Investors
Atlas Venture is the leading international early-stage venture capital firm, investing in communications, information technology and life sciences companies. Atlas Venture has investing offices in Boston, London, Munich and Paris, and its investments are evenly divided between the United States and Europe.
Founded in 1980, Atlas Venture has organized six international funds, and currently manages more than $2.1 billion in committed capital. The Atlas Venture investment team is comprised of seasoned operating executives and career venture capitalists that have been deeply involved in the formation and development of more than 300 companies worldwide.
Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO), the worldwide leader in networking for the Internet, celebrates 20 years of commitment to technology innovation, industry leadership and corporate social responsibility. Information on Cisco can be found at www.cisco.com. For ongoing news, please go to newsroom.cisco.com.
DFJ Esprit is a top-tier, venture capital firm. DFJ Esprit invests in technology and healthcare businesses with exceptional management teams and growth prospects.
The DFJ Esprit team has been behind many of Europe’s most successful venture exits of recent years with recent successes including KVS, Alphamosaic, Fillfactory, DRI, Blackspider, and NetEconomy. Its ten partners have a combined total of more than 120 years of venture capital investment experience and a first class track record of successful exits.
DFJ Esprit manages $580m in capital raised from leading international institutions and from the public markets. DFJ Esprit was formed in 2006 to manage the funds previously controlled by Cazenove Private Equity and Prelude Ventures. It is headquartered in London.
For further information, please visit www.espritcp.com
Index Ventures is a leading European venture capital firm active in technology venture investing since 1996. The firm is dedicated to helping top entrepreneurial teams in the Information Technology and Life Science sectors build their companies into market defining global leaders.
The firm has offices in Geneva, London and Jersey and focuses its investment activity primarily on Europe and Israel. Investments include Skype (the pioneering communications company acquired by eBay); Ozon (Russia's leading online store); Telegent (a leading fabless semiconductor company) and Last.fm (the world's largest social music platform, recently acquired by CBS).
For more information, please visit www.indexventures.com
Intel's venture capital organization, makes equity investments in innovative technology start-ups and companies worldwide. Intel Capital invests in a broad range of companies offering hardware, software and services targeting enterprise, home, mobility, health, consumer Internet and semiconductor manufacturing.
Since 1991, Intel Capital has invested more than US$6 billion in nearly 1,000 companies in more than 40 countries. In that time, about 180 portfolio companies have been acquired by other companies and another 155 have gone public on various exchanges around the world. In 2005, Intel Capital invested about US$265 million in about 140 deals with approximately 60 percent of funds invested outside the United States.
For more information on Intel Capital and its differentiated advantages, visit www.intelcapital.com.
Motorola is known around the world for innovation in communications. The company develops technologies, products and services that make mobile experiences possible. Our portfolio includes communications infrastructure, enterprise mobility solutions, digital set-tops, cable modems, mobile devices and Bluetooth accessories. Motorola is committed to delivering next generation communication solutions to people, businesses and governments. A Fortune 100 company with global presence and impact, Motorola had sales of US $36.6 billion in 2007.
For more information about our company, our people and our innovations, please visit http://www.motorola.com.
Texas Instruments Incorporated provides innovative DSP and analog technologies to help its customers create the world’s most advanced electronics. TI is headquartered in Dallas, Texas, and has manufacturing, design or sales operations in more than 25 countries.
More information is located on the World Wide Web www.ti.com.