Investors

One Equity Partners

Established in 2001, OEP manages $8 billion of investments and commitments for JPMorgan Chase & Co. in direct private equity transactions. Partnering with management, OEP invests in transactions that initiate strategic and operational changes in businesses to create long-term value.  OEP's investment professionals are located across North America, Europe and Asia, with offices in New York, Chicago, Menlo Park, Frankfurt and Hong Kong.  Over recent years, OEP has invested approximately $4 billion to acquire over forty companies in a variety of industries including defense, chemicals, healthcare, technology, travel and manufacturing.

Oak Investment Partners

Oak Investment Partners was founded in 1978 and has raised nine venture capital partnerships with a total of $2.6 billion in committed capital. Oak has sponsored over 300 companies with aggregate annual revenues in excess of $70 billion.

Sevin Rosen Funds

Founded in 1981, Sevin Rosen Funds is a top-tier venture capital firm with a successful track record of funding early-stage ventures. SRF partners have a recognized history of helping entrepreneurs convert their concepts into well-managed, successful businesses. Over the past twenty-one years, SRF has employed a unique blend of technical vision and operational expertise to identify, at a very early stage, the potential of such companies as Compaq, Lotus Development, Cypress Semiconductor, Citrix, CIENA, and Capstone Turbine.

Venrock

Venrock is a premier venture capital firm with offices in Menlo Park, New York, Cambridge, MA, and Israel. Originally established as the venture capital arm of the Rockefeller family, Venrock continues a seven-decade tradition of partnering with entrepreneurs to establish successful, enduring companies. Having invested $1.9 billion in 405 companies resulting in over 120 IPOs over the past 39 years, Venrock’s investment returns place it among the top tier venture capital firms that have achieved consistently superior performance. With a primary focus on technology, healthcare, and energy, portfolio companies have included Adnexus Therapeutics, Apple Computer, Centocor, Check Point Software, DoubleClick, Gilead Sciences, Idec Pharmaceuticals, Illumina, Intel, Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Sirna Therapeutics, StrataCom, and Vontu. For more information, please visit Venrock’s website at www.venrock.com.

Columbia Partners Private Capital

Headquartered in Washington, DC, Columbia Partners is an independent registered investment advisor with over $2.7B in assets under management. Columbia Partners Private Capital is the private investment group of Columbia Partners L.L.C. Investment Management, investing in mid to later stage, privately-held growth companies and in select private equity and venture funds. Private Capital can provide patient and thoughtfully structured capital to emerging growth companies, that is significantly more flexible and creative than banks or commercial finance companies.

The Wellcome Trust

The Wellcome Trust is an independent charity funding research to improve human and animal health. Established in 1936 and with an endowment of around £13 billion, it is the UK's largest non-governmental source of funds for biomedical research.

Siemens Venture Capital GmbH

Siemens Venture Capital GmbH (SVC), a subsidiary of Siemens AG, is the 600 million euro corporate venture organization for all Siemens' businesses worldwide, playing a key role in the Siemens global network of innovation. With offices in Munich, San Jose (CA), Boston (MA) and through Siemens Israel, Ltd. in Rosh Ha´ayin near Tel Aviv, SVC focuses on emerging technologies and services with the potential to expand the scope of Siemens' core businesses.

Core Capital Partners

Core Capital is a leading venture capital firm headquartered in downtown Washington, D.C. With approximately $350 million under management, Core invests in emerging-growth companies focused on enabling and disruptive technologies in the information technology, communications, digital media, and technology-enabled services markets. Core’s partners have been active investors for over 23 years and because of their knowledge of and experience in Washington, D.C. provide exceptional insight to companies which also derive revenues from the world’s largest purchaser of technology – the US Government.

Representative investments include Sourcefire (NASDAQ: FIRE), SwapDrive (acquired by Symantec), IXI Corporation (acquired by Equifax), SilverStorm (acquired by QLogic), Roundbox, Twisted Pair Solutions, Bridgewave Communications, and UpdateLogic. To learn more, please visit www.core-capital.com.

