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Founded in 1983, Accel Partners is one of the world’s leading venture capital firms. The firm is dedicated to partnering with outstanding entrepreneurs to build world–class Internet, software and networking companies. Accel Partners has more than $4bn under management from its offices in Palo Alto, London, and China, and its portfolio companies have completed IPOs that have created well over $150 billion in market capitalization.
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BV Capital, headquartered in San Francisco, CA and Hamburg, Germany, is an early–stage venture capital firm. Established in 1997, BV focuses exclusively on the intersection of the consumer Internet, digital media and communication software sectors worldwide. BV’s team adds significant expertise and service to entrepreneurs who strive to turn ideas into long–term, sustainable growth companies. Investments include many successes such as Angieslist, del.icio.us, eGroups, Expertcity (gotomypc), K2 Networks and shopping.com. The firm backed by several high profile US, Asian and European investors has been named "one of the most influential investors on either side of the Atlantic" by the Wall Street Journal.
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DAG Ventures is a venture capital partnership investing in and helping outstanding entrepreneurs create leading, long-term companies across a range of markets. With roots from the 1980's in cable TV, infrastructure, media, and wireless industries, the partnership today is privileged to work with world-class entrepreneurs as they build tomorrow's leaders in the information technology, energy, and life science sectors.
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Khosla Ventures offers venture assistance, strategic advice and capital to entrepreneurs. The firm helps entrepreneurs extend the potential of their ideas in both traditional venture areas like the Internet, computing, mobile, and silicon technology arenas but also supports breakthrough scientific work in clean technology areas such as bio–refineries for energy and bioplastics, solar, battery and other environmentally friendly technologies. Vinod Khosla was formerly a General Partner at Kleiner Perkins and founder of Sun Microsystems. Vinod has been labeled the #1 VC by Forbes and Fortune recently labeled him as one the nation’s most influential ethanol advocates, noting "there are venture capitalists, and there’s Vinod Khosla." Vinod Khosla founded the firm in 2004 and was joined by partners David Weiden and Samir Kaul, as well as chief scientific officer Doug Cameron in 2006.
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Menlo Ventures provides long–term capital and management support to early–stage and emerging–growth companies. Menlo is one of Silicon Valley's oldest venture capital partnerships, and has organized and managed ten venture funds since their inception in 1976. With over $4 billion under management since inception, and a team with over two hundred years of collective experience in technology, marketing, sales and general management, they have the resources to support the most ambitious of projects.
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Translink Capital, headquartered in Palo Alto, CA, is a venture capital firm focused on investments in early to expansion-stage technology companies in the mobile, communications and digital media sectors. The firm invests in best-of-breed technology companies that can leverage the firm's strong connections with leading technology companies in Japan, Korea, and Greater China. Together with our partners based in Tokyo, Seoul, and Beijing, TransLink provides hands-on business development assistance with potential customers and partners in Asia prior to the investment and typically will lead or co-lead investment rounds.
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Samsung Venture Investment Corporation is the corporate venture capital arm of the Samsung Group, with offices in the Bay Area, London, Tokyo and Seoul. Samsung Ventures partners with early to expansion stage companies providing significant strategic and financial value to Samsung businesses. Supporting the strategic priorities of Samsung affiliates, sectors of interest include semiconductor, telecommunications, consumer electronics, digital media, life sciences and clean technology.
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