Corporate Investors
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Palomar Ventures
Palomar Ventures was launched in 1999 by veteran venture capitalists to focus on early stage information technology companies that demonstrate the potential for exceptional growth and market leadership. Palomar Venture's core areas of expertise and strategic focus are datacom/telecom/broadband communications, infrastructure software for e-business, and business-to-business IT infrastructure. Palomar Ventures has over $300 million under management with premier investors including J.P. Morgan, Bank of America, SunAmerica and Lehman Brothers. The partners at Palomar Ventures have assisted in building nearly 50 public companies and are currently investing Palomar II, a $220 million fund.
Saints Capital
Saints Capital is a leading direct secondary acquirer of venture capital and private equity investments in emerging growth companies around the globe. The firm also makes traditional direct venture capital investments on a primary basis and in special situations in technology, healthcare, consumer and industrial companies in the United States. Saints is headquartered in San Francisco, with investment professionals in Europe and in Asia. The company currently manages funds with investments in over sixty individual companies totaling over a half of a billion dollars in originally invested capital.
Samsung Ventures America
Samsung Ventures America manages US investment and investment-related activities for Samsung Electronics and Samsung Venture Investment Corporation from offices in San Jose, CA. The investment mandate for Samsung Ventures America tracks closely to the strategic priorities of Samsung Electronics' core operating divisions, and encompasses investments in semiconductors, displays, telecommunications, and consumer electronics. Samsung Ventures America is currently actively investing in leading technology companies from a $300 million fund.
Smart Technology Ventures
Smart Technology Ventures (STV) is a leading early and mid-stage SBIC venture capital fund that has built a strong reputation for its deep technical expertise and ability to develop technology businesses. STV focuses on investing in core technology areas such as wireless communications, semiconductors, storage, software, broadband, and photonics. The Fund's founder was a leading early stage investor in QUALCOMM and remains a major shareholder today. STV has solid working relations with a number of corporate venture capital firms including Intel Capital and QUALCOMM Ventures.
Technology Crossover Ventures
Technology Crossover Ventures (TCV), founded in 1995, is a leading provider of growth capital to technology companies, providing funds to expansion, late-stage private, and public companies. TCV employs a crossover investment model which combines venture capital with public market investing and enables TCV to continue to invest in its portfolio companies at the IPO and beyond. TCV manages over $3.3 billion in assets and has invested in over 135 companies to achieve over 35 IPOs and 22 strategic sales or mergers. Leading investments include: Actuate, Alteon Websystems, Altiris, C|Net, Expedia, Netflix, RealNetworks, Solect Technology and Xylan. TCV has 10 partners and is headquartered in Palo Alto, California.
Viterbi Group, LLC
Viterbi Group, LLC, was founded in 2000 by Dr. Andrew Viterbi and his daughter Dr. Audrey Viterbi to advise and invest in startup companies predominantly in the fields of wireless communications and network infrastructure. Dr. Andrew Viterbi co-founded QUALCOMM, Inc. and LINKABIT Corporation and was a Professor at the UCLA School of Engineering and Applied Science. He has received numerous awards for his substantial contributions to the communications industry, such as the Viterbi Algorithm, a decoding algorithm used in most digital communication systems. Dr. Andrew Viterbi is a Fellow of the IEEE, a Marconi Fellow, and a Member of both the U.S. National Academy of Engineering and the U.S. National Academy of Sciences.
