# Bayview Capital

> Bayview Capital is a VC fund in Wayzata backing Software, Hardware and Network Hardware. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Wayzata, United States
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: Nov 2011
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: http://www.bayviewcap.com

Bayview Capital is a VC fund in Wayzata focused on Software and Hardware. Established in Wayzata, Minnesota in 1995, Bayview Capital Group exclusively represents smaller middle market businesses for sale. Their clients typically have sales between $10 million and $150 million.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 3 | 75% |
| Hardware | 2 | 50% |
| Network Hardware | 2 | 50% |
| iOS | 1 | 25% |
| Apps | 1 | 25% |

14 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series B | 2 | 50% |
| Seed | 1 | 25% |
| Series C | 1 | 25% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Iddiction | There's got to be a better way to find the right app. Developers: we cracked it. We can get your mobile apps and games delivered to the right users. | $5.5M | Seed | Nov 01, 2011 |  |
| Securify | Securify, Inc. provides security monitoring and internal control solutions for business systems and networks. It offers identity-based and application-aware solutions, which monitor and verify network access and user behavior. The company's monitoring appliances provide visibility to fill gaps in planning and audit discovery, identity andaccess management, and insider risk mitigation initiatives. It serves financial institutions, federal agencies, and Department of Defense. It was formerly known as Veriguard, Inc. and changed its name to Securify, Inc. in October, 1998. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, California with additional offices in Herndon, Virginia and New York, New York. As of October 1, 2008, Securify, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Secure Computing Corp. |  | Series B | May 29, 2002 |  |
| Entridia | Entridia Corporation is an Internet infrastructure company that builds revolutionary silicon and system solutions for next generation converged data and voice internets. Our products and services will empower leading edge Router System OEMs to build the Internet gateways of tomorrow. | $10M | Series C | Aug 10, 2000 |  |
| Soapstone Networks | Soapstone Networks (formerly Avici Systems) developer of Terabit Switch/Router technology aimed at providing the next generation of high performance, IP-based routers to carriers and Internet Service Providers worldwide. Soapstone Networks got liquidated in 2009 July. | $55.3M | Series B | Apr 27, 1998 |  |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Accel](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/accel) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Agilent Technologies](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/agilent) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Amerindo Investment Advisors](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/amerindo-investment-advisors) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- Anschutz Family Foundation — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Benchmark](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/benchmark) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Brentwood Associates](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/brentwood-associates) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Bayview Capital invest in?

Bayview Capital invests primarily in Software, Hardware and Network Hardware startups, most often at Series B and Seed stage. Most of the 4 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 Bayview Capital last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Bayview Capital closed in Nov 2011. Shizune tracks 4 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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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