Cambridge University Press 978-1-107-19085-6 — Hammer and Silicon Sheila M

Total Page:16

File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb

Cambridge University Press 978-1-107-19085-6 — Hammer and Silicon Sheila M Cambridge University Press 978-1-107-19085-6 — Hammer and Silicon Sheila M. Puffer , Daniel J. McCarthy , Daniel M. Satinsky Index More Information Index AbbVie, 94, 207, 225, 287, 348 American or American-homeland ABBYY, 138, 143, 183, 184, 364, 378 identity, 325–334, 338–339 Abrikosov, Alexey, 213 American-Russian Biomedical Research academic and industry settings, 199, Foundation, 135 200–208 American-Russian identity, 327, Academy of Sciences, 70, 79 332–333 Acceleron Pharma, 50, 134, 223, 354 American Society of Mechanical Acronis, 138, 169, 178, 179, 359, 378 Engineers, 200 Act Prohibiting the Importation of Amgen, 161, 182 Slaves (1807), 110 Amorsa Therapeutics, 159 Acumatica, 179 Ampex, 10 Ad Words Display at Google, 218, Analog Devices, 307 299, 343 Andreessen, Marc, 166 Adamian, Maria, 359 Andreessen Horowitz, 166 Advira, 207 Andropov, Yury, 53, 57 Advirna, 74, 347 Animation Magic, 152, 230 African Americans, 375 Animatron, 133, 296 Agency for Technology Transfer, 138 anti-Semitism Agouron Pharmaceuticals, 161 emigration and, 88, 379 Ajamyan, Tatul, 144, 363–364 informal institutions, 56–64 Albert Einstein College of Medicine, interviewee experiences, 121 206 policies, 35 Alexander I, 67 Soviet mathematics and, 85, 86–88 Alexievich, Svetlana, 33, 377 summary of, 376 Alimzhanov, Marat, 50, 134–135, Apple, 10, 42, 132, 217, 220, 232, 233, 223–224, 354 281, 306, 354, 378 All Soviet Union Olympiads, 75, Applied Bio-Systems, 210 76, 87 Aristarkhov, Alexander, 210–211, 243 All-Union Communist Party, 69 Armenia, 46, 103, 137 All-Union Leninist Young Communist Armenian identity, 338–339, 340 League, 69 Asian immigration, 106 Almaz Capital Partners, 179 Asset Management Company, 182 Alta Ventures, 177 Association of Scientific Societies of Alterra, 74, 81, 162, 284, 313, 360 Russia, 135 Altisource Labs, 220, 335 AstraZeneca, 223 American Business Association of Atlas Venture, 154 Russian-speaking Professionals AT&T, 152 (AmBar), 164, 186, 263, 272, 273, Auriga, 85, 130, 378 275, 311–312 Autodesk, 154 American-Jewish identity, 331–332 AVentures, 194 396 © in this web service Cambridge University Press www.cambridge.org Cambridge University Press 978-1-107-19085-6 — Hammer and Silicon Sheila M. Puffer , Daniel J. McCarthy , Daniel M. Satinsky Index More Information Index 397 Avnet, 9 Boinagrov, David, 82–83, 245–246, Azerbaijan, 136 350–351 Azores and Netherlands Refugee Act Bolashak program, 102 (1958), 376 Bolgov, Dennis, 173–175, 256, 286, 347 B-1/B-2 visas, 144 Bolshevik Party, 44, 68 Babson College, 156, 171, 176 Bolshevik Revolution, 8, 12, 67 baby boomers, 32 Bolsheviks, 389 Baghdasaryan, Davit, 142, 226–227, Boston Biocom, 159, 214 266, 305–306, 387–388 Boston Business Journal, 172 Bakulev Center for Cardiovascular Boston-Cambridge Networking Surgery in Moscow, 222 Organizations, 274–276 Balk, Igor, 175–176, 364–365 Boston Children’s Hospital, 222 Ballets Russes Arts Initiative, 328 Boston Market, 243 Baltic countries, 45 Boston Russian Media Group, 62 Baltic State Technological University, Boston Scientific, 182 95 Boston Tech Stars, 194 banned books, 40 Boston University, 212, 224, 246 Barclays, 63 Boston University Law School, 177 Baren-Boym Company, 50, 295 Boston University’s National Emerging Barenboym, Daniel, 