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Acacia Venture Partners
A San Francisco-based venture capital firm dedicated
to building leaders in services industries. Our investments are focused in
healthcare and target primarily Internet and other technology-driven business
models. Our team of venture capital professionals has five decades of healthcare
investing experience, and is in a strong and differentiated position to help
develop industry leaders. We have a critical understanding of business issues
that are unique to services industries. Our experience provides us with an
appreciation for the business opportunities in services industries and insight
into the keys necessary to succeed in this arena. http://www.acaciavp.com/index.html
Accel Partners
A venture capital firm
dedicated to helping outstanding entrepreneurs build world-class technology companies. In
order to meet this challenge with a "prepared mind," we focus the investment of
over $800 million under management in just two areas: Communications, Internet/Intranet.
Based in California and New Jersey. www.accel.com
Advanced Technology Ventures
1000 El Camino Real, Suite 360
Menlo Park, CA 94025
415-321-8601
Alacrity Ventures
Focused on Internet and other high-tech companies that offer breakthrough
technologies. By investing in companies at the cutting edge of technology,
Alacrity is nurturing the companies with the greatest potential for growth and
societal impact in the twenty-first century. However, Alacrity isn’t just
investing in companies. It’s investing in people. Alacrity Ventures realizes
that people are at the heart of any successful enterprise, and thus seeks out
those entrepreneurs with great ideas, visible passion, and superb skills, and
helps them to realize their business dreams. Many venture capitalists are
unwilling to invest in companies unless they are already well developed.
Alacrity is primarily investing in companies that have people, ideas, and a
market, but have not yet passed beyond the seed round of investment. This is
currently an undeveloped area of venture capital. alacrity@alacrityventures.com
Alpine Technology Ventures
Silicon Valley based venture capital firm whose General Partners have extensive experience in investing and working with early stage information technology
companies with focus on information technology,
software, hardware,
semiconductors or communications. Collectively, Alpine's General Partners offer over 30 years of hands-on
experience in venture capital investing and building successful companies. http://www.alpineventures.com/
Alta Partners
Founded in February 1996, is a venture capital partnership investing in information technologies and life sciences
companies: . Our partnership combines capital and experience with exceptional entrepreneurial talent to achieve
investing success. Alta is a successor to Burr, Egan, Deleage & Co. (BEDCO), a premier venture capital firm established in 1979. During its almost twenty years of existence, BEDCO invested more than $700 million in over 200 companies in the U.S. and overseas.
http://www.altapartners.com/
Altos Ventures
Seeks to invest early, partner closely with entrepreneurs, and contribute real value to build significant
companies. Focus is on E-com, software, E-tail, Internet
networking and communications. We take a long-term view of our investments and our relationships
with entrepreneurs. We work with companies early in their lives, often before most venture firms are willing or able to become
involved. We appreciate the energy that drives an early stage company. Like the entrepreneur, we enjoy the challenge of
starting with very little, to build a lasting company. http://www.altosvc.com/netwel.html
ARCH Venture Capital
Partners with entrepreneurs, academic institutions, and national research laboratories nationwide to build more than 50 successful companies, many of them from the concept stage. Over the years, we have earned a special competence in ground-breaking technology in information technology, life sciences, and physical sciences.
http://www.archventure.com/index.html
AngelMoney.com
We are what is known in the financial and business community as "angel-investors". We
are not the average "venture capitalists" who typically invest a minimum of $2-3m and expect tremendous returns. Rather, we are a networked group of private individuals (technology, marketing, manufacturing and financial) who invest their own money (and intelligence) in businesses (and people) we like.
http://www.angelmoney.com/
Aspen Ventures
Looking for opportunities to invest in young, dynamic, information technology companies in the Western
United States, particularly those in software and data communications. Potential investments are evaluated against criteria which
include: Technology and Products We look for compelling technology-based solutions that are differentiated and address large markets.
