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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
(AMENDMENT NO. )*
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Voxware, Inc.
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(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock, $.01 par value
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(Title of Class of Securities)
00092906L1
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(CUSIP Number)
*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and
for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed
to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act
but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the
Notes).
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CUSIP NO. 00092906L1 13G PAGE 2 OF 11 PAGES
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
North Bridge Venture Partners, L.P.
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
(a) [ ]
(b) [ ]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Delaware
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NUMBER OF 5 SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES 0 shares
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BENEFICIALLY 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
OWNED BY 1,000,000 shares
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EACH 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING 0 shares
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PERSON 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH 1,000,000 shares
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
1,000,000 shares
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10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* [ ]
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11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
8.3%
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON *
PN
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*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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CUSIP NO. 00092906L1 13G PAGE 3 OF 11 PAGES
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
North Bridge Venture Management, L.P.
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
(a) [ ]
(b) [ ]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Delaware
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NUMBER OF 5 SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES 0 shares
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BENEFICIALLY 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
OWNED BY 1,000,000 shares
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EACH 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING 0 shares
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PERSON 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH 1,000,000 shares
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
1,000,000 shares
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10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* [ ]
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11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
8.3%
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON *
PN
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*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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CUSIP NO. 00092906L1 13G PAGE 4 OF 11 PAGES
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Edward T. Anderson
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
(a) [ ]
(b) [ ]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
United States
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NUMBER OF 5 SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES 0 shares
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BENEFICIALLY 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
OWNED BY 1,000,000 shares
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EACH 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING 0 shares
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PERSON 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH 1,000,000 shares
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
1,000,000 shares
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10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* [ ]
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11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
8.3%
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON *
IN
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*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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CUSIP NO. 00092906L1 13G PAGE 5 OF 11 PAGES
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Richard A. D'Amore
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
(a) [ ]
(b) [ ]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
United States
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NUMBER OF 5 SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES 0 shares
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BENEFICIALLY 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
OWNED BY 1,000,000 shares
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EACH 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING 0 shares
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PERSON 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH 1,000,000 shares
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
1,000,000 shares
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10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* [ ]
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11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
8.3%
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON *
IN
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*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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CUSIP NO. 00092906L1 13G PAGE 6 OF 11 PAGES
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Robert Walkingshaw
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
(a) [ ]
(b) [ ]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
United States
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NUMBER OF 5 SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES 0 shares
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BENEFICIALLY 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
OWNED BY 1,000,000 shares
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EACH 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING 0 shares
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PERSON 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH 1,000,000 shares
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
1,000,000 shares
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10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* [ ]
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11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
8.3%
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON *
IN
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*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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Item 1(a). Name of Issuer: Voxware, Inc.
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Item 1(b). Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices: 305 College Road
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East, Princeton, NJ 08540.
Item 2(a) Item 2(b) Item 2(c)
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Citizenship or Place
Name of Person Filing Address of Organization
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North Bridge Venture 404 Wyman Street Delaware
Partners, L.P. ("North Suite 365
Bridge"), a Delaware Waltham, MA 02154
limited partnership
North Bridge Venture 404 Wyman Street Delaware
Management, L.P. Suite 365
("North Bridge Waltham, MA 02154
Management"), a
Delaware limited
partnership, and
the sole general
partner of North
Bridge
Edward T. Anderson, 404 Wyman Street United States
Richard A. D'Amore Suite 365
and Robert Waltham, MA 02154
Walkingshaw (the
"General Partners"),
general partners
of North Bridge
Management
Item 2(d). Title of Class of Securities: Common Stock, $.01 par value.
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Item 2(e). CUSIP Number: 00092906L1
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Item 3. If this statement is filed pursuant to Rules 13d-1(b), or 13d-2(b),
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check whether the person filing is a:
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(a) [ ] Broker or Dealer registered under Section 15 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Act").
(b) [ ] Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Act.
(c) [ ] Insurance Company as defined in Section 3(a)(19) of
the Act.
(d) [ ] Investment Company registered under Section 8 of the
Investment Company Act of 1940.
(e) [ ] Investment Adviser registered under Section 203 of
the Investment Advisers Act of 1940.
(f) [ ] Employee Benefit Plan, Pension Fund which is subject
to the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974 or Endowment Fund; see Rule 13d-
1(b)(1)(ii)(F) of the Act.
