Lacuna Venture Fund Portfolio Companies.
Lacuna partners with companies that are at inflection points in which infusions of financial capital and strategic expertise will make significant impacts on their businesses.
Such companies often have proven managers and business concepts that meaningfully differentiate from competitors, with products or services that target large or dynamically growing markets. The following are companies we are proud to be helping bring to fruition.
Balihoo, Inc. is the premier provider of advertising technology and services to national brands with local marketing needs. Balihoo's web-based marketing platform is a branded environment that streamlines the process by which local affiliates access and customize corporate-approved creative and launch demand-generation campaigns across all mediums.
concept3D Inc. is a leading authority in the creation and implementation of high quality, cost effective 3-D designs. Leveraging its extensive background in SketchUp™ modeling and its global team of in-house designers, concept3D offers quality and value in 3-D modeling services.
IntraOp Medical Corporation provides innovative technology solutions for the treatment and eradication of cancer. Founded in 1993, IntraOp is committed to providing the tools doctors need to administer intraoperative radiation therapy safely and effectively - for all cancer patients. The company’s flagship product, Mobetron, is the first fully portable, self-shielding intraoperative electron radiation therapy device designed for use in any operating room.
Mocapay is a mobile payment and marketing company that lets consumers pay for goods and services at the register and online with their mobile phones. Mocapay simplifies the payment process, providing total transaction security. Mocapay saves merchants money vs. credit card transaction fees, while providing consumers with unprecedented value via real-time promotions from their favorite retailers.
Tribute Direct was founded to give Americans a family-friendly and budget-friendly option to traditional and costly ways of arranging funerals. Tribute Direct provides help "at time of need" to families by phone or the internet, around the clock.
Other Investments Currently Managed by Lacuna Principals.
The following are companies into which the Principals of Lacuna made investments prior to their founding of The Lacuna Venture Fund. The Principals continue to manage these investments and to help these companies in their go-to-market efforts. None of these companies are, or are expected to be, portfolio companies of the Lacuna Venture Fund or the Lacuna Hedge Fund. However, they provide examples of the kinds of companies with which Lacuna seeks to partner.
Knowledge Factor, Inc.* is the only company in the world that delivers mastery — the ability for people to perform well with confidence. Most trained workforces have an average level of mastery of 55 percent. Through its patented Confidence-Based Learning System™, Knowledge Factor quickly takes workforces to 95 percent mastery or better, creating better performing organizations and eliminating harmful knowledge that put companies at risk.
SageFire, Inc.* is a leader in financial management solutions providing a range of software applications and services to help business owners get the most from their businesses. Sagefire helps very small businesses (VSB’s) organize their books, increase profits, backup critical business records and convert prospects to customers.
* Knowledge Factor and SageFire are managed by Lacuna, LLC but are not part of the Lacuna Hedge Fund or the Lacuna Venture Fund.