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Biotechnology
Company
Funding
Stage
Disclosed Investors
Intradigm Corp.
Rockville, Md. | Web site | Profile
Gene research
Not disclosed
Early
Redmont Venture Partners, Maryland Department of Business and Economic Development
Prestwick Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Washington
Parkinson's disease treatments
$10.1M
Early
BioAsia Investments LLC, Atlas Venture
Artesian Therapeutics Inc.
Gaithersburg, Md. | Web Site
Heart failure treatments
$7.5M
Early
Oxford Bioscience Partners, Maryland Department of Business and Economic Development
Sequella Inc.
Rockville, Md. | Web site
Tuberculosis treatments
$150K
Startup/Seed
Maryland Department of Business and Economic Development
Expression Pathology Inc.
Rockville, Md.
Clinical material analysis
$100K
Startup/Seed
Maryland Department of Business and Economic Development


Business Products and Services
Company
Funding
Stage
Disclosed Investors
Power Pact LLC
Midlothian, Va.
Promotional services for large companies
$1M
Later
Jefferson Capital Partners Ltd.


Health Care
Company
Funding
Stage
Disclosed Investors
ElderHealth Inc.
Baltimore | Web site
Eldercare
$6M
Expansion
Conning Capital Partners, Coleman Swenson Booth Inc., New Enterprise Associates, Salix Ventures
PEM Technologies
Rockville, Md. | Web site
Cancer imaging and location devices
$3M
Early
Walker Ventures SBIC, Atlantis Group LLC, Maryland Department of Business and Economic Development, Chesapeake Emerging Opportunities Club LLC
ReProtect Inc.
Towson, Md. | Web site
Contraception devices
$100K
Startup/Seed
Maryland Department of Business and Economic Development


Industrial
Company
Funding
Stage
Disclosed Investors
LightStream Technologies Inc.
Reston, Va. | Web site
Water disinfection
Not disclosed
Expansion
Metropolitan Venture Partners
Compro Systems Inc.
Saint Albans, W. Va. | Web site
Heavy truck and conveyer belt scales
$1M
Expansion
Mountaineer Capital LP
Athena Technologies Inc.
Manassas, Va. | Web site
Aerospace dynamics and controls
$3M
Expansion
GEF Management Corp.


Information Technology
Company
Funding
Stage
Disclosed Investors
Lightningcast Inc.
Alexandria, Va. | Web site
Online advertising services
Undisclosed
Expansion
Redleaf Group Inc., Nokia Venture Partners, Birchmere Ventures
I4 Commerce Inc.
Timonium, Md. | Web site
Internet commerce transaction services
$22.907M
Later
GRP Partners, Azure Capital Partners, Crosspoint Venture Partners, First Data Corp.
Anystream Inc.
Sterling, Va. | Web site | Profile
Streaming media encoding software
$11M
Later
SCP Private Equity Partners LP
Sourcefire Inc.
Columbia, Md. | Web site | Profile
Network monitoring
$11M
Expansion
New Enterprise Associates, Sierra Ventures, Core Capital Partners, Inflection Point Ventures
Network Security Technology Inc.
Herndon, Va.
Internet security
$10M
Expansion
ArrowPath Venture Capital, Mobius Venture Capital
BNX Systems Corp.
Vienna, Va. | Web site
Information security software
$7.8M
Expansion
Carlyle Group, Columbia Capital LLC, Walker Ventures SBIC
Cibernet Corp.
Washington | Web site | Profile
Wireless billing information exchange
$5.275M
Later
VentureHouse Group
Cyveillance Inc.
Arlington, Va. | Web site
Intellectual property rights monitoring software
$3.5M
Later
ABS Capital Partners, New Enterprise Associates, Draper Atlantic Venture Fund LP, Lazard Technology Partners, Capital Investors, New Vantage Group (formerly The Dinner Club LLC), Greystone Capital Group
Platform Logic
Glenwood, Md. | Web site | Profile
Network security software
$3M
Early
Walker Ventures SBIC, Maryland Department of Business and Economic Development
Secure Methods Inc.
Bethesda, Md.
Network security software
$3M
Expansion
Walker Ventures SBIC, Adena Ventures
Vocus Inc.
Lanham, Md. | Web site
Web tools for public- and government-relations
$3M
Expansion
Sterling Partners
Plethora Technology Inc.
Columbia, Md. | Web site
Network security software
$2M
Early
Maryland Department of Business and Economic Development
Surety Inc.
Herndon, Va. | Web site
Information security
$2M
Later
Not disclosed
SkyBitz
Dulles, Va. | Web site | Profile
Shipping tracking service
$1.84M
Expansion
Cordova Ventures
HealthScribe Inc.
Sterling, Va. | Web site
Web-enabled medical transcription and data management
$1.7M
Expansion
Grotech Capital Group, VIMAC Ventures LLC, Blue Chip Venture Co.
Ztango.com Inc
Reston, Va. | Web site
Wireless Internet software
$1M
Expansion
General Atlantic Partners LLC
Payerpath Inc.
Richmond, Va. | Web site
Health care transaction services over the Internet
$700K
Expansion
Acacia Venture Partners
Raedel Financial Solutions Inc.
Rockville, Md. | Web site
Browser-based analytical software
$500K
Early
Washington Capital Partners LLC
VNX Solutions
McLean, Va.
Network integration
$300K
Expansion
New England Partners
Cinea Inc.
Herndon, Va. | Web site | Profile
Digital cinema security
$250K
Early
Monumental Venture Partners LLC
ePipeline.com Inc.
Herndon, Va. | Web site
Web-based business platforms for government contractors
$175K
Expansion
Crossbow Ventures
Sphere Software Corp.
Columbia, Md. | Web site
Information security software
$50K
Startup/Seed
Maryland Department of Business and Economic Development


