Sutter Hill Ventures

Sutter Hill Ventures has financed technology-based start-ups and assisted entrepreneurs in building market-leading companies since 1962. Through our decades of experience, we have developed strong industry networks, considerable operating and venture capital experience, and an understanding of the challenges that early-stage and high-growth companies face. We offer expertise in developing business strategy and partnerships, building management teams, and financing companies in both public and private markets.


Vanguard Ventures

Founded in 1981, Vanguard Ventures specializes in seed and early stage
technology investments. The partners, Dan Eilers, Jack Gill, Hugh Rienhoff,
Larry Schwerin, Don Wood and Bob Ulrich, each have extensive and successful
backgrounds as technologists, operating executives, CEOs of public and
private companies, entrepreneurs and venture capital investors. With $500
million under management, and offices in Palo Alto, California and Houston,
Texas, the firm's portfolio is comprised of investments in communications,
life sciences and information technology. Vanguard Ventures has funded more
than 115 startups, 30 of which have grown to become major corporate
successes. Vanguard ranks among the top performing venture capital firms.


Levensohn Venture Partners

Levensohn Venture Partners (LVP) is an early stage venture capital investor. LVP focuses on building companies as they transition from research and development through initial revenues to a more complete commercial entity. The company invests in emerging leaders in the enterprise software, communications and semiconductor sectors. Founded in 1996, LVP is based in San Francisco with $164 million in three venture funds. LVP has selectively invested in 25 companies including Atheros, BigFix, CommerceOne, Informative, KnowNow, Interwoven, Radiance, Rapt, Reconnex, Teralogic, Ubicom, Velosel, Veraz Networks and Vertical Networks.


ChevronTexaco Venture Equities LLC

ChevronTexaco Venture Equities (CTVE) was formed in 1999 to invest in technology startup companies whose innovations could significantly benefit ChevronTexaco’s existing businesses and lead to new growth opportunities. ChevronTexaco is an energy company with a leading-edge venture capital group established to make equity investments in early startup-stage, new technology companies. ChevronTexaco Venture Equities works with select venture capital firms and also makes independent investments in areas such as information technology, biotechnology, materials science, intelligent devices, MEMS, nanotechnology, robotics, and bioinformatics. Investments are made in companies that provide the potential for outstanding financial returns. The technologies and products of these companies should be applicable to multiple vertical markets while also being applicable or adaptable for use in the energy industry.


Net Partners

Founded in 1997, Net Partners was one of the earliest venture capital funds in Europe to begin operations with an exclusive focus on financing seed and early stage Internet, commerce and transaction services companies. Direct venture investments include some of the best known European Internet companies, such as Self Trade (Nouveau Marché: 7505), BFinance, Accucard, Freever and Mutui Online. Net Partners is known for its hands-on and highly entrepreneurial approach to building companies and working closely with entrepreneurs. The firm has emphasized and helped implement both Pan-European and local initiatives in Europe.