A venture investor is any entity that provides or has made a venture capital investment in one or more companies.
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| x Benchmark Capital |
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Benchmark Capital is a venture capital firm, responsible for the early stage funding of some very successful startups. In 1997, the firm invested $6.7 million in eBay, which made it worth more than $5 billion by the spring of 1999. Other high...
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| Zipcar | |||||
| Zimbra | |||||
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| x Kleiner, Perkins, Caufield and Byers |
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Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers (KPCB) is a major Sand Hill Road venture capital firm, one of the most widely known in Silicon Valley. The name comes from the four senior partners: Eugene Kleiner (emeritus), Tom Perkins ...
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Hybritech | ||
| Compaq | |||||
| Walker Interactive Systems | |||||
| Verdiem | |||||
| Tethys Bioscience | |||||
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| x Omidyar Network |
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Omidyar® Network is a mission-based
organization established by eBay founder, Pierre Omidyar, and his wife,
Pam. Since 2004, we have made both for-profit and nonprofit investments
to advance our mission, and we are currently expanding beyond...
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Linden Lab | Series A | Jan 2004 |
| Metaweb Technologies, Inc. | Series A | 2005 | |||
| Digg | |||||
| Prosper | Series B | Feb 2006 | |||
| Platial | |||||
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| x Draper Fisher Jurvetson |
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About Draper Fisher Jurvetson Draper Fisher Jurvetson is the pre-eminent venture capital firm with global presence
through a network of affiliated funds, with offices in more than 30 cities around the world
and over $5 billion in capital...
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CastTV | Series A | 2007 |
| Jaxtr | Series A | Aug 2007 | |||
| SugarSync, Inc. | Series A | ||||
| Meebo | Series B | Jan 2007 | |||
| Spinal Modulation | |||||
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| x Matrix Partners |
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We have built a diverse experience base among the general partners of
Matrix to achieve a unique combination of significant operating and
industry talent. We have worked successfully together for many years,
differentiating us from many...
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SanDisk | ||
| Renkoo | |||||
| Epoch Systems | |||||
| Aras Corp | |||||
| Blue Lane Technologies | |||||
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| x Omninet Private Equity |
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Altra Biofuels | |||
| x Sage Capital Partners |
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SCP has total committed capital in excess of $55 million. Investors in SCP
include financiers, top executives, and founders of successful companies representing
a broad spectrum of industries. SCP and its portfolio companies benefit from
this...
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Altra Biofuels | ||
| x Angeleno Group |
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Angeleno Group ("AG") is a California-based private equity firm focused on high growth investments in the energy sector. AG makes investments broadly across the energy industry to support innovative, well-managed, rapidly growing companies.
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Altra Biofuels | ||
| Konarka Technologies, Inc. | |||||
| Verdiem | |||||
| x Khosla Ventures |
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Khosla Ventures offers venture assistance, strategic advice and capital
to entrepreneurs. The firm helps entrepreneurs extend the potential of
their ideas in both traditional venture areas like the Internet,
computing, mobile, and silicon...
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Gevo | ||
| Jawbone | |||||
| LS9, Inc | |||||
| Altra Biofuels | |||||
| Mascoma Corporation | Series A | ||||
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| x Advanced Technology Ventures |
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Founded in 1979, Advanced Technology Ventures (ATV) is a bi-coastal
venture capital firm with more than $1.4 billion in capital under
management. We work closely with entrepreneurial teams in several
technology markets, including communications,...
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NeoScale Systems | ||
| FivePrime Therapeutics Inc. | |||||
| Packet Design | 2005 | ||||
| Liquid Engines | |||||
| Proteolix, Inc. | |||||
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| x General Capitalist Partners | |||||
| x Flagship Ventures |
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Flagship Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm focused on
creating, financing, and building innovative companies in the Life
Science and Technology sectors. Headquartered in Cambridge, MA,
Flagship Ventures was founded in 1999 and...
