Investors

 

Sequoia Capital Partners has provided startup venture capital since 1972 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 learner 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

Genesis Partners is a leading Israeli venture capital firm focused on early stage companies in the information and communication technology (ICT) sectors. Established in 1996, Genesis Partners manages over $600 million in capital commitments, and has made over 80 investments with 28 successful exits, including AudioCodes (Nasdaq: AUDC), ClickSoftware (Nasdaq: CKSW), Fundtech (Nasdaq: FNDT) and Modem-Art (acquired by Agere).

Genesis Partners has strong ties to the Israeli entrepreneurial community and the global technology industry, and a strong team of venture professionals with extensive experience in venture capital, technology, operations and entrepreneurship.

Blumberg Capital is a San Francisco-based, classic, early-stage venture capital firm focused on investing in emerging information technology companies in the fields of security, software, infrastructure and technology enabled services. Blumberg Capital was founded in 1991 to invest in early-stage technology companies, many of which have become independent market leaders in their respective fields, including Check Point Software [CHKP], [CREO], DSP Group [DSPG] and Electronics for Imaging [EFII]. In addition, we have invested in a number of companies which have been successfully acquired, including Conduct Software and Allerez, both acquired by Mercury Interactive [MERQ], AbirNet, acquired by Computer Associates [CA], eVoice, acquired by Time Warner [TWX], Vista Research, acquired by Standard and Poor’s [MHP].

Vernon & Park Capital is a private equity firm that focuses on investments in the Exchanges and Financial Markets Sector. Since 2001, Vernon & Park and affiliated parties have combined industry expertise and experience with rigorous financial analysis to successfully deploy its investment capital in the Sector. Through its investment activities, Vernon & Park provides capital to its portfolio companies and utilizes its extensive network of industry contacts as a strategic resource to help those companies realize their full economic potential. Vernon & Park will consider investments in companies at any stage of development ranging from earlier-stage emerging growth companies to more mature businesses in the Financial Markets Sector. For more information, visit the website www.vernonpark.com

Xenia Venture Capital is an investment firm operating a technological incubator engaged in the initiation, build-up and packaging of high-technology start up companies in Israel, in the fields of Information Technology and Medical Devices.

Xenia has built a strong team of entrepreneurs, who have come together to create a technological incubation powerhouse. The partners, investors and advisors who have taken part in Xenia are a group of star entrepreneurs, with combined exits of over three billion dollars, who, together, accumulate a critical mass of experience, network and knowledge. In addition to financing, Xenia provides it's companies with top-notch mentoring, business and strategic counseling, fund raising assistance and exit planning, as well as essential infrastructure and peripheral services (accounting, legal, office support, and more), enabling entrepreneurs to operate cost-efficiently and to concentrate on advancement of their young venture. Xenia constitutes a novel vehicle for investment in seed stage high-tech - a unique combination of venture capital and a technological incubator, and benefits of government funding for each of its investee companies.