Investors
Blueprint Ventures
Blueprint Ventures is a seed- and early-stage venture capital firm focused on IT infrastructure start-ups, including systems, software, and components. Located in the San Francisco Bay Area, Blueprint specializes in funding early-stage Corporate IP Spinouts by partnering with high-tech companies to commercialize their intellectual property.
The firm targets companies that deliver disruptive technologies to market in a timely, capital-efficient manner. Investments include LANDesk Software, Platform Solutions, Vidient Systems, and KeyEye Communications.
For more information, please visit
www.blueprintventures.com
Goldman Sachs
GS PIA Technology Investing Group is the technology investing arm of the Principal Investment Area of Goldman Sachs,
a leading global investment banking, securities and investment management firm. Since 1988, Goldman Sachs and its
affiliates have invested over $2 billion in more than 250 companies across a broad range of sectors within the information
technology, semiconductor and communications industries. Goldman Sachs invests across the stage spectrum, from early
stage venture opportunities to later-stage companies and large mature private equity situations.
For more information, please visit
www.gs.com/piatech
Intel Capital
Intel Capital, Intel's strategic investment program, is one of the
largest global corporate venture programs investing in the technology
segment. Its mission is to make and manage financially attractive
investments that support Intel's strategic objectives.
With an overall strategy to stimulate advances in computing and
communications, the Intel Capital team seeks out and invests in
promising companies worldwide working together to establish new and
innovative technologies, develop industry standard solutions, drive
global Internet growth, enable new usage models, and advance the
computing and communications platforms.
For more information, please visit
www.intel.com/capital/index.htm
InterWest Partners
InterWest Partners founded in 1979, is a leading diversified venture capital firm focused on building long-term
relationships with entrepreneurs and portfolio companies. With more than $2 billion of capital raised, including
its new investment fund of $600 million, InterWest has 11 experienced partners in Menlo Park, CA and Dallas, TX,
who bring together deep domain knowledge in life sciences and information technology.
InterWest Partners has consistently helped grow some of the most influential companies in information technology
and life sciences. The firm's investments in information technology include: CIENA (CIEN), Copper Mountain Networks
(CMTN), Crystal Semiconductor (acquired by Cirrus Logic, CRUS), Cyrix (CYRX; acquired by National Semiconductor),
Lightera (acquired by CIENA), PlaceWare (acquired by Microsoft, MSFT), SiTera (acquired by Vitesse, VTSS),
Silicon Graphics (SGI), Stratacom (STRM; acquired by Cisco, CSCO) and Xilinx (XLNX).
For more information, please visit
www.interwest.com.
Investcorp International Inc.
Investcorp is a global investment group that has a 20-year history of private equity and venture capital investments in
North America and Europe. Investcorp's transactions to date have a value of more than $25 billion. In the past three years,
Investcorp has invested more than $500 million in technology and telecommunication businesses.
Investcorp's existing and past technology investments include Stratus Computers, Independent Wireless One, PortalPlayer,
and Softek. Investcorp's existing private equity investments include Avecia, Gerresheimer Glas AG and Hilding Anders in Europe,
and Aero Products, PlayPower and MW Manufacturers.
Further information on Investcorp is available at
www.investcorp.com.
Microsoft Inc.
Founded in 1975, Microsoft (Nasdaq “MSFT”) is the worldwide leader in software, services and solutions that help people and businesses realize their full potential.
For more information please visit
www.microsoft.com.
Western Technology Investment
Founded in 1980, Western Technology Investment (WTI) specializes in venture lending, providing debt financing to venture-backed technology and life science companies. WTI's focus includes early through late stage companies across the United States, and investments range from $500 thousand to $25 million.
WTI's portfolio companies have included Brocade Communications (BRCD), Cerent (acquired by Cisco Systems, CSCO), Google (GOOG), Juniper Networks (JNPR), IDEC Pharmaceuticals (BIIB), and Stratacom (STRM; acquired by Cisco Systems, CSCO).
For more information, please visit
www.westerntech.com.
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