# Louis J. Volpe

> Louis J. Volpe is a Series B investor at Kodiak Venture Partners backing Software and SaaS. See 20 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Kodiak Venture Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kodiak-venture-partners)
- Total investments: 20
- Last investment: May 2013
- Lead investor: 25%
- Last updated: Aug 2026

Louis J. Volpe is a Series B investor at Kodiak Venture Partners focused on Software and SaaS. Prior to joining Kodiak Venture Partners, Lou was president, chief operating officer and director of ArrowPoint Communications where he was responsible for all of ArrowPoint’s functional organizations and focused on managing worldwide operations to achieve company growth objectives. ArrowPoint had a successful IPO in March 2000 and was acquiredby Cisco Systems for $5.5 billion in June 2000. Lou is a board member of airwide solutions, Azimuth Systems, Egenera, GTESS, HighRoads, K-Motion Interactive, Newforma, SpaceClaim, and ChannelAdvisor. Prior to joining ArrowPoint, Lou was senior vice president of worldwide sales & marketing and a member of the board of GeoTel Communications, which was acquired by Cisco Systems in June 1999. He joined GeoTel early in its development stage and was a major contributor in building its worldwide sales and marketing presence. He was also instrumental in guiding the company through its IPO and eventual $2 billion acquisition. Previously, he served as senior vice president of marketing and operations for Parametric Technology Corporation from 1989 to 1994. Before Parametric, he was an executive at Prime Computer. Lou has been an active investor and board member of a number of companies including Atria (acquired by Pure) and Softdesk (acquired by Autodesk). Lou holds a bachelor’s degree from Tufts University and a Master of Business Administration from Boston University.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 4 | 20% |
| SaaS | 2 | 10% |
| Enterprise Software | 2 | 10% |
| Information Technology | 2 | 10% |
| Mobile | 1 | 5% |

