Matrix Partners is a venture capital firm founded in 1977 and based in San Francisco, California. The firm specializes in early-stage investments, supporting companies from the ideation phase through Series A funding. Matrix Partners focuses on various sectors, including applied artificial intelligence, B2B SaaS, digital health, fintech, and sustainable hardware. The firm prides itself on building long-term relationships with entrepreneurs, leveraging a team of former founders and experienced investors to foster significant, industry-leading companies. With a strong portfolio that includes notable investments like Oculus, Zendesk, and Afterpay, Matrix Partners has contributed to the success of numerous businesses, helping many achieve initial public offerings and profitable mergers and acquisitions. The firm combines local market knowledge with a global perspective, consistently ranking among the top venture firms in terms of returns to its investors.
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General Partner
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Partner
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Partner
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CloudZero
Series B in 2023
CloudZero, Inc. is a cloud cost management company headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, established in 2016. It offers a platform designed for engineering teams, particularly within cloud software companies, to gain insights into their AWS costs. By automating the collection, allocation, and analysis of cloud cost data, CloudZero enables organizations to identify savings opportunities and enhance their unit economics without hindering innovation. The platform integrates and interprets data from multiple AWS accounts, providing real-time insights that help teams understand operational costs at an architectural level. This comprehensive approach allows clients to contextualize cost-related information across various products, teams, and departments, driving informed decision-making throughout the cloud adoption lifecycle. CloudZero's solution is utilized by numerous industry leaders globally.
Rgenta Therapeutics
Series A in 2022
Rgenta Therapeutics, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, specializing in the development of RNA-targeting medicines with a primary focus on oncology and neurological disorders. Founded in 2018, the company utilizes a proprietary platform that analyzes extensive genomic data to identify targetable RNA processing events. This platform enables the design of small-molecule compounds that modulate interactions among the spliceosome, regulatory proteins, and RNAs. By unlocking the therapeutic potential of previously undruggable targets, Rgenta aims to create oral, small-molecule therapies that address critical needs in human disease treatment, particularly in the realm of cancer.
Owl Labs
Series C in 2022
Owl Labs Inc. specializes in developing and manufacturing innovative video conferencing technology, aimed at enhancing communication for hybrid and remote teams. Founded in 2014 and based in Somerville, Massachusetts, the company offers a range of products, including the Meeting Owl and Meeting Owl Pro. These smart conference cameras feature 360° views and advanced audio capabilities, allowing them to automatically focus on the speaker during meetings. Owl Labs' products are compatible with popular video conferencing platforms such as Google Hangouts, Skype, and GoToMeeting. The company's mission is to create inclusive and engaging video experiences that facilitate dynamic discussions in modern organizations.
RightHand Robotics
Series C in 2022
RightHand Robotics, Inc. specializes in the manufacturing of robotic order-picking systems designed to enhance supply chain logistics and order fulfillment across various industries, including e-commerce, food handling, and flexible manufacturing. Founded in 2015, the company is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, with an additional office in Frankfurt, Germany. RightHand Robotics offers innovative solutions like the ReFlex SF, which features a 3D-printed palm equipped with advanced servos and compliant fingers, and the ReFlex TakkTile, a tactile sensor that aids in gentle object handling. Their technology enables robots to automatically grasp a wide range of items from bins and cases without the need for extensive data entry or parameter tuning, making their systems cost-effective and adaptable to changing business needs.
Rgenta Therapeutics
Seed Round in 2020
Rgenta Therapeutics, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, specializing in the development of RNA-targeting medicines with a primary focus on oncology and neurological disorders. Founded in 2018, the company utilizes a proprietary platform that analyzes extensive genomic data to identify targetable RNA processing events. This platform enables the design of small-molecule compounds that modulate interactions among the spliceosome, regulatory proteins, and RNAs. By unlocking the therapeutic potential of previously undruggable targets, Rgenta aims to create oral, small-molecule therapies that address critical needs in human disease treatment, particularly in the realm of cancer.
nference
Series B in 2020
nference, Inc. is a biotechnology company that offers an AI-based software platform designed to synthesize fragmented biomedical knowledge from various sources, including biomedical literature, molecular data, and real-world datasets. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, with additional offices in Bengaluru, Toronto, and Rochester, nference provides advanced neural network models for the automated extraction of insights from scientific, clinical, regulatory, and commercial datasets. The company focuses on facilitating drug discovery, life cycle management, and precision medicine, enabling healthcare professionals and biopharmaceutical companies to develop personalized diagnostics and treatments for patients. By transforming electronic medical record data into actionable insights, nference addresses critical challenges in drug discovery and clinical research, enhancing patient care through comprehensive biological and clinical understanding.
RootPath Genomics
Series A in 2020
RootPath Genomics, Inc. is a biotechnology company based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, founded in 2017. It specializes in developing a personalized T-cell therapy platform that integrates precision medicine with cancer immunotherapy. The company's innovative technologies focus on the analysis and manipulation of individual immune cells, enabling advancements in immune and cell therapy. By precisely monitoring and modulating the immune system, RootPath aims to enhance the diagnosis and treatment of cancer, contributing to significant improvements in patient outcomes.
LogRocket
Series B in 2019
LogRocket, Inc. develops an application performance management platform that assists product teams in enhancing user experiences. The company's primary offering, LogRocket, records user sessions along with logs and network data, enabling teams to replay user interactions to identify and reproduce bugs. This tool helps diagnose issues within web applications, revealing the root causes of errors and UX problems, regardless of the programming language or framework used. By providing insights into where users encounter difficulties, LogRocket supports engineers, support agents, designers, and product managers in improving application performance and customer satisfaction. Founded in 2015 and based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, LogRocket was previously known as AppHub, Inc.
Owl Labs
Series B in 2019
Owl Labs Inc. specializes in developing and manufacturing innovative video conferencing technology, aimed at enhancing communication for hybrid and remote teams. Founded in 2014 and based in Somerville, Massachusetts, the company offers a range of products, including the Meeting Owl and Meeting Owl Pro. These smart conference cameras feature 360° views and advanced audio capabilities, allowing them to automatically focus on the speaker during meetings. Owl Labs' products are compatible with popular video conferencing platforms such as Google Hangouts, Skype, and GoToMeeting. The company's mission is to create inclusive and engaging video experiences that facilitate dynamic discussions in modern organizations.
LogRocket
Series A in 2019
LogRocket, Inc. develops an application performance management platform that assists product teams in enhancing user experiences. The company's primary offering, LogRocket, records user sessions along with logs and network data, enabling teams to replay user interactions to identify and reproduce bugs. This tool helps diagnose issues within web applications, revealing the root causes of errors and UX problems, regardless of the programming language or framework used. By providing insights into where users encounter difficulties, LogRocket supports engineers, support agents, designers, and product managers in improving application performance and customer satisfaction. Founded in 2015 and based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, LogRocket was previously known as AppHub, Inc.
RightHand Robotics
Series B in 2018
RightHand Robotics, Inc. specializes in the manufacturing of robotic order-picking systems designed to enhance supply chain logistics and order fulfillment across various industries, including e-commerce, food handling, and flexible manufacturing. Founded in 2015, the company is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, with an additional office in Frankfurt, Germany. RightHand Robotics offers innovative solutions like the ReFlex SF, which features a 3D-printed palm equipped with advanced servos and compliant fingers, and the ReFlex TakkTile, a tactile sensor that aids in gentle object handling. Their technology enables robots to automatically grasp a wide range of items from bins and cases without the need for extensive data entry or parameter tuning, making their systems cost-effective and adaptable to changing business needs.
nference
Series A in 2018
nference, Inc. is a biotechnology company that offers an AI-based software platform designed to synthesize fragmented biomedical knowledge from various sources, including biomedical literature, molecular data, and real-world datasets. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, with additional offices in Bengaluru, Toronto, and Rochester, nference provides advanced neural network models for the automated extraction of insights from scientific, clinical, regulatory, and commercial datasets. The company focuses on facilitating drug discovery, life cycle management, and precision medicine, enabling healthcare professionals and biopharmaceutical companies to develop personalized diagnostics and treatments for patients. By transforming electronic medical record data into actionable insights, nference addresses critical challenges in drug discovery and clinical research, enhancing patient care through comprehensive biological and clinical understanding.
