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C A P I T A L O P P O R T U N I T I E S F O R SMA L L B U S I N E S S E S Venture Firm Year Founded Capital Under Management Preferred Stage of Financing Preferred Size of Investment Preferred Industries Website Comments Advanced Technology Ventures (ATV) Alliance Technology Ventures ARCH Venture Partners 1979 >$1.6 billion Emerging Growth N/A 1993 >$250 million Early Stage 1989 1.5 billion Seed & Early Stage N/A "We like leading and/or participating in reasonably-sized syndicates" The Aurora Funds, Inc. 1994 >$234 million Seed & Early Stage $50,000 - $2.5 million Communications (data networking, imaging, optical communications, remote access/security software, semiconductors, wireless communications); IT Infrastructure (content delivery/management, data integration, network/quality-of-service management); Software & Services (consumer/small business software, data management, enterprise applications, middleware, security software, web services); and Healthcare (healthcare IT, life sciences, medical devices). Life Sciences, especially novel biopharmaceuticals, diagnostics and devices. Information Technology/Semiconductors- with applications for communication components. Information Technology, Life Sciences, and Physical Sciences- specifically: internet infrastructure technologies, enterprise software, biotechnology tools and devices, and semiconductors. Life Sciences (biotechnology, noninvasive devices, healthcare services); Information Technology (internet, software, semiconductors, semiconductor processing technology, emerging technologies (e.g. photonics, nanotechnology)); IT/Life Science combined (healthcare informatics, biomedical engineering applications). "The primary success factor we look for [when investing] is an exceptional management team- one with solid operational experience and deeply rooted domain expertise." Review their Business Plan Guidelines: www.atv.com/dynamic/business_plan_ guidelines.php3 "We will invest in an idea described in a laboratory notebook, an enabling technology, or a proven management team. Our involvement typically begins well before most venture capital firms, at the point of innovation. Innovation investment is what we do." 96
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 Axiom Venture Partners, LP Blue Pointe Capital Management N/A >$200 million Early or Late Stage N/A N/A N/A Expansion Stage N/A Burrill & Company N/A >$340 million All Stages Depends on fund. Consult list of funds: www.burrillandco.com/frame_fu nds.html Canaan Partners 1987 $3 billion All Stages $4 million to $20 million Carolina Financial Group 1997 $325 million N/A Private equity : $5 million or greater Subordinated debt : $5 million or greater Senior debt : $10 million or greater High Technology (communications, software, internet infrastructure, and information technology); Biotechnology. Exclusively in Life Sciences (esp. biobased). Software & Services, Semiconductors & Electronics, Communications, Life Sciences, Financial Services & Others. manufacturing, consumer products, information technology, media and telecommunications, business services, and energy. Focuses on helping businesses utilize their funds in a smart and effective way. Expertise in advising and consulting. Carousel Capital 1996 >$500 Million EBITDA of at least $3 Million Up to $150 Million Business Services, Consumer Products and Services, and Healthcare SErvices Catalysta Partners- Catalysta Seed Fund 1998 N/A Seed & Early Stage $50,000 to $200,000 Life Sciences, Information Technology, others. Catalysta Partners- Catalysta Cooper Seed Fund 2000 N/A Seed & Early Stage $30,000 to $175,000 Exclusively in Healthcare. Cato Bio Ventures 1990 N/A Early & Mid Stage N/A Life Sciences, Biotechnology, and Pharmaceutical companies. 97
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