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Investors
SynapSense Corporation is backed by a leading group of Venture Capital firms including:
American River Ventures (ARV) is an early-stage investment firm focused on bringing value and experience to high-growth information technology companies. The direct experience of the general partners as angel investors and corporate equity investors enables ARV to understand the process, pitfalls, and day-to-day realities of preparing a company for rapid growth. ARV general partners have been directly responsible for successfully starting companies from the ground up, developing new products, and growing companies into attractive acquisitions. The firm's mission is to work with entrepreneurs to accelerate the growth of their company's products and services and to add value at all stages of the company-building process. Website: http://www.arventures.com
Emerald Technology Ventures is a global leader in clean technology venture capital. Founded in 2000 under the name SAM Private Equity, Emerald is a pioneer in the rapidly emerging clean technology sector and is focused on innovative technologies in energy, materials and water. Website: http://www.emerald-ventures.com/
Robert Bosch Venture Capital (RBVC) is the corporate venture company of the Robert Bosch GmbH, one of the largest private companies worldwide with more than 46 billion Euros of sales. Founded in 1886, Bosch is a leading global supplier of automotive, industrial technology, consumer goods and building technology.
RBVC invests in start-up companies either directly or via Venture Capital Fonds on a worldwide basis. Investment focus is technology companies along the line of Bosch current and future business. RBVC provides capital for minority stakes in start ups from early to expansion stage. Website: http://www.bosch.com
Sequoia Capital provides venture capital funding to founders of startups who want to turn business ideas into companies. As the "Entrepreneurs Behind the Entrepreneurs", Sequoia Capital's Partners have worked with innovators such as Steve Jobs of Apple Computer, Larry Ellison of Oracle, Bob Swanson of Linear Technology, Sandy Lerner and Len Bozack of Cisco Systems, Dan Warmenhoven of NetApp, Jerry Yang and David Filo of Yahoo!, Jen-Hsun Huang of NVIDIA, Michael Marks of Flextronics, Larry Page and Sergey Brin of Google, Chad Hurley and Steve Chen of YouTube, Dominic Orr and Keerti Melkote of Aruba Wireless Networks and Jonathan Kaplan of Pure Digital. To learn more about Sequoia Capital visit www.sequoiacap.com.
Nth Power invests more than money in emerging energy companies. Nth Power adds value by actively participating in the development of new enterprises, providing critical managerial and strategic support. Nth Power works in close association with our industry partners–leading players in the electric and gas markets–to further assist each of our portfolio companies. Using this network, Nth Power builds strategic relationships that speed the growth of new companies and simultaneously deliver new energy technologies and services to the operating companies of our Limited Partners. Nth Power's strategic partnering is as vital to the success of our companies as the financing we provide. Website: http://www.nthpower.com
DFJ Frontier backs passionate entrepreneurs and provides business assistance, not just capital. They typically lead the first round of investment, taking a significant stake in the company and an active role on the Board of Directors. They continue to invest in subsequent rounds and help arrange financing from other institutional investors, supporting their companies as they move towards self-sufficiency and liquidity. Website: http://www.dfjfrontier.com