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  ​Achates Power$1,700,000 Venture Debt & EquityEnergy: MaterialsInvestors: InterWest Partners, Madrone Capital Partners, RockPort Capital, Sequoia CapitalPrivate & Independent        AdvancedMD$2,500,000 Venture DebtSoftware / SaaSInvestors: Dominion Ventures, Windward Ventures, ProspectorAcquired by Francisco Partners    Avalanche Technology$4,000,000 Venture DebtIT: SemiconductorsInvestors: Bessemer Venture Partners, Sequoia CapitalPrivate & Independent    Biofisica$2,000,000 Venture Debt Life Science: Medical DevicesInvestors: Unilever Technology Ventures, Novartis, ATDC Seed FundPrivate & Independent    Carmot Therapeutics$300,000 Venture DebtLife Sciences: BiotechInvestors: The Column GroupPrivate & IndependentCollabNet$8,000,000 Venture DebtSoftware / SaaSInvestors: Benchmark, Norwest Venture Partners, Intel CapitalPrivate & Independent    Complete Genomics$3,750,000 Venture DebtLife Sciences:  Sequencing ToolsInvestors: Prospect Venture Partners; OVP Venture Partners; Enterprise Partners IPO: (NASDAQ: GNOM)    DriveCam$4,000,000 Venture Debt Software / SaaSInvestors: Menlo Ventures, JMI Equity, Insight Venture Partners, Triangle Peak Partners, Integral Capital Partners Private & Independent    eGistics$3,600,000 Venture DebtSoftware / SaaSInvestors: Trident CapitalPrivate & Independent    Enpocket$4,000,000 Venture Debt Software / SaaSInvestors: Menlo Ventures, JMI Equity, Insight Venture Partners, Triangle Peak Partners, Integral Capital Partners Acquired by Nokia (NYSE: NOK)    Focus$5,250,000 Venture Debt & EquityIT: Business ServicesInvestors: Trinity Ventures; Lightspeed, GGV CapitalPrivate & Independent    Glasshouse Technologies$2,000,000 Venture DebtData Management ServicesInvestors: Sigma Partners, Grandbanks, JAFCO, Globespan, Kodiak, PaladinPrivate & Independent    Homestead$5,000,000 Venture DebtIT: Business ServicesInvestors: DFJ, IVP, Meritech, Amerindo, Dominion Ventures, RedpointAcquired by Intuit (NASDAQ: INTU)    Imerica$2,500,000 Venture DebtFinancialInvestors: Bain Capital VenturesAcquired by Intuit (NASDAQ: INTU)    InnovaLight$3,000,000 Venture DebtEnergy: SolarInvestors: Convexa Capital, ARCH Venture Partners, Sevin Rosen, Scatec, Harris & Harris, Triton Ventures, Apax PartnersAcquired by DuPont (NYSE: DD)    Kaminario$2,500,000 Venture DebtIT: Hardware & StorageInvestors: Sequoia CapitalPrivate & IndependentKiOR$3,000,000 Venture DebtEnergy: Alternative EnergyInvestors:  Khosla VenturesIPO: (NASDAQ: KIOR)    Kixeye$2,500,000 Venture DebtIT: Consumer Internet, New MediaInvestors: Lightspeed Ventures, Trinity VenturesPrivate & Independent    LS9$3,000,000 Venture DebtEnergy: Alternative EnergyInvestors: Flagship, Khosla Ventures, LightspeedPrivate & Independent  Mimosa Systems$2,000,000 Venture DebtSoftware / SaaSInvestors: August Capital, Clearstone Venture Partners, JAFCO Ventures, Mayfield, Focus VenturesAcquired by Iron Mountain (NYSE: IRM)MobiTV$5,000,000 Venture DebtConnectivity & Communications Investors: Menlo Ventures, Oak Investment Partners, RedpointPrivate & Independent    Numerate$1,200,000 Venture DebtLife Sciences: BiotechInvestors: Foundation Capital, Lanza Tech VenturesPrivate & Independent    PayScale$1,500,000 Venture DebtIT Business ServicesInvestors: Trinity Ventures, Madrona Venture Group, Fluke Venture Partners, Montlake CaptialPrivate & Independent    PneumRx$2,500,000 Venture Debt Medical DevicesInvestors: Alta Partners, Adams Street Partners, Telegraph Hill Partners, Spray Venture PartnersPrivate & Independent    Power Assure$400,000 Venture Debt & EquitySoftware: Energy ManagementInvestors: Draper Fisher JurvetsonPrivate & Independent    Revance$8,250,000 Venture DebtBiotechnologyInvestors: Essex Woodlands, Technology Partners, Vivo Ventures, Shepherd Ventures, Palo Alto Investors, MedicisPrivate & Independent    Seeo$1,250,000 Venture DebtEnergy: MaterialsInvestors: Khosla VenturesPrivate & Independent    SideStep$5,700,000 Venture Debt & EquityInformation Services: IT Consumer Investors: Norwest, Trident CapitalAcquired by Kayak.com    Skybox Imaging$4,000,000 Venture DebtIT: Other ITInvestors: Bessemer Venture Partners, Khosla VenturesPrivate & Independent    Syndero$3,000,000 Venture DebtConsumer Internet / New MediaInvestors: Trident Capital Private & Independent    Tagged$1,000,000 Venture DebtConsumer Internet / New MediaInvestors: Mayfield FundPrivate & Independent    Tam Capital Management$5,000,000 Venture Debt & EquityFinancialPrivate & Independent    The Trade Desk$1,500,000 Venture DebtIT: Business InternetInvestors: IA Ventures, Founder CollectivePrivate & Independent    Transphorm$5,500,000 Venture DebtIT: SemiconductorsInvestors: Foundation Capital, Kleiner Perkins Caufiled & Byers, Lux CapitalPrivate & Independent    Veraz$5,000,000 Venture DebtConnectivity & CommunicationsInvestors: Levensohn Ventures; Battery Ventures; NorwestIPO: (NASDAQ: VRAZ)    Viator$5,000,000 Venture DebtConsumer Services: TravelInvestors: Carlyle GroupPrivate & Independent    Vindicia$2,500,000 Venture Debt & EquitySoftware / SaaSInvestors: Doll Capital Management, BertelsmannPrivate & IndependentVocera$5,000,000 Venture DebtWireless Communications Investors: Cisco, Intel, GGV Capital, Motorola, Venrock, RRE VenturesPrivate & Independent    Wilocity$2,500,000 Venture DebtSemiconductorsInvestors: Sequoia, Benchmark, Tallwood Private & Independent    XDx$9,500,000 Venture Debt & EquityLife Sciences: DiagnosticsInvestors: Kleiner, Perkins, Caufield & Byers, New Leaf, TPG, DAG Private & Independent    Zend Technologies$3,000,000 Venture Debt IT: SoftwareInvestors: Azure Capital Partners, Greylock Partners, Index Ventures, Intel Capital, Platinum Neurone Ventures, SAP Ventures, TriplePoint CapitalPrivate & Independent    PreviousNext

