Los Angeles County Venture Capital Firms
Ad-Ventures, LLC. Alcatel Ventures Ambient Capital Arcturus Capital Aurora Capital Group Baroda Ventures, LLC. Bastion Capital Corporation Brentwood Associates California Technology Ventures, LLC Caltius Private Equity Celerity Partners Century Park Capital Partners, L.P. Chanin Capital Partners Clarity Partners, L.P. Clearstone Venture Partners Colony Capital, LLC Digital Coast Ventures Corporation DynaFund Ventures EastWest VentureGroup Entertainment Media Ventures, LLC. Finaventures Freeman Spogli & Co. Fulcrum Capital Group, LLC. Funk Ventures, Inc. GKM Venture Partners GRP Partners Hitachi Corporate Ventures Catalyst Fund Huntington Holdings, Inc. Idealflow Angel Fund LLC. ITU Ventures J.F. Shea Venture Capital Kline Hawkes & Co. Leonard Green & Partners, L.P. Levine Leichtman Capital Partners, Inc. Millennium Hanson Myers Capital Partners, LLC Oaktree Capital Management, LLC Omninet Capital, LLC P & M Investments
1 Pacific Venture Group, L.P. Palomar Ventures PCRS Capital Partners, LLC Putnam Lovell Capital Partners, Inc. Ridgestone Corporation Rolling Oaks Capital Rustic Canyon Ventures Saber Capital, LLC Seidler Equity Partners, LP Shamrock Holdings, Inc. Shelter Capital Partners, LLC Smart Technology Ventures St. Cloud Capital, LLC Steamboat Ventures, LLC Stone Canyon Venture Partners, LP SunAmerica Ventures TCW/Crescent Mezzanine, LLC TI Capital
Ad-Ventures, LLC.
Description:
As both an investor and an entrepreneurial force, adventures seeks to infuse it’s financial and managerial knowledge banks into sectors of technology and real-estate—with additional interest in entertainment venues encompassing one or both of these industries.
Contact Info:
11288 Ventura Blvd., Suite 443 Studio City, CA 91604 Phone: 323-993-8664 Fax: 323-417-4995 Email: [email protected] Website: www.ad-ventures.com
Capital Managed: US $35 million Founded 1999 Type of Firm: Private Venture Capital Firm
Alcatel Ventures
Description:
Alcatel Ventures invests in companies which are developing breakthrough products that incorporate core technologies in the areas of wireless, networking, optics, telecom equipment, integrated circuits, and software.
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Contact Info:
3530 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 360 Los Angeles, Ca 90010 Phone: 213-351-6880 Fax: 213-739-7882 Email: [email protected] Website: http://www.alcatelventures.com
Capital Managed: US $125 million Founded 1999 Type of Firm: Private Venture Capital Firm
Ambient Capital
Description:
Ambient is a Venture Partner and investor in St. Cloud Capital Partners, a licensed Small Business Investment Company (SBIC) that received its SBIC license in December 2001.
Contact Info:
100 North Crescent Drive, Suite 305 Beverly Hills, Ca 90210 Phone: 310-722-2852 Fax: 310-432-1755 Email: [email protected] Website: www.ambientcapital.com
Capital Managed: US $10 million Founded 1987 Type of Firm: Investment Bank
Arcturus Capital
Description:
Founded in 2000, Arcturus Capital is an early-stage venture firm that specializes in the development and commercialization of new and disruptive technologies from applied research and state-of-the-art laboratories.
Contact Info:
California Plaza II, 350 South Grand Avenue, Suite 3570 Los Angeles, Ca 90071 Phone: 213-473-1800 Fax: 213-621-2770
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Capital Managed: US $30 million Founded 2000 Type of Firm: Private Venture Capital Firm
Aurora Capital Group
Description:
Aurora Capital Group is a Los Angeles-based investment firm formed in 1991 that acquires and builds companies in partnership with operating management.
