The Kennet portfolio.

Since 1997 Kennet has invested in more than 40 companies in Europe and North America. Our portfolio spans the software, services, Internet and semiconductor industries:

Print Portfolio

	Status	Location	Sector	Description
	Current	US	Enterprise Software & Services	KEMP Technologies is a leader in affordable server load balancer appliances and application delivery controllers tailored to meet the needs of businesses that rely on the Internet for e-commerce and business-critical applications.
	Current	Europe	Internet & Business Services	WorldOne is a market leader in healthcare data collection for leading market research companies, agencies, and consulting firms. With offices around the globe WorldOne offers both online and offline access to medical professionals and healthcare consumers in over 80 countries.
	Current	Europe	Internet & Business Services	Next Performance delivers high value retargeting and audience targeting services for brands and large retailers using its proprietary optimization technology. Next Performance’s innovative offering includes dynamic personalized banners, local targeting and massive reach campaigns on multiple business models (CPA, CPC and CPM).
	Current	US	Internet & Business Services	Prolexic Technologies IT security provider of Cloud-based cyber defense solutions, such as distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) detection and mitigation, for the Federal Government and Global 2000 customers.
	Current	US	Internet & Business Services	Revolution Prep is an education software and services provider that has helped over a hundred thousand students score higher on the SAT, ACT and other high-stakes exams, while dramatically improving basic academic skills. The company offers programs in varied online and real world settings, leveraging technology to provide world-class test prep to every student, regardless of the ability to pay.
	Exited	Europe	Internet & Business Services	BuyVIP is an exclusive, invitation-only online destination where invited members discover premier brands in time limited campaigns. It is the leading European private buyers’ club with more than 400 brand relationships across the region and an online community of more than 3.5 million members. It has operations in Spain, Germany and Italy, and offers a unique and efficient direct marketing channel to its brand partners. Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) agreed to acquire the company in October 2010.
	Exited	Europe	Internet & Business Services	GoViral launches branded video content across its proprietary online publisher network, ensuring high brand engagement and maximum viral exposure to the relevant demographics. GoViral’s unique positioning within viral marketing and video distribution ensures high-volume, targeted and high return-on-investment campaigns. These content-based campaigns are distributed in local languages, on local sites and with local publishers. The company was acquired by AOL Inc. (NYSE: AOL) in January 2011.
	Current	Europe	Internet & Business Services	Spreadshirt mixes an online ‘Web 2.0’ platform with the offline worlds of fashion, mass customization, and real-time manufacturing. Spreadshirt customers can quickly create one-of-a-kind, high-quality, expressive apparel. Spreadshirt extends this capability to partners, large and small, who want to offer personalized shirts and other apparel to their communities and customers. Partners range from individuals with a blog, to the world’s largest brands.
	Current	US	Internet & Business Services	Schoolwires provides strategic online communication, community-management and productivity solutions to the K-12 education market throughout the United States. The company’s core product is Schoolwires Centricity™, which brings together robust and flexible website management, community management and web 2.0/social network capabilities in a single, user-centric solution.
	Current	US	Internet & Business Services	AcademixDirect (fka Go Internet Media, Inc.) is a leading technology-driven education marketing company that connects college-bound students with their ideal college and academic program. The company utilizes proprietary software and highly sophisticated algorithms to match students and schools, improving lead quality as well as fraud detection for the post secondary education sector.
	Current	US	Enterprise Software & Services	Recommind is the leading provider of sophisticated enterprise search, email management and eDiscovery solutions for faster access and accurate analysis of an organization’s information. By leveraging the award-winning CORE concept search and auto-categorization technology, Recommind delivers powerful solutions to efficiently and accurately handle electronically stored information (ESI) for the world’s largest enterprises, governments and law firms.
	Current	Europe	Enterprise Software & Services	NTRglobal provides enterprise-grade, on-demand solutions for remote support, IT collaboration and IT administration. Worldwide some 12,000 enterprises of all sizes use NTR’s web services to support employees, customers and partners over the Internet.
	Current	US	Internet & Business Services	Specific Media is the largest independent online advertising network, using leading-edge targeting technologies that enable top corporations to reach specific target audiences on the Web.