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Mascoma Corporation | Series A | |
| Codon Devices | |||||
| Blue Agave Software | |||||
| Kovio | |||||
| Carbon Design Systems | |||||
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| x Atlas Venture |
We invest in technology and life sciences businesses in the U.S. and Europe through our offices in Boston, London, Munich, and Paris. We don’t just invest in companies. We partner
with them. Our team’s purpose is to apply our operational...
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Mascoma Corporation | Series B | ||
| Bit9, Inc. | |||||
| Lilliputian Systems | |||||
| Visual Mining | |||||
| Myvu | |||||
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| x Pinnacle Ventures |
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Pinnacle
Ventures is a private venture capital fund focused on providing debt
and equity financing to early-stage companies. We typically initiate
our relationship with an investment in the form of a growth capital or
an equipment loan. Over time,...
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Mascoma Corporation | Series B | |
| Newport Media | |||||
| LifeSize Communications | |||||
| Aquantia | |||||
| Kovio | |||||
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| x SCG Group | Xcellerex | Series B | Jan 2007 | ||
| x Trilogy Equity Partners |
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Trilogy Equity Partners was founded by
successful veterans of the wireless industry, including the executive
team that founded Western Wireless and Voicestream. With more than 200
years combined operating experience across all...
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Pelago | ||
| Medio Systems | |||||
| x Bezos Expeditions |
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Bezos Expeditions manages Jeff Bezos' personal investments.
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Pelago | ||
| ChaCha | |||||
| Linden Lab | |||||
| 37signals | Jul 2006 | ||||
| x Mayfield Fund |
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Mayfield Fund is one of the oldest venture capital firms in the US, focusing on early-stage to growth-stage investments in information technology companies with a focus on enterprise software, Internet consumer & media services, and communications....
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Webroot Software | Series A | Feb 2005 |
| TrueDemand Software | Series A | Aug 2005 | |||
| Informance | Series A | ||||
| GroundWork | Series B | Mar 2005 | |||
| Elemental Security | Series A | May 2003 | |||
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| x Trinity Ventures |
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Affinity Labs | Series A | Dec 2006 | |
| LoopNet | |||||
| Wetpaint | |||||
| Blue Nile Inc. | |||||
| Extreme Networks | |||||
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| x GSR Ventures |
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GSR Ventures is a venture
capital fund that invests primarily in early stage technology companies
with substantial operations in China. China has some of the
world's largest and fastest growing technology markets. We strongly
believe that with large...
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Qunar | Series A | 2006 |
| Baihe | Series A | Dec 2005 | |||
| SportsGG | |||||
| Lattice Power Corporation | 2006 | ||||
| x Accel Partners |
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Accel Partners is a global venture and growth equity firm. Accel funds companies from inception through the growth stage.
Using dedicated teams and market-specific strategies for local geographies, Accel manages over $8.8 billion from offices in...
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Transtech Control Ltd. | ||
| Tumri Inc. | |||||
| Ubidyne GmbH | |||||
| Ubiquisys Ltd. | |||||
| Valista | |||||
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| x New Enterprise Associates |
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Every entrepreneur knows the thrill of a great idea. They’ve felt
the pride of nurturing a vision and watching it grow. So, when it comes
time for them to fly, they want a venture partner who shares that
spirit and knows what it takes to make a...
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Zhone Technologies | ||
| YM BioSciences | |||||
| Yipes Enterprise Services | |||||
| Xtera | |||||
| Xoom Corporation | |||||
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| x The Barksdale Group | MyCFO | ||||
| Tellme Networks | |||||
| x Zero Gravity Internet Group | |||||
| x Alloy Ventures |
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Alloy Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm. Over the decades
of our history, our limited partners have entrusted us with over $1
billion in capital. We are currently investing out of our 5th fund a
$368 million limited partnership raised...
