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Staples
Invented the office-superstore concept; today, the largest operator of office superstores in the world.
- Investment Year 1985
- Exit Year 1989
- Sector Retail
- Geography North America - East
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Dick’s Sporting Goods
Operates more than 130 stores in more than 25 states, mostly in the eastern US.
- Investment Year 1991
- Exit Year 2002
- Sector Retail
- Geography North America - East
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Blue Nile
Pioneering online retailer of diamonds and fine jewelry. Blue Nile has grown to become the largest online retailer of certified diamonds and fine jewelry. Internet Retailer Magazine reports Blue Nile is bigger than the next three largest online jewelers combined. The company went public in 2004 (NASDAQ: NILE).
- Investment Year 1998
- Exit Year 2004
- Sector Consumer Web, Retail
- Geography North America - West
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Diapers.com (acq. by Amazon)
Diapers.com is a leading Internet retailer of baby products. The company is operated by Quidsi which was acquired by Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) in April 2011.
- Investment Year 2007
- Exit Year 2011
- Sector Consumer Web, Retail
- Geography North America - East
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OLX
OLX operates a global online classifieds and auction service focused primarily on non-US markets. In August 2010, it was purchased by Naspers.
- Investment Year 2006
- Exit Year 2010
- Sector Consumer Web, Retail
- Geography Emerging Markets
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BabyCenter
Provides gear and guidance for new parents, online.
- Investment Year 1997
- Exit Year 1999
- Sector Retail
- Geography North America - West
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Snapdeal.com
Snapdeal.com is India's largest e-commerce marketplace.
- Investment Year 2011
- Sector Ad technology, Consumer Web, Retail
- Geography India
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Shopify
Shopify provides e-commerce software to SMBs.
- Investment Year 2010
- Sector Cloud Computing/Software, Consumer Web, Retail
- Geography North America - East
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Soap.com (acq. by Amazon)
Soap.com makes life easier for everyone by delivering essential products without the time and hassle of shopping at a physical store. Soap.com is operated by Quidsi which was acquired by Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) in April 2011.
- Investment Year 2007
- Exit Year 2011
- Sector Consumer Web, Retail
- Geography North America - East
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Bright Horizons Family Solutions
World’s leading provider of employer-sponsored child care, early education and work/life solutions.
- Investment Year 1985
- Exit Year 1997
- Sector Healthcare, Retail
- Geography North America - East
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eToys
First major toy retailer on the Internet; carried over 275 brands, as well as unique and obscure toys made by specialty manufacturers.
- Investment Year 1997
- Exit Year 1999
- Sector Consumer Web, Retail
- Geography North America - West
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The Sports Authority
Pioneered the concept of a superstore for sporting goods; became the largest full-line sporting goods retailer in the United States.
- Investment Year 1986
- Exit Year 1994
- Sector Retail
- Geography North America - East
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Criteo
The world leader in personalized retargeting technology for more than 1200 major online retailers worldwide, driving billions of dollars in post-click sales.
- Investment Year 2010
- Sector Ad technology, Consumer Web, Retail
- Geography Europe
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IL&FS Transportation Networks Ltd.
ITNL is India's leading surface transportation infrastructure company.
- Investment Year 2009
- Sector Retail
- Geography India
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Vision Express Group
Operates optical superstores throughout Europe.
- Investment Year 1993
- Exit Year 1997
- Sector Retail
- Geography Europe
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Delivery Agent
Delivery Agent is the leader in shopping-enabled entertainment by redefining how products SeenOn™ or related to entertainment content are catalogued, sold and measured online.
- Investment Year 2006
- Sector Consumer Web, Retail
- Geography North America - West
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Quidsi (acq. by Amazon)
Quidsi owns and operates Diapers.com (baby care), Soap.com (health, beauty and household essentials), BeautyBar.com (prestige beauty), Wag.com (pet products) and YoYo.com (toys). In April 2011, it was acquired by Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN).