Contact Info:
10877 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 2100 Los Angeles, Ca 90024 Phone: 310-551-0101 Fax: 310-227-5591 Email: [email protected] Website: http://www.auroracap.com
Capital Managed: US $1000 Million Founded 1991 Type of Firm: Private Venture Capital Firm
Investment Industries:
• Aerospace/Defense • Chemicals & Materials • Communications • Distribution/Retailing • Electronics • Environment • Financial Services. • Healthcare/Medical • Industrial Products • Telecommunications • Transportation
Baroda Ventures, LLC.
Contact Info:
2049 Century Park East, Suite 2151 Los Angeles, Ca 90067 Phone: 310-277-2511
4 Fax: 310-203-8111 Email: [email protected] Website: http://www.barodaventures.com
Founded 2000 Type of Firm: Private Venture Capital Firm
Investment Industries:
• Internet & Online Services
Bastion Capital Corporation
Contact Info:
1999 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 2960 Los Angeles, Ca 90067 Phone: 310-788-5700 Fax: 310-277-7582 Email: [email protected] Website: http://www.bastioncapital.com/
Capital Managed: US $200 million Founded 1990 Type of Firm: Private Venture Capital Firm
Investment Industries:
• Financial Services • Media & Publishing
Brentwood Associates
Contact Info:
11150 Santa Monica Boulevard, Suite 1200 Los Angeles, Ca 90025 Phone: 310-477-6611 Fax: 310-477-1011 Email: [email protected] Website: http://www.brentwood.com/
Capital Managed: US $800 million Founded 1972 Type of Firm: Private Venture Capital Firm
Investment Industries:
5 • Business Services • Education • Entertainment • Financial Services • Healthcare/Medical • Industrial Products • Media & Publishing • Telecommunications • Transportation
California Technology Ventures, LLC
Description:
California Technology Ventures, LLC helps start-up companies and investors put the pieces together by providing equity capital to early-stage technology companies, with special emphasis on Southern California companies.
Contact Info:
1111 South Arroyo Parkway, Suite 220 Pasadena, Ca 91105 Phone: 626-403-6632 Fax: 626-403-6634 Email: [email protected] Website: http://www.ctventures.com/
Founded 2001 Type of Firm: Private Venture Capital Firm
Investment Industries:
• Biotechnology • Communications • Computers & Peripherals • Electronics
Caltius Private Equity
Description:
Caltius Private Equity invests equity in small-to mid-sized businesses to help them grow. We partner with management teams to develop and execute financial and operating strategies that ensure success and superior performance of their company, its management and investors.
Contact Info:
6 11766 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 850 Los Angeles, Ca 90025 Phone: 310-996-9585 Fax: 310-996-9577 Email: [email protected] Website: http://www.caltius.com/
Capital Managed: US $53 million Founded 1997 Type of Firm: Private Venture Capital Firm
Investment Industries:
• Business Services • Consumers • Distribution/Retailing • Industrial Products
Celerity Partners
Description:
Celerity Partners is a private equity fund whose objective is to build businesses, in partnership with management, to preeminence in their respective markets.
Contact Info:
11111 Santa Monica Blvd., Suite 1127 Los Angeles, Ca 90025 Phone: 310-267-1710 Fax: 310-268-1712 Email: [email protected] Website: http://www.celeritypartners.com/
Founded 1995 Capital Managed: US $250 million Type of Firm: Private Venture Capital Firm
Investment Industries:
• Diversified
Century Park Capital Partners, L.P.
Description:
7 Century Park Capital Partners, L.P. is an independently organized and operated private investment fund focused on making long-term private equity investments in middle market companies:
Contact Info:
1930 Century Park West Los Angeles, Ca 90067 Phone: 310-712-6580 Fax: 310-712-6585 Email: [email protected] Website: http://www.centuryparkcapital.com/
Founded 2000 Capital Managed: US $108 million Type of Firm: Private Venture Capital Firm
Investment Industries:
• Aerospace/Defense • Chemicals & Materials • Consumers • Distribution/Retailing • Education • Industrial Products • Other Manufacturing • Other Services
Chanin Capital Partners
Contact Info:
11100 Santa Monica Boulevard, 8th Floor Los Angeles, Ca 90025 Phone: 310-445-4010 Fax: 310-445-4028 Email: [email protected] Website: http://www.chanin.com/
Founded 1996 Type of Firm: Investment Bank
Investment Industries:
• Diversified
8 Clarity Partners, L.P.
Description:
Clarity Partners is a private equity and venture capital firm focused exclusively on investments in communications, emerging media and related technologies.