Zaius
Series B in 2018
Zaius, Inc. is a customer data platform that specializes in enhancing consumer engagement for e-commerce and direct-to-consumer businesses. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, the company provides a comprehensive solution that integrates customer data management and marketing execution. Its platform offers a single customer view, allowing marketers to process and interpret interactions across various channels and devices, while also resolving identities for targeted marketing efforts. Zaius features intelligent marketing automation that enables real-time, behaviorally-triggered messaging and lifecycle segmentation. Additionally, it includes cross-channel attribution and analytics to unify data from all marketing channels, helping businesses optimize customer experiences and drive repeat purchases. The company also offers strategic consulting, creative services, and tactical execution to support its clients' marketing initiatives.
LogRocket
Seed Round in 2017
LogRocket, Inc. develops an application performance management platform that assists product teams in enhancing user experiences. The company's primary offering, LogRocket, records user sessions along with logs and network data, enabling teams to replay user interactions to identify and reproduce bugs. This tool helps diagnose issues within web applications, revealing the root causes of errors and UX problems, regardless of the programming language or framework used. By providing insights into where users encounter difficulties, LogRocket supports engineers, support agents, designers, and product managers in improving application performance and customer satisfaction. Founded in 2015 and based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, LogRocket was previously known as AppHub, Inc.
Qrativ
Series A in 2017
Qrativ, Inc. is a biotechnology company based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, founded in 2017. It specializes in developing an AI-driven healthcare platform, known as Darwin.ai, which focuses on identifying new treatments for rare diseases with unmet medical needs. By leveraging machine learning and artificial intelligence, Qrativ's drug purposing platform facilitates the discovery and development of new uses for existing molecules, aiming to provide patients with access to treatments that are currently unavailable in the market. The company collaborates with biotechnology and pharmaceutical firms to enhance their research and development efforts in addressing these critical healthcare challenges.
Zaius
Venture Round in 2017
Zaius, Inc. is a customer data platform that specializes in enhancing consumer engagement for e-commerce and direct-to-consumer businesses. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, the company provides a comprehensive solution that integrates customer data management and marketing execution. Its platform offers a single customer view, allowing marketers to process and interpret interactions across various channels and devices, while also resolving identities for targeted marketing efforts. Zaius features intelligent marketing automation that enables real-time, behaviorally-triggered messaging and lifecycle segmentation. Additionally, it includes cross-channel attribution and analytics to unify data from all marketing channels, helping businesses optimize customer experiences and drive repeat purchases. The company also offers strategic consulting, creative services, and tactical execution to support its clients' marketing initiatives.
Owl Labs
Series A in 2017
Owl Labs Inc. specializes in developing and manufacturing innovative video conferencing technology, aimed at enhancing communication for hybrid and remote teams. Founded in 2014 and based in Somerville, Massachusetts, the company offers a range of products, including the Meeting Owl and Meeting Owl Pro. These smart conference cameras feature 360° views and advanced audio capabilities, allowing them to automatically focus on the speaker during meetings. Owl Labs' products are compatible with popular video conferencing platforms such as Google Hangouts, Skype, and GoToMeeting. The company's mission is to create inclusive and engaging video experiences that facilitate dynamic discussions in modern organizations.
RightHand Robotics
Series A in 2017
RightHand Robotics, Inc. specializes in the manufacturing of robotic order-picking systems designed to enhance supply chain logistics and order fulfillment across various industries, including e-commerce, food handling, and flexible manufacturing. Founded in 2015, the company is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, with an additional office in Frankfurt, Germany. RightHand Robotics offers innovative solutions like the ReFlex SF, which features a 3D-printed palm equipped with advanced servos and compliant fingers, and the ReFlex TakkTile, a tactile sensor that aids in gentle object handling. Their technology enables robots to automatically grasp a wide range of items from bins and cases without the need for extensive data entry or parameter tuning, making their systems cost-effective and adaptable to changing business needs.
Zaius
Venture Round in 2016
Zaius, Inc. is a customer data platform that specializes in enhancing consumer engagement for e-commerce and direct-to-consumer businesses. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, the company provides a comprehensive solution that integrates customer data management and marketing execution. Its platform offers a single customer view, allowing marketers to process and interpret interactions across various channels and devices, while also resolving identities for targeted marketing efforts. Zaius features intelligent marketing automation that enables real-time, behaviorally-triggered messaging and lifecycle segmentation. Additionally, it includes cross-channel attribution and analytics to unify data from all marketing channels, helping businesses optimize customer experiences and drive repeat purchases. The company also offers strategic consulting, creative services, and tactical execution to support its clients' marketing initiatives.
nference
Seed Round in 2016
nference, Inc. is a biotechnology company that offers an AI-based software platform designed to synthesize fragmented biomedical knowledge from various sources, including biomedical literature, molecular data, and real-world datasets. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, with additional offices in Bengaluru, Toronto, and Rochester, nference provides advanced neural network models for the automated extraction of insights from scientific, clinical, regulatory, and commercial datasets. The company focuses on facilitating drug discovery, life cycle management, and precision medicine, enabling healthcare professionals and biopharmaceutical companies to develop personalized diagnostics and treatments for patients. By transforming electronic medical record data into actionable insights, nference addresses critical challenges in drug discovery and clinical research, enhancing patient care through comprehensive biological and clinical understanding.
Aquto
Series B in 2015
Aquto is a cloud-based service based in Boston, Massachusetts, that focuses on monetizing mobile cellular internet data connectivity. Founded in 2012, the company offers a sponsored data platform that facilitates the use of data as currency, enabling marketers to enhance engagement through data sponsorship. This platform allows users to access mobile data connectivity funded by third-party sponsorships, which can be applied across various mobile campaigns, including app downloads and in-app engagement. By bridging the gap between mobile network operators and marketers, Aquto aims to make mobile internet more accessible while improving the overall user experience.
Zaius
Series A in 2014
Zaius, Inc. is a customer data platform that specializes in enhancing consumer engagement for e-commerce and direct-to-consumer businesses. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, the company provides a comprehensive solution that integrates customer data management and marketing execution. Its platform offers a single customer view, allowing marketers to process and interpret interactions across various channels and devices, while also resolving identities for targeted marketing efforts. Zaius features intelligent marketing automation that enables real-time, behaviorally-triggered messaging and lifecycle segmentation. Additionally, it includes cross-channel attribution and analytics to unify data from all marketing channels, helping businesses optimize customer experiences and drive repeat purchases. The company also offers strategic consulting, creative services, and tactical execution to support its clients' marketing initiatives.
QPID
Series B in 2014
QPID Health, Inc. is a healthcare IT software company headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, with an additional location in San Diego, California. The company specializes in a health record intelligence platform known as the Queriable Programmable Inference Dossier (QPID), which was originally developed at Massachusetts General Hospital. This platform enables healthcare institutions and clinicians to extract valuable insights from electronic health records (EHRs) through real-time queries, analytics, and reporting capabilities at the point of care. QPID is designed to be EHR agnostic, automatically delivering context-sensitive information to enhance clinical workflows and decision-making. By utilizing advanced technologies such as natural language processing and machine learning, the platform aims to improve clinician productivity, support informed care decisions, and ultimately enhance patient outcomes while reducing costs. Founded in 2013 by Dr. Michael Zalis and Dr. Mitch Harris, QPID Health is backed by notable investors, including Matrix Partners and the Massachusetts General Physicians Organization.
Qualtré
Series C in 2014
Qualtré, Inc. is a developer and manufacturer of solid-state silicon micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) motion sensors, catering to various markets such as industrial, mobile, consumer, and automotive sectors. Established in 2008 and headquartered in Marlborough, Massachusetts, the company specializes in creating both analog and digital output three-axis angular rate sensor/gyroscope and single-axis MEMS gyroscopes. Its products serve diverse applications, including consumer electronics, navigation, platform stabilization, health and fitness monitoring, automotive systems, gaming, and indoor location services. Qualtré is focused on advancing its proprietary multi-axis bulk acoustic wave (BAW) MEMS gyroscope technology, which aims to deliver high performance at a competitive cost while ensuring environmental resilience. The company's intellectual property portfolio includes numerous patents related to product architecture and manufacturing processes. With a management team experienced in MEMS and semiconductor technologies, Qualtré has built a strong engineering team skilled in various aspects of MEMS product development, positioning itself strategically in an area rich in engineering talent.