274, 312–313, Infectious Disease Laboratory, 205 318, 331 brain drain, 88–91, 100–104, 122–123, Barenboym, Michael, 50, 295–296, 137 302 Braveleaf, 329 Baron, Eugene, 265, 282–283, 299, 308 Brezhnev, Leonid, 23, 59, 62, 80, 306 Battery Ventures, 78, 129, 382, 393 Brigham and Women’s Hospital, 146, Bauman Moscow State Technical 221 University, 80 Broad Institute, 205, 221 Baxter, 176, 182 Brookhaven National Laboratory, 162 Bazhenova, Olga, 303 Brown University, 79, 216 Behind the Factory Walls: Decision Bruck, Jehoshua, 95 Making in Soviet and Buff, Eugene, 317–318 US Enterprises (Lawrence et al), 4 Bulychev, Alexey, 52, 72–73, 341 Belarus, 103, 137 Burkov, Sergei, 74, 81–82, 162–163, Belarusian Institute of Technology, 77 256, 284, 313–314, 360 Beloussov, Serguei, 178–180, 359 Bushoy, Alex, 129, 242–243, 327 Berdnikov, Boris, 53–54, 300–301, BusinessWeek, 169 355–356 Best of Comdex, 217 California Institute of Technology, 258 Bilbo Innovations, 162 Calligrapher Technology Group, 217 Bilogorskiy, Nick, 48, 234–236, 355 Cambridge Innovation Center, 55, 331 Biomedical Imaging Solutions, 39, 361 Capital Multimedia, 152 BioProcess Cell Culture at GE Carnegie, Dale, 282, 308 Healthcare, 83 Carnegie Mellon University West, 96 biotech startups, 156–162, 180–183, Case Western University, 256 200–216 CBS, 9 Bodovski, Katerina, 32 CellularSelf, 219 Boeing, 137 Cendant Software, 152 Boguslavsky, Eugene, 128, 219–220, Center for Imaging and Pharmaceutical 267, 300, 326 Research, 200 © in this web service Cambridge University Press www.cambridge.org Cambridge University Press 978-1-107-19085-6 — Hammer and Silicon Sheila M. Puffer , Daniel J. McCarthy , Daniel M. Satinsky Index More Information 398 Index Center for Integration of Medicine and CompleteCase.com, 170 Innovative Technologies, 158 complexity and identity influences, Center for Pharmaceutical 351–358 Biotechnology and Nanomedicine, Computervision, 153 200 Connecticut College, 238 Center for Redox Medicine, 380 Cornell University, 162 Central Tuberculosis Research Council of People’s Commissars, 68 Institute, 206 Coursmos, 96, 311, 364 centralized command economy, 41–44 Craigslist, 186 Charles River Software, 153 creative freedom, 281 Charron, David, 185 Crooke, Graham, 182 Chekholko, Alexander, 269 cross-cultural competency, 277–278 Chekhov Number 55 language school, crowdfunding campaigns, 194 79 cryptocurrency, 166 Children’s Hospital in Boston, 382–383 Cuban Adjustment Act (1966), 112, Chinese Exclusion Act (1882), 110, 375 376 Chinese laborers in the West, 109 cultural adaptation ChooChee, 164 introduction to, 238 Cipolla, John, 257 to language, 245–246 Cisco, 145, 188, 229, 268, 303, 360 living conditions and circumstances, Citibank, 133, 293 242–245 Citrix, 164 mentors and role models, 247–262 Clark University, 91 networking, 262–271 ClearChannel, 219 professional networking Cleveland Clinic, 208, 383 organizations, 272–276 Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 208 social support, 246–247 Clickdealer, 197 US educational system/workplace, CoachUp, 40, 282 238–242 Cohen, Daniel, 316 cultural-cognitive institutions, 22 Coingyft, 87, 325 Cupid, plc, 196 Cold War, 33, 105, 106, 107, 115, 152 Custom Learning Designs, 55, 345 Collective Learning, 312, 331 Cybiko, 183–184 Columbia University, 257 Cyphort, 48, 234, 236, 355 commercialization, 101 Czarist Boy Scouts, 69 communication Czarist educational system, 66–67 industry startups, 152–155, 162–178, 183–194, 216–221 