Contact Info:
100 North Crescent Drive Beverly Hills, Ca 90210 Phone: 310-432-0100 Fax: 310-432-5000 Email: [email protected] Website: http://www.claritypartners.net/
Founded 2000 Capital Managed: US $1000 million Type of Firm: Private Venture Capital Firm
Investment Industries:
• Communications • Computers & Peripherals • Internet & Online Services • Media & Publishing • Telecommunications
Clearstone Venture Partners
Description:
Founded in 1998, Clearstone Venture Partners (formerly idea lab Capital Partners) is an independent venture capital firm with nearly half a billion dollars under management. With offices in Los Angeles and Menlo Park, California, Clearstone invests in early stage technology companies in the areas of software and communications.
Contact Info:
1351 4th Street, 4th Floor Santa Monica, Ca 90401 Phone: 310-460-7900 Fax: 310-460-7901 Website: http://www.clearstonevp.com
Founded 1998 Capital Managed: US $450 million Type of Firm: Private Venture Capital Firm
9 Investment Industries:
• Communications • Computers &Peripherals
Colony Capital, LLC
Description:
Colony Capital, LLC is a private, international investment firm focusing primarily on real estate-related assets and operating companies.
Contact Info:
1999 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 1200 Los Angeles, Ca 90067 Phone: 310-282-8820 Fax: 310-282-8808 Email: [email protected] Website: http://www.colonyinc.com
Founded 1991 Type of Firm: Private Venture Capital Firm
Investment Industries:
• Real Estate
Digital Coast Ventures Corporation
Description:
Digital Coast Ventures is an investment vehicle focused on later-stage, value-base investments.
Contact Info:
100 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 400 Santa Monica, Ca 90401 Phone: 310-260-6006 Fax: 310-260-6095 Email: [email protected] Website: http://www.digitalcoastventures.com
Founded 2000 Capital Managed: US $34 million Type of Firm: Private Venture Capital Firm
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• Communications • Computers & Peripherals • Electronics • Internet & Online Services
DynaFund Ventures
Description:
DynaFund Ventures is a venture firm with $220M under management and is headquartered in Los Angeles, Ca with branch offices in the Bay Area and outside Washington DC. The fund focuses its investment primarily in early stage information technology firms, and its core industry investment sectors are communications, electronics, photonics, internet services and software.
Contact Info:
21515 Hawthorn Blvd., Suite 1200 Torrance, Ca 90503 Phone: 310-543-5477 Fax: 310-543-8733 Email: [email protected] Website: http://www.dynafundventures.com
Founded 1999 Capital Managed: US $220 million Type of Firm: Private Venture Capital Firm
Investment Industries:
• Communications • Computers & Peripherals • Electronics
EastWest Venture Group
Description:
EastWest VentureGroup is a $250 million venture fund focused on early-stage investments in digital media infrastructure, platforms, and services that anticipate persistent and pervasive packet connectivity.
Contact Info:
10900 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 950 Los Angeles, Ca 90024
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Type of Firm: Private Venture Capital Firm Capital Managed: US $250 million
Investment Industries:
• Communications • Computers & Peripherals • Media & Publishing
Entertainment Media Ventures, LLC.
Description:
Entertainment Media Ventures LLC is a seed- and early-stage venture capital firm focusing on technology, traditional media and new media investments.
Contact Info:
12233 West Olympic Boulevard, Suite 340 Los Angeles, Ca 90064 Phone: 310-826-1400 Fax: 310-826-1405 Website: http://www.emventures.com/
Founded 2000 Type of Firm: Private Venture Capital Firm
Investment Industries:
• Communications • Computers & Peripherals • Internet & Online Services • Media & Publishing • Telecommunications
Finaventures
Contact Info:
3000 Ocean Park Blvd., Suite 1022 Santa Monica, Ca 90405 Phone: 310-399-5011 Fax: 310-452-5492
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Founded 2000 Type of Firm: Private Venture Capital Firm
Investment Industries:
• Communications • Computers & Peripherals • Electronics
Freeman Spogli & Co.
