Comments on: Theme: Protocol

By: Google Apps Marketplace Ecosystem

Google Apps Marketplace Ecosystem — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 11:50:45 +0000

[...] Each company is going after something very different. Spanning is all about cloud backup. Attachments is all about getting control of your email attachments. And Yesware is “email for salespeople.” However, they have one very significant thing in common – they are all deeply integrated into Google Apps. In our thematic definition, they are in the Protocol theme. [...]

By: Our Investment in Awe.sm | Foundry Group

Our Investment in Awe.sm | Foundry Group — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 18:16:41 +0000

[...] fits firmly into our Glue and Protocol themes and is most analogous to companies like SendGrid, Gnip and Urban Airship. With the massive [...]

By: Distribution – A New Foundry Group Theme

Distribution – A New Foundry Group Theme — Tue, 22 Feb 2011 11:24:08 +0000

[...] Protocol: Many protocols – both formal and informal ones – support extensive software ecosystems. We’ve been investing in protocols like SMTP, RSS, XML, and SMS for years and expect to continue doing this. Sample companies include SendGrid and Urban Airship. [...]

By: 2010 Year In Review | Foundry Group

2010 Year In Review | Foundry Group — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 18:03:28 +0000

[...] range of geography (Boulder, San Francisco, Seattle, and Portland) and touch on most of our themes (Protocol, Distribution, HCI, Glue, and Adhesive). We’ve got a good range of first time entrepreneurs, [...]

By: Foundry Group Invests in SendGrid | Foundry Group

Foundry Group Invests in SendGrid | Foundry Group — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 19:16:59 +0000

[...] sits squarely in the middle of our Protocol investment theme, which subsumed our Email, RSS and Implicit Web themes. We are excited to welcome the company to [...]

By: See you at Defrag! | Foundry Group

See you at Defrag! | Foundry Group — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 17:28:33 +0000

[...] and participating in that discussion (Defrag sits at the intersection of our Implicit Web and Protocol themes). In October we’ll be holding our third edition of Defrag and we’re extremely excited [...]