Global Directory of Funding
see also: raising capital - ideas for the entrepreneur
My goal here is to create a database of companies and contacts in the industry that are specialized in financing new ventures (or expanding ones). This may be useful for your fellow MBA students and entrepreneurs as they consider the various options for financing their new venture. Im organizing this page by location. You are welcome to add Venture Capital firms, Private Equity, Angel Investors, Banks, and more...
Table of Contents:
Fund finding services
Middle-men: companies who help you find VC money: These are basically venture capital companies without any money; they specialize in helping you find financing. see our discussion on fund finding services PE and VC
Investing in Emerging Markets
- http://www.opic.gov/: OPIC supports U.S. investment in emerging markets worldwide, fostering development & the growth of free market
External Links to Research VC firms
For a complete review of companies (critically minded), there is are two sites I recommend visiting:
- Pratts Guide: the best source available - go to your local library and look at this book.
- http://www.crunchbase.com/financial-organizations (listed alphabetically)
- new site: http://punctuative.com/vcdb/ find by geography, and school background
- a site called TheFunded. But beware, the reviews are by entrepreneurs (many of which were told "no"), so know that the information as biased, and might not reflect happily funded entrepreneurs experience. That said, the site does give some much needed insight and reviews of VC's.
Venture Capital Funds
By Specialty:
Financial Services
Invests in companies serving the Financial Services industry:
http://www.ftventures.com/ these guys raised $512 million for a new fund in early 2008 (they were seeking $600m)
iPhone / iPod focused
MENLO PARK, California, March 6, 2008 – Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers (KPCB) today announced the launch of the iFund with $100 million in venture capital to invest in companies developing applications and services for Apple's innovative iPhone and iPod touch. The iFund, managed by KPCB, will be invested in companies with market-changing ideas and products that extend the revolutionary new iPhone and iPod touch platform. Apple will provide KPCB with market insight and support.
"A revolutionary new platform is a rare and prized opportunity for entrepreneurs, and that's exactly what Apple has created with iPhone and iPod touch," said John Doerr, Partner at Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers. "We think several significant new companies will emerge as this new platform evolves, and the iFund will empower them to realize their full potential."
"Developers are already bursting with ideas for the iPhone and iPod touch, and now they have the chance to turn those ideas into great companies with the help of world-class venture capitalists," said Steve Jobs, Apple's CEO. "We can't wait to start working with Kleiner Perkins and the companies they fund through this new initiative."
The iFund will be led by KPCB partner Matt Murphy in collaboration with partners John Doerr, Bill Joy, Randy Komisar, Ted Schlein, Chi-Hua Chien and Ellen Pao. The initiative will be agnostic to stage and size of investment with a focus on areas including location based services, social networking, mCommerce, communication, and entertainment. The iFund will seek to fund entrepreneurs pursuing transformative ideas with the potential to become standalone, public companies. In addition to providing capital, KPCB will assist with company-building expertise, business development relationships and access to its vast network of talented entrepreneurs.
Since its founding in 1972, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers has backed entrepreneurs in over 500 ventures, including AOL, Amazon.com, Citrix, Compaq Computer, Electronic Arts, Genentech, Genomic Health, Google, Intuit, Juniper Networks, Netscape, Lotus, Sun Microsystems, Symantec, Verisign and Xilinx. KPCB portfolio companies employ more than 250,000 people. More than 150 of the firm's portfolio companies have gone public. Many other ventures have achieved success through mergers and acquisitions. KPCB has been an active investor in mobile ventures with over 20 portfolio companies in the sector. Current portfolio companies including Pelago, Dash, GOGII, and Pinger will collaborate closely with the iFund initiative.
All Inquiries:
Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers (KPCB):
Tia Smith
650-233-3487
tsmith@kpcb.com
Early Stage Seed Capital:
startup incubators
model: introduce new companies to Venture Capitalists...offering startups seed funding, guidance, and connections in exchange for equity.
By Region
Dubai:
http://www.dubaiic.com/ In 2008, it was rumored that Facebook was approaching this firm in Dubai for capital.
USA
Sequoia Capital
More.....
