About Duchossois Technology Partners
Duchossois Technology Partners is a venture capital firm founded in 1998. It is primarily based out of Chicago, United States. As of May 2010, Duchossois Technology Partners has invested in 3 companies. It primarily invests in Series C round in United States based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Enterprise Applications to Enterprise Infrastructure and Telecom. Most recently it participated in the $***** Series C round of Sipera Overall, Duchossois Technology Partners portfolio has seen 3 acquisitions, namely Infoblox. A lot of funds co-invest with Duchossois Technology Partners, with names like Chess Ventures sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio.Key Metrics
Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Series B & Series C
Duchossois Technology Partners' List of All Investments
Duchossois Technology Partners has a portfolio of 3 companies. Their most notable investments include Infoblox and Sipera.Their portfolio spans across and United States. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, Enterprise Infrastructure, Telecom and 2 other sectors, across stages such as Series B, Series C stages. Here is the list of all investments by Duchossois Technology Partners:
1. Infoblox
Provider of core network services and security for hybrid enterprises. The company delivers solutions for DNS, DHCP, and IP address management across cloud and on-premises environments. It offers threat defense, advanced automation, and certified integrations for operational efficiency. The company helps modernize network infrastructure to be more agile and scalable.
Key facts about Infoblox
- Founded Year: 1999
- Location: Santa Clara (United States)
- Annual Revenue: $100M - $500M as on Jul 31, 2016
- Last Known Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $71M
- Employee Count: 3,303 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: Tenaya Capital, Duchossois Capital Management and 17 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Post IPO, Sep 08, 2020, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
2. Sipera
Sipera Systems provided session border controller (SBC) and security for unified communications systems including VoIP, SIP trunks, video conferencing, cloud-based communications, instant messaging and collaboration tools. Solution was deployed in-premise or on cloud. Technology employed encryption & authentication and delivered communications privacy, regulatory compliance, communications proxying, and protection of the VoIP infrastructure. Acquired by Avaya and fully integrated in its existing solutions in 2011.
Key facts about Sipera
- Founded Year: 2003
- Location: Richardson (United States)
- Stage: Acqui-Hired
- Total Funding till date: $48.3M
- Employee Count: 32 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: Saints Capital, S3 Ventures and 6 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, May 25, 2010, $*****
Pintail Technologies is a semiconductor test improvement and yield learning company that provides adaptive test software to reduce the cost of test and increase production output and quality utilizing existing test equipment and programs. Pintail has created the first test improvement solutions to combine real-time, on-line, adaptive test with powerful web-based database applications. Pintail’s installed base at the start of 2011 is over 1000 real-time monitors running directly on production testers. Fabless and integrated device manufacturers (IDMs) worldwide, in collaboration with leading assembly and test suppliers use Pintail tools to increase competitive advantage and improve responsiveness to test challenges. It was merged with Salland Engineering International in May, 2011.
Key facts about Pintail Technologies
- Founded Year: 2000
- Location: Richardson (United States)
- Stage: Acqui-Hired
- Total Funding till date: $14M
- Employee Count: 7 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: STARTech Early Ventures, Duchossois Technology Partners and 3 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, Sep 29, 2006, $*****
Duchossois Technology Partners' Investments by Stage
Duchossois Technology Partners has made 2 investments in Series B stage with an average round size of $7M and 1 investment in Series C stage with an average round size of $10M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Series B | 2 |
Series C | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Duchossois Technology Partners' Investments by Sector
Duchossois Technology Partners has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, Enterprise Infrastructure, Industrial Goods and Manufacturing, Semiconductors and Telecom. Notably, it has invested in 3 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 3 Software companies, 3 Tech companies and at least 1 company focusing on Saas.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 3 |
Enterprise Infrastructure | 2 |
Industrial Goods and Manufacturing | 1 |
Semiconductors | 1 |
Telecom | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Duchossois Technology Partners' Investments by Geography
Duchossois Technology Partners has made most investments in United States (3).Duchossois Technology Partners' recent investments
Duchossois Technology Partners has not made any investment in 2026 so far.Here are the most recent investments by Duchossois Technology Partners:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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May 25, 2010 | United States | Series C | 2697 | [+3] | |
Oct 04, 2007 | United States | Series C | 6595 | [+2] | |
Nov 17, 2006 | United States | Series F | 6749 | - | |
Sep 29, 2006 | United States | Series C | 8732 | [+1] | |
Mar 08, 2005 | United States | Series B | 4080 |
Acquired companies in Duchossois Technology Partners' Portfolio
3 companies from Duchossois Technology Partners' portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was Infoblox in Sep 2016 by Vista Equity Partners for $*****.Here are Duchossois Technology Partners' portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sep 19, 2016 | Apr 09, 2001 | Series B | 8501 | |
Oct 03, 2011 | Oct 04, 2007 | Series C | 8248 | |
Apr 13, 2011 | Mar 08, 2005 | Series B | 2876 |
Co-investors of Duchossois Technology Partners
Over the past 25 years, 12 investors have co-invested in Duchossois Technology Partners's portfolio companies. This includes only funds.
- Invested before Duchossois Technology Partners: Austin Ventures, Sequoia Capital and 2 others have invested in rounds before Duchossois Technology Partners. There are 2 companies where Austin Ventures has invested before Duchossois Technology Partners and 1 company where Sequoia Capital has invested before Duchossois Technology Partners.
- Top Co-investors of Duchossois Technology Partners: 3 investors entered a company along with Duchossois Technology Partners. These include investors like Chess Ventures (1 company).
- Invested after Duchossois Technology Partners: A total of 5 investors have invested in Duchossois Technology Partners's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Warburg Pincus (1 company), Sequoia Capital (1 company) and Lehman Brothers (1 company).
Recent News related to Duchossois Technology Partners
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Sipera Secures $10 Million to Further Advance VoIP/UC SecurityPR Newswire•Oct 02, 2007•Sipera, Austin Ventures, Sequoia Capital, Duchossois Technology Partners and 1 other
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The Business Journals•Pintail Technologies, Duchossois Technology Partners, The Individuals' Venture Fund, Austin Ventures and 1 other
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