Azure Capital Partners
Azure Capital Partners is a venture capital firm with over $650 million under management, headquartered in San Francisco, California. Our goal
is to identify, invest in and help build early stage information
technology companies that are at the forefront of a transformative
opportunity for growth.
Our partners have a long track record of
identifying and helping to build some of the most successful companies
in communications, consumer, enterprise and Internet technology
segments. The Azure team is recognized for industry thought leadership
and a unique professional investment approach to venture investing. Our
proven methodology and primary research enable us to identify young
companies in attractive markets whose business models provide
sustainable competitive advantage. Examples of transformative Azure
investments include VMware, I4 Commerce, Calix, OQO and Zend.
Azure partners support portfolio companies with active guidance to our
entrepreneurs in all key aspects of strategy, operations and governance.
This involves representation on boards of directors and committees, as
well as continuous support, feedback and important introductions. We
augment our own active involvement by recruiting members of the Azure
Network to advise and assist our entrepreneurs.
For more information, visit http://www.azurecap.com
TeleSoft Partners
TeleSoft Partners is a venture capital firm focused on next generation high-tech start-ups. TeleSoft manages capital commitments of $625+ million and focuses on systems, software, services and component companies. Over the last decade, TeleSoft and its principals have funded and helped build ~60 portfolio companies, resulting in ~30 acquisitions and IPO’s to date and ~15 private companies still remaining in the portfolio. TeleSoft's Corporate Partners are Alltel and Bechtel in the US, Deutsche Telekom in Europe and Comverse in Israel.
For more information, visit http://www.telesoftvc.com