MiserWare at a Glance

  • Founded: 2007
  • Industry: Software
  • Secret Sauce: 

    Intelligent Software Power Management (ISPM™)

  • Products:

    Granola
    ServerMiser ES

  • Headquarters:

    Blacksburg, VA, USA

Investors

 Valhalla Partners

Valhalla Partners

Valhalla Partners is a trusted partner and advisor to technology entrepreneurs in their quest to build world-class companies. Based in Vienna, Virginia, the firm's management team has made more than 120 investments over the past twenty years and produced almost $1 billion of investment proceeds. Valhalla prefers investments where the mission of the company is to innovate, challenge and fundamentally change the dynamics of new and existing markets. Investments by Valhalla's team include Advertising.com, BDMetrics, CareerBuilder.com, Clarify, EnterpriseDB, Epicor, ExchangeSolutions, JumpTap, LeftHand Networks, Mobius, NextLink, Nirvanix, Progress Software, Proxicom, RealOps, Register.com, Riverbed Technologies, SafeNet, SEPATON, ServiceBench, Trilogy, and webMethods. Valhalla Partners brings the full power and network of its experienced team to every investment it makes, helping companies grow faster and smarter regardless of size or maturity.

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Center for Innovative Technology 

Center for Innovative Technology

In 2005, CIT celebrated 20 years of creating technology-based companies and strategies for innovation. From its original mission to enhance the research and technology transfer activities of Virginia universities, CIT has moved its focus toward the new technologies, entrepreneurs and technology companies that make innovation happen.

Today, CIT’s operating structure consists of service lines that enable it to respond quickly and efficiently to new opportunities with government and private sector clients. The service lines – CIT Entrepreneur, CIT R&D, CIT Broadband and CIT Connect – establish a clear identity that allows us to meet our goals and close innovation gaps.

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D’Arch Angels 

The D’Arch Angels is an investment spin-out of the New Vantage Group. The New Vantage Group creates and manages early-stage venture funds for active angel investors including the Washington Dinner Club and Active Angel Investors, and maintains joint venture partnerships with regional clubs such as Chesapeake Emerging Opportunities and Virginia Active Angel Network. Since 1999, NVG members have invested more than $50 million in more than 55 mid-Atlantic-based companies.

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National Science Foundation SBIR 

NSF

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Office of Technology administers the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program and the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program. Through these two competitive programs, SBA ensures that the nation's small, high-tech, innovative businesses are a significant part of the federal government's research and development efforts. Eleven federal departments participate in the SBIR program; five departments participate in the STTR program awarding $2 billion to small high-tech businesses.

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