Monitor Ventures
VC Fund
Los Angeles, United States
Monitor Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm that partners with exceptional entrepreneurs to commercialize technology into world-class products and services.Founded in 2002, the Firm leverages the investment, operating and entrepreneurial experience of its partners with its privileged access to the resources of the Monitor Group toaccelerate portfolio companies path to customers, capital and profitability.
- Total investments:
- 25
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 12%
Last updated:
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Industries Monitor Ventures invests in
Stages Monitor Ventures invests in
Countries Monitor Ventures invests in
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
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2 more contacts available
Investment Focus
Industry
- Mobile 3 (12%)
- Advertising 3 (12%)
- Enterprise Software 3 (12%)
- SaaS 2 (8%)
- Big Data 2 (8%)
Stage
- Series C 6 (24%)
- Series A 5 (20%)
- Series B 5 (20%)
- Series E 2 (8%)
- Funding Round 2 (8%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jerry Engel
General Partner
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General Partner | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Jerome S. Engel
General Partner
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General Partner | Total investments: 1 | Find email | |
Neal Bhadkamkar
Co - Founder & Managing Partner
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Co - Founder & Managing Partner | Total investments: 17 | Find email |
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
Guild
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Guild Education's lifelong learning platform offers classes, programs and degrees for working adults, with a path for them to move forward in their education and career. Guild offers these adults support from start to finish, with their technology platform for discovery, learning, and organizing the experience, and extra support with theirtech-enabled student advising model.Founded in 2015, the company is headquartered in Denver, Colorado, United States. | $8.5M / Series A / Sep 16, 2016 | |
Verdezyne
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Verdezyne was a privately-held company that employs its biological expertise and proprietary advanced computational algorithms to design and synthesize novel, high-diversity gene libraries for engineering proteins, metabolic pathways, and microorganisms. The company creates and harnesses this unique biological diversity to optimize commercialfermentation processes for the production of petrochemical replacements. | $48M / Mar 28, 2014 | |
HydroPoint Data Systems
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HydroPoint Data Systems develops various irrigation system controllers for residential and commercial landscape applications. HydroPoint is the proven leader in 360° smart water management solutions. HydroPoint's WeatherTRAK solution delivers a multitude of financial and environmental benefits by reducing the greatest area of waste in urbanwater use: landscape irrigation. Landscapes consume 58% of urban water and are overwatered by 30-to-300%.It was founded in 2002 and is based in Petaluma, California. | $750K / Dec 14, 2012 | |
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Verdezyne
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Verdezyne was a privately-held company that employs its biological expertise and proprietary advanced computational algorithms to design and synthesize novel, high-diversity gene libraries for engineering proteins, metabolic pathways, and microorganisms. The company creates and harnesses this unique biological diversity to optimize commercialfermentation processes for the production of petrochemical replacements. | May 10, 2011 | |
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Verdezyne
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Verdezyne was a privately-held company that employs its biological expertise and proprietary advanced computational algorithms to design and synthesize novel, high-diversity gene libraries for engineering proteins, metabolic pathways, and microorganisms. The company creates and harnesses this unique biological diversity to optimize commercialfermentation processes for the production of petrochemical replacements. | Feb 11, 2010 | |
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Verdezyne
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Verdezyne was a privately-held company that employs its biological expertise and proprietary advanced computational algorithms to design and synthesize novel, high-diversity gene libraries for engineering proteins, metabolic pathways, and microorganisms. The company creates and harnesses this unique biological diversity to optimize commercialfermentation processes for the production of petrochemical replacements. | Nov 02, 2009 | |
Meru Networks
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Meru Networks develops and markets wireless LAN infrastructure solutions that use virtualization to deliver pervasive, high-fidelity wireless service for business-critical voice, video and data applications. The company first introduced its award-winning virtual cell wireless architecture in 2003, and Meru products embody a complete departure fromtypical hub-based WLAN approaches, offering a wireless solution with levels of performance, reliability, security and cost-effectiveness previously found only in wired networking environments. | $57M / Series E / Aug 07, 2009 | |
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Meru Networks
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Meru Networks develops and markets wireless LAN infrastructure solutions that use virtualization to deliver pervasive, high-fidelity wireless service for business-critical voice, video and data applications. The company first introduced its award-winning virtual cell wireless architecture in 2003, and Meru products embody a complete departure fromtypical hub-based WLAN approaches, offering a wireless solution with levels of performance, reliability, security and cost-effectiveness previously found only in wired networking environments. | $30M / Series E / Apr 20, 2009 | |
Greystripe
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Greystripe is the leading mobile advertising platform that provides smarter mobile solutions through full-screen ad formats, world-class data and proprietary cross-device targeting capabilities. With over eight years of mobile experience, Greystripe delivers the highest engagement rates for brand marketers, maximum revenue for publishers and appdevelopers, and the best ad experience for users. Greystripe is a product line of ValueClick Inc. (NASDAQ: VCLK), one of the world’s largest and most comprehensive online marketing services companies.Greystripe was named one of the Top Ten Most Innovative Companies in Mobile by Fast Company in 2011, the MOBI Awards’ Best Mobile Rich Media Network in 2010, E-Tech CTIA award winner for the Mobile Marketing/Mobile Advertising category in 2009, AlwaysOn OnMedia 100 winner in 2009, AlwaysOn Global 100 winner in 2008, Red Herring Global 100 winner in 2007 and the Under the Radar Best in Show: Mobility winner in 2006. | $5.5M / Series C / Mar 11, 2009 | |
Qualia
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Qualia empowers organizations to deliver seamless consumer experiences across all devices, from intent to conversion. The Qualia Data Intelligence Platform combines its IQ Decision Engine™ with cross-device technology to create a closed-loop, device agnostic, audience insights solution. Trusted by leading brands, agencies and marketing technologyproviders, Qualia’s cloud-based platform continuously identifies in-market consumers on all of their devices and digital touchpoints, enabling real-time, omni-channel targeting, reach, measurement and attribution. Qualia is led by Kathy Leake, CEO (also co-founder of Dstillery) who is committed to defining the next generation of consumer targeting through data integrity and quality. The company is headquartered in NYC and has offices in Chicago, Irvine, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Atlanta. For additional information, visit www.qualia-media.com | Series A / Oct 29, 2008 | |
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Co-Investors
BlueStream Ventures
5 deals together
Clearstone Venture Partners
5 deals together
NeoCarta Ventures
5 deals together
OVP Venture Partners
5 deals together
D. E. Shaw & Co.
3 deals together
Firelake Capital Management
3 deals together
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FAQ
What does Monitor Ventures invest in?
Monitor Ventures invests primarily in Mobile, Advertising and Enterprise Software startups, most often at Series C and Series A stage. Most of the 25 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 Monitor Ventures?
The team at Monitor Ventures includes Jerry Engel (General Partner), Jerome S. Engel (General Partner) and Neal Bhadkamkar (Co - Founder & Managing Partner). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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