Retail
Company
Funding
Stage
Disclosed Investors
Chicken Out Inc.
Gaithersburg, Md.
Chain of restaurants
$3M
Expansion
Grotech Capital Group


Software
Company
Funding
Stage
Disclosed Investors
Mythic Entertainment Inc.
Fairfax, Va. | Web site | Profile
Multi-player computer games
$20.235M
Later
TA Associates Inc.
K12 Inc.
McLean, Va. | Web site
Educational software
$20M
Expansion
Constellation Ventures
Brickstream Corp.
Fairfax, Va. | Web site | Profile
Customer relationship management software
$6.2M
Early
Columbia Capital LLC, General Atlantic Partners LLC, Mohr Davidow Ventures
SevenSpace Inc.
Chantilly, Va. | Web site | Profile
Software
$4M
Later
Lehman Brothers,Trinity Ventures, Greenbridge Capital LLC, Forsyth Management Co.
Emerging Technologies Group
Vienna, Va. | Web site
Decision support software
$3M
Early
Edison Venture Fund
Artifact Software Inc.
Baltimore | Web site
Software
$2.95M
Early
Intersouth Partners, Mid Atlantic Venture Funds, Draper Atlantic Venture Fund LP, Maryland Department of Business and Economic Development
Business Devices Inc.
Columbia, Md. | Web site
Enterprise software
$100K
Startup/Seed
Maryland Department of Business and Economic Development


Telecommunications
Company
Funding
Stage
Disclosed Investors
XtremeSpectrum Inc.
Vienna, Va. | Web site | Profile
Wireless networking
$24M
Later
Motorola Ventures, Granite Ventures LLC, Cisco Systems Inc., Novak Biddle Venture Partners LP, Alliance Technology Ventures, TI Ventures
Covega Corp.
Jessup, Md. | Web site | Profile
Fiber optics
$17.27M
Early
Intersouth Partners, Kinetic Ventures LLC, New Enterprise Associates, Boulder Ventures Ltd., Core Capital Partners, Siemens Venture Capital GmbH, EDB Investments Pte Ltd., Optical Capital Group
Cryptek Inc.
Sterling, Va. | Web site | Profile
Government communications security
$10.2M
Expansion
Walden International, Westbury Partners
Paratek Microwave Inc.
Columbia, Md. | Web site
Radio-frequency tunable components
$8.5M
Expansion
Morgenthaler Ventures, Novak Biddle Venture Partners LP, DB Capital Partners, Investor Growth Capital Inc.
Qovia Inc.
Monrovia, Md. | Web site
IP telephony software
$5.5M
Early
Nokia Venture Partners, Maryland Venture Capital Trust, Maryland Department of Business and Economic Development
sentitO Networks Inc.
Rockville, Md. | Web site | Profile
Communications infrastructure software
$3.2M
Early
Telus Ventures
Luna Technologies Inc.
Blacksburg, Va. | Web site
Fiber-optics sensing
$1.4M
Early
Columbia Capital LLC, Novak Biddle Venture Partners LP, Soundview Ventures, Envest Ventures
MCT Corp.
Alexandria, Va. | Web site
Wireless services in former Soviet Union
$50K
Later
Northwood Ventures

Source: PricewaterhouseCoopers/Venture Economics/National Venture Capital Association MoneyTree Survey