Boston area
Add companies by clicking Edit
Y Combinator
is a new kind of venture firm specializing in funding early stage startups. We help startups through what is for many the hardest step, from idea to company. We invest mostly in software and web services. And because we are ourselves technology people, we prefer groups with a lot of technical depth. We care more about how smart you are than how old you are, and more about the quality of your ideas than whether you have a formal business plan. (2-21-07) Y Combinator Taking Apps: Have Idea, Will Travel - Got an idea? Willing to hustle for a summer to see it grow? Y Combinator just announced their summer application drive. Applications are due by April 2nd and by the 10th, a few will be selected to present in Mountain View on April 21-22nd. If selected, your team will relocate to work and learn in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
For those of you unfamiliar with Y Combinator, it’s the seed financing fund guided by Paul Graham’s philosophies that helps young startups launch through mentoring and investing a base $5,000 plus $5,000 per founder. In exchange they take a 1-10% stake in the company. The teams are usually composed of young college grads with some programming skill. It’s not not a program meant for industry veterans. Some have criticized the program for taking too much ownership for such a small investment. Some readers have also called shenanigans on the operation. Here are some of the companies we’ve covered before. Kiko, Reddit, and Loopt are some notable Y Combinator companies. Exits, so far, have been through acquisition. Kiko died, and was then acquired by Elliot Noss. Conde Nast bought Reddit.
Some other programs such as TechStars have adopted the model. TechStars is another well backed program based in Boulder, Colorado also offering experienced mentors and cash to aspiring startups. While not the same ground floor financing as Y Combinator or TechStars, the venerable VC firm Charles River Ventures also adopted a smaller financing program (up to $250K debt) called Quick Start.
135 Garden St., Cambridge, MA 02138 Land line: 617 576 0695
California
Early stage tech Start ups:
Y Combinator (see Boston area)
Our main email address is info@ycombinator.com.
By Phone :617 230 3016. Otherwise we prefer email.
Address: 320 Pioneer Way, Mountain View, CA 94041
Y Combinator isn’t designed to give companies the capital they need to grow a large business. Rather, they give investors less than $20,000 to give them the capital they need to take something at the idea stage through to a prototype. In exchange they take an average of 6% of the equity in the company. Their investment model has been widely copied. These startups are usually 2-3 people with little more than an idea. Generally speaking there are few other investors who will be willing to invest in them until they have some sort of code written or an initial product out the door. Y Combinator fills a niche that even angel investors find too risky. And all they ask is a small amount of equity in the form of common stock. Most angels and venture capitalists demand preferred stock for their investment, which gives them more control over the company and the ability to take their money plus a guaranteed return off the table in the event of a sale or IPO. With Y Combinator, they take the same stock that the founders get. To date Y Combinator has invested in 102 startups (the most recent batch is here). Of those, 18 have died. A handful have been acquired, and the rest continue to fulfill whatever destiny is in store for them. There’s nothing bad about Y Combinator. They are a private company investing their capital at more than reasonable valuations with willing entrepreneurs. They give their companies a huge stamp of approval and a great launch platform. And their hit rate to date is impressive given how early stage these “companies” are.
South East USA
Venture Capital Funds – Southeast
Quantum Capital Partners (Southeast)
Quantum Capital Partners
Focus: Technology, retail and wholesale distribution, manufacturing, service and hospitality industries primarily in the Southeast. Web Address: www.quantumcapitalpartners.com/ Assists in strategic planning, financial forecasts
and business plan development, staff recruitment, and information technology
systems. Takes a board seat. Looks for management expertise, 25 percent per year
growth potential, and companies based in Southeastern U. S.
HOW TO APPLY:
Send a business plan to
Quantum Capital Partners
One Tampa City Center
Tampa, FL 33602
(813) 2213306
Fax: (813) 2213206
info@quantumcapitalpartners.com
River Cities Capital (Midwest and Southeast)
River Cities Capital
Focus: Healthcare, manufacturing, technology
and software, telecom and communications
primarily in the Midwest and
Southeast
Web Address: www.rccf.com/
Invests $1.5 million to $6 million. Doesn’t
back start ups, only companies with revenues
from an existing commercial product.
HOW TO APPLY:
Prefers introductions from a familiar third
party. Initiate discussions with a phone call
or executive summary.
