approved 2008-05-15T20:45:30Z Advantage Capital Partners is an innovative group of venture capital partnerships with more than $950 million under management. Founded in 1992, the firm has grown to include offices in Missouri, Louisiana, New York, Texas, Mississippi, Florida and Washington, D.C., with affiliated offices in Alabama, Colorado and Wisconsin. From the start, Advantage has raised private funds to invest in states and communities that are underserved by traditional sources of risk capital. The firm has built a strong and successful track record of public-private partnerships with state and federal economic development organizations, facilitating the flow of billions of dollars of investment capital into these communities. Advantage provides equity and debt capital, along with value-added counsel and other support, to promising operating businesses that have the potential for excellent investor returns as well as significant community impact. The firm uses this dual bottom line to measure its success. 93 Advantage Capital Partners 2008-05-27T19:16:33Z approved 2008-05-15T20:45:31Z Amplifier Venture Partners, LP is a seed and early stage venture capital fund that principally targets investments in technology companies in the Washington, DC region. We are positioned to be the first institutional investor in promising technology companies and to provide highly focused, hands on assistance for entrepreneurs looking to team up with experienced business operators and managers to grow world class companies. Our multidisciplinary investment team members have played active roles in the formation, development and exit of many successful emerging companies. Our mission is to be a leading entrepreneur-friendly seed and early stage venture capital fund for intellectual property driven businesses by working closely with strategically aligned universities and other venture capital funds to generate superior returns for our limited partners. 94 Amplifier Venture Partners, LP 2008-05-26T20:23:48Z incomplete 2008-05-15T20:45:32Z 98 Avansis Ventures 2008-05-15T20:45:33Z incomplete 2008-05-15T20:45:33Z 101 Blue Water Capital 2008-05-15T20:45:34Z incomplete 2008-05-15T20:45:34Z 102 Boulder Ventures 2008-09-13T03:17:37Z incomplete 2008-05-15T20:45:34Z 103 Calvert Funds 2008-05-15T20:45:34Z approved 2008-05-15T20:45:35Z The Carlyle Group is one of the world's largest private equity firms, with more than $81.1 billion under management. With 60 funds across four investment disciplines (buyouts, venture & growth capital, real estate and leveraged finance), Carlyle combines global vision with local insight, relying on a top-flight team of 575 investment professionals operating out of offices in 21 countries to uncover superior opportunities in North America, Europe, Asia, Australia, the Middle East/North Africa and Latin America. 104 Carlyle Group, The 2008-05-28T00:51:17Z approved 2008-05-15T20:45:36Z CIT GAP Funds makes seed-stage equity investments in Virginia-based technology and life science companies with a high potential for achieving rapid growth and generating significant economic return. 106 CIT GAP Funds 2008-05-26T18:59:27Z incomplete 2008-05-15T20:45:36Z 107 CNF Investments, LLC 2008-05-15T20:45:36Z approved 2008-05-15T20:45:36Z Columbia Capital is a premier venture capital franchise in wireless, broadband, media, and enterprise information technology investing. Since our formation in 1989, we have taken a sector-focused approach to investing, and have funded over 120 companies in our core markets. Our sector focus allows us to regularly identify disruptive emerging companies and to recognize and build value throughout a company’s lifecycle – from early stage investments, to large growth stage financings and special situations. 108 Columbia Capital 2008-05-26T18:55:09Z approved 2008-05-15T20:45:37Z 109 Core Capital Partners 2008-05-15T20:45:38Z incomplete 2008-05-15T20:45:38Z 110 CrossHill Financial Group Inc. 2008-05-15T20:45:38Z approved 2008-05-15T20:45:39Z ECentury Capital is a $90 million balanced-stage venture capital fund that makes investments throughout the eastern United States in distinctive technology companies that solve real business problems. We give our portfolio companies the power to accelerate their businesses into global markets by leveraging our active, institutional partners Hitachi, Mitsubishi, Allied Capital and Rothschild. 113 ECentury Capital Partners 2008-05-28T18:34:49Z incomplete 2008-05-15T20:45:39Z 114 Edison Venture Fund 2008-07-01T13:40:50Z approved 2008-05-15T20:45:40Z Enhanced Capital provides a range of investment options to promote the growth and expansion of a business. Our flexibility and practical investment approach can make the difference in maximizing the growth potential for a company. 