Contact Info:
11100 Santa Monica Boulevard, Suite 1900 Los Angeles, Ca 90025 Phone: 310-444-1822 Fax: 310-444-1870 Email: [email protected] Website: http://www.freemanspogli.com/
Founded 1983 Capital Managed: US $2045 million Type of Firm: Private Venture Capital Firm
Investment Industries:
• Business Services • Communications • Consumers • Distribution/Retailing • Education • Environment • Financial Services • Food Processing • Healthcare/Medical • Media & Publishing • Pharmaceuticals • Real Estate • Transportation
Fulcrum Capital Group, LLC.
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Contact Info:
300 Corporate Pointe, Suite 380 Culver City, Ca 90230 Phone: 310-645-1271 Fax: 310-645-1272 Email: [email protected] Website: http://www.fulcrumventures.com
Founded 1977 Capital Managed: US $40 million Type of Firm: Private Venture Capital Firm
Investment Industries:
• Business Services • Consumers • Other Manufacturing
Funk Ventures, Inc.
Description:
A Venture Capital firm with a primary focuses on technology, education, entertainment and real estate.
Contact Info:
22048 Sherman Way, Suite 304 Canoga Park, Ca 91303 Phone: 818-716-0413 Fax: 818-716-0834 Email: [email protected] Website: http://www.funkventures.com/
Founded 2000 Type of Firm: Private Venture Capital Firm Capital Managed: US $42 million
Investment Industries:
• Computers & Peripherals • Education • Entertainment • Internet & Online Services • Real Estate
14 GKM Venture Partners
Description:
Located in Los Angeles GKM Ventures is a venture capital firm investing in communications, software and digital media enabling technologies. We invest in early through later-stage companies located in the southwestern United States.
Contact Info:
11150 Santa Monica Boulevard, Suite 825 Los Angeles, Ca 90025 Phone: 310-268-2610 Fax: 310-268-0870 Email: [email protected] Website: http://www.gkmventures.com/
Founded 2000 Type of Firm: Private Venture Capital Firm Capital Managed: US $20 million
Investment Industries:
• Communications • Computers & Peripherals • Entertainment • Internet & Online Services • Media & Publishing
GRP Partners
Description:
GRP Partners founded in 1996 and based in Los Angeles and London, makes private equity investments in start-up and early-stage technology companies in the United States and Europe. We have approximately $650 million under management.
Contact Info:
2121 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 1630 Los Angeles, Ca 90067 Phone: 310-785-5100 Fax: 310-785-5111 Email: [email protected] Website: http://www.grpvc.com/
Founded 1996 Capital Managed: US $650 million Type of Firm: Private Venture Capital Firm
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Hitachi Corporate Ventures Catalyst Fund
Description:
The Hitachi Corporate Venture Catalyst (CVC) Fund is the venture capital arm for Hitachi, Ltd’s global corporate family. The CVC Fund provides investment capital and arranges strategic business relationships for companies which target emerging growth markets that align with Hitachi’s business strategies.
Contact Info:
750 Central Expressway, MS 3201 Santa Clara, Ca 95050-2627 Phone: 408-970-7138 Fax: 408-988-1655 Email: [email protected] Website: http://www.hitachi.com/cvc
Founded 2000 Type of Firm: Corporate Subsidiary
Investment Industries:
• Biotechnology • Communications • Computers & Peripherals • Electronics • Internet & Online Services
Huntington Holdings, Inc.
Contact Info:
633 West 5th Street, Suite 6780 Los Angeles, Ca 90071 Phone: 213-617-1500 Fax: 213-617-2325 Email: [email protected] Website: http://www.hunthold.com/
Founded 1987 Type of Firm: Investment Bank
Investment Industries:
• Diversified
16 Idealflow Angel Fund LLC.
Description:
Idealflow itself is primarily an angel fund looking to provide investment capital. But it is also uniquely positioned to offer extra value to entrepreneurs over and above investment of funds should a start-up company desire such.
