OpVista is a privately held company backed by leading names in venture capital. Since 1981, Sevin Rosen Funds has worked with entrepreneurs to build successful, leading technology companies. Concentrating on pivotal new technologies, Sevin Rosen invests in early stage ventures with strong management teams that can assume market leadership. The firm focuses primarily on communications and e-business infrastructure and solutions and selectively invests outside these markets when the opportunity is unusually compelling and partners’ experience can be helpful.
Throughout its history, Sevin Rosen has combined a unique blend of technical vision and operational expertise, as demonstrated in such successful companies as Compaq, Lotus Development, Cypress Semiconductor, Cyrix Systems, Capstone Turbine, CIENA, Chorum Technologies, and OMM.
Based in Mountain View, California, iNCUBiC is a well-funded seed investment partnership that launches start-up companies in photonics and biotech. iNCUBiC provides seed capital, business advice, hands-on management, and technical support that is individually tailored to the needs of each partner company. The firm’s approach improves efficiency and greatly reduces risk and time-to-market, which could make the difference between a successful launch and a missed opportunity.
Excelsior Venture Partners III, LLC is the third private equity fund managed by U.S. Trust Company. The $150-million fund was formed in May 2001. In addition to this fund, the Private Equity Division of U.S. Trust manages two other funds: UST Private Equity Investors Fund, Inc. and Excelsior Private Equity Fund II, Inc. The three funds total nearly $400 million in assets under management. Collectively, the funds have invested directly in 50 companies, with a special focus on information technology, communications, life sciences and information services.
Founded in 1853, U.S. Trust is a wealth management company that provides investment management, fiduciary, and private banking services. Headquartered in New York City, U.S. Trust has $80 billion in assets under management, as of December 31, 2002, and serves affluent individuals, families, and institutions nationwide.
Founded in 1980, Western Technology Investment (WTI) specializes in venture lending, providing debt financing to venture-backed technology and life sciences companies. WTI has committed nearly $2B to more than 700 companies during its 25 year history. The firm has raised eleven funds to date from top-tier institutional investors and currently has $1B under management. Portfolio companies include Google, Juniper Networks, Brocade Networks, Cerent, Cyras, Transmeta, Corvis, IDEC Pharmaceuticals, and Verisign.
DCM is an early stage venture capital firm supporting entrepreneurs building world-class technology companies. The firm’s partners manage more than US$1.5 billion and have funded leading technology companies including 2Wire, 51job (Nasdaq: JOBS), @Motion (Openwave), About.com (The New York Times Co.), All About (Jasdaq: 2454), Arroyo (Cisco), Dang Dang, Foundry Networks (Nasdaq: FDRY), HireRight, Internap (AMEX: IIP), IPivot (Intel), JCI (Nasdaq Japan - Hercules: 9424), Kabu.com (TSE Main:8703), PGP Corporation, Recourse Technologies (Symantec), Sigmatel (Nasdaq: SGTL), SMIC (NYSE: SMI), UUNet (MCI), and Vimicro (Nasdaq: VIMC). DCM offers hands-on operational guidance and access to an extensive network of resources, including close relationships with many of the Pacific Rim's leading companies and investors. For more information, please visit DCM’s website at www.dcm.com.
Velocity Interactive Group (www.velocityig.com) is a leading investment firm that focuses on digital media and communications. The firm brings a unique approach to investing by bringing not just financial capital, but also human capital to its investment companies. Velocity Interactive Group has a global presence in Palo Alto, Los Angeles, New York, India and China.
