• RootsRated

  Participated · Series A · Apr 2018

  RootsRated Media offers a content marketing platform and supporting services that allow lean marketing teams to source, distribute, and measure content to drive customer awareness, acquisition, and retention. The company has focused operations in two initial verticals: outdoor apparel and destination marketing. Clients include Osprey Packs, Rentskis.com, the Utah Office of Tourism and Atlanta CVB. RootsRated is led by Founder/CEO Fynn Glover and has offices in Chattanooga, TN. The company raised $6.5M in a Series A to fund growth. Management says the financing will be used to expand sales and marketing, accelerate product development, and expand into new verticals. RootsRated operates an outdoor media platform that connects people and brands with original content about the best outdoor experiences, handpicked by local outdoor experts and written by professional writers. The company provides sponsored content and subscription-based content licensing as well as custom content solutions for brand and retail partners. Clients named in the article include Marmot, Merrell, Outdoor Research, Utah Office of Tourism, BlueCross BlueShield of Alabama and OrthoCarolina. Founded in 2012 by CEO Fynn Glover and based in Chattanooga, Tenn., RootsRated employed 17 full-time personnel. On 13 November 2015 the company secured $2.5M in Series A funding; investors were not disclosed. The company said it will use the proceeds to continue developing its proprietary content-licensing software and to expand its custom content solutions for brands and retailers.

• Deep Fiber Solutions

  Participated · Equity · Apr 2017

  Deep Fiber Solutions converts cable-operator coaxial cables to fiber optic infrastructure, enabling operators to deploy fiber deeper in the network. The company says this deployment is completed at substantially lower cost than traditional boring and trenching and in a fraction of the time. Pushing fiber deeper into the network results in dramatically lower power and maintenance costs. Deep Fiber Solutions offers a turnkey solution beginning with span qualification and ending with fiber splicing and activation of service over the new fiber optic network. The company is based in Roswell, GA. Deep Fiber Solutions recently completed an $8.9 million equity financing.

• Predikto

  Led · Series A · Feb 2017

  Predikto provides a SaaS-based actionable analytics platform that improves visibility and equipment reliability for rail, aviation and industrial fleets. Led by CEO Mario Montag, the company uses automated machine learning to analyze sensor data, maintenance records and weather to warn of likely future failures. Its analytics give asset managers warnings of likely failures and enable informed deployment and maintenance decisions. The company plans to use recent funding to expand its Engineering, Data Science and Customer Success teams and to enter Europe. Predikto currently has a team of 30+. It recently raised external capital to support those growth plans.

• T1 Visions

  Participated · Series B · Apr 2014

  T1Visions, led by President Mike Feldman, creates and assembles interactive touchscreen experiences and systems. Its inTouch™ Platform includes tables and walls along with complementary digital signage and mobile device integration for retail, events and exhibits, corporate, hospitality, and education markets. The systems are assembled, tested, and supported in Charlotte, North Carolina, and are installed throughout North America, Central America, and the Caribbean. T1Visions supports over 350 installations in the field and is exploring international expansion to Europe and Asia. The company intends to use new capital to grow operations, invest in R&D for ongoing product development, and expand sales and marketing efforts. The company had previously raised $2.9m. T1Visions is a technology company based in Charlotte, North Carolina that develops large-format touchscreens and proprietary, patent-pending software for multi-user applications in social and public settings. Its software allows a single screen to be divided into sections that can launch and run different applications simultaneously and includes features such as multiple web browsers, on-screen keyboards, separate viewing/control screens, and mobile device integration. The company sells fully-installed products (including inTouch Interactive Tables and inTouch Interactive Walls), ongoing software licenses, customer support, advertising, and customized apps across healthcare, retail, corporate, education, and hospitality markets. The recent $1.6 million Series B will support expansion and further development of T1Visions' software to improve usability and keep the technology cutting edge. Since founding in 2008, the company has raised over $4.5 million in equity financing, including $2.0 million in 2012 and now this Series B. T1Visions positions its products at competitive prices with customizable, patent-pending features to fit customer needs.

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