Vision Capital is a private equity firm based in London, United Kingdom, founded in 1997. The firm specializes in investing in technology companies across various sectors, including semiconductor, telecommunications, optical, microelectronics, software, and e-commerce. Vision Capital has executed over 100 transactions and invested in more than 50 companies since its inception, focusing on active ownership and control. It aims to build and enhance robust businesses through strategic investments and acquisitions, collaborating closely with talented management teams and shareholders. Additionally, the firm seeks opportunities in financial services, specialty industrials, and asset-backed consumer businesses primarily within Europe and North America.
Yaoyanshe is a Shanghai-based company established in 2012 that operates a technology platform focused on the pharmaceutical research and development industry. It develops an application that facilitates value sharing and trading, providing patients with up-to-date information on treatments and drugs. The platform also supports industry professionals by offering services such as clinical monitoring, project management, biostatistics, and pharmacovigilance. Additionally, it includes features for credit assessments and research project competition analysis, aiming to address critical challenges in the sector and enhance the effectiveness of pharmaceutical R&D. Through its comprehensive database, Yaoyanshe enables medical professionals and patients to access vital healthcare information efficiently.
Caiyi Store
Angel Round in 2018
Caiyi Store is a blockchain platform.
United Initiators
Acquisition in 2011
United Initiators is a leading manufacturer of organic peroxides and persulfates, as well as hydrogen peroxide. The company’s products play a vital role in various sectors, including renewable energy, coatings, adhesives, energy efficiency, construction, and environmentally friendly disinfection. They provide thermoset composites used in car repairs and construction, as well as persulfates that cater to industries such as cosmetics, electronics, pulp and paper, and textiles. Additionally, United Initiators specializes in offering custom synthesis of specialty chemicals tailored to specific needs, reinforcing its commitment to supporting key industries with essential chemical solutions.
New Evolution Ventures (NeV)
Acquisition in 2011
New Evolution Ventures (NeV) was founded in 2008
ABL-TECHNIC Group
Acquisition in 2011
ABL-TECHNIC is a global provider of specialized services focused on paint stripping and waste management for industrial plants. The company offers a comprehensive range of services, including mechanical, thermal, and chemical paint stripping, grease removal, and waste disposal. Additionally, ABL-TECHNIC manages logistics and provides pickup and delivery of parts. Its solutions are tailored to various industries, such as automotive, heavy machinery, and home appliances, ensuring cost-effective and efficient operations. The company emphasizes the recovery of valuable materials, contributing to sustainability in industrial processes.
Bormioli Rocco
Acquisition in 2011
Bormioli Rocco is a manufacturer of glass tableware based in Fidenza, Italy. The company specializes in producing a variety of glass products, including glasses, wine decanters, espresso glass cups, cocktail stemware, and food containers. Originally an all-Italian enterprise, Bormioli Rocco now operates under Bormioli Luigi spa, focusing on delivering fine glass tableware to the market.
Sharecare
Acquisition in 2011
Sharecare, Inc. is a digital health company that offers an online health and wellness engagement platform aimed at helping individuals manage their health comprehensively. Founded in 2009 and based in Atlanta, Georgia, Sharecare connects users to a variety of health resources and programs, allowing them to unify and navigate their health journey seamlessly. The platform features tools such as YOU, which provides visual context for understanding health conditions, and AskMD, a symptom checker offering personalized guidance. Sharecare's solutions encompass areas including chronic disease management, mental health, and preventive care, making it easier for users to engage with their health on a daily basis. By fostering a supportive environment for individuals, healthcare providers, and organizations, Sharecare promotes positive behavior change and enhances access to quality care.
Veebeam
Series B in 2010
Veebeam Limited is dedicated to bringing Internet video content to every TV. The company was created by the 2008 merger of Staccato Communications (San Diego, CA) and Artimi (Cambridge, UK), and has an office in Cambridge (UK). Veebeam Ltd. is privately held and venture backed by leading technology investors. The Veebeam team includes industry veterans with vast experience in bringing to market a wide array of consumer hardware - including wired and wireless Internet connectivity products. CEO Jerry Loraine has more than 20 years experience in the semiconductor and wireless communications industries in executive and senior management roles.