	Current	Europe	Internet & Business Services	Telemedicine Clinic (TMC) is the leading provider of teleradiology services to public hospitals and private healthcare providers in Europe. TMC’s team of radiologists uses its proprietary technology platform to distribute subspecialty expertise, and to help hospitals to reduce patient waiting times for diagnostic services.
	Exited	Europe	Semiconductors	STS is the leading provider of ‘plug & play’ real-time wireless chipsets for consumer audio applications. It offers a superior digital and radio silicon platform that supports the complete range of wireless products including home, portable and automotive applications. The company was acquired in June 2010 by SMSC (NASDAQ:SMSC).
	Exited	Europe	Enterprise Software & Services	FRSGlobal provides banks with compliance, risk management and analytics software to enable them to mitigate operational risks and to reduce the costs of compliance with Basel II, IFRS and Sarbanes-Oxley regulations. FRS has over 1000 financial institutions as customers, including 40 of the top 50 global banks. The company was acquired in September 2010 by Wolters Kluwer Financial Services.
	Current	Europe	Semiconductors	SEQUANS Communications is the leading leading 4G chipmaker, supplying LTE and WiMAX chips to equipment manufacturers and mobile operators globally. Sequans’ chips currently enable the world’s largest WiMAX networks and will soon be driving leading LTE networks.
	Current	US	Internet & Business Services	IntelePeer (fka VoEx) provides a fully managed, on-demand peering infrastructure to exchange voice traffic over IP or legacy TDM networks. Its customers are communications services providers, universities, enterprises and VoiP application developers. By combining a carrier-grade network with a rich store of user data and preferences, IntelePeer enables the creation of new voice-based Web applications.
	Exited	US	Enterprise Software & Services	Resilience provides Linux-based, high-availability appliances that run best of best-of-breed security applications. Resilience partners with leading vendors including Check Point Software and Websense.
	Exited	Europe	Internet & Business Services	Adviva operates the leading European online advertising network targeted at brand advertisers. Using behavioural and contextual targeting technology, Adviva connects advertisers with the European consumers they want to reach. Adviva was acquired by Specific Media in March 2008.
	Exited	US	Enterprise Software & Services	Daptiv (fka eProject) is the leading provider of on-demand project and portfolio management (PPM) solutions to enterprises. Daptiv clients include more than 700 customers and 100,000 individuals at companies such as BASF, BP, Cushman and Wakefield, Chase Paymentech, Honeywell, Merrill Lynch, Sprint/Nextel.
	Exited	Europe	Semiconductors	Chipidea is a leading provider of analog/mixed-signal semiconductor intellectual property and associated services. The company was acquired by MIPS Technologies Inc (NASDAQ: MIPS) for $147 million in August 2007. See Case Study.
	Current	US	Enterprise Software & Services	Kapow Technologies provides an on-demand application ‘mashup’ platform that powers enterprise solutions in reputation management, competitive intelligence, and content integration and migration at a fraction of the cost of traditional methods. Kapow has more than 300 clients such as AT&T, Bank of America, Wells Fargo, CSFB, Intel, Vodafone, Audi, DHL and SimplyHired.
	Current	Europe	Internet & Business Services	TradingPartners is world’s leading provider of fully-managed eAuctions. Retailers, manufacturers and government agencies use its on-demand services to reduce the cost of sourcing direct and indirect goods. TradingPartners combines Web technologies with deep product category expertise and a direct presence in London, Chicago and Shanghai to serve customers such as Kone, Caterpillar, Eby-Brown, BNG, and the NHS.
	Exited	US	Enterprise Software & Services	NetPro’s software extends and enhances Microsoft technologies to simplify the IT infrastructure. From Active Directory and Exchange to SharePoint and File Server environments, NetPro solutions feature an integrated architecture with a Microsoft-like experience and the industry’s easiest deployment. Netpro was acquired by Quest Software Inc in September 2008.
	Current	US	Internet & Business Services	MedeAnalytics provides hospitals and insurance companies with on-demand analytics solutions for revenue cycle management. It is being used by over 700 healthcare organizations in the US and UK, including Kaiser Permanente, Tenet Healthcare, Partners HealthCare and Triad Healthcare. See Case study.
