# Compaq

> Compaq is a VC fund in Palo Alto backing Software and Information Technology. See 12 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Palo Alto, United States
- Total investments: 12
- Last investment: Jul 2001
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/compaq-computer-corporation/
- Website: http://www.compaq.com
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/compaqcomputer/

Compaq is a VC fund in Palo Alto focused on Software and Information Technology. Compaq Computer Corporation was formerly a personal computer company, but is now a brand name of Hewlett-Packard.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 6 | 50% |
| Information Technology | 6 | 50% |
| Internet | 3 | 25% |
| Enterprise Software | 3 | 25% |
| Photography | 2 | 17% |

27 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series B | 4 | 33% |
| Funding Round | 3 | 25% |
| Series A | 1 | 8% |
| Series C | 1 | 8% |
| Private Equity | 1 | 8% |

7 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 10 | 83% |
| Germany | 1 | 8% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Patrick Antaki | Consultant | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/patrick-antaki |
| Werner Karl Koepf | CEO & Chairman EMEA | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/werner-karl-koepf |
| William Strecker | CTO | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/william-strecker |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SteelEye Technology | SteelEye is a leading provider of data and application availability management solutions for business continuity and disaster recovery. The SteelEye LifeKeeper family of application-focused data replication, high availability clustering and disaster recovery solutions are easy to deploy and operate, and enable enterprises of all sizes to ensurecontinuous availability of business-critical applications, servers and data. | $20M | Series B | Jul 16, 2001 |  |
| Surebridge | Surebridge, the leading application outsourcer of On Demand Solutions for middle market companies, delivers brand name application choice. | $15M | Series B | May 29, 2001 |  |
| Lane15 Software | Lane15 Software offers software for the development, testing, and deployment of InfiniBand Architecture in corporate networks.Lane15 Software offers enterprise data centers with Lane15 Fabric Manager, a fabric management software solution. It also offers Lane15 Application Enabler, a software solution that enables its users to run their existingdatabase applications over an InfiniBand subnet.Lane15 Software was acquired by InfiniSwitch Corporation in March 2003.Lane15 Software was founded in 2000 and is based in Austin, Texas. |  |  | Jan 24, 2001 |  |
| eHitex | Hitex can look back on more than 30 years of company history. After the success of the first in-circuit emulators, Hitex began marketing worldwide: the company founded a branch in Great Britain and is represented by sales partners in all other important regions of the globe.In 1997, Hitex acquired the development tools branch of Kontron,thereby strengthening its position in the market.Since the beginning of 2003, Hitex belongs to Infineon Technologies AG. This connection guarantees Hitex a solid and secure future and allows Hitex to maintain and extend its existing partnerships with other semiconductor manufacturers as an independent company. | $100M | Private Equity | Jun 30, 2000 |  |
| Digital Island | CenturyLink is a global communications, hosting, cloud, and IT services company that enables its clients to transform their businesses and their lives through technology solutions. It offers network and data systems management, big data analytics, and IT consulting service to its customers.CenturyLink also provides broadband, voice, video, data,and managed services over a 250,000-route-mile U.S. fiber network and a 300,000-route-mile international transport network. It operates in more than 55 data centers in North America, Europe, and Asia. | $45M | Post-IPO Equity | Jun 21, 2000 |  |
| Nupremis | Nupremis Inc. is a full service Application Service Provider (ASP), providing applications infrastructure and shared business solutions on an outsource basis. Nupremis is a charter member of Oracle’s iHost applications hosting program and provides Oracle applications management and back-end integration services. | $33M | Series A | Jun 08, 2000 |  |
| Snapfish | Snapfish is a photo sharing and storage service that was acquired by HP in 2005. Users can upload, print, and share photos with friends. Printing photos is Snapfish's main focus for the site. This is a different focus than most photo sharing and storage sites that usually have a strong focus on the community aspect, like Flickr.Snapfishhas even partnered with retail stores like Costco and Walgreens so you can pick up your prints locally. Users can also easily create gifts, photo books and cards using their photos.Users are encouraged to upload as many photos as they want since they have unlimited uploads. However, to keep unlimited upload status users are required to buy prints at least once every year or their photos will be deleted. This is easy to get around since you can buy a single print for around $0.12.Main competitors include | $36M | Series B | May 01, 2000 |  |
| MyFamily | Founded in 1998, MyFamily.com dubs itself "the best way to connect with your family online." The site helps people create websites centered around their own families. Family members can then post photos, make comments, tell stories and add events to the family calendar. The site is currently testing out a new design which has a very"Web 2.0" feel.MyFamily originally evolved from Ancestry, a print publishing company. The site is now part of The Generations Network, which also owns | $30M | Series C | Mar 29, 2000 |  |
| Octane Software | As of May 31, 2000, Octane Software Inc. was acquired by E.piphany Inc. Octane Software, Inc. provides application software and services to the rapidly emerging customer relationship management (CRM) market. The company was founded in 1997 and is based in San Mateo, California. | $30M |  | Mar 01, 2000 |  |
| Lipstream | Lipstream Networks, Inc. is the Internet voice service provider for eBusiness. Lipstream enables live voice communication for eCommerce, customer service, education and community applications. Customers include AltaVista, English First, Excite@Home, Kana Communications, Miadora, MyFamily.com, PeopleSupport and Quintus. | $22.8M |  | Feb 09, 2000 |  |

10 of 12 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Intel Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/intel-capital) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Amerindo Investment Advisors](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/amerindo-investment-advisors) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Hitachi](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hitachi) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Kodak](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kodak) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Steel Connect](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/moduslink-global-solutions) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Pivotal Asset Management](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/pivotal-asset-management) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Compaq invest in?

Compaq invests primarily in Software, Information Technology and Internet startups, most often at Series B and Funding Round stage. Most of the 12 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Compaq?

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### Who are the partners at Compaq?

The team at Compaq includes Patrick Antaki (Consultant), Werner Karl Koepf (CEO & Chairman EMEA) and William Strecker (CTO). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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