Enterprise
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Approva
Reston, VA | www.approva.net
Enterprise Governance, Compliance, and Risk (GRC) Software
Approva® Corporation is the industry-leading provider of continuous controls monitoring and audit software. Using Approva's solutions, customers are able to significantly increase visibility into their financial and IT controls, streamline the audit process, and cost-effectively sustain their compliance initiatives. Approva's Series A round of financing was co-led by Columbia, and other significant investors include New Enterprise Associates, Novak Biddle Venture Partners, and Sierra Ventures.
Investment Team Members Arun Gupta, Woody Glier
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Avolent
San Francisco, CA | www.avolent.com
Electronic Billing and Customer Care Software
Avolent is the leading enterprise software provider for Interactive, Self-Service Electronic Billing and Payment for organizations who are committed to an eBusiness strategy. Columbia led Avolent's Series G financing, and other significant investors include RBC Ventures, Rho Ventures, Bear Stearns, and Wells Fargo.
Investment Team Members Phil Herget
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Brickstream
Atlanta, GA | www.brickstream.com
Retail Customer Behavior Measurement Software
Brickstream offers a comprehensive and automated customer behavior measurement solution for bricks-and-mortar outlets. Using discreet video and sensor technology along with its patented BehaviorIQ software, Brickstream captures, transforms, and analyzes customer activity data and converts it into actionable knowledge for management. Columbia led Brickstream's Series A financing, and other significant investors include Mohr Davidow Ventures, and RBC Ventures.
Investment Team Members Arun Gupta, Woody Glier
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Enpirion
Bridgewater, NJ | www.enpirion.com
Semiconductor - Power Management
Enpirion is a fables semiconductor company that provides innovative power management chipsets, specifically for voltage conversion solutions. Other significant investors include Canaan Venture Partners, RRE Ventures, and Scale Venture Partners.
Investment Team Members Hemant Kanakia, Phil Herget, Gopi Vaddi
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Envysion
Boulder, CO | www.envysion.com
Managed Services - Broadband Security
Envysion is a broadband video surveillance company that provides Internet-based digital video recording solutions. Envysion's turn-key service helps retail and service chains with numerous locations achieve profitability and brand consistency by using the Internet to view live and stored video information. Customers include multi-site food service, hospitality, and retail businesses such as fast-casual, fast food, and dining establishments, gas and convenience chains, and hotel and motel companies. The Company's product will be leveraged to provide a number of applications across various industries.
Investment Team Members John Siegel, Arun Gupta
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GoAhead
Bellevue, WA | www.goahead.com
Device Management Software
GoAhead Software provides the first integrated, platform-independent suite of middleware for developers of highly reliable embedded systems and applications. GoAhead products are used by developers in communications, military/aerospace, industrial controls and other industries with high reliability requirements. Columbia led GoAhead's Series B equity financing. Other significant investors include Cedar Grove Investments and Voyager Capital.
Investment Team Members Phil Herget, Michael Avon
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InnerWireless
Framingham, MA | www.innerwireless.com
Wireless Communications Solutions for Large Buildings
InnerWireless is the leading provider of comprehensive in-building wireless distribution systems, as well as wireless tracking and location systems. InnerWireless merged with Columbia Portfolio Company PanGo Networks in March of 2007. PanGo was a leading provider of wireless location management and asset tracking solutions. Other major investors in PanGo include IDG Ventures and Investcorp.
Investment Team Members Arun Gupta, Jay Markley, Michael Avon
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Presido Networked Solutions
Greenbelt, MD
Value Added Reseller of Enterprise Communications Equipment
Presidio Networked Solutions, the largest subsidiary of Presidio, Incorporated, was formed to build a converged value-added solution partner through the consolidation of a number of voice, data, and managed services value-added resellers.
Investment Team Members John Siegel, Jim Fleming, Patrick Hendy
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Intelliworks
Rockville, MD | www.intelliworks.com
On-Demand Higher Education CRM Software
Intelliworks, Inc. enables colleges and universities to generate additional revenue and cost savings from increased knowledge of their prospective and current students, and stronger alumni and external relationships. This made possible by Intelliworks' innovative CRM solutions, specifically designed to meet the unique needs of higher education institutions. Columbia Capital co-led the Company's Series A financing. Other significant investors include Novak Biddle Venture Partners, and RedShift Venture Partners.
Investment Team Members Arun Gupta, Woody Glier
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Megapath
Costa Mesa, CA | www.megapath.com
Managed IT Services (VPN)
MegaPath is a global provider of flexible IP VPN solutions that enable businesses to lower costs, increase scalability, and expand the deployment of enterprise applications and communication systems.
