About Opticality Ventures
Opticality Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 1999. It is primarily based out of Briarcliff Manor, United States. As of Sep 2000, Opticality Ventures has invested in 13 companies. It primarily invests in Series A round in United States based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Enterprise Applications to Enterprise Infrastructure and FinTech. Most recently it participated in the $***** Seed round of ActiveState Overall, Opticality Ventures portfolio has seen 3 acquisitions, namely Zero Gravity, ActiveState and BigCharts. Nick Bedford co-invest with Opticality Ventures, sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Opticality Ventures has team of 2 people including 1 partners.Key Metrics
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Seed, Series A & 1 more
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Opticality Ventures' List of Top Investments
Opticality Ventures has a portfolio of 13 companies. Their most notable investmentis in ActiveStateTheir portfolio spans across United States and Canada. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, Enterprise Infrastructure, FinTech and 5 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A and 1 more. Here is the list of top investments by Opticality Ventures:1. Zero Gravity
Provider of zero-gravity flight experiences for research, public, and private use. It offers flights on a modified aircraft, creating weightlessness through parabolic maneuvers. Services include individual seats on public flights, sections of the plane for groups, and full private charters. The company also facilitates media productions and corporate events in a zero-gravity environment. Research flights are available for testing space-related technologies. Safety is a priority, adhering to stringent aviation standards.
Key facts about Zero Gravity
- Founded Year: 1993
- Location: Arlington (United States)
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $4.37M
- Employee Count: 69 as on Jul 01, 2024
- Investors: New York Angels, Rose Tech Ventures and 2 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Apr 22, 2022, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
2. ActiveState
Cloud-based integrated web development and automation platform. It provides solutions that give developers and enterprises the power and flexibility to develop in Java, Ruby, Python, Perl, Node.js, PHP, Tcl using Komodo IDE, Perl Dev Kit, and Tcl Dev Kit. The features include dependency elimination, automated packaging, etc. The clients include CISCO, SIEMENS, NASA, etc.
Key facts about ActiveState
- Founded Year: 1997
- Location: Vancouver (Canada)
- Stage: Acquired
- Employee Count: 74 as on Jul 01, 2024
- Investors: Turn/River, Uncorrelated Ventures and 3 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Unattributed, Jan 29, 2021, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
3. SciComp
Derivatives pricing and risk management solutions for all asset classes. The company specializes in custom-developed and ready-to-use pricing models, catering to diverse financial needs. They offer solutions for convertible bonds, multi-asset equity, commodity spread options, and more. Their expertise extends to risk management through neural networks, simulation models, and pricing model validation. They provide tools like SciFinance for in-house model development, enabling users to create bespoke models. They support equity, FX, commodity, interest rate, credit, and hybrid instrument derivatives. Their services include model calibration, volatility surface calibration, and forward curve simulation. They offer cutting-edge technology for pricing, calibration, and risk assessment, serving top-tier practitioners globally. They provide software, analytics, and technology for financial modeling, simulation, and validation.
Key facts about SciComp
- Founded Year: 1994
- Location: Austin (United States)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $1.5M
- Employee Count: 9 as on Jul 01, 2024
- Investors: Springboard Enterprises and Opticality Ventures
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Sep 21, 1998, $*****
4. iClips.com
iClips allows users to create, send and share streaming video messages as an alternative to text-only messages. iClips provides users with 20MB of free space to store streaming video messages, unlimited bandwidth and a suite of streaming video creation, storage and serving tools. Users can create their own video messages using a PC Camera or a camcorder. Generates revenue from streaming advertising within the video message
Key facts about iClips.com
- Founded Year: 1999
- Location: New York City (United States)
- Stage: Deadpooled
- Total Funding till date: $5.4M
- Employee Count: 15 as on Dec 31, 2020
- Investors: Opticality Ventures
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Aug 08, 2000, $*****
5. Xsides
Key facts about Xsides
- Founded Year: 1990
- Location: United States
- Stage: Deadpooled
- Total Funding till date: $15M
- Employee Count: 11 - 50 as on Jul 01, 2024
- Investors: Hikari Tsushin, Amerindo Investment Advisors and 5 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Nov 30, 1990, $*****
Opticality Ventures' Investments by Stage
Opticality Ventures has made 1 investment in Seed stage, 1 investment in Series A stage with an average round size of $4.6M and 1 investment in Unattributed stage.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 1 |
Series A | 1 |
Unattributed | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Opticality Ventures' Investments by Sector
Opticality Ventures has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Consumer, Enterprise Applications, Enterprise Infrastructure, Media & Entertainment and Mobile. Notably, it has invested in 7 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 6 Tech companies, 4 Consumer (B2C) companies and at least 3 companies focusing on Software.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Consumer | 1 |
Enterprise Applications | 1 |
Enterprise Infrastructure | 1 |
Media & Entertainment | 1 |
Mobile | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Opticality Ventures' Investments by Geography
Opticality Ventures has made most investments in United States (2), followed by Canada where it has made 1 investment.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
United States | 2 |
Canada | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Opticality Ventures' recent investments
Opticality Ventures has not made any investment in 2026 so far.Here are the most recent investments by Opticality Ventures:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sep 26, 2000 | Canada | Seed | 8099 | ||
Aug 08, 2000 | United States | Series A | 7381 | - | |
May 25, 2000 | United States | Unattributed | 1110 | - | |
- | United States | Series A | 1843 | - |
Acquired companies in Opticality Ventures' Portfolio
3 companies from Opticality Ventures' portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition were ActiveState in Nov 2023 by VERTU Capital.Here are Opticality Ventures' portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Nov 07, 2023 | Sep 26, 2000 | Seed | 8117 | |
Mar 19, 2008 | May 25, 2000 | Unattributed | 6436 | |
Apr 29, 1999 | - | - | 3296 |
Team profile of Opticality Ventures
Opticality Ventures has a team of 2 members including 1 Partner and 1 Principal located in United States. Opticality Ventures' team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Co-investors of Opticality Ventures
Over the past 26 years, 4 investors have co-invested in Opticality Ventures's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Top Co-investors of Opticality Ventures: Nick Bedford entered a company along with Opticality Ventures.
- Invested after Opticality Ventures: A total of 3 investors have invested in Opticality Ventures's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include New York Angels (1 company), Lane Bess (1 company) and Turn/River (1 company).
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