Draper Fisher Jurvetson is the only venture capital firm with global presence through a network of partner funds, with offices in more than 33 cities around the world and approximately $5.5 billion in capital commitments. DFJ's mission is to identify, serve, and provide capital for extraordinary entrepreneurs anywhere who are determined to change the world. Over the past twenty years, DFJ has been proud to back approximately 400 companies across many sectors including such industry changing catalysts as Hotmail (acquired by MSFT), Baidu (BIDU), Skype (acquired by EBAY), United Online (UNTD), Overture (acquired by YHOO), Athenahealth (ATHN), EnerNOC (ENOC), Interwoven (IWOV), Four11 (acquired by YHOO), Parametric (PMTC), and Digidesign (acquired by AVID).

Palisades Ventures (”PV“) is a Los Angeles-based VC fund making growth stage investments in systems, services, software, and hardware companies that are driving the adoption of leading edge IT, communications, and media technologies. They prefer to price deals and take a lead position with board participation. In certain situations, they will join syndicated financings with other leading venture capital firms. Their typical investment is between $2.5 and $7 million, with reserves for subsequent financings. Credit Suisse First Boston (”CSFB“) and Centre Partners are the lead institutional investors in Palisades Ventures and both are members of the General Partner. Their investment portfolio includes companies such as Andigilog, Apacheta Corporation, Language Weaver, Inc., MegaPath Networks (acquired by Netifice Communications), Micro Power (acquired by Western Presidio) and Zinio Systems, Inc. (acquired by Gilvest).

ePlanet Ventures seeks to provide superior returns to its investors by making private equity investments on a global basis in companies where the application of innovation in technology and/or business models has the potential to create high-growth, category-dominant companies. Founded in 1999, ePlanet Ventures pioneered the development of a true global venture capital business model and was the first venture capital firm that utilized a global model with offices in Asia, Europe and the United States. The Company has developed a fully integrated network of offices located in Beijing, Shanghai, Singapore, Bangalore, New Delhi, London and Silicon Valley, as well as a presence in Hong Kong, Seoul, and Tokyo. The Firm is focused on business environments suitable for the creation of category-dominant companies such as: (i) very fast growing emerging sectors, where a company can achieve dominance in its market segment; (ii) established technology markets, where the pace of innovation and change is accelerating, and within which new start-up companies can thrive; and (iii) businesses with high gross margins in large markets. This philosophy has yielded successful exits with an aggregate market value of over $20 Billion, including: BAIDU (www.baidu.com) and presently valued at over $12 billion; SKYPE (www.skype.com)