D’Amore, Rich, 154 introduction to, 298 Dana Farber Cancer Institute, 209 nonverbal communication, 306–309 Databrain, 197 Second Wave, 216–221 deinstitutionalization, 35, 45, 50 telecommunications, 167 del Nido, Pedro, 222, 223 verbal communication, 298–306 Delta Star, 84, 331 communism Dental Photonics, 156 capitalism, 43 Design by Light, 131, 362, 392 entrepreneurship and, 46, 49 Deutsche Bank, 143, 231, 232 formal institutions, 48–54 Dezhina, Irina, 89, 100 impact of, 43 DFJ VTB Aurora, 130, 361 informal institutions, 54–64 Dharmacon Products, 206 youth organizations, 48 Discover magazine, 205 Communist Party, 22, 86 Disney, 166 © in this web service Cambridge University Press www.cambridge.org Cambridge University Press 978-1-107-19085-6 — Hammer and Silicon Sheila M. Puffer , Daniel J. McCarthy , Daniel M. Satinsky Index More Information Index 399 Dnepropetrovsk National University, entrepreneurship. See also US 188, 195 innovation economy Dobzhansky, Theodosius, 202 communism and, 46, 49 Doronichev, Andrey, 42, 145, 242, 300 first experiences of, 213 dual citizenship, 334–335 general measure of progress, 3 Dukach, Semyon, 194 immigrant experiences of, 31–32, Dulance, 163 176, 214, 247, 279–280, 387–388 Dunayev, Alexei, 94, 261–262, in Soviet successor states, 272 288–289, 350 study of, 171, 185, 236, 275, 288, Dvornikova, Anna, 164, 273–274, 328 361 of teachers and professors, 253 E-2 visa, 145 transition to, 387–388 Earth Observing System (EOS), 197 in Ukraine, 155 EB-1 visa, 145 Entrepreneurship Intensity Program, Ecamb, 359 156 economic growth, 2 EPAM Systems, 137, 143, 231, 304, educational institutions in the Soviet 337, 378 Union Epiphan Systems, 53, 81, 167 anti-Semitism, 85, 86–88 E.piphany, 154 brain drain, 88–91, 100–104 Epix Medical, 158 Czarist educational system, 66–67 Epstein, Slava, 39–40, 118–120, emigration and anti-Semitism, 88 204–205 goals of, 70 Esenin-Volpin, Alexander, 86 government role in, 92–93 ethnic identity, 389–391 intellectual recruitment, 93–97 European Union, 107 introduction to, 52–54, 65–66 Evernote, 217, 378 mathematics role in, 84–86 Everon Biosciences, 58, 72, 160, 161 new youth organizations, 68–69 Everson, Iryna, 47, 253, 262, 291, objectives of, 67–68 302–303, 340 ongoing reform, 99–100 overview of, 70–71 F-1 visa, 256 Russian outreach to diaspora, 98–99 Facebook, 10, 128, 172, 186, 192–193, special schools, 71–79 219, 220, 235–236, 267, 296, 300, stratification and hierarchy of, 79–84 326, 340, 378 educational system (US) adaptation, Fairchild Semiconductor, 2 238–242 family and culture, 54–56 effective leadership, 279 family reunification, 111 Eliseev, Alexey, 213–215, 255, Fayngersh, Irina, 211–212, 343–344 286–287, 336 Fayngersh, Michael, 84, 331 Eliseeva, Maria, 213, 380–381, Feldchtein, Felix, 130–131, 332 390–391 Finance Alpha LLC, 94, 356 EMC, 137 first-language maintenance, 32 emigration and anti-Semitism, 88, 379 First Wave immigration emigration and institutions, 378–383 emigration and, 379 Emory University, 213, 255 emigration and anti-Semitism, 88 Engelhardt Institute of Molecular interviews, 58, 118–122 Biology, 223 other industry startups, 155–156 Engle, Jerry, 185 overview, 10–11, 38, 107 Enspire-Medica, 159 political refugees, 112–114 Entangled Solutions, 75, 94, 350 research scientist in engineering, 200 © in this web service Cambridge University Press www.cambridge.org Cambridge University Press 978-1-107-19085-6 — Hammer and Silicon Sheila M. Puffer , Daniel J. McCarthy , Daniel M.