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Optimedica | ||
| Cortina Systems | |||||
| FortéBio | |||||
| Integrated Materials, Inc. | |||||
| Seriosity | |||||
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| x Fidelity Ventures |
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Fidelity Ventures brings resources to portfolio companies that go
far beyond capital. Our experience, track record and unique business
relationships propel new products and services into the marketplace. Powerful NetworkWe leverage our...
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Oakley Networks | ||
| Xoom Corporation | |||||
| Unipier | |||||
| Ping Identity Corporation | |||||
| Black Duck Software | Series C | Feb 13, 2007 | |||
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| x UPS Strategic Enterprise Fund |
The Strategic Enterprise Fund (the "SEF") is the private equity strategic investment arm of UPS. The Fund is a corporate venture capital group which focuses on developing critical partnerships and acquiring knowledge returns from its investments in...
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| x Bain Capital |
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Bain Capital is a Boston-headquartered alternative asset management and financial services company that specializes in private equity, venture capital, credit and public market investments. Bain invests across a broad range of industry sectors and...
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Shopping.com | ||
| aPriori | |||||
| Rave Wireless | |||||
| Blazent | |||||
| Integral Development | |||||
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| x Goldman Sachs |
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The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS) is an American multinational bulge bracket investment banking and securities firm that engages in global investment banking, securities, investment management, and other financial services primarily with...
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Metaweb Technologies, Inc. | Series B | Dec 2007 |
| Sling Media Inc. | Series B | Jan 2006 | |||
| Jingle Networks | Series C | Oct 2006 | |||
| Shopping.com | |||||
| NorthStar | |||||
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| x August Capital |
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Scintera Networks | ||
| Trumba | |||||
| Technorati | |||||
| Six Apart | |||||
| Seagate Technology | |||||
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| x Foundation Capital |
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Founded in 1995, Foundation Capital is a venture capital firm committed to supporting entrepreneurs and their companies, targeting innovative opportunities in telecommunications and networking; Internet infrastructure; and enterprise software and on...
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Quaris Corporation | Series A | Jan 2008 |
| SiBEAM | Series A | Jun 2005 | |||
| Responsys | |||||
| ONStor | Aug 2007 | ||||
| Ketera Technologies | |||||
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| x Redpoint |
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Redpoint Ventures was
formed in 1999 with partners from Brentwood Venture Capital and
Institutional Venture Partners, two firms that have been successfully
investing in technology since the early days of venture capital. This
gives the company ...
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adap.tv | Series A | |
| Airplay | |||||
| AMEC | |||||
| Apogee Software | |||||
| Azul Systems | |||||
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| x 3i |
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3i Group plc (LSE: III) is an international investor headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It has offices in 13 countries across Asia, Europe and the Americas and had total assets under management of £13 billion as at 30 September 2011. It is...
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Konarka Technologies, Inc. | 2006 | |
| AOptics | |||||
| BlueLithium | |||||
| Carbonite | |||||
| Demand Media | Series B | ||||
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| x Ardesta |
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Konarka Technologies, Inc. | |||
| x Asenqua Ventures | Konarka Technologies, Inc. | ||||
| x Chevron Corporation |
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Chevron Corporation (NYSE: CVX) is an American multinational energy corporation headquartered in San Ramon, California, United States and active in more than 180 countries. It is engaged in every aspect of the oil, gas, and geothermal energy...
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Konarka Technologies, Inc. | ||
| x Électricité de France |
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Électricité de France S.A. (EDF; Electricity of France) is the second largest electric utility company in the world. Headquartered in Paris, France, with €65.2 billion in revenues in 2010, EDF operates a diverse portfolio of 120,000+ megawatts of...
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Konarka Technologies, Inc. | ||
| x Eas Energy | Konarka Technologies, Inc. | ||||
| x Good Energies, Inc. |
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Good Energies is a leading investor in the renewable energy
industry and a member of COFRA Group, a privately owned group of
companies. Good Energies is active in the interrelated business areas
solar energy, wind energy, load management and green...