River Cities Capital Fund
221 East Fourth St., Suite 1900
Cincinnati, OH 45202 (513) 6219700
Fax: (513) 5798939
www.rccf.com
Florida
see more: Venture Capital in Florida and for entrepreneurs, see startups in Florida
Venture Firm Company |
Type |
City |
State |
Bay County Small Business Incubator |
Incubator |
Lynn Haven |
Florida |
Beaver Street Enterprise Center |
Incubator |
Jacksonville |
Florida |
Center for Technology Enterprise & Development Inc |
Incubator |
Delray Beach |
Florida |
Enterprise Development Corporation of South Florida |
Incubator |
Boca Raton |
Florida |
Enterprise North Florida Corporation |
Incubator |
Jacksonville |
Florida |
Florida NASA Incubation Center |
Incubator |
Titusville |
Florida |
Gainesville Technology Enterprise Center |
Incubator |
Gainesville |
Florida |
Jay Malina International Trade Consortium |
Incubator |
Miami |
Florida |
Sid Martin Biotechnology Development Institute |
Incubator |
Alachua |
Florida |
Southwest Florida Enterprise Center |
Incubator |
Fort Myers |
Florida |
STAR Technology Enterprise Center |
Incubator |
Largo |
Florida |
The Adaugeo Group |
Incubator |
Pensacola |
Florida |
University of Central Florida Technology Incubator |
Incubator |
Orlando |
Florida |
Advantage Capital Partners |
Private Equity |
St. Petersburg |
Florida |
Hispania Private Equity |
Private Equity |
Miami |
Florida |
Grotech Capital Group |
Private Equity |
Boca Raton |
Florida |
KLH Capital, L.P. |
Private Equity |
Tampa |
Florida |
Power Equities, Inc. |
Private Equity |
Jacksonville |
Florida |
North American Funds |
Private Equity |
Fort Lauderdale |
Florida |
VC Intermediary, LLC |
Private Equity |
Plantation |
Florida |
GreenLeaf Investment Management and Counsel |
Venture Association |
Boca Grande |
Florida |
Easton Hunt Capital Partners, L.P. |
Venture Capital |
Miami |
Florida |
Antares Capital Corporation |
Venture Capital |
Miami Lakes |
Florida |
AAY Investments Group |
Venture Capital |
Sunrise |
Florida |
GunnAllen Venture Partners |
Venture Capital |
Tampa |
Florida |
J.P.Williams Associates L.L.C. |
Venture Capital |
|
Florida |
MetaTech Ventures, LLC |
Venture Capital |
Orlando |
Florida |
Lee Munder Venture Partners |
Venture Capital |
Palm Beach |
Florida |
Banyan Mezzanine Fund, L.P. |
Venture Capital |
Miami |
Florida |
BOCF, LLC |
Venture Capital |
Tampa |
Florida |
Crossbow Venture Partners LP |
Venture Capital |
West Palm Beach |
Florida |
American Enterprises International Group |
Venture Capital |
Maimi |
Florida |
American Certified Capital |
Venture Capital |
Tampa |
Florida |
Inflexion Partners |
Venture Capital |
Orlando |
Florida |
HIG Capital |
Venture Capital |
Miami |
Florida |
Inflexion Partners |
Venture Capital |
Tampa |
Florida |
Inflexion Partners |
Venture Capital |
Gainesville |
Florida |
SI Ventures |
Venture Capital |
Fort Myers |
Florida |
India
The Indian Venture Capital Association
www.indiavca.org
The US-India VC org
http://www.us-ivca.org
http://ia.rediff.com/money/2007/mar/19equity.htm
Funding for the Social Entrepreneur
please see our page on Investing in socially good projects for a list of sources...
More VC's
As a seed fund investor, securing high quality investing partners over the life of a company is tremendously important to achieving successful outcomes. The following are some of the leading venture funds who have invested with Labrador over the last 17 years.
- Advanced Technology Ventures (ATV)
Accel Partners
Alliance Ventures
Alloy Ventures
American River Ventures
APAX Partners
Bessemer Venture Partners
Canaan Partners
Defta Partners
Foundation Capital
Hummer Winblad
Kinetic Ventures
Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers
Mobius Venture Capital
New Enterprise Associates (NEA)
Novus Ventures
Oak Investment Partners
Parker Price Venture Capital
Red Rock Ventures
Rocket Ventures
Rothschild Venture Capital
Selby Venture Partners
Sequoia Capital
Sevin Rosen Funds
Sofinnova Ventures
Sprout Group
Storm Ventures
Sunrise Capital
Technology Crossover Ventures (TCV)
TPG Ventures
UV Partners
VantagePoint Venture Partners
Venrock Associates
WaldenVC
Lightspeed Venture Partners
Maveron
Mayfield
Media Technology Ventures
Meritage Funds
King Street Capital
Indosuez Ventures
Innovacom
Internet Capital Group
JAFCO Technology Partners
JK&B Capital
JP Morgan Bay Area Fund
General Atlantic
GiMV
Granite Ventures
Hearst Interactive Media
Draper Fisher Jurvetson
Draper Richards
El Dorado Ventures
Firsthand Capital Management
Charter Venture Capital
Cisco Systems
Clearstone Venture Partners
CMGI @Ventures
Compass Venture Partners
Cordova Ventures
Crest Communication Holdings
Crosslink Capital
D.E. Shaw Group
Big Sky Partners
ATA Ventures
Books about Venture Capital / Private Equity
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