The VC market in the United States is perhaps more accessible for startups now than at any point in historical past. Due partially to the rise of tech startup incubators and angel investor networks, enterprise capitalists are unfold all across the spectrum, working intently with early-stage corporations to offer seed funding and injecting capital into established corporations planning to go public.

(Image: https://image.slidesharecdn.com/vc-template-130911045636-phpapp02/95/venture-capital-powerpoint-template-7-638.jpg)At Walker Sands, we’ve worked with most of the portfolio companies listed here to formally announce rounds of funding or assist them tell the stories that inevitably follow.

Ridge Ventures | San Francisco, CA Early Stage Focus: Information Technology, New Media, Healthcare Total Capital: $320 million Notable Investments: Krux, Fastly, Minted, f5, IndieGoGo

Accel Partners | Palo Alto, CA Early Stage/Mid Stage Focus: Technology Total Capital: $8.8 billion Notable Investments: Facebook, Groupon, Dropbox, Spotify, Rovio, Etsy, Baidu, Hootsuite, Slack

Adams Capital Management | Pittsburgh, PA Early Stage Focus: Applied Technology, Information Technology, Networking Infrastructure, Semiconductors Total Capital: $815 million Notable Investments: DATAllegro, Dell, InSoft, Fotomoto, Landslide CRM

Adams Street Partners | Menlo Park, CA All Stages Focus: Consumer Internet, Software, Clean Tech, Medical Devices Total Capital: $1B+ Notable Investments: Ancestry.com, comScore, RetailMeNot, YouSendIt

Advanced Technology Ventures | Waltham, MA Early Stage Focus: IT, Healthcare, Clean Tech Total Capital: $1.Eight billion Notable Investments: AltaRock Energy, Liquid Engines, Handango, Nominum, CaliSolar

Alsop Louie Partners | San Francisco, CA Early Stage Focus: New Media, Gaming, SaaS, Cloud Infrastructure, Security, Mobile Total Capital: $98.6 million Notable Investments: Gowalla, Justin.tv (now Twitch)

Andreesen Horowitz | Menlo Park, CA All Stages Focus: Internet Tech Total Capital: $2.7 billion Notable Investments: Facebook, Groupon, Zynga, Jawbone, Foursquare, Skype, Pinterest, Slack

Apex Venture Partners | Chicago, IL Early Stage Focus: Consumer/Business Technology Services, IT, Clean Tech Total Capital: $140 million (current fund) Notable Investments: Analyte Health, Appolicious, Ifbyphone, SitterCity.com, Target Data, Trunk Club, Ifbyphone, BoomEnergy

ARCH Venture Partners | Chicago, IL Early Stage Focus: Life Sciences, Physical Sciences, IT Total Capital: $1.5 billion Notable Investments: Teach.com, Classmates Online

Arthur Ventures | Fargo, ND and Minneapolis, MN Early Stage Focus: Software Total Capital: $65M Notable Investments: Infusionsoft, Avalara, LeadPages, WhenIWork, TINYpulse

Atlas Venture | Cambridge, MA Early Stage Focus: Technology and Life Sciences Total Capital: $2 billion Notable Investments: Isilon Systems, Actelion, Spotfire, Solid Works, Daily Motion

Avalon Ventures | La Jolla, CA Early Stage Focus: Enterprise Software, Biotechnology, Advertising Total Capital: $250 million Notable Investments: StackIQ, Kinvey, Otonomy, Cheezburger, Zynga

Austin Ventures | Austin, TX All Stages Focus: Internet, Software, Information Services, New Media Total Capital: $3.9 billion Notable Investments: HomeAway, SpiceWorks, WhaleShark Media, CompUSA

Bain Capital Ventures | Boston, MA All Stages Focus: Business Services, Digital, Healthcare, Software Total Capital: $2.9 billion Notable Investments: LinkedIn, SurveyMonkey, Doubleclick, Shopping.com, Taleo Corporation, Experian

Baird Venture Partners | Chicago, IL Early Stage/Mid Stage Focus: Business Services, Healthcare/Life Science Total Capital: ~$250 million Notable Investments: BrightTag, SitterCity.com

Battery Ventures | Waltham, MA All Stages Focus: Internet & Digital Media, Clean Tech, Software, Infrastructure Technologies, Communication Services, Industrial Technologies, Financial & Information Services Total Capital: $Four billion Notable Investments: Groupon, Omniture, Blue Stem Brands, Solar Bridge, Metro PCS, Nova Technologies, Digby, Glassdoor.com

