With over $800 million under management, Focus Ventures provides expansion stage venture capital for leading software, communications, and semiconductor companies. We seek companies that have completed initial development of their product or service. These leading technology companies have demonstrated clear market acceptance and are seeking additional capital to expand their sales and marketing efforts or to execute strategic acquisitions.
ITOCHU Technology Ventures (ITV) is an IT-focused venture capital firm founded by ITOCHU Corp. and ITOCHU Techno-Solutions Corp (CTC). ITOCHU is one of the largest trading houses in Japan, leading the IT industry as the #1 reseller for Cisco, Sun, Oracle and others, along with investments in Siebel Systems, NVIDIA and Openwave. By leveraging a vast array of resources both domestically and internationally throughout ITOCHU and its group companies, ITV's strategy makes a direct and meaningful impact on our portfolio companies' growth prospects in parallel with equity capital. Since 2000, ITV has funded more than 70 information technology companies.
Lightspeed Venture Partners is a leading global venture capital firm with over $2 billion of committed capital under management. Lightspeed’s investment professionals and advisors are located in Silicon Valley, China, India and Israel. Over the past two decades, the Lightspeed team has backed more than 150 companies, many of which have become leaders in their respective markets, including Blue Nile, Brocade, Calista, Ciena, DoubleClick, eHealth, Galileo Technology, Growth Networks, Informatica, Kiva Software, LightLogic, Maker Communications, Metasolv, Openwave, Quantum Effect Devices, Riverbed, Sirocco, Virsa Systems and Waveset.
Mitsubishi Corporation (MC) is Japan’s largest general trading company with over 200 bases of operations in approximately 80 countries worldwide. Together with its over 500 group companies, MC employs a multinational workforce of approximately 48,000 people. MC has long been engaged in business with customers around the world in virtually every industry, including energy, metals, machinery, chemicals, food and general merchandise.
NEC Electronics Inc. is one of the leading developers, manufacturers and suppliers of semiconductor products in the United States. Committed to meeting customers' cost, performance and time-to-market requirements, the company offers a range of solutions from standard products to SoCs as well as customized products for next-generation designs.
Founded in 1982, Partech International is a leading global venture capital firm with offices in the U.S., Europe and Israel. With $850M under active management, our investment team focuses exclusively on Information Technology. Specific areas where we invest include Software & Internet, Healthcare IT, and Communications & Components. In each of these sectors, our team diligently sources companies with high return potential and disruptive technologies.
Portview is a specialized international venture capital fund investing in "TCB - Things Carriers Buy™." Portview backs companies in the US and Israel developing next-generation communications technologies, systems and applications that have the potential for global leadership in their fields.
Samsung Ventures America manages US investment and investment-related activities for Samsung Electronics and Samsung Venture Investment Corporation from local offices in San Jose, CA. The investment mandate for Samsung Ventures America tracks closely to the strategic priorities of Samsung Electronics’ core operating divisions, and encompasses investments in semiconductors, displays, telecommunications, and consumer electronics. Samsung Ventures America is currently actively investing in leading technology companies from a $300 million fund.
Technology Alliance Investment, Ltd. (TAI) is a joint fund operation by Mitsubishi Corporation and Development Bank of Japan. TAI’s mission is to support cutting-edge, technology-based investment opportunities in carve-outs, buy-outs, spin-offs, spin-outs, and ventures which have established or will establish alliances with existing enterprises. TAI’s current portfolio consists of semiconductor, telecommunications, flat panel display, and nanotechnology companies. TAI invests in cash and provides proactive involvement for further rapid growth of its portfolio companies.
U.S. Venture Partners (USVP) is a venture capital firm dedicated to helping entrepreneurs build companies that are leaders in their industry. Since its inception in 1981, USVP has raised more than $2.5 billion in nine funds. USVP invests in a diversified portfolio of technology companies with a focus on Internet, communications, semiconductor, software, cleantech, and life sciences industries.
VentureTech Alliance was formed in March 2001 as a venture investment management company focused on early stage investment in companies in the semiconductor industry and other related technologies. VentureTech now has two funds totaling $165M under management, and a corporate strategic partnership with TSMC. VentureTech is dedicated to facilitating the growth and success of world-class high technology companies. While our major focus is on early stage companies in the fabless semiconductor industry, and other related technologies, our strategic objectives are much broader: companies that have potential long-term synergy and impact in the overall semiconductor market.
Yasuda Enterprise Development ("YED") is one of the largest and most experienced venture capital firms in Japan, with over 300 exits since its inception. It has over $380 million in assets under management and primarily invests in Japan, US, Taiwan and Europe. YED focuses on investment in state-of-the-art technology companies, particularly those in the fields of Materials Science, Energy, Life Sciences and IT. It targets high growth businesses with the potential to penetrate global markets.
Founded: 2002
Headquarters: Petaluma, CA
Locations: San Jose (CA), Boston (MA), Tokyo, Shanghai, Beijing, Seoul
Employees: 120+
Products: EPON SoC
Carrier Customers: 35+
OEM Customers: 25+
