Gesmer Updegrove, LLP

Portfolio:

Clients

Overview

Our clients include individual entrepreneurs, private and public companies, venture capitalists, standard-setting consortia, and major educational institutions. Our clients are engaged in cutting-edge areas of business, including software technologies, the Internet, clean tech, electronic commerce and medical technologies. “Serial” entrepreneurs regularly return to us to launch and grow their new businesses.

Firm Credentials

3,000+

EMERGING COMPANIES SERVED
$3.5 Billion

IN CAPITAL RAISED
250+

VCs INVESTED IN OUR CLIENTS

Overview

Our mission is to be the trusted advisor to our clients, providing quality legal services, outstanding business advice and value-added services. We work side by side with our client CEOs to bring the resources necessary to grow their companies - all while ensuring that their companies are legally protected. We view our success as intertwined with our clients’ success, and we share some of these success stories with you.

Firm Credentials

3,000+

EMERGING COMPANIES SERVED
$3.5 Billion

IN CAPITAL RAISED
250+

VCs INVESTED IN OUR CLIENTS

Overview

We have acted as legal counsel in many hundreds of venture capital, angel and bank financings, representing both the emerging companies obtaining financing, as well as the investors and banks making the investments. We often supply the introduction that results in the financing. Our public and private clients engage in all forms of mergers and acquisitions, ranging from early acquisitions of emerging companies to complex international mergers.

Firm Credentials

3,000+

EMERGING COMPANIES SERVED
$3.5 Billion

IN CAPITAL RAISED
250+

VCs INVESTED IN OUR CLIENTS

Clients
- Actio Software Corporation
  
  Actio Software Corporation
  
  http://www.actio.net
- Aeromotions, Inc.
  
  Aeromotions, Inc.
  
  http://www.aeromotions.com/
- AI Squared
  
  AI Squared
  
  http://www.aisquared.com/
- American Hydroponics, Inc.
  
  American Hydroponics'
  
  http://www.ahydro.com/
- Atalasoft, Inc.
  
  Atalasoft, Inc.
  
  http://www.atalasoft.com
- Azima, Inc.
  
  Azima, Inc.
  
  http://www.azimahealth.com/
- Barcast Network LLC
  
  Barcast Network LLC
  
  http://barcast.tv/
- BetterCom, Inc.
  
  BetterCom, Inc.
  
  http://www.bettercom.com/
- Blitz Innovations, Inc.
  
  Blitz Innovations, Inc.
  
  http://www.blitzinnovations.com
- Blue Water Partners Global, LLC
  
  Blue Water Partners Global, LLC
  
  http://www.bwpglobal.com
- Boston Finex Group, Inc.
  
  Boston Finex Group, Inc.
  
  http://www.bostonfinexgroup.com
- Boston IVF
  
  Boston IVF
  
  http://www.bostonivf.com
- Boston Private Bank & Trust Company
  
  Boston Private Bank & Trust Company
  
  http://www.bostonprivatebank.com
- Boston Software Systems
  
  Boston Software Systems
  
  http://www.bostonworkstation.com/
- Boston University Community Technology Fund
  
  Boston University Community Technology Fund
  
  http://www.bu.edu/otd/
- Carbon Challenge
  
  Carbon Challenge
  
  http://www.carbonrally.com/
- CardScan, Inc.
  
  CardScan, Inc.
  
  http://www.cardscan.com/index.asp
- CareCentrix, Inc.
  
  CareCentrix, Inc.
  
  http://www.carecentrix.com
- Certica Solutions, Inc.
  
  Certica Solutions, Inc.
  
  http://www.certicasolutions.com/
- ColoSpace, Inc.
  
  ColoSpace, Inc.
  
  http://www.colospace.com/
- Combined Jewish Philanthropies
  
  Combined Jewish Philanthropies
  
  HTTP://www.cjp.org
- Computer & Communications Industry Association
  
  Computer & Communications Industry Association
  
  http://www.ccianet.org
- ContextWeb
  
  ContextWeb
  
  http://www.contextweb.com/
- Courion
  
  Courion
  
  http://www.courion.com/
- CourseCrafters
  
  CourseCrafters
  
  http://www.coursecrafters.com/
- Court Square Data Group Inc.
  
  Court Square Data Group Inc.
  
  http://www.courtsquaregroup.com
- CrunchTime! Information Systems, Inc.
  