Investment Team Members John Siegel, Jim Fleming, Mike Cozart
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MindShift
Fairfax, VA | www.mindshift.com
Managed IT Services
mindSHIFT Technologies is a provider of managed Information Technology solutions for small and medium-sized enterprises. MindSHIFT's outsourced desktop and network management solutions provide fully-automated and remote-managed computing infrastructure services.
Investment Team Members Matt Newton, John Siegel, Woody Glier
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Netuitive
Reston, VA | www.netuitive.com
IT System Management Software
Netuitive is a leading provider of real-time analysis software for business service management (BSM). Netuitive's products automate the deployment and administration of BSM, enabling organizations to guarantee service levels and significantly lower IT operational costs. Netuitive software automatically analyzes and correlates all of an organization's performance monitoring data in real-time, requires no manual configuration or specialized programming and delivers alarm indicators of impending service problems. Columbia co-led Netuitive's Series B financing, and other significant investors include Bessemer Venture Partners, Flagship Ventures, and Noro-Moseley Partners.
Investment Team Members Arun Gupta, Michael Avon
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Rivermine
Fairfax, VA | www.rivermine.com
Telecom Expense Management (TEM) Enterprise Software
Rivermine is a leading provider of automated, award-winning solutions that enable organizations to gain visibility into, and control over, their wireline and wireless telecom spend. Many Fortune 1000 corporations and large government agencies have selected Rivermine to optimize their overall telecom environments and dramatically reduce costs. These patent-pending Telecom Expense Management (TEM) solutions automate the entire telecom lifecycle including contract sourcing, ordering, inventory management, invoice processing and auditing, wireless expense management and reporting/analytics.
Investment Team Members Phil Herget, Michael Avon
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Teliris
New York, NY | www.teliris.com
Telepresence Managed Services
Teliris is the original pioneer, developer and the largest provider of telepresence systems, both in terms of installed base and revenue. Teliris has the most advanced proprietary technology among its competitors and provides end-to-end telepresence solutions that involve all hardware, software, installation, network connectivity and managed services necessary to provide a seamless telepresence experience.
Investment Team Members John Siegel, Jim Fleming, Mike Cozart
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Adjoined Consulting
Rosemont, IL | www.adjoined.com
Enterprise IT Services
Founded in 1989, Kanbay International (NASDAQ: KBAY) is a global IT services firm with over 7000 associates worldwide. Kanbay acquired Columbia portfolio company Adjoined Consulting in 2006. Adjoined Consulting was a full-service management consulting firm delivering innovation and business value to a Global 2000 client base.
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Affinity
Fort Lauderdale, FL | www.affinity.com
Enterprise Web Hosting Services
Affinity Internet provides web-hosting services, Internet Infrastructure and value-added online commercial services to consumers and to small and medium-sized business customers (SMBs). Hostway Corporation acquired Affinity Internet in April of 2007. The two companies together will have more than 600,000 web hosting customers.
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Equinix, Inc. (Pihana Pacific)
Foster City, CA |www.equinix.com
Pan-Asian Colocation Facilities
Equinix (NASDAQ: EQIX) is a leading international provider of core Internet exchange services that allow Internet infrastructure companies, enterprises and content providers to grow, manage and control their network and Internet operations for unparalleled performance. Columbia received shares in Equinix in the December 2002 merger of Equinix and former Columbia portfolio company Pihana Pacific, Inc.
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Riptech
Alexandria, VA |
Managed Security Services
Symantec. Corp (NASDAQ: SYMC) acquired Riptech, Inc. for $145M in July of 2002. Riptech was a premier provider of scalable, real-time managed IT network security services.
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Riverbed Tech.
Bethesda, MD | www.riverbedtech.com
Software to extend enterprise SW to mobile devices
Riverbed Technologies provides standards based, enterprise scale software solutions enabling the management and development of applications between Palm OS and Windows CE handheld operating systems and the exchange of information between these devices and corporate databases and the Internet. Aether Systems (NASDAQ: AETH) agreed to acquire Riverbed Technologies in February 2000.
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Softek
Vienna, VA | www.softek.com
Storage Management Software
In 2007, Softek was acquired by IBM. (NYSE: IBM). Softek was an independent provider of multi-vendor storage software solutions. The Company's data availability, data migration, and enterprise storage resource management products are consistently regarded as leaders in their respective categories.