SAS Investors
SAS Investors was a venture capital firm based in New York City, established in January 2001, that specialized in seed and early-stage investments primarily in technology companies located in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast regions of the United States. The firm focused on states such as New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Maryland, Delaware, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island. Typically, SAS Investors made initial investments of up to $1.25 million, with a total commitment of up to $3 million over the life cycle of a portfolio company. It preferred to be the first institutional investor in its target companies and often sought co-investment opportunities. The firm aimed to support unique and defensible technology ventures by leveraging its resources and experience to assist portfolio companies in developing effective go-to-market strategies, understanding industry dynamics, and maximizing the potential of their intellectual property. SAS Investors, backed by notable venture capital firms, positioned itself as a leading supporter of core technology companies in its targeted regions. However, it is no longer actively investing.
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Past deals in New Jersey
CebaTech
Series C in 2006
CebaTech designs, develops, and licenses silicon IP cores that accelerate data and storage networking applications. Its portfolio includes CebaRIP cores, offering hardware encryption and decryption, and data-compression and cryptographic hash cores such as MD5, SHA-1, and LZRW3, enabling FPGA or ASIC implementations. The company also provides software models for virtual prototyping and early hardware integration, as well as custom IP services and turnkey FPGA or ASIC development. It develops tunable silicon IP cores to accelerate software algorithms in silicon, boosting productivity for SoC, ASIC, and FPGA design teams. Serving networking and storage markets, CebaTech focuses on hardware acceleration to improve protocol execution in embedded systems. Founded in 2004 and based in Eatontown, New Jersey, the company contracts with customers to deliver specialized IP cores and related development services.
Lightspeed Audio Labs
Seed Round in 2006
Lightspeed Audio Labs, Inc. is a company based in Scotch Plains, New Jersey, specializing in the development of a media collaboration platform. This platform enables musicians to collaborate and create audio content online in real-time, facilitating seamless interaction and creativity regardless of geographical barriers. By leveraging internet technology, Lightspeed Audio Labs aims to enhance the music-making process, allowing artists to work together more effectively.
Multispectral Imaging
Series B in 2005
Multispectral Imaging, Inc. designs, develops, manufactures, and supplies infrared imaging detectors and arrays. The company provides technologies for night vision and thermal-imaging products. Its solutions include infrared imaging array detector modules that use microelectromechanical sensor and ROIC technologies to produce detectors with sensitivities; and microcantilever detector technologies, which enable detector sensitivities to the infrared detection approach. The company was founded in 2003 and is based in Parsippany, New Jersey with a branch office in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. As of April 4, 2008, Multispectral Imaging, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Agiltron, Inc.
Velox Semiconductor
Series A in 2005
Velox Semiconductor Corporation manufactures gallium nitride power semiconductors. The company offers gallium nitride transistors and diodes; and schottky rectifiers, which are used in power factor correction, switch mode power supplies, and freewheeling diode applications. It serves the power supply industry, as well as automotive, industrial, computer, and telecom markets. The company was founded in 2005 and is based in Somerset, New Jersey.
Tacit Networks
Series C in 2005
Tacit Networks, Inc. is a provider of wide area file services and network optimization solutions, catering primarily to branch offices and remote users. Established in 2000 and headquartered in South Plainfield, New Jersey, the company specializes in its IShared product line, which assists businesses in consolidating, accelerating, and managing information. Tacit Networks offers a range of services including file management, exchange, networking, web, and print services. Its products are available both directly to clients and through a network of integrated reseller partners. In 2006, Tacit Networks was acquired by Packeteer, Inc.
CebaTech
Series B in 2005
CebaTech designs, develops, and licenses silicon IP cores that accelerate data and storage networking applications. Its portfolio includes CebaRIP cores, offering hardware encryption and decryption, and data-compression and cryptographic hash cores such as MD5, SHA-1, and LZRW3, enabling FPGA or ASIC implementations. The company also provides software models for virtual prototyping and early hardware integration, as well as custom IP services and turnkey FPGA or ASIC development. It develops tunable silicon IP cores to accelerate software algorithms in silicon, boosting productivity for SoC, ASIC, and FPGA design teams. Serving networking and storage markets, CebaTech focuses on hardware acceleration to improve protocol execution in embedded systems. Founded in 2004 and based in Eatontown, New Jersey, the company contracts with customers to deliver specialized IP cores and related development services.
Tacit Networks
Series A in 2002
Tacit Networks, Inc. is a provider of wide area file services and network optimization solutions, catering primarily to branch offices and remote users. Established in 2000 and headquartered in South Plainfield, New Jersey, the company specializes in its IShared product line, which assists businesses in consolidating, accelerating, and managing information. Tacit Networks offers a range of services including file management, exchange, networking, web, and print services. Its products are available both directly to clients and through a network of integrated reseller partners. In 2006, Tacit Networks was acquired by Packeteer, Inc.
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