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Venture Capitals Guide
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Venture Capitals Guide
If a place that concentrates in generous proportions, talent, ideas, spirit, business, youth, science, culture, enthusiasm and know-how exists, that place must be Silicon Valley. Its streets have seen the growth of some of the most succesful entrepreneurs in history, those who have been able to transform their home garage into the most impressive company. We are, of course, referring to Google, Apple, Microsoft, Ebay, Facebook and many other giants, who, with their innovations, have contributed greatly to changes in society and have stimulated the human race. All this talent, together in a small condensed area of the world, is exceptional. However, in most cases, this success is impossible to achieve, without vision and economic back-up, both necessary elements to implement a new idea. The Valley doesn´t lack Venture Capital firms in its streets and this ofcourse enables many of these ideas to become reality.
To arrange the presentation we have followed a ratio based on the companies track record of operating competence, pitching efficiency, favourable deal terms and execution assistance.
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Maples Investments
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Maples Investments
Maples Investments
2440 Sand Hill Road, Suite 100
Menlo Park, CA 94025
Phone: 650.587.5003
Fax: 650.284.2201
Investors:
Jason Ream
Phone: 512.682.9680
For other types of issues or for
people who just want to get in
touch, please send an e-mail to
General Inquiries.
“There are many ways to fund a start-up and lots of potential financing sources for different stages of a company’s growth. Maples Investments offers a unique Micro-cap fundraising model that bridges the gap between initial seed money raised from traditional “Angel” investors and the much larger investments that characterize traditional Venture Capitalists. ”
http://www.maples.net/
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Sequoia
Sequoia
U.S.3000 Sand Hill Road 4-250Menlo Park, CA 94025
Phone: 650.854.3927Fax: 650.854.2977
Twitter@Sequoia_Capital
http://www.sequoiacap.com/
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Sequoia Capital is a venture capital firm founded
by Don Valentine in 1972. The firm has offices in
the US, China, India and Israel. Sequoia has
funded an unprecedented number of enormously
successful companies including Google, Yahoo,
Paypal, Electronic Arts, YouTube, NVIDIA, Cisco
Systems, Oracle and Apple. Sequoia estimates
that 10% of the NASDAQ’s value is made up of
firms they have funded.
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First Round Capital
Firs Round Capital
West Coast Office
217 Second Street 5th FloorSan Francisco, CA 94105
Josh Kopelman
– http://www.linkedin.com/in/jkopelman
Chris Fralic
– http://www.linkedin.com/in/chrisfralic
Rob Hayes
– http://www.linkedin.com/in/robhayes
Howard Morgan
– http://www.linkedin.com/in/hlmorgan
Kent Goldman
– http://www.linkedin.com/in/kentgoldman
Christine Herron
– http://www.linkedin.com/in/christineherron
Phin Barnes
– http://www.linkedin.com/in/phineasbarnes
“First Round Capital is an early stage venture capital firm managed by Joshua Kopelman, Chris Fralic, Rob Hayes and Howard Morgan. We look to partner with entrepreneurs to build innovative technology companies.
We are seed-stage investors, often providing a company’s first outside capital, and are not afraid of investing in pre-revenue companies. We understand the challenges of launching a new product. We look to take an active role in most of the companies we invest in. We believe our experience, insight and expertise are far more valuable than our capital -- and we look for entrepreneurs who feel the same.”
http://www.firstround.com/
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Crosslink Capital
Crosslink Capital
Two Embarcadero CenterSuite 2200 San Francisco, CA 94111Phone: (415) 617-1800
e-mail:[email protected].
http://www.crosslinkcapital.com/
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“The goal is simple: to find the very best company
at any stage in its development and work together
to build the most valuable and successful
business in the category. We engage great teams
at their seed stage, when shipping product, or
even as public companies. All along the spectrum,
we are looking for inflection points in the
company’s prospects.”
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Leapfrog ventures
Leapfrog Ventures
3000 Sand Hill Road, 1-280 Menlo Park, CA 94025
Phone: (650) 926-9900Fax: (650) 233-1301
e-mail:
http://www.leapfrogventures.com/about.shtml
They believe that the most successful company in
any industry gains a disproportionately higher
return for its shareholders. their mission is to help
their portfolio companies Leapfrog their
competitors and achieve industry-leading levels of
competitive and market performance as quickly
as possible.
They are all experienced operating executives of
technology companies as well as successful
venture investors. They can recognize the
patterns that signal opportunities or risks in a
small, high growth company. They have the
resources and relationships to help entrepreneurs
create the key alliances that will allow them to
achieve victory early and convincingly.
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Clearstone Venture Partners
Clearstone Venture Partners
Menlo Park2180 Sand Hill Road, Suite 200Menlo Park, CA 94025 USA
Phone: 650 234 0400fax: 650 234 0401
e-mail:[email protected]
http://www.clearstone.com/content/html/home.htm
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Founded by Bill Elkus in 1998, Clearstone Venture
Partners is a venture capital firm with offices in
Santa Monica and Menlo Park, California. The firm
manages over $650 million of committed capital in
the technology sector, and has helped finance
early-stage rounds in numerous successful
companies such as eToys, Overture, PayPal,
United Online, MP3.com, Jump and eMusic.