TeleSoft Partners

TeleSoft Partners itself is a bootstrapped company that was founded in 1996. Since then, TeleSoft Partners has raised $625+ million in private capital and SBIC leverage commitments. TeleSoft has recruited a strong team of investment professionals; developed a network of industry executives and corporate partners in the US, Europe, Israel and India; and built a high quality portfolio of communication and information technology companies.

INVESCO Private Capital Group

As an industry leader since 1982, INVESCO Private Capital Group (formerly Chancellor Capital Management) has developed a reputation for excellence and expertise in private capital investing. Its expertise and strength is based on a breadth of knowledge across industries.

Summerhill Venture Partners

Summerhill Venture Partners is a venture capital firm managing $175 million with offices in Toronto and Boston. Summerhill Venture Partners has built a track record of investing in and developing some of North America’s most successful emerging growth companies in the areas of communications, digital media and information technology.

GGV Capital

GGV Capital is a leader in expansion-stage venture capital investments in the United States and Asia. Focused on driving expansion-stage innovation worldwide, GGV Capital’s highly diverse team manages over $1 billion from its offices in Silicon Valley, Shanghai, and Singapore. The firm invests across a range of sectors in information technology, services and healthcare, as well as the consumer growth sector in China. GGV Capital has provided capital and helped accelerate international expansion for its worldwide portfolio of high-growth companies, particularly in the U.S. and China.

STAR Ventures

At STAR Ventures, we are dedicated to identifying the most promising entrepreneurial concepts and transforming them into thriving businesses. From seed and early-stage investment involving experienced, entrepreneurs to late-stage and exit, STAR's investment team is operating globally in Munich, Herzliya and Dallas to insure strong growth in international markets. For more than a decade, STAR Ventures has maintained a sound investment record. www.star-ventures.com

Trellis Partners

Trellis Partners is a team of Texas-based, venture capital professionals whose focus is on helping build leading technology companies through early-stage investment. Working in true partnership with our portfolio companies to provide strategic vision and support, rather than just financial resources, is fundamental to our philosophy.

JVP

JVP is a leading Israeli venture capital fund with a unique international network, focusing on building technology-based market leaders in the areas of media technologies & enterprise software, semiconductors & innovative materials and communications & networking. With over $780 million under management, headquarters in Jerusalem, investment offices in New York and London and business development offices in Tokyo and Shanghai, JVP leverages its international presence, vast expertise and substantial capital base to build companies with the potential to shape and dominate global markets.

Intel Capital

The Intel Capital mission is simple: We seek to spur innovation and inspire the entrepreneurial spirit. We achieve this through a global commitment aimed at investing in, and supporting profitable enterprises. Intel Capital builds companies and generates financial return using our worldwide customer base, technological knowledge, extensive access to capital, and the global recognition of the Intel brand.

Thomas Weisel Partners

Thomas Weisel Partners specializes in the growth sectors of the economy, with deep domain expertise in Consumer, Energy, Healthcare, Internet, Media & Telecom, Metals & Mining, and Technology. Our Investment Banking, Brokerage and Equity Research divisions serve emerging growth companies and institutional investors worldwide. Thomas Weisel Asset Management offers a variety of U.S. equity investment products, distribution management services, and private equity and venture capital funds. Our Private Client specialists offer customized wealth management services aimed at capital preservation.

Investcorp Technology Ventures

Based in New York and London, Investcorp Technology Ventures invests in technology-driven companies with established products, a growing revenue base and profitability, or a path to profitability. It is focused on venture buyout, corporate spinout and growth capital financing transactions in technology companies in North America and Europe. Currently, Investcorp Technology Ventures manages more than $500 million in two funds. Investcorp Technology Ventures is part of Investcorp, a global investment group with offices in New York, London and Bahrain. In addition to Investcorp Technology Ventures, the firm has three other lines of business: private equity, real estate investment and hedge funds. It was established in 1982 and currently has more than $9 billion of assets under management in alternative investments.