Recommended publications
  • Quarterly Enterprise Software Market Review 1Q 2019
    Quarterly Enterprise Software Market Review 1Q 2019 Boston San Francisco 200 Clarendon Street, Floor 45 601 Montgomery Street, Suite 2010 Boston, MA 02116 San Francisco, CA 94111 Peter M. Falvey Michael H.M. Shea Christopher J. Pingpank Michael S. Barker Managing Director Managing Director Managing Director Managing Director 617.896.2251 617.896.2255 617.896.2218 415.762.8101 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Jeffrey G. Cook Brad E. McCarthy Misha Cvetkovic Principal Principal Vice President 617.896.2252 617.896.2245 415.762.8104 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] www.shea-co.com Member FINRA & SIPC Copyright ©2019 Shea & Company Overview People ▪ Industry Expertise ▪ Process Excellence 1 2 24 15+ >70 Firm focused exclusively Offices in Boston and San Professionals focused on Years of experience Transactions completed on enterprise software Francisco the software industry amongst our senior representing billions of bankers dollars in value Mergers & Acquisitions Private Placements & Capital Raising Corporate Strategy ■ Sell-side and buy-side M&A advisory ■ Late-stage venture, growth equity and buyouts ■ Corporate development advisory ■ Divestitures ■ Recapitalizations ■ Balance sheet and capital structure review ■ Restructuring ■ IPO advisory ■ Fairness opinions has received an investment from has received an investment from Superior Outcomes has been acquired by has acquired Shea & Company has advised on important transactions representing billions of dollars in
    [Show full text]
  • Nfware, the Developer of Virtualized Networking Software, Raises $2M
    NFWare, the Developer of Virtualized Networking Software, Raises $2M from Investors Led by Sistema VC A network software vendor developing telco-grade virtualized IP routing technology with up to 40 times increase in traffic processing speed will use the new capital to expand to Europe and the US- markets Madrid, Spain — 23 March, 2017 – NFWare, a developer of network software that allows the pro- cessing of traffic at the speeds of expensive hardware on standard x86 servers, today announced that it has raised $2M in new venture funding. The round was led by Sistema Venture Capital fund, with participation from existing investors including Maxfield Capital and Almaz Capital VC funds as well as Wayra, the accelerator of Telefonica Open Future_. Technology Driven The company’s approach is based on NFV (Network Functions Virtualization) and SDN (Software Defined Networking) technology. NFV/SDN-based solutions allow migration of network infrastruc- ture functions to a virtual environment shifting the networking industry away from the pre-packaged hardware towards software. NFWare software-based networking technology significantly increases network speed for high-load traffic processing. It runs on standard x86 servers and handles the traffic at the speed of the most expensive network hardware from leading vendors: NFWare solutions enable a throughput of up to 200 Gigabits per second on single virtual machine on Internet-mix traffic. For telecom operators and data centers this approach provides a powerful combination of hardware-like performance and soft- ware-like flexibility. NFWare solutions work efficiently even on the critical core network areas and help operators to significantly reduce up to 70% of their network infrastructure costs.
