NeoCarta Ventures
VC Fund
San Mateo, United States
NeoCarta Ventures is a leading venture capital firm with offices in Menlo Park and Boston. They bring capital, experience, and strategic relationships to the companies they back. Entrepreneurs choose to partner with NeoCarta because of the strong technology understanding, operations experience, relevant relationships with major corporations, andproven track record. NeoCarta's managing directors have financed over 80 private technology companies, nearly half of which have succeeded in going public and/or merged with other companies.NeoCarta focuses on technology infrastructure companies with tremendous market potential. They invest at various stages of a company's development, from the first round of financing to an expansion round for a company that has been funded through earlier stages by founders or other investors.
- Total investments:
- 58
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 21%
- Fund size:
- $275M
- Last fund:
Last updated:
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Industries NeoCarta Ventures invests in
SoftwareInternetMobileHardwareAdvertising
Stages NeoCarta Ventures invests in
Series BSeries CFunding RoundSeries DSeries E
Countries NeoCarta Ventures invests in
United States
Contacts
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Anthony J. Pantuso
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Lee Pantuso
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Paul Hsu
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Investment Focus
Industry
- Software 12 (21%)
- Internet 6 (10%)
- Mobile 4 (7%)
- Hardware 4 (7%)
- Advertising 4 (7%)
Stage
- Series B 15 (26%)
- Series C 13 (22%)
- Funding Round 10 (17%)
- Series D 6 (10%)
- Series E 5 (9%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
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Anthony J. Pantuso
Managing Director
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Managing Director | Total investments: 3 | Find email | |
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Lee Pantuso
CFO
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CFO | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
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Paul Hsu
Principal, Menlo Park
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Principal, Menlo Park | Total investments: 1 | Find email |
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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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. | $57M / Series E / Aug 07, 2009 | |
Narus
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Narus, an independent subsidiary of The Boeing Company (NYSE:BA), is a pioneer in cybersecurity. Narus is one of the first companies to apply patented advanced analytics to proactively identify cyber threats from insiders and outside intruders. The innovative Narus nSystem of products and applications is based on the principles of Cyber 3.0, wherethe semantic Web and cyber intersect. Using incisive intelligence culled from big data analytics, Narus nSystem identifies, predicts and characterizes the most advanced security threats, empowering organizations to better protect their critical assets. Narus counts governments, carriers and enterprises around the world among its growing customer base.The company is based in the heart of Silicon Valley, in Sunnyvale, Calif. | $8.7M / Jul 20, 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 | |
ZoomSystems
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ZoomSystems is the global leader in the automated retail industry. Founded in 2002, ZoomSystems develops and operates a valuable, unattended point-of-sale solution for brands and retailers. Its in-store and satellite retail units include integrated hardware, software and managed services to deliver a product from manufacturer to consumer, helpingbrands increase sales, expand market reach and enhance the consumer experience.The ZoomShop network has grown to more than 1,500 locations in airports, malls, resorts, military bases and retail stores across the US, Canada, Europe and Japan. Top brand and retail partners include Best Buy, Nespresso, Proactiv, Amazon, Essie, Benefit Cosmetics and Albertsons.ZoomSystems is based in San Francisco, CA and investors include Sierra Ventures, Goldman Sachs, Starfish Ventures and NeoCarta Ventures. | $20M / Series E / Jan 22, 2009 | |
Everyday Health Group
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Everyday Health is a digital media company that owns websites and produces content related to health and wellness. It offers consumers, healthcare professionals, and marketers with content and advertising-based services.The company’s broad portfolio consists of websites, tablet applications, and mobile applications that span the health spectrumfrom in-depth medical content for condition prevention and management to healthy lifestyle offerings. It offers the necessary tools, community, and expert advice to live healthily.It enables consumers to manage their daily health and wellness needs; healthcare professionals to stay informed and make better decisions for their patients; and marketers, health payers, and providers to communicate and engage with consumers.The company’s brands are divided into two categories: brands that it owns and operates in partnership with leading offline providers of health content or prominent health and wellness experts and personalities; and brands where it manages and sells advertising opportunities on behalf of its partners. | $22.5M / Series F / Oct 31, 2008 | |
