# Enron

> Enron is a VC fund in Houston backing Internet and Software. See 4 investments, round sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Houston, United States
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: Jun 2001
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: http://www.enron.com

Enron is an American energy, commodities, and service company based in Houston, Texas. Before its bankruptcy on December 2, 2001, Enron employed approximately 20,000 staff and was one of the world's major electricity, natural gas, communications, and pulp and paper companies, with claimed revenues of nearly $101 billion during 2000. Fortunenamed Enron ""America's Most Innovative Company"" for six consecutive years.Enron traded in more than 30 different products, including Petrochemicals, plastics, pulp and paper, steel, oil and LNG transportation, broadband, streaming media, and more. It also offers services for broadband, capital and risk management, energy, and more.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Internet | 3 | 75% |
| Software | 2 | 50% |
| ISP | 1 | 25% |
| Content | 1 | 25% |
| Marketing | 1 | 25% |

13 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Funding Round | 3 | 75% |
| Series B | 1 | 25% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Kenneth Lay | Founder & Chairman | 0 | — |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Round size | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| AP Engines | AP Engines provides the industry's only complete OSS integration platform for telephony and broadband service providers. Its workflow-based product suite, AP InterLink, enables service providers to turn technology into revenue by bridging the gap between new services and current infrastructure. AP InterLink solves the complex problems ofconnecting multiple OSS. It facilitates open access standards, enables service creation, and provides network usage management to appropriately track and bill for services. | $30M | Series B | Jun 04, 2001 |  |
| eMotion | eMotion, Inc. provides hosted business applications for managing digital media assets and marketing content. It offers hosted digital asset management software, which enables corporations, advertising agencies, and nonprofit organizations to develop, manage, and distribute media, such as digital photos, adobe or quark files, video, and audio. Thisproduct also enables users to distribute marketing materials across dispersed offices, sales teams, and vendors. The company offers its product for business applications, such as brand portals, marketing extranets, and digital asset libraries. It serves blue-chip companies, entertainment and broadcast companies, advertising agencies, and government agencies. EMotion, Inc. was formed from the merger of Cinebase Software and Picture Networks International in 2000 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California. eMotion, Inc. formerly operated as a subsidiary of Corbis Corporation. The company also has an additional office in Vienna, Virginia. As of July 10, 2008, eMotion, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Artesia Technologies, Inc. | $34M |  | Jun 28, 2000 |  |
| FastForward Networks | FastForward Networks provides software and streaming media technology to the content distribution and internet service providers.It was incorporated in 1998, based in San Francisco, California. | $30M |  | Apr 18, 2000 |  |
| Equinix | Equinix is an internet company that provides data center services for companies, businesses, and organizations. It offers a software application platform designed for digital businesses that help its users to connect to their customers, employees, and partners. The company was founded in 1998 and headquartered in Redwood City, California. | $280M |  | Dec 02, 1999 |  |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [AOL](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/aol) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Sun Microsystems](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sun-microsystems) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Accel](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/accel) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Bessemer Venture Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bessemer-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Bowman Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bowman-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Cisco](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cisco) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Enron invest in?

Enron invests primarily in Internet, Software and ISP startups, most often at Funding Round and Series B 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.

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### Who are the partners at Enron?

The team at Enron includes Kenneth Lay (Founder & Chairman). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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