Battery Ventures

Battery Ventures is a technology-focused venture capital firm founded in 1983 and headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, with additional offices in Silicon Valley and Israel. The firm specializes in investing in innovative and potentially transformative businesses across various sectors, including application software, IT infrastructure, consumer internet and mobile services, industrial technologies, and life science tools. As a Registered Investment Adviser, Battery Ventures aims to support companies that are defining new categories and driving advancements in their respective markets.

Roland Anderson

Principal

Dallin Bills

Principal

William Binch

Operating Partner

Mackenzie Chapman

Investor

Sudheendra Chilappagari

Investor

Danel Dayan

Principal

Morad Elhafed

General Partner

Zak Ewen

Partner

Zakary Ewen

Principal

Cornel J. Faucher

Partner

Jesse Feldman

General Partner

Russell Fleischer

General Partner

Brandon Gleklen

Principal

Luis-Luca de Haas

Analyst, Investments

Satoshi Harris-Koizumi

Principal

Margaret Hendren

Analyst

Olivia Henkoff

Venture Capital Investor

Dillon Joyce

Principal

Max-Julian Kaye

Principal

Ken Lawler

General Partner

Roger Lee

General Partner

Brian Lieber

Partner

Victoria Mayzlish

Analyst, Investments

Paul Morrissey

Vice President

Mason Parker

Investor

Matt Penney

Partner

Justin Rosner

Principal

Noah Sadhwani

Investor

Chris Schiavo

CFO

Collier Searle

Principal

Tate Searle

Analyst

Shiran Shalev

Partner

Zachary Smotherman

General Partner

Zack Smotherman

Partner and Private Equity Investor

Chelsea Stoner

General Partner

Dave Tabors

Private Equity Partner

Gavin Tasker

Associate, Investments

Scott Tobin

Managing Partner

Chandler Ward

Analyst

Jordan Welu

Principal

Enzo Wiener

Associate, Investments

Peter Winans

Associate

Past deals in VoIP

Gong

Series D in 2020
Gong.io, Inc. develops and markets a sales conversation intelligence platform designed to enhance the performance of remote sales teams. The platform captures, analyzes, and delivers insights from customer interactions, providing valuable deal and people intelligence. Its Revenue Intelligence solution supports various applications, including sales improvement, training, onboarding, strategy, engagement, enablement, and conversation analysis. The cloud-based platform employs artificial intelligence to automatically record and transcribe sales conversations, integrating results from audio sources and web-conferencing tools with customer relationship management systems. This functionality enables organizations to save time, improve win rates, enhance strategic decision-making, and ultimately drive revenue growth. Founded in 2015, Gong.io is headquartered in San Francisco, California, with an additional office in Ramat Gan, Israel.

Gong

Series C in 2019
Gong.io, Inc. develops and markets a sales conversation intelligence platform designed to enhance the performance of remote sales teams. The platform captures, analyzes, and delivers insights from customer interactions, providing valuable deal and people intelligence. Its Revenue Intelligence solution supports various applications, including sales improvement, training, onboarding, strategy, engagement, enablement, and conversation analysis. The cloud-based platform employs artificial intelligence to automatically record and transcribe sales conversations, integrating results from audio sources and web-conferencing tools with customer relationship management systems. This functionality enables organizations to save time, improve win rates, enhance strategic decision-making, and ultimately drive revenue growth. Founded in 2015, Gong.io is headquartered in San Francisco, California, with an additional office in Ramat Gan, Israel.

Voicea

Convertible Note in 2019
Voicea is a technology company that specializes in artificial intelligence-based enterprise voice assistant software designed to enhance meeting productivity. Its flagship product, the Enterprise Voice Assistant (EVA), functions as an intelligent meeting facilitator by listening, taking notes, and identifying key decisions and action items during meetings. This capability allows users to make meetings searchable and ensures that discussions translate into actionable initiatives. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Menlo Park, California, Voicea was formerly known as Voicera until its rebranding in December 2018. The company operates as a subsidiary of Cisco Systems, Inc., and is led by professionals with experience from major technology firms.

