About Us: Investors
Azure Capital Partners
Azure Capital Partners is a venture capital firm with over $650 million under management, headquartered in San Francisco, California. The Azure team is recognized for industry thought leadership and a unique professional investment approach to venture investing. Our proven methodology and primary research enable us to identify young companies in attractive markets whose business models provide sustainable competitive advantage. www.azurecap.com
Benchmark Capital
Founded in 1995, Benchmark Capital is an early-stage venture firm that's based on the principles of teamwork and an intense dedication to building technology companies of lasting value. We provide superior service to entrepreneurs through a unique, team-oriented partnership in which every partner is equal in terms of both contribution and compensation. This team approach not only makes it more fun for us to come to work everyday, but more importantly, it benefits our portfolio companies. Instead of competing for resources, we share ideas, contacts, resources-whatever's needed to get the job done and help our portfolio companies succeed. www.benchmark.com.
Delta Ventures
Delta Ventures is an Israeli based Venture Capital Fund that specializes in Seed and Early Stage Technology. Delta is providing startups with Capital, strategic director, market position and managerial support. Delta's high level of involvement with its portfolio companies enables the fund to add value beyond the capital it invests. Delta remains readily accessible to entrepreneurs, and is committed to supporting its portfolio companies over the long term. Deltas has invested in 15 companies including, Appilog, Inc., BroadLight, Inc., Optun, Ltd., Medigus, Ltd., Redux, Inc., ClickFox, Inc., Provigen, Inc. and more. www.delta-ventures.com
Israel Seed Partners
Israel Seed Partners is one of Israel's leading venture capital organizations with over $260 million in capital under management in its four funds. Israel Seed backs leading companies in communications, software, life sciences and the Internet. Israel Seed Portfolio companies include: Tradeum (sold to VERT), Shopping.com, XaCCT (sold to DOX), Compugen (CGEN), Business Layers (sold to NETE), Chiaro, Lynx Photonics Networks, Mobile Access Networks, Native Networks and Finjan. More information is available at the website: www.israelseed.com
Motorola Ventures
Motorola Ventures (MV) is the global, strategic venture capital investment arm of Motorola, Inc. MV actively invests at all stages in developing companies of strategic value to Motorola in order to accelerate access to new technologies, new markets and new talent. www.motorola.com/ventures.
Star Ventures
Star Ventures (STAR) is an international venture capital fund that invests in early-stage, high-tech companies in Israel, the United States and Germany. STAR has a truly global approach and focuses on companies that are already active internationally or are preparing to establish international business activities. With close to $ 1 billion under management across 15 funds, STAR has built a portfolio of 165 companies, with more than 50 exits through IPO's (mainly NASDAQ) or trade sales. Typical areas of interest are information technology, enterprise software and industrial technology as well as, to a smaller extent, medical device and biotech companies. STAR is headquartered in Munich, Germany, with offices in Herzelia, Israel, and Dallas, Texas, USA. For more information about STAR please visit www.star-ventures.com
Cipio Partners
Cipio Partners is known as a leading international investment management firm in the secondary direct market. We were founded in June 2003 and currently manage several funds of early and later-stage venture capital and mid-market investments in various geographies worldwide. Cipio Partners currently has over 50 companies worldwide under management, representing invested capital of several hundred million dollars. Our staff is based in Munich, London and San Jose, CA. For more information, please visit www.cipiopartners.com
