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InterWest Partners
InterWest Partners, founded in 1979, is a leading diversified
venture capital firm focused on building long-term relationships with
entrepreneurs and portfolio companies. Currently investing its ninth
fund, IW IX, a $600 million fund, InterWest has more than $2 billion
of capital raised since inception. InterWest has 16 investing partners
in Menlo Park, CA and Dallas, TX, who bring together deep domain knowledge
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Leapfrog Ventures
Leapfrog Ventures provides early-stage lead funding for visionary
entrepreneurs in undiscovered, high-potential IT industry segments
seeking a financial partner with diversified operational experience
to help maximize corporate value. Headquartered in Menlo Park, Calif.,
Leapfrog Ventures was founded by three preeminent Silicon Valley venture
capital industry veterans, managing directors Mark Dubovoy, Peter Rip
and Pete Sinclair. Their collective 35 years of successful venture
investment experience and 40 years of operating experience brings together
a unique combination of technical acumen, marketing prowess and financial
management wherewithal.
Leapfrog provides entrepreneurs with diversified
operational expertise required to reinforce and further develop existing
management strengths. This expertise includes access to additional
investors that may be necessary to fund subsequent corporate development,
the ability to assist in corporate structuring, including the acquisition
of complementary technologies, the acumen required to vet innovative
technology development, business development and marketing strategies,
and industry contacts to help drive management team recruitment and
sales.
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Outfitter Ventures
Outfitter Ventures invests in driven, indefatigable
visionaries with irresistibly compelling business ideas. One of the
key areas of focus for Outfitter is early stage technology companies
with a particular focus on software, business services and energy technologies.
These industry concentrations are based on Outfitter's history of success
with businesses in these areas and on the promising characteristics
of these segments. The company is based in Burlingame, California.
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