Current Investments

Lean Logistics is an on-demand Transportation Management System (TMS) focused on reducing total cost of technology ownership by blending traditional TMS functionality with collaborative shipper/carrier management tools as well as by enhancing customer service operations via real time shipment status information. LeanLogistics also manages transportation planning and execution for selected clients. Lean Logistics was sold to Brambles Logistics in 2008.
www.leanlogisitics.com

Vtrenz, the industry leader in on-demand marketing automation software, enables organizations to nurture, grow and retain customers through its innovative product, proven relationship marketing process and experienced marketing professionals. Developed by Vtrenz, iMarketing Automation is a comprehensive product that allows marketers to create, manage, execute and analyze all components of their marketing campaigns, both traditional and electronic, within one solution . Vtrenz was sold to Silverpop in 2007.
www.vtrenz.com

Tumri is an on-demand, pay for performance network merchandising company which serves highly-targeted, contextually relevant products to qualified consumers browsing internet sites via a superior, scalable, lights-out targeting engine.
www.tumri.com

True Demand Software is a pioneer in the development of new supply chain applications, formulated by Dr. Hau Lee of the Stanford School of Business, which take advantage of both RFID and non-RFID data to help solve supply chain planning and execution problems.
www.truedemand.com

Control Group is a New York based information technology and outsourcing company specializing in complete technology solutions for architects, designers, publishers, financial, legal and professional services firms.
www.controlgroup.com

Biflex is a private label maker of bras and panties that provides a leading product design and replenishment service for major retailers, including Wal-Mart, J. C. Penny, Sears/K-Mart and Dillard's. Recently spun out of Kellwood, Biflex's success is derived from developing creative new products as well as running an innovative, low cost global sourcing and logistics operation.
www.biflex.com

Kiva Systems provides a breakthrough material handling system for the order fulfillment and warehousing industry. The Kiva Mobile Fulfillment System allows distribution center operators to triple labor productivity, decrease order cycle times to minutes, and add new capacity in days.
www.kivasystems.com

Spring Lake Technologies is developing the next generation of on-demand sales performance software. The SLY solutions-SmartProfiling and SmartSelling—enable individual sales professional to significantly increase close rates by improving seller and buyer alignment during the sales process.
www.springlaketech.com

Aiko Biotech
Aiko Biotechnology, Inc. is a Maine-based, early stage pharmaceutical company specializing in developing compounds to eliminate the harmful side effects and addiction that result from prescription pain medication use. The company has exclusive rights to a novel class of compounds, termed “opioid antagonists” that hold promise for more efficacious and safer pain and addiction management than currently exists or is under development.
www.aikobiotech.com

New Vine Logistics offers proprietary order management, storage and fulfillment services for premium west coast wineries which enable fully compliant consumer-direct wine shipments to forty-four states. Mailing list sales to consumers are the fastest growing and most profitable (the wineries sell to consumers at retail and keep the distributor's portion) part of premium winery business. New Vine Logistics is very well positioned to capture a large market share of this fast growing segment.
www.newvinelogistics.com

Whoop Mobile, formerly XOsphere, is an enabling company, dedicated to providing the expertise and solutions required for businesses to overcome the challenges in deploying mobile applications and solutions on a worldwide basis. XOsphere’s end-to-end services include consulting, conceptual planning, development, deployment, hosting, reporting/analytics, integration and billing and end-user management. This package allows companies a means to move into the mobile sphere far more broadly and efficiently than attempting it in-house or by cobbling together a diverse group of outside resources. Whoop is headquartered in San Francisco, with offices in Los Angeles, Atlanta and Buenos Aires.
www.whoopmobile.com

Optiant’s Power Chain Solutions help Global 2000 companies optimize their bottom-line performance by creating responsive and resilient supply chains. As the leading provider of inventory planning and optimization solutions, Optiant's solutions optimally balance resources, total costs, and customer service across the supply chain to deliver greater profitability, increased customer satisfaction, more efficient use of capital, and a resilient supply chain that fully handles uncertainty in supply and demand.
www.optiant.com

Avenue Right knows how to utilize today's technology to create a new process for media buyers to analyze, plan, schedule and buy media - and for media outlets to sell their media. By creating a platform where media buyers and media outlets can exchange media information and transact, the tedious and manual nature of media buying is removed, easing the effort and cost of the existing market, and giving an entirely new market an ability that was once beyond their reach.
www.avenueright.com

clinQs are reusable drink identifying stickers. clinQs are a perfect accessory to avoid a beverage mix-up. They are ideal for parties, office, gatherings, meetings, conferences, etc. Simply peel and place! Storage card included. I.D. YOUR DRINKS WITH CLINQS!
www.clinQs.com