Contact Info:
317 S. Rexford Drive, Suite 306 Beverly Hills, Ca 90212 Phone: 310-277-3336 Fax: 310-995-9006 Email: [email protected] Website: http://www.idealflowfund.com/
Founded 2000 Type of Firm: Angel Investor
Investment Industries:
• Biotechnology • Communications • Computers & Peripherals • Internet & Online Services • Telecommunications
ITU Ventures
Description:
ITU Ventures is the premier on-campus venture capital firm that invests in and develops seed-stage technology ventures emerging from the nation’s leading graduate schools.
Contact Info:
9250 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 100 Beverly Hills, Ca 90212 Phone: 310-777-5900 Fax: 310-777-5901 Email: [email protected] Website: http://www.itu.com/
Founded 2000 Type of Firm: Private Venture Capital Firm
Investment Industries:
17 • Computers & Peripherals • Electronics • Healthcare/Medical • Internet & Online Services • Telecommunications
J.F. Shea Venture Capital
Description:
Our investments in private start-up companies have grown into such industry leaders as Compaq Computer Corporation and Altera Corp, Brocade Corp and Exodus Corp, Inc. Today, our investments span the nation, from Silicon Valley in Northern California to the eastern United States.
Contact Info:
655 Brea Canyon Road, P.O. Box 489 Walnut, Ca 91788-0489 Phone: 909-594-9500 Fax: 909-594-0935 Email: [email protected] Website: http://www.jfshea.com/
Founded 1968 Type of Firm: Corporate Subsidiary
Kline Hawkes & Co.
Description:
With over $400 million under management, Kline Hawkes & Co. invests primarily in mid-stage venture deals in the western US. Our typical investment range is $3 - $10m. The firm’s primary areas of investment focus are: communications infrastructure, Enterprise Software and Services, Business Services and Outsourcing deals.
Contact Info:
11726 San Vicente Boulevard, Suite 300 Los Angeles, Ca 90049 Phone: 310-442-4700 Fax: 310-443-4707 Email: [email protected] Website: http://www.klinehawkes.com/
Founded 1995 Capital Managed: US $400 million Type of Firm: Small Business Investment Company
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Investment Industries:
• Business Services • Communications • Computers & Peripherals • Healthcare/Medical • Internet & Online Services • Telecommunications • Transportation
Leonard Green & Partners, L.P.
Description:
Leonard Green & Partners, L.P. is a merchant and investment banking firm that invests in a diversified portfolio of established companies.
Contact Info:
11111 Santa Monica Boulevard, Suite 2000 Los Angeles, Ca 90025 Phone: 310-954-0444 Fax: 310-954-0404 Email: [email protected] Website: http://www.leonardgreen.com/
Founded: 1989 Capital Managed: US $1800 Type of Firm: Investment Bank
Investment Industries:
• Aerospace/Defense • Business Services • Communications • Consumers • Distribution/Retailing • Electronics • Food Processing • Industrial Products • Media & Publishing
Levine Leichtman Capital Partners, Inc.
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Levine Leichtman Capital Partners provides capital for growth financings, restructurings, recapitalizations and management buyouts.
Contact Info:
335 North Maple Drive, Suite 240 Beverly Hills, Ca 90210 Phone: 310-275-5335 Fax: 310-275-1441 Email: [email protected] Website: http://www.llcp.com/
Founded 1985 Capital Managed: US $450 million Type of Firm: Private Venture Capital Firm
Investment Industries:
• Aerospace/Defense • Business Services • Computers & Peripherals • Consumers • Distribution/Retailing • Electronics • Financial Services • Food Processing • Healthcare/Medical • Industrial Products • Real Estate • Telecommunications
Millennium Hanson
Contact Info:
9551 Wilshire Boulevard Beverly Hills, Ca 90212 Phone: 310-550-1995 Fax: 310-550-8213 Email: [email protected] Website: http://www.millhanson.com/
Founded 2000 Type of Firm: Private Venture Capital Firm
Myers Capital Partners, LLC
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Description:
Myers Capital Partners is a pioneer a specialty buy-side acquisition firm that focuses on two primary origination approaches: 1. Manager Driven Leveraged Build-Ups (“LBUs”) in partnership with LBO funds; 2. Strategic Add-on Acquisition Origination Programs for strategically growing existing portfolio companies for LBO funds.