Management Team The entrepreneurial team, while not necessarily complete, must have demonstrated ability to execute in an early-stage technology
company. Business Strategy A well-formulated strategy that addresses product development, competition, distribution and market dynamics should be
presented in a business plan that is clear and concise. http://www.aspenventures.com./
Atlas Ventures
What do we look for in a company? Above all, a relationship based on mutual trust and respect, which can survive the stresses inevitable in any company's growth. Naturally, we also have some important objective criteria. We seek fast-growing information technology companies (particularly enterprise software, data / telecommunications, and e-commerce companies) and life sciences companies (particularly biopharmaceutical and medical device companies) with the potential to be leaders in expanding markets. We are attracted to companies led by a balanced management team that shares a compelling technical vision and has real leadership skills.
The team does not have to be complete. We can assist in filling it out. http://www.atlasventure.com/wwuswhatf.html
Avalon
Investments
Avalon receives hundreds of requests, proposals and business
plans each year. For this reason, it is difficult for us to quickly respond to
each, particularly those that are unsolicited. We will, however, try to respond
to your inquiry as soon as we can. In addition, we often receive inquiries from
multiple companies in the same or similar industries or using similar
technologies. Therefore, in sending information to us - particularly
unsolicited information - please be aware that we may also receive information
from, or be in discussions with, other companies in your industry or using
similar technology in other industries. For this reason, we cannot sign
exclusivity, confidentiality or similar agreements, except to the extent
necessary for potential investors to meet nondisclosure requirements under
federal patent laws. Accepts business plans electronically as well as by mail.
Plans should be sent to bizplan@avaloninvest.com
or to one of our offices.1250
Fourth St.Fifth
Floor Santa
Monica, CA 90401 phone:
310-899-6225 fax: 310-899-6234
http://www.avaloninvest.com/
AVI Management Partners III
General Partner of a family of professionally-managed venture capital partnerships specializing in seed and early-stage investments in high-technology companies positioned for high growth segments of the Information Technologies market. Active participation in the seed and start-up phases has been a hallmark of the AVI general partners. In addition to capital, we bring extensive operating experience and a network of contacts in the financial, business, and technical worlds to assist the emerging company to develop its full potential.
AVI, by focusing on new Information Technology companies, will profit from the impending convergence of computers and communications. Investment areas will include software, enabling hardware, publishing and electronic distribution, mobile computing and communications, and multimedia. Our vision is to share the dreams of Visionary Entrepreneurs and to create major new industrial companies.
AVI, by focusing on new Information Technology companies, will profit from the impending convergence of computers and communications. Investment areas will include software, enabling hardware, publishing and electronic distribution, mobile computing and communications, and multimedia. Our vision is to share the dreams of Visionary Entrepreneurs and to create major new industrial companies.
http://www.avicapital.com/
Benchmark Capital
Our investment strategy is simple: be the first venture investor in technology companies that seek to create new markets. We focus on early-stage investing and take a labor-intensive, service-oriented approach in markets where we have direct experience. These markets include consumer devices, e-commerce, application services, networking equipment, semiconductor, software and telecommunications services.
Bessemer Venture Partners
Partners with entrepreneurs to build companies that dominate their sectors. With over 150 years of collective venture capital experience, BVP investors have assisted with virtually every aspect of growing a successful enterprise. BVP carries on strategic investment practices in communications, e-commerce, optics and health care. To read more about each of these practices -- its investment strategy, portfolio companies, investors, and recent news.
Today, Bessemer Venture Partners continues this tradition and invests approximately $100 million each year, while other Bessemer entities manage more than $2 billion of investments in public and private non-venture capital assets. BVP is an autonomous entity of 16 professionals with investing offices in Menlo Park, California and Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts and an administrative office on Long Island, New York. Our efforts are entirely devoted to financing and building young companies.
http://www.bessemervp.com/index.html
Brentwood Associates
1920 Main Street
Suite 820
Irvine, CA 92714
714-251-1010
J. Paul Buchanan & Associates,
Inc.