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Konarka Technologies, Inc. | ||
| x Zero Stage Capital |
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Zero Stage Capital is a private equity firm that invests in small
capitalization private and public companies in our areas of expertise:
IT & telecommunications, life sciences, energy and homeland
security technologies. We provide exit-focused...
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Konarka Technologies, Inc. | ||
| x Vanguard Ventures |
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Vanguard Ventures is a leading early
stage venture capital firm that helps entrepreneurs build
pioneering technology and life science companies. Vanguard
partners bring hands-on...
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HemoSense | ||
| Konarka Technologies, Inc. | Jun 2004 | ||||
| Casabi | Series A | Aug 2005 | |||
| Casabi | Series B | Mar 2007 | |||
| Sylantro | |||||
| x SDL Capital |
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Since its inception, SDL Ventures has been involved with over twenty financings in fourteen companies.
SDL Ventures is the lead investor for half of these companies. In mid-2005, one of these companies, Photonic Power,
accomplished a...
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Konarka Technologies, Inc. | ||
| x Presidio STX |
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Presidio STX’s Investment Division, (formerly Presidio Venture
Partners) funds companies that, through the development and application
of unique technologies, provide new solutions to challenging problems
and address emerging market trends. As a...
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Konarka Technologies, Inc. | ||
| Zimbra | Series C | Apr 2006 | |||
| Topspin Communications | |||||
| Fortinet | |||||
| IP Unity Glenayre | |||||
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| x Y Combinator |
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Y Combinator is a seed-stage startup funding firm, started in 2005 by Paul Graham, Robert Morris, Trevor Blackwell, and Jessica Livingston. Y Combinator provides seed money, advice, and connections at two 3-month programs a year in Cambridge and...
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Justin.tv | Seed | |
| Kiko | Seed | ||||
| YouOS | Seed | ||||
| Loopt | Seed | ||||
| Seed | |||||
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| x General Catalyst Partners |
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General Catalyst Partners is a venture capital firm that invests in
exceptional entrepreneurs who are building the technology-based
companies that will lead innovation and transform industries.
General Catalyst's managing directors Larry Bohn...
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BridgePort Networks | Series A | Jan 2004 |
| 80108 Media | |||||
| OutStart | |||||
| GTESS Corporation | Jan 2004 | ||||
| Brightcove | |||||
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| x Greylock Partners |
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Greylock Partners is one of the oldest venture capital firms, founded in 1965, with committed capital of over $2 billion under management. The firm focuses on early stage companies in the consumer, enterprise software and infrastructure as well as...
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Awareness | 2007 | |
| AccelChip | |||||
| ZeroG Wireless | |||||
| Workday, Inc | |||||
| Wink | |||||
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| x TeleSoft Partners |
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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...
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LogLogic | ||
| Calix | |||||
| IP Unity Glenayre | |||||
| x U.S. Venture Partners |
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U.S. Venture Partners (USVP) has helped build great companies for
nearly three decades. Since its inception in 1981, USVP has invested
more than $1.8 billion in over 350 companies. Throughout, USVP's
partners have worked diligently and consistently...
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Yoomba | Series A | 2007 |
| Guidewire Software | |||||
| 4INFO | |||||
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| x Worldview Technology Partners |
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We
open doors to global markets.Worldview’s dedicated business development
teams in the U.S., Europe, Japan and Asia actively help a portfolio company
build a global pipeline of partners and customers. We: This
directly impacts a portfolio...
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Miradia | ||
| Azul Systems | |||||
| LogLogic | |||||
| Luxim Corporation | |||||
| PostPath | |||||
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| x Granite Ventures |
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Granite
has managed over $1 billion in venture capital and has invested in more
than 90 private companies. We partner with promising and successful
entrepreneurs to create businesses that have a competitive edge and
help them achieve category...