	Exited	Europe	Internet & Business Services	Fluency Voice Technology supplies interactive speech recognition applications to large enterprise call centers. The company was acquired by Syntellect, a division of Enghouse Systems Limited (TSX: ESL), in June 2008.
	Exited	Europe	Internet & Business Services	Ubizen (Euronext: UBIZ) was a leading provider of managed security services to Fortune 500 companies. Kennet led the acquisition of Ubizen from the Euronext market in a take-private transaction with Apax Partners in early 2004. Ubizen was acquired in May 2004 by Betrusted Inc, which is now part of Verizon.
	Current	Europe	Enterprise Software & Services	Exony provides analytics-led integration and optimization software for multi-site contact centres. Exony empowers large enterprises to optimize customer experience across multiple channels. Customers include Alliance & Leicester, BT, Cable & Wireless, France Telecom, HBOS, HSBC, La Poste, Microsoft, Transport for London, UK Home Office, Virgin Trains, Virgin Media and Vodafone.
	Exited	Europe	Enterprise Software & Services	Clearswift is the world’s leading provider of policy-based content filtering software, enabling 15,000 organisations to protect their networks and their intellectual property from email- and web-borne threats, such as viruses, malicious code and inappropriate use by employees. Clearswift was acquired by a Newco funded by Lyceum Capital in December 2011.
	Exited	US	Semiconductors	Aarohi developed next-generation storage components and processors, used by systems suppliers such as McData Corporation to provide new intelligent storage platforms. The company was acquired by Emulex (NYSE:ELX) in 2006.
	Exited	Europe	Communications Software	Volantis Systems is the world’s leading supplier of Intelligent Content Adaptation solutions for the Mobile Internet, providing applications, tools and platforms that enable operators, service provider or enterprises to deliver any content to any mobile device. The company was acquired by Antenna Software, Inc. in January 2011.
	Exited	Europe	Enterprise Software & Services	Aspective was Europe’s first application service provider (ASP) to implement, manage and deliver market-leading front office applications such as Siebel and Broadvision. The company was acquired by Vodafone UK in December 2006.
	Exited	Europe	Semiconductors	No Wires Needed provided IEEE 802.11b-compliant wireless LAN (WLAN) technology and products, including innovative solutions for residential wireless-to-broadband gateways. The company was acquired in June 2000 by Intersil Corporation (Nasdaq:ISIL).
	Exited	Europe	Semiconductors	Altitun developed and manufactured tunable semiconductor lasers for use in optical networking applications. The company was acquired in May 2000 by ADC Telecommunications Inc (Nasdaq:ADCT) for $872 million.
	Exited	Europe	Communications Software	Cramer Systems is a leading provider of operations and support systems software (OSS) to the global telecommunications industry. Cramer was acquired in August 2006 by Amdocs (NYSE: DOX) for $375 million cash consideration. See Case Study and Interview with founder Jon Craton.
	Exited	Europe	Communications Software	Orchestream provided software to manage Internet protocol (IP) services across carrier and enterprise networks. The company went public in June 2000 on the LSE and NASDAQ and was subsequently acquired by Metasolv in January 2003, which is now part of Oracle (Nasdaq:ORCL).
	Exited	Europe	Communications Software	Paragon Software developed software to synchronize data between wireless devices and PCs over the Internet. The company was acquired in March 2000 for $540 million by Phone.com, which is now Openwave Systems (Nasdaq:OPWV).
	Exited	Europe	Enterprise Software & Services	Consul Risk Management is a developer of security auditing and administration software for the enterprise and managed security services markets. The company was acquired by IBM (NYSE:IBM)in January 2007.
	Exited	Europe	Enterprise Software & Services	Oxygen Solutions implemented market-leading customer relationship management and business intelligence software in the pharmaceutical and financial services industries. The company was acquired in September 2000 by Aspective Ltd, which is now part of Vodafone UK.
	Exited	Europe	Enterprise Software & Services	Monis, a spinout of the London Business School, developed software to enables finance professionals to analyze and value complex financial instruments. The company was acquired by Sungard Data Systems in August 2002.