A specialized, healthcare
and "health related," investment banking firm that provides equity,
mezzanine, equipment, and real estate financing, and merger & acquisition
services to private and "pre" and "post" IPO driven
companies. "Health related" companies are those that provide medical
devices, biotechnology and Internet services to physicians and healthcare
institutions.
http://www.buchananandassociates.com
Telephone 949-583-1178
Charter Venture Capital
525 University Ave., Suite 1500
Palo Alto, CA 94301
415-325-6953
Convergence Partners
Convergence Partners focuses its investments narrowly, on early stage companies that address a $1 billion or larger market opportunity. The company's technology must be in the communications, interactive media, information technology, semiconductor, or global computing sectors. The technology must be innovative and able to sustain a competitive advantage. Moreover, the technology must not change the market incrementally, but transform it by dramatically increasing user productivity. Convergence Partners invests in ideas that will change market paradigms and have the biggest impact on society. Finally, we invest only in companies with a management team based in the United States at the time of the investment.
http://www.convergencepartners.com/
Delphi Bioventures, L.P.
3000 Sand Hill Road
Building 1, Suite 135
Menlo Park, CA 94025
415-854-9650
Domain Associates
650 Town Center Drive
Suite 810
Costa Mesa, CA 92626
714-434-6227
Dougery and White
155 Bouret Rd., Suite 350
San Mateo, CA 94402
415-358-8701
Draper Associates
400 Seaport Court, #250
Redwood City, CA 94063
415-599-9000
DSV Partners
620 Newport Center Drive
Suite 990
Newport Beach, CA 92660
714-759-5657
El Doradao Ventures
800 E. Colorado Blvd.
Suite 530
Pasadena, CA 91101
818-793-1936
Endeavor Capital Management
1880 Pacific Ave., Suite 703
San Francisco, CA 94109
415-441-8986
Enterprise Partners
12011 San Vincente Blvd.
Suite 330
Los Angeles, CA 90049
310-476-3000
Enterprize Partners Venture Capital
No minimum for a qualified Seed or Start-up opportunity and up to $20 million in total contributions to a new enterprise. Geographic Focus Primarily California and the West Coast. Stage Start-up and Early Stage Companies. We will also participate in Seed Funding, Expansion Rounds and Buyout opportunities when such situations are sufficiently attractive. Duration Four to Seven Years. Our investments are long-term partnerships with the venture
company's entrepreneurial team and we aspire to assist this team through its full development cycle. Industries
Information Technology and Communications Telecommunications Data and Telecommunication Equipment
Internet Services E-Commerce Computer Systems, Services and Software Other
Technology-Related Consumer
Products and Services Healthcare Medical Devices Healthcare Services Instruments Biotechnology
http://www.ent.com/about/criteria.html
El Dorado Ventures (EDV)
A private venture capital partnership that invests primarily in early-stage,
technology-based companies located on the West Coast. With a particular focus on information technologies, the general partners have helped entrepreneurs turn startup ventures into companies of lasting value for two decades.
http://www.eldorado.com/Seed or Start-Up
Grace Ventures Corp.
20300 Stevens Creek Blvd.
Suite 330
Cupertino, CA 95014
408-725-0774
Hambrecht & Quist, Inc.
One Bush Street
18th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94104
415-576-3300
Harvard Capital Corporation
Later
stages, expansion and growth, pre-IPO, Private Placements, secondary placements,
industries: information technology, healthcare, communications, manufacturing,
technology, Internet, software, biotech, environmental, computer and
semiconductor. http://www.harvardcap.com/hchl/venture
Hummer Winblad Venture Partners
Created as the first venture capital firm focused exclusively on software. As the software industry has grown from PC software to enterprise computing to Internet applications, we have been at the forefront funding the entrepreneurs and ideas that helped define these markets. We believe that innovative software will increasingly be the core driver of competitive advantage within companies, will underlie valuable services to consumers and corporations, and will change the economics of entire industries. Our goal is to provide the capital, experience, and vision that will help you and your company become leaders in this new software economy.
