective and easily manageable security solutions for enterprises. The company specialized in network-access technology and developed a comprehensive network access control platform. This platform allowed users to manage network access across various devices, endpoints, and operating systems. Mirage Networks operated through a global network of resellers, original equipment manufacturers, and managed security service providers, ensuring widespread availability of its solutions.

nLIGHT

Series B in 2002
nLIGHT, Inc. is a manufacturer of semiconductor and fiber lasers tailored for industrial, microfabrication, and aerospace and defense applications. Founded in 2000 and headquartered in Vancouver, Washington, the company operates through two segments: Laser Products and Advanced Development. The Laser Products segment encompasses a range of offerings, including industrial and medical fiber lasers, semiconductor lasers, and optical fibers, while the Advanced Development segment focuses on research and development contracts. nLIGHT employs a vertically integrated business model, allowing it to innovate rapidly, manage costs, and safeguard its intellectual property. The company markets its products primarily to original equipment manufacturers through a direct sales force in the United States, China, South Korea, and Finland, as well as through independent sales representatives and distributors across Asia and Europe.

Flashline

Series B in 2002
Flashline is a developer of asset management software focused on managing information technology and software assets. The company specializes in providing enterprise software reuse solutions that enable organizations to efficiently develop software systems tailored for business needs. By streamlining the management of technology assets, Flashline helps clients enhance their operational efficiency and optimize software development processes.

Qspeed Semiconductor

Series B in 2002
Power Integrations is a fab-less semiconductor company whose products are based on breakthrough Power JFET technology. Our discrete Power JFETs target applications for DC-DC switching power converters and power control. Lovoltech’s development roadmap includes additional discrete JFET products serving other applications, integrated circuits based on JFETs, and JFET products operating at RF frequencies.

Timesys Corporation

Venture Round in 2002
Timesys Corporation specializes in embedded Linux software solutions, providing a range of tools and services for developers in various industries. Its flagship product, LinuxLink, is a cloud-based platform that facilitates the design, prototyping, and deployment of custom embedded Linux environments, including the creation of board support packages and software development kits. The company also offers Timesys Factory, a modular builder for customization, and a comprehensive Source Code Repository containing essential components like kernels, drivers, and libraries. Additionally, Timesys provides application development tools, including TimeStorm, an IDE that streamlines development processes, and a variety of training programs. The company supports a wide array of processors and programming languages, catering to diverse applications in consumer electronics, medical devices, automotive, telecommunications, and more. Founded in 1995 and based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Timesys helps organizations reduce development costs and speed up time-to-market for their embedded systems and IoT applications through its expertise in open source software security and engineering consulting.

AmberWave

Series B in 2002
AmberWave, Inc. is a research and development company specializing in photovoltaic technology solutions and semiconductor manufacturing, aimed at serving commercial and industrial sectors, as well as unmanned aerial vehicles. Founded in 1998 and headquartered in Ipswich, Massachusetts, the company focuses on advanced substrate engineering for integrated circuits, semiconductor lighting, and photovoltaics. AmberWave’s notable technologies include Strained Silicon, which enhances microchip performance while reducing power consumption, and Aspect Ratio Trapping, utilized in the production of silicon-based photonics and photovoltaic cells. Previously known as AmberWave Systems Corporation, the company rebranded in 2010 and continues to develop high-value materials for emerging markets and applications.

Intrinsity

Series B in 2001
Intrinsity provides the tools, technologies, and expertise to efficiently and predictably produce higher speeds for digital logic for the mobile core. Their proprietary Fast14® technology provides circuit speeds up to and beyond 3 GHz as well as the means to manage speed, power, and area to achieve the optimal solution for customer design targets.

eToll

Series B in 2000
eToll is a provider of integrated digital solutions for the consumer commerce sector.

Factory Logic

Series A in 2000
Factory Logic, Inc. specializes in factory management solutions, offering the Streamline Lean Factory Management System, an operational management software designed to help factory personnel optimize lean manufacturing processes. This software suite facilitates an integrated approach that aligns production with customer demand while ensuring stability in factory and supply chain operations. Factory Logic also engages in consulting projects, catering to various sectors including automotive, electronics, industrial equipment, and aerospace industries. Founded in 1993 and based in Austin, Texas, the company was previously known as Scintellect Systems, Inc., and has operated as a subsidiary of SAP AG since 2006.

Partnerware

Series B in 2000
Partnerware maximizes speed-to-market™ for channel-focused companies with the leading B2B Partner Relationship Management (PRM) solution, delivering measurable channel results in Internet time. As a multi-channel sales approach becomes critical in delivering value-added solutions to the marketplace, the need for PRM has grown dramatically. Partnerware provides distinct benefits for companies looking to leverage the power of indirect - Faster channel execution (from channel recruiting to product launches) - Measurable results from partner programs, channel marketing funds, and partner sales efforts - Increased market responsiveness to leap frog and stay ahead of competition - Easy implementation by deploying Web-based Partner Relationship Management solutions in Internet time

Qspeed Semiconductor

Series A in 2000
Power Integrations is a fab-less semiconductor company whose products are based on breakthrough Power JFET technology. Our discrete Power JFETs target applications for DC-DC switching power converters and power control. Lovoltech’s development roadmap includes additional discrete JFET products serving other applications, integrated circuits based on JFETs, and JFET products operating at RF frequencies.

Context Media

Series A in 2000
Context Media helps digital content marketing companies manage and share their digital assets in a better way. Through its services and technologies, content providers have the ability to create, package, and distribute their content across all available digital platforms in a way that dynamically links their content to appropriate related content from partners, affiliates, and other different resources. The company’s staff comprises former Netscape management and Emmy-award-winning production professionals. Founded by Dan Harple, Context Media is based in Providence, Rhode Island.

Partnerware

Series B in 1999
Partnerware maximizes speed-to-market™ for channel-focused companies with the leading B2B Partner Relationship Management (PRM) solution, delivering measurable channel results in Internet time. As a multi-channel sales approach becomes critical in delivering value-added solutions to the marketplace, the need for PRM has grown dramatically. Partnerware provides distinct benefits for companies looking to leverage the power of indirect - Faster channel execution (from channel recruiting to product launches) - Measurable results from partner programs, channel marketing funds, and partner sales efforts - Increased market responsiveness to leap frog and stay ahead of competition - Easy implementation by deploying Web-based Partner Relationship Management solutions in Internet time

Coretek

Venture Round in 1999
CoreTek developed microelectromechanical (MEMs) devices for applications in wavelength division multiplexed (WDM) communication systems. CoreTek's products were all based on a fundamental multi-purpose technology the Company developed called MEM-TUNE.
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