• Altierre

  Participated · Equity · Jul 2014

  Altierre provides ultra‑low‑power, long‑range wireless technology that enables devices to exchange data and instructions bi‑directionally over a low‑energy, scalable network. Its solutions target retail use cases such as dynamic intra‑day promotional pricing, point‑of‑decision interactive mobile communications (BLE/QR code/NFC), product‑placement optimization via temperature/lighting/customer traffic monitoring, and out‑of‑stock shelf sensor devices to maximize inventory turn. The technology is described as scalable into multiple verticals including supply chains, manufacturing, automotive, homes and defense. The company is led by Chairman and CEO Sunit Saxena. Altierre secured financing of more than $21M and intends to use the funds for global growth plans. No operating metrics (revenue/users) are provided in the article. Altierre builds RFID shelf‑tagging systems for retailers that allow prices to be changed through radio chips on store shelves. The company disclosed an additional $8 million second closing as part of its previously announced third round. That brings the third round to $30 million in total. Altierre has raised $60 million to date. The round included participation from previous investors D. E. Shaw and Labrador Ventures; other investors named in reports include ATA Ventures, DuPont Capital Management, Galleon Group and Kinetic Ventures. The company was founded in 2003 and is based in San Jose, Calif. Altierre is a San Jose-based provider of wireless infrastructure for retailers. Its proprietary hardware and software platform combines low-cost, long-range RFID technology with back-end data-management capabilities. The platform delivers real-time, chain-wide dynamic pricing and shelf promotions, improves price accuracy, reduces labor costs, and enables targeted communications with customers and employees. Electronic shelf labels, point-of-purchase messaging and other functions are integrated into the unified platform. The company says these technologies are creating major changes in retail operations. Financially, Altierre recently raised $17 million in a second round of financing, following a $13 million first round in January 2005.

• uSamp

  Led · Series D · Jul 2013

  uSamp offers mobile and SaaS-based market research technologies, including proprietary self-serve sampling and survey authoring tools. The company is developing Instant.ly, a platform to give marketers real-time access to and evaluation of consumer data. uSamp taps a 12 million member global panel and provides insight and sampling solutions to thousands of clients, including General Mills, Google, Microsoft, Clorox, Loews, NBC, WPP, Nielsen, Ipsos, and GFK. The company says the new financing will accelerate development of Instant.ly and expand easy-access insight products. Founded in 2008 and based in Los Angeles with five offices worldwide, uSamp has more than 200 team members. Institutional investors include Greycroft Partners, DFJ Frontier, OpenView Venture Partners, and DuPont Capital Management. uSamp operates an Internet panel and market-research platform that maintains a database of 2 million active global panelists across segments such as automotive, entertainment, financial services, food and beverage, gaming, telecommunications and travel. The company offers a Web-based panel management platform and related social media technologies to serve market research clients. It employs about 90 people worldwide with offices in Los Angeles, India, Connecticut and London. uSamp plans to use new funding to expand through acquisitions and to develop its panel management platform and social media technology enhancements. Founded in March 2008 by Matthew Dusig and Gregg Lavin, the company leverages the founders' prior industry experience. The firm has raised $14.3 million in venture capital to date.

• Noble Biomaterials

  Participated · Series B · Feb 2012

  Noble Biomaterials develops, manufactures and markets advanced antimicrobial technologies, including its X-STATIC® system for odor elimination and bacterial management. The company supplies odor-elimination solutions to sports apparel companies and bacterial management systems to global healthcare brands. It has more than 200 global licensees across medical, defense, industrial and consumer markets. Noble maintains offices in Europe, Asia and South America. Led by CEO Jeff Keane, the company focuses on commercializing antimicrobial and wound-management products and protecting its technology through intellectual property efforts. The recent financing is intended to support expanded growth initiatives and strengthen the company’s intellectual property management expertise.

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