# Jeff Grammer

> Jeff Grammer is a Series A investor at Rho Canada Ventures backing Software and Analytics. See 10 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Rho Canada Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/rho-canada)
- Location: Boston, United States
- Total investments: 10
- Last investment: Jun 2016
- Lead investor: 50%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffrey-grammer-8bb2aa7/

Jeff Grammer is a Series A investor at Rho Canada Ventures in Boston focused on Software and Analytics. Jeff has a 23-year background in technology as both an entrepreneur and investor. Most recently he was an Entrepreneur-in-Residence at Sigma Capital in Boston. Previously, he was the CEO and President of Ember Corporation for three years, a venture-backed leader in 802.15.4 (Zigbee) wireless communication. Prior to joining Ember in 2002, he was aManaging Director of Techfarm Ventures, a venture capital firm, where he was responsible for east coast investments. Prior to rejoining Techfarm in 2000 (after a six year operating sabbatical), he was founder and CEO of N*Able Technologies, a company focused on cryptography for secure electronic transactions, which was sold to Wave Systems in 1999, generating over a 6x return for Techfarm. Prior to starting N*Able Technologies in 1997, he was the CEO of Databook Inc. for three years, where he successfully sold the business to SMC in 1996. Prior to joining Databook in 1994, Jeff co-founded Techfarm, Inc., one of the first technology incubators. Several successful companies were incubated at Techfarm including: Resonate, Cobalt Networks, and Portal Player. Jeff played a particularly prominent role at Portal Player as seed investor and CEO mentor. The Company developed the MP3 chip which today powers Apple's iPod. Portal Player went public in 2004 with a market cap in excess of $600mm. Jeff's first technology start-up was Chips and Technologies, Inc. in 1984, the first fab-less semi-conductor company known for helping to create the IBM "compatible" industry. He spent over seven years at CHIPS in both marketing and general management roles. While at CHIPS he was responsible for creating Summit Systems, a successful US/USSR joint venture for personal computer development and distribution in the USSR and eventually Russia. He began his technology career at GTE Corporation, followed by several assignments at Intel Corporation. Jeff has both a BA and MA in International Economics from Boston University.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 4 | 40% |
| Analytics | 3 | 30% |
| Big Data | 2 | 20% |
| Internet | 2 | 20% |
| Machine Learning | 2 | 20% |

