Boston Capital Ventures manages private venture capital partnership funds for individual and institutional investors which invest in growth companies. The original BCV fund was formed in 1982. For BCV IV and V, Johan von der Goltz has assembled a new management team which includes partners Jack Shields and Alex von der Goltz and support staff. The partners are accomplished and experienced professionals who have a diverse and complementary range of skills and a broad network of domestic and international relationships. The existing Boston Capital Ventures partnerships have attracted leading U.S. institutions and individuals from 16 countries as investors. BCV's proximity to one of the world's largest centers of entrepreneurial activity is an advantage in sourcing and managing its portfolio of investments.

Pond Venture Partners, known for its hands-on management style, was founded by chairman Charles Irving (based in Europe) and CEO Richard Irving (based in California). Pond Venture Partners invests in high-tech companies from both sides of the pond. The venture capital firm targets early-stage communications infrastructure companies based in Europe, including the UK. Pond Venture Partners is focused on funding startups developing networking hardware and software, optical components, and wireless products. Its portfolio includes chip technology manufacturer picoChip, digital content management products supplier SealedMedia, and software integrator Transitive Corporation.

The Dyson-Kissner-Moran Corporation was founded in 1954 and is based in New York, New York. The Dyson-Kissner-Moran Corporation is a private equity firm specializing in acquisitions of companies as platform investments and as strategic add-ons for its subsidiaries. The firm seeks to invest in platform companies with transaction sizes between $50 million and $150 million and revenues of at least $50 million. It prefers to acquire 100 percent ownership interests. The firm may also acquire minority positions depending on the opportunity and sponsorship. It invests its own capital supplemented by bank debt.

European Investment Bank (EIB) is the financial backbone of the European Union (EU). Led by finance ministers from EU countries, the bank makes loans for trans-European enterprise and infrastructure projects, focusing on less-developed EU countries. About 90% of the loans go to projects located within the EU; major loan categories are transportation and energy. The bank also offers development aid to some non-European countries. The EIB owns a majority of the European Investment Fund (EIF), which invests in venture capital funds and debt financing for small businesses in the EU.

With a heritage dating from the 1960s, PineBridge Investments is an independent multi-product investment adviser with US $83 billion* in assets under management. PineBridge Investments is an investment arm of American International Group, Inc. It specializes in distressed investments. The firm provides a platform for customized portfolio construction and client based servicing. The firm manages a diversified product line of alternative investments including: private equity investments, fund of funds, small to mid-market buyout funds, hedge funds, real estate investment funds and fixed income strategies. The Alternative Investment Group's Private Equity program provides equity and mezzanine financing for private and public companies at different stages of development. PineBridge Investments is based in New York, New York with additional offices in Ontario, Canada; Tokyo, Japan; Tiajin, China; Houston; Texas; and Manila; Philippines.

Austin Ventures has corralled themselves a heapin' helpin' of a whole different breed -- the nerd herd. The venture capital firm offers funding mainly to software, computer hardware, semiconductor, communications, and business services startups. Focused on investment opportunities in the Southwest (and still with a heavy Texas concentration despite looking outward), Austin Ventures typically invests from $100,000 to $20 million per transaction, usually holds its investments long-term, and almost always takes a seat on the acquired firm's board. Austin Ventures also assists clients in hiring management, setting up compensation plans, and going public.

Established in 1980, General Atlantic has stakes in about 40 firms. Portfolio companies include AKQA,Lenovo Group, and ZAGAT Survey. General Atlantic helps little fish become bigger fish in the big pond called business. The private equity firm provides both capital and strategic support to public and private growth companies. With about $13 billion in capital under management, General Atlantic focuses its investments on such sectors as energy, financial services, health care, media, and technology. Typical investments range from $50 million to $500 million, and its average investment period lasts from five to seven years.

Alloy Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm with over $1 billion under management that invests in the entrepreneurs creating the next generation of ground-breaking Information Technology, Life Sciences, and Cleantech companies.For the last 30 years, Alloy has leveraged the operational experience, extensive networks and forward-thinking vision of its partners to help start and build over 200 market-leading companies in fields such as software, semiconductors, mobile, medical devices, diagnostics, and laboratory instrumentation. Some of Alloy successful investments include Amgen, AMCC, Applied Biosystems, Aspect Communications, CV Therapeutics, IDEC Pharmaceuticals, Nuance Communications, Octel, PMC-Sierra, Red Brick Systems, Remedy, and Verity – and alloy current portfolio includes companies like Barrx, Molecular Imprints, Optimedica, Pacific Biosciences, and Vivotech which are poised to become the next global leaders.

Avenir Group invests in small and midsized companies and helps build those companies by providing management services and analysis, as well as business and administrative consulting. The firm prefers to invest in family businesses, threshold companies, and US divestments of international corporations. Avenir's portfolio includes such manufacturing companies as Proline Billiards (billiard tables), Nichols & Stone (wood furniture), and Westminster Ceramics (ceramic tile).

Maveron LLC was founded in January 1998 and is based in Seattle, Washington. Maveron, LLC is a venture capital firm specializing in early to mid stage venture financing. The firm seeks to make investments in consumer-focused businesses that have a highly differentiated brand. It invests in traditional consumer product and service businesses; companies that utilize technology to deliver products and services directly to the consumer; and companies that provide technology and services to consumer facing companies. The firm usually makes an initial investment between $3million to $10 million. It prefers to be the lead investor and takes a board seat on its portfolio companies.

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