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Ignition Partners, headquartered in
Bellevue, WA., is a premier venture capital firm directed at early
stage computing, network infrastructure and enterprise startups in
the Western United States. Ignition brings together an unparalleled
combination of domain focus, technical expertise and operational experience.
Ignition's partners are proven business leaders with more than 160
years of combined experience, who have built some of the world's most
successful businesses of the last two decades, including Microsoft
Windows, McCaw Cellular Communications, AT&T Wireless and Microsoft's
enterprise business. The VC's founders are also credited with leading
Microsoft's internet turnaround. www.ignitionpartners.com
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Cargill Ventures is a wholly-owned
venture investment group of Cargill, a privately-held company with
operations in 59 countries and revenues of approximately $63 billion.
Cargill Ventures invests in emerging technology companies that enable
commerce, innovation and supply chain efficiencies that help Cargill
be a global leader in providing goods and services necessary for life,
health and growth.
Cargill's investment philosophy for information technology, is to
invest in early stage private companies that will add value to Global
2000 enterprises like Cargill. They look for great companies with
world-class technologies that can benefit from Cargill's global enterprise
expertise. They use their deep knowledge of core business processes
such as trading, commodity processing, logistics, international business
operations, global workforce management and risk management to validate
business concepts and provide invaluable counsel. Cargill Ventures
maintains offices in San Mateo, California and Minneapolis. Additional
information can be found at www.cargillventures.com.
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Trident Capital is a leading venture capital and private equity firm with over $1.5 billion of capital under management, including $400 million raised in our recently closed Fund VI. Trident's core investment focus has remained consistent since inception in 1993. Trident focuses on investments in the business services, information services and software sectors across a variety of industries. Within its sector focus, Trident invests across multiple stages, including traditional venture capital investing as well as investments in micro-cap public companies, buyouts and consolidation platforms. The firm has made over 100 investments since inception. Trident has investment offices in Palo Alto, Calif. and Westport, Conn. For more information, visit the firm's web site at www.tridentcap.com.
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WRF Capital is the venture investment arm of the Washington Research Foundation. A leading early-stage investor, WRF Capital creates and invests in technology-based start-up companies that have strong ties to the University of Washington and other non-profit research institutions in Washington State. Proceeds from investments are used to make financial gifts to Washington State research institutions to support scholarship and research. www.wrfcapital.com
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