# Gabriel Venture Partners

> Gabriel Venture Partners is a VC fund backing Software and Manufacturing. See 28 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: San Mateo, United States
- Total investments: 28
- Last investment: Apr 2013
- Lead investor: 32%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: http://www.gabrielvp.com

Gabriel Venture Partners is a venture capital firm that focuses on emerging of communications, networking and information technology companies. They are committed to fostering innovation by actively assisting entrepreneurs in technology and technology-enabled businesses. Founded in 1999, Gabriel Venture Partners is based in Redwood Shores, CAand Annapolis, MD and has more than $260 million under management.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 5 | 18% |
| Manufacturing | 5 | 18% |
| Internet | 3 | 11% |
| Wireless | 3 | 11% |
| SaaS | 2 | 7% |

37 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series C | 6 | 21% |
| Series A | 5 | 18% |
| Series D | 3 | 11% |
| Funding Round | 3 | 11% |
| Series B | 2 | 7% |

7 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 15 | 54% |
| India | 1 | 4% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Jim Long | Partner | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jim-long |
| Phil Samper | Co-Founder, Partner Emeritus | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/phil-samper |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DailyWorth | DailyWorth is the leading multi-platform financial media company for women who want more — more net worth, more self worth, and ultimately, more joy. | $1M | Series A | Apr 22, 2013 |  |
| Skycross | Skycross is a global wireless antenna solutions company. They serve a range of market segments including handsets, data cards, USB dongles, laptops, access points, mobile personal entertainment devices, and more. | $11M | Series E | May 23, 2011 |  |
| IForem | iForem is the market innovator in delivering safe, simple and secure digital asset preservation, certification, and 3rd party assurance. Through leveraging their highly economical, easy to use and secure SaaS storage platform, iForem is eliminating the need for storing physical copies of documents, program source / object codes, andincorporates 3rd party certification plus automated release management. | $2M |  | Jan 12, 2010 |  |
| IForem | iForem is the market innovator in delivering safe, simple and secure digital asset preservation, certification, and 3rd party assurance. Through leveraging their highly economical, easy to use and secure SaaS storage platform, iForem is eliminating the need for storing physical copies of documents, program source / object codes, andincorporates 3rd party certification plus automated release management. | $1M | Series A | Mar 12, 2009 |  |
| Boston Power | Boston-Power has developed the Sonata technology platform, which is a battery they say charges faster, lasts longer, performs better and is safer than what's currently on the market. The technology will be used in many consumer electronic devices including laptops, PDAs and mobile phones.In January of 2008, Boston-Power announced a newpartnership with Chinese battery manufacturer GP Batteries to step up production of Sonata batteries. | $55M | Series D | Jan 01, 2009 |  |
| Chegg | Chegg is a student media learning platform offering services to universities and community colleges. The company also helps students become smarter, saves time & money. The company was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, California, USA. | $25M | Series C | Dec 17, 2008 |  |
| Ondax | Ondax was founded in 2000 by a team from the California Institute of Technology and the University of Bonn. Ondax built a manufacturing infrastructure for high volume production to produce Volume Holographic Gratings. The Volume Holographic Grating has many advantages over thin film and fiber Bragg gratings. The narrow-band filteringcapability in reflection mode (0.1 nm) over a large aperture (25 mm) is unique. This unique filtering technology is used in high-power laser diodes wavelength stabilization, beam combining, astronomy multi-line filtering, and spectral imaging. | $2.5M | Series D | Jun 26, 2008 |  |
| NextG Networks | NextG Networks enhances the performance of existing mobile wireless infrastructure while meeting communities' desire for aesthetic installations.NextG is a facilities-based carrier's carrier that designs, permits, builds, owns, operates and manages Distributed Antenna System networks that enhance wireless performance. NextG NetworksDAS networks balance the aesthetics requirements of communities and consumers with the network performance needs of wireless carriers. Performance improvements include increased voice quality, greater handling of call traffic, fewer dropped calls, better mobile coverage, faster file transfers, and enhanced video quality. NextG's innovative fiber-optic architecture, low-impact, low-emission equipment, and municipal rights-of-way agreements are the foundation of each NextG DAS Network. Because the networks are protocol and frequency neutral, they can carry cellular, PCS, 3G or any combination of wireless frequencies, standards and technologies. The networks serve residential, urban, and difficult-to-zone areas across the United States for numerous carriers of all sizes. |  |  | Jan 28, 2008 |  |
| Step Labs | STEP Labs is an acoustic software company whose technology produces crystal-clear voice communications even in extreme noise environments. STEP's patented technology, based on the physics of sound wave propagation, enables such high quality voice signals that speech recognition, hands-free communication, voice identification, and voice controlare now reliable interfaces for consumer electronics. |  | Series B | Jan 08, 2008 |  |
| Boston Power | Boston-Power has developed the Sonata technology platform, which is a battery they say charges faster, lasts longer, performs better and is safer than what's currently on the market. The technology will be used in many consumer electronic devices including laptops, PDAs and mobile phones.In January of 2008, Boston-Power announced a newpartnership with Chinese battery manufacturer GP Batteries to step up production of Sonata batteries. | $45M | Series C | Jan 01, 2008 |  |

10 of 28 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Venrock](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/venrock) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [GGV Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ggv-capital) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Goldman Sachs](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/goldman-sachs) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Notable Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/notable-capital-e2dd) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Bay Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bay-partners) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Bessemer Venture Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bessemer-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Gabriel Venture Partners invest in?

Gabriel Venture Partners invests primarily in Software, Manufacturing and Internet startups, most often at Series C and Series A stage. Most of the 28 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 Gabriel Venture Partners?

The team at Gabriel Venture Partners includes Jim Long (Partner) and Phil Samper (Co-Founder, Partner Emeritus). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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