# Nimes Capital

> Nimes Capital is a VC fund in Los Angeles backing Wireless and Advertising. See 14 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Los Angeles, United States
- Total investments: 14
- Last investment: Feb 2009
- Lead investor: 21%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: http://nimescapital.com

Nimes Capital is a VC fund in Los Angeles focused on Wireless and Advertising. Nimes Capital provides strategic guidance and operational expertise to a diverse portfolio of holdings in the clean technology, hospitality, manufacturing, technology, fund management and real estate businesses.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Wireless | 2 | 14% |
| Advertising | 2 | 14% |
| Electronics | 2 | 14% |
| Manufacturing | 2 | 14% |
| ISP | 1 | 7% |

26 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series B | 4 | 29% |
| Series C | 3 | 21% |
| Series D | 3 | 21% |
| Funding Round | 2 | 14% |
| Series E | 1 | 7% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 6 | 43% |
| Canada | 1 | 7% |
| Australia | 1 | 7% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| David Nazarian | Founder & CEO | 0 | — |
| Doug MacBean | Associate Director, Public Market Investments | 0 | — |
| Linda Rendell | Controller | 0 | — |
| Nitin Chexal | Vice President, Real Estate | 0 | — |
| Randy Winograd | President | 0 | — |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Lucix Corporation | Lucix is the world leader in Space Communications Payload ElectronicsLucix is a trusted supplier of satellite payload RF units to the major Satellite OEMs, including Astrium, Boeing, Lockheed Martin, Loral, MDA, and Orbital Sciences. Their designs are qualified for all of these Satellite Platforms, and cover the frequency range from UHF throughL, C, X, Ku, Ka and Q Bands. All hardware is designed, qualified, manufactured, tested and shipped from Lucix facilities in Camarillo, California.- LNAs- Oscillators Assemblies (MLOs, Reference Generators)- Beacons- Downconverters and Upconverters- Receivers (fixed and agile)- Frequency Synthesizers (fixed and agile)- Power Monitors- Phase-Locked Dielectric Oscillators (PLDROs)- Free-Running Dielectric Oscillators (DROs)- Central Power Supply Units (CPSUs)Lucix is additionally distinguished by a staff of highly experienced satellite and payload System Engineers and Program Managers, as well as world class RF and Product Design engineers and analysts. This is a team with unparalleled experience that your program can depend on. | $3M |  | Feb 02, 2009 |  |
| Atrenta | Atrenta’s SpyGlass Predictive Analysis software platform significantly improves design efficiency for the world’s leading semiconductor and consumer electronics companies. Patented solutions provide early design insight into the demanding performance, power and area requirements of the complex system on chips (SoCs) fueling today’s consumerelectronics revolution. More than two hundred companies and thousands of design engineers worldwide rely on SpyGlass to reduce risk and cost before traditional EDA tools are deployed. SpyGlass functions like an interactive guidance system for design engineers and managers, finding the fastest and least expensive path to implementation for complex SoCs. SpyGlass from Atrenta: Insight. Efficiency. Confidence. | $16M |  | Oct 20, 2006 |  |
| Cradle Technologies | Cradle Technologies, Inc. designs, develops, and manufactures networked video surveillance systems for the video surveillance industry. It offers video surveillance servers for the remote monitoring of multiple locations. The company serves banks, malls, hospitals, shops, and restaurants. Cradle Technologies, Inc. was founded in 1998 and isheadquartered in Mountain View, California. | $13M | Series E | Dec 27, 2005 |  |
| Sonics | Sonics is a pioneer of network-on-chip (NoC) technology and today offers SoC designers the largest portfolio of intelligent, on-chip communications solutions for home entertainment, wireless, networking and mobile devices. With a broad array of silicon-proven IP, Sonics helps designers eliminate memory bottlenecks associated with complex,high-speed SoC design, streamline and unify data flows and solve persistent network challenges in embedded systems with multiple cores. As the leading supplier of on-chip communications networks for the embedded market, Sonics has enabled its customers to ship more than 750 million units worldwide. Founded in 1996, Sonics is headquartered in Milpitas, Calif. with offices worldwide. | $12M | Series D | Dec 07, 2005 |  |
