Capital Opportunities for Small Businesses - sbtdc

PROFILES: VENTURE CAPITAL FUNDS ACTIVE IN NORTH CAROLINA
(as of August 2011)
Venture Firm
Year
Founded
Capital Under
Management
Preferred Stage of
Financing
Preferred Size of
Investment
Preferred Industries
Website Comments
SJF Ventures 1999 N/A
SSM Ventures N/A >$156 million
Sapient Capital
Management, LLC
N/A
$26 million
Early Stage -
Expansion Stage
Primarily in Expansion
& Later Stages; only
opportunistically in
Early Stages
Seed, Start-up & Early
Stage
$1 - $10 Million
$5 million to $20 million
$2 million to $3 million
SV Life Sciences, Inc. 1993 $2 billion All Stages $5 million to $20 million
iSherpa Capital, LLC 2003 N/A Seed & Early Stage N/A
Siemens Venture
Capital, Inc. (SVC)
N/A
>$500 million
Early & Expansion
Stage
approximately $500,000 to $5
million
SilkRoad Equity LLC 2003 N/A All stages $1 to $20 million
Cleantech, Business, and Web-enhanced
services & premium consumer products
sectors.
Non-technology & Technology-based
businesses (healthcare, business
outsourcing), and Consumer Service
companies.
Exclusively in Healthcare (esp. medical
devices).
Exclusively in Life Sciences
(biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, medical
devices & instruments, healthcare IT &
services).
Exclusively in Wireless & Supporting
Technologies.
Information & Communications
(including wireless); Medical Solutions
(including diagnostics); Industrial
Automation & Power; Automotive &
Networked Transportation Systems;
Energy Management.
Technology, Media and Entertainment,
Life Sciences, Telecommunications, Retail
(food and non-food),Manufacturing,
Business Services
"The mission of SJF is to create quality
employment for low wealth citizens and
communities by financing and assisting
companies that generate social,
environmental, and financial gains."
SJF is certified as a community
development financial institution
(CDFI).
Sapient prefers investments west of the
Mississippi River, but will consider other
geographic areas; has recently invested
in NC.
Firm stays actively involved. "We place
our firm's staff on site at our portfolio
companies to provide operational
expertise."
SVC identifies and funds investments in
emerging and innovative technologies
that will enhance the core business
scope of Siemens AG" (its Germanbased
parent).
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