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Below is a list of notable Venture capital firms.
Name | Location | Founding date | Managing Partners/Directors | Specialty | Capital managed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlas Venture | Waltham, MA | 1980 | Barry Fidelman | Technology and Life Sciences | $2.0B[citation needed] |
| Azione Capital | Singapore | 2006 | Nicholas Chan, Soon Choo Teck, Lee Keh Sai | Interactive digital media, mobile communications, wireless technology, energy, maritime | |
| Bain Capital Ventures | Boston, MA | 1984 | Ajay Agarwal, Jeff Crisan, Scott Friend, Jeffrey Glass, Michael Krupka, James Nahirny, J. Benjamin Nye, Jeffrey Schwartz (Managing Directors) | Infrastructure Software and Services, Communications, New Media, Business Services, Healthcare | $1.4B [1] |
| Benchmark Capital | Menlo Park, CA | 1995 | Neel Das (executive officer) | Technology & Financial Services | $2.3B[citation needed] |
| Bessemer Venture Partners | Menlo Park, CA;Larchmont, NY; Boston, MA; Herzliya, Israel;Mumbai, India; | 1911 | David Cowan, Rob Chandra, Rob Stavis, Ed Colloton, Robert Goodman (managing partners) | Technology & Services | $2.5B |
| Canaan Partners | Menlo Park, CA;Westport, CT; Gurgaon,India; Herzliya, Israel | 1987 | Eric Young, Deepak Kamra, John Balen, Maha Ibrahim, Brent Ahrens, Wende Hutton, Stephen Bloch (general partners) | Technology and Healthcare | $2.3B [2] |
| Charles River Ventures | Menlo Park, CA; New York, NY | 1970 | Bill Tai, George Zachary, et al. (general partners) | Technology | $2.1B [3] |
| Clearstone Venture Partners | Santa Monica, CA;Menlo Park, CA;Mumbai, India | 1998 | Bill Elkus, Jim Armstrong, Erik Lassila, William Quigley, Sumant Mandal (managing directors) | Internet, consumer, communications, software | $650M[citation needed] |
| Draper Fisher Jurvetson | Menlo Park, CA | 1985 | Timothy C. Draper | Technology and Technology Services | $3.5B |
| Enterprise Partners | San Diego, CA | 1985 | Jim Berglund, Bob Conn, PhD, Carl Eibl, Drew Senyei, Kleanthis Xanthopoulos, PhD (managing directors) | Technology and Life Sciences | $750M |
| Fidelity Ventures | Boston, MA | 1970 | Rob Ketterson | Information Technology | $1.5B |
| Galen Partners | Stamford, CT | 1990 | David Jahns, Zubeen Shroff, Bruce F. Wesson, John Wilkerson | Healthcare Technology, Medical Devices, Specialty Pharmaceuticals | $1.0B [4] |
| Highland Capital Partners | Boston, MA; Menlo Park, CA; Geneva Switzerland and Shanghai China | 1988 | Sean Dalton, Bob Davis, Bob Higgins, Paul Maeder, Dan Nova | Consumer, Healthcare, Info & Comm Technology and Internet & Digital Media | $3.0B |
| Insight Venture Partners | New York, NY | 1995 | Larry Handen, Jeff Horing, Jeff Lieberman, Ben Levin, George McCulloch, Jerry Murdock, Deven Parekh, Peter Sobiloff, Mike Triplett | Software and Internet | $3.25B[5] |
| Kleiner, Perkins, Caufield & Byers | Menlo Park, CA | 1972 | Brook Byers | Alternative energy, technology & Life Sciences | $1.5B[6] |
| Locstein | Geneva, Switzerland | 2005 | Alan D. Start (Chairman & CEO of The Locstein Group) | Technology, Financial Services | Unknown |
| Lux Capital | New York, NY | 2000 | Josh Wolfe, Peter Hébert, Robert Paull | Emerging technologies, Physical & Life Sciences | $100M |
