Founded in 1970, Charles River Ventures (CRV), is one of the industry's oldest and most successful early-stage venture capital firms. CRV is dedicated to helping exceptional entrepreneurs execute on their ideas to build their companies into category leaders. The firm currently focuses on start-ups that are driving fundamental change in information technology with an emphasis on mobility, the digitization of media and open-source. The firm's investment returns have consistently been among the highest in the industry, driven by its portfolio companies developing into category leaders. CRV's portfolio of start ups has included companies such as Amgen, Cascade, Continental CableVision, Chipcom, CIENA, iBasis, MCI, Sybase, Sonus Networks, and Vignette. CRV has offices in Boston and Menlo Park, Calif. For more information, visit www.crv.com. 

Based in New York City, FirstMark Capital (formerly Pequot Ventures) has established itself as a venture leader with a strong, national reach over its twelve year history. FirstMark invests in companies that are creating new markets with innovative technology solutions or rethinking existing markets by applying a novel business model. With nearly $2 billion in capital commitments, FirstMark’s team of investment and operations professionals have decades of real-world experience and leadership in core technology markets, making the firm uniquely qualified to offer industry insight, relationships and the operational expertise to build lasting businesses.  Select historical investments include: Netgear, Inc. (NASDAQ: NTGR); First Advantage Corp. (NASDAQ: FADV); StubHub, Inc (Acquired by eBay, Inc.); Netegrity, Inc. (Acquired by CA Inc); Flarion, Inc. (Acquired by Qualcomm, Inc.); OutlookSoft Inc. (Acquired by SAP AG); Analex Corp. (Acquired by QinetiQ); Vallent (Acquired by IBM); Syndesis (Acquired by Subex) and Navic (Acquired by Microsoft). For more information, visit www.firstmarkcap.com.

FTVentures provides growth capital to companies seeking to finance organic expansion, recapitalizations, build-ups and buyouts. The firm invests in business services and software companies that derive value from its unmatched Global Partner Network, which includes 40 of the world's leading financial institutions. FTVentures' Global Partner Network provides the firm with a unique vantage point into the business driven and operating challenges of the global enterprise. Founded in 1998, FTVentures currently has over $1 billion under management with offices in San Francisco and New York. For more information, visit www.ftventures.com.