 |
- AC Ventures
Venture arm of Andersen Consulting. Expects to invest up to $1 billion to create new e-businesses. Focus is on business-to-business e-commerce, e-commerce infrastructure and business-to-consumer e-commerce.
- Acer Technology Ventures
V.C. business unit of Acer Group, an $8.4 billion worldwide PC manufacturer. Focuses on early stage innovative software- or hardware-based intellectual property and technology that enable new applications via the Internet platform.
- Adobe Ventures, L.P.
Invests in companies developing products and services strategic to Adobe's own business, making a broader set of solutions available to a wide array of computer users, from the enterprise user to the professional graphic designer.
- Alcatel Ventures
Invests primarily in US technology companies that address large or rapidly growing market opportunities, specifically wireless communications, computer networking, telecommunications infrastructure, optical components and networking, and the Internet.
- Comdisco Ventures
Provides financing to companies engaged in the Internet, software/computer services, communications/networking, hardware/semiconductors/EDA, biotech/medical devices/service, and media/consumer/other industries.
- Commerce One Ventures
Global e-commerce enabler will target companies that are using the Internet to revolutionize the buying and selling of goods and services and the way businesses transact and interact with their trading communities.
- Dell Ventures
Currently investing in companies with business objectives built around the Internet, services, server and storage products and communications. Investments typically are made during mid- to late-stage investment rounds prior to a company's IPO.
- Exelon Capital Partners
Corporate venture capital subsidiary of Exelon with emphasis placed on investments that may have the ability to leverage Exelon's existing (and future) businesses and assets.
- GE Equity
Provides creative, flexible solutions; preferred stock, convertible debt, subordinated debt and common stock. Looks for solid management, existing products/services, revenues of $10 million and proven, growth-oriented business model.
- Innovacom
France Telecom VC subsidiary which invests in telecom and I.T. startups in Europe and North America. Website in French and English.
- Intel Capital
Invests with strategic intent, aiming to create and expand new markets for Intel's products. Wants to stimulate growth in the Internet, computing and communications to grow the total Internet infrastructure.
- Lucent Venture Partners, Inc.
Wholly owned venture capital subsidiary of Lucent Technologies. Invests in early-stage technology companies in high-growth communications areas: optical, networking, semiconductors, communications software, professional services, e-commerce.
- Mustang Ventures
Corporate venture fund created by the Siemens Information and Communication Networks Group. Invests in small early stage innovative companies, primarily in information and communication networking infrastructure, applications and services.
- Nokia in Brief: Nokia Ventures Organizations
Invests in early stage, high-growth information technology companies. Sole limited partner, Nokia Corporation, has invested with the intent of gaining exposure to and learning about new markets, business models and technologies.
- Novell Ventures
Seeks to make strategic investments in development-stage companies that are in their first or second rounds of financing and whose products require Novell products to run or run better with Novell products.
- Oracle Venture Fund
Invests in and supports innovative companies that develop products and services based on Oracle technologies -- application service providers, Internet infrastructure companies, wireless technologies, open source, net builders, and B2B companies.
- Palm Ventures
Invests in companies which provide solutions that leverage or enhance Palm products and services, in wireless content/services/infrastructure, core handheld technology, handheld applications, mobile systems integration, accessory and peripheral producers.
- Panasonic Digital Concepts Center
Direct investment operation of Matsushita that invests in early emerging to late-stage technology companies. Focus on home networking, wireless, software, digital TV/multimedia.
- Ricoh Innovations
Seeks investment opportunities where there is mutual benefit from Ricoh's strengths as an office technology provider. First and second stage: communications, hardware and software, office/computer services, electronics, e-commerce, info tech, media.
- SI Ventures
Created in 1998 by executives of GartnerGroup; leverages Gartner's vast resources, knowledge and experience in the context of strategic investments in promising IT and information-based start-up companies.
- Siemens Venture Capital
Makes seed, early stage, mezzanine investments in information and communications, medical engineering, industrial automation, and microelectronics. Regional focus -- U.S., Europe, Israel.
- T-Telematik Venture Holding GmbH (T-Venture)
Fully-owned corporate VC subsidiary of Deutsche Telekom. Provides young, technology-oriented companies in the fields of telecommunications and information technology with capital and entrepreneurial know-how.
- Tribune Ventures
Strategic investment unit of the Tribune Company. Focuses on new media and broadband communications environments.
- Venture Management Services, Inc.
Venture capital partnership: AT&T, Lucent and J.P. Morgan. Provides capital to start-up and later stage companies in: wireless communications, Internet, value added networking services, content and local service.
- Waller-Sutton Investment Partners, L.P.
Private equity investment firm providing investors a diversified portfolio of private equity and equity-related securities of growth companies involved in the media, communications and entertainment industries.
|
|
|
|
