Founded in 1999, Acorn Angels is an affiliate of business incubator Acorn Campus. Acorn Angels helps promising high-tech entrepreneurs spread their wings and fly. A group of Silicon Valley investors that includes CEOs and venture capitalists, Acorn Angels provides capital and business development support to early-stage companies. The group looks for start-ups with strong leadership and viable intellectual property; it also seeks companies formed around new ideas, or what it refers to as disruptive technologies. Target industries include communications, Internet infrastructure, fiber optics, and wireless communications. Investments have included Alliance Fiber Optic Products and CipherMax.

InterWest Partners was founded in 1979 and is based at Menlo Park, California. InterWest Partners is a venture capital firm specializing in investments in early stage companies. It makes ongoing capital investments throughout the full range of venture investment stages including development stages. The firm seeks to invest in the information technology companies with a specific focus on systems, enterprise software and services, wireless and mobility, digital media and Internet, datacenter infrastructure, communications, semiconductors, and components; and life sciences companies with specific focus on biopharmaceuticals, drug discovery and tool discovery, medical devices and diagnostics, service, and healthcare information technology companies. Its investments range from $7 million to $15 million over several rounds of financing. The firm prefers to be the lead investor and typically serves on the Board of Directors of its portfolio companies.

City Capital Corporation operates as a professional management and diversified holding company. It manages various assets and holdings, including real estate developments; self-enrichment companies; and the buying, selling, and drilling of oil and gas properties. City Capital Corporation company owns an apartment building in Cleveland, Ohio. It was formerly known as Synthetic Turf Corporation and changed its name to City Capital Corporation in December 2006.

Excalibur Fund Managers Limited was founded in 1996 and is based in London, United Kingdom with an additional office in Cardiff, United Kingdom. Excalibur Fund Managers Limited is a venture capital firm specializing in early, mid, and late stage investments. It seeks to invest in medical sciences, biotechnology, and life sciences sector. The firm prefers to invest in companies that bring human medicines or medical devices to the market. It prefers to invest in European companies. The firm prefers to be an active investor and seeks to take a seat on the board of directors of its portfolio companies.

North Castle is a leading private equity firm focused exclusively on consumer-driven product and service businesses that benefit from two long-term trends: (i) "Healthy Living" or the desire to live healthier, longer and more active lives, and (ii) the "Aging" of the Baby Boomer generation, which is expected to foster strong growth in segments of the consumer industry. These predictable and irreversible trends are fueling consumer interest and significant growth in our target markets. North Castle makes control private equity investments in consumer-driven product and service companies located in North America, with enterprise values ranging from $50 million to $500 million. Our target markets often include industries that are highly fragmented providing opportunities to build market leaders and create value through leveraged buyouts, growth capital infusions and strategic acquisitions.North Castle is a hands-on, value-added investor. We utilize our cumulative knowledge and network, which results from our industry focus, to partner with management and entrepreneurs to create market-leading companies. The strength of our focused approach yields significant benefits to our partners and portfolio companies. North Castle is led by a seasoned team of managing directors, who have spent more than 10 years working together, and are supported by six additional investment professionals. In addition, North Castle has sixteen outside operating advisors that provide relevant experience in North Castle's areas of focus, actively participate in management of the portfolio and supplement North Castle's operating and sourcing capabilities. This unique mix of senior resources differentiates North Castle and gives it a distinct competitive advantage in developing and generating new opportunities for its portfolio companies.

Riordan, Lewis & Haden was founded in 1982. Riordan, Lewis & Haden is a private equity firm specializing in investments in middle market companies. The firm typically invests in growth capital, management buyouts, shareholder’s liquidity, and recapitalizations. It makes growth investments for working capital needs, additional production capacity, strategic acquisitions, and geographic expansion. The firm makes investments in business services, high value added manufacturing, specialty distribution, healthcare, and financial services. I t prefers to invest in home improvement, lawn and garden, storage and organization, sporting goods, outdoor recreation, luggage and travel accessories, and pet products. Within business services, the firm focuses on IT services, systems engineering, consulting, information security, and specialized data services. It looks for branded food, consumer products, precision components, and complex materials in high value added manufacturing sector. For specialty distribution, the firm focuses on healthcare products, plastics, and food. Within healthcare sector, it particularly invests in rehabilitation services, assisted living, devices, and home care. The firm focuses on specialty insurance and specialty finance for financial services sector. It typically, makes investments in companies headquartered Western U.S. with a focus in California.

Derbyshire First Investments Limited was founded in 1987 as the Derbyshire Enterprise Board Limited by the Derbyshire County Council. DFI is a joint owner with the Derby City Council of the Rosehill Business Centre, a small business incubator located in Derby. Derbyshire First Investments (DFI) provides business counseling and consulting to start-up and early-stage businesses. DFI company's investments typically range from £50,000 to £250,000 and are usually used to provide working capital, expenditure on capital equipment, refinance bank debt, or develop and market new products. DFI's investment activities are centered in Derby but extend to surrounding counties.

First Manhattan Co. was founded in 1964 and is based in New York, New York with an additional office in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. First Manhattan Co. is a privately owned investment manager. The firm primarily provides its services to high net worth individuals. It also caters to individuals, investment companies, pension and profit sharing plans, other pooled investment vehicles, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm manages separate client-focused portfolios. It also manages mutual funds for its clients. The firm invests in the public equity and fixed income markets of the United States. It typically makes its equity investments in value stocks of companies. The firm employs a fundamental analysis with a bottom-up stock picking approach to create its portfolio. It uses in-house research to make its investments.

Founded in 1974, the firm has more than $400 million under management. Affiliate Walden Israel invests in high tech ventures in that country. WaldenVC is not dreaming of a world in harmony with nature, but a world in harmony with technology. The venture capital firm focuses primarily on digital media companies, as well as software and information services concerns. WaldenVC typically invests $5 million to $10 million, and does not limit its involvement to any particular stage of a company's development. Current and past investments include BlueLithium (online advertising), Terayon, and Savage Beast (digital music).

Harry Clark founded Willdan Financial Services in 1988. Willdan Financial Services offers financial and business consulting services to more than 600 cities, counties, housing and state agencies, port authorities, and school districts in nearly 40 states. Willdan Financial specializes in the planning and implementation of taxes and compliance services for municipal bonds. Willdan Financial also offers utility rate analysis, user fee studies, and annexation studies. It operates offices in California, Arizona, Florida, Maryland, New York, and Texas.

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