# Wit SoundView Ventures

> Wit SoundView Ventures is a VC fund backing Manufacturing. See 8 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: New York, United States
- Total investments: 8
- Last investment: Jan 2021
- Lead investor: 25%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: http://www.witsoundview.com

Wit SoundView Ventures is a VC fund in New York focused on Manufacturing and Telecommunications. Wit SoundView Group is an online investment banking group focused exclusively on the Internet and technology sectors.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Manufacturing | 4 | 50% |
| Telecommunications | 3 | 38% |
| Optical Communication | 3 | 38% |
| Apps | 1 | 13% |
| News | 1 | 13% |

18 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series B | 2 | 25% |
| Series C | 2 | 25% |
| Funding Round | 2 | 25% |
| Series A | 1 | 13% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 13% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 6 | 75% |
| Canada | 1 | 13% |
| Sweden | 1 | 13% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Daniel DeWolf | Managing Director | 0 | — |
| Daniel DeWolf | Managing Director | 0 | — |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Lanetalk AB | Lanetalk is an online application that connects centers and bowlers. It also offers solutions for automatic score tracking, strike, spare, and split percentages, digital scorecards, live scoring, and joining online tournaments and competitions. | $2.8M | Venture - Series Unknown | Jan 28, 2021 |  |
| iolon, inc. | iolon, Inc., is a privately held optical networking components company. The company provides high performance tunable devices for advanced fiber optic networks. iolon s initial product is a high-powered, external cavity, tunable laser source ideal for high bit rate, long haul applications. Future product lines include tunable filters, opticalswitches, polarization controllers, spectral monitors and universal transponders. iolon s platform technology enables advanced automation for high volume manufacturing based on patented micro-optics, MEMS and advanced servo control technologies. | $53M | Series B | Mar 01, 2001 |  |
| Axsun Technologies | Axsun Technologies develops and manufactures MEMS-based micro-optical spectrometers and optical channel monitors for pharmaceutical, chemical and petrochemical, homeland security and telecom network applications. Through its expertise in micro-optics, packaging and precision engineering, Axsun has pioneered an entirely new class ofhigh-performance, miniaturized spectroscopic instruments and devices enabling a dramatic shift from lab based measurements to on-line and at-line measurements, without compromising performance. | $111M | Series C | Jan 15, 2001 |  |
| Blaze Network Products | Blaze is developing a fiber optic transceiver that uses wavelength-division multiplexing (WDM) techniques to improve the distance and capacity of multimode fiber (MMF). | $40M | Series B | Nov 13, 2000 |  |
| ITF Optical Technologies | ITF optical technologies offers fiber bragg gratings for a range of applications, such as pump lockers, GFFs, and fiber laser mirrors; passive multimode components for high power fiber laser and amplifier manufacture; phase demodulators for terrestrial, submerged, and military applications; FBG based sensors, such as unpackaged FBG, strain, andtemperature sensors; OEM telecom and industrial amplifier assemblies; and lasers for the photonics industry. | $28M |  | Jul 11, 2000 |  |
| SeeItFirst | SeeItFirst.com's patented technology enhances ordinary video on the net by providing a layer of interactivity over an existing video stream. |  |  | Jun 14, 2000 |  |
| Moreover.com | Moreover's mission is to help companies and individuals make smarter, more informed business decisions by organizing the most relevant media coverage and social commentary from across the Web and from licensed information sources, delivered seamlessly and in near real-time. | $21M | Series A | Jun 12, 2000 |  |
| Xdrive | Xdrive is a provider of digital asset management, online storage, and file sharing services. | $45M | Series C | May 23, 2000 |  |

8 of 8 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Goldman Sachs](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/goldman-sachs) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Bowman Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bowman-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [J & W Seligman](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/j-w-seligman) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- Kalkhoven, Pettit, and Levin Ventures — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Oppenheimer & Co.](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/oppenheimer-co-inc) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- Advance — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Wit SoundView Ventures invest in?

Wit SoundView Ventures invests primarily in Manufacturing, Telecommunications and Optical Communication startups, most often at Series B and Series C stage. Most of the 8 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Wit SoundView Ventures?

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### Who are the partners at Wit SoundView Ventures?

The team at Wit SoundView Ventures includes Daniel DeWolf (Managing Director) and Daniel DeWolf (Managing Director). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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