Gong

Series B in 2019
Gong.io, Inc. develops and markets a sales conversation intelligence platform designed to enhance the performance of remote sales teams. The platform captures, analyzes, and delivers insights from customer interactions, providing valuable deal and people intelligence. Its Revenue Intelligence solution supports various applications, including sales improvement, training, onboarding, strategy, engagement, enablement, and conversation analysis. The cloud-based platform employs artificial intelligence to automatically record and transcribe sales conversations, integrating results from audio sources and web-conferencing tools with customer relationship management systems. This functionality enables organizations to save time, improve win rates, enhance strategic decision-making, and ultimately drive revenue growth. Founded in 2015, Gong.io is headquartered in San Francisco, California, with an additional office in Ramat Gan, Israel.

Gong

Series B in 2019
Gong.io, Inc. develops and markets a sales conversation intelligence platform designed to enhance the performance of remote sales teams. The platform captures, analyzes, and delivers insights from customer interactions, providing valuable deal and people intelligence. Its Revenue Intelligence solution supports various applications, including sales improvement, training, onboarding, strategy, engagement, enablement, and conversation analysis. The cloud-based platform employs artificial intelligence to automatically record and transcribe sales conversations, integrating results from audio sources and web-conferencing tools with customer relationship management systems. This functionality enables organizations to save time, improve win rates, enhance strategic decision-making, and ultimately drive revenue growth. Founded in 2015, Gong.io is headquartered in San Francisco, California, with an additional office in Ramat Gan, Israel.

Voicea

Series A in 2018
Voicea is a technology company that specializes in artificial intelligence-based enterprise voice assistant software designed to enhance meeting productivity. Its flagship product, the Enterprise Voice Assistant (EVA), functions as an intelligent meeting facilitator by listening, taking notes, and identifying key decisions and action items during meetings. This capability allows users to make meetings searchable and ensures that discussions translate into actionable initiatives. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Menlo Park, California, Voicea was formerly known as Voicera until its rebranding in December 2018. The company operates as a subsidiary of Cisco Systems, Inc., and is led by professionals with experience from major technology firms.

Voicea

Seed Round in 2017
Voicea is a technology company that specializes in artificial intelligence-based enterprise voice assistant software designed to enhance meeting productivity. Its flagship product, the Enterprise Voice Assistant (EVA), functions as an intelligent meeting facilitator by listening, taking notes, and identifying key decisions and action items during meetings. This capability allows users to make meetings searchable and ensures that discussions translate into actionable initiatives. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Menlo Park, California, Voicea was formerly known as Voicera until its rebranding in December 2018. The company operates as a subsidiary of Cisco Systems, Inc., and is led by professionals with experience from major technology firms.

BlueJeans

Series E in 2015
BlueJeans is a conferencing platform tailored for the modern workplace, offering a seamless solution for video, audio, and web meetings across various devices and room systems. It serves thousands of organizations by facilitating productive communication and collaboration, regardless of location. The platform is designed to be user-friendly and interoperable, enabling easy connectivity between mobile, desktop, and multi-vendor systems. Key features include cloud recording, streaming capabilities, and real-time meeting management, visualization, and analysis. This comprehensive approach supports large interactive events and empowers users to engage effectively in their work environments.

Marco Polo

Series A in 2015
Marco Polo, developed by Joya Communications Inc., is a mobile application designed to facilitate meaningful connections among users through video messaging. Founded in 2012 and based in San Francisco, California, Joya Communications aims to enhance communication by allowing individuals to send recorded videos featuring various characters, voices, and filters. The app's user-friendly interface promotes a sense of closeness, enabling friends and family to interact in a more personal way. In addition to Marco Polo, Joya Communications also develops other applications such as FlipLip and Cleo, all of which focus on fostering connections among users.

BlueJeans

Series D in 2013
BlueJeans is a conferencing platform tailored for the modern workplace, offering a seamless solution for video, audio, and web meetings across various devices and room systems. It serves thousands of organizations by facilitating productive communication and collaboration, regardless of location. The platform is designed to be user-friendly and interoperable, enabling easy connectivity between mobile, desktop, and multi-vendor systems. Key features include cloud recording, streaming capabilities, and real-time meeting management, visualization, and analysis. This comprehensive approach supports large interactive events and empowers users to engage effectively in their work environments.

GreenBytes

Series C in 2013
GreenBytes delivers patented IO-Offload desktop virtualization solutions that maximize the effective performance and capacity of existing infrastructure to provide persistent, full-featured virtual desktops with the manageability, scalability and affordability required for cloud-scale VDI deployments.

