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Early Investor
Jan 2015
At Vesper, our mission is to deliver voice-powered products to every market, around the world. Our revolutionary piezoelectric mems microphone technology ensures our microphones are immune to dust, water, solder flux vapors and other similar environmental contaminants. As if that weren’t enough, our game-changing zero-power listening technology enables end consumers to have battery-powered devices that can always respond to them. Imagine never having to get up and grab the remote to change the channel, talking to your headphones to switch songs in the middle of an intense workout, or simply having your trash can open without having to put down a heavy load you’re carrying – with Vesper, the possibilities are endless.
Developing such cutting-edge technology isn’t easy, but someone’s got to do it. We are driven by our mission and the knowledge that our products will shape the future. We are curious, intellectually honest, hard-working and won’t rest until voice is affordable in every industry, home, and geography.
If this sounds like a place you’d like to be, join us! For a full listing of our jobs or to drop your resume, visit http://vespermems.com/careers.
Founding Investor
Jan 2014
Spire (NYSE: SPIR) is a global provider of space-based data, analytics and space services, offering unique datasets and powerful insights about Earth so that organizations can make decisions with confidence in a rapidly changing world. Spire builds, owns, and operates a fully deployed satellite constellation that observes the Earth in real time using radio frequency technology. The data acquired by Spire’s satellites provides global weather intelligence, ship and plane movements, and spoofing and jamming detection to better predict how their patterns impact economies, global security, business operations and the environment. Spire also offers Space as a Service solutions that empower customers to leverage its established infrastructure to put their business in space. Spire has nine offices across the U.S., Canada, UK, Luxembourg, Germany and Singapore.
Spire is looking for exceptional people to join its team. Challenge yourself, apply today! spire.com/careers
Early Investor
Feb 2013
Sir Kensingtons creates award winning all-natural condiments. Debuting in 2010 by reinventing ketchup, Sir Kensingtons now offers multiple flavors of mayonnaise, mustard, vinaigrettes, dressings, sauces and vegan mayo bringing choice and innovation to a previously forgotten category. By using high quality, Non-GMO ingredients and strict quality control methods, their customers enjoy both superb taste and nutritional benefits.
Sir Kensingtons products are featured in over 5,000 retailers in North America, such as Whole Foods, Safeway, and The Fresh Market. The companys flagship condiment, ketchup, is served in restaurants like ABC Kitchen, The Spotted Pig, and PJ Clarkes, along with the finest hotels from the Four Seasons to the Chateau Marmont.
Seed Investor
Jan 2013
VoltServer provides Digital Electricity™ distribution solutions for intelligent buildings, indoor agriculture, and wireless densification. Patented and proven Digital Electricity™ is an innovative method for distributing power with the high power aspects of AC with the safety and simplicity of Power over Ethernet (PoE).
What can we power for you?
Founding Investor
Oct 2011
Coravin, Inc. is a well-funded, Boston-based start-up consumer products company with a breakthrough technology in the wine category. Patented Coravin™ Technology allows you to pour and enjoy fine wine without disturbing the natural aging process—or the pressure to commit to the whole bottle.
Founding Investor
Sep 2011
Launched in 2012, Gwynnie Bee offers an unlimited-access clothing subscription service that utilizes innovative technology to transform the lives and wardrobes of women. Fueled by data, we challenge fashion’s status quo with our revolutionary subscription model that allows women to access and experience endless clothing styles without limitations or commitment.
Gwynnie Bee is an owned and operated tenant of CaaStle, a technology platform enabling retailers and brands to offer an unlimited-access clothing subscription service to complement existing business models.
Comprised of offices in New York City, Mountain View, New Delhi, Bangalore, and two distribution centers located in Groveport and Phoenix, at Gwynnie Bee you'll discover a data- centric team that thrives on collaboration, camaraderie, and productive feedback.
Founding Investor
Jan 2011
CarNow is a live-data automotive technology platform that helps dealers elevate the car-buying experience by transforming the way they connect with customers.
Founding Investor
Jan 2011
Ondot is now part of Fiserv. For future updates, please follow us at https://linkedin.com/company/fiserv.
Early Investor
Oct 2010
Imagine a world full of flavor and packed with goodness! This is our envisioned future, and we are working every day to make this world a reality. Bai Brands is the leading innovator in the beverage landscape with a line of drinks that are flavorful, low calorie, and infused with antioxidants from coffee's superfruit. We are in the throes of a “bevolution,” and we want to bring everyone along on our journey because we know this is a world in which we all want to live. It's time to join our audacious and tenacious team!
Board Member
2009
Redline Communications is now part of Aviat Networks. For more information please visit www.aviatnetworks.com.
Founding Investor
Mar 2008
Greentech Media was acquired in 2016 by Wood Mackenzie, the leading global research, consultancy, and data analytics business powering the natural resources industry.
Wood Mackenzie is the global insight business for renewables, energy and natural resources. Driven by data. Powered by people.
In the middle of an energy revolution, businesses and governments need reliable and actionable insight to lead the transition to a sustainable future. That’s why we cover the entire supply chain with unparalleled breadth and depth, backed by over 50 years’ experience in natural resources.
Today, our team of over 2,000 experts operate across 30 global locations, inspiring customers’ decisions through real-time analytics, consultancy, events and thought leadership. Together, we deliver the insight they need to separate risk from opportunity and make bold decisions when it matters most.
Investor
2008
Silicon Line is the world leader in ultra-low-power integrated circuits and modules that enable thin, long and high performance active optical cables (AOC) for consumer electronics products – including 4K/8K TVs, video game consoles, augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) headsets, industrial and medical related devices. Founded in 2005 as an IC fabless company, Silicon Line has also developed unique optical sub-assembly technology resulting in a significant reduction in production cost of AOC to a consumer market level. Headquartered in Munich, Germany, Silicon Line has a facility in Hasselt, Belgium, and offices in China, Japan, Korea, Taiwan and the US.