Affirmed Networks
Series C in 2013
Affirmed Networks, Inc. specializes in mobile content cloud solutions, offering a range of services aimed at enhancing mobile data networks for customers globally. Founded in 2010 and headquartered in Acton, Massachusetts, the company provides virtualization and network functions that include a cloud-based virtual mobile network, service creation tools, and critical data communication services for the telecommunications sector. Its key offerings include the Affirmed Service Automation Platform, which helps mobile operators reduce time-to-market and operational costs for new services, as well as the Affirmed UnityCloud 5G core, a cloud-native solution designed to facilitate the deployment of 5G networks. By integrating advanced technologies like network slicing and optimized IoT access, Affirmed Networks enables communication service providers to scale efficiently while minimizing capital and operational expenditures associated with complex network infrastructures.
Acacia
Series B in 2013
Acacia Communications, Inc. is a provider of high-speed coherent optical interconnect products, headquartered in Maynard, Massachusetts. Founded in 2009, the company develops, manufactures, and sells embedded and pluggable modules that facilitate optical interconnections, with transmission speeds ranging from 100 to 1,200 gigabits per second. These products are designed for use in long-haul, metro, and inter-data center markets. In addition to optical modules, Acacia offers semiconductor products, including low-power coherent digital signal processor application-specific integrated circuits and silicon photonic integrated circuits, which are integrated into their modules. The company markets its products through a direct sales force to network equipment manufacturers, network operators, and cloud service providers across the United States, China, Germany, Thailand, and other international locations.
QPID
Series A in 2013
QPID Health, Inc. is a healthcare IT software company headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, with an additional location in San Diego, California. The company specializes in a health record intelligence platform known as the Queriable Programmable Inference Dossier (QPID), which was originally developed at Massachusetts General Hospital. This platform enables healthcare institutions and clinicians to extract valuable insights from electronic health records (EHRs) through real-time queries, analytics, and reporting capabilities at the point of care. QPID is designed to be EHR agnostic, automatically delivering context-sensitive information to enhance clinical workflows and decision-making. By utilizing advanced technologies such as natural language processing and machine learning, the platform aims to improve clinician productivity, support informed care decisions, and ultimately enhance patient outcomes while reducing costs. Founded in 2013 by Dr. Michael Zalis and Dr. Mitch Harris, QPID Health is backed by notable investors, including Matrix Partners and the Massachusetts General Physicians Organization.
Pencil Labs
Venture Round in 2013
Pencil Labs is a startup in Boston that created Wyth. Wyth is a calendar + messaging app that helps you make plans, naturally. Use Wyth on your iPhone to message anyone and Wyth will intuitively suggest the dates, times, and places that work for the people you want to see. Wyth gets you, and gets smarter the more you use it.
Adelphic
Series A in 2012
Adelphic, Inc. is a company that specializes in a programmatic advertising platform designed to connect brands with audiences across multiple channels. Established in 2011 and based in Waltham, Massachusetts, Adelphic offers a user-friendly campaign management portal that enables non-technical users to plan, create, launch, and optimize their advertising campaigns. Its platform features an Audience Cube tool, which captures large volumes of data to create custom audience segments and insights, and includes predictive performance engine solutions. The technology is fully real-time bidding (RTB) enabled, allowing access to a wide range of inventory providers, thus facilitating meaningful consumer engagements across various devices and formats. Adelphic primarily serves agencies, brands, and large media buyers, and has been operating as a subsidiary of Viant Technology Inc. since early 2017.
Affirmed Networks
Series B in 2012
Affirmed Networks, Inc. specializes in mobile content cloud solutions, offering a range of services aimed at enhancing mobile data networks for customers globally. Founded in 2010 and headquartered in Acton, Massachusetts, the company provides virtualization and network functions that include a cloud-based virtual mobile network, service creation tools, and critical data communication services for the telecommunications sector. Its key offerings include the Affirmed Service Automation Platform, which helps mobile operators reduce time-to-market and operational costs for new services, as well as the Affirmed UnityCloud 5G core, a cloud-native solution designed to facilitate the deployment of 5G networks. By integrating advanced technologies like network slicing and optimized IoT access, Affirmed Networks enables communication service providers to scale efficiently while minimizing capital and operational expenditures associated with complex network infrastructures.
GrabCAD
Series B in 2012
GrabCAD is a mechanical engineering community for sharing talent, expand knowledge and collaborate, including free CAD model library and [engineering competitions platform The founders Hardi Meybaum and Indrek Narusk previously ran a product development company. GrabCAD was founded in 2009. The company's headquarters is based in Boston, USA with development team in Estonia.
TribeHR
Venture Round in 2012
TribeHR Corp., headquartered in Waterloo, Ontario, and Boston, Massachusetts, specializes in developing social human resources management software designed for small and medium-sized businesses. Founded in 2009, TribeHR offers an intuitive platform that encompasses various aspects of people management, including vacation tracking, performance evaluation, recruiting, payroll, onboarding, and analytics. By streamlining these processes, TribeHR enables companies to concentrate on their core operations while enhancing their HR capabilities. The company has received funding from Matrix Partners and Relay Ventures and continues to expand its presence in the global market. More information about TribeHR can be found on their website.
The Echo Nest
Series D in 2012
The Echo Nest is a music intelligence company that offers music services to developers and media companies. The company’s services enable high-scale music platforms to help fans better discover, share, and interact with the music they love. Their customer base reaches over 100 million every month through more than 400 applications and sites powered by The Echo Nest. The Echo Nest was founded by Brian Whitman and Tristan Jehan in July 2005 and is based in Somerville, Massachusetts.
Unidesk
Venture Round in 2012
Unidesk is a software development company based in Marlborough, Massachusetts, that specializes in virtual desktop management. Established in 2007, it offers a management platform designed for the mobility of Windows applications. Unidesk's patented application layering technology simplifies the management of Windows apps by allowing IT departments to containerize these applications, facilitating their deployment across session hosts and virtual desktops in various cloud environments. This approach provides significant advantages over traditional application delivery methods, including greater packaging simplicity, high application compatibility, and platform independence. The company's focus is on enabling efficient and flexible management of Windows desktops and applications, whether in cloud, on-premises, or hybrid setups.
Adelphic
Seed Round in 2012
Adelphic, Inc. is a company that specializes in a programmatic advertising platform designed to connect brands with audiences across multiple channels. Established in 2011 and based in Waltham, Massachusetts, Adelphic offers a user-friendly campaign management portal that enables non-technical users to plan, create, launch, and optimize their advertising campaigns. Its platform features an Audience Cube tool, which captures large volumes of data to create custom audience segments and insights, and includes predictive performance engine solutions. The technology is fully real-time bidding (RTB) enabled, allowing access to a wide range of inventory providers, thus facilitating meaningful consumer engagements across various devices and formats. Adelphic primarily serves agencies, brands, and large media buyers, and has been operating as a subsidiary of Viant Technology Inc. since early 2017.
Aquto
Series A in 2012
Aquto is a cloud-based service based in Boston, Massachusetts, that focuses on monetizing mobile cellular internet data connectivity. Founded in 2012, the company offers a sponsored data platform that facilitates the use of data as currency, enabling marketers to enhance engagement through data sponsorship. This platform allows users to access mobile data connectivity funded by third-party sponsorships, which can be applied across various mobile campaigns, including app downloads and in-app engagement. By bridging the gap between mobile network operators and marketers, Aquto aims to make mobile internet more accessible while improving the overall user experience.
VideoIQ
Series C in 2012
VideoIQ, Inc. specializes in intelligent video surveillance systems, offering products such as Icvr intelligent IP cameras and encoders that incorporate video recording, analytics, and intelligent networking. Their HD smart video analytics engines enhance surveillance capabilities by providing real-time warnings and security protection across various environments. The company's solutions cater to a diverse range of sectors, including utilities and infrastructure, industrial settings, transportation, homeland security, corporate campuses, and commercial outdoor spaces. Specific applications include water treatment facilities, factories, truck terminals, and government buildings, as well as luxury homes and construction sites. VideoIQ sells its products in the United States and Europe through a network of video surveillance integrators and resellers. Founded in 2006, the company is headquartered in Bedford, Massachusetts.
