Colubris Networks Inc., Waltham, MA/Montreal, Canada
Colubris Networks is a leading global provider of wireless LAN (WLAN) access solutions to enterprise and service provider customers. The award winning products from Colubris deliver seamless, secure access to broadband services and applications while integrating into existing network infrastructure, security and management systems. Colubris is the market share leader in the hospitality and aerospace segments and has equipment deployed by more than 1,500 organizations worldwide.

Investment Date: January 2004
GrandBanks Board Representative: Charles R. Lax
Co-investors: Business Development Bank of Canada, Prism VentureWorks, Mid-Atlantic Venture Funds, DCM-Doll Capital Management, Technology Development Fund

Career opportunities at Colubris

Ember Corporation, Boston, MA
Ember is a wireless semiconductor company and the leading provider of 802.15.4 and ZigBee networking systems, focused on the home automation, building automation and automated meter reading industries. Its technology makes possible new kinds of wireless sensor networks in which devices in buildings and homes, like lights, switches, HVAC controls and other everyday appliances and equipment can communicate with each other and work together.

Investment Date: January 2002
GrandBanks Board Representative: Charles R. Lax
Co-investors: Polaris Venture Partners, RRE Ventures, DFJ New England, DFJ ePlanet, Vulcan Capital, STMicroelectronics, WestAM, Stata Venture Partners, ChevronTexaco Technology Ventures, Hitachi Ltd

Career opportunities at Ember

Enpocket, Inc., Boston, MA
Enpocket is a global mobile media company that provides integrated entertainment and marketing services to build and retain mobile audiences. Enpocket's mobile community and content applications empower leading mobile operators, handset makers and media companies to realize deeper consumer relationships and new revenues.

Investment Date: June 2002 Sold to Nokia Corporation, October 2007
GrandBanks Board Representative: Ryan Moore
Co-investors: BlueRun Ventures, Dolphin Equity Partners, Bru Venture Capital

Career opportunities at Enpocket

SendMe Mobile, San Francisco, CA
SendMe Mobile is a leading online-to-mobile media company that provides the broadest set of premium SMS-based entertainment services across a set of interconnected brands.

Investment Date: December 2007
GrandBanks Board Representative: Ryan Moore
Co-investors: Spark Capital, True Ventures

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uLocate Communications, Inc., Framingham, MA
uLocate Communications is the leading publisher of mobile location based service (LBS) applications. In 2007, uLocate launched WHERE, the world's first mobile GPS widget platform. uLocate was incubated at GrandBanks Capital's offices.

Investment Date: December 2003
GrandBanks Board Representative: Ryan Moore
Co-investors: Kodiak Ventures Partners, Venrock

Career opportunities at uLocate

Vivox Inc., Framingham, MA
Originally known as LibreTel, Vivox was founded by industry veteran Jeff Pulver and spun out of pulvermedia. Vivox provides online games, virtual worlds and other online communities with robust, integrated communication services that deliver superior quality voice, video, Instant Messaging (IM) and presence - all of which greatly improve gameplay and social interaction. Today, Vivox is bringing voice to over one million subscribers in more than 180 countries.

Investment Date: August 2005
GrandBanks Board Representative: Ryan Moore
Co-investors: Canaan Partners, Benchmark Capital

Career opportunities at Vivox

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