Institutional Venture Partners
3000 Sam Hill Rd.
Building 2, Suite 290
Menlo Park, CA 94025
415-854-5762
Internet.com
Through our venture capital arm we extend additional value to our shareholders
and Venture Fund investors by investing in early stage vertical content Internet
properties that are focused often on the business-to-business market. We
primarily serve as a minority investor with equity investments often ranging
from $250,000 to $750,000. internet.com Venture Fund I LLC, which was
formed in April 1999, presently consists of nine investments. internet.com
Venture Fund II LLC, which was formed in November 1999, is currently making
investments. We seek to maximize capital appreciation through investments in
Internet-related companies that promote community and commerce through
vertically focused content and information. Our investments will be concentrated
in companies, which have adopted a vertical approach. In this context,
"vertical" means focusing on a specific subject or information area,
such as finance, sports, health, art, etc. This concept is similar to the
successful practice in the magazine and newsletter publishing industry of
tailoring a publication to a particular subject or subject area, rather than
providing broad coverage of a variety of subjects. Since 1995 we have been
researching, designing and building the network of Internet content Web sites
and related Internet media properties known collectively as "internet.com,"
which is one of the foremost examples of Web site verticality, focusing its
content, products and services on the needs of Internet professionals. http://www.internet.comvc.com/
Interven Partners
301 Arizona Ave., Suite 306
Santa Monica, CA 90401
310-587-3550
JAFCO American Ventures
555 California St.
San Francisco, CA 94104
415-788-0706
Kliener, Perkins, Caufield and
Byers
One of the most important elements within KPCB's concept of value-added investing is access to a network of shared information and knowledge referred to as the Keiretsu. The term "keiretsu" describes modern Japanese networks of companies linked by mutual obligation.
Focus is on life sciences and information sciences. The companies in the KPCB Keiretsu consistently share experiences, insights, knowledge and information. This networking resource, comprised of more than 175 companies and thousands of executives, has proven to be an invaluable tool to entrepreneurs in both emerging and developing companies. Here are some examples of the Keiretsu in
action. http://www.kpcb.com/keiretsu/index.html
Matrix Capital Partners
Invests in
early stage ventures. We represent a balance of talents, personalities and insight that adds a significant value to the venture investment process. Through many years of investing in high technology, we have developed extensive experience in communications equipment and services, software products and services, as well as e-business companies.
http://www.matrixpartners.com/index.htm
Media Technology Ventures
Investing in the convergence of information, communications and entertainment technologies and services. Media Technology Ventures, formed in 1996, invests in seed and start-up companies and is committed to actively backing the entrepreneurs who will build the next generation of industry-leading companies. The fund is capitalized at over $71 million by a select group of world class Strategic Corporate Limited Partners. The fund expects to invest $2- $3 million in each company over its private life.
http://www.mtventures.com/
Medicus Venture Partners
Invests in early stage financings of medical and biotechnology companies based
in the western United States, particularly in California. The general partners have extensive operating experience with companies making pharmaceuticals,
medical devices and instruments, biotechnology products and research tools, and computers. The partners
are active investors who add value in areas critical to the success of emerging companies.
Medicus is actively seeking investments in the following categories: medical and diagnostic devices; drug
delivery; biopharmaceuticals; genomics; healthcare information systems; medical instruments, and
healthcare services. http://www.medicusvc.com/
Marwit Capital Corp.
180 Newport Center Dr.
Suite 200
Newport Beach, CA 92660
714-640-6234
Mellon
Ventures, Inc.
Mellon
Ventures, Inc., an affiliate of Mellon Financial Corporation, makes
equity-related investments of between $3 million and $25 million in rapidly
growing operating companies. With
offices in Atlanta, Los Angeles, New York, Philadelphia, and Pittsburgh, Mellon
Ventures, Inc. invests at all stages of the growth cycle, from early stage
venture capital to later stage growth financings and buyouts. Mellon Ventures
currently has over $1.3 billion under management. Additional information is
available at http://www.mellonventures.com.
Menlo Ventures
300 Sand Hill Road
Menlo Park, CA 94025
415-854-8540
MeriTech
Capital
$1 billion fund in Sanfrancisco. Four
leading venture capital firms have put together a $1 billion fund to provide their
portfolio companies final financing before going public. Brentwood Venture Capital,
Oak Investment Partners, Worldview Technology Partners and Accel Partners have
started MeriTech Capital to compete with other financing firms that have surged into the
lucrative venture capital market. Existing investors in the four venture firms will
pony up most of the money, hoping to build on success they have already locked in with
earlier investments.