Contact Info:
450 S. Marengo Ave. Pasadena, Ca 90266 Phone: 626-568-1398 Fax: 626-568-3352 Email: [email protected] Website: http://www.myerscapitalpartners.com/
Founded: 2001 Capital Managed: US $50 million Type of Firm: Investment Bank
Investment Industries:
• Other Manufacturing
Oaktree Capital Management, LLC
Description:
Oaktree Capital Management, LLC, is a U.S. – based investment management firm with more than $25 billion in assets under management in specialized investment strategies. These strategies include opportunistic real estate investments, domestic and European high yield, domestic, international and high income convertible securities, principal activities (for control), distressed debt, emerging markets and mezzanine debt.
Contact Info:
333 South Grand Avenue, 28th Floor Los Angeles, Ca 90071 Phone: 213-830-6300 Fax: 213-830-6293 Email: [email protected] Website: http://www.oaktreecap.com/
Founded: 1995 Capital Managed: US $25371 Type of Firm: Private Venture Capital Firm
Investment Industries:
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• Diversified
Omninet Capital, LLC
Description:
Omninet Capital is a venture capital firm focused on investments in the synergistic and converging fields of wireless communications and broadband infrastructure.
Contact Info:
9420 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 400 Beverly Hills, Ca 90212 Phone: 310-300-4100 Fax: 310-300-4101 Email: [email protected] Website: http://www.omninet.com/
Founded: 2000 Type of Firm: Private Venture Capital Firm
Investment Industries:
• Communications • Telecommunications
P & M Investments
Description:
P & M Investments is a Nevada-based LLC whose primary goal is to make equity and other equity-related investments in small to mid-sized private businesses located in Southern California.
Contact Info:
9034 Sunset Blvd., Suite 250 West Hollywood, Ca 90069 Phone: 310-550-0147 Fax: 310-388-3012 Email: [email protected] Website: http://www.pminvest.com/
Founded 2002 Type of Firm: Private Venture Capital Firm
Pacific Venture Group, L.P.
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Description:
Pacific Venture Group was founded in 1995 as a privately held venture capital partnership focused exclusively on early and expansion stage companies with high growth and profit potential across all segments of healthcare.
Contact Info:
16830 Ventura Boulevard, Suite 244 Encino, Ca 91436 Phone: 818-990-4141 Fax: 818-990-6556 Email: [email protected] Website: http://www.pacven.com/
Founded: 1995 Capital Managed: US $210 million Type of Firm: Private Venture Capital Firm
Investment Industries:
• Communications • Computers & Peripherals • Internet & Online Services
Palomar Ventures
Description:
Palomar Ventures, a Southern California venture capital firm with $300 million under management, invests in early-stage information technology companies. Palomar Ventures is currently focused in the strategic areas of infrastructure software, networking communications, next-gen storage and core solutions to make the enterprise more competitive.
Contact Info:
100 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 450 Santa Monica, Ca 90401 Phone: 310-260-6050 Fax: 310-656-4150 Email: [email protected] Website: http://www.palomarventures.com/
Founded: 1999 Capital Managed: US $300 million Type of Firm: Private Venture Capital Firm
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• Communications • Computers & Peripherals • Electronics
PCRS Capital Partners, LLC
Description:
PCRS Capital Partners, LLC was established by a private group of investors to provide seed money to “high tech” and “internet related” emerging growth companies.
Contact Info:
5325 E. Pacific Coast Highway Long Beach, Ca 90804 Phone: 562-985-0564 Fax: 562-498-7167 Email: [email protected] Website: http://www.pcrscorp.com/
Founded: 2000 Type of Firm: Private Venture Capital Firm
Investment Industries:
• Business Services • Financial Services • Other Manufacturing
Putnam Lovell Capital Partners, Inc.
Description:
Putnam Lovell Capital Partners Inc. is the private capital affiliate of Putnam Lovell Securities, Inc. Capital Partners was formed to provide growth capital to developing companies in the financial services industry.