GrabCAD
Series A in 2012
GrabCAD is a mechanical engineering community for sharing talent, expand knowledge and collaborate, including free CAD model library and [engineering competitions platform The founders Hardi Meybaum and Indrek Narusk previously ran a product development company. GrabCAD was founded in 2009. The company's headquarters is based in Boston, USA with development team in Estonia.
TribeHR
Seed Round in 2011
TribeHR Corp., headquartered in Waterloo, Ontario, and Boston, Massachusetts, specializes in developing social human resources management software designed for small and medium-sized businesses. Founded in 2009, TribeHR offers an intuitive platform that encompasses various aspects of people management, including vacation tracking, performance evaluation, recruiting, payroll, onboarding, and analytics. By streamlining these processes, TribeHR enables companies to concentrate on their core operations while enhancing their HR capabilities. The company has received funding from Matrix Partners and Relay Ventures and continues to expand its presence in the global market. More information about TribeHR can be found on their website.
Aylus Networks
Series D in 2011
Aylus Networks, Inc. specializes in multimedia sharing solutions for mobile networks, focusing on enhancing communication experiences through its MediaShare technology. Founded in 2005 and located in Westford, Massachusetts, the company enables wireless carriers to offer services such as video blogging, video sharing, and video telephony across various wireless networks and devices. Aylus Networks' live video platform integrates seamlessly with existing infrastructure, allowing communication providers to incorporate live videos and rich media into their services, thereby gaining a competitive advantage in the marketplace.
GrabCAD
Seed Round in 2011
GrabCAD is a mechanical engineering community for sharing talent, expand knowledge and collaborate, including free CAD model library and [engineering competitions platform The founders Hardi Meybaum and Indrek Narusk previously ran a product development company. GrabCAD was founded in 2009. The company's headquarters is based in Boston, USA with development team in Estonia.
HubSpot Ventures
Series D in 2011
HubSpot, Inc. is a cloud-based software company headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, founded in 2005. It specializes in providing an integrated platform designed for marketing, sales, and customer service, targeting mid-market business-to-business companies across the Americas, Europe, and the Asia Pacific. HubSpot's software suite includes tools for customer relationship management, search engine optimization, blogging, website content management, messaging, chatbots, social media engagement, marketing automation, email campaigns, predictive lead scoring, sales productivity, ticketing, helpdesk operations, customer satisfaction surveys, analytics, and reporting. In addition to its software offerings, HubSpot provides professional support services through phone, email, and chat to enhance user experience and client success.
GrabCAD
Seed Round in 2011
GrabCAD is a mechanical engineering community for sharing talent, expand knowledge and collaborate, including free CAD model library and [engineering competitions platform The founders Hardi Meybaum and Indrek Narusk previously ran a product development company. GrabCAD was founded in 2009. The company's headquarters is based in Boston, USA with development team in Estonia.
The Echo Nest
Venture Round in 2010
The Echo Nest is a music intelligence company that offers music services to developers and media companies. The company’s services enable high-scale music platforms to help fans better discover, share, and interact with the music they love. Their customer base reaches over 100 million every month through more than 400 applications and sites powered by The Echo Nest. The Echo Nest was founded by Brian Whitman and Tristan Jehan in July 2005 and is based in Somerville, Massachusetts.
Affirmed Networks
Series A in 2010
Affirmed Networks, Inc. specializes in mobile content cloud solutions, offering a range of services aimed at enhancing mobile data networks for customers globally. Founded in 2010 and headquartered in Acton, Massachusetts, the company provides virtualization and network functions that include a cloud-based virtual mobile network, service creation tools, and critical data communication services for the telecommunications sector. Its key offerings include the Affirmed Service Automation Platform, which helps mobile operators reduce time-to-market and operational costs for new services, as well as the Affirmed UnityCloud 5G core, a cloud-native solution designed to facilitate the deployment of 5G networks. By integrating advanced technologies like network slicing and optimized IoT access, Affirmed Networks enables communication service providers to scale efficiently while minimizing capital and operational expenditures associated with complex network infrastructures.
Qualtré
Series B in 2010
Qualtré, Inc. is a developer and manufacturer of solid-state silicon micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) motion sensors, catering to various markets such as industrial, mobile, consumer, and automotive sectors. Established in 2008 and headquartered in Marlborough, Massachusetts, the company specializes in creating both analog and digital output three-axis angular rate sensor/gyroscope and single-axis MEMS gyroscopes. Its products serve diverse applications, including consumer electronics, navigation, platform stabilization, health and fitness monitoring, automotive systems, gaming, and indoor location services. Qualtré is focused on advancing its proprietary multi-axis bulk acoustic wave (BAW) MEMS gyroscope technology, which aims to deliver high performance at a competitive cost while ensuring environmental resilience. The company's intellectual property portfolio includes numerous patents related to product architecture and manufacturing processes. With a management team experienced in MEMS and semiconductor technologies, Qualtré has built a strong engineering team skilled in various aspects of MEMS product development, positioning itself strategically in an area rich in engineering talent.
Unidesk
Series B in 2010
Unidesk is a software development company based in Marlborough, Massachusetts, that specializes in virtual desktop management. Established in 2007, it offers a management platform designed for the mobility of Windows applications. Unidesk's patented application layering technology simplifies the management of Windows apps by allowing IT departments to containerize these applications, facilitating their deployment across session hosts and virtual desktops in various cloud environments. This approach provides significant advantages over traditional application delivery methods, including greater packaging simplicity, high application compatibility, and platform independence. The company's focus is on enabling efficient and flexible management of Windows desktops and applications, whether in cloud, on-premises, or hybrid setups.
HubSpot Ventures
Series C in 2009
HubSpot, Inc. is a cloud-based software company headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, founded in 2005. It specializes in providing an integrated platform designed for marketing, sales, and customer service, targeting mid-market business-to-business companies across the Americas, Europe, and the Asia Pacific. HubSpot's software suite includes tools for customer relationship management, search engine optimization, blogging, website content management, messaging, chatbots, social media engagement, marketing automation, email campaigns, predictive lead scoring, sales productivity, ticketing, helpdesk operations, customer satisfaction surveys, analytics, and reporting. In addition to its software offerings, HubSpot provides professional support services through phone, email, and chat to enhance user experience and client success.
Carbon Design Systems
Series E in 2009
Carbon Design Systems, Inc. specializes in virtual prototype solutions for system-on-chip (SoC) designs, aiming to enhance the development, execution, and analysis of complex virtual system platforms. Their key offerings include Carbon SoC Designer Plus, which facilitates the creation and validation of virtual prototypes, and Carbon Model Studio, designed for the automatic generation and execution of hardware-accurate software models. The company also provides Carbon Performance Analysis Kits (CPAK), pre-built virtual reference platforms essential for optimizing performance elements like processors and memory controllers. Additionally, Carbon Design Systems supports system validation, software execution, and traffic analysis, while offering consulting, training, and integration services. Their solutions cater to systems, semiconductor, and intellectual property companies in sectors such as wireless communication, networking, and consumer electronics. Founded in 2002 and based in Acton, Massachusetts, Carbon Design Systems operates as a subsidiary of ARM Holdings plc.
Acacia
Series A in 2009
Acacia Communications, Inc. is a provider of high-speed coherent optical interconnect products, headquartered in Maynard, Massachusetts. Founded in 2009, the company develops, manufactures, and sells embedded and pluggable modules that facilitate optical interconnections, with transmission speeds ranging from 100 to 1,200 gigabits per second. These products are designed for use in long-haul, metro, and inter-data center markets. In addition to optical modules, Acacia offers semiconductor products, including low-power coherent digital signal processor application-specific integrated circuits and silicon photonic integrated circuits, which are integrated into their modules. The company markets its products through a direct sales force to network equipment manufacturers, network operators, and cloud service providers across the United States, China, Germany, Thailand, and other international locations.