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Movaris | Series C | |
| Navini Networks | |||||
| Entropic Communications | |||||
| BCD Semiconductor | |||||
| Oversight Systems, Inc. | Series A | ||||
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| x Union Square Ventures |
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Union Square Ventures is an early stage venture capital firm based
in New York City. We invest in young companies that use information
technology in innovative ways to create high growth business
opportunities in the Media, Marketing, Financial...
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Clickable | Series A | Dec 2007 |
| Bug Labs | |||||
| del.icio.us | |||||
| Tumblr | Series A | Oct 2007 | |||
| FeedBurner | Feb 2006 | ||||
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| x Steamboat Ventures |
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Inspired by the bold entrepreneurial spirit of Walt Disney,
Steamboat Ventures is named after the famous Mickey Mouse cartoon
Steamboat Willie. Theatrically released in New York in 1928, Steamboat
Willie was the screen debut of Mickey Mouse and...
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PopularMedia | ||
| Baynote | |||||
| Quigo | |||||
| Passenger | Series B | Aug 2007 | |||
| MerchantCircle | Series A | ||||
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| x Silver Creek Ventures |
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Hammerhead Systems | Series C | Jan 2006 | |
| x Mobius Venture Capital |
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Welcome to Mobius Venture Capital Mobius Venture Capital is an early-stage venture
capital fund comprised of seasoned veterans and entrepreneurs from
leading technology companies, who bring not only deep domain expertise,
but also hands-on operating...
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ReaMetrix | ||
| Danger | |||||
| Auction Drop | Series A | Jun 2003 | |||
| Sling Media Inc. | Series A | 2004 | |||
| NewsGator Technologies | |||||
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| x Esther Dyson |
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Esther Dyson (born 14 July 1951) is a former journalist and Wall Street technology analyst who is a leading angel investor, entrepreneur, philanthropist, and commentator focused on breakthrough innovation in healthcare, government transparency,...
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Orbitz | ||
| Brightmail | |||||
| Ovusoft | |||||
| Medstory | |||||
| del.icio.us | |||||
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| x CommerceNet |
CommerceNet is a 501(c)6 organization established in 1994 to promote electronic commerce on the Internet. The organisation initially focused on industry-wide research and programs that have advanced the commercial use of the Internet.
CommerceNet...
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Powerset | Angel investor | May 2006 | |
| x The Founders Fund |
Founders Fund is a San Francisco based venture capital investment firm. The firm’s six partners, Peter Thiel, Sean Parker, Ken Howery, Luke Nosek, Bruce Gibney, and Brian Singerman have been founders of or early investors in numerous companies, such...
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Jaxtr | Seed | ||
| Slide | |||||
| Powerset | Series A | Nov 2006 | |||
| Geni | Jan 2007 | ||||
| x Amidzad |
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Amidzad is a seed and early-stage venture capital firm focused on
investing in emerging growth companies on the West Coast, with over 50
years of combined entrepreneurial experience in building profitable,
global enterprises from the ground up and...
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Danger | ||
| BIX | |||||
| Melodis | |||||
| Agitar Software | |||||
| Affinity Circles | |||||
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| x Sierra Ventures |
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Sierra Ventures is a private venture capital firm focusing its
investments in Information Technology companies. Our current
investments include companies based in the United States, Canada, China
and India. We work with entrepreneurs and...
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Sourcefire | ||
| Theravance | |||||
| Expresso Fitness | Series C | Mar 2007 | |||
| Spoke | Series A | ||||
| Piczo | |||||
| x Hummer Winblad Venture Partners |
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Hummer Winblad Venture Partners was founded in 1989 as the first
venture capital fund to invest exclusively in software companies.
Through our history, we’ve had the opportunity to invest in the
pioneers and leaders of several generations of...
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Success Metrics | ||
| Intacct | |||||
| Voltage Security Inc. | |||||
| Baynote | |||||
| MuleSource | Series A | Oct 2006 | |||
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