 

 

Current Investments

 

 

Information Technology

AdvancedMD

$2,500,000 Venture Debt

Software / SaaS

Investors: Dominion Ventures, Windward Ventures, Prospector

Acquired by Francisco Partners

 

 

Avalanche Technology

$4,000,000 Venture Debt

IT: Semiconductors

Investors: Bessemer Venture Partners, Sequoia Capital

Private & Independent

 

 

CollabNet

$8,000,000 Venture Debt

Software / SaaS

Investors: Benchmark, Norwest Venture Partners, Intel Capital

Private & Independent

 

 

DriveCam

$4,000,000 Venture Debt

Software / SaaS

Investors: Menlo Ventures, JMI Equity, Insight Venture Partners, Triangle Peak Partners, Integral Capital Partners

Private & Independent

 

 

eGistics

$3,600,000 Venture Debt

Software / SaaS

Investors: Trident Capital

Private & Independent

 

 

Enpocket

$4,000,000 Venture Debt

Software / SaaS

Investors: Menlo Ventures, JMI Equity, Insight Venture Partners, Triangle Peak Partners, Integral Capital Partners

Acquired by Nokia (NYSE: NOK)

 

 

Focus

$5,250,000 Venture Debt & Equity

IT: Business Services

Investors: Trinity Ventures; Lightspeed, GGV Capital

Private & Independent

 

 

Glasshouse Technologies

$2,000,000 Venture Debt

Data Management Services

Investors: Sigma Partners, Grandbanks, JAFCO, Globespan, Kodiak, Paladin

Private & Independent

 

 

Homestead

$5,000,000 Venture Debt

IT: Business Services

Investors: DFJ, IVP, Meritech, Amerindo, Dominion Ventures, Redpoint

Acquired by Intuit (NASDAQ: INTU)

 

 

