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INVESTMENT
FIRMS
Vanguard
Ventures
founded in 1981, the firm has $500 million under management,
with investments focused in communications, life sciences
and information technology. Vanguard has funded 114
startups; In aggregate, these companies created over
$70 billion in market value, returning approximately
$1 billion to investors. (www.vanguardventures.com)
Sevin
Rosen Funds is a top-tier venture capital firm
with a track record of funding successful companies
since 1981. The partnership has consistently made early-stage
investments in pioneering technologies and companies
with the potential to create new markets. The partners'
broad range of venture and operating experiences in
successful technology companies translates into a sustained
commitment and contribution to the development of the
ventures funded. The firm has offices in Dallas, Palo
Alto, Austin, and San Diego. (www.srfunds.com)
Fremont
Ventures provides growth capital to experienced
management teams executing scalable technology-based
business models in large industries. Fremont Ventures
is part of Fremont Group, a San Francisco-based private
investment firm with assets under management across
a broad array of asset classes. (www.fremontventures.com)
Silicon Valley Bank provides diversified
financial services to emerging growth and mature companies
in the technology, life science, private equity and
premium wine markets. Through its focus on specialized
markets and extensive knowledge of the people and business
issues driving them, Silicon Valley Bank provides a
level of service and partnership that measurably impacts
its clients' success. Today, Silicon Valley Bank has
nearly 1,000 employees and over $4 billion in assets.
The company operates offices throughout Silicon Valley
in Fremont, Santa Clara and Palo Alto, California -
the center of the venture capital community in California.
(www.svb.com)
Intel
Capital Intel officially formed a venture program
in the early 1990s, as a way to help ensure our own
ability to deliver products to our customers. Intel
Capital's investment criteria blends strategic focus
with financial discipline, seeking companies that can
succeed and have a meaningful impact on their market
segment. Intel Capital typically invests in private
companies alongside high quality co-investors to help
these companies grow from initial stages to successful
Initial Public Offerings or acquisitions. About 40%
of Intel Capital's new deals in 2003 were in early
stage companies. Intel Capital portfolio assets are
over $1 Billion. (www.intel.com/capital)
Goldman Sachs is a leading global investment
banking, securities and investment management firm that
provides a wide range of services worldwide to a substantial
and diversified client base that includes corporations,
financial institutions, governments and high net-worth
individuals. Founded in 1869, it is one of the oldest
and largest investment banking firms.(www.goldmansacks.com)
Vesalius
Ventures
is a unique venture capital firm solely dedicated to
funding the development of new technologies in order
to advance the world of medicine. Founded in June 2002,
Vesalius is dedicated to "accelerating the future
of medicine" becoming the premier conduit for enabling
technologies for medical informatics. The deal flow
has included over 300 companies and technologies since
inception. (www.vesaliusventures.com)
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