• Knoa Software

  Participated · Equity · Dec 2012

  Knoa Software delivers user experience management and workforce optimization software for enterprise platforms including SAP and Siebel. Its patented solutions provide CIOs and business executives actionable metrics to measure end-user experience, application adoption, and the ROI of enterprise applications. Knoa says its tools are used by hundreds of global corporations and government organizations and help optimize the experience for over a million end-users. The company recently launched a beta of Executive Dashboards for its SAP User Experience Management application to give C-level executives empirical metrics on implementation performance, user proficiency, engagement, and adoption. With a new $5.1M Series B, Knoa plans to accelerate strategic growth initiatives, extend its solutions to better determine software asset utilization, and expand global reach. The company is headquartered in Union Square, New York, and has added senior hires to strengthen finance and worldwide marketing. Knoa Software sells on-premise and cloud-based user experience and performance management solutions, including the Knoa Experience and Performance Manager (EPM) and Knoa Automation. Its EPM offers a screen-by-screen view of how users interact with applications, enabling IT to assess individual user performance and detect inconsistencies before they reach support. The company emphasizes deep, per-user activity insight across monitored applications. Knoa reports that 20% of the Fortune 50 and hundreds of Global 5000 companies have licensed its software. Management says the product has driven significant customer growth and the company plans further product development and global expansion. The company positions its offerings to optimize end-user experience, enhance user performance, and deliver ROI for enterprise customers.

• BinOptics

  Participated · Equity · Dec 2011

  BinOptics manufactures Fabry-Perot (FP) and Distributed Feedback (DFB) lasers and monolithically integrated photonic components for transceivers and other photonic equipment. The company ships products with modulation speeds up to 10 Gbps and has shipped more than 25 million FP and DFB lasers into high-growth markets such as EPON and GPON. BinOptics uses proprietary, patented manufacturing processes to produce low-cost, integrated laser devices and also offers custom integrated components that reduce cost, size, and power by replacing discrete components with a monolithic chip. The company employs over 50 people and plans to hire additional engineers and technicians in 2012. To support product-line expansion and accelerate development of new products and materials, BinOptics closed a new funding round in which both new and existing investors participated.

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