Terphane
Acquisition in 2010
TERPHANE is a manufacturer specializing in advanced polyester films, primarily used in food, hygiene, cleaning, and industrial applications. The company employs innovative technologies to enhance the production of biaxially-oriented polyethylene terephthalate films. By managing a vertical supply chain that includes resin creation and specialty film coatings, TERPHANE is able to meet a wide range of market demands, including the development of customized products tailored for specific uses.
NOBA Bank Group
Acquisition in 2010
NOBA Bank Group, based in Stockholm, Sweden, functions as a 'bank of banks,' delivering a diverse array of financial services. The group includes three prominent brands, such as Nordax Bank and Bank Norwegian, which collectively serve over 1.7 million customers. NOBA Bank Group specializes in offering large, long-duration personal loans, mortgages, credit cards, and deposit services, along with unsecured consumer loans and insurance products. Its mission centers on promoting healthy financial practices among individuals in Northern Europe, empowering clients to effectively plan and manage their investments and savings.
Game Trading technologies
Series A in 2010
Game Trading Technologies, Inc. is a leading video game trading services provider focused on valuation, procurement, refurbishment, and redistribution of pre-owned video games. Game Trading Technologies, Inc. currently offers unique services, supported by innovative technologies to an array of national firms, allowing them to better serve customers who want to trade their games for store credit or purchase pre-owned games. The foundation of most of these relationships is Game Trading Technologies, Inc.'s proprietary game trading database, which updates values on more than 10,000 video games and consoles on a daily basis according to market conditions. Game Trading Technologies, Inc. shares are traded on the OTCBB under the symbol 'GMTD'.
CardioMEMS
Series F in 2009
CardioMEMS is a medical device company focused on the development and commercialization of proprietary wireless sensing and communication technology aimed at enhancing the management of severe chronic cardiovascular diseases, including heart failure, hypertension, and aneurysms. The company's innovative platform features miniature wireless sensors that can be implanted using minimally invasive techniques. These sensors transmit vital data, such as cardiac output, blood pressure, and heart rate, which are essential for effective patient management. By providing continuous monitoring, CardioMEMS' technology aims to improve patient outcomes and facilitate timely medical interventions.
Staccato Communications
Venture Round in 2008
Staccato Communications, Inc. offers ultra wideband wireless enabled devices for the wireless USB, Bluetooth, and Internet protocol connectivity to the personal computing, consumer electronics, and mobile phone industries. Its products include single-chip integrated circuits, device adapter and device module design kits, reference design kits, wireless USB development kits, and streaming services development kits. The company also provides Ripcord Software, which provides a software stack for variety of ultra wide band applications, as well as includes installers, firmware, middleware, drivers, customization tools, and firmware upgrade tools. Staccato Communications’ products are used in various applications, such as printers, camera, mass storage devices, portable media players, wireless docking, wireless projectors, Web cameras, wireless HDTV, wireless speakers, set top boxes, wireless displays, purchasing content, sharing content, and personal servers. Staccato Communications, Inc. was formerly known as Discrete Time Communications, Inc. The company was founded in 2002 and is based in San Diego, California.
Staccato Communications
Venture Round in 2007
Staccato Communications, Inc. offers ultra wideband wireless enabled devices for the wireless USB, Bluetooth, and Internet protocol connectivity to the personal computing, consumer electronics, and mobile phone industries. Its products include single-chip integrated circuits, device adapter and device module design kits, reference design kits, wireless USB development kits, and streaming services development kits. The company also provides Ripcord Software, which provides a software stack for variety of ultra wide band applications, as well as includes installers, firmware, middleware, drivers, customization tools, and firmware upgrade tools. Staccato Communications’ products are used in various applications, such as printers, camera, mass storage devices, portable media players, wireless docking, wireless projectors, Web cameras, wireless HDTV, wireless speakers, set top boxes, wireless displays, purchasing content, sharing content, and personal servers. Staccato Communications, Inc. was formerly known as Discrete Time Communications, Inc. The company was founded in 2002 and is based in San Diego, California.