Plivo

Seed Round in 2012
Plivo Inc. is a cloud communication platform that provides SMS and voice call solutions for businesses globally. Founded in 2011 and based in San Francisco, the company offers a range of services including Voice API, which enables voice capabilities in web and mobile applications, and SMS API for text messaging integration. Plivo also provides SMS Short Codes for bulk messaging, a WebRTC SDK for in-browser voice calls, and a Mobile SDK to incorporate voice calls in iOS and Android apps. In addition, it offers Salesforce Integration for enhancing communication within Salesforce applications and an open-source framework for prototyping voice call applications. With direct relationships with over 1,600 local carrier networks, Plivo ensures reliable connectivity in 195 countries, making it a cost-effective solution for modernizing business communications.

GreenBytes

Series B in 2012
GreenBytes delivers patented IO-Offload desktop virtualization solutions that maximize the effective performance and capacity of existing infrastructure to provide persistent, full-featured virtual desktops with the manageability, scalability and affordability required for cloud-scale VDI deployments.

GreenBytes

Series A in 2010
GreenBytes delivers patented IO-Offload desktop virtualization solutions that maximize the effective performance and capacity of existing infrastructure to provide persistent, full-featured virtual desktops with the manageability, scalability and affordability required for cloud-scale VDI deployments.

VSS Monitoring

Series A in 2010
VSS Monitoring is a leading provider of Network Intelligence Optimization solutions, specializing in enhancing the connectivity between network switching and various analytics, security, and WAN acceleration tools. Utilizing its unique IntelliScale Architecture, VSS offers highly scalable products that ensure system-fault tolerance and modular expansion, essential for the performance and security of modern IP networks and data centers. The company designs and manufactures over 180 innovative products, focusing on reliability and performance, which helps reduce capital and operational expenditures while managing the complexities of IP convergence. Established in 2003 and headquartered in San Mateo, California, VSS Monitoring serves thousands of clients in over 120 countries across sectors such as telecom, enterprise, government, and finance. The firm is recognized for its extensive customer support network, providing expertise through a knowledgeable team of engineers and resellers globally.

cVidya

Series D in 2010
cVidya is a leading supplier of Big Data Analytics solutions for communications and digital service ‎providers. cVidya provides operators with a complete solution, encompassing a Big Data technology ‎platform and analytical applications designed to optimize profits and support operational and strategic ‎decisions.‎ cVidya’s Business Protection offering, which includes Revenue Assurance and Fraud Management ‎solutions, enables operators to quickly identify risks and prevent revenue loss. cVidya’s Business ‎Growth offering, which encompasses Marketing Analytics and Data Monetization solutions, enables ‎operators to optimize their base management activities and leverage new opportunities to monetize ‎data through 3rd parties.‎

Cedar Point Communications

Debt Financing in 2009
Cedar Point Communications provides integrated voice over Internet protocol and multimedia switching technologies for the service provider and enterprise telecommunication industries. Its products include SAFARI C3, a media switching system, which delivers Internet protocol multimedia subsystem (IMS) capabilities that support the anticipated migration to IMS architecture for converged networks; and SAFARI eMG, a media gateway that delivers flexibility. The company also provides training, customer, and solution services. Cedar Point Communications serves information technology departments and network operators, cable operators and telecommunications carriers, and enterprise customers and educational institutions. Cedar Point Communications, Inc. was founded in 2000 and is based in Derry, New Hampshire with an additional office in Meersburg, Germany.

GreenBytes

Series A in 2009
GreenBytes delivers patented IO-Offload desktop virtualization solutions that maximize the effective performance and capacity of existing infrastructure to provide persistent, full-featured virtual desktops with the manageability, scalability and affordability required for cloud-scale VDI deployments.

Pocket Communications Northeast

Venture Round in 2008
Pocket Communications Northeast is a provider of flat-rate, unlimited use wireThe PocketComms idea was born whilst the creator was in Afghanistan and has been contributed to by seasoned travellers, the deaf, stroke suffers and carers, British Army Special Forces, British Army Psychological Operations Group, International Fire, Search and Rescue teams and the British Police Force and communications specialistsless voice and data services.

