June 21, 2010
SJF has made available investment case studies on two recently exited companies, Ryla and Salvage Direct. Both companies produced strong financial results for SJF, generated rapid growth and built unique employee cultures that helped drive business results. Ryla’s revenue climbed from less than $1.1 million in 2002 to over $100 million […]
May 18, 2010
SJF Successfully Exits Fund I Portfolio Company, Salvage Direct, through Sale to QCSA Holdings SJF Ventures portfolio company Salvage Direct has been acquired by QCSA Auto Auctions, the nation’s largest independent salvage auction company. The transaction was funded by private equity firm Kinderhook Industries and debt provider Amalgamated Capital. The […]
April 30, 2010
Ryla Receives Strategic Investment from Alorica; SJF Exits Fund I Portfolio Company SJF Ventures’ portfolio company Ryla, Inc., has received a strategic investment from California-based Alorica, Inc. The partnership helps solidify Ryla as a leading call center solutions provider and infuses additional capital for growth. Ryla will continue to operate […]
April 23, 2010
Kennesaw, Ga. – The Atlanta Business Chronicle today named Ryla, a leading domestic provider of outsourced call center and customer contact solutions, as the fastest growing privately-held company in the Atlanta metropolitan area. The publication’s annual Pacesetter award recognizes top revenue growth companies based in Atlanta. SJF Ventures has been […]
April 19, 2010
SJF Ventures Portfolio Company, FieldView Solutions, Welcomes David Schirmacher from Goldman Sachs & Co. Schirmacher joins FieldView Solutions from Goldman Sachs & Company where as Vice President and Global Head of Engineering and Critical Systems he was responsible for the design, operation and overall strategy of the firm’s data centers, […]
February 24, 2010
After a successful launch of the SJF Cleantech Mentorship Program in New York City through a $75,000 grant from the Citi Foundation, SJF has selected the 2010 Cleantech Mentorship Program Fellows and Mentors. The 2010 Fellows are an impressive group of early stage cleantech entrepreneurs operating companies with significant market potential. […]
February 5, 2010
Bonny Moellenbrock is Executive Director of SJF Advisory Services, an SJF Ventures allied nonprofit organization that provides assistance to and increases access to capital for entrepreneurial businesses, in order to expand their positive community economic development and environmental outcomes. SJFAS is an important partner in Green For All’s Capital Access […]
December 17, 2009
SJF Ventures Leads a $2.75M Investment in FieldView Solutions SJF Ventures led a $2.75m Series A financing in FieldView Solutions; Milestone Venture Partners and Osage Partners also participated in the financing round. FieldView Solutions is an enterprise software company based in Edison, NJ that provides data center managers with a solution […]
November 2, 2009
SJF Ventures has invested in MediaMath’s Series B financing. MediaMath, based in New York City, is a leading online media trading company that offers advertising agencies unprecedented reach and performance through a combination of unique data integration and algorithmic bidding through advertising exchanges. Read more about MediaMath on SJF’s Web-Enhanced […]