Investors

Menlo Ventures

Menlo Ventures has spent the past 27 years 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 investments in the areas of communications, software, Internet, semiconductors and computer hardware. 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.

American River Ventures

American River Ventures (ARV) is an early-stage investment firm focused on bringing value and experience to high-growth information technology companies. Harry Laswell, Corley Phillips, and John Kunhart founded the firm in May of 2001, and are currently building a $75 million fund. The direct experience of the general partners as angel investors and corporate equity investors enables ARV to understand the process, pitfalls, and day-to-day realities of preparing a company for rapid growth. ARV general partners have been directly responsible for successfully starting companies from the ground up, developing new products, and growing companies into attractive acquisitions. The firm's mission is to work with entrepreneurs to accelerate the growth of their company's products and services and to add value at all stages of the company-building process.

Blueprint Ventures

Blueprint Ventures is a seed- and early-stage venture capital firm focused on IT infrastructure start-ups, including systems, software, and components. Located in the San Francisco Bay Area, Blueprint specializes in funding early-stage Corporate IP Spinouts by partnering with high-tech companies to commercialize their intellectual property. The firm targets companies that deliver disruptive technologies to market in a timely, capital-efficient manner. Investments include LANDesk Software, Platform Solutions, Vidient Systems, and KeyEye Communications.