Ed Glassmeyer
Managing Partner
Focus Areas
Information Technology
Invested
Attivio, Inc.
Attivio’s software solutions integrate, correlate and analyze structured and unstructured information for large enterprise customers.
Aavid Thermal Technologies
Aavid is a provider of thermal management solutions.
Axellio Inc.
Axellio edge-computing and hyper-converged infrastructure business.
Benestra
Benestra is a leading provider fixed-line telecommunication services in Central and Eastern Europe.
CBORD Group
The CBORD Group is the world’s primary supplier of computer software systems for food and nutrition services.
Cloud Technology Partners
Cloud Technology Partners helps companies plan, design and build cloud solutions that reduce IT costs, streamline operations and accelerate time to market.
Cogent Communications, Inc.
Cogent Communications is a Tier 1, facilities based, all-optical ISP focused on delivering ultra-high speed Internet access.
Collabera
Collabera is an end-to-end information technology services and solutions firms worldwide.
EquaTerra, Inc.
EquaTerra sourcing advisors help clients achieve sustainable value in their business processes.
Fiber Optic Network Solutions Corporation
Fiber Optic provides a complete line of passive fiber-optic components and inter-connect solutions.
IMI Exchange
IMI Exchange is a leading company in the massively multiplayer online games (MMOG) market.
Lavastorm, Inc.
Lavastorm is a systems engineering firm.
Status: Acquired
Sector: Information Technology
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Leapstone Systems, Inc.
Leapstone Systems is a telecommunications software company.
Major League Gaming, Inc.
Major League Gaming Inc. (MLG) is the first professional video game league.
Status: Public
Sector: Information Technology
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Media Metrix, Inc.
Media Metrix is a provider of comprehensive research and measurement products and services.
Status: Public
Sector: Financial Services Technology
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Mobius Management Systems, Inc.
Integrated solutions for records and content management.
Status: Acquired
Sector: Financial Services Technology
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PaySys International, Inc.
Enterprise software for credit card management, data warehousing, and transaction management.
PictureVision, Inc.
PictureVision is a pioneer in online photography.
Ribbon Communications, Inc.
Ribbon transforms fixed, mobile, and enterprise networks from legacy to secure IP and cloud-based.
Seagate Technologies, Inc.
Seagate Technologies is a designer, manufacturer and marketer of hard disc drives.
Spring Tide
Telica, Inc.
Telica provides softswitch-based voice and data switching products.
Tellium, Inc.
Tellium is a provider of core optical switches.
Torrent Systems, Inc.
Torrent Systems is a developer of highly scalable parallel processing infrastructure software.
Status: Acquired
Sector: Information Technology
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United Devices
United Devices is a provider of distributed computing software and services.
Zayo Group
Zayo Group provides bandwidth, voice and managed services.
Edward F. Glassmeyer, Managing Partner, co-founded Oak Investment Partners with Stewart Greenfield in 1978. Ed concentrates in Information Technology with a focus on Cloud and Enterprise Software and Services companies and is active in the broadband networking sector.
Ed has led investments in and/or served on the Boards of IT service companies CBORD Group (acquired by Roper Industries), Cloud Technologies Partners (acquired by Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company), Mobius Management (acquired by AGS Content Management), and Credit Card software company Paysys (acquired by First Data). Telcom companies include Telica (acquired by Lucent), Bellcore spinout Tellium (acquired by Zhone Technologies), and Cogent Communications (NASD: CCOI). Also, Aavid Termalloy (NASD:AATT) since taken private, and Seagate (NASD: STX ).
Ed started his career at Citicorp Venture Capital and later became Managing Partner of The Sprout Group at DLJ (Donaldson, Lufkin, & Jenrette). Ed graduated from Princeton University, served as an officer in the Marine Corps, and received his MBA with distinction from The Amos Tuck School at Dartmouth College, where he was a board member for 20 years. Ed was a founding Director of the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA), and received their Lifetime Achievement Award in 2005.