# Atila Venture

> Atila Venture is a VC fund backing Software and Enterprise Software. See 6 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Hamilton, Bermuda
- Total investments: 6
- Last investment: Apr 2008
- Lead investor: 17%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: http://www.atilaventures.com

Atila Venture is a financial organisation which targets its investments in the Microelectronics, e-business, Information Technology and Telecommunications. They invest primarily in Switzerland, France, Germany, Austria and other European countries.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Series B | $13M–$31M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 2 | 33% |
| Enterprise Software | 2 | 33% |
| DSP | 1 | 17% |
| Compliance | 1 | 17% |
| Navigation | 1 | 17% |

10 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series B | 3 | 50% |
| Funding Round | 2 | 33% |
| Series C | 1 | 17% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Germany | 1 | 17% |
| Switzerland | 1 | 17% |
| United States | 1 | 17% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Don Dunstan | General Manager | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/don-dunstan |
| Giampiero Marghella | Director, Swiss Branch | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/giampiero-marghella |
| Gregory Tolaram | Deputy Chairman | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gregory-tolaram |
| James Keyes | Chairman | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/james-keyes |
| Prof. Dr. THOMAS M. BAYERL | Team Member | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/prof-dr-thomas-m-bayerl |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CoreOptics | CoreOptics is the leading providers of 10G and 40G Distortion Tolerant Transponder Modules and IC solutions for Metro, Regional and Long Haul optical & data networking markets.With a belief that optical communications networks must become open systems that economically transmit information regardless of data rate or fiber types, CoreOpticsprovides the only field-proven MLSE-based equalization solutions on the market today. This innovative technology helps Tier 1 systems vendors and carriers deploy the next generation of high-performance networks using their existing fiber infrastructure.CoreOptics' 10G and 40G Distortion Tolerant Transponder Modules eliminate the need for Optical Compensators and the respective Second Stage Amplifiers, allowing customers to reduce their first-in deployment cost by up to 30%. | $25M |  | Apr 01, 2008 | http://www.coreoptics.com |
| NemeriX | NemeriX SA operates as a fabless semiconductor company that develops ultra-low-power, semiconductors, and software solutions for global positioning system and location-based service products. Its products include analog RF receivers, baseband, and indoor global positioning system integrates chips, as well as global positioning systems basedintegrated chipset. The company also offers OS support for WinCE, WinMobile, WinXP, LinuX, Symbian, and Nucleus; NeX, an extended ephemeris solution that enables mobile devices to acquire immediate positioning information in difficult garage scenarios and in harshest multi-path environments; SUPL client, which is inter-operated with several independent SUPL servers. In addition, it offers solutions to enable product integration, including evaluation boards, system software reference designs, user documentation, online support, and access to designers and global cadre of application engineers. The company’s product application areas include cellular phones, battery-powered wireless and handheld terminals, personal navigation devices, personal media players, and digital still cameras. It serves proximity-based marketing, social networking, gaming and financial authentication, navigation, tracking, and emergency markets. The company was founded in 2002 and is based in Manno, Switzerland. It has a design center in Cambridge, the United Kingdom; an applications center in Seoul, Korea; a technical center in Taipei, Taiwan; and sales offices in the United States, Europe, Taiwan, and Japan. | $22.7M | Series C | Sep 17, 2007 | http://www.nemerix.com |
| NemeriX | NemeriX SA operates as a fabless semiconductor company that develops ultra-low-power, semiconductors, and software solutions for global positioning system and location-based service products. Its products include analog RF receivers, baseband, and indoor global positioning system integrates chips, as well as global positioning systems basedintegrated chipset. The company also offers OS support for WinCE, WinMobile, WinXP, LinuX, Symbian, and Nucleus; NeX, an extended ephemeris solution that enables mobile devices to acquire immediate positioning information in difficult garage scenarios and in harshest multi-path environments; SUPL client, which is inter-operated with several independent SUPL servers. In addition, it offers solutions to enable product integration, including evaluation boards, system software reference designs, user documentation, online support, and access to designers and global cadre of application engineers. The company’s product application areas include cellular phones, battery-powered wireless and handheld terminals, personal navigation devices, personal media players, and digital still cameras. It serves proximity-based marketing, social networking, gaming and financial authentication, navigation, tracking, and emergency markets. The company was founded in 2002 and is based in Manno, Switzerland. It has a design center in Cambridge, the United Kingdom; an applications center in Seoul, Korea; a technical center in Taipei, Taiwan; and sales offices in the United States, Europe, Taiwan, and Japan. | $31M | Series B | Sep 08, 2005 | http://www.nemerix.com |