Benchmark Capital | Menlo Park, CA Early Stages Focus: Enterprise Software & Services, Communications & Security, Mobile Computing, Consumer Services and Financial Services Total Capital: $3.6 billion Notable Investments: Twitter, Ariba, Juniper Networks, Red Hat, Tropos Networks

Bessemer Venture Partners | Menlo Park , CA All Stages Focus: Clean Tech, Cloud Computing, Financial Services, Mobile, Online Retail, Trusted Internet Total Capital: $4+ billion Notable Investments: Skype, VeriSign, Yelp, LinkedIn, Zoosk, LifeLock

BHV | New York, NY Early Stage Focus: Digital Media, Internet, Mobile, Software Total Capital: N/A Notable Investments: BlackBook, CirrusWorks, Flow, Legacy Connect, Gate Guru, twtMob, Zipmark

Black Corral Capital | Boston, MA Early Stage/Mid Stage Focus: Clean Tech, Alternative Energy Total Capital: N/A Notable Investments: OneRoof Energy, PowerIT Solutions, Digital Lumens, Next Step Living

Canaan Partners | Menlo Park, CA Early Stage Focus: Technology, Healthcare Total Capital: $4.2 billion Notable Investments: Acme Packet, CommerceOne, DoubleClick, Cerexa, Dexcom, Peninsula Pharmaceuticals

Charles River Ventures | Menlo Park, CA Early Stage Focus: Communications, Software, Information Services Total Capital: $2.1 billion Notable Investments: RPX, ZenDesk, SpiderCloud Wireless, Scribd, Rive Technology

Clearstone Venture Parners | Santa Monica, CA Early Stage Focus: Technology Infrastructure, Social, Mobile, Communications, Consumer Tech Total Capital: $650 million Notable Investments: eToys, Overture, PayPal, United Online, MP3.com, Internet Brands

Covera Ventures | Austin, TX & Dallas, TX Early Stage Focus: Wireless and Mobility, Software, Technology-Enabled Service Companies Total Capital: $125 million Notable Investments: AppTrigger, Photobucket, Zumobi

DAG Ventures | Palo Alto, CA Early Stage/Mid Stage/Late Stage Focus: Life Sciences, Information Technology, Energy Technology Total Capital: $500+ million Notable Investments: Yelp, Zynga, BitTorrent, Metacafe

Data Collective | San Francisco, CA Early Stage Focus: Analytics, Software, Cloud Computing Total Capital: $140 million Notable Investments: Loggly, Checkr, Interana, Vurb

Draper Fisher Jurvetson | Menlo Park, CA Early Stage Focus: Internet, Mobile, Clean Energy, Healthcare Total Capital: $7 billion Notable Investments: Baidu, Skype, Overture, Hotmail, Tesla Motors, SpaceX

e.ventures | San Francisco, CA Early Stage Focus: Consumer Internet, Media, Mobile Total Capital: $750 million Notable Investments: Angie’s List, del.icio.us, Groupon, Shopping.com

Elevation Partners | New York, NY Early Stage/Mid Stage/Late Stage Focus: Media, Entertainment, Technology Total Capital: $1.9 billion Notable Investments: Facebook, Forbes, MarketShare, Yelp

Emergence Capital Partners | San Mateo, CA All Stages Focus: Enterprise Software, Software, SaaS Total Capital: $600 million Notable Investments: Eversight, SteelBrick, Top Hat, VigLink, xAd, Xapo

Fenox Venture Capital | San Jose, CA All Stages Focus: Consumer Technology, Information Technology, Internet Total Capital: N/A Notable Investments: Lark, PayStack, AdPop, rapgenius

First Round Capital | San Francisco, CA Early Stage/Later Stage Focus: Information Technology, Internet, Mobile, E-Commerce Total Capital: $500 million Notable Investments: Agari, VideoEgg, Outright, Wikia, Odeo, LinkedIn, del.icio.us, Ambient Devices, Remind

Flybridge Capital Partners | Boston, MA Early Stage Focus: Consumer, Healthcare, Energy, Information Technology Total Capital: $560 million Notable Investments: Brontes, 10Gen, BzzAgent, CHiL Semiconductor, ZING

Foundation Capital | Menlo Park, CA Early Stage Focus: Consumer, Information Technology, Clean Tech, Software and Services Total Capital: $2.Four billion Notable Investments: SimplyHired, Lending Club, Alto Networks, Pano Logic

The Founders Fund | San Francisco, CA Early Stage Focus: Information Technology, Emerging Technologies, Space Exploration Total Capital: $250 million Notable Investments: Facebook, SpaceX, Spotify, Quantcast

