# Robert N. Verratti

> Robert N. Verratti is a Series C investor at TL Ventures backing Information Technology. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details…

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [TL Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tl-ventures)
- Location: Wayne, United States
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: Jan 2012
- Lead investor: 25%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robert-verratti-aa90494

Robert N. Verratti is a Series C investor at TL Ventures in Wayne focused on Information Technology and Mobile. Bob joined TL Ventures as a venture partner in 1998. With the formation of TL V, Bob became a Managing Director, running TL’s Los Angeles, CA office. Most recently, Bob served as the CEO of Traffic.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: TRFC) since 2003 and was instrumental in developing Traffic, taking it public in 2006 and negotiating its sale to NAVTEQ Corporation(NYSE: NVT) in 2007.Before joining TL, he was chief executive officer of e4L, Inc. (NYSE: E4L), the world’s largest infomercial company. During his career, Mr. Verratti also served as the President and CEO of Total Care Systems, a group care living facilities provider; Great Western, a land development subsidiary of Hunt International Resources; and Globe Ticket, a specialty printing company, in addition to working in various H. Ross Perot enterprises, including Electronic Data Systems Corporation.Bob’s primary responsibilities at TL include evaluating proposed investments and providing much needed operational assistance to over-stretched portfolio company management teams in executing strategic plans. Bob holds a BS degree in engineering from the US Naval Academy and served for five years as a commissioned officer in the nuclear submarine service.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Information Technology | 2 | 50% |
| Mobile | 1 | 25% |
| Internet | 1 | 25% |
| Wireless | 1 | 25% |
| Mobile Apps | 1 | 25% |

11 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series C | 2 | 50% |
| Series A | 1 | 25% |
| Series D | 1 | 25% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Identity Digital | Donuts Inc is the registry of next generation domain names. With nearly 200 top-level domains, and millions of registrants, Donuts offers a wide variety of clear and meaningful names that represent your identity online in the best possible way. Whether looking for business identifiers (.ltd), navigation (.support), vertical market specifics(.builders) or broad-based generics (.world), their portfolio offers unequaled precision and differentiation. Using their industry-first DPML product, they also work with a large majority of the top global brands to protect their trademarks online. With office locations in Seattle, Washington DC, Los Angeles, London and Hong Kong, they sell their products through the world's leading registrars and resellers, including Go Daddy, Alibaba and 1and1. | $100M | Series A | Jan 01, 2012 |  |
| 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 |  |
| 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. | $10M | Series C | Jun 22, 2004 |  |
| 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. | $5M | Series C | Apr 15, 2002 |  |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Easton Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/easton-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Austin Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/austin-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Comerica Incorporated](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/comerica-incorporated) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Emergence Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/emergence-capital-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Generation Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/generation-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Nimes Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nimes-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About TL Ventures

VC Fund · Wayne, United States

TL Ventures works in the business of venture capital.

5 contacts available at TL Ventures.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Gary J. Anderson | Dr | — |
| Guy Hoffman | Partner | — |
| Mark J. DeNino | Managing Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mark-j-denino |
| Robert N. Verratti | Operating Partner | — |
| Edie Egan | Accountant | — |

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## FAQ

### What does Robert N. Verratti invest in?

Robert N. Verratti invests primarily in Information Technology, Mobile and Internet startups, most often at Series C and Series A stage. Most of the 4 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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### When did Robert N. Verratti last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Robert N. Verratti closed in Jan 2012. Shizune tracks 4 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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