Investors
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.
Alcatel Lucent
Alcatel Lucent provides communications solutions to telecommunication carriers, Internet service providers and enterprises for delivery of voice, data and video applications to their customers or employees.
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.
Venrock Associates
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Granite Global Ventures
Granite Global Ventures is a technology-focused fund sponsored by Venrock Associates, TIF Ventures, Singapore and U.S. Bancorp Piper Jaffray. Granite Global invests in companies at the mid to late stage, and helps U.S. portfolio companies to extend their market reach into Asia.
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; and built a high quality portfolio of communication and information technology companies.
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