Investors in Agilence

Granite Ventures

Granite Ventures has been helping early-stage technology companies build solid foundations for success since 1992. We focus our investments on two sectors where our partners have deep domain expertise, broad industry knowledge, and significant investment experience: Communications and Components, and Software.

Granite has managed over $1 billion in venture capital and has invested in more than 90 private companies. We partner with promising and successful entrepreneurs to create businesses that have a competitive edge and help them achieve category leadership.

NextStage Capital

NextStage Capital focuses on finding undiscovered early stage investment opportunities in the Mid-Atlantic region. With an emphasis on technology software, hardware and services, our goal is to find talented entrepreneurs with a compelling and validated technology offering and help them build company value.

Our team draws on years of experience as entrepreneurs and venture capitalists. The partners have invested over $175M of early stage capital and helped build some of the most lucrative venture-backed companies in the area. Having participated in many successful exits, as well as having worked with companies through difficult situations, the partners offer a comprehensive perspective and experience to entrepreneurs.

Schneider Electric Ventures

Schneider Electric Ventures is a leading venture capital firm sponsored by the Schneider Electric Group, a global leader in energy management with revenues in excess of US$20 bn.

With strong expertise in three main fields: Energy & Power, Automation & Communication and Advanced Materials & Electronics, Schneider Electric Ventures focuses on early to later stage investments world-wide. Generally acting as co-investor, Schneider Electric Ventures is highly involved in its investments to enhance their successful growth.

Schneider Electric Ventures has offices in France, China and Japan and and has an active portfolio of 20 companies world-wide.