These companies are either providing or are seeking capital, venture capital,
and advisory services for technology based companies. Even during down times there
are still people with money looking to fund "the next big thing." It will probably
never again be like the heydays of the late 1990s tech boom, where money appeared
from nowhere literally in the form of stock market values, but some of the biggest
success stories came out of the Depression Era (IBM, for example).
Arcturus Capital arcturusvc.com
| 213-473-1800 | Los Angeles, CA Primary focus is early-stage technology companies
in the Southern California area.
Ardesta, LLC ardesta.com | 734-994-7000 | Ann Arbor, MI At the core of
Ardesta's contribution to building the Small Tech industry is the investment of
talent and capital in product-focused companies.
Austin Ventures | austinventures.com | 512-485-1900 | Austin, TX
Partners with exceptionally talented entrepreneurs and operating executives to build
valuable businesses in a variety of technology and service industries.
Battery Ventures 781-577-1000 | Wellesley, MA Focusing on market sectors
such as cable infrastructure, network & wireless infrastructure, security software &
services and computing & storage infrastructure; application software; communications
services; e-commerce products & services; tech enabled businesses; semiconductor &
related products; media & content and consumer technology.
California Technology Ventures, LLC ctventures.com | 626-403-6632 | Pasadena,
CA A venture capital fund that makes direct investments in technology and life
science companies.
Cargill Ventures cargillventures.com | 952-742-2178 | Wayzata, MN We invest
in high-growth technology-based companies that enable commerce, innovation, and
efficiencies in industries relevant to Cargill, helping us to be a global leader
in providing goods and services necessary for life, health and growth.
CenterPoint Ventures centerpointvp.com | 512-795-5800 | Austin, TX Our
target investment areas are communications infrastructure, business applications
and enterprise software, semiconductors, and other innovations.
Crest Capital crestcapital.com | 800-245-1213 | Atlanta, GA A national
equipment finance company providing equipment loans and leases throughout the SMB
market.
CurrentRF currentrf.com | 209-914-2305 ZigBee based mesh networks and Ultra
Low Power Wireless (ULP) wireless components and systems. Highly efficient (>95%),
IC based energy harvesting conditioning electronics design that enables
energy harvesting from a variety of sources (mechanical, chemical, thermal, solar,
etc) at once, providing a practically inexhaustible power source for remote ZigBee
and implanted medical electronic devices.
FirstCapital Corp, Ltd firstcapital.co.uk | 020 8563 1563 | London, UK
Specializes in venture capital fund raising and M&A advice for high growth technology
companies.
Gaebler Ventures gaebler.com | 312-207-1190 | Chicago, IL A business incubator,
holding company, and venture capital fund.
Garage Technology Ventures garage.com | 650-354-1800 | Palo Alto, CA We're
looking for special entrepreneurs who have big ideas who need seed capital to turn
their ideas into action. They see the world for what it could be, not what it already
is.
Index Ventures indexventures.com | (+41) 22 737 0000 | Geneva, Switzerland
Invests in companies in the fields of information technology and the life sciences.
Kleiner Perkins Caufield and Byers kpcb.com | 650-233-2750 | Menlo Park, CA
Committed to helping entrepreneurs build sustainable technology businesses; our
focus is on new technologies and new applications of technology that will drive
high-impact change.
Knowledge Market, Inc knowledgemarket.com | Palo Alto, CA Technology focus
areas include Life sciences, Biotechnology, Pharmaceuticals, Nutraceuticals, Nanotechnology,
Wireless, IT, Semiconductors, Aerospace, Manufacturing, Financial Services, Energy &
Power, Digital Media, Engineering, and other advanced technologies.
Lux Capital luxcapital.com | 212-792-4188 | New York, NY A research-driven
investment firm focused on building businesses of lasting value. Lux uncovers and
creates market-leading companies by leveraging our vast network, proprietary business
intelligence and unique access.
NextTechs Technologies, LLC nexttechs.com | 832-476-9226 | Houston, TX
Intermediates corporate direct investment capital and provides additional investment
support including joint development agreements, marketing arrangements, licensing
contracts or other business development activities.
NGEN Partners, LLC ngenpartners.com | 805-564-3156 | Santa Barbara, CA
Provides catalytic, second-stage venture capital funding to emerging businesses.
OVP Venture Partners ovp.com | 425-889-9192 | Kirkland, WA We invest capital
in new companies in growing markets—enterprise software, communications and network
systems, computational biology, specialized electronic systems and business services.
Polaris Venture Partners polarisventures.com | 781-290-0770 | Waltham, MA
Invests in and partners with seed, early stage, and middle market businesses with
exceptional promise and helps them grow into market-leading companies.
Pond Venture Partners, Ltd pondventures.com/index2.html | +44 (0)20 8940 1001
| UK Invests in early-stage European companies in the semiconductor, communication,
wireless and software areas.
PureTech puretechventures.com | 617-482-2333 | Boston, MA A life science
venture creation and business development organization. Our team has specialized
knowledge and expertise in creating life science ventures based on seminal technology
breakthroughs; and in strategic partnering for exceptional private and public life
science companies.
Seraphima Ventures seraphimaventures.com | 212-380-1818 | New York, NY
Focusing on mainly nanotechnology startup companies.
Sevin Rosen Funds srfunds.com | 972-702-1100 | Dallas, TX Helps entrepreneurs
to shape projects into successful, leading companies in the dynamic and competitive
world of high technology.
Silicon Valley Nano Ventures usnano.biz/svnv.htm | We focus on start-up &
early stage nanotechnology companies, projects, & ventures.
Technology Investments carsten.com | A Northern California seed stage investment
firm.
Western Technology Investment westerntech.com | 408-436-8577 | San Jose, CA
Provider of debt financing to start-up and emerging growth companies.
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