# J.L. Albright Venture Partners

> J.L. Albright Venture Partners is a VC fund backing News, Fashion and Software. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Nov 2010
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026

J.L. Albright Venture Partners is a VC fund focused on News and Fashion. J.L. Albright Venture Partners

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| News | 1 | 33% |
| Fashion | 1 | 33% |
| Software | 1 | 33% |
| Lifestyle | 1 | 33% |
| Industrial | 1 | 33% |

9 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 1 | 33% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 33% |
| Post-IPO Debt | 1 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Espial Group | Espial® is a software company, headquartered in Ottawa, Canada and publicly traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX: ESP). Espial provides video products and solutions for the Telco, Cable, Consumer Electronics and Hospitality industries. Espial's products include television middleware, applications, video-on-demand and browser productsthat help service providers deliver a superior TV, video & interactive services experience. Espial's products have been licensed for use in over seven million devices worldwide across a wide range of market segments including, Over-The-Top (OTT), Cable, IPTV, Hybrid-IP, Multi-dwelling Units, Broadcasters, Enterprises and Consumer Electronics. | $3.5M | Post-IPO Debt | Nov 08, 2010 |  |
| b5media | B5Media is a leading global lifestyle publisher that facilitates authentic dialogue between our editors and dedicated users.B5Media is a leading lifestyle media network and publisher of engaging, innovative women's sites covering fashion, beauty, wellness, career, relationships, parenting and entertainment. In a digital space filled withoverlapping voices and opinions, B5Media is set apart by our honesty, intelligence and focus on relatable content for real women.B5Media topples the traditional ideals of lady magazines and women's lifestyle content. Each B5Media site has an editorial team that reports and writes compelling, original content every day. But it's not a one way street in the old media tradition; our readers inspire us, inform us, make us laugh and challenge our opinions in real time.As a company, B5Media is young, nimble and hard-working. Our sites reach millions of women every month who represent a strong demographic of smart, engaged, loyal female consumers. | $2M | Series A | Oct 15, 2006 |  |
| Chrysalis ITS | Chrysalis-ITS, Inc. was a provider of encryption subsystems for the network security industry focused on Certification Authority, Secure Virtual Private Network and SSL/SET hardware. Through its Luna technology, the company was uniquely positioned to deliver hardware encryption products which enhanced the trust and performance of enterprisenetworks. Chrysalis-ITS offerings included the leading certificate authority hardware security product, Luna CA, a secure digital signature and authentication encryption token, Luna 2, and the industry’s top performing IPSec accelerator, Luna VPN. Chrysalis-ITS’ advanced cryptographic technology is used in some of the most widely known enterprise security solutions from IBM, Netscape, Verisign, Digital Signature Trust, Entrust and Checkpoint Technologies Inc. | $20.6M |  | Jan 18, 2000 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Brightspark Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/brightspark-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Furneaux Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/furneaux-capital-2) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Goldman Sachs](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/goldman-sachs) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [GrowthWorks Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/growthworks) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Intel Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/intel-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Lakson Venture Capital (LVC)](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lakson-investments-venture-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does J.L. Albright Venture Partners invest in?

J.L. Albright Venture Partners invests primarily in News, Fashion and Software startups, most often at Series A and Funding Round stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Canada. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did J.L. Albright Venture Partners last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for J.L. Albright Venture Partners closed in Nov 2010. Shizune tracks 3 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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