JDR Cable Systems
Acquisition in 2007
JDR Cable Systems (Holdings) Ltd. specializes in the design, development, and manufacture of subsea products for the offshore energy sector, including subsea power cables and production umbilicals. The company also produces self-supporting intervention workover control systems and various accessories tailored for both the oil and gas industry and renewable energy projects such as offshore wind, wave, and tidal energy. JDR Cable Systems provides comprehensive services that encompass project planning, installation, maintenance, and asset management, ensuring robust support throughout the product lifecycle. The company operates manufacturing facilities in the United Kingdom, the United States, and Thailand, serving clients both domestically and internationally. Established in 1998 and headquartered in Edinburgh, JDR Cable Systems is a subsidiary of TELE-FONIKA Kable S.A. and is recognized for its expertise in delivering customized subsea solutions.
Teknovus
Series D in 2007
Teknovus, Inc. is a fabless semiconductor and software solutions company based in Petaluma, California, specializing in access chips and embedded software for the fiber-to-the-x (FTTx) market. The company develops Ethernet passive optical network (EPON) integrated chips designed for both central office and customer premises applications, as well as EPON customer premises equipment. Teknovus also offers TDM transport chips that facilitate circuit emulation on various Ethernet switched networks, alongside evaluation kits aimed at supporting original equipment manufacturers and service providers. Their EPON optical line terminal (OLT) solutions utilize a system-on-a-chip architecture, and the TK3401 Intelligent EPON Node Controller helps service providers adapt to diverse network topologies and subscriber densities. Teknovus markets its products through distributors across the United States, Europe, and China, and maintains additional sales and support centers in Tokyo, Seoul, Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, and San Jose. Founded in 2002, Teknovus focuses on delivering innovative communication chipset solutions for digital broadband networks.
Syntune
Series B in 2007
Syntune supplies lasers for the telecommunications sector. The innovation reduces costs for WDM systems and will be a key component in the new "flexible bandwidth" fiber optic networks. Syntune acquired by Ignis ASA.
PIRTEK
Acquisition in 2007
PIRTEK is a commercial & industrial equipment supplier that provides hydraulic, industrial, mining, and oil & gas equipment.
Park Cakes
Acquisition in 2007
Park Cakes is a baking firm specializing in the production and supply of cakes, desserts, and pastries. The company focuses on providing private label bakery food items, which include a variety of confectioneries such as cakes, pastries, sponge rolls, and pies. This diverse product range caters to various eating occasions, allowing consumers to enjoy a wide selection of baked goods. Park Cakes is committed to delivering quality products that meet the demands of its clients and consumers alike.
Addo Food Group
Acquisition in 2007
Addo Food Group Limited is a UK-based food company specializing in the production and marketing of chilled savory pastry products. The company offers a diverse range of items, including sausage rolls, pork pies, hot pies, savory eggs, quiches, flans, and tarts, under well-known brands such as Pork Farms, Wall’s, and Millers. Founded in 2006 and formerly known as Pork Farms Group Limited, Addo Food Group is dedicated to delivering high-quality products that align with emerging food trends. The company aims to support retail clients and supermarket chains by providing innovative solutions that facilitate sustainable growth in the competitive food market. Headquartered in Nottingham, Addo Food Group emphasizes agility and strategic alignment with its customers to inspire both its workforce and consumers.
Addo Food Group
Acquisition in 2007
Addo Food Group Limited is a UK-based food company specializing in the production and marketing of chilled savory pastry products. The company offers a diverse range of items, including sausage rolls, pork pies, hot pies, savory eggs, quiches, flans, and tarts, under well-known brands such as Pork Farms, Wall’s, and Millers. Founded in 2006 and formerly known as Pork Farms Group Limited, Addo Food Group is dedicated to delivering high-quality products that align with emerging food trends. The company aims to support retail clients and supermarket chains by providing innovative solutions that facilitate sustainable growth in the competitive food market. Headquartered in Nottingham, Addo Food Group emphasizes agility and strategic alignment with its customers to inspire both its workforce and consumers.
