# Bear Stearns

> Bear Stearns is a VC fund in Atlanta backing Finance and Software. See 9 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Atlanta, United States
- Total investments: 9
- Last investment: Jul 2007
- Lead investor: 22%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: http://www.bearstearns.com

Bear Stearns is a VC fund in Atlanta focused on Finance and Software. As of October 1, 2008, Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc. was acquired by J.P. Morgan Securities LLC. Bear Stearns & Co. Inc. is an investment banking, securities trading, and brokerage firm. Bear Stearns & Co. is involved in corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, fixed income sales and trading, asset management, and institutional equities.The company also provides trading and research, private client services, derivatives, foreign exchange and futures sales and trading services. It serves governments, corporations, institutions, and individuals. Bear Stearns & Co. Inc. was founded in 1923 and is headquartered in New York City. It has offices in the United States, London, Beijing, Dublin, Herzliya, Hong Kong, Lugano, Sao Paulo, Seoul, Shanghai, Singapore, and Tokyo.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Finance | 2 | 22% |
| Software | 2 | 22% |
| Trading Platform | 2 | 22% |
| Financial Services | 2 | 22% |
| Information Technology | 2 | 22% |

17 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Funding Round | 3 | 33% |
| Series A | 2 | 22% |
| Series C | 1 | 11% |
| Series D | 1 | 11% |
| Private Equity | 1 | 11% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Damion Carufe | Executive Director | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/damion-carufe |
| Keith Daubenspeck | Team Member | 10 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/keith-g-daubenspeck |
| Maynard Clark | Team Member | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/maynard-clark |
| Michael Thompson | Branch Manager | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/michael-thompson |
| Mike Stathis | Team Member | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mike-stathis |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Agensys | Agensys a biotechnology company, engages in the research and development of therapeutic human monoclonal antibodies and antibody drug conjugates for the treatment of cancer. It offers products to treat various tumors, as well as prostate, pancreatic, and bladder cancers. The company, formerly known as UroGenesys, was founded in 1997 and is based inSanta Monica, California. As of December 18, 2007, Agensys, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Astellas Pharma US, Inc. | $41.3M | Series D | Jul 12, 2007 |  |
| Origin Digital | Origin Digital, an Accenture company, enables organizations across all industries to capture, convert, and publish high-definition live and on-demand video to all IP connected devices. Established in 1997 on the basis of bringing the same quality of service found in broadcasting to online live video, Origin Digital leads with over a decade ofexperience managing online video from acquisition to publishing and monetization across all platforms. Our powerful Video Platform, combined with ownership of multiple state-of-the-art facilities for broadcast and broadband operations, gives Origin Digital a uniquely global reach with unparalleled industry intelligence to drive its customer's business objectives forward. Origin Digital is headquartered in the New York area with offices in Denver, London, and most recently, Sydney. | $5.5M | Series A | May 21, 2007 |  |
| ESP Technologies | ESP Technologies is an innovative provider of custom and affordable web sites and Microsoft Windows applications for all types of clients. In business for over 10 years, ESP Technologies offers complete software solutions for your business. From initial planning through design, development, and deployment, ESP Technologies will create and developthe website/software solution that meets or exceeds your requirements. In addition, ESP Technologies undertakes both long and short term contracts. ESP Technologies can quote for fixed-price consultancy work undertaken from our office, or on-site services working directly with your staff at an hourly rate. |  | Private Equity | May 17, 2007 |  |
| BIDS Trading | BIDS Trading, L.P. is a registered broker-dealer and the operator of the BIDS Alternative Trading System (ATS). |  |  | Mar 01, 2007 |  |
| Verance Corp | Verance Corp develops technologies and solutions that protect, manage, and enhance the use of premium entertainment content. | $13M |  | Mar 20, 2002 |  |
| Agensys | Agensys a biotechnology company, engages in the research and development of therapeutic human monoclonal antibodies and antibody drug conjugates for the treatment of cancer. It offers products to treat various tumors, as well as prostate, pancreatic, and bladder cancers. The company, formerly known as UroGenesys, was founded in 1997 and is based inSanta Monica, California. As of December 18, 2007, Agensys, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Astellas Pharma US, Inc. | $42.8M | Series C | Mar 04, 2002 |  |
| Verance Corp | Verance Corp develops technologies and solutions that protect, manage, and enhance the use of premium entertainment content. | $23M |  | Feb 05, 2001 |  |
| BondDesk | BondDesk Group LLC is the nation’s largest retail bond trading venue, providing enterprise-wide fixed income solutions to many of the top broker-dealers in North America.Through the BondDesk Alternative Trading System (ATS) run by broker-dealer subsidiary BondDesk Trading LLC, clients access 100,000 live offerings and execute over 20,000transactions per day.Traders, Financial Advisors, and Individual Investors access commingled inventory from more than 175 broker-dealers through a contributor/distributor model.BondDesk fixed-income software solutions provide their clients with an arsenal of advanced products, delivering comprehensive analytics and decision-support tools directly to their desktops.The BondWorks Fixed Income Wealth Management Platform, their latest generation advisor workstation, has set new standards in the industry. BondWorks features an intuitive design that enables light users of fixed income to easily and confidently find bonds and place trades, while its advanced search engine and sophisticated analytics appeals to sophisticated fixed income producers. |  |  | Aug 10, 2000 |  |
| TheBeast.com | TheBEAST.COM, Inc. Is an application service provider (ASP) Enabler that delivers real-time, interactive applications over the Web worldwide for the global financial services community. Our mission is to equip financial institutions with off-site server-based computing that allows them to escape the hardware/software upgrade cycle andconcentrate on their core business objectives in a very competitive time-to-market environment. |  | Series A | Jun 01, 2000 |  |

9 of 9 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Constellation Technology Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/constellation-technology-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Alta Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alta-partners) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Bank of America](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bank-of-america) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Credit Suisse](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/credit-suisse) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Lombard Odier](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lombard-odier) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [OrbiMed](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/orbimed-advisors) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Bear Stearns invest in?

Bear Stearns invests primarily in Finance, Software and Trading Platform startups, most often at Funding Round and Series A stage. Most of the 9 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

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### Who are the partners at Bear Stearns?

The team at Bear Stearns includes Damion Carufe (Executive Director), Keith Daubenspeck (Team Member) and Maynard Clark (Team Member), among 7 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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