Imerica

$2,500,000 Venture Debt

Financial

Investors: Bain Capital Ventures

Acquired by Intuit (NASDAQ: INTU)

 

 

Kaminario

$2,500,000 Venture Debt

IT: Hardware & Storage

Investors: Sequoia Capital

Private & Independent

Kixeye

$2,500,000 Venture Debt

IT: Consumer Internet, New Media

Investors: Lightspeed Ventures, Trinity Ventures

Private & Independent

 

 

Mimosa Systems

$2,000,000 Venture Debt

Software / SaaS

Investors: August Capital, Clearstone Venture Partners, JAFCO Ventures, Mayfield, Focus Ventures

Acquired by Iron Mountain (NYSE: IRM)

MobiTV

$5,000,000 Venture Debt

Connectivity & Communications

Investors: Menlo Ventures, Oak Investment Partners, Redpoint

Private & Independent

 

 

PayScale

$1,500,000 Venture Debt

IT Business Services

Investors: Trinity Ventures, Madrona Venture Group, Fluke Venture Partners,

Montlake Captial

Private & Independent

 

 

Power Assure

$400,000 Venture Debt & Equity

Software: Energy Management

Investors: Draper Fisher Jurvetson

Private & Independent

 

 

SideStep

$5,700,000 Venture Debt & Equity

Information Services: IT Consumer

Investors: Norwest,

Trident Capital

Acquired by Kayak.com

 

 

Skybox Imaging

$4,000,000 Venture Debt

IT: Other IT

Investors: Bessemer Venture Partners, Khosla Ventures

Private & Independent

 

 

Syndero

$3,000,000 Venture Debt

Consumer Internet / New Media

Investors: Trident Capital

Private & Independent

 

 

Tagged

$1,000,000 Venture Debt

Consumer Internet / New Media

Investors: Mayfield Fund

Private & Independent

 

 

Tam Capital Management

$5,000,000 Venture Debt & Equity

Financial

Private & Independent

 

 

The Trade Desk

$1,500,000 Venture Debt

IT: Business Internet

Investors: IA Ventures, Founder Collective

Private & Independent

 

 

Transphorm

$5,500,000 Venture Debt

IT: Semiconductors

Investors: Foundation Capital, Kleiner Perkins Caufiled & Byers, Lux Capital

Private & Independent

 

 

Veraz

$5,000,000 Venture Debt

Connectivity & Communications

Investors: Levensohn Ventures; Battery Ventures; Norwest

IPO: (NASDAQ: VRAZ)

 

 

Viator

$5,000,000 Venture Debt

Consumer Services: Travel

Investors: Carlyle Group

Private & Independent

 

 

Vindicia

$2,500,000 Venture Debt & Equity

Software / SaaS

Investors: Doll Capital Management, Bertelsmann

Private & Independent

Vocera

$5,000,000 Venture Debt

Wireless Communications

Investors: Cisco, Intel, GGV Capital, Motorola, Venrock, RRE Ventures

Private & Independent

 

 

Wilocity

$2,500,000 Venture Debt

Semiconductors

Investors: Sequoia, Benchmark, Tallwood

Private & Independent

 

 

Zend Technologies

$3,000,000 Venture Debt

IT: Software

Investors: Azure Capital Partners, Greylock Partners, Index Ventures, Intel Capital, Platinum Neurone Ventures, SAP Ventures, TriplePoint Capital

Private & Independent

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Life Sciences

AdvancedMD

$2,500,000 Venture Debt

Software / SaaS

Investors: Dominion Ventures, Windward Ventures, Prospector

Acquired by Francisco Partners

 

 

Biofisica

$2,000,000 Venture Debt

Life Science: Medical Devices

Investors: Unilever Technology Ventures, Novartis, ATDC Seed Fund

Private & Independent

 

 

Carmot Therapeutics

$300,000 Venture Debt

Life Sciences: Biotech

Investors: The Column Group

Private & Independent

Complete Genomics

$3,750,000 Venture Debt

Life Sciences:  Sequencing Tools

Investors: Prospect Venture Partners; OVP Venture Partners; Enterprise Partners

IPO: (NASDAQ: GNOM)

 

 

Numerate

$1,200,000 Venture Debt

Life Sciences: Biotech

Investors: Foundation Capital, Lanza Tech Ventures

Private & Independent

 

 

PneumRx

$2,500,000 Venture Debt

Medical Devices

Investors: Alta Partners, Adams Street Partners, Telegraph Hill Partners, Spray Venture Partners

Private & Independent

 

 

