Investor Partners
Plug and Play Tech Center has established partnerships with top-tier venture capital companies such as Norwest Venture Partners, Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Sequoia Capital, Menlo Ventures, Battery V Foundation Capital and Accel Partners.
These relationships offer a win-win relationship for both the startup and the VC community.
SeaPoint Ventures is a venture capital firm investing in communications companies in the wireless, broadband and network transactional infrastructure sectors. They invest primarily in the seed and early stage of the business life cycle and use partners’ substantial operational, financial and management experience to build successful businesses.
Since 1998, Selby Ventures has been investing in passionate entrepreneurs who want to build the next generation of category defining companies. The firm invests through all stages of a company’s growth, focusing primarily in the Digital Media, IT/Communications, and Sustainable Technology industries.
It all began in 2003, with a conversation outlining the inefficiencies in Angel investing in addition to the difficulties entrepreneurs face while raising start-up capital. Few investment groups specialize in investing $50k to $2 million in early-stage companies and even fewer bring a broad value-add network to support entrepreneurs. The Seraph Investor Network was founded with the vision of providing capital and support in an expedient and efficient manner without geographic prejudice.
It all began in 2003, with a conversation outlining the inefficiencies in Angel investing in addition to the difficulties entrepreneurs face while raising start-up capital. Few investment groups specialize in investing $50k to $2 million in early-stage companies and even fewer bring a broad value-add network to support entrepreneurs. The Seraph Investor Network was founded with the vision of providing capital and support in an expedient and efficient manner without geographic prejudice.
We are an early-stage investment firm focused on U.S. companies in the consumer Internet, mobile and software sectors. Shasta was formed to back brilliant entrepreneurs with an unwavering commitment to the customer experience. Our partners’ experience in marketing, as well as technology, gives us a leg up in analyzing products, potential markets and customers. We feel a customer-centric approach is particularly important in this age of social media.
Since 1982, Sierra has helped hundreds of entrepreneurs around the world begin and grow successful technology companies. Our passion is finding the right combination of investment and expertise to help companies grow and deliver on their promise. Together with our vast network of consultants, attorneys, recruiters, leasing partners, and investment bankers, let us help you build the next great technology company.
Southern Cross Venture Partners was launched in 2006 by veteran venture capitalists who have managed and operated companies themselves. We assist early stage technology companies that demonstrate the potential for exceptional growth and market leadership. The founding principle of Southern Cross is partnership -- we are passionately committed to doing everything we can to help our portfolio companies succeed.
Steamboat Ventures is named after the famous Mickey Mouse cartoon Steamboat Willie. Theatrically released in New York in 1928, Steamboat Willie was the screen debut of Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse. It was also the first animated cartoon to use synchronized sound—a great innovation at the time.
Storm Ventures was founded by a seasoned group of industry veterans with the common vision of sharing their collective experience, passion and energy to help talented and driven entrepreneurs build great companies of enduring value. With over $500 million under management, Storm Ventures focuses on seed and early stage information technology companies which best leverages their operational experience and global network.
In 1984, we started Summit Partners with a vision of helping profitable companies realize their full growth potential. As a fast-growing company, we learned firsthand about the value of hard work and innovation, striving against odds and following a dream. Today, we are a leader in growth equity for rapidly growing companies. Our investment team is one of the largest and most experienced in the business.
SunBridge Partners is a US-based venture capital firm pursuing a targeted, research-based approach to identifying and investing in private US technology companies pioneering innovations based on advanced technologies in computing, communications and manufacturing, including materials, semiconductors, components, equipment and software.
Sutter Hill Ventures has financed technology-based start-ups and assisted entrepreneurs in building market-leading companies since 1962. Through our decades of experience, we have developed strong industry networks, considerable operating and venture capital experience, and an understanding of the challenges that early-stage and high-growth companies face.
T-Venture, the Venture Capital Company of Deutsche Telekom, was founded in 1997. T-Venture advises and looks after young, innovative enterprises which show economical and technological synergies with the business units of Deutsche Telekom.
The headquarters are in Bonn and are supplemented and complemented by T-Venture of America, Inc. in Foster City, California and Seattle, Washington.
Tallwood Venture Capital focuses on investments in differentiated technologies and products that we believe will have a significant impact on the semiconductor industry. We seek out talented entrepreneurs and potent ideas likely to make a real difference in semiconductor and semiconductor-related markets.
We provide capital and management to high caliber early stage companies, delivering the funding and hands-on leadership needed for long term growth. By working hand-in-hand with management we build innovative, high-value companies while fast tracking their development from inception to growth-stage.
TeleSoft Partners itself is a bootstrapped company that was founded in 1996. Since then, TeleSoft Partners has raised $625+ million in private capital and SBIC leverage commitments. TeleSoft has recruited a strong team of investment professionals; developed a network of industry executives and corporate partners in the US, Europe, Israel and India; and built a high quality portfolio of communication and information technology companies.
The Westly Group invests in leading and up-and-coming cleantech companies in an effort to accelerate the clean technology revolution.
With extensive operating experience in the private and public sectors, from Silicon Valley to Washington, D.C. and beyond, The Westly Group uses its experiences to give firms the momentum they need to achieve their potential.
Our founding members have over 60 years of combined expertise in venture capital investing, and we’ve built upon that with significant recent additions to our team over the last year. Our new group has diverse talents, from operating businesses to deep domain expertise in marketing, business development, finance, and legal. Today we are in the early phases of investing a $150 million evergreen fund capitalized by our Founder.
Tomorrow Ventures is the investment vehicle for Eric Schmidt. It is an opportunistic investment firm with a focus toward seed and early-stage venture capital investments that develop innovative ideas that have the power to change the way people live, interact, and thrive. Founded in 2009 with a unique approach to venture capital and an extensive, diverse base of experience and expertise, we add value far beyond capital.
For over two decades, our hands-on approach to the business of company building has resulted in the creation of some truly memorable technology and consumer brands.
Trinity Ventures is a boutique early stage venture firm with an unwavering dedication to our entrepreneurs. We do not operate global mega funds. We don’t have offices in China (or anywhere else outside Silicon Valley, for that matter). We are company builders, not company flippers.
TriplePoint Capital is the leading global specialty finance company devoted to serving venture capital backed companies throughout their lifespan. With unparalleled levels of funding capacity, creativity, flexibility, and customer service, TriplePoint Capital is the only provider equipped to meet the needs of high-growth companies at every stage of their development.
True Ventures is a venture capital firm with $350 million under management, the most recent fund having closed in July, 2008. The firm is led by General Partners Jon Callaghan, Phil Black and John Burke. Counting Automattic CEO Toni Schneider, Sphere Founder Tony Conrad and Giga Omni Media Founder Om Malik amongst its ranks, True Ventures is focused on providing funding to early stage growth companies in the technology sector.
U.S. Venture Partners (USVP) has helped build great companies for three decades. Since its inception in 1981, USVP has invested over $2.7 billion in about 450 companies. Throughout, USVP's partners have worked diligently and consistently with early-stage companies, many of which have become industry leaders.
Vector Capital is a value investor in established technology businesses, both public and private. We work in partnership with management to navigate companies through transitions in their business.
