Venture Management Services, Inc.    http://www.vmsgroup.com/

Thirteen companies brought to successful IPO in 1997 - 99.

Three funds under operation: Venture Fund I, LP AT&T Ventures Fund II, LP Special Partners Funds.

In 1998, the VMSI portfolio of funds (colloquially known as AT&T Ventures) was ranked as the number one telecom fund by Red Herring, and in January 2000 Forbes ranked their three year IPO performance in the top ten of all funds nationwide.

They provide capital to start-up and later stage companies in the following areas: wireless communications, Internet, value added networking services, content, local service.

They like to invest primarily in early stage companies, but will also consider selected opportunities in later stage companies. Their initial investments are typically between $1-5 million, and they expect to exit the investment within five to seven years.

Washington DC: VMSI, Two Wisconsin Circle, Suite 610, Chevy Chase, MD 20815 Tel: (301) 652-5225 Fax: (301)664-8590

New York: VMSI, 295 N. Maple Avenue, Room 3354B3, Basking Ridge, NJ 07920 Tel: (908) 221-7061 Fax: (908) 630-1455

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Vulcan Northwest    http://www.paulallen.com/business/investments/

Paul Allen is one of the Microsoft founders. 19 companies successfully IPO’d in 1997 - 99.

If you want to submit a business plan for consideration, go to the link page above and follow the “How to Submit a Business Plan” section.

Briefly condensed, Vulcan Ventures’ invests in new media companies that are already operating. They are currently not interested in pure start ups but will consider new ventures being planned by operating companies.

No films, no amusement parks, restaurants, record companies or musical acts.

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E M Warburg Pincus & Co.    http://www.warburgpincus.com/

Warburg, Pincus has raised eight private equity funds and $11 billion since 1971, including the most recent, Warburg, Pincus Equity Partners, L.P., which closed in 1998 with subscribed capital of $5 billion.

Warburg, Pincus is a major global private equity investment firm that has invested more than $7 billion in over 300 companies across a broad range of industries since 1971. The firm's equity commitments to individual investments may range from $10 million to as much as $400 million. Warburg, Pincus engages only in private equity investing.

Focus: Internet, Health Care-Life Sciences and Education, Media and Communications, Information Technology, Energy, Financial Services, Business Services, Other Industries, Latin America.

E.M. Warburg, Pincus & Co., LLC, Rosanne Zimmerman, Vice President, 466 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY 10017-3147 Tel: (212) 878-0600 Fax: (212) 878-9351 Email: rzimmerman@warburgpincus.com

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Weiss, Peck & Greer Venture Partners

14 portfolio companies brought to successful IPO 1997 - 99.

Their most recent fund was capitalized at $211 million in early 1997. Funding is provided by limited partners, including pension funds, financial institutions, industrial companies and university endowments.

Weiss, Peck & Greer Venture Partners provides capital to seed through mezzanine stage companies developing products or services in information technology and life sciences. The partnership makes investments throughout the United States.

Focus: Electronic Commerce, Software, Communications, Semiconductors, Computer Peripherals, Information Services, Biotechnology, Medical Devices, Health Care Services.

Looks for: Companies with great management, unique products or services, large potential markets and well-formulated operating plans.

Initial investments generally range from $2 to $7 million, although seed financing may be as small as $100,000. Will participate in later rounds of financing, which may result in a total investment of as much as $10 million in any one company.

Looks to achieve liquidity five to seven years after their initial investment, most often through a public offering of stock or corporate acquisition.

Weiss, Peck & Greer Venture Partners Suite 3130, 555 California Street, San Francisco, CA 94104 Tel: (415) 622-6864 Fax: (415) 989-5108