Contact Info:
501 Deep Valley Drive, Suite 300 Rolling Hills Estates, Ca 90274 Phone: 310-750-3600 Fax: 310-265-1920 Email: [email protected] Website: http://www.putnamlovellcapital.com/
24 Founded: 1987 Capital Managed: US $175 million Type of Firm: Corporate Subsidiary
Investment Industries:
• Communications • Computers & Peripherals • Internet & Online Services • Telecommunications
Ridgestone Corporation
Contact Info:
10877 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 2000 Los Angeles, Ca 90024 Phone: 310-209-5300 Fax: 310-209-0040 Email: [email protected] Website: http://www.ridgestonecorp.com/
Investment Industries:
• Communications • Computers & Peripherals • Internet & Online Services • Media & Publishing • Telecommunications
Rolling Oaks Capital
Description:
Rolling Oaks is dedicated to meeting the early-stage capital needs of information technology companies.
Contact Info:
1501 Main Street, Suite 201 Venice, Ca 90291 Phone: 310-450-3131 Fax: 310-450-5877 Email: [email protected] Website: http://www.rollingoaks.net/
Founded: 1998 Capital Managed: US $14 million
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Rustic Canyon Ventures
Description:
Rustic Canyon Ventures is a $550 million venture capital fund investing in the new leaders of American business. Originally formed in 1999 as a TMCT Ventures, Rustic Canyon Ventures is one of the largest venture capital funds in Southern California.
Contact Info:
2425 Olympic Blvd, Suite 6050W Santa Monica, Ca 90404 Phone: 310-998-8000 Fax: 310-998-8001 Email: [email protected] Website: http://www.rusticcanyon.com/
Founded: 1999 Type of Firm: Private Venture Capital Firm Capital Managed: US $550 million
Investment Industries:
• Business Services • Chemicals & Materials • Communications • Consumers • Distribution/Retailing • Food Processing • Healthcare/Medical • Industrial Products • Media & Publishing • Pharmaceuticals • Transportation
Saber Capital, LLC
Description:
Founded in 2000, Saber Capital provides Entrepreneurs with start-up capital, focus on a vision, operational expertise, and a significant network of people to execute on building a lasting business in the high technology arena.
Contact Info:
3020 Highland Avenue
26 Manhattan Beach, Ca 90266 Phone: 310-649-0383 Fax: 310-649-0384 Website: http://www.sabercapital.com/
Founded: 2000 Type of Firm: Private Venture Capital Firm
Investment Industries:
• Business Services • Consumers • Distribution/Retailing • Education • Food Processing • Healthcare/Medical • Industrial Products
Seidler Equity Partners, LP
Description:
Seidler Equity Partners, LP is a private equity investment firm specializing in creating partnerships with visionary executives to build businesses.
Contact Info:
515 S. Figueroa St., Suite 1100 Los Angeles, Ca 90071 Phone: 213-683-4551 Fax: 213-624-0691 Email: [email protected] Website: http://www.sepfunds.com/
Founded: 2000 Capital Managed: US $450 million Type of Firm: Private Venture Capital Firm
Investment Industries:
• Business Services • Communications • Computers & Peripherals • Internet & Online Services
Shamrock Holdings, Inc.
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Contact Info:
4444 Lakeside Drive Burbank, Ca 91505 Phone: 818-845-4444 Fax: 818-559-7320 Email: [email protected] Website: http://www.shamrock.com/
Founded: 1978 Capital Managed: US $1500 million Type of Firm: Private Venture Capital Firm
Investment Industries:
• Consumers • Entertainment • Healthcare/Medical • Pharmaceuticals
Shelter Capital Partners, LLC
Description:
Shelter Capital Partners is a leading venture capital fund that invests in technology and technology-enabled business at all stages of development, with a focus on high value-add investing in Southern California high-tech companies that have the potential to become industry leaders. Areas of Investment focus include wireless and other communication technologies, enterprise application software and semiconductors.