New Enterprize Association
Invests principally in early stage companies in information technology (software, communications, electronics and information services) and medical and life sciences (biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, healthcare services, medical devices, instrumentation and information management). NEA's initial financial commitment to a company may be from $500,000 to $6 million, depending upon the needs of the company. NEA continues to support its portfolio companies as they progress, with a total commitment of up to $15 million.In deciding which companies to fund among the thousands it encounters, NEA has three key considerations: Will the company change the way people behave, via a unique product or service? Is there an unbounded opportunity, reflected by a large potential market, manageable competition and reasonable capital requirements? Is there a quality management team with experience and breadth? Are they people NEA can work with "through thick and thin" - especially thin?
http://www.nea.com/
Nippon Enterprise Development Corp.
3000 San Hill Road
Building 4, Suite 235
Menlo Park, CA 94025
415-854-8760
Norwest Venture Partners
Seed to expansion.
The investment focus of Norwest Venture Partners, broadly defined as information technology, includes enterprise software, communications systems, and communications services. By focusing on a single industry, we can make the best use of our business associations and industry knowledge. Our enterprise software interests include client-server, Internet, and e-commerce technology. In communications systems, we invest in data communications, telecommunications, and semiconductor chip companies. In communications services, we are interested in subscriber-based businesses: for example, wireless carriers, Internet service providers, Competitive Local Exchange Carriers, or other service providers.
Norwest Venture Partners, the premier venture capital business
partner for emerging growth IT companies, today announced the formation of
Norwest Venture Partners VIII, LP, a new investment fund capitalized at $300
million. The addition of this new fund brings Norwest Venture Partners' total
capital and commitments to more than $1,400 million, allowing the firm to seek
equity investments in next-generation companies in the communication services,
communications systems and Internet software markets. Past
funds have included investments in such market-leading companies as Cerent
(acquired by Cisco Systems [NASDAQ: CSCO]), Siara Systems (acquired by Redback
Networks [NASDAQ: RBAK]), Extreme Networks (NASDAQ: EXTR) and Verio (NASDAQ:
VRIO). Over the life of the most recently closed fund, Norwest Venture Partners
VII, LP, 11 portfolio companies were acquired and 11 were brought public.
http://www.norwestvp.com/home.html
Oxford Partners
614 Lel-Medio Avenue
Pacifas Palacadis, CA 90272
310-454-9812
Patricof & Co. Ventures, Inc.
A leading international private equity
investment firm that together with its international affiliates, Apax Partners, manages over $5.5 billion on behalf of major institutional
investors in the US and abroad. With over thirty years of direct investing experience, Patricof & Co. provides long-term, equity
financing to build companies. Our investment interest embraces situations ranging from classic venture capital to later- stage buyouts,
and it covers a broad range of industries, most notably healthcare, information technology, telecommunications, specialty retailing, and
new media. Over the years, the firm's highly developed investment process has been refined and evolved into a strategy that works.
Patricof & Co. has built a solid reputation as a leader in the industry, and as an innovative, value-added investor. Our investment track
record has produced significant capital appreciation for portfolio companies and for investors.
http://www.patricof.com/
Sand Hill Capital
Provides
creative Bridge financing with attached equity to emerging companies.
Usually $500,000 to $2,000,000.. Principals need to have excellent leadership
skills. http://www.sandhillcapital.com/indext2.htm
Sequoia Capital
Early stages located in California and South West United States, more seasoned
ventures anywhere in the U.S.A. Sequoia has financed more than 350 early stage technology companies,
more than 100 of these companies have gone public or been sold. Sequoia was started in 1972 and is one of the oldest Silicon Valley venture firms, has managed more than $750 million for institutional investors, invests at every stage of a private company’s development
including incubating, has only one office - at 3000 Sand Hill Road in Menlo Park, CA., three of Sequoia’s Partners are immigrants
http://www.sequoiacap.com/
Sprout Group
With nearly $2 billion of aggregate funding, Sprout continues to
seek a broad range of investment opportunities in the Datacom & Telecom, E-Commerce, Services, Healthcare, Software, Technology,
information Technology, e-commerce software, application hosting, systems and
services, data networking equipment, infrastructure-based CLECs, and broadband service
providers. Product should have an Initial addressable market of at least $200
million with management having direct relevant experience to the venture with
revenue potential of $40-50 million within 5 years, and located in North America and Western Europe.