Fletchers Group
Acquisition in 2006
The Group is looking to excel as an own label supplier in the retail sector, but also aims to develop Kara Foodservice to become the trade brand of choice in wholesale bakery for foodservice customers. Fletchers Group takes pride in the strong relationships it has established with major retailers and shares a number of key business goals across its business units including providing excellent customer service, sector-leading technical standards and recruiting, retaining and developing the best people.
Sequans Communications
Series C in 2006
Sequans Communications S.A. (NYSE: SQNS) is a 4G chipmaker and leading provider of single-mode LTE chipset solutions to wireless device manufacturers worldwide. Founded in 2003, Sequans has developed and delivered seven generations of 4G technology and its chips are certified and shipping in 4G networks around the world. Today, Sequans offers two LTE product lines: StreamrichLTE™, optimized for feature-rich mobile computing and home/portable router devices, and StreamliteLTE™, optimized for M2M devices and other connected devices for the Internet of Things. Sequans is based in Paris, France with additional offices in the United States, United Kingdom, Israel, Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan, South Korea, and China.
Atempo
Series A in 2006
Since 1992, Atempo has provided data management solutions to secure, preserve and move essential business data for thousands of companies around the world. Our integrated suite of solutions include our market leading data backup and disaster recovery offerings (Tina -Time Navigator and Lina - Live Navigator and Backstone Appliances) and our innovative large NAS backup, archiving and migration platform (Miria). Based on high performance data movers our solutions are extremely scalable. Atempo products are suited to data protection needs of midsized to petabyte scale businesses and large distributed enterprises. Atempo is headquartered south of Paris, France, in Les Ulis with operations in Europe, the Americas and Asia; it has a sales and support network of over 100 resellers, partners and Managed Service Providers (MSP) serving our customers worldwide.
Staccato Communications
Series C in 2006
Staccato Communications, Inc. offers ultra wideband wireless enabled devices for the wireless USB, Bluetooth, and Internet protocol connectivity to the personal computing, consumer electronics, and mobile phone industries. Its products include single-chip integrated circuits, device adapter and device module design kits, reference design kits, wireless USB development kits, and streaming services development kits. The company also provides Ripcord Software, which provides a software stack for variety of ultra wide band applications, as well as includes installers, firmware, middleware, drivers, customization tools, and firmware upgrade tools. Staccato Communications’ products are used in various applications, such as printers, camera, mass storage devices, portable media players, wireless docking, wireless projectors, Web cameras, wireless HDTV, wireless speakers, set top boxes, wireless displays, purchasing content, sharing content, and personal servers. Staccato Communications, Inc. was formerly known as Discrete Time Communications, Inc. The company was founded in 2002 and is based in San Diego, California.
Masstock Group Holdings
Acquisition in 2006
Masstock Group Holdings Ltd., is the provider of special agronomy services directly to arable and grassland farm enterprises.
Dunlop Foams
Acquisition in 2006
Dunlop Foams is instantly recognized and respected; it represents integrity, quality, and value. For over 70 years in Australia, we have been the leading developer and manufacturer of polyurethane foams and products for diverse industrial and consumer markets including bedding, furniture, healthcare, transport, sports, packaging, and many others. Also a leading supplier of industrial and consumer foam, their products are used for a diverse range of needs that include bedding, furniture, healthcare, sports, packaging, transport, cleaning as well as custom-made to order.
Sphera Solutions
Venture Round in 2005
Sphera Solutions specializes in integrated risk management, focusing on Environmental, Health, Safety, and Sustainability (EHS&S), as well as Operational Risk Management and Product Stewardship. The company provides a comprehensive suite of software and consulting services designed to enhance corporate sustainability and ensure regulatory compliance. Its offerings include risk assessment tools, chemical management solutions, and health and safety management systems, catering to various industries such as oil and gas, manufacturing, and metals and mining. Sphera's commitment to Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) principles positions it as a leader in helping organizations manage their sustainability performance and associated risks effectively.
MoreMagic Solutions
Series D in 2005
MoreMagic Solutions is a global company that allows operators, content providers, and banks to offer consumers the ability to purchase goods and services on demand using a mobile phone or the web. MoreMagic's high-throughput payment engine and pre-packaged applications enable customers to offer new revenue-generating services. Implementation in an existing network is quick and easy. Average return on investment is three to six months.
