High Technology

AFOP designs, manufactures, and markets a broad range of high performance fiber optic components and integrated modules for the optical network equipment market.

AirTight® Networks enables enterprises and service providers to maintain network and mobile client integrity from wireless security vulnerabilities whether or not they deploy a wireless network. AirTight Networks offers the industry's first wireless IPS (WIPS) that delivers around-the-clock wireless monitoring and automatic intrusion prevention as well as manages wireless network performance for maximum capacity and uptime.

Based on a revolutionary means of packaging custom circuits called NanoBlock® ICs, Alien is using its high volume roll-to-roll process to produce low cost radio frequency tags, in which a small integrated wireless circuit is used to identify objects remotely.

Amitive, Inc. is the leading provider of on-demand, community supply chain management for virtual manufacturers. Amitive, initially known as Mitrix, is a private company based in Redwood City, California.

Applied Wave Research, Inc., (AWR) is a worldwide leader in high-frequency electronic design automation (EDA) software for wireless, high-speed wireline, and electro-optical applications. The company's mission is to dramatically accelerate time-to-market and reduce product development costs for its customers.

Apriso is the world's premier provider of plant and warehouse automation solutions for the industrial sector. We offer proven state-of-the-art products, technologies and expertise for automating your operations, and integrating them with your electronic commerce and ERP systems.

CafePress is the leader in User-Generated Commerce and offers sellers turnkey e-commerce services to independently create and sell a wide variety of products, and offers buyers unique merchandise across virtually every topic. Launched in 1999, CafePress has empowered individuals, organizations and businesses to create, buy and sell customized merchandise online using the company's unique print-on-demand and e-commerce services. Today, CafePress is a growing network of over 6.5 million members who have unleashed their creativity to transform their artwork and ideas into unique gifts and new revenue streams.

As a leading provider of hosting automation solutions, Ensim offers software solutions, management tools and hosted services, to enable Service Providers to efficiently deliver hosted services to small and medium businesses.

Entropic (acquired CMEA portfolio company RF Magic) is a fabless semiconductor company that will fundamentally change the way video and other broadband multimedia forms are used in homes.

Leading providers of a robotic operating systems with modular solutions for autonomous navigation as well as man-machine interaction and integration.

HassoPlattnerVentures converts creative ideas in the software sector into sustainable economic success. The fund's basic approach is to offer IT-start-ups a new and unique environment of financial backing, consulting, and logistical support. HPV hosts a certain number of young, IT-driven companies and guides them into the marketplace, leading to new impulses for growth and employment.

Combining leading technologies with the market intelligence and expertise of the industry's most skilled procurement, fulfillment, logistics, and supply chain professionals -- iSuppli is revolutionizing the electronic component supply chain with agile, efficient and reliable supply chain solutions and services.

The on demand recruitment application that's radically easy to use for everyone involved in hiring

LiveOps has developed a robust and scalable teleservices solution backed by the same technologies that power Internet giants such as Google, eBay, and Yahoo!. Since LiveOps built and owns 100% of the systems they use, LiveOps can bring a flexibility and efficiency in working with its clients that no other teleservices company can match.

MailExpress provides an outsourced mail service for large commercial mailers throughout the world. Their services include mail sorting, managing customer lists with proprietary technology, and expedited delivery of mail consisting of marketing and promotional materials. MailExpress provides it customers a rapid delivery of flat mail with lower costs than first class mail.

Multigig is a fabless semiconductor supplier that has developed a fundamental advance in semiconductor circuit technology that enables new levels of performance while dramatically lowering power. With 22 patents granted and more than 50 pending, the company's RotaryWave(tm) technology is being incorporated into new architectures for leading-edge semiconductor products.

NEA-IndoUS Ventures provides early and mid-stage funding to new or growing technology businesses in India. The team comprises experienced entrepreneurs and executives who understand the model of incubating ideas and transforming them into successful enterprises.

Invented by the visionary behind the original QuickBooks, NetBooks was created specifically for inventory-based businesses with two to fifty people. NetBooks unites technology, people, and partners into one powerful solution for small business owners who are looking to improve the efficiency and productivity of their operations.

Odyssey Logistics & Technology provides outsourced logistics management services to the chemical industry and other process manufacturers. Odyssey allows companies to outsource the management and transportation of raw materials and finished goods, thereby helping customers achieve savings through reduced infrastructure costs, adding process improvements, and enhancing customer service, data quality and management.

Founded in 2008, Pixazza, Inc. provides an internet service that turns static images into engaging content, while generating incremental income for web publishers. Pixazza enables consumers to simply mouse over images on their favorite web sites to learn more and see related products. Pixazza is a private company funded by August Capital, CMEA Ventures, and Google, with offices in Mountain View, CA. For more information, visit

Pyxis Technology, Inc is a privately held company headquartered in Austin, Texas. Pyxis Technology develops and markets EDA software for chip design and analysis, primarily focused on design closure, manufacturability, and time-to-market issues for sub-100nm process technologies.

Schooner Information Technology, Inc. is an early stage startup focused on delivering next generation data access solutions for Web 2.0 and enterprise customers.

SpikeSource is a software company that distributes, manages, integrates, and supports open source solutions across the enterprise.

Symwave is a fabless semiconductor company that designs, develops, and markets high-performance analog/mixed signal integrated circuits (ICs) and system solutions.

Triporati was founded by a team of online travel veterans who set out to help travelers answer the fundamental question "Where should I go?" More than 70 percent of leisure travelers don't know where they will travel six months prior to their trip, yet existing travel sites begin by asking users where they will go. To address this need, and to help travelers discover great trips, Triporati has built a proprietary destination discovery engine powered by original content and rankings from 65 bona fide travel experts who have collectively written or edited more than 550 best-selling guidebooks (such as Lonely Planet, Frommer's, Fodor's and more). By ranking their own unique interests, travelers are presented with personalized world maps showing their ideal travel destinations. Triporati was recognized as one of the top six travel innovators at the 2008 PhocusWright Travel Innovation Summit.

TrueDemand Software is a pioneer in the development of new supply chain applications that take advantage of both RFID and non-RFID data to help solve supply chain planning and execution problems.

Untangle (fka Metavize) is an emerging leader in network virtualization for small- to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) seeking powerful yet simple and easy-to-use network solutions. Founded in 2003, the company intends to fulfill its vision by designing an innovative technology to address and overcome the limitations of existing network solutions.