Contact Info:
10880 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1850 Los Angeles, Ca 90024 Phone: 310-234-2300 Fax: 310-234-2329 Website: http://www.sheltercap.com/
Founded: 2000 Type of Firm: Private Venture Capital Firm
Investment Industries:
• Communications • Computers & Peripherals • Internet & Online Services • Telecommunications
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Smart Technology Ventures
Description:
Our focus is on innovators in wireless technologies, next generation telecommunications and networking infrastructure, primarily in Southern California, but we’re looking for innovative ideas at both the regional and national levels.
Contact Info:
1801 Century Park West, 5th Floor Los Angeles, Ca 90067 Phone: 310-203-3800 Fax: 310-203-3801 Email: [email protected] Website: http://www.stv.com/
Founded: 1997 Capital Managed: US $175 million Type of Firm: Small Business Investment Company
Investment Industries:
• Communications • Computers & Peripherals • Electronics • Telecommunications
St. Cloud Capital, LLC
Contact Info:
10866 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 1450 Los Angeles, CA 90024 Phone: 310-475-2700 Fax: 310-475-0550 Email: [email protected] Website: http://www.stcloudcapital.com/
Founded: 2001 Type of Firm: Small Business Investment Company
Investment Industries:
• Business Services • Communications • Computers & Peripherals • Consumers
29 • Electronics • Favorites • Healthcare/Medical • Industrial Products • Internet & Online Services • Pharmaceuticals • Telecommunications
Steamboat Ventures, LLC
Contact Info:
3601 West Olive Avenue, Suite 501 Burbank, Ca 91505 Phone: 818-566-7400 Fax: 818-566-7490 Email: [email protected] Website: http://www.steamboatvc.com/
Founded: 2000 Type of Firm: Private Venture Capital Firm
Investment Industries:
• Education • Electronics • Healthcare/Medical • Industrial Products • Internet & Online Services
Stone Canyon Venture Partners, LP
Description:
Stone Canyon Venture Partners, LP was launched in January 2001 as the venture investment vehicle for the Los Angeles-based Davis family and a select group of institutional and individual investors. Established as an SBIC fund, Stone Canyon seeks to make equity investments in early-stage companies with high growth prospects. Additionally, the fund also looks to invest opportunistically in alter round financings of companies with good “strategic” fits.
Contact Info:
2122 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 2800 Los Angeles, Ca 90067 Phone: 310-551-2250 Fax: 310-551-0591 Email: [email protected]
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Founded: 2001 Type of Firm: Small Business Investment Company
Investment Industries:
• Diversified
SunAmerica Ventures
Description:
SunAmerica Ventures is an $850 million information technology venture fund headquartered in Los Angeles, California with an office in Menlo Park, California. The Fund primarily invests in three sectors: communications infrastructure, enterprise software/hardware and semiconductors/photonics.
Contact Info:
1 SunAmerica Center, 37th Floor Los Angeles, Ca 90067 Phone: 310-772-6000 Fax: 310-772-6705 Email: [email protected] Website: http://www.sunamericavc.com/
Founded: 1997 Capital Managed: US $850 million Type of Firm: Corporate Subsidiary
Investment Industries:
• Communications • Computers & Peripherals • Internet & Online Services
TCW/Crescent Mezzanine, LLC
Description:
We invest in subordinated debt and equity securities to facilitate leveraged transactions including: management buyouts, acquisitions, refinancings, recapitalizations and growth financings.
Contact Info:
11100 Santa Monica Boulevard, Suite 2000
31 Los Angeles, Ca 90025 Phone: 310-235-5900 Fax: 310-235-5967 Email: [email protected] Website: http://www.mezzanine.com/
Founded: 1991 Capital Managed: US $3000 million Type of Firm: Private Venture Capital Firm
Investment Industries:
• Computers & Peripherals • Internet & Online Services • Telecommunications
TI Capital
Contact Info:
9200 Sunset Blvd., Penthouse 2 Los Angeles, Ca 90069 Phone: 310-246-9666 Fax: 310-556-4636 Email: [email protected] Website: http://www.ticapital.com/
Type of Firm: Private Venture Capital Firm
Investment Industry:
• Communications • Computers & Peripherals
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