Kalido
Series E in 2009
Kalido, develops software products for master data management, data warehouse, and business intelligence. It offers Kalido Dynamic Information Warehouse for model-driven creation and evolution of data warehouses and consolidating data from multiple sources; Kalido Master Data Management for workflow-driven master data management; Kalido Business Information Modeler, a graphical business modeling tool to capture and present the underlying business mode; and Kalido Universal Information Director, which generates the metadata needed to automatically configure chosen business intelligence tools. The company also provides solution delivery, expert advisory, installation, upgrade planning, implementation audit, project planning, and proof of value services. Kalido, Ltd. was formerly known as Highpike Limited and changed its name to Kalido, Ltd. in 2001. The company was founded in 1997 and is based in Burlington, Massachusetts. Kalido, Ltd. is a prior subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell.
Enservio
Venture Round in 2009
Enservio is the market leader in property insurance affinity solutions, strategic analytics, and contents software, inventory, valuation, replacement and replacement tools. Enservio created the first SaaS (software as a service) software platform for contents, the first replacement mall, the first payment debit card for claims and the first ContentsITV product. We provide software and services to property insurance carriers and their policy holders nationwide. Founded in 2004, we are headquartered near Boston, in Needham, MA with offices and professional staff across the United States.
Acacia
Seed Round in 2009
Acacia Communications, Inc. is a provider of high-speed coherent optical interconnect products, headquartered in Maynard, Massachusetts. Founded in 2009, the company develops, manufactures, and sells embedded and pluggable modules that facilitate optical interconnections, with transmission speeds ranging from 100 to 1,200 gigabits per second. These products are designed for use in long-haul, metro, and inter-data center markets. In addition to optical modules, Acacia offers semiconductor products, including low-power coherent digital signal processor application-specific integrated circuits and silicon photonic integrated circuits, which are integrated into their modules. The company markets its products through a direct sales force to network equipment manufacturers, network operators, and cloud service providers across the United States, China, Germany, Thailand, and other international locations.
Qualtré
Series A in 2008
Qualtré, Inc. is a developer and manufacturer of solid-state silicon micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) motion sensors, catering to various markets such as industrial, mobile, consumer, and automotive sectors. Established in 2008 and headquartered in Marlborough, Massachusetts, the company specializes in creating both analog and digital output three-axis angular rate sensor/gyroscope and single-axis MEMS gyroscopes. Its products serve diverse applications, including consumer electronics, navigation, platform stabilization, health and fitness monitoring, automotive systems, gaming, and indoor location services. Qualtré is focused on advancing its proprietary multi-axis bulk acoustic wave (BAW) MEMS gyroscope technology, which aims to deliver high performance at a competitive cost while ensuring environmental resilience. The company's intellectual property portfolio includes numerous patents related to product architecture and manufacturing processes. With a management team experienced in MEMS and semiconductor technologies, Qualtré has built a strong engineering team skilled in various aspects of MEMS product development, positioning itself strategically in an area rich in engineering talent.
VideoIQ
Series B in 2008
VideoIQ, Inc. specializes in intelligent video surveillance systems, offering products such as Icvr intelligent IP cameras and encoders that incorporate video recording, analytics, and intelligent networking. Their HD smart video analytics engines enhance surveillance capabilities by providing real-time warnings and security protection across various environments. The company's solutions cater to a diverse range of sectors, including utilities and infrastructure, industrial settings, transportation, homeland security, corporate campuses, and commercial outdoor spaces. Specific applications include water treatment facilities, factories, truck terminals, and government buildings, as well as luxury homes and construction sites. VideoIQ sells its products in the United States and Europe through a network of video surveillance integrators and resellers. Founded in 2006, the company is headquartered in Bedford, Massachusetts.
HubSpot Ventures
Series B in 2008
HubSpot, Inc. is a cloud-based software company headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, founded in 2005. It specializes in providing an integrated platform designed for marketing, sales, and customer service, targeting mid-market business-to-business companies across the Americas, Europe, and the Asia Pacific. HubSpot's software suite includes tools for customer relationship management, search engine optimization, blogging, website content management, messaging, chatbots, social media engagement, marketing automation, email campaigns, predictive lead scoring, sales productivity, ticketing, helpdesk operations, customer satisfaction surveys, analytics, and reporting. In addition to its software offerings, HubSpot provides professional support services through phone, email, and chat to enhance user experience and client success.
Mazu Networks
Series D in 2008
Mazu Networks, Inc. specializes in network infrastructure software that enables IT organizations to manage, secure, and optimize the performance and availability of business services. The company provides solutions such as Mazu Profiler, a network behavior analysis system that delivers behavioral analytics, user identification, and application fingerprinting, while integrating with other systems to support various IT initiatives, including application performance management and security compliance. Mazu Profiler Discovery aids in identifying configuration items across networks for inventory and dependency management. The company's offerings assist in data center migration, disaster recovery planning, and virtualization, catering to clients in sectors like financial services, technology, and media. Founded in 2000 and headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Mazu Networks also has offices in several major U.S. cities and operates as a subsidiary of Riverbed Technology.
Crossbeam Systems
Series F in 2008
Crossbeam Systems, Inc. provides next-generation security platforms for high-performance networks. It transforms the way enterprises, service providers, and government agencies architect and deliver security services. Its security platforms allow companies to consolidate racks of security appliances and network equipment, such as switches and load balancers; virtualizes the deployment and delivery of security applications; and simplify the delivery of security services. The company also integrates hardware with third-party security applications, such as firewalls, virtual private networks, intrusion detection and prevention systems, anti-virus, URL filtering, and content scanning at various performance levels. In addition, it offers SecureShore NMS, a multi-element network management system for multi-box configuration, OS backup and restore, reporting, application distribution, and event scheduling. The company offers firewall, content gateway, virtual security, and security virtualization and consolidation solutions; and professional, training and education, and online support services. Its customers include financial institutions, pharmaceutical companies, government agencies, universities, media organizations, manufacturers, and retailers. Crossbeam Systems, Inc. was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Boxborough, Massachusetts with additional offices in Europe and the Asia Pacific. The company also operates an authorized training center in Mexico City.
Virtual Iron Software
Series E in 2008
Virtual Iron Software, Inc. provides enterprise-class software solutions for server virtualization and virtual infrastructure management. The company’s platform is used for server consolidation, rapid provisioning, business continuity, workload management, and policy-based automations. Its virtual iron platform consists of virtualization manager that provides a central place to control and automate virtual resources; and virtualization services, which are deployed automatically on bare-metal and industry-standard servers without requiring software installation or management. The virtual iron platform also includes open source virtualization, which is based on an open source hypervisor derived from the open source community project. Its solutions are used for capacity management, virtual infrastructure management, and development and testing. Virtual Iron Software, Inc. was formerly known as Katana Technology, Inc. The company was founded in 2003 and is based in Lowell, Massachusetts.
Carbon Design Systems
Series E in 2008
Carbon Design Systems, Inc. specializes in virtual prototype solutions for system-on-chip (SoC) designs, aiming to enhance the development, execution, and analysis of complex virtual system platforms. Their key offerings include Carbon SoC Designer Plus, which facilitates the creation and validation of virtual prototypes, and Carbon Model Studio, designed for the automatic generation and execution of hardware-accurate software models. The company also provides Carbon Performance Analysis Kits (CPAK), pre-built virtual reference platforms essential for optimizing performance elements like processors and memory controllers. Additionally, Carbon Design Systems supports system validation, software execution, and traffic analysis, while offering consulting, training, and integration services. Their solutions cater to systems, semiconductor, and intellectual property companies in sectors such as wireless communication, networking, and consumer electronics. Founded in 2002 and based in Acton, Massachusetts, Carbon Design Systems operates as a subsidiary of ARM Holdings plc.
Xikota Devices
Series A in 2007
Star RF, Inc. engages in the development of semiconductors and is based in Waltham, Massachusetts.
Kalido
Series D in 2007
Kalido, develops software products for master data management, data warehouse, and business intelligence. It offers Kalido Dynamic Information Warehouse for model-driven creation and evolution of data warehouses and consolidating data from multiple sources; Kalido Master Data Management for workflow-driven master data management; Kalido Business Information Modeler, a graphical business modeling tool to capture and present the underlying business mode; and Kalido Universal Information Director, which generates the metadata needed to automatically configure chosen business intelligence tools. The company also provides solution delivery, expert advisory, installation, upgrade planning, implementation audit, project planning, and proof of value services. Kalido, Ltd. was formerly known as Highpike Limited and changed its name to Kalido, Ltd. in 2001. The company was founded in 1997 and is based in Burlington, Massachusetts. Kalido, Ltd. is a prior subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell.