(g) [ ] Parent Holding Company, in accordance with Rule 13d-
1(b)(ii)(G) of the Act.
(h) [ ] Group, in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(H) of
the Act.
None of the above.
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Item 4. Ownership.
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(a) Amount Beneficially Owned:
Each of North Bridge, North Bridge Management, Mr. Anderson,
Mr. Walkingshaw and Mr. D'Amore may be deemed to own
beneficially 1,000,000 shares of Common Stock as of December
31, 1996 .
North Bridge is the record owner of 1,000,000 shares of Common
Stock (the "North Bridge Shares"). By virtue of the affiliate
relationship between North Bridge and North Bridge Management,
North Bridge Management may be deemed to beneficially own the
North Bridge Shares. Additionally, in their capacities as
individual general partners of North Bridge Management, each of
the General Partners may be deemed to own beneficially the
North Bridge Shares. North Bridge Management and each of the
General Partners disclaim beneficial ownership of the North
Bridge Shares except to the extent of their proportionate
pecuniary interest therein.
(b) Percent of Class:
North Bridge: 8.3%; North Bridge Management: 8.3%; Mr. D'Amore:
8.3%; Mr. Anderson: 8.3% and Mr. Walkingshaw: 8.3%. The
foregoing percentages are calculated based on the 11,990,737
shares of Common Stock reported to be outstanding as of October
30, 1996 in the quarterly report on Form 10Q filed with the SEC
for the quarterly period ended September 30, 1996.
(c) Number of shares as to which each such person has:
(i) North Bridge, North Bridge Management, Mr. Anderson, Mr.
Walkingshaw and Mr. D'Amore each have sole power to vote or
direct the vote of -0- shares of Common Stock.
(ii) North Bridge, North Bridge Management, Mr. Anderson, Mr.
Walkingshaw and Mr. D'Amore have shared power to vote or to
direct the vote of 1,000,000 shares.
(iii) North Bridge, North Bridge Management, Mr. Anderson, Mr.
D'Amore and Mr. Walkingshaw each have sole power to dispose
or to direct the disposition of -0- shares of Common Stock.
(iv) North Bridge, North Bridge Management, Mr. Anderson, Mr.
Walkingshaw and Mr. D'Amore have shared power to dispose or
to direct the disposition of 1,000,000 shares.
Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.
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Not applicable.
Item 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person.
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Not applicable.
Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired
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the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company.
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Not applicable.
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Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.
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Not applicable. North Bridge, North Bridge Management and each of
the General Partners expressly disclaim membership in a "group" and
are not filing this schedule pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b)(ii)(H).
Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group.
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Not applicable.
Item 10. Certification.
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Not applicable. This statement on Schedule 13G is not filed pursuant
to Rule 13d-1(b).
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SIGNATURE
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After reasonable inquiry and to the best of his or its knowledge and
belief, each of the undersigned certifies that the information set forth in this
statement is true, complete and correct.
Dated: February 13, 1997
NORTH BRIDGE VENTURE PARTNERS, L.P.
By: North Bridge Venture Management, L.P.
By: /s/ Edward T. Anderson
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General Partner
NORTH BRIDGE VENTURE MANAGEMENT, L.P.
By: /s/ Edward T. Anderson
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General Partner
/s/ Edward T. Anderson
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Edward T. Anderson
/s/ Richard A. D'Amore
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Richard A. D'Amore
/s/ Robert Walkingshaw
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Robert Walkingshaw
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Exhibit 1
AGREEMENT
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Pursuant to Rule 13d-1(f)(1) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
undersigned hereby agree that only one statement containing the information
required by Schedule 13G need be filed on behalf of all of the undersigned with
respect to the ownership of shares of Common Stock of Voxware, Inc. by North
Bridge Venture Partners, L.P.
This agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which
shall be deemed an original.
EXECUTED as a sealed instrument this 13th day of February, 1997.
NORTH BRIDGE VENTURE PARTNERS, L.P.
By: North Bridge Venture Management, L.P.
By: /s/ Edward T. Anderson
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General Partner
NORTH BRIDGE VENTURE MANAGEMENT, L.P.
By: /s/ Edward T. Anderson
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General Partner
/s/ Edward T. Anderson
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Edward T. Anderson
/s/ Richard A. D'Amore
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Richard A. D'Amore
/s/ Robert Walkingshaw
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Robert Walkingshaw
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