- Investment Year 2007
- Exit Year 2011
- Sector Consumer Web, Retail
- Geography North America - East
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Eagle Hardware & Garden
A large-format, do-it-yourself home improvement store.
- Investment Year 1990
- Exit Year 1992
- Sector Retail
- Geography North America - East
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Bharatmatrimony.com (Consim)
Consim Info Pvt. Ltd. is the holding company and operates BharatMatrimony.com which is an Indian number one online match making website.
- Investment Year 2011
- Sector Consumer Web, Retail
- Geography India
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KupiVIP
KupiVIP is a leading e-commerce company in Russia.
- Investment Year 2011
- Sector Consumer Web, Retail
- Geography Emerging Markets
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Milo (acq. by eBay)
Milo is a local shopping Internet service that lists in-store product inventory at over 50,000 stores in real-time. It was acquired by eBay in 2010.
- Investment Year 2009
- Exit Year 2010
- Sector Consumer Web, Retail
- Geography North America - West
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Harman International Industries (fka Harco)
Maker of high-fidelity audio systems, including Harman/Kardon.
- Investment Year 1979
- Exit Year 1986
- Sector Retail
- Geography North America - East
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Timothy's Coffees of the World
Operates a Canada-based retail chain of coffee shops.
- Investment Year 1996
- Exit Year 2008
- Sector Retail
- Geography North America - East
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Sarovar Hotels & Resorts
Sarovar Hotels & Resorts pioneered in venturing into the mid-market segment in the Indian hospitality landscape.
- Investment Year 2006
- Sector Retail
- Geography India
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Onestop Internet
A full-service, e-commerce technology and distribution partner. It designs, builds, and manages e-commerce Web sites on a completely outsourced basis.
- Investment Year 2008
- Sector Consumer Web, Retail
- Geography North America - West
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Blue Apron
A subscription grocery service that makes high quality home cooking easy, fast, and affordable.
- Investment Year 2013
- Sector Consumer Web, Retail
- Geography North America - East
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Retail Solutions Inc.(fka T3Ci)
Retail Solutions turns downstream data like point-of-sale, supply chain, merchandiser feedback and customer loyalty into actionable visibility into the store and onto the shelf.
- Investment Year 2005
- Sector Cloud Computing/Software, Retail
- Geography North America - West
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BuyerZone.com (acq. by Reed Elsevier)
Provides an on-line marketplace for small to mid-sized businesses to purchase products ranging from phone systems to payroll services.
- Investment Year 2004
- Exit Year 2007
- Sector Consumer Web, Retail
- Geography North America - East
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Palogix Infrastructure
Palogix is in the business of developing and operating private freight terminals
- Investment Year 2010
- Sector Retail
- Geography India
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Riddhi Siddhi Gluco Biols
India's largest starch and starch derivatives company
- Investment Year 2006
- Sector Retail
- Geography India
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Car Wash Partners (acq. by ONCAP)
Operates 39 carwashes throughout the western United States.
- Investment Year 1996
- Exit Year 2007
- Sector Retail
- Geography North America - West
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James River
Manufactured and marketed specialty paper products..
- Investment Year 1977
- Exit Year 1983
- Sector Retail
- Geography North America - East
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BusinessLand
Leading retailer of business-automation systems.
- Investment Year 1981
- Exit Year 1983
- Sector Retail
- Geography North America - West
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Immulogic Pharmaceuticals
Developer of treatments for allergies and auto-immune diseases.
- Investment Year 1987
- Exit Year 1991
- Sector Retail
- Geography North America - East
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Polaris Petroleum (acq. by Cabre Exploration)
Canadian company that explored and developed oil and gas properties in western Canada.
- Investment Year 1978
- Exit Year 1993
- Sector Retail
- Geography North America - West
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Anant Raj Industries Ltd.
Leading real estate developer in the national capital region, Delhi, India
- Investment Year 2009
- Sector Retail
- Geography India
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Ganesh Housing Corporation Limited
Founded in 1960, Ganesh is the leading real estate developer in the state of Gujarat, India
- Investment Year 2008
- Sector Retail
- Geography India
