Venture Capital

We are a trusted resource for strategic consulting or interim management for the portfolio companies of VCs and often assist with due diligence and deal flow. Here is a list of the firms we have relationships with:

3i Corporation

3i is a leading international venture capital company with U.S. offices in Menlo Park, CA and Waltham, MA. Operating since 1945, 3i has invested worldwide over $20 billion, including co-investment funds, through its 16-country, 3-continent network of 36 offices. 3i leverages this worldwide presence to add value to its portfolio companies and investment partners. In the United States, 3i concentrates on early and later stage technology investments in companies with the potential to be leaders in their markets. Outside the USA, 3i invests broadly in private equity and venture capital.

Accel Partners

A venture capital firm dedicated to helping entrepreneurs build world-class technology companies. It focuses the investment of over $3.5 billion under management in just two areas: communication and Internet/intranet. Each of its portfolio companies benefits from the leverage of a deep team of professionals knowledgeable and active in their industry, as well as an extensive network of highly relevant executives and companies built through investor's previous venture development activity.

BlueStream

Founded in April 2000, BlueStream Ventures is a venture capital firm focused exclusively on networking hardware and software companies. With $280 million in committed capital, BlueStream invests in hardware companies that streamline the creation of networks and services and software companies that enable organizations to capitalize on this new infrastructure.

Blumberg Capital

Blumberg Capital helps to build innovative companies that will shape the next generation of technology. We identify and support new ideas that are founded on deep technology expertise and have the potential to deliver new kinds of infrastructure for the global information economy. Their beliefs are founded on the lesson of the Internet; that new ideas can change business and society by lifting productivity and making individuals more powerful.

Foundation Capital

Foundation Capital prides itself on being entrepreneurs first and foremost. Each partner left successful careers in industry to work in venture capital because they wanted to pursue their passions: working with other entrepreneurs to build great new companies. That involves money, of course. But even more important is the effort, the perspective, the experience and the enthusiasm they invest. That's especially important when working with companies in their formative stages, which is Foundation's preference. Typically, the firm make an initial investment of $1 to $10 million and follow that by participating in each subsequent round of financing.

I²s

I²s, Venture Capital is the premier financial institution linking entrepreneurs to the capital markets in Turkey. As a pioneer in VC financing in Turkey, and the largest venture capital fund, I≤s, Venture Capital will provide the opportunity for local investment in high growth companies as soon as its shares are publicly traded. I≤s, Venture Capital believes there is a tremendous opportunity in investing in emerging growth companies. As a result, its mission is helping the founders and management teams of emerging growth companies in Turkey build and sustain great companies and, often, entire new industries. Accelent Marketing traveled to Istanbul to assess three high growth opportunities in the Turkish IT sector and help establish them in the US market.

Kennet Partners

Kennet invests in growth companies providing information technology products and business services that leverage information technology. Kennet seeks a shared commitment to success in supporting entrepreneurs who have the character and ambition necessary to build world-class companies. With approximately $300m under management, Kennet serves Europe and the US with offices in London and Silicon Valley.The companies we invest in are maturing technology or services businesses tackling growth markets, which are seeking a partner to build long-term shareholder value.

LightSpeed Ventures

Since 1971, the partners at LightSpeed have focused on helping early stage entrepreneurs build large, sustainable enterprises. Its investment team has contributed strong operational and sector expertise to market leaders such as AirGate PCS, Brocade, Ciena, Electronics for Imaging, FedEx, Informatica, Kiva Software and Phone.com, working closely with these companies throughout the early stages of their business development lifecycles. Because we focus on investments in specific sectors within software and networking, our portfolio companies are able to tap into Lightspeedís specialized industry knowledge and deep global network of relationships.

Novus Ventures

Novus Ventures was founded by Dan Tompkins in 1994 with the goal of forming a venture capital team whose collective talents and experience could help build great companies. After raising their second fund in 2000 and merging with Artemis Ventures in the summer of 2002, the Novus Ventures team comprises seven seasoned investment professionals managing a total of $150 million. From the outset, the approach has been two-fold: provide optimal funding for promising early-stage companies; and contribute Novus resources and participation to these ventures to help them grow and flourish in the dynamic, challenging high-tech business world.

