About Pond Venture Partners :
http://www.pondventures.com
Pond Ventures is Europe's largest early-stage technology venture capital fund, leading seed and A-round investments including silicon, software, hardware, wireless, materials, and systems. Pond works closely with entrepreneurs to build European technology into global companies, making introductions to global customers, building the team, and bringing in quality co-investors.
About Foundation Capital :
http://www.foundationcapital.com
Foundation Capital is a premier venture capital firm committed to providing exceptional service to entrepreneurs, helping them build truly great companies. The firm takes a hands-on approach, partnering with start-ups in their formative stages and helping them establish relationships with industry leaders and attract key individuals to their management teams. Foundation Capital has participated in the building of over 65 companies with a total market value of over $11 billion. The only established venture firm with more years of operating experience than venture experience among the partners, Foundation Capital offers unequaled value to entrepreneurs in the areas of e-commerce, telecommunications and Internet technologies.
Foundation Capital was founded in 1995 by Bill Elmore, Kathryn Gould, and Jim Anderson with a single purpose: to build great companies.
About Partech International :
http://www.partechvc.com
Founded in 1982, Partech International is a leading global venture capital firm with $850M under active management and offices in the U.S., Europe and Israel. Partech invests exclusively in Information Technology and the firm’s internationally integrated team of investing partners work together closely to find the most innovative companies demonstrating high return potential and disruptive technologies in the Software & Internet, Communications & Components and Healthcare IT sectors. Partech has a unique 20+ year track record assisting its portfolio companies to become global market leaders. Some of Partech’s successful investments include: Ascend Communications, Alvarion, Business Objects, Cadence, CSG Systems, Digital Island, Informatica, Pentasafe and Vignette.
About Crédit Agricole Private Equity :
http://www.ca-privateequity.com
Crédit Agricole Private Equity is the Crédit Agricole group's private equity arm. Its team of fifty professionals supports companies at all stages of their growth and expansion, from start-up right through to sale, in a long-term relationship of mutual trust and proximity.
As an active shareholder in over 250 companies, we aim at becoming a leading multi-specialist player in the private equity market. Our underlying goal is to provide investors with top tier quality management and investment returns while respecting the fundamental rules governing our business.
About Siparex :
http://www.siparex.com
The venture capital activity accounts for 22 % of Sigefi Private Equity / Siparex Group (€940 million) assets under management. Sigefi Private Equity is one of the leading private equity investors in France. The “Group” first entered the venture capital business in the United States, where it has been present for 18 years through its San Francisco office. In France, specialized funds finance start-ups, mainly in the sectors of information technology, security, and the life sciences. Siparex Ventures manages 9 “FCPI” innovation funds for well-known financial institutions. Siparex Ventures’ team comprises 9 professionals based in Lyon and Paris. For more information, visit www.siparex.com