CPL Industries
Acquisition in 2005
CPL Industries Ltd. is a manufacturer and distributor of smokeless solid fuels and activated carbons, based in Sheffield, United Kingdom. Founded in 1973, the company specializes in producing eco-friendly solid fuels made from sustainably sourced wood, catering to both domestic and international markets. In addition to solid fuels, CPL Industries offers a range of activated carbons for air and water purification, along with protective bags, covers, and refractory repair services and products. The company also engages in e-commerce, providing direct sales to consumers through various online platforms, thereby expanding its reach and customer base. As of March 31, 2018, CPL Industries operates as a subsidiary of CPL Industries Holdings Limited.
Chipidea Microelectrónica
Series B in 2005
Chipidea Microelectrónica offers analog and mixed semiconductor solutions to wireless communications, digital media, and consumer electronics market segments. It provides analog subsystems for wireless and wire line communications, device-to-device connectivity, multimedia, and power management in Europe, Asia, and North America. The company offers analog and mixed Internet protocol products in various categories, including analog to digital converters, analog filters, analog front end, analog standard cells, audio and voice, clock management, digital modules, over sampling modulators, power management, radio frequency, USB link controllers, and USB physical interfaces for blue chip customers.
Sequans Communications
Series B in 2005
Sequans Communications S.A. (NYSE: SQNS) is a 4G chipmaker and leading provider of single-mode LTE chipset solutions to wireless device manufacturers worldwide. Founded in 2003, Sequans has developed and delivered seven generations of 4G technology and its chips are certified and shipping in 4G networks around the world. Today, Sequans offers two LTE product lines: StreamrichLTE™, optimized for feature-rich mobile computing and home/portable router devices, and StreamliteLTE™, optimized for M2M devices and other connected devices for the Internet of Things. Sequans is based in Paris, France with additional offices in the United States, United Kingdom, Israel, Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan, South Korea, and China.
Straatum Processware
Series C in 2005
Straatum is the leading provider of real-time fault detection and classification solutions to the semiconductor sector worldwide. Fault detection and classification is seen as the foundation stone to meeting the advanced process control (APC) requirements long anticipated in the marketplace…"advanced process control is emerging as an essential ingredient of future wafer processing as necessary process performance challenges the limits of wafer processing equipment" Gartner June 2002.
Syntune
Series A in 2004
Syntune supplies lasers for the telecommunications sector. The innovation reduces costs for WDM systems and will be a key component in the new "flexible bandwidth" fiber optic networks. Syntune acquired by Ignis ASA.
Cabot Financial
Acquisition in 2004
Cabot Financial is a European based credit management services provider. Cabot is one of the largest credit management services providers in Europe and the market leader in the UK and Ireland (based on 120‑month estimated remaining collections as of 31 December 2016). Cabot provides a range of credit management services across a broad client base that includes some of the largest credit providers in Europe. These services include debt servicing offerings such as early stage collections, business process outsourcing, contingent collections, trace services and litigation activities Cabot has credit management experience across a range of both credit providers (including consumer finance, telecommunications companies, retailers, utilities companies and government agencies) and asset classes (including secured consumer debt, small and medium‑sized enterprise debt, and high‑value accounts).
Avebury Taverns
Acquisition in 2004
Avebury Taverns is a privately held company that owns and operates pubs.
Elegant Hotels Group
Acquisition in 2004
Elegant Hotels Group is a hospitality company based in St. James, Barbados, specializing in the ownership and operation of luxury hotels and restaurants. The company manages a portfolio of seven hotels, including Colony Club, Treasure Beach, Tamarind, The House, Crystal Cove, Turtle Beach, and Waves, offering a total of 588 rooms. In addition to its hotel operations, Elegant Hotels Group operates a renowned restaurant called Daphne's. The company also oversees Hodges Bay Resort, a beachfront property located in Antigua. Established in 1998, Elegant Hotels Group focuses on delivering high-quality accommodations and services to enhance the experience of its guests in the Caribbean.
