Investor Profile: Monumental Venture Partners

June 6, 2010 by VC-List.com · Leave a Comment

Roland Oliver, President & Chairman, Monumental Venture Partners

In early 1999, Mr. Oliver launched and organized Monumental Venture Partners, LLC, the general partner to MVP America, LP. Mr. Oliver successfully recruited the founders including MCI’s New Ventures team, raised capital for the general partnership from selected investors, and formed the MVP America, LP Advisory Board. Mr. Oliver has extensive experience fund raising, joint ventures, technology transfer, acquisitions, investment assessments, and international expansion in the wireless telecommunications and information technology industries.
From 1993 through 1998, Mr. Oliver was the Group Vice President of Corporate and Business Development for Grayson and Comsearch Wireless, divisions of Allen Telecom International (in 2003 merged with Andrew Corporation), a NYSE firm with revenues over $400 million. During his tenure, Mr. Oliver identified and recruited the management for a new venture that grew from a $1 million investment to the current Geometrix Division with over $100 million in revenues in under 4 years.

Monumental Venture Partners

Monumental Venture Partners, LLC (”MVP”) is an active and growing venture capital firm providing capital and business development assistance to early stage IT companies throughout the mid-Atlantic region. We are committed to building valuable and strategically important companies that generate the superior returns sophisticated investors and entrepreneurs expect from a quality venture capital partner.

Some Previous Investments:

EyeTel Imaging

Medical device for the diagnosis of eye disease.

SonoMedica

Medical device for the diagnosis and monitoring of heart disease.

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Investor Profile: SABAN Ventures

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Richard Yen, Director, SABAN Ventures

Richard Yen is a Director at Saban Ventures, where he focuses on venture investment opportunities in the digital media, mobile, and consumer Internet sectors for the firm. Richard also works actively with the firm’s private equity portfolio companies and advises them on their digital media strategies.

Prior to joining Saban Ventures, Richard was a Principal at Blueprint Ventures in San Francisco where he established the firm’s digital media and Internet investing practice. He led early-stage investments and was an active Board member at several leading digital media start-ups. Prior to that, Richard was at Rustic Canyon Partners, an early-stage technology venture capital firm in Southern California where he focused on software infrastructure and wireless investments.

Richard participated in the FundingPost event: Silicon Valley Venture Capital Conference
on Thursday, March 5, 2009 in CA

SABAN Ventures

Saban Ventures is the venture capital investment arm of Saban Capital Group, Inc. (SCG), a private investment firm founded by Haim Saban in 2001 and specializing in the media, entertainment, and communications industries. Saban Ventures was formed by SCG in 2008 to invest in early-stage to mid-stage start-ups in digital media, mobile, and consumer Internet with an emphasis on companies that can add value to SCG’s global media investments.

The Saban Ventures team brings significant investment, operations, and industry experience in the digital media, mobile, and consumer Internet spaces. The firm seeks to partner with ambitious, market-changing entrepreneurs and invest in companies where the Principals can add value through their expertise and strategic network. The firm actively partners and collaborates with its portfolio companies to help them achieve breakout success.

Saban Ventures targets initial investments of $1-5 million as a lead or co-lead investor in start-up financings. The firm plays an active role on the Board of Directors and frequently syndicates investments with like-minded venture firms or strategic investors. The firm seeks to invest in start-ups

Some Previous Investments:

Next New Networks

is the leading independent new media company that creates and produces online television networks for targeted communities including: autos, fashion, entertainment, humor, and current news/politics. Next New Networks brings together elements of traditional TV networks with Internet functionality, inviting viewers to contribute, share and distribute content across both their branded URLs and their vast and growing network of partner platforms. The company super-distributes their unique content across multiple platforms including YouTube, MySpaceTV, AOL-Video, iTunes, and Veoh.

Skydeck

is the first service in the world that allows consumers to keep track of all of their mobile phone calls, all of their text messages, and all the people that they call and text. Skydeck’s secure software combines your call records with your address book to create a complete history of all your mobile phone conversations, revealing your true social network: the people that you talk to and text most often. Skydeck reminds you who called you last week, who you need to call next, and who never calls you back. The company was founded in 2007 by Jason Devitt and Mike Wells and is based in San Mateo, CA.

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Investor Profile: Security Growth Partners

June 5, 2010 by VC-List.com · Leave a Comment

Elad Yoran, CEO and Founder, Security Growth Partners

Elad Yoran is the CEO and founder of Security Growth Partners, a private equity fund focused on investments in homeland security solutions. Prior to founding SGP, Mr. Yoran co-founded, managed, and led Riptech, Inc. (Riptech), a leading managed security services provider. Ernst & Young recognized Mr. Yoran for his success with the “Entrepreneur of the Year” award in 2001. Symantec Corporation (NASDAQ: “SYMC”) acquired Riptech for $145 million in 2002, ranking in the top 2% in transaction value of all technology merger and acquisition transactions of that year. From 2002 to 2003, Mr. Yoran served as Vice President, Global Business Development at Symantec. Prior to Riptech, Mr. Yoran served as Vice President at Broadview International, an investment bank that focuses on mergers and acquisitions in the technology industry. Mr. Yoran is a MBA graduate of the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and holds a BS with honors from the United States Military Academy at West Point.

