• Jolata

  Participated · Equity · Apr 2016

  Jolata is a San Jose, CA–based real-time big data analytics software company serving large network operators. Its TruFlow platform captures and tracks every single network flow as it traverses the network, segment-by-segment, to assess quality, determine root causes and optimize service delivery. The company was created by CEO John Loiacono and Chairman Hatch Graham. Jolata closed a $7M second round of financing to accelerate growth. The company intends to use the funds to scale development and field-deployment teams and expand its go-to-market partnerships. As part of the financing, James Armstrong of Spirent joined Jolata’s board.

• ShopWell

  Participated · Equity · Oct 2015

  ShopWell Labs offers a nutrition-driven personalized food discovery platform that grades food based on an individual’s age, gender, dietary goals and allergies. The company uses a patented algorithm developed by Registered Dietitians to analyze ingredient, nutrition, location and popularity data for over 300,000 UPCs and recommend alternatives for shoppers. Its technology, data and analytical tools help food retailers and manufacturers understand and respond to shopper behavior and run personalization and engagement programs to drive loyalty and wellness. ShopWell has been used in more than 137,000 stores. The company is led by CEO Dr. Elliott Grant. ShopWell recently closed a $3.4M financing, bringing total funding to $11.4M to date, and plans to use the funds to increase investment in partnerships with retailers, food manufacturers and other members of the food system.

• sikka.ai

  Participated · Series C · Jun 2015

  Sikka Software operates the Sikka Platform Cloud, providing a single application programming interface and a suite of 32 cloud apps. The platform connects to over 400 combinations of practice management and financial systems, covering over 96% of the dental, veterinary, audiology and optometry markets. Sikka reports over 14,700 installations, servicing more than 34,000 doctors and 17 million active patients. The company processes over 1 billion interactions each day and processed $4.8 billion of transactions in 2014 through its ecosystem. Sikka says the new capital will be used to scale sales and marketing and continue rapid growth across key practice areas. The company positions its platform to enhance practice economics, improve quality of care and patient service, and provide suppliers a more efficient way to reach clinicians and patients. Sikka Software provides the Sikka Platform Cloud, a retail healthcare cloud platform and single API that connects to over 400 combinations of practice management and financial systems. The platform covers over 96% of the dental, veterinary, vision care and hearing care markets and hosts 26 apps used by more than 13,500 practices and over 23,000 doctors. Sikka processes over 100 million monthly interactions and handled $4.8 billion of transactions in 2014 through its ecosystem. The company reports it is adding nearly 500 new healthcare practices each month, reflecting rapid growth across key practice areas. Sikka plans to use new capital to scale sales and marketing and continue expanding its retail healthcare cloud leadership. The company is based in Milpitas, Calif.

• Jobvite

  Participated · Series D · Oct 2014

  Jobvite builds cloud-based recruitment and applicant tracking software and is positioning itself as an end-to-end talent acquisition platform. The company is integrating machine learning and conversational tools to automate parts of sourcing and screening. It acquired Talemetry (recruitment marketing), RolePoint (employee referrals and internal mobility), and Canvas (a text-based conversational screening bot) to broaden its product set. Management and investors say the capital will accelerate a platform strategy that consolidates fragmented recruitment workflows. The combined business will serve more than 2,000 customers, including Schneider Electric, Lenovo, Santander, PayPal, Genuine Parts and Panasonic. Jobvite’s valuation for this round was not disclosed; PitchBook’s last (very old) valuation from 2014 was around $150 million. Jobvite provides a recruitment-as-marketing platform that distributes job openings across job boards and social networks and measures how those postings perform. The company emphasizes proactive recruitment tools and the ability to build marketing-style databases of prospects who are not yet applicants. Jobvite reports more than 35 million site visitors in the last year and has processed over 30 million job applications since opening for business in 2003. It counts more than 1,600 paying customers, including Starbucks, Twitter, Farmers Insurance and nine of the last 11 top tech IPOs. Management says revenue per customer under its SaaS model is significantly higher than customer acquisition costs and that churn is very low, though the company is not disclosing overall revenues or profitability. Jobvite plans to use new capital to double down on its singular focus on recruitment rather than diversify into other HR areas. Jobvite develops web-based social recruiting applications and an applicant tracking platform sold on a subscription basis. Its software enables companies to leverage dozens of social networks and other digital platforms to drive referral hires and is designed for use by all employees, not only recruiters or hiring managers. Jobvite provides real-time analytics so managers can track the status of searches, identify areas for improvement, and optimize recruiting spend. The company says its customers hire 10% of referral applicants versus 1% of general applicants, citing TiVo (referral hires rose from 23% to 39% over three years) and Shutterfly (hires referral candidates at 12× the rate of other sources). Jobvite serves over 500 companies, its customer base has grown 600% in two years, and customers include Zappos, Yelp, Groupon, Twitter, WholeFoods and Starbucks. Financially, Jobvite raised $15 million in a Series C and has now raised over $30 million in total capital. Jobvite is a San Francisco-based provider of innovative recruitment solutions for employers. The company focuses on delivering recruitment technology and services to meet hiring needs. It plans to use new funding to accelerate product innovation and meet growing customer demand. Jobvite completed an $8.25M Series B led by ATA Ventures, following a $7.2M Series A in 2007 from CMEA Capital. The financing brings Jobvite’s total funding to date to $15.45M. CEO Dan Finnigan said the company’s growth demonstrates market need and cited team additions and ongoing technology advancements.

• Lavante

  Participated · Equity · Aug 2014

  Lavante offers a cloud-based, on-demand supplier management platform including SIM (Supplier Information Management) and recovery audit solutions built on patented-pending technology. The platform is designed to improve supplier communications, assure supplier data quality, and drive dollars to the bottom line. Lavante’s solutions are deployed across Fortune 1000 enterprises in hospitality, retail, entertainment, manufacturing, and medical industries. The company is privately held, headquartered in San Jose, California, and was founded in 2001. Recent product enhancements have expanded its on-demand supplier management capabilities and the Lavante Supplier Network™. Lavante plans to use new funding to fuel market momentum, invest in new products, accelerate customer acquisition, and continue expanding its supplier network. Lavante is a San Jose, California–based provider of on-demand recovery auditing and supplier information management solutions. Founded in 2001, the company serves Fortune 1000 enterprises across the hospitality, retail, entertainment, manufacturing and medical industries. It offers on-demand supplier management solutions, including recovery auditing and supplier information management, and operates the Lavante Supplier Network. Lavante raised $8M in a Series C round led by SAP Ventures, with participation from existing investors ATA Ventures and Venrock. The company said the new funding will enable investment in new products, accelerate customer acquisition and expand the Lavante Supplier Network. In conjunction with the financing, Andreas Weiskam, partner at SAP Ventures, joined Lavante’s board of directors.

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