RoadChef
Acquisition in 2004
Roadchef is a UK-based operator of motorway service areas, headquartered in Cannock. The company manages 30 service area locations across Britain, offering a range of amenities for travelers. These include motor refueling stations, food cafes, and retail stores, as well as facilities for rest and relaxation. Roadchef's service areas are designed to cater to the needs of business, leisure, and family travelers, providing essential services such as restaurants, parking areas, and accommodation options.
NanoMuscle
Series C in 2003
NanoMuscle is a privately held company that designs and manufactures advanced motion technologies for use in a wide range of consumer devices. With their low cost, small size and silent operation, NanoMuscle products displace conventional electromagnetic motors and solenoids and for the first time provide miniature, affordable motion.
Avalon Photonics
Venture Round in 2003
Avalon Photonics produces world-class VCSELs (vertical cavity surface emitting lasers) for datacom, sensing, and measurement markets. These devices are enabling volume applications due to their exceptional performance, lower power consumption, and volume cost reduction.Avalon also produces unique, patent-protected, single-spatial-mode VCSELs with unsurpassed specifications required for many sensing and measurement applications. Avalon’s ISO 9001 production line achieves high quality, exceptional uniformity, and telecom-grade reliability devices. VCSELs can be provided from bare die up to fully packaged units with temperature control and fiber pigtailing.
Atempo
Venture Round in 2003
Since 1992, Atempo has provided data management solutions to secure, preserve and move essential business data for thousands of companies around the world. Our integrated suite of solutions include our market leading data backup and disaster recovery offerings (Tina -Time Navigator and Lina - Live Navigator and Backstone Appliances) and our innovative large NAS backup, archiving and migration platform (Miria). Based on high performance data movers our solutions are extremely scalable. Atempo products are suited to data protection needs of midsized to petabyte scale businesses and large distributed enterprises. Atempo is headquartered south of Paris, France, in Les Ulis with operations in Europe, the Americas and Asia; it has a sales and support network of over 100 resellers, partners and Managed Service Providers (MSP) serving our customers worldwide.
Cerbo
Acquisition in 2003
Cerbo is a provider of electronic health records (EHR) and practice management services designed to streamline operations within the healthcare industry. The platform supports medical records and functional medicine, catering to direct pay and cash practices. Cerbo's offerings include prescription management, patients' medication summaries, inventory management, and subscription billing. By automating various processes, Cerbo enables healthcare providers to focus more on patient care.
ATH
Acquisition in 2003
ATH manufactures laminating, coating and printing, humidifying and drying systems.
Deloro Stellite
Acquisition in 2003
Deloro Stellite was one of the world’s leading producers of hard-wearing, long-lasting components made from cobalt and nickel alloys. Its products and services were used by the aerospace, power generation, oil and gas, auto and medical industries in environments where high temperatures, corrosion and abrasion can limit a product’s life.
Sphera Solutions
Series D in 2002
Sphera Solutions specializes in integrated risk management, focusing on Environmental, Health, Safety, and Sustainability (EHS&S), as well as Operational Risk Management and Product Stewardship. The company provides a comprehensive suite of software and consulting services designed to enhance corporate sustainability and ensure regulatory compliance. Its offerings include risk assessment tools, chemical management solutions, and health and safety management systems, catering to various industries such as oil and gas, manufacturing, and metals and mining. Sphera's commitment to Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) principles positions it as a leader in helping organizations manage their sustainability performance and associated risks effectively.
Sphera Solutions
Series B in 2002
Sphera Solutions specializes in integrated risk management, focusing on Environmental, Health, Safety, and Sustainability (EHS&S), as well as Operational Risk Management and Product Stewardship. The company provides a comprehensive suite of software and consulting services designed to enhance corporate sustainability and ensure regulatory compliance. Its offerings include risk assessment tools, chemical management solutions, and health and safety management systems, catering to various industries such as oil and gas, manufacturing, and metals and mining. Sphera's commitment to Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) principles positions it as a leader in helping organizations manage their sustainability performance and associated risks effectively.