  CrunchTime! Information Systems, Inc.
  
  http://www.crunchtime.com/
- Danver Bank
  
  Danver Bank
  
  http://www.danversbank.com
- Delfigo Corporation
  
  Delfigo Corporation
  
  http://www.delfigosecurity.com
- Eagle Design & Management
  
  Eagle Design & Management
  
  http://www.eagledesignandmanagement.com/
- Egenera, Inc.
  
  Egenera, Inc.
  
  http://www.egenera.com/
- Eliza Corporation
  
  Eliza Corporation
  
  http://www.elizacorporation.com
- Enverity Corporation
  
  Enverity Corporation
  
  http://www.enverity.com
- eXalt Solutions, Inc.
  
  eXalt Solutions, Inc.
  
  http://www.exaltsolutions.com
- Flow Metrix, Inc.
  
  Flow Metrix, Inc.
  
  http://www.flowmetrix.com
- Fluorometrix Corporation
  
  Fluorometrix Corporation
  
  http://www.fluorometrix.com
- Fractal Antenna, Inc.
  
  Fractal Antenna, Inc.
  
  http://www.fractenna.com
- GlobalPlatform, Inc.
  
  GlobalPlatform, Inc.
  
  http://www.globalplatform.org
- Globalware Solutions
  
  Globalware Solutions
  
  http://www.globalwaresolutions.com
- HANSA Computing, Inc.
  
  HANSA Computing, Inc.
  
  http://www.hansacomputing.com
- Harvard University
  
  Harvard University
  
  http://www.harvard.edu
- HCPro, Inc.
  
  HCPro, Inc.
  
  http://www.hcpro.com
- HDM Systems Corporation
  
  HDM Systems Corporation
  
  www.hdm-sys.com
- HistoryShots LLC
  
  HistoryShots LLC
  
  http://www.historyshots.com/
- I-many, Inc.
  
  I-many, Inc.
  
  http://www.imany.com/
- ICEX, Inc.
  
  ICEX, Inc.
  
  http://www.icex.com/
- IMS Global Learning Consortium
  
  IMS Global Learning Consortium
  
  http://www.imsglobal.org/
- IndigoVision
  
  IndigoVision
  
  http://www.indigovision.com/
- Information Card Foundation
  
  Information Card Foundation
  
  http://informationcard.net/
- IPTech
  
  IPTech
  
  http://www.iptech.com/
- JMC Venture Partners LLC
  
  JMC Venture Partners LLC
  
  http://www.jmcvp.com/
- Koko Fitness
  
  Koko Fitness
  
  www.kokofitness.com
- Lexington Analytics, Inc.
  
  Lexington Analytics, Inc.
  
  http://www.lexingtonanalytics.com
- Lifecare Funding Group
  
  Lifecare Funding Group
  
  http://www.lifecarefunding.com
- ManageSoft Corporation
  
  ManageSoft Corporation
  
  http://www.managesoft.com
- Mariposa
  
  Mariposa
  
  http://www.mariposa-gift.com/
- Massachusetts Technology Development Corporation
  
  Massachusetts Technology Development Corporation
  
  http://www.mtdc.com
- mental images GmbH
  
  mental images GmbH
  
  http://www.mentalimages.com
- Mobile Imaging and Printing Consortium
  
  Mobile Imaging and Printing Consortium
  
  http://www.mobileprinting.org
- Molecular, Inc.
  
  Molecular, Inc.
  
  http://www.molecular.com/
- My Way Village
  
  My Way Village
  
  http://www.mywayvillage.com
- Near Field Communications Forum, Inc.
  
  Near Field Communications Forum, Inc.
  
  http://www.nfc-forum.org
- Network Centric Operations Industry Consortium
  
  Network Centric Operations Industry Consortium
  
  https://www.ncoic.org
- Next Level International
  
  Next Level International
  
  http://www.nextlevelinternational.com/
- NirvanaSoft, Inc.
  
  NirvanaSoft, Inc.
  
  http://www.nirvanasoft.com/
- OASIS Open
  
  OASIS Open
  
  http://www.oasis-open.org
- One IP Voice, Inc.
  
  One IP Voice, Inc.
  
  http://www.farmstead.com/
- OnLatte, Inc.
  
