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Abingworth Management Limited Focus: venture capital investor on both sides of the Atlantic, specialising in early-stage life science companies. http://www.abingworth.com/

ABN AMRO Private Equity Investment focus: business services, communications, information technology and healthcare services companies with new products and services that address large existing markets. http://www.abnequity.com/

ABS Capital Investment focus: management buy-outs, expansion financing and recapitalization in technology, business services, media communications and health care. http://www.abscapital.com/

Accel Partners Investment focus: early stage opportunities in information technology and health care. http://www.accel.com/

Alliance Technology Ventures Investment focus: information technology and life sciences startups with a focus on the Southeast U.S. http://www.atv.com/

Alta Partners Investment focus: high growth information technologies and life sciences companies. http://www.altapartners.com/

A.M. Pappas & Associates Investment focus: accelerating the development of life science companies, products and related technologies. http://www.ampappas.com/

ARCH Venture Partners Investment focus: seed and early-stage ventures involving information technology, life sciences or physical sciences. http://www.archventure.com/

Argo Global Capital Investment focus: companies that are enabling the convergence of wireless communications and the Internet. http://www.argoglobal.com/

Arsenal Capital Partners Focused on companies in chemical, general industrial, and healthcare sectors. Features portfolio of companies and press releases. http://www.arsenalcapital.com/

AsiaTech Management Focus: early stage funding in the e-commerce, communications, networking, Internet, information technology and semiconductors areas. http://www.asiatechventure.com/

Asset Management Investment focus: information technology and life sciences sectors. http://www.assetman.com/

Athena Technology Ventures Investment focus: early-stage companies in the global communications industry. http://www.athenatv.com/

Atlas Venture Investment focus: early- and late-stage information technology and life sciences in Europe and the US. http://www.atlasventure.com/

Avalon Equity Partners Invests in and helps develop privately held ventures in the media, communications and information services industries. http://avalonequity.com

Avogadro Partners Focus: venture development group and venture capitalist seeking early-stage opportunities in microtechnology and nanotechnology. http://www.avogadro.us/

BA Venture Partners Focus: investing in early stage companies in broadband and wireless communications, software and biotechnology areas. http://www.baventurepartners.com/

Berkshire Partners Focus: leveraged buy-outs, recapitalizations, industry consolidations in telecommunications, transportation, business services and manufacturing. http://www.berkshirepartners.com/

Bessemer Venture Partners Investment focus: entrepreneurial companies in healthcare, information systems, telecommunications and retailing. http://www.bessemervp.com/

Blackwater Capital Investment focus: small private growth companies and/or under-represented small-cap public companies. http://www.blackwatercapital.com/

Blue Dot Ventures Investment focus: information technology, Internet technology, optoelectronics-fiber optics and new media. http://bluedotvc.com

Blue Water Capital Investment focus: expansion-stage technology and services companies, including software, Internet, Intranet, e-commerce, telecommunications and multimedia companies. http://www.bluewatercapital.com/

Blueprint Ventures Early-stage venture capital firm focused on emerging communications and internet infrastructure companies. http://www.blueprintventures.com

BR Johnson Group Focus: venture development company working with start-up and early-stage companies principally in the health, beauty and entertainment industries. http://www.brjg.net/

Cardinal Health Partners Investment focus: early-stage e-health and information technology, health care services and life sciences. http://www.cardinalpartners.com/

Carlson Group Investment focus: early stage investments in the telecommunications and semiconductor industry. http://www.carlsongroup.com

Catalyst Venture Partners Investment focus: help technology and media sector companies start, grow, and develop. http://www.catvp.com/

Centennial Ventures Investment focus: seed, startup or late stage opportunities involving electronic communications. http://www.centennial.com/

Century Capital Management Focus: investments in insurance, financial services and related business services. http://centurycap.com

Channel Medical Partners Focus: late-stage investments in the medical technology industry. http://www.chanmed.com/

CMEA Ventures Focus: high technology investments in information technologies and life sciences. http://www.cmeaventures.com/

Code Hennessy & Simmons LLC Invests in middle-market companies that manufacture and distribute a broad array of consumer and industrial products. http://www.chsonline.com/