Please contact Pat Boroian, General Partner, Sprout Group, 277 Park Avenue, New
York, NY 10172. Tel. 212.892.8062. URL: www.sproutgroup.com
Summit Partners
499 Hamilton Avenue
Suite 2000
Palo Alto, CA 94301
415-321-1166
Technology Funding
The
largest manager of public venture capital funds in the United States. Since its
establishment in 1979 by Charles R. Kokesh the firm has raised more than $315
million in capital, ranking Technology Funding in the top 15% of venture capital
firms in assets under management financed more than 245 emerging growth
companies, helped 61 of its portfolio companies go public and another 17
be acquired by larger firms managed 10 private funds and 11 public funds with
more than 42,000 individual investors Technology Funding's newest fund, Venture
Capital VI (VC-6), is a public venture capital fund that invests in
new technology-driven companies. We look for companies that we believe are
developing the products and services that will change the way we live and work
well into the next century.
VC-6 is a new aggressive growth venture capital fund which is only sold on the
Internet. The prospectus is available only on our Website, http://www.techfunding.com.
The sale of the VC-6 fund is open to only U.S. residents of the 50 states.
Our address: Technology Funding 2000 Alameda de las Pulga San Mateo,
California 94403 e-mail at clients@techfunding.com.
Or by telephone at 1-800-821-5323.
The Vertical Group
338 Village Lane
Los Gatos, CA 95030
408-399-4533
Trident
Seeks the following multi-stage investment opportunities: Seed-stage companies with experienced management teams and/or unique structural advantages in emerging high-growth markets. Early-stage companies with sustainable business models that address specific market needs in rapidly growing markets in the networked economy. Expansion and late-stage growth companies that have reached critical mass and are seeking private equity to accelerate growth and become a dominant player in their markets.
http://www.4a2z.com/cgi/rfr.cgi?4VENTURECAPITAL-2-http://www.tridentcap.com/
21st Century Internet Venture Partners
Provides early-stage financing and a nurturing environment for new economy companies. 21st Century Internet was spawned by Hummer Winblad Venture Partners in November 1996 to harvest success from the advent of the new economy, just as they harvested success from the advent of the Enterprise Software industry. New economy companies are companies that are incarnating a new digital -- but most significantly better -- world by innovating markets, value propositions and technology itself. We bring to the new economy experience, skills, a shared vision and capital to nurture opportunities along the path to success.
http://www.21st-century.com/frame_set.html
Vanguard
The partners concentrate on early stage companies that need both equity capital
and management assistance to achieve success. Vanguard prefers the following criteria for
its investments: First venture capital money in, pre-revenue stage with Vanguard as lead
or co-lead investor Potential to own 10 to 25% of company Market opportunity with a
significant payoff potential that can return at least 10x the investment through IPO or
acquisition within five to seven years. Industry Focus: The Vanguard VI portfolio will be
comprised of investments in the Information Technology and Life Sciences sectors. A
majority of the investments will fall into the following rapidly growing markets in which
the partners have lifelong experience, expertise and prior fund success. Information
Technology Life Science, Telecommunications, Medical Devices, Internet, Diagnostics,
Computers, Biotech Instruments, Software, Medical Infotec. Vanguard, 525 University
Avenue, Suite 600, Palo Alto, CA 94301 Tel: 650 321-2900 Fax: 650 321-2902 Email: info@vanguardventures.com
Ventana
Air pollution technologies; biopharmaceuticals; energy related (no oil & gas); hazardous waste; materials; medical waste; potable water services; recycling; soil & air; solar energy and water refining, etc. Health Services & Medical Devices:
Medical devices and equipment - all types; medically related service companies with proprietary technology; telemedicine; ultrasound; x-ray, etc. Biotechnology & Biopharmaceutical:
Biopharmaceuticals; biotechnology; cancer therapies; drug delivery systems; diabetes and blood related therapies, etc. Technology: Detection systems, electronic niche markets; hardware and software peripherals; internet related; LAN devices and associated software; semi-conductor equipment and related industries; telecommunications and wireless technologies, etc.
http://www.ventanaglobal.com/
Venture1Finance
With offices in the United States and Australia provides
capital raising and contributes value-added knowledge to create significant
new enterprises by working in constructive partnership with talented
entrepreneurs. We also partner with leading Venture Capital Funds in the
United States and the Australia-Pacific region. Nic Denyer from the U.S.
