# 42 Ventures

> 42 Ventures is a VC fund backing Information Technology and Software. See 14 investments, round sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Nov 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Salt Lake City, United States
- Total investments: 14
- Last investment: Sep 2015
- Lead investor: 79%
- Last updated: Nov 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/42-ventures
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/42vc
- Website: http://www.42ventures.com
- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/42ventures

42 Ventures is a VC fund in Salt Lake City focused on Information Technology and Software. 42 ventures provides business builder, internet expert and growth company investor. 42v takes a unique approach that is unlike traditional venture firms, angel investors or private equity groups. Everyone involved with 42v has started and grown their own business which means they know what it takes to win. And since the investment capital comes from Ned, his team, and a tight circle of advisors, they are true partner in building the business. For some companies that simply need capital, 42v is not a fit, but when entrepreneurs desire a partner that can help make the business grow, this model really works. 42v invests between $250,000 and $1.5 million in a typical deal. There is no time frame on exit, nor is there a fixed structure for investing. The firm maintains an evergreen fund of capital meaning that the team having enough time to support a new portfolio company is the primary constraint, not money. They like companies that already have products and customers and seek out businesses with well defined markets generally focused on a specific industry or specialized function.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Information Technology | 7 | 50% |
| Software | 6 | 43% |
| Marketing | 5 | 36% |
| SaaS | 4 | 29% |
| Advertising | 4 | 29% |

34 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 6 | 43% |
| Seed | 4 | 29% |
| Private Equity | 2 | 14% |
| Debt Financing | 1 | 7% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 7% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 13 | 93% |
| Kuwait | 1 | 7% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Blue Van Dyke | Operating Partner | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/blue-van-dyke |
| Doug Folsom | CFO | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/doug-folsom |
| Jim Lane | Board Member | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jim-lane-2 |
| Ned Stringham | Managing Director | 14 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ned-stringham |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Round size | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| FAST Technology | FAST, which stands for "Flexible Architecture, Simplified Technology", is a privately-held company located in Iselin, NJ founded by the former leaders of NaviSys. Their team of passionate, experienced entrepreneurs focuses on solving the challenges their financial services clients face as they seek to modernize their systems environmentsor completely replace legacy systems. |  | Private Equity | Sep 01, 2015 | http://www.fasttechnology.com/ |
| Hexure | Insurance Technologies provides innovative sales and regulatory automation solutions to the insurance and financial services industries. Our product suite supplies carriers and distribution partners with accurate tools to automate and accelerate the sales process allowing more time to develop new sales opportunities. ForeSight™ is a mobilepoint-of-sale illustration platform that supports all aspects of the insurance sales process for multiple lines of business across diverse distribution channels with customized user experience and content branding options. FireLight® is a device-agnostic, user-friendly, easy to deploy e-application business fulfillment platform that automates any existing sales process across all lines of business facilitating straight-through processing.The company was founded in 1995 and is based in Colorado Springs, Colorado. |  | Private Equity | Nov 30, 2014 | http://www.insurancetechnologies.com |
| SwipeClock | SwipeClock is a leading provider of cloud-based integrated workforce management software solutions that include automated time and attendance, advanced scheduling, and leave management capabilities. The company’s products including TimeWorksPlus, TimeWorks Mobile, and TimeSimplicity, enable more than 700 partners to help their clients managetheir most important and expensive asset—employees. SwipeClock’s workforce management products enable more than 24,000 businesses to lower labor costs, comply with regulatory mandates, and maximize their profits. |  | Venture - Series Unknown | Jun 02, 2014 | http://swipeclock.com |
| Pride Media Group | Pride-Media helps build and fund powerful technology applications. They are a technology and venture capitalist company that specializes in developing and achieving complex integration across multiple mediums or systems to deliver sound technological software or services.Pride-Media believes partnering with industry-experienced entrepreneurs isthe winning combination. Their team offers not only capital, but hands-on experience. Expertise in business management, strategy and technology development provide sound advise and ensure the right execution for success. |  | Series A | Jun 01, 2013 | http://www.pride-media.com/ |
| iDealResponse | iDealResponse drives consistently exceptional customer conversations. The first “verbal social” platform, iR helps sales and support reps hone sales pitches, master winning responses to customer objections, and prepare for critical negotiations. An easy-to-use, phone-based solution, it gives teams a way to collaborate in real-time to quickly masterthe knowledge and verbal skills to win and keep customers. It was founded in 2009 and headquartered in Draper, Utah. |  | Series A | Sep 01, 2012 | http://www.idealresponse.com |
| Kickanotch mobile | Kickanotch mobile provides broadcasting, publishing and corporate organizations advanced, efficient and easy-to-use mobile marketing and monetization applications and platform management SaaS. Kickanotch custom applications increase adverting sales and profits and target consumers on virtually any mobile device. | $1.1M | Series A | Nov 04, 2011 | http://kickanotch.com |
| Distribion | Distribion is a leading provider of web-based software that allows marketers to manage the complex needs of distributed marketing organizations through a single integrated platform. Corporate and local marketers, field sales and marketing partners can efficiently create, store, localize, manage and measure marketing communications across channels. |  | Seed | Oct 01, 2011 | http://www.distribion.com |
| Inside Real Estate | Inside Real Estate is a technology agency for the real estate business. Their platform includes lead generation, management, integrated real estate CRM, a revolutionary performance analytics system, and transaction MGMT integrations. |  | Series A | Apr 01, 2011 | http://insiderealestate.com/ |
| Simpleview | Simpleview offers integrated products and services for destination marketing organizations (DMOs), including the industry's most advanced customer relationship management (CRM) platform and content management system (CMS), forecasting and reporting tools, websites, mobile sites, search engine optimization and interactive marketing services.Simpleview works with more than 500 U.S. and international destinations. |  | Debt Financing | Jul 14, 2010 | http://www.simpleviewinc.com |
| Vertical Nerve | Vertical Nerve are a digital optimization agency focused on producing measurable results for their clients through programs specifically designed to acquire more traffic and convert more visitors into sales and leads. They draw from 17 years of success helping businesses realize more ROI from their digital channels. |  | Seed | Jan 01, 2010 | http://www.verticalnerve.com/ |

10 of 14 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- NexPhase Capital — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Alta Ventures Mexico](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alta-ventures-mexico) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- Moelis Capital Partners — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does 42 Ventures invest in?

42 Ventures invests primarily in Information Technology, Software and Marketing startups, most often at Series A and Seed stage. Most of the 14 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact 42 Ventures?

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### Who are the partners at 42 Ventures?

The team at 42 Ventures includes Blue Van Dyke (Operating Partner), Doug Folsom (CFO) and Jim Lane (Board Member). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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