Handango
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Handango provides smartphone applications globally for the Leveraging its 140,000+ apps, network of 23,000+ content partners, and vast distribution network, Handango delivers top-selling mobile applications including games, business and entertainment apps and productivity tools tomillions of consumers. Applications can be downloaded via www.handango.com, partner Web sites, SD cards and Handango's proprietary on-device catalog, InHand, the industry's leading content delivery platform that allows consumers to purchase mobile apps directly from their smartphone and download them over the air. Handango's unparalleled content expertise has attracted numerous mobile industry partners including | $9.5M / Series C / Mar 17, 2008 | |
Digital Orchid
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Digital Orchid, Inc. develops and distributes wireless applications for sports betting services, lotteries, games, brand content, and sports media for the gaming and entertainment industries in the United States, Latin America, and Europe. It provides regulated mobile lottery, sports betting services, and content solutions for wireless operators.The company also deploys regulated lottery gaming, sports wagering, and content transactions for various brands. It operates operator race and sports book services, provides online thorough bread racing and content services, and develops online gaming software systems. The company operates a Todomo WAP portal, which allows users to deploy new content to handsets in a matter of minutes. In addition, it offers Todomo BREW Applications, which allows users to publish content to the handsets in use in North, Central, and South America. Further, the company operates and distributes lottery games and sports pool betting services in Mexico. It distributes its products and services through carrier and direct channels, and partners in North America, Latin America, Europe, and Asia. Digital Orchid, Inc. was founded in 2002 and is based in San Diego, California. | $245.3K / Feb 26, 2008 | |
Atrua Technologies
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Atrua Technology is a high-tech provider of intelligent touch control solutions. Its advanced technology provides a new and convenient input method for devices in need of user input, such as cellphones, game machines, and other personal electrical devices.Atura's key product, Atrua Wings series, takes advantage of Atrua's touchingcontrol processing technology to transform finger movement into users' commands upon electronic device control. It can improve the playability of games, enrich the interface between human and computer of mobile devices and enlarge the application scope of mobile data services. Meanwhile, its fingerprint identification technology provides security guarantee for e-commerce. | $4M / Series E / Feb 09, 2008 | |
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Everyday Health Group
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Everyday Health is a digital media company that owns websites and produces content related to health and wellness. It offers consumers, healthcare professionals, and marketers with content and advertising-based services.The company’s broad portfolio consists of websites, tablet applications, and mobile applications that span the health spectrumfrom in-depth medical content for condition prevention and management to healthy lifestyle offerings. It offers the necessary tools, community, and expert advice to live healthily.It enables consumers to manage their daily health and wellness needs; healthcare professionals to stay informed and make better decisions for their patients; and marketers, health payers, and providers to communicate and engage with consumers.The company’s brands are divided into two categories: brands that it owns and operates in partnership with leading offline providers of health content or prominent health and wellness experts and personalities; and brands where it manages and sells advertising opportunities on behalf of its partners. | Series D / Sep 26, 2007 | |
DBS Communications
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DBS Communications is a leading independent mobile virtual network operator (MVNO). DBS products operate on several wireless and long distance carrier networks, using a wide variety of GSM, TDMA, and CDMA handsets.DBS creates branded product lines of its own for specific distribution channels and enables wireless product offerings for otherdistribution companies, carriers, and market segments. As a leading independent provider of prepaid wireless services, the Company has developed a portfolio of innovative proprietary technologies that enable carrier networks with “alternative payment” wireless products for multiple channel partners and for targeted niche market segments. | $17.2M / Series D / Aug 06, 2007 | |
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FAQ
What does NeoCarta Ventures invest in?
NeoCarta Ventures invests primarily in Software, Internet and Mobile startups, most often at Series B and Series C stage. Most of the 58 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 NeoCarta Ventures?
The team at NeoCarta Ventures includes Anthony J. Pantuso (Managing Director), Lee Pantuso (CFO) and Paul Hsu (Principal, Menlo Park). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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