Columbia Capital Corporation Investment focus: communications and information technology firms at a variety of stages. http://www.colcap.com/

Compass Technology Partners Focus: invests in emerging, high-growth potential companies with a focus on science and technology. http://www.compasstechpartners.com/

ComVentures Investment focus: exclusively early-stage communications companies http://www.comven.com/

Convergence Partners Investment focus: early-stage companies in the communications, information technology and semiconductor sectors. http://www.convergencepartners.com/

Coral Ventures Investment focus: emerging and early-stage companies in the technology and healthcare industries. http://www.coralventures.com/

Cortec Group Focus: private equity investment firm which makes controlling investments in middle-market manufacturing and distribution businesses. http://www.cortecgroup.com

Crescendo Ventures Focus: early-stage investment opportunities in the communications and e-business fields. http://www.crescendoventures.com/

Divineisle Inc. Focus: creates and grows market-transforming ventures. http://www.divineisle.com/

DN Capital Focus: investing in Western European companies in digital media, communications and enterprise software solutions. Also active in helping US companies enter the European market. http://www.dncapital.com/

Doll Capital Management Focus: early-stage funding in communications and Internet companies. http://www.dollcap.com/

Domain Associates Investment focus: favors early-stage life sciences ventures http://www.domainvc.com/

Draper Fisher Jurvetson Investment focus: early-stage information technology businesses with market potential. http://www.drapervc.com/

DynaFund Ventures Investment focus: early-stage companies in microelectronics, telecommunications and information technology. http://www.dynafundventures.com/

Eakin Macdonald & Associates Investment focus: specialists in arranging long term finance for hotels, from ?1m to ?25m. http://www.hotel-funding.com

East River Ventures Investment focus: information technologies including communications, media, software and healthcare. http://www.eastriverventures.com/

El Dorado Ventures Investment focus: primarily West Coast early-stage technology-based ventures, mainly information technologies http://www.eldoradoventures.com

Entrepia Focus: invests in US and Japan network and Internet venture companies as a strategic partner. http://www.entrepia.com/

Fairfax Partners Investment focus: seed and early-stage technology companies involving healthcare, software or the environment. http://www.fairfaxpartners.com/

Fidelity Ventures Investment focus: healthcare, communications, software, employer services, and education. http://www.fidelityventures.com/

FilmSearch.net Assists investors who seek viable film projects and producers who seek financing. http://www.filmsearch.net

Financial Technology Ventures Provides capital to firms that create technology applications of interest to the financial services industry. http://www.ftventures.com

Foundry Capital Investment focus: film, entertainment, and media. http://www.foundrycapital.com/

Frazier and Company Investment focus: all stage financing to healthcare and information technology companies in the Pacific Northwest and the Midwest. http://www.frazierco.com/

Geocapital Partners Investment focus: growing information technology firms. http://www.geocapital.com/

Geometry Group, Inc. Investment focus: start-up and early stage companies in the investment advisory and money management community. http://www.geometrygroup.com/

Global Catalyst Partners Focus: funding, industry knowledge and a global network of resources to early-stage information technology companies http://www.gc-partners.com/

Global Retail Partners Investment focus: start-up and early-stage companies in the US and Europe that leverage technology for distribution of goods and services. http://www.grpvc.com/

Guide Ventures Investment focus: seed and early-stage information technology companies. http://www.guideventures.com/

Hallador Venture Partners Investment focus: seed and early-stage west coast companies involving telecommunications and related fields http://www.hallador.com/

Hellman & Friedman Focus: investing in management buyouts in media, telecommunications, financial services, technology and marketing. http://www.hf.com

Highland Capital Partners Investment focus: communications, consumer fund, information technology and healthcare companies.) http://www.hcp.com/

HLM Venture Partners Investment focus: technology, healthcare, business services, education and training companies. http://www.hlmventurepartners.com/

Housatonic Partners Investment focus: later stage companies in the business services, media and communications industries. http://www.housatonicpartners.com/

Imin Partners Investment focus: private equity capital fund dedicated to investing in industrial minerals businesses. http://www.iminpartners.com/

Impact Venture Partners Investment focus: early-stage companies offering information technology products and services. http://www.impactvp.com/

