Internet
Apptegic
Waltham, MA
Apptegic has developed an advanced data analytics software that gives companies detailed, real time insight into how their customers use their products. Apptegic is able to measure customer engagement and identify opportunities for customer retention and upselling, while at the same time giving business insight into what applications are the most effective so that they can develop products that are better suited to their customer needs.
Andover
Acton, MA (Prior Investment)
Andover.Net developed a network of websites that provide news, information, products, and services to technology-oriented users including Slashdot, ThinkGeek, IT Manager’s Journal, and others. Andover went public in 1999 and was subsequently acquired by VA Linux (now Geeknet) in 2000 for $500 million.
Antenna Software
Jersey City, NJ and Boston, MA
Antenna and Point Judith portfolio company, Vaultus, merged in 2010 to form the largest, privately held mobile enterprise solutions provider in North America. The company provides real-time mobility solutions that solve real-world problems and deliver powerful, proven mobile solutions that help companies securely mobilize business critical applications and their consumer facing applications.
Envista
Beverly, MA
Envista offers an innovative, patent-pending software solution for the management of built infrastructure assets to address the need for an integrated, enterprise-wide, best-practices approach.
Fidelis Security Systems
Waltham, MA
Fidelis provides solutions for data leakage challenges including protecting intellectual property and identity information, assuring compliance with government and industry privacy regulations, and managing insider use of the internet.
Handmark
Kansas City, MO (Prior Investment)
Handmark is a developer and distributor of mobile media for a wide range of devices including Blackberry, Palm Treo, Symbian OS, Windows Mobile devices, and the Apple iPhone.
Ignighter
New York, NY and Mumbai, India
Ignighter is an online dating site but with a slight twist. Ignighter allows groups of friends to collaborate on a group profile, where they can include photos and specify their interests. The site then presents a list of possible matches with other groups and helps them arrange get-togethers in the real world. The site has attracted a substantial audience in Southeast Asia.
Multiply
Boca Raton, FL (Prior Investment)
Multiply developed a small-group approach to social networking that attracted a substantial audience in Southeast Asia. This trusted approach to sharing media enabled Multiply to become the largest ecommerce marketplace in the region. Naspers (JSE: NPN) acquired a majority of the company in 2010.
Sittercity
Spotlight Ticket Management
Optasite
Westborough, MA (Prior Investment)
Optasite's business is based on a simple philosophy—build a tower portfolio with the locations to expand wireless service providers' needs. As a result, Optasite is one of the fastest growing tower acquisition and development companies in the U.S. Optasite was acquired by SBA Communications (NASDAQ: SBAC) in September of 2008 for $430 million.
Parelastic
Waltham, MA
ParElastic™ is an elastic database middle-ware that creates a virtual elastic relational database from a collection of unaffiliated, free-running, industry standard relational databases.
SnapGear
Salt Lake City, UT (Prior Investment)
SnapGear was a manufacturer of Linux-based security and networking hardware based in Australia. The company was acquired by Cyberguard in February of 2004 for $16 million.
Taqua
Hyannis, MA & Richardson, TX (Prior Investment)
Taqua Systems, Inc. develops an open, programmable switching platform for deployment in telecommunications service provider networks. Taqua's proprietary architecture provides a modular switching platform that enables service providers to scale telecommunications networks. The company was acquired by Tekelec in April of 2004 for $95 million.
Yandex
Moscow, Russia (Prior Investment)
Yandex is the leading internet search engine in Russia. IPO, NASDAQ: YNDX.
Tower Ventures
Providence, RI (Prior Investment)
Tower Ventures was a developer of wireless tower assets. The company was acquired by American Tower (NYSE: AMT) in 2000 for $20 million.