Grazia Equity is a respected partner of strong entrepreneurial teams and supports them in becoming international market-leaders. Due to its distinct entrepreneurial background, Grazia has a particularly good understanding of the challenges of enterprises both in early and in late stages. Grazia manages only its own funds and is known for its pragmatic and quick decisions. At present, our portfolio comprises 14 enterprises and ranges from start-up projects to profitable enterprises with a turnover of more than 1 billion Euro and 2,000 employees. Conergy AG, which Grazia accompanied right from its foundation and which in 2005 made the - up to then - worldwide most successful IPO in the solar industry, is a good example of Grazia's business building.
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Torsten Kreindl
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!, Larry Page and Sergey Brin of Google, Dan Warmenhoven of Network Appliance, T.J. Rodgers of Cypress 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 Capital visit
www.sequoiacap.com
Mike Goguen
As a pillar of the venture capital industry for over 20 years,
Sigma Partners provides support and strength to entrepreneurs driven to build great companies.
With over $1.5 billion under management, Sigma invests in innovative technology startups across the United States. Drawing on deep operational backgrounds as entrepreneurs and executives, Sigma's partners provide management teams with practical strategic counsel through every phase of company growth.
Fahri Diner
Venrock is a premier venture capital firm with offices in Menlo Park, New York, Cambridge, MA, and Israel. Originally established as the venture capital arm of the Rockefeller family, Venrock continues a seven-decade tradition of partnering with entrepreneurs to establish successful, enduring companies. Having invested $1.9 billion in 400 companies resulting in over 120 IPOs over the past 38 years, Venrock's investment returns place it among the top tier venture capital firms that have achieved consistently superior performance. With a primary focus on technology, healthcare, and energy, portfolio companies have included Apple Computer, Centocor, Check Point Software, DoubleClick, Gilead Sciences, Idec Pharmaceuticals, Illumina, Intel, Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Sirna Therapeutics, and StrataCom. For more information, please visit Venrock's website at
www.venrock.com.
Eric Copeland