115 Enhanced Capital Partners 2008-05-28T19:14:46Z incomplete 2008-05-15T20:45:40Z 116 Grande Ventures 2008-05-15T20:45:41Z approved 2008-05-15T20:45:41Z Grosvenor's strategy is to invest opportunistically in early and expansion-stage companies that have a sustainable, competitive advantage, address large markets, and present a clear business plan to become cash flow positive within 18 to 24 months. On occasion, we will provide seed or very early stage financing in exceptional situations, particularly where an entrepreneur has demonstrated past success or unusual creativity. Our team has decades of combined experience investing in and building successful companies. This experience, combined with our extensive and proprietary networks, enables us to better evaluate risks, source deals and add substantial value to the companies in which Grosvenor invests. We seek to maximize value to our limited partners by becoming active participants in a carefully selected portfolio of businesses. We are willing to be patient while we work closely with our portfolio companies to build strong and sustainable businesses. We lead in the majority of our investments, however, we often form syndicates and work with a network of like-minded venture capital firms. Grosvenor's investment activities and focus have provided investors with returns among the highest in the industry. 117 Grosvenor Funds, The 2008-05-28T19:18:23Z incomplete 2008-05-15T20:45:42Z 118 Grotech Capital Group 2008-12-03T22:47:03Z approved 2008-05-15T20:45:44Z In-Q-Tel identifies, adapts, and delivers innovative technology solutions to support the missions of the Central Intelligence Agency and the broader U.S. intelligence community. 122 In-Q-Tel, Inc. 2008-05-28T19:32:22Z incomplete 2008-05-15T20:45:45Z 126 Intersouth Partners 2008-05-15T20:45:45Z incomplete 2008-05-15T20:45:45Z 127 Isis Capital 2008-05-15T20:45:46Z incomplete 2008-05-15T20:45:46Z 129 Kinetic Ventures LLC 2008-05-15T20:45:46Z incomplete 2008-05-15T20:45:46Z 130 Knowledge Capital 2008-05-15T20:45:46Z approved 2008-05-15T20:45:47Z 131 Lazard Technology Partners 2008-05-15T20:45:47Z incomplete 2008-05-15T20:45:47Z 132 Legend Ventures 2008-05-15T20:45:47Z incomplete 2008-06-25T19:41:30Z Angel Investor for Web2.0 and other innovative technology companies. 180 Libra Ventures LLC 2008-06-25T19:41:30Z incomplete 2008-06-25T19:41:44Z Angel Investor for Web2.0 and other innovative technology companies. 181 Libra Ventures LLC 2008-06-25T19:41:44Z incomplete 2008-05-15T20:45:48Z 133 Liquid Capital Group 2008-05-15T20:45:48Z approved 2008-05-15T20:45:49Z 137 MASA Life Science Ventures, LP 2008-05-15T20:45:49Z incomplete 2008-05-15T20:45:49Z 138 MedImmune Ventures, Inc. 2008-05-15T20:45:50Z approved 2008-05-15T20:45:39Z New Atlantic Ventures (NAV) is an early-stage information technology venture capital fund based in Northern Virginia and Cambridge, Massachusetts. We focus on businesses in high-growth emerging mass markets. We are active investors and play an active role within our companies. We partner with entrepreneurs who have the energy, vision, experience and passion to build great companies and help them succeed through hands-on team building, partnerships, advice and support. 112 New Atlantic Ventures (formerly Draper Atlantic) 2008-05-28T18:22:35Z approved 2008-05-15T20:45:50Z 140 New Enterprise Associates 2008-05-29T14:58:33Z incomplete 2008-05-15T20:45:51Z 141 New Markets Growth Fund 2008-05-15T20:45:51Z incomplete 2008-10-26T14:56:43Z Next Century Technologies, Inc. (NCT) is an angel investment vehicle with an international focus on medical technology, software, biotechnology and related distribution services and outsourcing services to those markets. 184 Next Century Technologies Inc. 2008-10-26T14:56:43Z 130 approved 2008-05-15T20:45:51Z 142 NextPoint Partners, L.P. 2008-05-15T20:45:52Z incomplete 2008-05-15T20:45:53Z 144 North Hill Ventures 2008-05-15T20:45:53Z approved 2008-05-15T20:45:53Z Novak Biddle Venture Partners provides equity financing and assistance to the management of early-stage, information technology companies principally located in the Mid-Atlantic region. Our mission is to help build successful, long-term, sustainable companies. 145 Novak Biddle Venture Partners 2008-05-29T15:46:18Z approved 2008-05-15T20:45:54Z 147 Paladin Capital Group 2008-05-15T20:45:54Z approved 2008-05-15T20:45:54Z 148 Paperboy Ventures LLC 2008-05-15T20:45:55Z incomplete 2008-05-15T20:45:55Z 149 Pequot Ventures 2008-05-15T20:45:55Z incomplete 2008-05-15T20:45:58Z 155 RedShift Ventures 2008-08-21T19:12:47Z incomplete 2008-05-15T20:45:58Z 157 Smith Defieux Capital Partners 2008-05-15T20:45:58Z incomplete 2008-05-15T20:45:58Z 159 SPX Corporation 2008-05-15T20:45:59Z approved 2008-05-15T20:46:00Z 163 Telecommunications Development Fund 2008-05-15T20:46:04Z incomplete 2008-05-15T20:46:04Z 164 Toucan Capital Corporation 2008-05-15T20:46:05Z approved 2008-05-15T20:46:05Z True is a venture firm for early stage entrepreneurs. 166 True Venture Partners 2008-05-29T10:47:04Z incomplete 2008-05-15T20:46:05Z 167 TWJ Capital LLC 2008-05-15T20:46:06Z incomplete 2008-05-15T20:46:06Z 168 Updata Partners 2008-05-15T20:46:06Z incomplete 2008-05-15T20:46:06Z 169 Valhalla Partners 2008-05-15T20:46:06Z incomplete 2008-05-15T20:46:06Z 170 Venturehouse Group, LLC 2008-05-15T20:46:06Z incomplete 2008-05-15T20:46:07Z 172 Washington Dinner Club 2008-05-15T20:46:07Z incomplete 2008-05-15T20:46:07Z 173 WWC Capital Group, LLC 2008-05-15T20:46:07Z