Outlook™ Ventures

Established in 1995, Outlook™ Ventures actively invests in promising seed and early stage next-generation software companies in the Western United States. We are passionate about working with high-potential entrepreneurs toward a shared vision. The firm applies its depth of experience and resources, unique among seed and early stage firms, to building each individual portfolio company. As a result, Outlook has delivered returns in the top quartile of all venture funds and, more importantly, has helped those entrepreneurs to achieve profound impact on their industry sectors.

Partech International

Founded in 1982, Partech International is a venture capital firm with offices in the U.S. (San Francisco) and Europe (Paris). It manages approximately $850 million in early stage venture, late stage venture and public investments. Its investments include: Ascend, Alvarion, Business Objects, Cadence, Digital Island, Informatica, IP Unity, ISDnet, Mediapps, Peregrine, Vignette, Visicu, VeriFone, and Workspeed. Partech International features a transatlantic scope with nearly 20 years investing assisting portfolio companies with cross border expansion and international distribution. It has deep investment expertise and thought leadership in enterprise software and communications, and supports companies throughout all phases of their growth.

Pequot Capital Management

Pequot Capital Management is a leading diversified alternative investment firm focused on achieving outstanding returns for its investors. Led by its Chairman and founder, Art Samberg, the firm's guiding investment philosophy is based on deep fundamental research and unbiased thematic analysis to identify and capitalize on market inefficiencies across an industry sector or a company's lifecycle. Pequot Capital's multi-product lifecycle strategy encompasses the firm's investing dimensions of long/short equity investing (both on a broad platform and on sector specific levels), as well as focused efforts in private equity, venture capital, distressed debt, high-grade credit and other segments of the financial markets.

Redpoint

Innovation doesn't come easily. Neither does creating a company. Success takes a team with an attitude that says "we're in this together". Entrepreneurs need a partner with deep industry knowledge, a strong network of contacts, the willingness to think big and the ability to move fast. With more than a combined 100 years of operational, industry and venture capital experience, Redpoint looks at technology investing from the perspective of supporting the entire process of early-stage company development.

Red Rock Ventures

Red Rock Ventures is a Palo Alto, California-based venture capital investment partnership specializing in seed and early-stage information technology investments. The general partners, Robert G. Todd, Curtis (Kip) Myers, Peter Dumanian, Laura Brege and Bob Marsh have extensive backgrounds as operating managers, entrepreneurs, founders and venture capital investors. Their record in successfully founding and/or financing high-technology companies has created substantial market value and investor returns for the past 20 years. Red Rock currently manages $218 million in committed capital.

Sierra Ventures

Sierra Ventures is a private venture capital firm focusing its investments on early and pre-public communications, software, and internet related content and infrastructure companies. We work with entrepreneurs and management teams to originate and build new companies into large, profitable businesses. The General Partners that oversee Sierra Ventures have diverse and complementary backgrounds and skills with extensive management, technical, and venture capital investing experience. They have all served in executive capacities during our careers with successful private and public companies in the software, telecommunications, and internet related industries.

Trinity

Trinity was conceived around one big idea: Partner with the best and brightest entrepreneurs to build world-class organizations. This winning strategy has contributed to the success of dozens of companies over the years. Since its inception in 1986, and with more than a billion dollars under management, Trinity Ventures has produced outstanding results for its portfolio companies and its investors. The firm is are proud that a higher percentage of Trinity-backed companies have gone public than venture industry averages, as well as the fact that it has significantly outperformed the market in all three of our focus areas. Some of its recent successes include Extreme Networks, Network Alchemy, 24/7 Media, KIVA Software, NextCard and SciQuest.

Woodside Fund

Woodside Fund is a leading venture capital firm that excels in developing early stage technology companies. Founded in 1983, the Fund attributes its successful track record to the high value it places on building productive partnerships with entrepreneurs, investors and other resource providers. Typically serving as lead investor, Woodside Fund invests from $5 to $15 million in early stage companies focused in the areas of Internet Protocol infrastructure and enterprise software, located in Northern California and the West Coast.