Noventi
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| Type | Private |
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| Industry | Venture Capital |
| Founded | 2002 |
| Founder(s) | Giacomo Marini |
| Headquarters | Menlo Park, California, United States |
| Key people | Giacomo Marini (CEO) |
| Products | private equity funds |
| Website | www.noventivc.com |
Noventi Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2002[1] by Giacomo Marini and it was previously known as CIR Ventures.
The Noventi team includes: Giacomo Marini,[2] Masa Ishii, Pierluigi Zappacosta.
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[edit] Portfolio
Noventi Ventures provided venture capital and active support for the following companies:
| Name | First Invested | Description | Status |
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| Active Optical MEMS | 2003 | MEMS-based optical telecom components | Acquired by Oclaro |
| Aurora Algae | 2006 | Algae fuel biofuels production systems | Private |
| Bitfone | 2003 | Mobile and FOTA firmware-over-the-air devices management | Acquired by Hewlett-Packard |
| Celltick | 2001 | Mobile phones broadcast applications | Private |
| Easy Market | 2000 | Travel management solutions for agents and end-users | Acquired by TUI Travel |
| Ecrio | 1999 | Mobile middleware for handset manufacturers and operators | Private |
| Heliovolt | 2007 | CIGS-based photo voltaic panels | Private |
| Kasenna | 2002 | Video servers | Acquired by Espial |
| Iriscube | 2002 | Independent information systems service provider | Acquired by Reply |
| Lexy | 2007 | Innovative voice applications for mobile phones | RIP |
| M7 | 2003 | Web applications development platform | Acquired by BEA (now Oracle Corporation) |
| Lumenergi | 2008 | Lighting controllers and management systems | Private |
| Minerva Networks | 2003 | IPTV and Connected TV middleware software | Private |
| Neato Robotics | 2006 | Robotic house cleaning devices | Private |
| Sygate | 2001 | Endpoint security for enterprise networks | Acquired by Symantec |
| Teltier | 2001 | Presence-based mobile phone services | Acquired by dynamicsoft / Cisco |
| Windspire Energy | 2008 | Small very efficient vertical wind turbines | Private |
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[edit] Notes
- "HelioVolt Secures $101 Million in Funding". Wireless News. 28-OCT-2007. http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-33302306_ITM. Retrieved 2008-07-29.
- "Noventi expects to close cleantech fund in summer". Private Equity Week. 26 March 2007. http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-30284249_ITM. Retrieved 2008-07-29.
- "VCs bail from IT to raise cleantech funds: VCs at three new funds hope cleantech angle will pique LP interest.(venture capitalists )". Private Equity Week. 25 SEP 2006. http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-20051371_ITM. Retrieved 2008-07-29.
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