Venture Capital Industry Focus on Communications

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Tribune Ventures
Focused on new media and broadband communications environments.

 
Greylock
Based in Boston, invests in the software, communications and healthcare industries. Also invests in all stages of corporate development.

 
Providence Equity Partners
Private investment firm specializing in equity investments in communications and media companies around the world.

 
Richland Ventures
Seeks investments in the areas of health care, communications, information, media and entertainment services.

 
Seruus Ventures, LLC
Venture formation and investment banking firm focusing on the telecommunications industry.

 
Telecom Partners
Focus on broadband networks, internet applications, and wireless networks.

 
Southeastern Technology Fund
Focus is on early-stage companies in the Southeast region that are in the Internet, information technology, and communications sectors.

 
Broadband Ventures
Raises money for early stage broadband and internet companies. Also provides consulting and electronic marketing services.

 
Pond Venture Partners Ltd
Invests in early-stage European technology companies in the communications infrastructure area.

 
Advantage Capital Partners
Invests in emerging and rapidly developing companies operating in a variety of industries: Information Technology and the Internet, Telecommunications, Media Communications, Health Care and the Life Sciences.

 
JAFCO America Ventures, Inc.
Invests in the Internet, communications, software, systems and peripherals. Focused on Asian markets.

 
Capital Access Partners
Provider of advisory services, specializing in obtaining expansion capital for early stage firms.

 
M/C Venture Partners
Investor in early-stage communication and information technology companies.

 
TVM Techno Venture Management
German-U.S. venture capital firm that focuses on two industries: information & communications technology and life science.

 
Telecommunications Development Fund
Private corporation based in Washington, DC that finances early stage growth companies in the telecommunications industry

 
Accel Partners
Focus on developing world-class companies in communications, internet & intranet software, and services in technology & health care.

 
Newbury Ventures
Private equity firm focusing on investments in technology and communications firms.

 
SI Ventures
Provider of financing capital with a focus on information technology (IT) and communications infrastructure companies that enable ebusiness.

 
Brentwood Venture Capital
Invests in Internet/e-commerce, communications and data networking, information technology, and health care.

 
Global American Corporation
Private equity venture capital firm that invests primarily in companies at the development and expansion stage with particular focus on information technology and communication markets.

 
Dominion Ventures
Provider of capital and value-added resources to private companies in the information technology, communications, life sciences, healthcare and service industries.

 
Wachovia Capital Associates, Inc.
Private equity investment subsidiary of Wachovia Bank. Invests in education and training, financial services, communications and business services industries.

 
Menlo Ventures
Investments in the Internet, software, communications, e-commerce, and life sciences.

 
Norwest Venture Capital
Norwest Venture Partners invests in startup businesses and emerging growth companies in the information technology industry. Norwest Equity Partners focuses on management buyouts and media & communications companies.

 
VenGlobal Capital Fund
Targets investments in early-stage companies with a focus on software and data communications.

 
Bachow & Associates
Provider of capital to startup technology and communications firms.

 
GSM Capital
Company investing in companies in the wireless communications industry.

 
Technology Partners
Lead investor and business adviser to technology-based ventures in information processing, communications and health care.

 
Lucent Venture Partners, Inc.
Wholly owned venture capital subsidiary of Lucent Technologies. Invests in early-stage technology companies in high-growth communications areas.

 
Bessemer Venture Partners
Efforts are entirely devoted to financing and building young companies. Carries on strategic investment practices in communications, e-commerce, optics and health care.

 
Media Technology Ventures
Strategic corporate partnering funds for the purpose of investing in the new digital economy - Computing, Communications, Content and Commerce.

 
Rocket Ventures
A seed and early-stage venture capital firm investing in high-growth information technology companies, particularly e-business, e-commerce, and communications infrastructure companies.

 
Willis Stein & Partners
Specialist in investments in middle-market companies in the media, business services, information technology, telecommunications, manufacturing and healthcare industries.

 
Softbank Ventures
Provider of capital for investments focusing on the technology sector.

 
Venturehouse Group
Initial focus will be on Internet companies that are building business-to-business e-commerce companies as well as those that leverage wireless data and broadband networks.

 
Duff, Ackerman & Goodrich , LLC
Provides growth equity investment focused principally on broadband and mobile wireless services and infrastructure and media.

 
Sevin Rosen Funds
Invests in companies creating market leadership positions in communications, eBusiness infrastructure and solutions, and Internet enabled business models. Also prefers to invest at the start-up and first round of funding, and actively seeks seed.

 
Convergence Partners
Provides funding for communications and information services companies.

