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www.rhk.com
RHK, Inc.
Telecommunications
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www.kmicorp.com
KMI Corporation
World Leader in Fiberoptics Market Research |
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www.electronicast.com
Electronicast Corporation
Market Forecasting in the Communications Industries |
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closed its Series A round in early 2001 with Sequoia
Capital and Menlo Ventures as
primary investors. In June of 2002, Santur
completed its second round of venture financing, which
netted $23 million, with Thomas Weisel Venture
Partners leading the round, and all previous
venture capital investors, including Sequoia Capital
and Menlo Ventures, as well as strategic
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Since its inception in 1976, Menlo Ventures
has been helping visionary leaders turn technical innovations
into world-class companies. Menlo has over $2.7 billion
under management in nine venture capital funds, and currently
focuses their investment capital in the Internet infrastructure
and services, software, and communications sectors. The
Menlo Ventures team is a group of investment professionals
with hundreds of years of collective experience in technology,
marketing, sales and general management. Their combined
knowledge and expertise support emerging growth companies
in achieving their maximum potential.
Menlo Ventures has invested in over 240 companies in the
past 25 years. Many of these companies have become leaders
in their respective markets. Some of the earlier portfolio
companies Menlo has helped grow include UUNET Technologies,
Xros, Cyras Systems, Hotmail Corporation, Infoseek Corporation
and Clarify. Menlo Ventures is proud of their reputation
as highly skilled and ethical investors who can help new
companies define strategy, recruit the best management
talent, forge industry partnerships and corporate alliances
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Since 1972, Sequoia Capital has provided
startup venture capital for very smart people who want
to turn ideas into companies. As the "Entrepreneurs
Behind the Entrepreneurs", Sequoia Capital's Partners
have worked with innovators such as Sandy Lerner and Len
Bozack of Cisco Systems, Jerry Yang and David Filo of
Yahoo!, Gaurav Garg of Redback Networks, Larry Page and
Sergey Brin of Google, Dan Warmenhoven of Network Appliance,
T.J. Rodgers of Cypress Semiconductor, Lou Tomasetta of
Vitesse Semiconductor, Steve Jobs of Apple Computer and
Larry Ellison of Oracle. The companies organized by Sequoia
Capital now account for about 10% of the value of NASDAQ.
To learn more about Sequoia Capita visit the website linked
above. |
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Thomas
Weisel Venture Partners (TWVP) is an early
stage venture capital firm that invests in emerging information
technology companies. As a partner with a long-term perspective,
TWVP plays an active role in helping entrepreneurs turn
ideas into sustainable businesses. TWVP portfolio companies
benefit from the knowledge, energy and resources of the
TWVP team and from TWVP’s commitment to working
with management to build industry-leading companies.
TWVP was founded in 2000 in partnership with Thomas Weisel
Partners, a San Francisco-based merchant bank, and is
located in Menlo Park, California. For more information, visit
www.twvp.com.
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