Virtual Iron Software
Series D in 2007
Virtual Iron Software, Inc. provides enterprise-class software solutions for server virtualization and virtual infrastructure management. The company’s platform is used for server consolidation, rapid provisioning, business continuity, workload management, and policy-based automations. Its virtual iron platform consists of virtualization manager that provides a central place to control and automate virtual resources; and virtualization services, which are deployed automatically on bare-metal and industry-standard servers without requiring software installation or management. The virtual iron platform also includes open source virtualization, which is based on an open source hypervisor derived from the open source community project. Its solutions are used for capacity management, virtual infrastructure management, and development and testing. Virtual Iron Software, Inc. was formerly known as Katana Technology, Inc. The company was founded in 2003 and is based in Lowell, Massachusetts.
Akorri Networks
Series C in 2007
Akorri Networks, founded in 2005 and based in Littleton, Massachusetts, specializes in cross-domain performance management software tailored for virtualized data centers. Its flagship product, BalancePoint, is an agent-less management solution that provides automated visibility and analysis across IT infrastructure. Designed for information technology operations, system and storage administrators, and application owners, BalancePoint employs advanced technologies such as Cross-Domain Analysis, which aggregates data from servers, storage, and infrastructure software, and Application Fingerprinting, which profiles application workloads to understand their resource utilization. Additionally, it features Performance Dynamics Modeling, which proactively alerts users to potential application performance issues. Akorri also offers professional services, including assessments and training, to help enterprises optimize the performance and utilization of their virtual and physical infrastructures.
Carbon Design Systems
Series D in 2007
Carbon Design Systems, Inc. specializes in virtual prototype solutions for system-on-chip (SoC) designs, aiming to enhance the development, execution, and analysis of complex virtual system platforms. Their key offerings include Carbon SoC Designer Plus, which facilitates the creation and validation of virtual prototypes, and Carbon Model Studio, designed for the automatic generation and execution of hardware-accurate software models. The company also provides Carbon Performance Analysis Kits (CPAK), pre-built virtual reference platforms essential for optimizing performance elements like processors and memory controllers. Additionally, Carbon Design Systems supports system validation, software execution, and traffic analysis, while offering consulting, training, and integration services. Their solutions cater to systems, semiconductor, and intellectual property companies in sectors such as wireless communication, networking, and consumer electronics. Founded in 2002 and based in Acton, Massachusetts, Carbon Design Systems operates as a subsidiary of ARM Holdings plc.
Aylus Networks
Series B in 2007
Aylus Networks, Inc. specializes in multimedia sharing solutions for mobile networks, focusing on enhancing communication experiences through its MediaShare technology. Founded in 2005 and located in Westford, Massachusetts, the company enables wireless carriers to offer services such as video blogging, video sharing, and video telephony across various wireless networks and devices. Aylus Networks' live video platform integrates seamlessly with existing infrastructure, allowing communication providers to incorporate live videos and rich media into their services, thereby gaining a competitive advantage in the marketplace.
Crossbeam Systems
Series F in 2007
Crossbeam Systems, Inc. provides next-generation security platforms for high-performance networks. It transforms the way enterprises, service providers, and government agencies architect and deliver security services. Its security platforms allow companies to consolidate racks of security appliances and network equipment, such as switches and load balancers; virtualizes the deployment and delivery of security applications; and simplify the delivery of security services. The company also integrates hardware with third-party security applications, such as firewalls, virtual private networks, intrusion detection and prevention systems, anti-virus, URL filtering, and content scanning at various performance levels. In addition, it offers SecureShore NMS, a multi-element network management system for multi-box configuration, OS backup and restore, reporting, application distribution, and event scheduling. The company offers firewall, content gateway, virtual security, and security virtualization and consolidation solutions; and professional, training and education, and online support services. Its customers include financial institutions, pharmaceutical companies, government agencies, universities, media organizations, manufacturers, and retailers. Crossbeam Systems, Inc. was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Boxborough, Massachusetts with additional offices in Europe and the Asia Pacific. The company also operates an authorized training center in Mexico City.
Veveo
Series B in 2007
Veveo is a company focused on developing technologies that facilitate natural interfaces and conversational capabilities for connected devices and applications. Its SmartRelevance™ Conversational Platform provides intelligent search, personalization, and recommendation solutions tailored for service providers and major smartphone manufacturers. Veveo’s technologies have been implemented in over 100 million devices, enhancing user experiences by delivering hyper-personalized interactions that anticipate user intent, thereby increasing engagement and content consumption. The company serves a diverse clientele, including mobile operators, consumer electronics manufacturers, and IPTV operators. Veveo is backed by venture capital and boasts a significant intellectual property portfolio, including over 60 patent applications and 32 issued patents. Founded by experienced technology entrepreneurs, Veveo is headquartered in Boston, MA.
VideoIQ
Series A in 2007
VideoIQ, Inc. specializes in intelligent video surveillance systems, offering products such as Icvr intelligent IP cameras and encoders that incorporate video recording, analytics, and intelligent networking. Their HD smart video analytics engines enhance surveillance capabilities by providing real-time warnings and security protection across various environments. The company's solutions cater to a diverse range of sectors, including utilities and infrastructure, industrial settings, transportation, homeland security, corporate campuses, and commercial outdoor spaces. Specific applications include water treatment facilities, factories, truck terminals, and government buildings, as well as luxury homes and construction sites. VideoIQ sells its products in the United States and Europe through a network of video surveillance integrators and resellers. Founded in 2006, the company is headquartered in Bedford, Massachusetts.
Akorri Networks
Series B in 2006
Akorri Networks, founded in 2005 and based in Littleton, Massachusetts, specializes in cross-domain performance management software tailored for virtualized data centers. Its flagship product, BalancePoint, is an agent-less management solution that provides automated visibility and analysis across IT infrastructure. Designed for information technology operations, system and storage administrators, and application owners, BalancePoint employs advanced technologies such as Cross-Domain Analysis, which aggregates data from servers, storage, and infrastructure software, and Application Fingerprinting, which profiles application workloads to understand their resource utilization. Additionally, it features Performance Dynamics Modeling, which proactively alerts users to potential application performance issues. Akorri also offers professional services, including assessments and training, to help enterprises optimize the performance and utilization of their virtual and physical infrastructures.
Mazu Networks
Venture Round in 2006
Mazu Networks, Inc. specializes in network infrastructure software that enables IT organizations to manage, secure, and optimize the performance and availability of business services. The company provides solutions such as Mazu Profiler, a network behavior analysis system that delivers behavioral analytics, user identification, and application fingerprinting, while integrating with other systems to support various IT initiatives, including application performance management and security compliance. Mazu Profiler Discovery aids in identifying configuration items across networks for inventory and dependency management. The company's offerings assist in data center migration, disaster recovery planning, and virtualization, catering to clients in sectors like financial services, technology, and media. Founded in 2000 and headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Mazu Networks also has offices in several major U.S. cities and operates as a subsidiary of Riverbed Technology.
Kalido
Series C in 2005
Kalido, develops software products for master data management, data warehouse, and business intelligence. It offers Kalido Dynamic Information Warehouse for model-driven creation and evolution of data warehouses and consolidating data from multiple sources; Kalido Master Data Management for workflow-driven master data management; Kalido Business Information Modeler, a graphical business modeling tool to capture and present the underlying business mode; and Kalido Universal Information Director, which generates the metadata needed to automatically configure chosen business intelligence tools. The company also provides solution delivery, expert advisory, installation, upgrade planning, implementation audit, project planning, and proof of value services. Kalido, Ltd. was formerly known as Highpike Limited and changed its name to Kalido, Ltd. in 2001. The company was founded in 1997 and is based in Burlington, Massachusetts. Kalido, Ltd. is a prior subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell.