Elad participated in the FundingPost event: New York Early-Stage Venture Capital Conference
on Thursday, May 27, 2010 in NY

Security Growth Partners

Security Growth Partners’ (SGP) mission is to support companies that provide homeland security solutions for the critical infrastructure market. SGP is more than a fund or typical venture capital organization. Rather than simply invest, we capitalize on both our extensive expertise and experience in the security sector and our strong network of contacts in the critical infrastructure market. We identify desirable opportunities and become extensively involved in the strategy and operations of each company with which we work.

Some Previous Investments:

Riptech

Symantec Corp. (Nasdaq: SYMC) today announced the acquisition of Riptech, Inc. for approximately US$145 million in cash. The combination of the two companies will create the leading provider of managed security services worldwide monitoring and managing the largest number of security devices across the broadest array of solutions.

MediaSentry

On June 2, 2005 SafeNet (NASDAQ: SFNT) announced its intent to acquire MediaSentry; the transaction closed on June 13, 2005. SafeNet develops encryption technologies to protect communications, intellectual property, and digital identities, and offers a full spectrum of products including hardware, software and chips. The combination of SafeNet’s strong security and existing copyright protection products and MediaSentry’s innovative anti-piracy and business management services provides customers with a comprehensive suite of best-of-breed security offerings.

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Investor Profile: The Grosvenor Funds

June 4, 2010 by VC-List.com · Leave a Comment

Will Thierbach, Associate, The Grosvenor Funds

Prior to completing his M.B.A. and joining Grosvenor, Will was a senior information technology consultant for KPMG. Will’s interest and background in technology comes from the military where he served as a US Navy Lieutenant flying the F-14 Tomcat. During his last tour, he served as Project Manager for a Joint Service Test and Evaluation Team, which examined cutting-edge technologies for radar and acoustic sensors, data exchange and forwarding systems, and combat mission hardware and software. The team was responsible for improving combat identification and reducing the incidence of “friendly fire.”

The Grosvenor Funds

Grosvenor’s investment strategy is a mixed approach of thematic and opportunistic. We will continue to focus thematically on opportunities in industries in which the Partners have successfully invested in the past (e.g., drug development/genomics, Internet infrastructure, and telecommunications equipment and technologies).

Some Previous Investments:

AppForge

AppForge offers Technology and Services that provide the fastest way to create robust applications for mobile devices.

AppForge’s products include development software and a sophisticated software platform that are licensed to customers looking to differentiate themselves in the mobile industry.

Covega Corporation

Covega Corporation is a leading provider of components and integrated-optic subsystems to the telecommunications, data communications, military and cable television industries. Leveraging key Indium Phosphide, Lithium Niobate, and hermetic packaging technologies, Covega’s broad product offering includes 10 Gb/s and 40 Gb/s modulators and transmitter modules, semiconductor optical amplifiers (SOAs) and source laser products.

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Investor Profile: FTVentures

June 4, 2010 by VC-List.com · Leave a Comment

Liron Gitig, Principal, FTVentures

Liron joined FTVentures in January 2006 and is a Principal with
investment responsibilities in software. Prior to joining FTVentures,
Liron was responsible for software investments at venture funds
including Lazard Technology Partners, Giza GE Venture Fund and BRM
Capital. Before entering the venture capital field, Liron served as
Vice President of Corporate Development at Fundtech Corporation (Nasdaq:
FNDT), a global provider of electronic payments, cash management and
settlement solutions. At Fundtech, Liron was responsible for leading
strategic planning, and for identifying and executing on strategic
acquisitions and partnerships. Liron began his career as an investment
banker at Lehman Brothers, where he provided corporate finance and
strategic advisory services to leading companies in the technology
industry.

FTVentures

FTVentures invests in companies that create software or provide business services which enable financial institutions worldwide to expand and to operate more efficiently. Our goal is to build superior industry leaders in order to earn a high risk-adjusted return for our Limited Partners.
FTVentures has over $600 million under management with offices in San Francisco and New York. Our Limited Partners are 38 of the largest financial institutions in the world and are leaders in the innovative deployment of technology and operational solutions.
At FTVentures, we believe that financial capital is merely one of the components required to generate long-term success for our Limited Partners, our portfolio companies and our firm.

Some Previous Investments:

724solutions, Inc.

724solutions, Inc
enables financial institutions to offer their clients access to online financial services via their cell phones, PDA’s and other wireless devices. (NASDAQ: SVNX)
Headquarters: Toronto, Canada
Sector: Software & Infrastructure Solutions

Avesta Technologies

Avesta Technologies
develops and sells comprehensive monitoring and management systems for enterprise-scale IT environments which help prevent intranet and Internet down-time.
*Acquired by Visual Networks (NASDAQ: VNWK)
Headquarters: New York, NY
Sector: Software & Infrastructure Solutions

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