Our investment philosophy stems from a simple and fundamental principle: assets flow toward better management over time. That is why we work so hard to align ourselves with what we believe are many of the world's leading venture capital firms that have attracted the best people, capital and ideas, and who seek to invest in companies that do the same.
Venture Capital firms with whom we co-invest include:
Apex Venture Partners, established in 1987, has five funds and more than $500 million under management. The firm has invested in over 110 technology companies. Apex focuses on early-stage investments in enterprise applications services, IT infrastructure, and telecommunications. Apex’s guiding investment philosophy is to provide exceptional returns for investors and build significant value in their portfolio companies. Their central location in Chicago enables them to review opportunities throughout the United States and invest in companies having the greatest potential for value creation, regardless of geography.
Benchmark Capital, founded in 1995, is an early-stage venture firm that is based on the principles of teamwork and an intense dedication to building technology companies of lasting value. Benchmark provides superior service to entrepreneurs through a unique, team-oriented partnership in which every partner is equal in terms of both contribution and compensation. Instead of competing for resources, they share ideas, contacts, and resources - whatever is needed to get the job done and help their portfolio companies succeed.
ComVentures. The ComVentures team has a wide range of experience. They are efficient and passionate about the companies and entrepreneurs they work with and consider themselves a resource for entrepreneurs, by helping to bridge gaps. ComVentures works with engineers to help them understand financials and with marketers to help them build engineering innovation.
Khosla Ventures. Khosla ventures is committed to assisting great entrepreneurs determined to build companies with lasting significance. Founded in 2004 by Vinod Khosla, while a general partner at KPCB (which he remains today), Vinod was driven by a desire to be more experimental, to fund sometimes imprudent "science experiments," and to take on both "for profit" and for "social impact" ventures. His goals remain the same - work and learn from fun and knowledgeable entrepreneurs, build impactful companies through the leverage of innovation, and spend time as a partnership making a difference. He has a passion for nascent technologies that can have a beneficial effect and economic impact on society.
Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers is passionately committed to helping their portfolio companies succeed because they know that it takes more than solid financial support to get a company off the ground. Entrepreneurs gain access to their unmatched portfolio of companies and associations with global business leaders. These relationships are the foundations for strategic alliances, partnership opportunities, and the sharing of insights to help build new ventures faster, broader, and with less risk. They think of it as Relationship and Venture Capital.
New Enterprise Associates. The NEA management group and entrepreneurs partner together for one simple reason: to build successful businesses. They work tirelessly to make every NEA investment a win-win relationship for portfolio companies, limited partners, and themselves. A close-knit team that has worked together for years, and in some cases; decades, they have more than 220 years of venture capital experience and more than 200 years of operations experience in many well-known companies. Their knowledge and experience in the IT and medical sectors is broad and deep.