Pentagon Chemicals
Acquisition in 2001
Pentagon Chemicals (Holdings) Limited develops and manufactures organic intermediates. It provides amino acids, benzoic acid esters, benzyl chloride, bromine, grignard reagents, maleic anhydride, phosgene, rodenticides, and sodium dispersion derivatives, as well as specialty chemicals. The company also offers benzyltion, bromination, chlorination, grignards, maleinisation, phosgenation, sodium dispersion, and vilsmeier technologies. Its products are used in various applications, including agents for paper sizing, corrosion inhibitors for oil exploration, and detergents and lubricants for improved engine efficiency, as well as catalysts for petrochemical refining, advanced intermediates for cardiovascular and HIV drugs, herbicides, and active insecticides and rodenticides. The company serves life science, petrochemical, and specialty chemicals markets. Pentagon Chemicals (Holdings) Limited was founded in 1975 and is based in Workington, the United Kingdom.
Avalon Photonics
Venture Round in 2000
Avalon Photonics produces world-class VCSELs (vertical cavity surface emitting lasers) for datacom, sensing, and measurement markets. These devices are enabling volume applications due to their exceptional performance, lower power consumption, and volume cost reduction.Avalon also produces unique, patent-protected, single-spatial-mode VCSELs with unsurpassed specifications required for many sensing and measurement applications. Avalon’s ISO 9001 production line achieves high quality, exceptional uniformity, and telecom-grade reliability devices. VCSELs can be provided from bare die up to fully packaged units with temperature control and fiber pigtailing.
Onebox Solutions
Series C in 2000
Onebox, a subsidiary of j2 Global Communications, Inc. [NASDAQ: JCOM], provides a suite of outsourced virtual phone services which enable small companies to leverage the features and functions of a Fortune 500 phone system without the associated expense. Onebox Receptionist provides the features you would expect from an expensive, in-house phone system, but in a simple, cost-effective service that can be implemented today. The Virtual PBX services are designed to meet communications needs.
SAQQARA Systems
Series B in 2000
SAQQARA Systems specializes in providing comprehensive commerce data management solutions aimed at enhancing enterprise spend management for B2B suppliers, including manufacturers, market makers, and distributors. The company focuses on creating branded and differentiated product content that facilitates online marketing and sales. Their offerings include managed services that emphasize data quality and management, specifically in areas such as item master management, e-procurement, strategic sourcing, and inventory reduction. Additionally, SAQQARA Systems supports clients in ERP upgrades, systems consolidation, and integration, while also providing reporting and business intelligence services to optimize procurement processes.
Altitun
Series B in 1999
Altitun AB specializes in the manufacturing of tunable lasers and transmitters, focusing on enhancing flexibility and affordability in bandwidth provisioning. The company offers a comprehensive range of tunable laser products, designed to assist systems vendors and carriers in reducing operational costs while supporting the development of all-optical networks. Altitun's products cater to the fiber-optic telecommunications sector and are engineered for high-bandwidth network applications, positioning the company as a key player in the evolving landscape of optical communication technology.
Massana
Series A in 1999
Founded in 1996, Massana specializes in technology for broadband communications and high-speed networking. The company is known for its innovative approach known as "smart math in silicon," which involves transforming complex mathematical algorithms into silicon-based solutions. By utilizing proprietary methodologies and custom signal processing architectures, Massana enhances broadband capabilities to meet the growing demand for both wired and wireless Internet bandwidth. Through its unique technology, the company aims to deliver advanced performance and efficiency in digital communications.
Altitun
Series A in 1998
Altitun AB specializes in the manufacturing of tunable lasers and transmitters, focusing on enhancing flexibility and affordability in bandwidth provisioning. The company offers a comprehensive range of tunable laser products, designed to assist systems vendors and carriers in reducing operational costs while supporting the development of all-optical networks. Altitun's products cater to the fiber-optic telecommunications sector and are engineered for high-bandwidth network applications, positioning the company as a key player in the evolving landscape of optical communication technology.
Spot something off? Help us improve by flagging any incorrect or outdated information. Just email us at support@teaserclub.com. Your feedback is most welcome.