    [Show full text]
  • Case Study of Russia's Public Diplomacy to Attract U.S
    CASE STUDY OF RUSSIA’S PUBLIC DIPLOMACY TO ATTRACT U.S. DIRECT INVESTMENT A THESIS SUBMITTED TO THE GRADUATE SCHOOL IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE MASTER OF ARTS BY ANASTASIYA Y. ELAEVA ADVISOR: DR. DUSTIN W. SUPA BALL STATE UNIVERSITY MUNCIE, INDIANA MAY 2011 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I am grateful to my thesis advisor Dr. Dustin W. Supa for his guidance and support during this research endeavor. I am also thankful to my committee members Dr. William J. Willis and Professor Richard M. Shoemaker for reviewing my study and providing their invaluable feedback. I also thank my colleagues at the Advanced Crisis Communications Training at Ball State University for their encouragement and support. Special thanks to the Fulbright program sponsored by the U.S. State Department for providing me with the opportunity to study and to do research at Ball State University. This research would not have been completed without my dear friends from the PR program at Ball State University. Your sense of humor, willingness to lend a helping hand and conversations about our research projects meant a lot to me. Finally, I am forever indebted to my family and Justin for believing in me and always encouraging me to do my best. ii CONTENTS LIST OF TABLES ................................................................................................. VIII LIST OF FIGURES .................................................................................................. IX INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................1
    [Show full text]
  • Venture Russia 1H 2020: Results
    Venture Russia 1H 2020: Results National Alternative Investment Management Association STRATEGIC PARTNER GENERAL PARTNER PARTNERS Skolkovo Resident Business Intelligence for Investment Decisions Analytics for Corporations on VC\Hi-Tech markets: • Market\Startup Research • Technology Scouting • Database Russia&CIS: deals, startups, investors • Venture Russia Report Our partners: www.dsight.ru [email protected] Venture Russia | 1H 2020: Results Contents Methology 4 Venture Russia: Greetings 6 Interview Scouting for start-ups amidst the pandemic: new challenges and trends 8 1H 2020 trends overview Market in the blues, deal numbers and moneys down 12 The venture market goes online 18 Government cranks up 20 Ecosystems in vogue 22 Global robotization 26 With an eye to self-isolation 28 Investors over-ate 30 Another criminal prosecution 34 New legislative initiatives 36 The Venture World In partnership with Crunchbase The global market: a second year of shrinkage 40 New stories Key transactions of the year as reported by EWDN.COM 48 The data source for graphs and tables is Dsight, unless otherwise indicated 3 Methology In this Report, we used methodological recommendations 5. Government funds and corporations are nonpublic that have been put by the domestic venture capitalists. legal entities and management companies in Russian The “venture investment” term describes an investment jurisdiction whose majority shareholders are the Russian of up to $ 150m (at an official ruble / dollar rate current Government and / or government agencies. at the time of writing) in risky technology projects that promise an IRR of at least 15%. 6. Foreign / international investors are private investors, companies and funds with headquarters, legal entities “Investment” is referred to as a purchase of a shareholding and the key part of the team located outside Russia; their or charter capital in a privately-held legal entity regional focus is on foreign privately-owned companies.
    [Show full text]
  • Exceptional Magazine (MENA) January-June 2015
    ExceptionalEntrepreneurship + Innovation = Growth Middle East and North Africa January–June 2015 EY World Entrepreneur Exceptional Of The Year™ Uday Kotak on innovation in financial services | Middle East and North Africa and North Africa Middle East Meet Andrea Illy — coffee connoisseur How Muhammad Yunus invented microfinance | Entrepreneurship + Innovation = Growth + Innovation Entrepreneurship and social business INNOVATIVE. PASSIONATE. Food for COMMITTED. SOUND FAMILIAR? 2015 | January–June thought DAL Food’s Ihab Abdellatif © 2015 EYGM Limited. All Rights Reserved. EYG no. CY0831. ED None CY0831. no. EYG Reserved. All Rights Limited. © 2015 EYGM on the challenges of doing The EY Entrepreneur Of The Year celebrates gravity-defying innovators business in divided Sudan who build and run great companies. If you’ve been inspired by a successful entrepreneur in your community, or if you are one — visit ey.com/mena/eoy. © 2015 EYGM Limited. All Rights Reserved. EYG no. CY0835. ED None. CY0835. no. EYG Reserved. All Rights Limited. © 2015 EYGM © 2015 EYGM Limited. All Rights Reserved. EYG no. CY0831. ED None CY0831. no. EYG Reserved. All Rights Limited. © 2015 EYGM Where will your growth journey take you next? The first ever pan-Mediterranean EY Strategic Growth Forum will bring together the most influential and forward-thinking representatives in the region to identify and discuss the opportunities for growth and investment. Mark your calendars and plan to join us next The opportunity for April in Rome. Strategic Growth Forum the GCC is now — Mediterranean 2015 understand the 16–17 April 2015 | Rome, Italy challenges and drivers Visit ey.com/sgfmed. that impact you. Nationalization, diversification, global positioning and stability are key areas for governments and businesses to consider for the future of GCC growth.