34 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 6 | 60% |
| Series B | 2 | 20% |
| Seed | 1 | 10% |
| Post-IPO Debt | 1 | 10% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Canada | 7 | 70% |
| United States | 2 | 20% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Resson | Resson Aerospace is a bioinformatics and data analytics company, delivering customized agriculture solutions for large corporate clients. Utilizing recent advances in large-scale cloud-based data processing, swarm robotics, and advanced data analytics, its proprietary Resson Agricultural Management and Analytics System gives the agriculturaloperator analytical insight and dynamic control over the farm area.Resson Aerospace’s Resson Agricultural Management and Analytics System, data-driven agriculture solution, analyzes crop metrics to assess crop status and health, providing operators with the information required to optimize agricultural operations, improve efficiency, boost yields, and maximize profitability. It is headquartered in Fredericton, N.B. | $11M | Series B | Jun 22, 2016 |  |
| Resson | Resson Aerospace is a bioinformatics and data analytics company, delivering customized agriculture solutions for large corporate clients. Utilizing recent advances in large-scale cloud-based data processing, swarm robotics, and advanced data analytics, its proprietary Resson Agricultural Management and Analytics System gives the agriculturaloperator analytical insight and dynamic control over the farm area.Resson Aerospace’s Resson Agricultural Management and Analytics System, data-driven agriculture solution, analyzes crop metrics to assess crop status and health, providing operators with the information required to optimize agricultural operations, improve efficiency, boost yields, and maximize profitability. It is headquartered in Fredericton, N.B. | $2.2M | Series A | Nov 13, 2014 |  |
| Shadow Networks | Shadow Networks is a privately-held company that provides wireless internet service, cybersecurity, web designing, and hosting services. The company led by an experienced management team comprising former executives from networking and security leaders like Cisco, McAfee, Symantec, as well as top government research labs. They building a newgeneration of Active Threat Deception™ security solutions designed to combat today’s most dangerous and pervasive threats on Enterprises, Service Providers, and Government networks.Shadow Networks’ solutions will detect and mitigate a large number of new sophisticated attacks on enterprise and government networks; in particular, they targeting Advanced Persistent Threats (APTs) that have proven extremely vexing for existing security solutions–many of them are not caught today despite organizations spending over $9B on overall network security.With a proven foundation based on over 5 years of Government-funded research, and with technologies already deployed and proven at the US Department of Defense and other government agencies, the Shadow Networks platform aims to change the economics for APT attacks and turn the tables on attackers. | $6.5M | Series A | Mar 24, 2014 |  |
| Smart Skin Technologies | Smart Skin Technologies is commercializing a unique touch sensitive material that has applications in many verticals. The company is currently focused on developing patent pending pressure sensing technology for use industrial and applications in sports. | $3.9M | Series A | Jan 17, 2014 |  |
| Analyze Re | Founded in 2013, our vision is to revolutionize and modernize the way that reinsurers analyze their data. We do this by offering a high-performance-computing framework which takes care of the common data processing needs that reinsurers have. | $1M | Series A | Nov 05, 2013 |  |
| Plotly | Plotly is a data science and AI company focused on taking data science out of the lab and into the business. Plotly makes it easy to create, deploy, and share interactive web apps, graphs, and visualizations in any programming language. | $1.1M | Seed | Aug 26, 2013 |  |
| Karma Gaming | Based in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, Karma’s team delivers over 30 years of gaming industry expertise, a proven entrepreneurial track record and a deep understanding of online casual and social gaming. | $2.9M | Series A | Jun 04, 2013 |  |
| Mobio Technologies | Mobio Technologies develops and manages mobile commerce and mobile marketing applications for individuals and organizations. | $2.2M | Post-IPO Debt | Mar 26, 2012 |  |
| Beyond the Rack | Montreal-based Beyond the Rack is the largest free Canadian private shopping club specializing in exclusive deals for women, men and kids seeking the latest in apparel, accessories, fragrances, furniture, wall art, home goods, electronics and more.Some 15 million active members in Canada, the United States, and beyond use Beyond the Rack toaccess limited-quantity flash deals. Beyond the Rack partners with some of the biggest fashion brands to deliver discounts of up to 80% on designer and fast fashion merchandise with no retail middleman required. More than 3,000 brands have worked with Beyond the Rack, and the site is constantly seeking new partnership opportunities.Beyond the Rack runs 15-25 sales per day, depending on demand and availability. Members receive notification emails in advance of each sale, based on their stated (customizable) preferences. Each Beyond the Rack flash sale typically starts at 10am EST and lasts no more than 48 to 72 hours—or whenever featured merchandise sells out, whichever comes first. Once each event ends, the featured products are no longer available. Beyond the Rack merchandise reviews help buyers evaluate items and decide whether and how much to buy. There are three easy ways to join Beyond the Rack. First, prospective members can simply request membership on the website. The process takes only a few minutes and requires minimal personal information. Second, prospects can take advantage of special promotions offered by Beyond the Rack’s marketing partners.Third, prospects can sign up with referral links provided by current Beyond the Rack members. All three sign-up options are free, with no ongoing membership fees. Even better, all confer the same benefits and opportunities to save on Beyond the Rack’s exclusive flash sales. At times, Beyond the Rack delays new member admissions when application volumes swell. This is to ensure that all members have equal access to flash sale merchandise. Application holds are temporary and all membership requests are addressed as promptly as possible.Beyond the Rack is renowned for its responsive customer service, speedy shipping times, and deep discounts. Members count on the latest fashions delivered to their doors as quickly as possible. It’s no wonder Beyond the Rack was named the fastest-growing internet retailer by trade publication Industry Retailer in 2011 and has notched more than $150 million in sales as of 2013. | $36.6M | Series B | Nov 09, 2011 |  |
| NowPublic | NowPublic is a user-generated social news website | $10.6M | Series A | Jul 30, 2007 |  |

10 of 10 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Build Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/build-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [New Brunswick Innovation Foundation](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/new-brunswick-innovation-foundation) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [East Valley Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/east-valley-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [BDC IT Venture Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bdc-it-venture-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [BDC Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bdc-venture-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Brightspark Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/brightspark-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Rho Canada Ventures

VC Fund · New York, United States

Rho Canada Ventures is a division of Rho Capital Partners focusing on early-stage investing in Canada’s most innovative technology companies.The Rho Canada Ventures team comprises a unique combination of entrepreneurial, operational, and venture investment experience in the United States and Canada. With a combined 80 years of experience, RhoCanada Ventures offers entrepreneurs the expertise to turn Canadian innovators into global leaders. Rho Canada Ventures' portfolio companies are a diverse group of investments that span new media, mobile applications, wireless infrastructure, semiconductors and materials, and software.

5 contacts available at Rho Canada Ventures.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Jeff Grammer | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jeff-grammer |
| Roger Chabra | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/roger-chabra |
| Sean Brownlee | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sean-brownlee |
| Sean Brownlee | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sean-brownlee-2 |
| Jeff Martin | Partner and General Counsel | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jeff-martin-2 |

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## FAQ

### What does Jeff Grammer invest in?

Jeff Grammer invests primarily in Software, Analytics and Big Data startups, most often at Series A and Series B stage. Most of the 10 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Canada. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Jeff Grammer last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Jeff Grammer closed in Jun 2016. Shizune tracks 10 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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