Revance

$8,250,000 Venture Debt

Biotechnology

Investors: Essex Woodlands, Technology Partners, Vivo Ventures, Shepherd Ventures, Palo Alto Investors, Medicis

Private & Independent

 

 

Syndero

$3,000,000 Venture Debt

Consumer Internet / New Media

Investors: Trident Capital

Private & Independent

 

 

XDx

$9,500,000 Venture Debt & Equity

Life Sciences: Diagnostics

Investors: Kleiner, Perkins, Caufield & Byers, New Leaf, TPG, DAG

Private & Independent

 

 

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Energy

Achates Power

$1,700,000 Venture Debt & Equity

Energy: Materials

Investors: InterWest Partners, Madrone Capital Partners, RockPort Capital, Sequoia Capital

Private & Independent

 

 

 

 

InnovaLight

$3,000,000 Venture Debt

Energy: Solar

Investors: Convexa Capital, ARCH Venture Partners, Sevin Rosen, Scatec, Harris & Harris, Triton Ventures, Apax Partners

Acquired by DuPont (NYSE: DD)

 

 

KiOR

$3,000,000 Venture Debt

Energy: Alternative Energy

Investors:  Khosla Ventures

IPO: (NASDAQ: KIOR)

 

 

LS9

$3,000,000 Venture Debt

Energy: Alternative Energy

Investors: Flagship, Khosla Ventures, Lightspeed

Private & Independent

 

Power Assure

$400,000 Venture Debt & Equity

Software: Energy Management

Investors: Draper Fisher Jurvetson

Private & Independent

 

 

Seeo

$1,250,000 Venture Debt

Energy: Materials

Investors: Khosla Ventures

Private & Independent

 

 

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Previous Investments by Team

  ​AeroScoutCommunications & NetworksInvestors: Greylock, Menlo Ventures, Pitango, Star, IntelPrivate & Independent    Afara WebsystemsSoftwareInvestors: SequoiaAcquired by Sun Microsystems(NASDAQ: JAVA)    Calista TechnologiesComputer Hardware & StorageInvestors: Lightspeed, GreylockAcquired by Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT)    Counterpane Internet SecurityManaged Security ServicesInvestors: Bessemer, Accel, MeritechAcquired by BT (LON: BT.A)    GoogleInternet Search EngineInvestors: Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, SequoiaIPO: (NASDAQ: GOOG)    Interlace SystemsSoftwareInvestors: Accel, NEAAcquired by Oracle (NASDAQ: ORCL)    IntruVert NetworksComputer Hardware & StorageInvestors: ComVentures, Trinity Ventures, WorldviewAcquired by McAfee (NYSE:MFE; fka: Network Associates)    KnowledgeNetConsumer / Business ServicesInvestors: Sierra, Trinity Ventures, MorgenthalerAcquired by Thomson Financial    Like.comInternetInvestors: Bay, Leapfrog, BlueRun Ventures, Menlo VenturesAcquired by Google (NASDAQ: GOOG)    Net6SoftwareInvestors: Scale, Olympic, Sierra Acquired by Citrix Systems (NASDAQ: CTXS)    Nishan SystemsCommunications & NetworkingInvestors: TPG, ComVentures, Altos, LightspeedAcquired by McData Corporation; Merged with Brocade (NASDAQ: BRCD)    Octane SoftwareInvestors: Norwest, Sigma Partners, GreylockAcquired by Epiphany    Pacific Broadband CommunicationsSemiconductors & EquipmentInvestors: Vulcan, BowmanAcquired by Juniper Networks(NASDAQ: JNPR)    Pilot SoftwareSoftwareInvestors: US Trust Acquired by SAP (NYSE: SAP)    PontisWirelessInvestors: Sequoia, Evergreen Partners, AccelPrivate & Independent     RMI CorporationSemiconductors & EquipmentInvestors: Kodiak, Warbug Pincus, BenchmarkAcquired by Netlogic Microsystems (NASDAQ: NETL)    TraianaSoftwareInvestors: Pitango, Evergreen, Gemini Israel, Sequoia Acquired by ICAP PLC (LSE: IAP)    VidyoSoftwareInvestors: Menlo Ventures, Sevin Rosen Private & Independent    Vivo TechWirelessInvestors: DFJ Gotham, DFJ, AlloyPrivate & Independent    VoyenceComputer Hardware & StorageInvestors: InterWest, Centerpoint, Sevin Rosen, CanaanAcquired by EMC (NYSE: EMC)    PreviousNext

 

 

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Energy

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