BancBoston Capital
VC Fund
Boston, United States
BancBoston Capital is a VC fund in Boston focused on Online Portals and Telecommunications. BancBoston Capital, Inc. is out of business. BancBoston Capital, Inc. formerly operated as a subsidiary of BancBoston Investments Inc. The Company was formerly known as First Venture Capital Corporation of Boston. It is a principal investment firm specializing in direct and fund of fund investments. The firm is a licensed Small Business InvestmentCompany (SBIC). It prefers to invest in early stage, later-stage capital options, including equity, co-investment, mezzanine capital, buyouts, recapitalizations, and expansion of mid-sized companies. Additionally, the firm participates in secondary purchases of limited partnerships from other fund portfolios and in investments in middle market com...
- Total investments:
- 8
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 13%
Last updated:
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Industries BancBoston Capital invests in
Stages BancBoston Capital invests in
Countries BancBoston Capital invests in
Investment Focus
Industry
- Online Portals 2 (25%)
- Telecommunications 2 (25%)
- Communications Infrastructure 2 (25%)
- Audio 1 (13%)
- Music 1 (13%)
Stage
- Series C 3 (38%)
- Series B 2 (25%)
- Funding Round 2 (25%)
- Series A 1 (13%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
Skycross
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Skycross is a global wireless antenna solutions company. They serve a range of market segments including handsets, data cards, USB dongles, laptops, access points, mobile personal entertainment devices, and more. | $10.5M / Series B / Aug 29, 2003 | |
Yipes
|
Yipes is a data communications services provider. It was acquired in 2007 by Indian telecommunications service provider Reliance Communications.Yipes delivers scalable business-to-business and business-to-Internet IP networking services. Their regional IP network Yipes MAN seamlessly extends your company's LAN to other business locationsor to business partner locations. Their Yipes NET Internet service brings the Web to your LAN at breakaway speeds. Yipes NET customers can also take advantage of Yipes' industry-leading security offering Yipes WALL managed firewall service, to safeguard their private information from the dangers of the public Internet. Yipes NAN replaces private line and frame relay services with the simplicity of Ethernet. Yipes WEB offers a full portfolio of Internet management services. Yipes TOUGH enables customers to extend the redundancy on their customer premise to the Yipes Network. | $200M / Series C / Feb 05, 2001 | |
Artel Video Systems
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At Artel, they recognize the changes and leveraged their 30 years of video transport experience to develop DigiLink, a reliable and simple-to-deploy media transport platform designed to take advantage of newer networks. The result is a space efficient, low power, easy-to-deploy and manage platform with thousands of successful deployments worldwideand an unparalleled reputation for reliability. DigiLink is also the most flexible platform on the market integrating video and Ethernet routing with fiber, IP, and optical network transport capabilities. DigiLink combined with their long history of exceptional customer service, and free lifetime technical support and training make Artel the ideal partner for your media transport needs. | $10.5M / Series B / Nov 10, 2000 | |
Switch & Data
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Switch and Data Facilities Co. (S&DFC) is dedicated to becoming the international leader in the operation of highly improved shared infrastructure facilities and basic support services for clients in the telecommunications and data/internet industries.The principals of S&DFC are nationally experienced and recognized. S&DFCapplies its extensive real estate expertise to diligently select the premier telco building in each targeted regional market. Their criteria includes: close proximity to carrier POPs, many existing IXC and CAP interconnects, high capacity power feeds and high floor loads. Where necessary, S&DFC is capable of constructing entirely new buildings to provide proper power and cabling heights and key fiber routes. | Series C / Jul 18, 2000 | |
MakeMusic, Inc.
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MakeMusic, Inc., is a world leader in music technology. Their products include Finale, the world’s best-selling music notation software; Garritan, the leading provider of quality virtual software instruments; MusicXML, the standard open format for exchanging digital sheet music; and SmartMusic, interactive software featuring the world’s largestaccompaniment library. | $16M / Series C / Jun 20, 2000 | |
Arrival Communications
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Arrival Communications is building a facilities-based network for businesses in smaller cities throughout the Western United States. | $12.5M / Series A / Jun 01, 2000 | |
IMX Exchange
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IMX Exchange is an online marketplace for the wholesale mortgage industry. | $15.7M / Mar 21, 2000 | |
Interland
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Interland is a professional in web hosting and website design that provides websites and web services to small and medium-sized businesses in the United States. It offers various online services, including web hosting, email, e-commerce, application hosting, website development, online marketing, and optimization tools. The company also providesconsulting services.Interland sells its products directly as well as through distribution partners, including telecommunications companies, yellow pages publishers, retail partners, and local resellers. It is based in Atlanta, Georgia. | $20M / Dec 13, 1999 |
Co-Investors
3Com Ventures
1 deal together
ABN AMRO Fund
1 deal together
A.G. Edwards & Sons
1 deal together
Alta Communications
1 deal together
American General Financial Group
1 deal together
Atlas Venture
1 deal together
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FAQ
What does BancBoston Capital invest in?
BancBoston Capital invests primarily in Online Portals, Telecommunications and Communications Infrastructure startups, most often at Series C and Series B stage. Most of the 8 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
When did BancBoston Capital last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for BancBoston Capital closed in Aug 2003. Shizune tracks 8 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.
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Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.
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