Clearstone’s limited partners include the
investment affiliates of The State of California, JP
Morgan, The University of California, The State of
Michigan, The State of Pennsylvania, The
University of Pittsburgh, Moore Capital and
others.
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Altos Ventures
Altos Ventures
2882 Sand Hill Road, Suite 100
Menlo Park, CA 94025
Phone: 650-234-9771
Fax: 650-233-9821
e-mail:
http://www.altosventures.com/
“How are we different? We don't "do deals" or
"put money to work". We help build companies.
Building great companies takes more than just
capital. It takes passion, persistence and a
willingness to learn from mistakes. We are a small
partnership, dedicated to investing modest
amounts of capital in companies that can achieve
a lot with a little. Each year, we invest in only a
handful of entrepreneurs. We bring to each
investment the perspective of over a dozen years
of hands-on venture investing and the patience
that it takes to build truly great companies.”
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August Capital
August Capital
2480 Sand Hill Road, Suite 101Menlo Park, CA 94025
Phone: 650.234.9900
Fax: 650.234.9910
e-mail:
http://www.augustcap.com/
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August Capital is a venture capital firm that
focuses on investing in early stage technology
companies. You guessed it - it was founded in
August (1995). The firm currently has just under
$2 billion under management.
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Trinity Ventures
Trinity Ventures
3000 Sand Hill Road
Building 4, Suite 160
Menlo Park, CA 94025
Phone: 650 854 9500
Fax: 650 854 9501
e-mail:
http://www.trinityventures.com/
Founded in 1986, Trinity Ventures, a boutique
firm, partners with passionate entrepreneurs to
transform revolutionary ideas into reality. With
over $1 billion under management, Trinity
Ventures was founded on the principle of
personal engagement and mutual respect with
the entrepreneurs we fund. Trinity Ventures
focuses on early stage technology ventures with a
particular emphasis on digital media, Internet
services, mobility, security and software markets.
Trinity Ventures has invested in more than 100
ventures, including such leading companies as
Aruba Networks, Blue Nile, Crescendo
Communications, Extreme Networks, Forte
Software, Illustra, LoopNet, Photobucket,
Speedera Networks, Starbucks and Sygate
Technologies.
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True Ventures
True Ventures
Palo Alto Office530 Lytton Avenue, Suite 303Palo Alto, CA 94301
Phone: 650-319-2150Fax: 650-330-7330
San Francisco OfficePier 38, The EmbarcaderoSan Francisco, CA 94107
Phone: 650-319-2150Fax: 650-330-7330 http://www.trueventures.com/
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True Ventures is a venture capital firm with $350
million under management, the most recent fund
having closed in July, 2008. The firm is led by
General Partners Jon Callaghan, Phil Black and
John Burke. Counting Automattic CEO Toni
Schneider and Sphere CEO Tony Conrad (http://
www.crunchbase.com/person/tony-conrad)
amongst its ranks, True Ventures is focused on
providing funding to early stage growth
companies in the technology sector. Companies
in its portfolio include Automattic, GigaOm,
Sphere, meebo, BrightRoll and WeGame.
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Founders Fund
Founders Fund
One Letterman Drive
Building C, Suite 420
Presidio of San Francisco
San Francisco, CA 94129
e-mail:
http://www.foundersfund.com/
The firm was organized by Managing Partners
Peter Thiel and Ken Howery in early 2005, and
raised its first fund of $50 million from individual
entrepreneurs and angel investors in January of
that year. In 2006, Sean Parker, co-founder of
Napster and Facebook, and Luke Nosek joined
as managing partners. In 2007 the firm raised a
new fund of $220 million. In 2008, Robert May,
previously CFO at Thomas Weisel and Mohr,
Davidow Ventures joined the Founders Fund
team.
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Opus Capital
Opus Capital
2730 Sand Hill Road, Suite 150Menlo Park, CA 94025
Phone: 650.543.2900Fax: 650.561.9570
e-mail: [email protected]
At Opus Capital, they are energized and excited
about venture investing. The outlook for early-
stage technology companies is very promising,
especially for investors with a long history of
success and deep operating experience.
They are here to help entrepreneurs build great
companies. Over the years, they have developed
strong relationships with many entrepreneurs who
come to them time and again with their new
ventures. With each company in their portfolio,
they work to accelerate growth—helping
entrepreneurs build strong, sustainable
enterprises. They do this by facilitating key
relationships, providing access to critical
resources and giving counsel on strategy, finance
and operations.
http://www.opuscapital.com/
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Menlo Ventures
Menlo Ventures
3000 Sand Hill RoadBuilding 4, Suite 100Menlo Park, California94025, USA
Phone: (650) 854-8540Fax: (650) 854-7059
Email:
To submit a plan:[email protected]
General information:[email protected]
Web master:[email protected]
“At Menlo Ventures, we invest in entrepreneurs
that Think Big. We seek passionate teams with
big ideas that can disrupt existing industries or
create entirely new markets. Our track record
over the past 32 years of helping companies
achieve market leadership through great strategy
and great execution speaks for itself: over 300
companies, creating tens of billions of dollars in
market value and hundreds of thousands of jobs.
