Globespan Capital Partners

What is Globespan Capital Partners?

Globespan Capital Partners is a global venture capital firm headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, United States, with an additional office in Palo Alto, California, and significant activity in Japan. They specialize in investments in the information technology sector, focusing on energy, communications, internet/infrastructure, software, and systems and peripherals.

Globespan Capital Partners invest across various stages, including early, middle, and later-stage opportunities, showing a commitment to supporting startups throughout their development cycle. With a strong base of limited partners, they operate on a global scale, despite their roots in the U.S. and connections in Japan.

Globespan's portfolio showcases a history of successful exits and a wide-ranging investment approach, aligning with their thesis to back innovative IT and technology companies. Their flexible investment range demonstrates their adaptability and strong financial capability. The firm stands out for its early incubation work and supportive approach toward its portfolio companies, as evidenced in their work with Trigo Technologies and other ventures.

With the vision of facilitating more efficient management of product information across enterprises, Globespan helped launch Trigo Technologies in 2000. This led to the creation of Trigo ProductCenter, a central repository for aggregating, managing, and syndicating product information for retailers, distributors, and manufacturers. By offering the first enterprise-wide solution of its kind, Trigo became a market leader.

Globespan leverages their bi-coastal presence in the U.S. to provide convenience and credibility to clients while also fostering connections and early customer relationships as seen with Staples becoming Trigo's first customer. Furthermore, Globespan's Asian Business Development program enabled Trigo to establish a reseller deal with Nippon Steel Solutions and secure its first customer in Japan. Globespan Capital Partners continues to seek opportunities to fund innovative companies contributing to the field of technology, aiming to create long-term, sustainable growth and bringing new dimensions of efficiency and functionality to various industries.

What they say:

We are a venture capital firm based in California.

What we look for: We invest in startups within the information technology industry, focusing on mobile and SaaS solutions.