Agito Networks

Series B in 2008
Agito Networks, Inc. is the award-winning technology leader in the enterprise mobility space. Its product, the RoamAnywhere™ Mobility Router™, is an innovative enterprise fixed mobile convergence (eFMC) platform enabling enterprises to extend voice and Unified Communications to cell phones. RoamAnywhere is the first and only network appliance that fuses enterprise wireless LANs, carrier cellular networks, IP telephony and location technology to mobilize voice and data applications, while remaining agnostic to customers’ choices of carrier and equipment vendors. Agito Networks enables low-cost in-building voice coverage, reduced cellular costs, improved enterprise visibility and control over cellular usage, and better accessibility and responsiveness for mobile workers. A Red Herring 100 winner, Agito was named a Coolest Emerging Technology Vendor for 2008 by CRN, as well as a Top Innovator by VON Magazine. The Company’s RoamAnywhere has received numerous industry awards as wel, including earning CTIA Emerging Technology and eWEEK Excellence awards, and receiving Product of the Year honors from Unified Communications and Internet Telephony magazines. CTO Timothy Olson was also named one of the Best CTOs of 2008 by InfoWorld. Founded and led by industry experts in the areas of WiFi, cellular, telephony and mobile operating systems, Agito Networks is delivering its innovative, patent-pending solution to enterprises in a variety of markets, including healthcare, education, manufacturing and high tech. Agito Networks’ RoamAnywhere represents the next generation of enterprise mobility products for enterprises seeking the promise of improved productivity and cost savings from enterprise fixed mobile convergence (eFMC). Headquartered in Santa Clara, Calif., Agito Networks is well funded with approximately $20 million in investment from Battery Ventures, Castile Ventures and ITX International Holdings, Inc.

cVidya

Series C in 2008
cVidya is a leading supplier of Big Data Analytics solutions for communications and digital service ‎providers. cVidya provides operators with a complete solution, encompassing a Big Data technology ‎platform and analytical applications designed to optimize profits and support operational and strategic ‎decisions.‎ cVidya’s Business Protection offering, which includes Revenue Assurance and Fraud Management ‎solutions, enables operators to quickly identify risks and prevent revenue loss. cVidya’s Business ‎Growth offering, which encompasses Marketing Analytics and Data Monetization solutions, enables ‎operators to optimize their base management activities and leverage new opportunities to monetize ‎data through 3rd parties.‎

Optichron

Venture Round in 2007
Optichron, Inc. specializes in nonlinear signal processing technology, designing and manufacturing integrated circuits that enhance cost and performance in communications applications. Established in January 2003, the company addresses the longstanding engineering challenge of nonlinear distortion, a significant barrier to optimizing performance in various signal processing fields. Optichron's proprietary mathematical approach has led to the development of a robust integrated circuit architecture, which forms the basis of its linearization products. These products effectively eliminate nonlinear distortion, improving overall system design parameters while reducing component count, cost, and power consumption. Optichron's technology is applicable across a wide range of sectors, including wireless communications, software-defined radio, medical imaging, satellite communications, radar, infrared imaging, and test and measurement instrumentation. Additionally, the company offers a digital pre-distortion development tool suite to facilitate design and migration for multiple protocols.

Agito Networks

Series A in 2007
Agito Networks, Inc. is the award-winning technology leader in the enterprise mobility space. Its product, the RoamAnywhere™ Mobility Router™, is an innovative enterprise fixed mobile convergence (eFMC) platform enabling enterprises to extend voice and Unified Communications to cell phones. RoamAnywhere is the first and only network appliance that fuses enterprise wireless LANs, carrier cellular networks, IP telephony and location technology to mobilize voice and data applications, while remaining agnostic to customers’ choices of carrier and equipment vendors. Agito Networks enables low-cost in-building voice coverage, reduced cellular costs, improved enterprise visibility and control over cellular usage, and better accessibility and responsiveness for mobile workers. A Red Herring 100 winner, Agito was named a Coolest Emerging Technology Vendor for 2008 by CRN, as well as a Top Innovator by VON Magazine. The Company’s RoamAnywhere has received numerous industry awards as wel, including earning CTIA Emerging Technology and eWEEK Excellence awards, and receiving Product of the Year honors from Unified Communications and Internet Telephony magazines. CTO Timothy Olson was also named one of the Best CTOs of 2008 by InfoWorld. Founded and led by industry experts in the areas of WiFi, cellular, telephony and mobile operating systems, Agito Networks is delivering its innovative, patent-pending solution to enterprises in a variety of markets, including healthcare, education, manufacturing and high tech. Agito Networks’ RoamAnywhere represents the next generation of enterprise mobility products for enterprises seeking the promise of improved productivity and cost savings from enterprise fixed mobile convergence (eFMC). Headquartered in Santa Clara, Calif., Agito Networks is well funded with approximately $20 million in investment from Battery Ventures, Castile Ventures and ITX International Holdings, Inc.