With over $4 billion under management, we are
one of the largest technology venture funds in the
world; the kind of partner you want when seeking
to change the world. Just as important as our
financial strength is our personal commitment to
our entrepreneurs.”
http://www.menloventures.com/
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New Enterprise Associates
NEA
2855 Sand Hill RoadMenlo Park, CA 94025
Phone: 650.854.9499Fax: 650.854.9397AdministrationGene TrainorNew Enterprise Associates1119 St. Paul StreetBaltimore, MD 21202Phone: (410) 244-0115Fax: (410) 752-7721
Marketing / LP RelationsSuzanne KingNew Enterprise Associates5425 Wisconsin AveSuite 800Chevy Chase, MD 20815Phone: (301) 272-2300
http://www.nea.com/Home/
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New Enterprise Associates (NEA) is a venture
capital firm specializing in investments in venture
growth equity at all points of developments, with a
60 percent focus on seed and start-up stage
companies. The firm prefers to invest in the
information technology sector with a focus on
communications, software and services, and
electronics industries and the healthcare sector
with a focus on energy technology,
biopharmaceuticals, medical devices, healthcare
services, and healthcare information technology
industries.
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Greylock Partners
Greylock Partners
Bay Area2929 Campus Drive, Suite 400 San Mateo, CA 94403
Phone: 650.493.5525 Fax: 650.493.5575
E-mail:
Erika BrownDirector of [email protected]
http://www.greylock.com/
Greylock Partners is a Venture Capital firm based
San Mateo, CA that works actively with
entrepreneurs to build market-leading companies.
The firm is currently focused on the enterprise
software and consumer Internet sectors.
Greylock started in 1965 and has funded and
helped build several hundred successful
companies, including Ascend Communications,
CheckFree, CipherTrust, Constant Contact,
Continental Cable, Data Domain, Decru, digg,
DoubleClick, Facebook, Farecast, Internet
Security Systems, Ikanos, Legato, LinkedIn,
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Foundation Capital
Foundation Capital
250 Middlefield RoadMenlo Park, CA 94025
Phone: 650-614-0500
e-mail:[email protected]
http://www.foundationcapital.com/
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“At Foundation Capital, we’re entrepreneurs first
and foremost. That’s especially important when
working with companies in their formative stages,
which is our preference. We have backed
successful entrepreneurs across various sectors
— from enterprise software to clean technology to
consumer Internet and fabless semiconductors.
Typically, we make an initial investment of $1 to
$10 million and follow that by participating in each
subsequent round of financing. As lead investors,
we also are often asked to fill board seats.”
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Interwest Partners
Interwest Partners
CALIFORNIA2710 Sand Hill RoadSecond FloorMenlo Park, CA 94025USA
Phone: 650-854-8585Fax: 650-854-4706
e-mail:
http://www.interwest.com/
InterWest invests an average of about $7 - 15
million over the span of their involvement with
each company in their portfolio. They invest in
companies through the full range of venture
investment stages, and investments may be
staged over several rounds of financing. Although
they generally begin their involvement in the early
stages of a company’s development, they pursue
attractive opportunities based on their individual
merits rather than their investment stage.
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Morgenthaler Ventures
Morgenthaler Ventures
Menlo Park Headquarters2710 Sand Hill RoadSuite 100Menlo Park, CA 94025
Phone: 650-388-7600Fax: 650-388-7601
Ching [email protected]
http://www.morgenthaler.com/
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Morgenthaler Ventures has been in the venture
capital business for more than 40 years, steadily
investing through every market cycle.
Among the many Morgenthaler-funded companies
that have gone public or were acquired are:
Apple, Atria, Brion, Illustra Technologies, IPC –
The Hospitalist Company, Medaphis, Microchip,
New Focus, NexTag, NEXTEL, Nuance
Communications, Perclose, Premisys, Ribozyme
Pharmaceuticals, Synopsys and VeriFone.
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Mayfield Fund
Mayfield Fund
2800 Sand Hill Road, Suite 250Menlo Park, CA 94025
Phone:(650) 854-5560
Fax:(650) 854-5712
e-mail:
http://www.mayfield.com/
Founded in 1969, Mayfield Fund is a venture
capital firm located in Menlo Park, CA. The firm
has over $2.7 billion under management with
expertise in communications/wireless, consumer/
media, enterprise software and semiconductors.
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Sigma + Partners
Sigma + Partners
Menlo Park1600 El Camino Real,Suite 280Menlo Park, CA 94025
Phone: (650) 853-1700Fax: (650) 853-1717
http://www.sigmapartners.com/i
Sigma Partners is a venture capital firm, founded
in 1984, that has invested in over a hundred early
stage companies and has over $2 billion under
management.
In 2007, it raised $500 million for its most recent
fund, named Sigma Partners 8.
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