Campbell B. Lanier
Senior Director @ Kinetic Ventures
Campbell B. Lanier is a Series A investor at Kinetic Ventures focused on Software and SMS. Cam’s investment activities focus on communications, software, and financial services. He is a Director of SmartSynch, Inc. and is also the Chairman of ITC Holding Company, LLC. Earlier in his career, he co-founded Interstate Communications (Telecom*USA), which was acquired by MCI for $1.2 billion in 1990. Cam was the founding investor andChairman of Powertel (now T-Mobile), which was acquired by Deutsche Telecom for $4.2 billion in 2000. He was also the founding investor for Mindspring, which was valued at $1 billion at the time of its merger with Earthlink, and the founding investor in Firethorn, a mobile payments company that was acquired in the fall of 2007 by Qualcomm for over $200 million. In addition, Cam was the founding investor of ITC^DeltaCom, Knology and InterCall.
- Total investments:
- 2
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
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Industries Campbell B. Lanier invests in
Stages Campbell B. Lanier invests in
Countries Campbell B. Lanier invests in
Investment Focus
Industry
- Software 2 (100%)
- SMS 1 (50%)
- Energy 1 (50%)
- Mobile 1 (50%)
- Billing 1 (50%)
Stage
- Series A 1 (50%)
- Series C 1 (50%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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Everyware
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Everyware provides a secure, user-friendly payment collection and two-way messaging platform. It provides smart payment integration layered with add-ons to deliver faster service, reduce costs, and provide higher levels of customer service, enabling clients to improve post-sale communication ad puts money back into their bottom line. | $5M / Series A / Oct 08, 2019 | |
SmartSynch
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SmartSynch is a Smart Grid Technology Company enabling utilities to communicate with any device on the grid. The company's clean-tech innovations in the two-way delivery of real-time energy usage data over public wireless networks (AT&T, Rogers, T-Mobile, etc.), in lieu of private network build-outs, have simplified SmartMeter deploymentsfor over 100 major North American electric utilities.Smart Grid InfrastructureA smart grid infrastructure is the sum of services, devices and software necessary to add a layer of intelligence onto today’s 20th-century electricity grid such that every point on that grid can talk to every other point and decisions are made either by devices or human beings to fully optimize the process by which electricity is generated and delivered to customers.A smart grid infrastructure can spot and stop energy “leaks,†optimize efficiency through better power factors and provide feedback loops that provide the right price signals to normalize energy loads during peak use. According to the Pacific Northwest Laboratory in partnership with the Department of Energy, the total potential benefit of implementing smart grid technologies over the next 20 years is conservatively estimated to have a present value of $75 billion.VisionSmartSynch creates extraordinary value for our customers by providing innovative Smart Grid Infrastructure solutions that leverage public wireless networks. | $12M / Series C / Oct 17, 2005 |
Co-Investors
About Kinetic Ventures
Kinetic Ventures is a leading venture capital investor in high growth, industry defining communications, information and power/clean technology companies. For over two decades they have partnered with outstanding entrepreneurs to build world-class enterprises. Kinetic is gratified to be partners with many remarkable entrepreneurs in thecreation of industry defining companies like Ciena, VerticalOne, Corvis, Cerent, Peace Software, Broadware, APX, Calix, Altierre and SmartSynch.Kinetic Ventures VIII, capitalized by corporate pension, endowment and family office investors primarily invests in early stage companies. They also selectively invest in seed and growth stage opportunities. Areas of focus for the fund include:- Communications. Solutions that bring greater speed, functionality, usability or accessibility to voice, data and video networks.- Information Technology. Solutions that deliver greater efficiency, collaboration, security and functionality to users.- Power/Clean Technology. Solutions for the power and related industries that take advantage of the ongoing and rapid evolution in communications, information and energy technologies.
Kinetic Ventures Contacts
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Nelson Chu
Managing Director
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Cam Lanier
Senior Director
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Campbell B. Lanier
Senior Director
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Carol Deslandes
Owner
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Claudia Pagano
Fund Administrator
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What does Campbell B. Lanier invest in?
Campbell B. Lanier invests primarily in Software, SMS and Energy startups, most often at Series A and Series C stage. Most of the 2 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 Campbell B. Lanier last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Campbell B. Lanier closed in Oct 2019. Shizune tracks 2 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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