Zayo

Venture Round in 2007
Zayo Group is a provider of bandwidth infrastructure services operating in over 300 markets across the United States and Europe. The company specializes in offering a comprehensive range of lit services and dark fiber products tailored for wireline and wireless carriers, data centers, internet content providers, high-bandwidth enterprises, and government agencies. With a substantial network spanning 79,000 route miles, Zayo also operates 27 carrier-neutral colocation facilities throughout the United States. By delivering fiber and bandwidth connectivity, along with colocation and cloud infrastructure solutions, Zayo aims to enhance the operational capabilities of its diverse clientele, supporting their needs for reliable and high-performance communications infrastructure.

Verivue

Series A in 2007
Verivue, Inc. develops and markets high-performance IP platforms that enable network operators to distribute, deliver and control enormous amounts of IP-based media traffic across a growing and diverse number of end devices. The Company offers solutions for service providers to accelerate content delivery for managed and unmanaged service provider networks. Verivue’s OneVantage Content Delivery Solution is based on the guiding principles of web scale and cloud computing, providing unbounded scalability in content caching and delivery bandwidth with the resiliency inherent in state-of-the-art clustering techniques of COTS servers. Additional information about Verivue products and services can be found at www.verivue.com.

Veraz Networks

Venture Round in 2007
Veraz Networks, Inc. specializes in providing voice infrastructure solutions designed for both wireline and wireless service providers. The company offers a range of products focused on bandwidth optimization, including media gateways, session bandwidth optimizers, and digital circuit multiplication equipment. Additionally, Veraz Networks provides switching products that utilize the Internet protocol multimedia subsystem, as well as session border controllers and network-adaptive border controllers. Their solutions enable service providers to efficiently transport, convert, and manage voice and data traffic over various network types, including time-division multiplexing and IP networks. The company also offers professional services such as hardware and software maintenance, installation, and training. Founded in 2001 and headquartered in San Jose, California, Veraz Networks sells its products through both direct and indirect sales channels.

IP Unity

Series F in 2005
IP Unity delivers a carrier grade services platform for enhanced voice and telephony applications over ATM, TDM and VoIP Networks. The company's media servers, applications servers, enhanced service applications, and application partners allow customers to quickly and cost effectively offer new services associated with next generation networks while protecting their investment in legacy systems.
Cedar Point Communications provides integrated voice over Internet protocol and multimedia switching technologies for the service provider and enterprise telecommunication industries. Its products include SAFARI C3, a media switching system, which delivers Internet protocol multimedia subsystem (IMS) capabilities that support the anticipated migration to IMS architecture for converged networks; and SAFARI eMG, a media gateway that delivers flexibility. The company also provides training, customer, and solution services. Cedar Point Communications serves information technology departments and network operators, cable operators and telecommunications carriers, and enterprise customers and educational institutions. Cedar Point Communications, Inc. was founded in 2000 and is based in Derry, New Hampshire with an additional office in Meersburg, Germany.

Optichron

Series B in 2005
Optichron, Inc. specializes in nonlinear signal processing technology, designing and manufacturing integrated circuits that enhance cost and performance in communications applications. Established in January 2003, the company addresses the longstanding engineering challenge of nonlinear distortion, a significant barrier to optimizing performance in various signal processing fields. Optichron's proprietary mathematical approach has led to the development of a robust integrated circuit architecture, which forms the basis of its linearization products. These products effectively eliminate nonlinear distortion, improving overall system design parameters while reducing component count, cost, and power consumption. Optichron's technology is applicable across a wide range of sectors, including wireless communications, software-defined radio, medical imaging, satellite communications, radar, infrared imaging, and test and measurement instrumentation. Additionally, the company offers a digital pre-distortion development tool suite to facilitate design and migration for multiple protocols.