    [Show full text]
  • Tech-Startup Von Wayra: Nfware Erhält 2 Millionen US-Dollar
    Tech-Startup von Wayra: NFWare erhält 2 Millionen US-Dollar Der Anbieter von virtualisierter Netzwerk-Software nutzt das neue Kapital für seine Expansion in die europäischen und US-amerikanischen Märkte. Madrid, Spanien – 23. März 2017 – NFWare, der Anbieter von virtualisierter Netzwerk-Software, der die weltweit schnellste virtualisierte IP-Routing- Technologie für Telekommunikationsnetzwerke und Rechenzentren entwickelt hat, erhält eine neue Finanzierung in Höhe von 2 Millionen US-Dollar. Die Runde wurde vom Risikokapitalunternehmen Sistema Venture Capital geleitet – unter Beteiligung von vorhandenen Investoren, wie Maxfield Capital und Almaz Capital sowie Wayra, dem Accelerator von Telefónica Open Future, in dessen Alumni- Programm NFWare ist. Technologiegesteuert Die Technologie von NFWare basiert auf NFV (Network Functions Virtualization)- und SDN (Software Defined Networking). NFV/SDN-basierte Lösungen ermöglichen die Migration von Netzwerkinfrastrukturfunktionen in eine virtuelle Umgebung, wodurch die Netzwerkindustrie von der Hardware in Richtung Software verlagert wird. Die Software-basierte Netzwerktechnologie steigert die Netzwerkgeschwindigkeit für die Verarbeitung von datenintensivem Traffic. Sie läuft auf Standard-x86-Servern und bewältigt den Traffic mit der gleichen Geschwindigkeit wie kostspielige Netzwerk-Hardware führender Anbieter. Für Telekommunikationsbetreiber und Rechenzentren bietet dieser Ansatz eine leistungsstarke Kombination von Hardware-ähnlicher Performance und Software-ähnlicher Flexibilität. NFWare-Lösungen
    [Show full text]
  • Investor Book
    INVESTOR BOOK EDITION JUNE 2017 1 Table of Contents Program 5 Venture Capital 9 Growth 136 Debt 158 Buyout 163 2 Table of Contents VENTURE CAPITAL 3TS Capital Partners 10 Creathor Venture 47 Iris Capital 84 STS Ventures 121 3w Ventures 11 cumberland.vc 48 K Fund 85 Sued Beteiligungen GmbH 122 83North 12 Data Ventures 49 K-Invest 86 TA Ventures 123 Accel 13 Deutsche Börse DB1 Ventures 50 Kizoo Technology Capital 87 Target Global 124 Acton Capital Partners 14 Deutsche Telekom Capital 51 Kreos Capital 88 Target Partners 125 Ad4Ventures 15 DvH Ventures 52 Lakestar 89 Techstars METRO Accelerator 126 Alchimia Fund 16 DN Capital 53 Lumia Capital 90 Tengelmann Ventures 127 Aleph 17 Earlybird Venture Capital 54 MairDumont Ventures 91 Uplift Ventures 128 Allianz Ventures 18 e.capital 55 MCI Capital 92 U-Start 129 Almaz Capital 19 EBRD Venture Capital 56 Media + More Beteiligungs 93 Vito Ventures 130 Ariadne Capital 20 Edison Venture Capital 57 Nauta Capital 94 Vorwerk VenturesW Ventures 131 Astutia Ventures 21 Eight Roads Ventures 58 next media accelerator 95 GmbH 132 Atlantic Labs 22 Endeit 59 Next World Capital 96 WestTechVenture 133 Atomico 23 eValue Group 60 NGP (Nokia Growth Partners) 97 XAnge 134 AXA Strategic Ventures 24 eventures 61 Northzone 98 Zouk Capital 135 Axel Springer Accelerator 25 Felix Capital 62 Nova Founders Capital 99 b10 Early Venture Capital 26 FinLeap 63 P101 Ventures 100 Balderton Capital 27 Finparx 64 Partech Ventures 101 BauerVenture Partners 28 GENUI 65 Piton Capital 102 BayBG 29 German Startups Group 66 Pomegranate
    [Show full text]