Integra Ventures Investment focus: early stage and seed companies in healthcare and wireless technology. http://www.ibhweb.com/

Integral Capital Partners Investment focus: expansion-stage private and growth-stage public companies in the information technology and life sciences industries. http://www.icp.com

Intelligent Capital Focus: specialized advisor for mergers, acquisitions and strategic finance in the information technology sector. http://www.intelligentcapital.com/

International Venture Partners Focus: teams with entrepreneurs to create successful new companies that are technology-based ventures in e-commerce, communications and health care. http://www.ivp2000.com/

J. H. Whitney and Co. Investment focus: all stages in communications, Internet technology, healthcare, transforming industries and consumer. http://www.jhwhitney.com/

Kettle Partners Investment focus: emerging stage companies that enable telecommunications, new media and the Internet. http://www.kettlevc.com/

Kinetic Ventures Investment focus: communications, Internet, and customer service companies. http://www.kineticventures.com/

Longworth Venture Partners Investment focus: early-stage companies involving e-commerce, Internet media, enterprise software and information technology services. http://www.longworth.com

Marcus & Millichap Venture Partners Focus: early to late stage venture funding for real estate technology companies. http://www.mm-vp.com/

Marquette Venture Partners Investment focus: early-stage and emerging growth companies in consumer and business services, healthcare, and technology. http://www.marquetteventures.com/

M/C Venture Partners Investment focus: early-stage communications and related information technology companies. http://www.mcventurepartners.com/

Meritage Private Equity Fund Investment focus is on communications network and service opportunities. http://www.meritagefunds.com

Meritech Capital Partners Focus: pursues late-stage traditional growth companies as well as co-investments in corporate buy-outs and spin-offs of information technology companies. http://www.meritechcapital.com/

Merlin Biosciences Focus: broad-based venture capital and advisory company dedicated to the life sciences sector. http://www.merlin-biosciences.com/

Mohr, Davidow Ventures Investment focus: early-stage companies with a strong information technology component. http://www.mdv.com/

Montreux Equity Partners Focus: invests primarily in early-stage technology and healthcare. http://www.montreuxequity.com

Nautic Partners Focus: private equity firm specializing in the business services, healthcare, manufacturing, media and information, and telecommunications services industries. http://www.nauticpartners.com/

New Tech Financing Focus: companies with revolutionary technology that is ready for commercialization. http://www.newtechfinancing.com/

New World Ventures Investment focus: early-stage technology and telecommunications companies. http://www.newworldvc.com/

Newbury Ventures Equity capital firm specializes in communications and information technology industries. http://www.newburyven.com/

newman capital group - private equity investment firm Focus: investment capital for growth, acquisitions, recapitalizations and buyouts of manufactured homes, golf and leisure businesses. http://www.newmancap.com/

Oak Point Partners Focus: Profitable companies with less than $15MM in revenues in niche markets. http://www.oakpointpartners.com/

Odyssey Capital Group Focus: equity investments in real estate, leveraged buy-outs and growth companies. http://www.argosycapital.com/

Onset Ventures Investment focus: startups in information, communications and medical technologies. http://www.onset.com/

ORESA Ventures Investment focus: companies in the consumer goods, retailing and distribution, health care and pharmaceutical sectors in Central and Eastern Europe. http://www.oresaventures.com/

Osprey Ventures Investment focus: early-stage and expansion-stage companies in the business and consumer technology marketplace. http://www.ospreyventures.com/

Oxford Bioscience Partners Focus: equity financing and management assistance to start-up and early-stage companies in the bioscience and healthcare industries. http://www.oxbio.com/

Pacesetter Capital Group Specializing in venture financing, leveraged buyouts, growth financing. Focus on broadcasting, technology infrastructure, and manufacturing and services. Features protfolio and links to resources. http://www.pacesettercapital.com/

PacRim Venture Partners Focus: investments in early-stage information technology companies in Silicon Valley. http://www.pacrimpartners.com/

Palomar Ventures Focus: start-up and early-stage investments in information technology companies. http://www.palomarventures.com/

Polaris Venture Partners Investment focus: early-stage companies developing information and medical technology http://www.polarisventures.com/