  OnLatte, Inc.
  
  http://www.onlatte.com
- Open Geospatial Consortium, Inc.
  
  Open Geospatial Consortium, Inc.
  
  http://www.opengeospatial.org/
- Open Mobile Alliance
  
  Open Mobile Alliance
  
  http://www.openmobilealliance.org/
- OpenID Foundation
  
  OpenID Foundation
  
  http://openid.net/foundation
- Optimal Engineering Partners
  
  Optimal Engineering Partners
  
  http://www.optimaleng.com/
- Palladium, Inc.
  
  Palladium, Inc.
  
  http://www.thepalladiumgroup.com/
- Panraven, Inc.
  
  Panraven, Inc.
  
  http://www.panraven.com
- PCI Industrial Computer Manufacturers Group, Inc.
  
  PCI Industrial Computer Manufacturers Group, Inc.
  
  http://www.picmg.org/
- Performance Motion Devices, Inc.
  
  Performance Motion Devices, Inc.
  
  http://www.pmdcorp.com/
- PointCare Technologies, Inc.
  
  PointCare Technologies, Inc.
  
  http://www.pointcaretechnologies.com/
- Porticus Technology, Inc.
  
  Porticus Technology, Inc.
  
  http://www.porticusinc.com/
- Prism Venture Partners
  
  Prism Venture Partners
  
  http://www.prismventure.com/
- ProcessUnity, Inc.
  
  ProcessUnity, Inc.
  
  http://www.processunity.com
- Punchbowl Software Inc.
  
  Punchbowl Software Inc.
  
  http://www.mypunchbowl.com/
- Putnam Investments, Inc.
  
  Putnam Investments, Inc.
  
  http://www.putnam.com/
- Quantia Communications, Inc.
  
  Quantia Communications, Inc.
  
  http://www.quantiamd.com/
- Reed Elsevier
  
  Reed Elsevier
  
  http://www.reed-elsevier.com/
- SDR Forum
  
  SDR Forum
  
  http://www.sdrforum.org/
- SmartWorlds
  
  SmartWorlds
  
  http://www.smartworlds.com/
- Social Trak
  
  Social Trak
  
  http://www.socialtrak.com
- Softscape, Inc.
  
  Softscape, Inc.
  
  http://www.softscape.com/
- Sovereign Bank
  
  Sovereign Bank
  
  http://www.sovereignbank.com/
- T-Netix, Inc.
  
  T-Netix, Inc.
  
  http://www.t-netix.com/
- T48Media, LLC
  
  T48Media, LLC
  
  http://www.t48media.net
- TD Banknorth, N.A.
  
  TD Banknorth, N.A.
  
  http://www.tdbanknorth.com/
- TenMarks Education, Inc.
  
  TenMarks Education, Inc.
  
  http://www.tenmarks.com
- Teragram Corporation
  
  Teragram Corporation
  
  http://www.teragram.com/
- TerraNua U.S. Corp.
  
  TerraNua U.S. Corp.
  
  http://www.terranua.com
- The Linux Foundation
  
  The Linux Foundation
  
  http://www.linuxfoundation.org/
- Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.
  
  Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.
  
  http://www.thermofisher.com
- ThreeCore, Inc.
  
  ThreeCore, Inc.
  
  http://www.threecore.com
- TNCO, Inc.
  
  TNCO, Inc.
  
  http://www.symmetrymedical.com/
- TOA Technologies
  
  TOA Technologies
  
  http://toatech.com/
- Topline Strategy Group
  
  Topline Strategy Group
  
  http://www.toplinestrategy.com/
- Topline Systems, Inc.
  
  Topline Systems, Inc.
  
  http://www.topline-systems.com/
- TotalView Technologies
  
  TotalView Technologies
  
  http://www.totalviewtech.com/
- Treetop Technologies, Inc.
  
  Treetop Technologies, Inc
  
  http://www.treetopt.com
- Tutor.com, Inc.
  
  Tutor.com, Inc.
  
  http://www.tutor.com/
- Unica Corporation
  
  Unica Corporation
  
  http://www.unica.com/
- Vcentrix, Inc.
  
  Vcentrix, Inc.
  
  http://www.vcentrix.net/
- VIEW Group, L.P.
  
