# Novus Ventures

> Novus Ventures is a VC fund backing Software and Telecommunications. See 11 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Cupertino, United States
- Total investments: 11
- Last investment: Jun 2011
- Lead investor: 9%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: http://www.novusventures.com

Novus Ventures is a VC fund in Cupertino focused on Software and Telecommunications. Novus Ventures help build technology-based companies and position them for success in the digital economy. Principal business of Novus Ventures is early-stage investing in information technology companies where their participation as both investor and partner can make a strategic contribution to growth and financial success.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 3 | 27% |
| Telecommunications | 2 | 18% |
| SMS | 1 | 9% |
| Apps | 1 | 9% |
| Audio | 1 | 9% |

16 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series B | 4 | 36% |
| Funding Round | 3 | 27% |
| Series C | 2 | 18% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Christine Comaford-Lynch | Venture Partner | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/christine-comaford-lynch |
| Shirley Cerrudo | General Partner, Founding Member | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/shirley-cerrudo |
| Stewart Schuster | Managing Director | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/stewart-schuster |
| Woodruff (Woody) Tompkins | Special Limited Partner | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/woodruff-woody-tompkins |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Mblox | Founded in 1999, Mblox are the original SMS company. With over 100 direct carrier relationships and a global reputation for expertise in mobile messaging, they are trusted by more companies to carry their mission-critical traffic than any other service.Their cloud based mobile messaging platform processes 7 billion mobile messages a year onbehalf of more than 4,000 customers. They provide services to fit any size business, from the small start-up to the largest multinational organisation.Every customer has access to 24/7 email support as standard, provided by an in-house team of experts. In addition they offer a variety of support packages to meet your business needs. | $13.8M |  | Jun 03, 2011 |  |
| Mblox | Founded in 1999, Mblox are the original SMS company. With over 100 direct carrier relationships and a global reputation for expertise in mobile messaging, they are trusted by more companies to carry their mission-critical traffic than any other service.Their cloud based mobile messaging platform processes 7 billion mobile messages a year onbehalf of more than 4,000 customers. They provide services to fit any size business, from the small start-up to the largest multinational organisation.Every customer has access to 24/7 email support as standard, provided by an in-house team of experts. In addition they offer a variety of support packages to meet your business needs. |  |  | Apr 25, 2011 |  |
| Pathwork Diagnostics | Pathwork Diagnostics is based in Redwood City, California. The company develops and delivers innovative molecular diagnostics for oncology. The Pathwork Tissue of Origin Test for frozen tissue was the first to receive FDA clearance for a microarray-based gene expression test that aids in identifying challenging tumors, including poorlydifferentiated, undifferentiated, and metastic cancer. | $30M | Series C | Oct 06, 2010 |  |
| Vizionware | VizionWare offers audio and video digital interconnect technology solutions for consumer and commercial A/V applications. It offers high definition multimedia interface (HDMI) digital interconnects, fiber optic HDMI interconnects, digital visual interface (DVI) digital interconnects, HDMI-to-DVI digital interconnects, switcher and digitalaudio synchronizers, integrator-friendly accessory products, HDMI and DVI swivel adapters, HDMI connector locking mounts, and heavy duty cable pull through socks. The company serves home theater, commercial, original equipment manufacturer, and consumer markets. VizionWare was founded in 2004 and is based in Austin, Texas. | $8.2M | Series B | Aug 31, 2007 |  |
| Pathwork Diagnostics | Pathwork Diagnostics is based in Redwood City, California. The company develops and delivers innovative molecular diagnostics for oncology. The Pathwork Tissue of Origin Test for frozen tissue was the first to receive FDA clearance for a microarray-based gene expression test that aids in identifying challenging tumors, including poorlydifferentiated, undifferentiated, and metastic cancer. | $11M |  | Jul 06, 2006 |  |
| Encirq Corporation | Encirq solves marketing's #1 challenge: Delivering Personalization with Privacy™.Encirq is an online marketing services company that has developed a unique data engine to deliver individualized, consumer-centered marketing over the Internet. We use online and offline, real-time individual transactional data in a private and secureenvironment. Marketers and Encirq cannot see the data. Rather, the data reside on each consumer's personal computer, and filter out marketing messages that are not relevant. The service and technology are extendible to broadband, to other network devices, and eventually can be used to deliver personalized television commercials to individual households.Encirq's data engine does two things: It provides cost-effective access to consumer information not previously available; and it enables personalized real-time marketing programs. We have filed multiple patent applications on Encirq's illumination processes and technology. | $14M | Series B | Jan 09, 2006 |  |
| StarVOX | StarVox products are sold and serviced through major solution providers such as Hewlett Packard as a complete, factory-integrated IP telephony solution for service providers. The HP/StarVox Next Generation Telephony Solution combines StarVox software with HP's Open Call Multi Controller application platforms and Cisco Powered Networkequipment, making it a carrier-grade, industry-standard solution that will allow a full range of value-added services and upgrades | $9M |  | Oct 19, 2005 |  |
| Mblox | Founded in 1999, Mblox are the original SMS company. With over 100 direct carrier relationships and a global reputation for expertise in mobile messaging, they are trusted by more companies to carry their mission-critical traffic than any other service.Their cloud based mobile messaging platform processes 7 billion mobile messages a year onbehalf of more than 4,000 customers. They provide services to fit any size business, from the small start-up to the largest multinational organisation.Every customer has access to 24/7 email support as standard, provided by an in-house team of experts. In addition they offer a variety of support packages to meet your business needs. | $10M | Series B | Jul 09, 2004 |  |
| StarVOX | StarVox products are sold and serviced through major solution providers such as Hewlett Packard as a complete, factory-integrated IP telephony solution for service providers. The HP/StarVox Next Generation Telephony Solution combines StarVox software with HP's Open Call Multi Controller application platforms and Cisco Powered Networkequipment, making it a carrier-grade, industry-standard solution that will allow a full range of value-added services and upgrades | $20M | Series C | Dec 17, 1999 |  |
| StarVOX | StarVox products are sold and serviced through major solution providers such as Hewlett Packard as a complete, factory-integrated IP telephony solution for service providers. The HP/StarVox Next Generation Telephony Solution combines StarVox software with HP's Open Call Multi Controller application platforms and Cisco Powered Networkequipment, making it a carrier-grade, industry-standard solution that will allow a full range of value-added services and upgrades | $7.5M | Series B | Sep 28, 1998 |  |

10 of 11 investments shown.

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## FAQ

### What does Novus Ventures invest in?

Novus Ventures invests primarily in Software, Telecommunications and SMS startups, most often at Series B and Funding Round stage. Most of the 11 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 Novus Ventures?

The team at Novus Ventures includes Christine Comaford-Lynch (Venture Partner), Shirley Cerrudo (General Partner, Founding Member) and Stewart Schuster (Managing Director). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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