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The Venture Capital Directory - C

Chase Capital Partners http://www.chasecapital.com/

19 companies taken to IPO 1997 - 99. CCP currently manages a $15.9 billion portfolio which includes over 450 direct equity and mezzanine investments, investments in other funds, a hedge fund of funds, and Octagon Credit Investors, our buyside asset management group focused on investing in the leveraged loan and high yield bond markets.

CCP seeks to invest in businesses where it can add value through supporting acquisitions, internal growth or other forms of expansion. CCP provides follow-on investments to many of its portfolio companies to help to create additional growth and value. Looks for real estate asset appreciation as well as operations to provide capital returns.

Focus: *Automotive, *Chemicals, *Energy & Power, *Financial Services, *Life Sciences, *Media & Telecommunicatons, *Real Estate Retail & Consumer Products, *Technology & Information Services,

New York: Chase Capital Partners, 380 Madison Avenue, 12th Floor, New York, NY 10017, Tel: (212) 622-3100

San Francisco: Chase Capital Partners, 50 California Street, 29th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94111 Tel: (415) 591-1200 Fax: (415) 591-1205

Vail: Chase Capital Partners, 108 South Frontage Road West, Suite 307, Vail, CO 81657, Tel: (970) 476-7700 Fax: (970) 476-7900.

Chase H & Q http://www.hq.com/venture/index.html

Hambrecht & Quist Private Equity was acquired and is now Chase H & Q. They invested in 35 companies that were brought to IPO from 1997 - 99.

Since H&Q was formed in 1968, it has invested in more than 700 companies in a range of industries and sectors. The company has more than $600 million in venture capital funds under management. They focus on growth companies in technology, services, healthcare, and branded consumer.

Chase H & Q’s primary fund for investing is Access Technology Partners, L.P. with $330 million dollars under management.

Focus: Access Technology Partners seeks to invest in companies in a very broad spectrum of technology sectors, including software, communications, Internet and e-commerce, semiconductors, specialized hardware, as well as services companies for whom technology is a major enabler, such as financial services, outsourcing, and education. The typical size of an Access Technology Partners investment is $2-5 million. They prefer to do later stage investments.

http://www.hq.com/venture/ventureCap/index.html

They also manage corporate sponsored funds for Johnson & Johnson (healthcare information systems and services investments), Adobe Systems (strategic software and information technologies investments and Texas Instruments (digital signal processing and related technologies.)

In addition to direct investment, Chase H&Q provides venture-related Private Equity Services through specialized teams that help raise money for clients, both private companies and fund managers, and handle the needs of venture investors and portfolio companies.

Look for: *Experienced managers with vision, commitment and a successful track record; *Timing ahead of the curve; *Companies serving markets that barely exist today but are likely to grow substantially; *Compelling products or services with motivated consumers: *Sustainable competitive advantage that goes beyond current product or market focus.

Direct contacts are listed at http://www.hq.com/about/contact.html

Home Office Chase H&Q One Bush Street, San Francisco, CA 94104, (415) 439-3000

CMGI, Inc. http://www.cmgi.com/

Nearly 60 companies under the CMGI umbrella.

Focus: Developing and extending the reach of the Internet in the following areas: *Advertising/Marketing, *Content & Community, *E-commerce, *Enabling Technologies

CMGI 100 Brickstone Square, 1st Floor, Andover, MA 01810, Tel: (978) 684-3600

Comdisco Ventures http://www.comdisco.com/products/ventures/overview.stm

Top tier VC ranked firm with 20 IPOs in 1997 - 99. The parent company is a $4.2 billion dollar information technology company.

Formed in 1987, Comdisco Ventures has more than $1.5 billion committed to more than 600 venture capital-backed companies.

Focus: Investments focused in software/computer services, internet, hardware/semiconductors/EDA, media/consumer/other, biotech/medical devices/service, communications/networking. Does invest in firms that address the same market, example is Webvan and HomeGrocer.

Invests in all stages of companies from seed stage to mezzanine and pre-IPO companies.

Offers financing products including leasing, subordinated debt, secured debt (lines of credit, working capital), bridge loans, expansion loans, landlord guarantees, convertible debt and equity.

Comdisco Ventures invests actively in the Internet, software/computer services, communications/networking, hardware/semiconductors/EDA, biotech/medical devices/service, and media/consumer/other industries.

Comdisco Ventures 6111 North River Rd, Rosemont, IL 60018, Tel: (847) 518-5466 Fax: (847) 518-5465

Crosspoint Venture Partners http://www.cpvp.com/

Top tier VC firm with 10 IPOs in 1997 - 99.

Focus: E-Business Services and Software and Next-Generation Carriers projects where there is a vision to create an important new business or industry.

Their capital base is greater than $700 million, sponsored by their limited partners. With early stage funds, they invest up to $20 million per project. In addition, they can participate in their portfolio companies' follow-on rounds with their late stage funds, up to an additional $10 million per project.

Looks for: *Market Opportunity -- A large and growing market that will support rapid expansion to build a company of significant size; *Powerful Products or Services -- Distinctive offerings where the value is compelling to the customer; *Vision -- Strategic leadership, either from one individual or a collection of close-knit individuals, with a long-term vision of a customer value proposition; *Smart, Talented Entrepreneurs - A founding team that has earned the right to do it themselves by virtue of past accomplishments and an overriding motivation to succeed. Important credentials include previous operating and profit responsibility, in-depth relevant industry experience, management and leadership track record. The successful entrepreneur is a self-motivated individual with a long-term commitment to the goal, a sense of urgency, and an ability to inspire and lead others; *Valuation - Reasonable valuation of the company or project, considering the present state of development. Typically, they are interested in an equity participation of 20% or more, with liquidity in a three to five year period; *Location -- Geographically, they concentrate on the western states.

Northern California Crosspoint Venture Partners The Pioneer Hotel Building, 2925 Woodside Road, Woodside, California 94062, Tel: (650) 851-7600 Fax: (650) 851-7661

Southern California Crosspoint Venture Partners 18552 MacArthur Boulevard, Suite 400, Irvine, CA 92612, Tel: (949) 852-1611 Fax: (949) 852-9804