Vertical Circuits

Series B in 2005
Vertical Circuits is a global supplier of advanced die level vertical interconnect packaging technology, products, services and intellectual property for the manufacture of low-cost, ultra high-speed/high-density semiconductor components.

IP Unity

Series E in 2004
IP Unity delivers a carrier grade services platform for enhanced voice and telephony applications over ATM, TDM and VoIP Networks. The company's media servers, applications servers, enhanced service applications, and application partners allow customers to quickly and cost effectively offer new services associated with next generation networks while protecting their investment in legacy systems.
Cedar Point Communications provides integrated voice over Internet protocol and multimedia switching technologies for the service provider and enterprise telecommunication industries. Its products include SAFARI C3, a media switching system, which delivers Internet protocol multimedia subsystem (IMS) capabilities that support the anticipated migration to IMS architecture for converged networks; and SAFARI eMG, a media gateway that delivers flexibility. The company also provides training, customer, and solution services. Cedar Point Communications serves information technology departments and network operators, cable operators and telecommunications carriers, and enterprise customers and educational institutions. Cedar Point Communications, Inc. was founded in 2000 and is based in Derry, New Hampshire with an additional office in Meersburg, Germany.

IP Unity

Series D in 2003
IP Unity delivers a carrier grade services platform for enhanced voice and telephony applications over ATM, TDM and VoIP Networks. The company's media servers, applications servers, enhanced service applications, and application partners allow customers to quickly and cost effectively offer new services associated with next generation networks while protecting their investment in legacy systems.
Cedar Point Communications provides integrated voice over Internet protocol and multimedia switching technologies for the service provider and enterprise telecommunication industries. Its products include SAFARI C3, a media switching system, which delivers Internet protocol multimedia subsystem (IMS) capabilities that support the anticipated migration to IMS architecture for converged networks; and SAFARI eMG, a media gateway that delivers flexibility. The company also provides training, customer, and solution services. Cedar Point Communications serves information technology departments and network operators, cable operators and telecommunications carriers, and enterprise customers and educational institutions. Cedar Point Communications, Inc. was founded in 2000 and is based in Derry, New Hampshire with an additional office in Meersburg, Germany.

Veraz Networks

Series A in 2003
Veraz Networks, Inc. specializes in providing voice infrastructure solutions designed for both wireline and wireless service providers. The company offers a range of products focused on bandwidth optimization, including media gateways, session bandwidth optimizers, and digital circuit multiplication equipment. Additionally, Veraz Networks provides switching products that utilize the Internet protocol multimedia subsystem, as well as session border controllers and network-adaptive border controllers. Their solutions enable service providers to efficiently transport, convert, and manage voice and data traffic over various network types, including time-division multiplexing and IP networks. The company also offers professional services such as hardware and software maintenance, installation, and training. Founded in 2001 and headquartered in San Jose, California, Veraz Networks sells its products through both direct and indirect sales channels.

EnvoyWorldWide

Series C in 2002
EnvoyWorldWide, Inc. provides enterprise notification and message delivery services. Its notification services for business continuity facilitates personalized, interactive voice and text broadcasts, landline phones, faxes, email, pagers, SMS and WAP phones, PDAs, BlackBerrys, and other wireless devices. The company was formerly known as MessageBlaster.com and changed its name to EnvoyWorldWide, Inc. in September, 2000. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Bedford, Massachusetts.

Inkra Networks

Series B in 2002
Inkra Networks develops carrier systems that deliver streamlined and enhanced services to internet data centers. Its virtual service architecture (VSA) offers network security, business continuity, and performance solutions. The company’s VSA virtualizes and integrates the functionality and management of multiple firewalls, VPNs, intrusion prevention systems, load balancers, and other security and business continuity appliances on a single system. It develops and builds data communications equipment to support IP services deployment for internet service providers. The company’s solutions are commercially deployed in service provider, enterprise, and government networks worldwide. Inkra Networks was founded in 2000 and is based in Fremont, California.