21 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series B | 5 | 25% |
| Series C | 4 | 20% |
| Series D | 4 | 20% |
| Series A | 3 | 15% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 5 | 25% |
| Canada | 1 | 5% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Newforma | Newforma develops, sells, and supports project information management (PIM) software for architecture, engineering, and construction firms worldwide, and the owners they serve. Newforma’s mission is to transform the AEC industry as the first industry-focused and integrated solution to connect firms to each other, to their project information, totheir processes, and to remote team members, all for the purpose of more successful project delivery. Customers are using Newforma software to manage information on more than 1.4 million projects worldwide, raising productivity, reducing exposure to risk, strengthening their brands, and freeing time and attention to focus on design, construction, and client service.The company was founded in 2003 and is based in Manchester, New Hampshire. | $5.1M | Series D | May 18, 2013 |  |
| SpaceClaim | SpaceClaim Corporation develops and markets 3D direct modeling software solutions that help engineers, CAE analysts, product designers, and manufacturers in the product development process. It offers SpaceClaim Engineer that enables engineers to create concepts and prepare 3D designs for prototyping, analysis, and manufacturing; SpaceClaim Style,an industrial design tool that is used to create, edit, and validate design concepts; SpaceClaim Viewer, which enables its users to open and measure SpaceClaim designs, drawings, and 3D markups; and add-on modules and plug-ins for SpaceClaim software. The company also provides educational licenses for its software solutions to professors, instructors, and educational institutions in North America, as well as training programs for its software. Its products are used for conceptual engineering, CAE/model preparation, industrial design, and manufacturing engineering applications. The company offers its products through a network of resellers in the United States and internationally. SpaceClaim Corporation was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Concord, Massachusetts with additional offices in France and Japan. | $17M | Series D | Sep 15, 2010 |  |
| SpaceClaim | SpaceClaim Corporation develops and markets 3D direct modeling software solutions that help engineers, CAE analysts, product designers, and manufacturers in the product development process. It offers SpaceClaim Engineer that enables engineers to create concepts and prepare 3D designs for prototyping, analysis, and manufacturing; SpaceClaim Style,an industrial design tool that is used to create, edit, and validate design concepts; SpaceClaim Viewer, which enables its users to open and measure SpaceClaim designs, drawings, and 3D markups; and add-on modules and plug-ins for SpaceClaim software. The company also provides educational licenses for its software solutions to professors, instructors, and educational institutions in North America, as well as training programs for its software. Its products are used for conceptual engineering, CAE/model preparation, industrial design, and manufacturing engineering applications. The company offers its products through a network of resellers in the United States and internationally. SpaceClaim Corporation was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Concord, Massachusetts with additional offices in France and Japan. | $7M | Series C | Mar 31, 2009 |  |
| Newforma | Newforma develops, sells, and supports project information management (PIM) software for architecture, engineering, and construction firms worldwide, and the owners they serve. Newforma’s mission is to transform the AEC industry as the first industry-focused and integrated solution to connect firms to each other, to their project information, totheir processes, and to remote team members, all for the purpose of more successful project delivery. Customers are using Newforma software to manage information on more than 1.4 million projects worldwide, raising productivity, reducing exposure to risk, strengthening their brands, and freeing time and attention to focus on design, construction, and client service.The company was founded in 2003 and is based in Manchester, New Hampshire. | $4M | Series C | Sep 15, 2008 |  |
| ChannelAdvisor | ChannelAdvisor is a leading provider of cloud-based e-commerce solutions that enable retailers and manufacturers to increase the scale and profitability of their global sales through dozens of online channels including Amazon, Google, eBay, Facebook and more. Through automation, analytics and optimization, ChannelAdvisor leverages a singleinventory feed to more efficiently list and advertise products online, connecting suppliers with shoppers to increase sales. Billions of dollars in sales are driven through ChannelAdvisor every year, and thousands of customers such as Eddie Bauer, Jockey and eBags depend on ChannelAdvisor to substantially grow their businesses. ChannelAdvisor is headquartered in Research Triangle Park, NC. For further information, visit www.channeladvisor.com. | $20M | Series D | Sep 05, 2008 |  |
| HighRoads | As a next generation health plan product management company, HighRoads envisions a world where plans deliver what their customers want with the touch of a button. A future that includes on-demand price and product customization at the point of sale. Where a fundamentally new go-to-market strategy transforms the competitive landscape, and our clientplans win. HighRoads’ sophisticated platform delivers an enterprise-wide single source of truth that streamlines product creation from concept to launch through process automation. Build new products in minutes instead of months by replacing manual processes, automatically incorporating changes in benefit data, and generating accurate member communications documents with the click of a button. |  | Series C | Apr 15, 2008 |  |
| HighRoads | As a next generation health plan product management company, HighRoads envisions a world where plans deliver what their customers want with the touch of a button. A future that includes on-demand price and product customization at the point of sale. Where a fundamentally new go-to-market strategy transforms the competitive landscape, and our clientplans win. HighRoads’ sophisticated platform delivers an enterprise-wide single source of truth that streamlines product creation from concept to launch through process automation. Build new products in minutes instead of months by replacing manual processes, automatically incorporating changes in benefit data, and generating accurate member communications documents with the click of a button. |  | Series C | Jun 26, 2007 |  |
| SpaceClaim | SpaceClaim Corporation develops and markets 3D direct modeling software solutions that help engineers, CAE analysts, product designers, and manufacturers in the product development process. It offers SpaceClaim Engineer that enables engineers to create concepts and prepare 3D designs for prototyping, analysis, and manufacturing; SpaceClaim Style,an industrial design tool that is used to create, edit, and validate design concepts; SpaceClaim Viewer, which enables its users to open and measure SpaceClaim designs, drawings, and 3D markups; and add-on modules and plug-ins for SpaceClaim software. The company also provides educational licenses for its software solutions to professors, instructors, and educational institutions in North America, as well as training programs for its software. Its products are used for conceptual engineering, CAE/model preparation, industrial design, and manufacturing engineering applications. The company offers its products through a network of resellers in the United States and internationally. SpaceClaim Corporation was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Concord, Massachusetts with additional offices in France and Japan. | $13.5M | Series B | Jun 18, 2007 |  |
| ChannelAdvisor | ChannelAdvisor is a leading provider of cloud-based e-commerce solutions that enable retailers and manufacturers to increase the scale and profitability of their global sales through dozens of online channels including Amazon, Google, eBay, Facebook and more. Through automation, analytics and optimization, ChannelAdvisor leverages a singleinventory feed to more efficiently list and advertise products online, connecting suppliers with shoppers to increase sales. Billions of dollars in sales are driven through ChannelAdvisor every year, and thousands of customers such as Eddie Bauer, Jockey and eBags depend on ChannelAdvisor to substantially grow their businesses. ChannelAdvisor is headquartered in Research Triangle Park, NC. For further information, visit www.channeladvisor.com. | $30M | Series C | May 01, 2007 |  |
| Newforma | Newforma develops, sells, and supports project information management (PIM) software for architecture, engineering, and construction firms worldwide, and the owners they serve. Newforma’s mission is to transform the AEC industry as the first industry-focused and integrated solution to connect firms to each other, to their project information, totheir processes, and to remote team members, all for the purpose of more successful project delivery. Customers are using Newforma software to manage information on more than 1.4 million projects worldwide, raising productivity, reducing exposure to risk, strengthening their brands, and freeing time and attention to focus on design, construction, and client service.The company was founded in 2003 and is based in Manchester, New Hampshire. | $8M | Series C | Apr 20, 2007 |  |

10 of 20 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Borealis Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/borealis-ventures) — VC Fund, 8 deals together
- [North Bridge Venture Partners & Growth Equity](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/north-bridge-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [eBay](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ebay) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Southern Capitol Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/southern-capitol-ventures) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Advanced Technology Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/advanced-technology-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Egan-Managed Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/egan-managed-capital) — VC Fund, 3 deals together

## About Kodiak Venture Partners

VC Fund · Wellesley, United States

Kodiak Venture Partners pursues a disciplined investment strategy that is focused on building seed and early stage technology companies into high-growth industry market leaders. Kodiak partners have deep expertise in building and investing in market leaders. The team invests in markets where they have had proven success over the years.Foundedin 1999, Kodiak manages three funds totaling $676M and targets companies in eastern North America. Kodiak forges deep relationships with entrepreneurs at the earliest stages and works with a hands-on approach to formulate business strategies, build management teams, and develop critical alliances and customer relationships.

4 contacts available at Kodiak Venture Partners.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Louis J. Volpe | Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/louis-j-volpe |
| Andrey Zarur | Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/andrey-zarur |
| Bruce Gregory | Venture Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bruce-gregory |
| Dave Furneaux | Founder & Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dave-furneaux |

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## FAQ

### What does Louis J. Volpe invest in?

Louis J. Volpe invests primarily in Software, SaaS and Enterprise Software startups, most often at Series B and Series C stage. Most of the 20 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Louis J. Volpe last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Louis J. Volpe closed in May 2013. Shizune tracks 20 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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