Board Member and Founding Investor
2005
About Akorri
Akorri storage and virtualization management software with advanced analytics provides automated visibility and analysis across IT silos to help enterprises fix problems, plan and optimize utilization and improve performance in the virtualized data center. Akorri BalancePoint virtual appliance provides visibility into the root cause of performance issues through deep drill down into heterogeneous server and storage resources, and the ability to understand both server and storage virtualization. BalancePoint agentless software enables IT organizations to optimize performance and capacity to meet service level objectives at the lowest possible cost. Follow Akorri at http://twitter.com/Akorri. For more information, visit www.akorri.com. Read the Akorri blog at www.akorriblog.com
Early Investor
2005
NETSCOUT Arbor DDoS protection and network visibility solutions have been tested and proven in the worlds largest, most complex networks. We deliver powerful visibility and traffic intelligence, at internet scale. Arbor’s Active Threat Level Analysis System (ATLAS) delivers a truly comprehensive view into internet traffic, trends and threats. With visibility into one-third of all internet traffic, we are ideally positioned to deliver actionable, situational intelligence about botnets, DDoS attacks and malware that threaten Internet infrastructure and network availability.
Board Member & Founding Investor
2004
Flex (Reg. No. 199002645H) is the global manufacturing partner of choice that helps leading brands design, build, and manage products that improve the world. For more information, visit flex.com.
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2015
Early Investor
Jan 2015
At Vesper, our mission is to deliver voice-powered products to every market, around the world. Our revolutionary piezoelectric mems microphone technology ensures our microphones are immune to dust, water, solder flux vapors and other similar environmental contaminants. As if that weren’t enough, our game-changing zero-power listening technology enables end consumers to have battery-powered devices that can always respond to them. Imagine never having to get up and grab the remote to change the channel, talking to your headphones to switch songs in the middle of an intense workout, or simply having your trash can open without having to put down a heavy load you’re carrying – with Vesper, the possibilities are endless.
Developing such cutting-edge technology isn’t easy, but someone’s got to do it. We are driven by our mission and the knowledge that our products will shape the future. We are curious, intellectually honest, hard-working and won’t rest until voice is affordable in every industry, home, and geography.
If this sounds like a place you’d like to be, join us! For a full listing of our jobs or to drop your resume, visit http://vespermems.com/careers.
Investor
Jan 2015
TauRx was established to address one of the world’s biggest challenges – beating Alzheimer’s disease and other degenerative brain disorders through a completely new approach. A leader in Alzheimer’s research, the company’s mission is to discover, develop and commercialise innovative products for the diagnosis, treatment and cure of neurodegenerative disorders.
TauRx’s strong research team, supported through cooperative relationships with multiple academic institutions around the world, has focussed on the tau pathway, believed to be one of the critical causes of neurodegeneration in the brain. The company’s novel tau aggregation inhibitors (TAIs) target the formation of tau protein ‘tangles’ in the brain, with its lead compound having shown strong pharmacological effect in early trials for participants with mild and moderate Alzheimers disease.
The experimental drug has shown to inhibit aggregation of tau, synuclein, TPD-43 and huntingtin proteins. It is currently in development for the treatment and prevention of Alzheimer’s disease, with a pivotal phase 3 clinical trial in progress and results recently disclosed.
Additionally, TauRx works closely with joint venture company Genting TauRx Diagnostics Ltd (GTD) in the development of ground-breaking new diagnostic tools and blood tests for dementia, which will help transform the treatment pathway for those affected, ensure efficient and early diagnosis and enhance access to treatment and care.
TauRx Therapeutics Management Ltd is incorporated in Scotland with primary research and operations in Aberdeen.
2014
Founding Investor
Jan 2014
Spire (NYSE: SPIR) is a global provider of space-based data, analytics and space services, offering unique datasets and powerful insights about Earth so that organizations can make decisions with confidence in a rapidly changing world. Spire builds, owns, and operates a fully deployed satellite constellation that observes the Earth in real time using radio frequency technology. The data acquired by Spire’s satellites provides global weather intelligence, ship and plane movements, and spoofing and jamming detection to better predict how their patterns impact economies, global security, business operations and the environment. Spire also offers Space as a Service solutions that empower customers to leverage its established infrastructure to put their business in space. Spire has nine offices across the U.S., Canada, UK, Luxembourg, Germany and Singapore.
Spire is looking for exceptional people to join its team. Challenge yourself, apply today! spire.com/careers
2013
Early Investor
Feb 2013
Sir Kensingtons creates award winning all-natural condiments. Debuting in 2010 by reinventing ketchup, Sir Kensingtons now offers multiple flavors of mayonnaise, mustard, vinaigrettes, dressings, sauces and vegan mayo bringing choice and innovation to a previously forgotten category. By using high quality, Non-GMO ingredients and strict quality control methods, their customers enjoy both superb taste and nutritional benefits.
Sir Kensingtons products are featured in over 5,000 retailers in North America, such as Whole Foods, Safeway, and The Fresh Market. The companys flagship condiment, ketchup, is served in restaurants like ABC Kitchen, The Spotted Pig, and PJ Clarkes, along with the finest hotels from the Four Seasons to the Chateau Marmont.
Seed Investor
Jan 2013
VoltServer provides Digital Electricity™ distribution solutions for intelligent buildings, indoor agriculture, and wireless densification. Patented and proven Digital Electricity™ is an innovative method for distributing power with the high power aspects of AC with the safety and simplicity of Power over Ethernet (PoE).
What can we power for you?
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