Virtual Iron Software
Series C in 2005
Virtual Iron Software, Inc. provides enterprise-class software solutions for server virtualization and virtual infrastructure management. The company’s platform is used for server consolidation, rapid provisioning, business continuity, workload management, and policy-based automations. Its virtual iron platform consists of virtualization manager that provides a central place to control and automate virtual resources; and virtualization services, which are deployed automatically on bare-metal and industry-standard servers without requiring software installation or management. The virtual iron platform also includes open source virtualization, which is based on an open source hypervisor derived from the open source community project. Its solutions are used for capacity management, virtual infrastructure management, and development and testing. Virtual Iron Software, Inc. was formerly known as Katana Technology, Inc. The company was founded in 2003 and is based in Lowell, Massachusetts.
Carbon Design Systems
Series C in 2005
Carbon Design Systems, Inc. specializes in virtual prototype solutions for system-on-chip (SoC) designs, aiming to enhance the development, execution, and analysis of complex virtual system platforms. Their key offerings include Carbon SoC Designer Plus, which facilitates the creation and validation of virtual prototypes, and Carbon Model Studio, designed for the automatic generation and execution of hardware-accurate software models. The company also provides Carbon Performance Analysis Kits (CPAK), pre-built virtual reference platforms essential for optimizing performance elements like processors and memory controllers. Additionally, Carbon Design Systems supports system validation, software execution, and traffic analysis, while offering consulting, training, and integration services. Their solutions cater to systems, semiconductor, and intellectual property companies in sectors such as wireless communication, networking, and consumer electronics. Founded in 2002 and based in Acton, Massachusetts, Carbon Design Systems operates as a subsidiary of ARM Holdings plc.
Crossbeam Systems
Series E in 2005
Crossbeam Systems, Inc. provides next-generation security platforms for high-performance networks. It transforms the way enterprises, service providers, and government agencies architect and deliver security services. Its security platforms allow companies to consolidate racks of security appliances and network equipment, such as switches and load balancers; virtualizes the deployment and delivery of security applications; and simplify the delivery of security services. The company also integrates hardware with third-party security applications, such as firewalls, virtual private networks, intrusion detection and prevention systems, anti-virus, URL filtering, and content scanning at various performance levels. In addition, it offers SecureShore NMS, a multi-element network management system for multi-box configuration, OS backup and restore, reporting, application distribution, and event scheduling. The company offers firewall, content gateway, virtual security, and security virtualization and consolidation solutions; and professional, training and education, and online support services. Its customers include financial institutions, pharmaceutical companies, government agencies, universities, media organizations, manufacturers, and retailers. Crossbeam Systems, Inc. was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Boxborough, Massachusetts with additional offices in Europe and the Asia Pacific. The company also operates an authorized training center in Mexico City.
Veveo
Series A in 2005
Veveo is a company focused on developing technologies that facilitate natural interfaces and conversational capabilities for connected devices and applications. Its SmartRelevance™ Conversational Platform provides intelligent search, personalization, and recommendation solutions tailored for service providers and major smartphone manufacturers. Veveo’s technologies have been implemented in over 100 million devices, enhancing user experiences by delivering hyper-personalized interactions that anticipate user intent, thereby increasing engagement and content consumption. The company serves a diverse clientele, including mobile operators, consumer electronics manufacturers, and IPTV operators. Veveo is backed by venture capital and boasts a significant intellectual property portfolio, including over 60 patent applications and 32 issued patents. Founded by experienced technology entrepreneurs, Veveo is headquartered in Boston, MA.
OATSystems
Series A in 2005
OATSystems, Inc. is a leader in radio-frequency identification (RFID) solutions, known for its pioneering role in the development and implementation of RFID technology. The company provides software that enhances operational efficiency and competitive advantage for businesses across various sectors, including retail, consumer packaged goods, electronics, manufacturing, life sciences, and aerospace. OATSystems specializes in automating and error-proofing plant floor operations, integrating real-time visibility with enterprise resource planning and warehouse management systems. With over 50 multinational clients, OAT has established itself through significant deployments and innovative enterprise-wide solutions. The company is headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts, with additional offices in Austin, Chicago, London, and Bangalore.
Aylus Networks
Series A in 2005
Aylus Networks, Inc. specializes in multimedia sharing solutions for mobile networks, focusing on enhancing communication experiences through its MediaShare technology. Founded in 2005 and located in Westford, Massachusetts, the company enables wireless carriers to offer services such as video blogging, video sharing, and video telephony across various wireless networks and devices. Aylus Networks' live video platform integrates seamlessly with existing infrastructure, allowing communication providers to incorporate live videos and rich media into their services, thereby gaining a competitive advantage in the marketplace.
TimeLab
Venture Round in 2005
TimeLab Corp. develops and supplies integrated digital semiconductors. It provides timing processor units that generate clock signals in electronic products. TimeLab Corp. was founded in 2001 and is based in Andover, Massachusetts.
Mazu Networks
Series C in 2004
Mazu Networks, Inc. specializes in network infrastructure software that enables IT organizations to manage, secure, and optimize the performance and availability of business services. The company provides solutions such as Mazu Profiler, a network behavior analysis system that delivers behavioral analytics, user identification, and application fingerprinting, while integrating with other systems to support various IT initiatives, including application performance management and security compliance. Mazu Profiler Discovery aids in identifying configuration items across networks for inventory and dependency management. The company's offerings assist in data center migration, disaster recovery planning, and virtualization, catering to clients in sectors like financial services, technology, and media. Founded in 2000 and headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Mazu Networks also has offices in several major U.S. cities and operates as a subsidiary of Riverbed Technology.
Kalido
Series B in 2004
Kalido, develops software products for master data management, data warehouse, and business intelligence. It offers Kalido Dynamic Information Warehouse for model-driven creation and evolution of data warehouses and consolidating data from multiple sources; Kalido Master Data Management for workflow-driven master data management; Kalido Business Information Modeler, a graphical business modeling tool to capture and present the underlying business mode; and Kalido Universal Information Director, which generates the metadata needed to automatically configure chosen business intelligence tools. The company also provides solution delivery, expert advisory, installation, upgrade planning, implementation audit, project planning, and proof of value services. Kalido, Ltd. was formerly known as Highpike Limited and changed its name to Kalido, Ltd. in 2001. The company was founded in 1997 and is based in Burlington, Massachusetts. Kalido, Ltd. is a prior subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell.
Crossbeam Systems
Series D in 2004
Crossbeam Systems, Inc. provides next-generation security platforms for high-performance networks. It transforms the way enterprises, service providers, and government agencies architect and deliver security services. Its security platforms allow companies to consolidate racks of security appliances and network equipment, such as switches and load balancers; virtualizes the deployment and delivery of security applications; and simplify the delivery of security services. The company also integrates hardware with third-party security applications, such as firewalls, virtual private networks, intrusion detection and prevention systems, anti-virus, URL filtering, and content scanning at various performance levels. In addition, it offers SecureShore NMS, a multi-element network management system for multi-box configuration, OS backup and restore, reporting, application distribution, and event scheduling. The company offers firewall, content gateway, virtual security, and security virtualization and consolidation solutions; and professional, training and education, and online support services. Its customers include financial institutions, pharmaceutical companies, government agencies, universities, media organizations, manufacturers, and retailers. Crossbeam Systems, Inc. was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Boxborough, Massachusetts with additional offices in Europe and the Asia Pacific. The company also operates an authorized training center in Mexico City.
OpenPages
Series C in 2004
OpenPages, Inc. specializes in enterprise governance, risk, and compliance management solutions, offering a platform that integrates these functions across organizations and embeds risk management into daily business operations. The company provides a variety of services, including advisory, implementation, training, hosting, customer support, and optimization. OpenPages serves a diverse range of industries, such as financial services, technology, energy, manufacturing, retail, telecommunications, media, healthcare, and transportation. Founded in 1996 and headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts, OpenPages also maintains additional offices in Tokyo, London, and North America.
Carbon Design Systems
Series B in 2004
Carbon Design Systems, Inc. specializes in virtual prototype solutions for system-on-chip (SoC) designs, aiming to enhance the development, execution, and analysis of complex virtual system platforms. Their key offerings include Carbon SoC Designer Plus, which facilitates the creation and validation of virtual prototypes, and Carbon Model Studio, designed for the automatic generation and execution of hardware-accurate software models. The company also provides Carbon Performance Analysis Kits (CPAK), pre-built virtual reference platforms essential for optimizing performance elements like processors and memory controllers. Additionally, Carbon Design Systems supports system validation, software execution, and traffic analysis, while offering consulting, training, and integration services. Their solutions cater to systems, semiconductor, and intellectual property companies in sectors such as wireless communication, networking, and consumer electronics. Founded in 2002 and based in Acton, Massachusetts, Carbon Design Systems operates as a subsidiary of ARM Holdings plc.