| Atrenta | Atrenta’s SpyGlass Predictive Analysis software platform significantly improves design efficiency for the world’s leading semiconductor and consumer electronics companies. Patented solutions provide early design insight into the demanding performance, power and area requirements of the complex system on chips (SoCs) fueling today’s consumerelectronics revolution. More than two hundred companies and thousands of design engineers worldwide rely on SpyGlass to reduce risk and cost before traditional EDA tools are deployed. SpyGlass functions like an interactive guidance system for design engineers and managers, finding the fastest and least expensive path to implementation for complex SoCs. SpyGlass from Atrenta: Insight. Efficiency. Confidence. | $11M | Series C | Jun 09, 2004 |  |
| Cradle Technologies | Cradle Technologies, Inc. designs, develops, and manufactures networked video surveillance systems for the video surveillance industry. It offers video surveillance servers for the remote monitoring of multiple locations. The company serves banks, malls, hospitals, shops, and restaurants. Cradle Technologies, Inc. was founded in 1998 and isheadquartered in Mountain View, California. | $12M | Series C | May 27, 2004 |  |
| Stirling Power | Stirling Power is a design, engineering, and manufacturing company, continually developing new solutions for the efficient generation of clean, distributed power.Stirling Power is widely respected as one of the world’s leading Stirling engine companies, offering more than 35 years of history, experience, and expertise in Stirling enginetechnology and distributed power generation. | $29.6M | Series B | Apr 28, 2004 |  |
| Marketwired | Marketwired is a social communications company that provides solutions for global press release distribution, industry-leading social media monitoring and analytics, and a fully integrated marketing communications platform for content creation, optimization, distribution, and measurement.  Its solutions are catered to everyone, from Fortune 500enterprises to start-ups.Marketwired plays a critical role in shaping the everyday conversations that happen in newsrooms, corporate boardrooms, and social networks around the world, helping communicators move markets, change public opinion, and affect consumer behavior. Marketwired is majority-owned by OMERS Private Equity, which manages the private equity activities of OMERS Administration Corporation and today has 6.4 billion U.S. dollars of investments under management.Marketwired was founded in 1983 by | $4.6M | Series D | Sep 30, 2003 |  |
| Atrenta | Atrenta’s SpyGlass Predictive Analysis software platform significantly improves design efficiency for the world’s leading semiconductor and consumer electronics companies. Patented solutions provide early design insight into the demanding performance, power and area requirements of the complex system on chips (SoCs) fueling today’s consumerelectronics revolution. More than two hundred companies and thousands of design engineers worldwide rely on SpyGlass to reduce risk and cost before traditional EDA tools are deployed. SpyGlass functions like an interactive guidance system for design engineers and managers, finding the fastest and least expensive path to implementation for complex SoCs. SpyGlass from Atrenta: Insight. Efficiency. Confidence. | $5.3M | Series B | Aug 05, 2003 |  |
| Cradle Technologies | Cradle Technologies, Inc. designs, develops, and manufactures networked video surveillance systems for the video surveillance industry. It offers video surveillance servers for the remote monitoring of multiple locations. The company serves banks, malls, hospitals, shops, and restaurants. Cradle Technologies, Inc. was founded in 1998 and isheadquartered in Mountain View, California. | $21.5M | Series B | Jun 23, 2003 |  |

10 of 14 investments shown.

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## FAQ

### What does Nimes Capital invest in?

Nimes Capital invests primarily in Wireless, Advertising and Electronics startups, most often at Series B and Series C stage. Most of the 14 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 Nimes Capital?

The team at Nimes Capital includes David Nazarian (Founder & CEO), Doug MacBean (Associate Director, Public Market Investments) and Linda Rendell (Controller). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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