| Mayfield Fund | Menlo Park, CA | 1969 | James Beck, Navin Chaddha, Yogen Dalal, Kevin Fong, Raj Kapoor, David Ladd, Allen Morgan, Janice Roberts, Robin Vasan (managing directors) | Wireless, Consumer, Software, Semiconductors | $2.4B |
| New Enterprise Associates | Menlo Park, CA;Baltimore, MD &Reston, VA | 1978 | Peter Barris | Information Technology and Healthcare | $6.0B |
| Oak Investment Partners | Westport, CT; Palo Alto, CA; Minneapolis, MN | 1978 | Bandel Carano, Ed Glassmeyer, Fred Harman, Ann Lamont (managing partners) | Information Technology and Healthcare | $8.4B |
| Point Judith Capital | Providence, RI | 2001 | Sean Marsh, David Martirano, Gina Raimondo (general partners) | Communications, Internet, Healthcare and Software | $100M |
| Quicksilver Ventures | Saratoga, CA | 2001 | Maury Domengeaux, Randall Meals, Steve Schlossareck (Managing Directors) | Secondary Venture Capital (acquire existing corporate and venture portfolios). Investment Focus: Emerging Technologies such as Video and Imaging; Networking and Mobility; Data Management, Services and Security; Storage Components and Systems; Enterprise Applications | $ Evergreen, portfolio acquisition value from $1m - $250m |
| Rho Ventures | New York, NY | 1981 | Habib Kairouz, Mark Leschly, Joshua Ruch (Managing Partners) | New Media, Information Technology & Communications, Cleantech, Healthcare | Over $2B[7] |
| Santé Ventures | Austin, TX | 2006 | Joe Cunningham, Doug French, Kevin Lalande (Managing Directors) | Healthcare | $130M |
| Scottish Equity Partners | London, UK; Glasgow, UK | 1991 | Calum Paterson (Managing Partner), Andrew Davison, Brian Kerr, Gary Le Sueur, Fearghal Ó Ríordaín, Stuart Paterson, David Sneddon, Richard Sparrow | Information Technology, Healthcare and Energy technology | $500M |
| Sequoia Capital | Menlo Park, CA | 1972 | Kui Zhou (principal), Don Valentine (founder), Neil Shen (founding managing partner) | Components, Systems, Software and Services | $4.0B [8] |
| Sevin Rosen Funds | Dallas, TX; Palo Alto, CA; Austin, TX; San Diego, CA | 1981 | Jon Bayless, Steve Domenik, Steve Dow, Dave McLean, Al Schuele, Charles Phipps, John Jaggers, Jackie Kimzey, John Oxaal, Nick Sturiale (general partners) | Technology | $1.6B[citation needed] |
| Sigma Partners | Boston, MA; Menlo Park, CA; San Ramon, CA | 1984 | Robert Davoli, Lawrence Finch, Gregory Gretsch, Clifford Haas, John Mandile, Mark Pine, Peter Solvik, Bob Spinner, Wade Woodson (managing directors) | IT: Software, Hardware, Semiconductors | $1.7B[citation needed] |
| Tenaya Capital | Menlo Park, CA;Boston, MA | 2009 | Tom Banahan, Ben Boyer, Stewart Gollmer, Brian Melton, Brian Paul | High Technology: Software, Semiconductors, Consumer Internet, Communications | $1.0B [9] |
| Union Square Ventures | New York City, NY | 2005 | Fred Wilson (financier), Brad Burnham and Albert Wenger | Technology | |
| Viking Venture | Nordics | 2001 | Erik Hagen, Harald Jeremiassen, Jostein Vik, Joar Welde, Shane McElroy | Electronics, Software, Oil & Gas, Materials, Clean Technology | Unknown |
| Wellington Partners Venture Capital | Munich, Germany | 1991 | Rolf Christof Dienst, Frank Böhnke | Technology, Digital Media, Life Sciences | $700M under management [10] |
