• High Street Partners

  Participated · Equity · Mar 2013

  Founded in October 2020, Tampa-based HSP Group delivers a unified suite of global people and entity management solutions—such as payroll, Employer of Record, HR support, entity compliance, tax and legal filings—through its proprietary GateWay technology platform. GateWay gives customers real-time visibility into their international footprints and allows self-management of key workflows, positioning the firm as a digital disruptor in the $24 billion international expansion solutions market. HSP targets start-ups, growth companies and multinationals that need a permanent alternative or complement to Employer of Record arrangements. The company plans to use new capital to deepen industry partnerships, add automation and lower-cost operations centers, and roll out advanced GateWay applications that simplify cross-border expansion. Management emphasizes a customer-experience-first approach, integrating technology, methodology, pricing and expertise into a single offering. Total funding in the company now exceeds $20 million, underscoring investor confidence in its growth trajectory.

• NetPlenish

  Participated · Seed · May 2012

  NetPlenish is a mobile-first shopping service that aggregates product listings from multiple merchants into a single iPhone and Android app. The app sources items from merchants including Walmart, Target, Sears, K-Mart, Walgreens, Drugstore.com, Pets.com and Sephora and uses algorithms to determine the best price after tax and shipping. It targets everyday household items such as diapers and pet food and includes features like barcode scanning to build regular shopping lists and a one-button “No Checkout Checkout” after initial setup. The service lets merchants compete at checkout for the best deal and supports Facebook sign-up (which the article noted failed in a test). The company announced the app’s official launch concurrent with a $1.9M seed funding round. At launch the app was noted to lack search, category browsing, and support for multiple household lists.

• SugarCRM

  Participated · Equity · Apr 2012

  SugarCRM is a Cupertino-based CRM software provider that equips sales, service and marketing teams with an intuitive, AI-driven platform that surfaces the right information at the right time. Its modern user interface automates common workflows and embeds machine-learning-powered predictive insights to boost employee productivity and customer satisfaction. The company reports more than 2 million individual users across 120 countries and maintains a customer retention rate exceeding 90%. SugarCRM has earned PC Mag’s Business Choice “Best CRM Software Award” for four consecutive years through 2018, underscoring its reputation for strong user experience. Looking ahead, management plans to deepen its AI and machine-learning capabilities, broaden its CRM feature set and pursue strategic acquisitions. These initiatives aim to help customers thrive in the recurring-revenue economy and keep SugarCRM at the forefront of the CRM market. Financial metrics such as revenue were not disclosed in the article.

• PlumChoice

  Participated · Equity · May 2011

  PlumChoice Inc., based in Billerica, MA, develops software and services focused on technology care and support. Its offerings aim to help organizations raise customer satisfaction through technology care services. Customers can build premium technology support services or more efficiently manage internal technical support programs using PlumChoice's scalable software and turnkey services. The company states its solutions raise CSAT, drive down support costs, increase profitability and improve productivity. According to SEC filings, PlumChoice received $8.5 million in equity funding in an offering that involved five separate investors. The report was published by Massinvestor, Inc. PlumChoice provides outsourced technology care services and a service-relationship platform called SAFElink that enables ISPs, wireless carriers, device manufacturers, retailers, ISVs and extended-warranty providers to deliver branded support. The company offers 24×7 online repair and assistance through local industry-certified agents and can deliver services remotely, on-site as one-time incidents, bundled with products, or as subscriber-based solutions. SAFElink is positioned as a fully integrated solution that helps partners generate new revenue and reduce costs. Covered devices include PCs, Macs, laptops, netbooks, mobile phones, TVs, home theater systems, routers, servers, networks, security systems, consumer electronics, software, peripherals and smartphones. PlumChoice was an early pioneer in remote technical services (since 2001) and is led by CEO Ted Werth. The recent financing will be used to fund growth, expand sales and marketing, and enhance the SAFElink platform. PlumChoice provides online computer support to individuals and small businesses across the U.S., handling PCs, MP3 players, PDAs and other mobile devices, networking and network devices, printers and peripherals, digital cameras, and software, connectivity or OS issues. The company offers remote technical services covering a wide range of consumer and small-business device and software problems. PlumChoice said the new capital will be used to expand its sales and marketing efforts and to further develop its operations infrastructure. According to CFO Kevin Rhodes, the recent financing completed the company’s fundraising efforts. Rhodes stated the company is fully capitalized to continue its expansion in the coming year. The business is headquartered in Billerica, Massachusetts. PlumChoice delivers remote technical services for personal computers, laptops, networking, software applications, printers, peripherals, MP3 players, digital cameras, smartphones and other mobile devices. The Billerica, Massachusetts company was founded in 2000 and serves consumers and small businesses through business partners. It completed a new $14.7M financing round to support market development and expand sales. The company plans to use the proceeds to support marketing, business operations and product development. Edison Venture Fund cited PlumChoice’s domain expertise, strong channel partnerships and high customer satisfaction in explaining its continued support.

• Giftiki

  Participated · Series A · Apr 2011

  Giftiki enables friends to send small amounts of money that recipients can join into a pooled fund to purchase desired items rather than receiving unwanted, low‑value gifts. The product draws on payment mechanics similar to Venmo and WePay and uses social ties and game mechanics to encourage contributions. Use cases extend beyond birthdays to holidays, graduations, weddings, baby showers and fundraising. Giftiki graduated from the Brandery accelerator and recently moved from Cincinnati to San Francisco. The company is developing iOS and Android apps and plans to launch an alpha in the next couple of months. It will use new funding to hire additional engineers and further product development.

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