IP Unity

Series D in 2002
IP Unity delivers a carrier grade services platform for enhanced voice and telephony applications over ATM, TDM and VoIP Networks. The company's media servers, applications servers, enhanced service applications, and application partners allow customers to quickly and cost effectively offer new services associated with next generation networks while protecting their investment in legacy systems.

Equipe Communications

Series C in 2002
Equipe Communications designs, develops, and markets asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) and multiprotocol label switching (MPLS) products to telecom carriers and service providers. The company's products assist local exchange carriers (ILECs) and interexchange carriers (IXCs) in transition from ATM architecture to IP/MPLS. The company also offers network management design, engineering, furnishing and installation, lifecycle tools, and rapid deployment services. Equipe Communications was founded in 1999 and is based in Acton, Massachusetts.
Cedar Point Communications provides integrated voice over Internet protocol and multimedia switching technologies for the service provider and enterprise telecommunication industries. Its products include SAFARI C3, a media switching system, which delivers Internet protocol multimedia subsystem (IMS) capabilities that support the anticipated migration to IMS architecture for converged networks; and SAFARI eMG, a media gateway that delivers flexibility. The company also provides training, customer, and solution services. Cedar Point Communications serves information technology departments and network operators, cable operators and telecommunications carriers, and enterprise customers and educational institutions. Cedar Point Communications, Inc. was founded in 2000 and is based in Derry, New Hampshire with an additional office in Meersburg, Germany.

EnvoyWorldWide

Series B in 2002
EnvoyWorldWide, Inc. provides enterprise notification and message delivery services. Its notification services for business continuity facilitates personalized, interactive voice and text broadcasts, landline phones, faxes, email, pagers, SMS and WAP phones, PDAs, BlackBerrys, and other wireless devices. The company was formerly known as MessageBlaster.com and changed its name to EnvoyWorldWide, Inc. in September, 2000. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Bedford, Massachusetts.

NexVerse Networks

Venture Round in 2001
NexVerse Networks supplies generation softswitch solutions based on the ipVerse ControlSwitch platform. The company was founded in October 2001 and is based in San Jose, California.

Inkra Networks

Series A in 2000
Inkra Networks develops carrier systems that deliver streamlined and enhanced services to internet data centers. Its virtual service architecture (VSA) offers network security, business continuity, and performance solutions. The company’s VSA virtualizes and integrates the functionality and management of multiple firewalls, VPNs, intrusion prevention systems, load balancers, and other security and business continuity appliances on a single system. It develops and builds data communications equipment to support IP services deployment for internet service providers. The company’s solutions are commercially deployed in service provider, enterprise, and government networks worldwide. Inkra Networks was founded in 2000 and is based in Fremont, California.

ipVerse

Series C in 2000
ipVerse is a technology company founded in 1998 and based in Sunnyvale, California, specializing in software-based switches that facilitate the delivery of converged voice and data services over both wireline and wireless networks. The company's flagship product, the ipVerse ControlSwitch, serves as a carrier-class application and call control platform, offering traditional voice services alongside innovative voice-data solutions. These advanced software switches are designed to enhance the convergence of voice and data communications while maintaining high standards of quality and performance. By providing a seamless migration path from existing voice networks to next-generation data networks, ipVerse enables service providers to efficiently deploy new revenue-generating services.

Airband Communications

Series A in 2000
Airband Communications is a leading fixed-wireless broadband provider in the United States, specializing in high-speed data, Voice over IP, and security solutions for businesses. Established in 2000, the company has developed a robust, wholly-owned network designed to bypass traditional local phone and cable services, enabling faster installation times and enhanced scalability. Airband serves over 3,500 businesses across 14 markets, with a commitment to delivering exceptional customer experiences through responsive local support and exemplary service. The company's focus on managed solutions and its scalable last-mile network position it as a reliable partner for businesses seeking efficient and effective communication services.

Informio

Series A in 2000
Informio,Inc trial service delivers Internet content and voice applications through any wireless phone. It has been developed by people who pioneered voice messaging systems and the World Wide Web. Find out about what they're doing by subscribing to their mailing list.

Equipe Communications

Series B in 2000
Equipe Communications designs, develops, and markets asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) and multiprotocol label switching (MPLS) products to telecom carriers and service providers. The company's products assist local exchange carriers (ILECs) and interexchange carriers (IXCs) in transition from ATM architecture to IP/MPLS. The company also offers network management design, engineering, furnishing and installation, lifecycle tools, and rapid deployment services. Equipe Communications was founded in 1999 and is based in Acton, Massachusetts.