  VIEW Group, L.P.
  
  http://www.viewgroup.com/htms/philosophy/index.htm
- ViroGen Corporation
  
  ViroGen Corporation
  
  http://www.virogen.com/
- VISTAGY, Inc.
  
  VISTAGY, Inc.
  
  http://www.vistagy.com/
- Zenger Analytics, Inc.
  
  Zenger Analytics, Inc.
  
  http://www.zengeranalytics.com
- ZeroBase Energy, LLC
  
  ZeroBase Energy, LLC
  
  http://www.thezerobase.com
- ZeroPoint Risk Research
  
  ZeroPoint Risk Research
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Case Studies
- Boston Software Systems
  
  Sara and Richard McNeil, a dynamic husband and wife leadership team, founded Boston Software Systems in 1985 and run it today with a virtual team operating in 10 states. The company markets the leading scripting software tool (software programming) in...
- CarbonRally
  
  Carbonrally proves that it can be fun to be “green.” Carbonrally’s web site allows members to sign up for free and compete individually or on teams by accepting a series of carbon-reduction challenges to effect climate change. Carbonrally challenges include actions such as foregoing disposable coffee cups, commuting by bike instead of....
- Constant Contact
  
  More than 300,000 small businesses, associations and nonprofits trust Constant Contact to help them connect with their audience—making the company a major email marketing player. But who did Constant Contact trust when they themselves were starting out as a small business?
- DSP Engineering, Inc.
  
  Digital Signal Processing (DSP) technology was developed in the 60s, along with mainframes, but came to market in force in the late 80s and 90s as fax-machines and dial-up modems transformed business and personal communications. (Even if you don’t know the technology, you know the beeping sound it makes as your fax machine connects).
- Entrepreneur-in-Residence
  
  Many of our case studies have a beginning and an end that follow the normal course of an entrepreneurial client’s path from start up to financial transaction. But since many of our active clients are still in, or emerging from start up mode, here are some of their early returns on their Gesmer Updegrove experience. Each works with Steve Snyder, our Entrepreneur-in-Residence.
- I-Many
  
  Some entrepreneurs are in the right place at the right time and score big as a result. You know the types. Others make it with sheer tenacity, sweat equity and a loyal team.
  
  Alan Hyman of I-many falls in the latter category. Alan started I-many in 1989 as Systems Consulting Company (SCC), offering software to automate Medicare reimbursement payments.
- Mariposa
  
  Mariposa makes hand-made, original gifts for the home and table. Visit their Web site to see what makes a Mariposa branded piece unique and learn that “all Mariposa’s designers, including John Updike’s son, Michael Updike, are artists: painters and sculptors who view each piece they make as art, not a product.”
Transactions
- Transaction Cambridge Water Technology, Inc.
  
  Cambridge Water Technology, Inc.
  preferred stock financing by CSF Mercury Limited
- Transaction ContextWeb, Inc
  
  ContextWeb, Inc.
  preferred stock financing by
  Investor Growth Capital
  Draper Fisher Jurvetson
  Updata Venture Partners
  Gold Hill Venture Lending
- transaction Eliza Corporation
  
  Eliza Corporation
  acquired
  Sprigley LLC
- transaction Flybridge Capital Partners
  
  Flybridge Capital Partners
  preferred stock financing of
  Virtual Computer, Inc.
- Transaction Massachusetts Technology Development Corporation
  
  Massachusetts Technology Development Corporation (MTDC)
  preferred stock financing of Forerun, Inc.
- Transaction My Way Village
  
  My Way Village
  angel financing by
  Individual Investors
- Transaction perk street financial
  
  PerkStreet Financial
  preferred stock financing by
  Highland Capital Partners
- Transaction Punchbowl Software Inc.
  
  Punchbowl Software, Inc.
  Preferred stock financing by
  Intel Capital Corporation
  Contour Venture Partners
- Transaction TOA Technologies
  
  TOA Technologies, Inc.
  debt financing by
  Silicon Valley Bank
- transactions Delfigo Corporation
  
  Delfigo Corporation
  seed round financing by
  Stage I Ventures
- transactions Azima, Inc.
  
  Azima, Inc.
  preferred stock financing by
  Source2 Azima LLC
  Individual Investors
- transactions Tutor.com, Inc.
  
  Tutor.com, Inc.
  preferred stock financing by
  Sodexa Rose Holding Company
  Dawntreader Fund