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http://www.clariphy.com/images/nvp1.gifFor more than 40 years, Norwest Venture Partners (NVP) has actively partnered with entrepreneurs to build large businesses. NVP focuses on early stage investments in enterprise software and communications technologies. The firm currently manages more than $1.8 billion in venture capital out of its office in Palo Alto, California.

NVP has funded over 350 companies since inception including such market leaders as Actel Corporation, Brocade Communications, Cerent (acquired by Cisco Systems), Documentum, Extreme Networks, Forte Software (acquired by Sun Microsystems), PeopleSoft and Tivoli Systems (acquired by IBM). Recent NVP transactions include Resonext Communications (acquired by RF Micro Devices), Spinnaker Networks (acquired by Network Appliance) and Winphoria Networks (acquired by Motorola).

As a result of these and other investments, Managing Partner Promod Haque was recently named the #1 venture capitalist on the annual Forbes Midas List for 2004 based on performance over the past 10 years. Additional information on Norwest Venture Partners is available at www.nvp.com

http://www.clariphy.com/images/onset1.gifONSET Ventures (www.onset.com) is an early-stage venture capital firm that combines substantial financial resources, business building, operating skills and a long-term personal commitment to help entrepreneurs build and grow world-class companies.

Onset has backed nearly 100 companies since 1984, focusing on early-stage and select later stage enterprises in business-to-business markets. With more than $500 million under management, ONSET Ventures invests in information and medical technology companies in the following sectors:

  • Enterprise applications and infrastructure software
  • Communications and networking
  • Medical technology

http://www.clariphy.com/images/allegis.gifAllegis Capital (www.allegiscapital.com) was founded in 1996 and manages $400 million in committed capital through its four Media Technology Ventures venture capital funds. Allegis Capital invests in startup companies serving emerging information technology markets. Specific areas of interest include semiconductors, data infrastructure, enterprise software solutions, broadband and wireless delivery technologies, internet infrastructure and delivery platforms, and internet-enabled ecommerce and services. As of fall 2005, Allegis Capital is raising Allegis V, its fifth fund.

Notable investments include Sandpiper Networks (sold to Digital Island), Mergent Technologies (sold to CommerceOne), Shopzilla (sold to E.W. Scripps), Rent.com (sold to eBay), IronPort and Staccato Communications, among others. Allegis Capital has offices in Palo Alto and Santa Monica.

PGVPacific General Ventures (www.pacgenvc.com) is a private venture capital firm in Atherton California. We specialize in early stage companies in Semiconductor, Web 2.0 and consumer Internet technologies.

Since 2003 we have brought operational, technological and financial support to entrepreneurs who have unique ideas with true breakthrough potentials.

logo_oclaro_185px.jpgOclaro (www.oclaro.com), with headquarters in San Jose, California, is a Tier 1 provider of innovative optical and laser components and solutions for a broad range of diverse markets, including telecommunications, industrial, consumer electronics, medical and scientific applications.

The company is on a mission to be a predominant force in the optical industry, and has been making bold moves to establish a leadership position in each of the markets it serves, expand its addressable market, and increase its share of existing markets.

Early in 2009 Oclaro was created through the combination of Bookham and Avanex, establishing Oclaro as a Tier 1 supplier of optical components, modules and sub-systems to all of the leading long-haul/metro telecommunications companies and also select high growth markets beyond telecommunications including industrial, medical and scientific.