Portico Capital Focus: venture investment and advisory firm focused on the information services industry. http://www.porticocapital.com/

Prism Venture Partners Focus: equity investments in start-up, early-stage and growth companies in the communications, Internet and healthcare industries. http://www.prismventure.com/

Progeny Ventures Investment focus: turn internal IT ventures and projects into independent start-up companies. http://www.progenyvc.com

Providence Equity Partners Focus: equity investments in communications and media companies around the world. http://www.provequity.com

Psilos Focus: financing to entrepreneurs in the healthcare and digital media industry. http://www.psilos.com

Quaker BioVentures Investment focus: life sciences. http://www.quakerbio.com/

Research Corporation Technologies Focus: identifies promising early-stage biomedical and optics technologies and provides seed funding and management support for critical early development work. http://www.rctech.com/

Rho Management Company, Inc. Investment focus: targets the Internet, healthcare and telecommunications industries. http://www.rhomanagement.com

Richland Ventures Investment focus: expansion capital for service companies located primarily in the Southeast and Southwest http://www.richlandventures.com/

Ridgewood Capital Investment focus: e-commerce, infrastructure technology, software, telecommunications/wireless and online media. http://www.ridgewoodcapital.com/

Riverside Partners Investment focus: growing industrial products companies. http://www.riversidepartners.com/

Rocket Ventures Focus: early-stage investments in information technology companies, particularly e-commerce and communications infrastructure companies. http://www.rocketventures.com/

Rockport Capital Partners Investment focus: early to mid-stage energy, environmental and advanced materials companies. http://www.rockportcap.com/

RWI Group, L.P. Investment focus: early-stage technology communications, software and Internet companies. http://www.rwigroup.com

Sage Hill Partners Focus: help build early-stage technology companies that promise to shape the future of the new digital medium. http://www.sagehillpartners.com/

SCF Partners Investment focus: worldwide energy service and equipment industry. http://www.scfpartners.com/

SeaPoint Ventures Focus: invests in growing companies in the areas of telecommunication and Internet infrastructure. http://www.seapointventures.com/

Senmed Medical Ventures Investment focus: proprietary medical technologies and businesses. http://www.senmed.com/

Steamboat Ventures Focus: venture capital arm of The Walt Disney Company to help companies succeed in emerging media and entertainment markets. http://www.steamboatvc.com/

Storm Ventures Investment focus: seed and early-stage Internet infrastructure and optical networking companies with emphasis in bandwidth creation, wireless connectivity and managed services. http://www.stormventures.com/

SunAmerica Ventures Investment focus: communications infrastructure and software in communications infrastructure. http://www.sunamericavc.com/

Target Partners Investment focus: seed financing of young start-ups in the field of information technology. http://www.targetpartners.de/

Telegraph Hill Partners Investment focus: life science and healthcare companies that are in the commercialization phase. http://www.thpartners.net/

Three Arch Partners Investment focus: early stage opportunities in life science companies. http://www.threearchpartners.com/

Timberline Venture Partners Investment focus: early-stage information technology ventures located in the areas of Portland-Seattle, Southern California and Silicon Valley. http://www.timberlinevc.com/

TransOcean Capital Industry focus: equity investments in U.S. based enterprises demonstrating sustainable cash flows and having valuations between $30mm and $100mm. http://www.transoceancapital.com

VCHub Ventures Investment focus: communications and networking start-ups. http://www.vchub.com/

Venture Bank Investment focus: financing emerging growth companies in the broadband and wireless media. http://www.venturebank.com/

Versentech Holdings Focus: venture consulting firm focused on high technology and bioscience sectors. http://www.versentech.com/

Wakefield Group Investment focus: technology, health and media ventures with major growth potential in the Southeast. http://www.wakefieldgroup.com/

Walden Capital Partners Invests in expansion-stage companies in information technology, manufacturing, distribution and the medical industries. http://www.waldencapital.com/

Walnut Venture Associates Investment focus: early-stage information technology, communications, software and Internet companies in the New England area. http://walnutventures.com

WFD Venutes, LLC Focused on medical device and business process outsourcing industries. Features portfolio companies. http://www.wfdventures.com/