 
Sorrento Ventures
San-Diego based venture capital firm focused on promising emerging growth companies in San Diego and Southern California. Focuses on health care (biotechnology, medical devices, drug discovery and drug delivery), communications, computer hardwar.

 
Kennet Capital
Venture capital firm which invests exclusively in European technology, internet and telecoms companies.

 
ForceNine
Provider of seed capital and early-stage funding for companies in the communications industry.

 
Hoak Capital
Firm focuses on making equity and equity-related investments in high-quality, growing companies in the communications industry.

 
RFC Capital
Exclusively focused on building the value of telecommunications companies and related industries.

 
Advanced Technology Ventures
Bi-coastal venture capital firm focused on investments in emerging growth companies in Internet, communications and healthcare technologies.

 
Incepta
Firm invests in and works with the management team of early-stage telecommunications firms.

 
Massey Burch Capital
Provider of capital investments to early-stage internet and communications firms in the southern US states.

 
Keystone Venture Capital
Focuses on equity investments in early and expansion stage companies in high-growth technology sectors. Targeted markets include internet-enabling applications, telecom and wireless communications and business-to-business and business-to-consume.

 
Edison Venture Fund
Generally invests in expansion stage ($2+ million revenue) software, communications and electronics technology companies located in the Midatlantic region of the US.

 
Atlantic Coastal Ventures, L.P.
Invests in a diversified portfolio of telecommunications companies and related service companies.

 
RWI Group, L.P.
Provides venture capital and expertise to early-stage, technology-based businesses, specializing in communications, software and Internet companies.

 
Avalon Equity Partners
Invests in and helps develop privately held ventures in the media, communications and information services industries.

 
Catalyst Investors
Investors in later-stage high-growth companies in telecommunications, media and related Internet firms.

 
Canaan Partners
Invests in three major industry sectors: information technology, healthcare and medical, and financial services.

 
Venture Management Services, Inc.
Focused on telecommunications - AT&T, Lucent and J.P. Morgan are among its limited partners.

 
Sierra Ventures
Investing in communications, software and Internet related companies.

 
Highland Capital Partners
Invests in information technology, communications and medical industry.

 
CDC IXIS
Provider of equity capital for businesses in Europe. Specializes in the technology sector.

 
Gabriel Venture Partners
Participates in initial funding through every stage of the company growth cycle. Focuses on information technology and Internet/telephony communications industry.

 
Anglo Digital
Investor in startup or early-stage technology companies.

 
Patricof & Co. Ventures, Inc.
International private equity investment firm that covers a broad range of industries, most notably healthcare, information technology, telecommunications, specialty retailing, and new media.

 
Centennial Funds, The
Based in Colorado, focuses on the emerging industry of communications convergence.

 
Communications Ventures
Investing exclusively in early-stage communications and networking companies.

 
Whitecap Venture Partners
Firm invests in early-stage telecommunications, Internet infrastructure and application software companies.

 
Charles River Ventures
Based in Boston, focuses on high-potential start-ups in the communications, software, and information services industries.

 
Battery Ventures
A venture capital partnership focused on investments in communications, software and internet/e-commerce.

 
Citizens Capital
Company specializes in providing middle market equity and mezzanine capital to later-stage, privately held businesses. It also provides venture capital to telecommunications and information technology companies.

 
Spectrum Equity Investors
Company invests in Europe and North America in the communications industry. Invests across all stages of a company's development.

 
Skypoint Capital Corporation
Venture capital management firm that exclusively manages the Skypoint Venture Fund 1, which focuses on telecommunications and information technology industries.

 
Walden International
Provider of seed and startup capital to technology companies in the US, Asia-Pacific and Israel.

 
Reuters Greenhouse Fund
Provider of equity investments and active management in financial services, communications and media firms.

 
TL Ventures
National venture capital firm that focuses on information technology, life sciences and communications.

 
Rho Management Company, Inc.
International asset management firm based in New York that conducts investing activities in venture capital, private equity funds and real estate. Venture capital focus on the Internet, technology and healthcare.

 
Crescendo Ventures
Global venture capital organization focused on early-stage investment opportunities in the communications and eBusiness fields.

 
Royal Bank Ventures
Investor in early- and later-stage businesses in the technology, media and telecommunications sectors.

 
JK&B Capital
Based in Chicago, primary investment focus is in telecommunications, software and information technologies.

 
U.S. Venture Partners
Focus entirely on early stage opportunities in sectors including: Internet, Communications, Software, Semiconductors, Medical and Consumer Branded opportunities.

 
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