Headquartered in Sacramento, California, Agoura Technologies develops unique nanotechnology-based light management films for LCD panels. Agoura's technology offers LCD panel makers important advantages in lower cost and lower power consumption, up to 40% reduction in power for LCD TVs as an example.
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Samsung Electronics (LSE: SMSN) acquired Clairvoyante in March 2008. Headquartered in Cupertino, California, with offices in Sebastopol, Clairvoyante licenses unique pixel architectures and algorithms that revolutionize the power consumption and image quality of HDTVs and other LCD, plasma and OLED displays through the deployment of proprietary PenTile Matrix. This technology can reduce power consumption by up to 40% in HDTVs. Clairvoyante's PenTile Matrix™ enables display manufacturers to produce a higher-quality product with reduced power consumption, decreased production cost, and increased gross margin. Co-investors included: Intel Capital, Pacifica Fund, Rocket Ventures, and Selby Venture Partners.
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Headquartered in Menlo Park, California, with research and development in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, HID Labs develops intelligent, commercial-grade, high intensity lighting solutions that provide a smart platform to dynamically manage lighting demand, and dramatically reduce energy use. HID Labs is a leading energy efficiency player in the Clean Technology (CleanTech) movement. Co-investors include: Big Sky Ventures, CalCEF, Greenhouse Capital, and Sempra Energy.
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Headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, Integrated Materials is the semiconductor industry's leading manufacturer of an extensive line of pure All-Silicon products for several semiconductor equipment consumables applications. IMI's SiFusion product line offers their customers improvements in yield, total cost of ownership, reduced chemical waste and more environmentally friendly chemical usage. Co-investors include: Alloy Ventures, Entegris Corporation, Labrador Ventures, and Rocket Ventures.
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Rockwell Automation, Inc. (NYSE: ROK) acquired Incuity Software, Inc. in April 2008. Headquartered in Mission Viejo, California, Incuity Software, Inc., is a leading developer of real-time business intelligence software for manufacturing enterprises, commercial plants and facilities. Incuity Software drives manufacturing efficiency, reducing energy and raw material consumption. Incuity solutions are installed in over 100 customers worldwide and saving millions of dollars in energy costs annually for its' customers. Co-investor was Palomar Ventures.
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Headquartered in San Marcos, California, PatientSafe Solutions, Inc. is a patient and nurse-centered company. They exist to help prevent harm and assist in eliminating common errors and never events by providing a complete patient safety solution to hospitals. Their technologies can dramatically improve efficiency, interactivity, and communication in healthcare. IntelliDOT has evolved into a company with a broader mission and is now operating under the legal business name of PatientSafe Solutions. Co-investors include: Camden Partners, Integral Capital Partners, Menlo Ventures, Psilos Group, and Shoreline Venture Management.
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Headquartered in West Sacramento, California, PlanarMag, Inc. is a leading developer of electromagnetic components for the computer, data networking and telecommunications industries. Drawing from practices used in the integrated circuit industry, PlanarMag applies advanced design and process technology to develop innovative solutions for wired and wireless communications. Co-investors include: Tyco Electronics Ltd.
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Call Genie Inc. (TSX: GNE) acquired PhoneSpots, Inc. in January 2008. Headquartered in Oakland, California, PhoneSpots is redefining local search and advertising for the mobile market. PhoneSpots enables directory assistance and yellow pages providers to deliver local search results along with contextual advertising to mobile phones, creating differentiated service offerings and meaningful revenue streams. Co-investors included: Arts Alliance, Crosslink Capital, Innovacom-France Telecom, Mobius Venture Capital, Orange, and SeaPoint Ventures.
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Novell (Nasdaq: NOVL) purchased Senforce Technologies in August 2007. Headquartered in Draper, Utah, Senforce Technologies is the leader in policy-enforced endpoint security. Senforce Endpoint Security Suite and Senforce WiFi Security enable IT managers to centrally create, manage and enforce security policies to protect corporate data on endpoint devices, automate security practices and enforce regulatory compliance such as Sarbanes Oxley, HIPAA and DoD 8100.2. Co-investors included: Rocket Ventures, Thomas Weisel Partners, and vSpring Capital.
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Headquartered in San Dimas, California, SpectraSensors is the leading manufacturer of optically-based gas sensors for the industrial process and environmental monitoring markets helping to reduce Green House emissions. Typical applications include non-contact measurement of moisture, carbon dioxide, and other corrosives in natural gas pipelines (Energy Market), industrial process monitoring (Petrochemical), arsenic and other impurities in drinking water (Water Purity), and airborne water vapor and other atmospheric measurements from commercial aircraft for the U.S. and International Weather Services (Atmospheric). SpectraSensors is a technology spin-off of the NASA/Caltech Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Co-investors include: Nomura, Blueprint Ventures, Nth Power, and Chevron Technology Ventures.
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Headquartered in Folsom, California, SynapSense Corporation is enabling the next generation of efficiency by extending the corporate infrastructure with the next generation wireless sensor network. SynapSense's initial customer focus is on data centers, fabs and manufacturing floors, reducing power consumption by up to 25% through accurate monitoring and measurement. Co-investors include: Sequoia Capital, Emerald Technology Ventures, Robert Bosch Venture Capital GmbH, DFJ Frontier, and Nth Power.
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Headquartered in Santa Rosa, California, Triformix designs and manufactures innovative optical components for high-volume products using proprietary injection-molding capabilities for the communications, digital imaging, peripherals, and instrumentation markets. The company provides low-cost solutions for opto-electronic integration to a broad range of applications, including fiber-optic connectors, cell-phone cameras, optical sensors for computer peripherals, and instrumentation. Co-investors include: Pacifica Fund, Selby Venture Partners, Siparex, W Capital Partners
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Headquartered in Irvine, California, WiSpry designs and markets hardware components and modules to radio frequency (RF) system manufacturers. Utilizing the company's core competency in RF micro-electro-mechanical systems (RF-MEMS) technology, WiSpry's products enable system designers to achieve the architectural innovation required for the growing diversity of mobile and fixed electronic applications and networks. Co-investors include: Acadia Woods Partners, Blueprint Ventures, Chart Venture Partners, DoCoMo Capital, Hotung Capital Management, L-Capital Partners, MuRata Manufacturing Co.,Ltd., Paladin Capital Group, Shepherd Ventures.
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