| ManageSoft | ManageSoft, The Software Management Company (TM), reduces IT supports costs for desktops, laptops, and servers located anywhere in the world by enabling large organizations to automatically deploy, update and manage software and security patches for Windows, Linux and UNIX devices. Unlike competing products, ManageSoft solutions combinepolicy-based management with a scalable and cost-effective client-centric architecture to streamline IT service support, improve IT service delivery, and dramatically reduce IT costs. ManageSoft provides category-leading automated software management solutions for security patch management, server management, software deployment, license management, mobile management, IT asset tracking, software license management and IT business intelligence. | $13M | Series B | Jul 19, 2004 | http://www.managesoft.com |
| NemeriX | NemeriX SA operates as a fabless semiconductor company that develops ultra-low-power, semiconductors, and software solutions for global positioning system and location-based service products. Its products include analog RF receivers, baseband, and indoor global positioning system integrates chips, as well as global positioning systems basedintegrated chipset. The company also offers OS support for WinCE, WinMobile, WinXP, LinuX, Symbian, and Nucleus; NeX, an extended ephemeris solution that enables mobile devices to acquire immediate positioning information in difficult garage scenarios and in harshest multi-path environments; SUPL client, which is inter-operated with several independent SUPL servers. In addition, it offers solutions to enable product integration, including evaluation boards, system software reference designs, user documentation, online support, and access to designers and global cadre of application engineers. The company’s product application areas include cellular phones, battery-powered wireless and handheld terminals, personal navigation devices, personal media players, and digital still cameras. It serves proximity-based marketing, social networking, gaming and financial authentication, navigation, tracking, and emergency markets. The company was founded in 2002 and is based in Manno, Switzerland. It has a design center in Cambridge, the United Kingdom; an applications center in Seoul, Korea; a technical center in Taipei, Taiwan; and sales offices in the United States, Europe, Taiwan, and Japan. | $9.7M |  | Jan 16, 2004 | http://www.nemerix.com |
| CoreOptics | CoreOptics is the leading providers of 10G and 40G Distortion Tolerant Transponder Modules and IC solutions for Metro, Regional and Long Haul optical & data networking markets.With a belief that optical communications networks must become open systems that economically transmit information regardless of data rate or fiber types, CoreOpticsprovides the only field-proven MLSE-based equalization solutions on the market today. This innovative technology helps Tier 1 systems vendors and carriers deploy the next generation of high-performance networks using their existing fiber infrastructure.CoreOptics' 10G and 40G Distortion Tolerant Transponder Modules eliminate the need for Optical Compensators and the respective Second Stage Amplifiers, allowing customers to reduce their first-in deployment cost by up to 30%. | $21.5M | Series B | Sep 11, 2002 | http://www.coreoptics.com |

6 of 6 investments shown.

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- [PolyTechnos Venture Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/polytechnos-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Atila Venture invest in?

Atila Venture invests primarily in Software, Enterprise Software and DSP startups, most often at Series B and Funding Round stage. Most of the 6 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Germany. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Atila Venture's check size?

Atila Venture typically joins rounds of $13M–$31M at Series B. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Atila Venture participates in.

### How do I contact Atila Venture?

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### Who are the partners at Atila Venture?

The team at Atila Venture includes Don Dunstan (General Manager), Giampiero Marghella (Director, Swiss Branch) and Gregory Tolaram (Deputy Chairman), among 6 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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