VantagePoint Capital Partners
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| Type | Private Ownership |
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| Industry | Venture Capital |
| Founded | 1996 |
| Headquarters | San Bruno, California, United States |
| Total assets | $4+ billion [1] |
| Employees | Approx. 40 (2008) |
| Website | vpcp.com |
VantagePoint Capital Partners is a venture capital firm with investments in the cleantech, information technology and healthcare sectors.
Founded in 1996, by Alan E. Salzman and Jim Marver, the firm has raised over $4 billion with more than $1 billion dedicated specifically to cleantech. VantagePoint is based in San Bruno, California with offices in Beijing and Hong Kong. In 2011[2]-2012[3], it has changed its name from "VantagePoint Venture Partners" into "VantagePoint Capital Partners", citing a desire to reflect increased focus on “growth equity”, which “goes beyond where venture goes”.
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Strategic partners [edit]
VantagePoint has established strategic partnerships with a number of global corporations, including Air Products, Best Buy, BP, DuPont IBM, Jabil Circuit, Procter & Gamble and Scottish and Southern Energy.[4][non-primary source needed]
Portfolio companies [edit]
- Energy Innovation Managing Directors: Alan E. Salzman, Patricia Splinter, Stephan Dolezalek, David Fries, Lee Burrows and Thomas Huot
- Information Technology Managing Directors: Tom Bevilacqua, Bill Harding, and Richard Harroch
- Healthcare Managing Director: Annette Bianchi
- Asia Managing Directors: Alan E. Salzman
- 1366
- 3VR
- Adura
- AlertMe
- AllBusiness.com
- Allocade
- Allvoices
- Amprius
- Angstrom Technologies
- Anthera Pharmaceuticals - IPO 2010
- Axsun Technologies
- Better Place
- BlueWhale
- Bridgelux
- BrightSource Energy
- Cbeyond Communications
- CGI Pharmaceuticals
- ChaCha
- Chemrec
- ChipX
- Cobalt Technologies
- Conceptus
- Definity Health
- Direct Flow Medical
- E-One Moli
- FloDesign
- edo Interactive
- EndPlay
- Entrisphere
- FANIQ
- FloDesign Wind Turbine Corp.
- GAIN Capital Group
- GeminX Pharmaceuticals
- Genomatica
- glo AB
- Global Financial Technology
- Goldwind
- Grocery Shopping Network
- Healthline Networks
- Huga Optotech
- iBahn
- Identified
- InnoPath Software
- Innovari
- IntelePeer
- InvestLab
- Inxight Software
- iWatt
- Kagoor Networks
- Klipsch Audio
- LifeMasters
- Light Based Technologies
- Liquid Robotics
- Livescribe
- Mascoma
- Metabolex Inc
- MiaSolé
- Meriton Networks
- Mobile 365
- Multiply
- MyFP
- MySpace.com/Intermix Media - Acquired by News Corporation in 2005[5]
- Neuraltus
- New Energy Capital
- Nexsan
- Next Step Living
- Ostara
- OZ Communications - Acquired by Nokia in 2008[6]
- Phreesia
- Pica8
- Premium Power
- PulsePoint
- Pure Digital Technologies - Acquired by Cisco Systems in 2009[5]
- ReachLocal
- Safe Life Corp
- Santur Corporation
- Savvion
- Scribd
- Senergen Devices Inc
- Serious Energy
- SolarCentury
- Solazyme
- Spanfeller Media
- Spatial Wireless
- Switch
- Tendril Networks, Inc.
- TergeGen
- Tesla Motors- IPO in 2010 [7]
- Tidal Software - Acquired by Cisco Systems
- TouchTunes
- TransMedics
- Transport Technology Systems (TTS)
- Trilliant
- VeriSilicon
- Vook
- WageWorks - IPO in 2011
- Widevine Technologies - Acquired by Google
- Xcellerex
- YouMail
- Ze-gen
- Zvents
References [edit]
- ^ Capital raised since inception in 1996
- ^ Sibley, Lisa (May 9, 2011). "VantagePoint Ventures changes name". Silicon Valley Business Journal.
- ^ "VantagePoint pulls billion-dollar VC fund after LPs fail to bite". AltAssets. 6 Feb 2013.
- ^ www.vpcp.com
- ^ a b http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/03/19/cisco-flips-over-pure-digital/?em
- ^ http://www.nokia.com/press/press-releases/showpressrelease?newsid=1255654
- ^ http://www.wired.com/autopia/2010/06/tesla-ipo-raises-226-1-million/
External links [edit]
- VantagePoint Capital Partners (company website)
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