Tessera
Tessera is a leading provider of miniaturization technologies for the electronics industry.
Over 4.5 billion semiconductors incorporating Tessera’s advanced packaging technology have been integrated into a range of consumer, computing, communications, medical and defense electronics.
In 1996 IGC invested USD 35 million in Tessera. Tessera went public in November 2003 and continues to be one of the top performing technology IPOs from 2003.
“Investor Growth Capital’s guidance on the Board and commitment as an investor were instrumental as we transitioned from a manufacturing to an IP-based business model. IGC’s support and patience through multiple rounds of financing were also important contributors to our success."
"When it came time to go public, IGC helped Tessera assemble a top quality public company board and was a key interface with the investment banking and financial community.”
Bruce McWilliams, Ph.D., Chairman, President and CEO
Mindjet
Mindjet is the leading provider of software for visualizing and managing information to achieve more effective planning, collaboration, and business process management.
Since Mindjet’s inception, the company has sold more than 600,000 licenses of its award-winning MindManager software.
IGC led the company’s most significant institutional round to date in April 2005 with an USD 11 million equity investment in a total financing of USD 15 million. This financing was used to bolster the company’s balance sheet and provide meaningful liquidity to founding shareholders.
“We looked for venture investors who could help us move quickly to execute our goal of becoming core, pervasive technology for enterprises around the world. Investor Growth Capital has the long-term investment strategy, active approach, demonstrated network, and global reach that we were seeking to help make Mindjet the pre-eminent worldwide brand for enterprise information visualization and collaboration technology.”
Robert Gordon, CEO
Greenway
Greenway Medical Technologies was the first company to bring a fully integrated practice management and electronic medical record (EMR) solution to the small to mid-sized doctor’s office.
Greenway has over 300 customers and has achieved top rankings for quality, service and ease-of-use from independent market research firms. IGC invested USD 15 million in Greenway in 2004 as the first and only institutional investor in the company.
“We chose Investor Growth Capital as our partner because of their long history of investing in and supporting growing companies. Since the investment, IGC has been an active and valuable voice on our board sharing management best practices and introducing us to partnership opportunities that could significantly increase our top line growth.”
Tommy Green, Chairman and CEO