  • Investor Book
    INVESTOR BOOK EDITION OCTOBER 2017 INVESTOR BOOK 1 Table of Contents Program 5 Venture Capital 9 Growth 148 Buyout 173 Debt 193 INVESTOR BOOK 2 Table of Contents VENTURE CAPITAL 10x 10 Coparion 47 Innogy Ventures 84 RTAventures VC 121 3TS Capital Partners 11 Creathor Ventures 48 Inven Capital 85 ru-net 122 3w Ventures 12 Curious Capital 49 InVenture Partners 86 Run Capital 123 83North 13 Data Ventures 50 Inventures 87 Scottish Equity Partners 124 Accel 14 Deutsche Boerse DB1 51 Iris Capital 88 Senovo 125 ACTON Capital Partners 15 Deutsche Telekom 52 K - Fund 89 Seventure Partners 126 AD4ventures 16 Dieter Von Holtzbrinck 53 K - Invest 90 SevenVentures 127 Alchimia Fund 17 DN Capital 54 Kizoo 91 SharkBites 128 Aleph 18 DuMont Digital 55 Korelya Capital 92 SpeedInvest 129 Allianz Ventures 19 e.Ventures 56 Kreos Capital 93 SpeedUp 130 Almaz Capital 20 Earlybird 57 Lakestar 94 STS Ventures 131 Astutia Ventures 21 EBRD Venture Capital 58 Lumia Capital 95 Sued Beteiligungen GmbH 132 Atlantic Labs 22 Edison Venture Capital 59 MairDumont Ventures 96 TA Ventures 133 Atomico 23 Eight Roads Ventures 60 Mangrove Capital Partners 97 Talis Capital 134 AXA Strategic Ventures 24 Endeit 61 MCI Capital 98 Target Global 135 Axel Springer Plug and Play 25 eValue Group 62 Media+More Ventures 99 Target Partners 136 b10 26 Felix Capital 63 Nauta Capital 100 Techstars METRO Accelerator 137 Balderton Capital 27 FinLeap 64 next media accelerator 101 Tengelmann Ventures 138 BayBG 28 Frog Capital 65 Next World Capital 102 U - Start 138 Bellevue Investments 29 GENUI
    [Show full text]
  • Digital Media and Internet Sector Update Spring 2012 Banker Profile
    Digital Media and Internet Sector Update Spring 2012 Banker Profile • AGC is the most active tech boutique in the country, having closed over 160 transactions since 2003 • Digital Media practice has a history of generating exceptional valuations for industry leaders • Team based in Boston with offices in New York, Minneapolis, San Francisco, and London Jon Guido, Head, Digital Media Partner, Investment Banking, Boston Contact: P: (617) 261-4126 E: [email protected] Jon is a partner in the Investment Banking Group of AGC Partners with a focus on digital media, internet, tech enabled services and communications sectors. In his 13 years as an investment banker, Jon has completed more than 55 strategic and financing transactions with leading technology companies and investors such as ACS, Constant Contact, Cisco Systems, eBay, IAC, Tekelec, Zynga, 3Com, Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe, and The Carlyle Group. Jon helped launch AGC Partners in February of 2003, coordinating the infrastructure build, capital raise and recruiting effort. As Chief Operating Officer for AGC, Jon works with the Founding Partners to develop and implement the firm's financial, operational and business development strategies. Prior to joining AGC, Jon worked in SG Cowen's Mergers and Acquisitions Group. Jon lives in Topsfield, MA with his wife, Sarah, and their three daughters. He is actively involved in his community, particularly with youth development facility improvement. Jon received a B.A. with honors from Colgate University. 1 I. Market Commentary II. Synopsis,
    [Show full text]