SilverBack Technologies
Series D in 2003
SilverBack Technologies, Inc., founded in 1999 and based in Billerica, Massachusetts, specializes in providing products and services for the management of applications, systems, and networks. The company’s key offering is the DataCenter enterprise product, a distributed and multi-tenant platform designed for remote management across various IT infrastructures. SilverBack Technologies delivers a range of solutions, including remote monitoring and management of servers, storage, networks, desktops, and notebooks. Their services encompass patch management, remote access, software distribution, and desktop management, along with proactive monitoring and event management solutions. They also provide comprehensive reporting solutions, which include executive reports and performance scorecards. SilverBack serves a diverse clientele, including sectors such as banking, education, legal, and medical, as well as managed service providers and independent software vendors. In 2007, the company was acquired by Dell Inc.
OATSystems
Series A in 2003
OATSystems, Inc. is a leader in radio-frequency identification (RFID) solutions, known for its pioneering role in the development and implementation of RFID technology. The company provides software that enhances operational efficiency and competitive advantage for businesses across various sectors, including retail, consumer packaged goods, electronics, manufacturing, life sciences, and aerospace. OATSystems specializes in automating and error-proofing plant floor operations, integrating real-time visibility with enterprise resource planning and warehouse management systems. With over 50 multinational clients, OAT has established itself through significant deployments and innovative enterprise-wide solutions. The company is headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts, with additional offices in Austin, Chicago, London, and Bangalore.
Crossbeam Systems
Series C in 2003
Crossbeam Systems, Inc. provides next-generation security platforms for high-performance networks. It transforms the way enterprises, service providers, and government agencies architect and deliver security services. Its security platforms allow companies to consolidate racks of security appliances and network equipment, such as switches and load balancers; virtualizes the deployment and delivery of security applications; and simplify the delivery of security services. The company also integrates hardware with third-party security applications, such as firewalls, virtual private networks, intrusion detection and prevention systems, anti-virus, URL filtering, and content scanning at various performance levels. In addition, it offers SecureShore NMS, a multi-element network management system for multi-box configuration, OS backup and restore, reporting, application distribution, and event scheduling. The company offers firewall, content gateway, virtual security, and security virtualization and consolidation solutions; and professional, training and education, and online support services. Its customers include financial institutions, pharmaceutical companies, government agencies, universities, media organizations, manufacturers, and retailers. Crossbeam Systems, Inc. was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Boxborough, Massachusetts with additional offices in Europe and the Asia Pacific. The company also operates an authorized training center in Mexico City.
AppIQ
Series B in 2003
AppIQ, Inc., founded in 2001 and headquartered in Burlington, Massachusetts, specializes in storage area network management and storage resource management solutions. The company's software facilitates comprehensive management of storage infrastructure by offering features such as storage resource visualization, provisioning, monitoring, reporting, and policy-based automation. AppIQ's solutions are designed to correlate business-critical applications with the configuration, capacity, and performance of storage area networks. The company's products cater to various industries, including automobile manufacturing, human resources consulting, satellite radio, retail, and financial services, and are distributed through OEM partners and a network of resellers. In 2005, AppIQ was acquired by Hewlett-Packard Co.
SilverBack Technologies
Series D in 2002
SilverBack Technologies, Inc., founded in 1999 and based in Billerica, Massachusetts, specializes in providing products and services for the management of applications, systems, and networks. The company’s key offering is the DataCenter enterprise product, a distributed and multi-tenant platform designed for remote management across various IT infrastructures. SilverBack Technologies delivers a range of solutions, including remote monitoring and management of servers, storage, networks, desktops, and notebooks. Their services encompass patch management, remote access, software distribution, and desktop management, along with proactive monitoring and event management solutions. They also provide comprehensive reporting solutions, which include executive reports and performance scorecards. SilverBack serves a diverse clientele, including sectors such as banking, education, legal, and medical, as well as managed service providers and independent software vendors. In 2007, the company was acquired by Dell Inc.
Airvana
Venture Round in 2002
Airvana, Inc. specializes in small cell solutions designed to enhance communication applications for wireless networks. Founded in 2000 and headquartered in Chelmsford, Massachusetts, the company provides a range of products, including 4G LTE and 3G small cell solutions aimed at improving voice coverage, data performance, and capacity for wireless services. Airvana's offerings include enterprise LTE small cells like OneCell, which is a cloud RAN system, as well as consumer and small office small cells. The company also develops small cell management and self-organizing network (SON) systems to support extensive small cell deployments. Its product portfolio enables wireless operators to deliver high-quality multimedia services, including internet access, email, and video, to users of mobile devices. Airvana maintains strategic partnerships with leading technology companies to enhance its capabilities in the telecommunications sector. The company also has development centers in Chelmsford and Bengaluru, India.
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.
OpenPages
Series B in 2000
OpenPages, Inc. specializes in enterprise governance, risk, and compliance management solutions, offering a platform that integrates these functions across organizations and embeds risk management into daily business operations. The company provides a variety of services, including advisory, implementation, training, hosting, customer support, and optimization. OpenPages serves a diverse range of industries, such as financial services, technology, energy, manufacturing, retail, telecommunications, media, healthcare, and transportation. Founded in 1996 and headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts, OpenPages also maintains additional offices in Tokyo, London, and North America.
SilverBack Technologies
Series B in 2000
SilverBack Technologies, Inc., founded in 1999 and based in Billerica, Massachusetts, specializes in providing products and services for the management of applications, systems, and networks. The company’s key offering is the DataCenter enterprise product, a distributed and multi-tenant platform designed for remote management across various IT infrastructures. SilverBack Technologies delivers a range of solutions, including remote monitoring and management of servers, storage, networks, desktops, and notebooks. Their services encompass patch management, remote access, software distribution, and desktop management, along with proactive monitoring and event management solutions. They also provide comprehensive reporting solutions, which include executive reports and performance scorecards. SilverBack serves a diverse clientele, including sectors such as banking, education, legal, and medical, as well as managed service providers and independent software vendors. In 2007, the company was acquired by Dell Inc.
eRoom Technology
Private Equity Round in 2000
eRoom Technology provides internet-based software applications and services that enable organizations to collaborate with their enterprises of employees, customers, suppliers, and other partners. The company’s software is used for a variety of projects, including designing and developing products, bringing new products to the market, establishing and coordinating activities across the supply chain, coordinating sales and support efforts, and managing consulting engagements from proposals through completion. eRoom Technology was founded in 1996 and is headquartered at Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States.
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.
Mazu Networks
Series A in 2000
Mazu Networks, Inc. specializes in network infrastructure software that enables IT organizations to manage, secure, and optimize the performance and availability of business services. The company provides solutions such as Mazu Profiler, a network behavior analysis system that delivers behavioral analytics, user identification, and application fingerprinting, while integrating with other systems to support various IT initiatives, including application performance management and security compliance. Mazu Profiler Discovery aids in identifying configuration items across networks for inventory and dependency management. The company's offerings assist in data center migration, disaster recovery planning, and virtualization, catering to clients in sectors like financial services, technology, and media. Founded in 2000 and headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Mazu Networks also has offices in several major U.S. cities and operates as a subsidiary of Riverbed Technology.
Winphoria Networks
Series A in 2000
Winphoria Networks focuses on the development of mobile networking products. Winphoria Networks is acquired by Motorola Solutions. Winphoria Networks was founded in 2000 and is based in Tewksbury, Massachusetts.
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.
Authentica
Venture Round in 1999
Authentica is a company that specializes in content security software designed to protect and manage business information for organizations. Founded in 1998 and based in Lexington, Massachusetts, Authentica provides enterprise rights management solutions that enable clients to control, secure, and track information effectively. Its products facilitate secure delivery and after-delivery protection for various formats, including email, electronic documents, and web content. By focusing on sensitive information management, Authentica helps businesses minimize distribution-related costs while ensuring robust security measures are in place.
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