CBeyond

Series A in 2000
Cbeyond is an Atlanta-based company that specializes in providing voice and broadband Internet services primarily to small and mid-sized businesses in the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico. The company focuses on delivering a range of IP-based communications and managed IT services tailored to the needs of its entrepreneurial clientele. Its offerings include local and long-distance voice services, broadband access, mobile voice and data, email, voicemail, web hosting, secure backup, fax-to-email, and virtual private network solutions. Additionally, Cbeyond provides desktop security, hosted Microsoft Exchange, mobile workforce management, and virtual receptionist services, aiming to enhance operational efficiency for its customers.

Empowered Networks

Series C in 2000
Empowered Networks is a provider of information technology consulting and network monitoring solutions tailored for large enterprises. The company specializes in optimizing network management, security, and compliance, enabling organizations to enhance the agility, visibility, and reliability of their applications and services. Additionally, Empowered Networks is recognized for its innovative Voice-over-IP (VoIP) switching systems, which are designed for carriers and communication service providers. Its flagship product, the USX1000, seamlessly integrates with existing Intelligent Network services, facilitating the migration of voice traffic to IP infrastructure. By leveraging advanced technologies, Empowered Networks aims to drive positive business outcomes that significantly impact the bottom line for its clients.

EnvoyWorldWide

Series A in 2000
EnvoyWorldWide, Inc. provides enterprise notification and message delivery services. Its notification services for business continuity facilitates personalized, interactive voice and text broadcasts, landline phones, faxes, email, pagers, SMS and WAP phones, PDAs, BlackBerrys, and other wireless devices. The company was formerly known as MessageBlaster.com and changed its name to EnvoyWorldWide, Inc. in September, 2000. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Bedford, Massachusetts.

ipVerse

Series B in 1999
ipVerse is a technology company founded in 1998 and based in Sunnyvale, California, specializing in software-based switches that facilitate the delivery of converged voice and data services over both wireline and wireless networks. The company's flagship product, the ipVerse ControlSwitch, serves as a carrier-class application and call control platform, offering traditional voice services alongside innovative voice-data solutions. These advanced software switches are designed to enhance the convergence of voice and data communications while maintaining high standards of quality and performance. By providing a seamless migration path from existing voice networks to next-generation data networks, ipVerse enables service providers to efficiently deploy new revenue-generating services.

Equipe Communications

Series A in 1999
Equipe Communications designs, develops, and markets asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) and multiprotocol label switching (MPLS) products to telecom carriers and service providers. The company's products assist local exchange carriers (ILECs) and interexchange carriers (IXCs) in transition from ATM architecture to IP/MPLS. The company also offers network management design, engineering, furnishing and installation, lifecycle tools, and rapid deployment services. Equipe Communications was founded in 1999 and is based in Acton, Massachusetts.

Empowered Networks

Series B in 1999
Empowered Networks is a provider of information technology consulting and network monitoring solutions tailored for large enterprises. The company specializes in optimizing network management, security, and compliance, enabling organizations to enhance the agility, visibility, and reliability of their applications and services. Additionally, Empowered Networks is recognized for its innovative Voice-over-IP (VoIP) switching systems, which are designed for carriers and communication service providers. Its flagship product, the USX1000, seamlessly integrates with existing Intelligent Network services, facilitating the migration of voice traffic to IP infrastructure. By leveraging advanced technologies, Empowered Networks aims to drive positive business outcomes that significantly impact the bottom line for its clients.

Empowered Networks

Series A in 1999
Empowered Networks is a provider of information technology consulting and network monitoring solutions tailored for large enterprises. The company specializes in optimizing network management, security, and compliance, enabling organizations to enhance the agility, visibility, and reliability of their applications and services. Additionally, Empowered Networks is recognized for its innovative Voice-over-IP (VoIP) switching systems, which are designed for carriers and communication service providers. Its flagship product, the USX1000, seamlessly integrates with existing Intelligent Network services, facilitating the migration of voice traffic to IP infrastructure. By leveraging advanced technologies, Empowered Networks aims to drive positive business outcomes that significantly impact the bottom line for its clients.
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