Equity Investment division states" We originate and lead the majority of
our investments, usually in the early stages of the company's
development. Our focus is on technology-enabled service and internet
driven companies, although we will talk to all entrepreneurs seeking Venture
Capital" email us at: j.favaloro@venture1finance.com
Website www.venture1finance.com
VentureOneResources
We work at various points along the development continuum...typically where
technology and commercialization intersect. These activities are typically
fundamental to our clientele: Early Stage Companies -- who are in the process
of forming their product/technology vision, solidifying their plans,
attempting to sort out what direction to take in a universe of filled with
possibilities. Who require the design development of their technology
and scale up for production. Weighing which kinds of capital sources are
optimum for their business. Who are considering corporate partners or
strategic alliances. Established Businesses -- Typically companies who are
setting the pace in their industry, who have established and wish to maintain
market leadership through the use of technology to achieve competitive
advantage. Understand the value of world class industrial design and the
appropriate use of technology design. Wish to move quickly. Who
seek to create the future....not follow it. Companies who often cross
over into new areas of products or technologies. Investors -- who wish
to maximize the prospects for success by knowing the: True depth of a
technology. Likely competitive threats--real or perceived The
willingness of the market to embrace a technical/business approach. http://www.linex.com/venres/
Wasatch
Seeking investments in technology companies of between $250,000 to $1 million. The
companies must have the potential to achieve strong profitability and sales of up to $50 million within 3 to 5 years. The model
company would consist of a complete and experienced management team, a proprietary product line in a $100 - $500 million
growing market. The company's product must have the potential of capturing a large market share and have a well defined
channel for selling into the market. These criteria are accorded differing weights from situation to situation, but the one we most
consistently apply and give the heaviest weight to is the management team. http://www.drapervc.com/WCrit.html
Windward Ventures
A classic venture capital partnership organized in 1997 to produce superior investment returns by providing capital and management assistance to early stage, high growth companies in southern California. The firm manages a dedicated pool of capital provided by a group of institutional investors, wealthy individuals and successful entrepreneurs. In addition, the firm from time to time manages direct investments on behalf of its Limited Partners. The partners of Windward Ventures have extensive experience as venture capital investors, senior managers, and
entrepreneurs. http://www.windwardventures.com/
Walden Group
A group of international
venture capital funds headquartered in San Francisco with offices in Israel. Walden is
affiliated with the Walden International Investment Group (WIIG) and the combined
organizations manage funds in excess of US $1.2 Billion. The funds include regional,
global and industry specific funds. Since its founding in 1974 Walden has invested in over
300 companies worldwide in the areas of semiconductors, communications, software, new
media and information technology, healthcare, biotechnology and specialty retailing. http://www.waldenvc.com/
Weiss, Peck & Greer Venture Partners
555 California Street
Suite 4760
San Francisco, CA 94104
415-622-6864
West Coast Venture Capital Firms
A list of Venture Capital firms located on the West Coast of
the United States http://www.iemploy.com/vcs.html
Zone Ventures
A Southern California affiliate of Silicon Valley-based venture capital firm Draper Fisher Jurvetson. Zone Ventures focuses on information technology businesses with enormous market potential. Our role is to help entrepreneurs achieve their maximum potential through team building, partnership, advice and support, as well as investments. We see a tremendous need for venture capital investing in Southern California, where information technology is flourishing. By pursuing a people-focused approach to venture capital investing, we will continue to fund entrepreneurs with the energy, vision, experience, and desire to build great companies.
http://www.zonevc.com/
