Blue Star Innovation Partners Invests in Sonar Software

Blue Star Innovation Partners Makes Growth Investment in PlayMetrics

August 23, 2023

Cloud & SaaS

Blue Star Innovation Partners, a growth-focused investment firm backed by Jerry Jones, has taken a significant ownership position in PlayMetrics, a Morrisville, North Carolina-based provider of operations management software for youth sports organizations. The capital and BSIP's software and payments expertise will accelerate product development, improve customer service, and support expansion into additional youth sports end markets like leagues, tournaments, and governing bodies.

OceanSound Partners Makes Strategic Investment in Lynx Software Technologies

June 23, 2022

Software

Lynx Software Technologies, a San Jose-based developer of open-architecture software for mission-critical embedded systems, received a strategic investment from affiliates of OceanSound Partners. The investment will support Lynx's growth, operational improvements, and pursuit of strategic acquisitions to expand its presence across aerospace, defense, industrial, and critical infrastructure end markets.

Blue Star Innovation Partners Invests in OfficeRnD

October 26, 2023

Cloud & SaaS

Blue Star Innovation Partners (BSIP) has made a strategic growth investment in OfficeRnD, a provider of coworking and hybrid work SaaS. The capital and BSIP's operational, software and integrated-payments expertise will be used to accelerate OfficeRnD's product offering and expand its reach—including into North America.

Blue Star Innovation Partners Acquires Majority Stake in TravelNet Solutions

July 26, 2022

Cloud & SaaS

Blue Star Innovation Partners has acquired a majority stake in TravelNet Solutions (TNS), a Minneapolis‑based provider of Track Hospitality Software and related vacation‑rental platforms. The investment will be used to accelerate product development, expand support and hiring, and pursue M&A to add complementary solutions; TNS's existing leadership remains in place and VTrips exited its stake.

Genstar Capital and TA Associates Invest in insightsoftware

August 14, 2019

Software

Genstar Capital has made a strategic growth investment in insightsoftware, the Raleigh-based provider of ERP and EPM reporting software, joining existing investor TA Associates. The capital will support insightsoftware’s product expansion and global growth into EMEA and APAC while the company continues to scale its cloud reporting and financial reporting solutions.

Francisco Partners Makes Significant Growth Investment in Veson Nautical

March 17, 2022

Cloud & SaaS

Francisco Partners has entered a definitive agreement to make a significant equity investment in Veson Nautical alongside existing investor Pamlico Capital and co-founder John Veson. The growth capital will help Veson accelerate product innovation, organic growth and pursue a targeted acquisition strategy in the maritime freight software market.