Galen Partners | Stamford, CT Late Stage Focus: Healthcare Technology, Medical Devices, Specialty Pharmaceuticals Total Capital: $1 billion Notable Investments: Dow Pharmaceutical Sciences, MiniMed, Stericycle

General Catalyst | Cambridge, MA Early Stage Focus: Technology, Clean Energy, New Media, Software Total Capital: $1.6 billion Notable Investments: Hubspot, Kayak.com, Boxee, demandware, Brightcove, Snapchat, Black Duck Software

Google Ventures | Mountain View, CA Early Stage (Startup) Focus: Internet, Software, Clean Technology, Biotech, Healthcare Total Capital: $1.5 billion Notable Investments: Nest, Kabam, RetailMeNot, HomeAway, Uber, Jaunt

Granite Ventures | San Francisco, CA Early Stage Focus: Technology Total Capital: $2.2 billion Notable Investments: Tumbleweed Communications, Plumtree Software, Sendmail, Westbridge Technology, Wish, FlightCar, Houzz

GreenSpring Associates | Owings Mills, MD Early Stage/Later Stage Focus: Enterprise Software, Software, Technology Total Capital: $2.7 billion Notable Investments: SolidFire, Teladoc, JW Player, AtTask, Nutanix

Greycroft Partners | New York, NY Early Stage Focus: Digital Media, Internet, Mobile Total Capital: $218 million Notable Investments: Buddy Media, Klout, Trunk Club, Plated

Greylock Partners | Menlo Park, CA Early Stage Focus: Consumer, Internet, Enterprise IT, Clean Tech Total Capital: $2 billion Notable Investments: Constant Contact, Doubleclick, Groupon, LinkedIn, Pandora, Facebook, Dropbox, tumblr, Palo Alto Networks, Workday, Payoneer

Harris & Harris Group | New York, NY All Stages Focus: Nanotechnology, Microsystems Total Capital: $150 million Notable Investments: BioVex, InnovaLight, NeoPhotonics, NeuroMetrix, Solazyme

Hercules Technology Growth Capital | Menlo Park, CA Stage Agnostic Focus: Technology, Clean Tech, Life Sciences Total Capital: $2.Eight billion Notable Investments: Ancestry.com, Aveo Pharmaceuticals, GreatPoint Energy, Reply.com

Highland Capital Partners | Boston, MA Early Stage Focus: Consumer, Healthcare, Information and Communication Technology, Internet, Digital Media Total Capital: $3 billion Notable Investments: Lycos, PinkBerry, Digg, Vistaprint, AskJeeves.com, Pixable

IDG Ventures | San Francisco, CA Early Stage Focus: Information Technology, New Media, Healthcare Total Capital: $6.8 billion Notable Investments: Simply Hired, Leap Commerce, Infoseek, NetScape, Virtual Ink

Ignition Partners | Bellevue, WA All Stages Focus: Software, Enterprise Software, Cloud Computing Total Capital: $2 billion Notable Investments: Azuqua, Bionym, Keas, Couchbase, Hipmunk

Index Ventures | Geneva, IL All Stages Focus: Software, E-Commerce, Curated Web Total Capital: $550 million Notable Investments: ROLI, Justworks, NastyGal, Lever, Good Eggs, Funding Circle, Crowdrise

Insight Venture Partners | New York, NY Early Stage Focus: Software and Internet Total Capital: $7.6 billion Notable Investments: Flipboard, Living Social, Hotel Urbano, Twitter, Chegg, Alteryx, Hootsuite, Qualtrics

Institutional Venture Partners | Menlo Park, CA Early Stage/Later Stage Focus: Software, Mobile, Advertising Total Capital: $4 billion Notable Investments: AppDynamics, Inspirato, The Honest Company, Wikia, xAd, Yext, Zenefits, ZipRecruiter

Internet Capital Group | Wayne, PA Early Stage Focus: SaaS, Tech-enabled BPO Total Capital: N/A Notable Investments: GovDelivery, Investor Force, Procurian, Channel Intelligence, MSDS Online

Jafco Ventures | Palo Alto, CA Mid Stage/Late Stage Focus: Consumer Internet, Digital Media, Enterprise Software, Cloud Computing, Mobile Applications, Clean Tech, Security, Semiconductors Total Capital: $600 million Notable Investments: AwarePoint, Bill.com, Cortina, DATAllegro, FireEye, Infinera, Meebo

JMI Equity | Baltimore, MD All Stages Focus: Software, Internet, Business Services, Healthcare IT Total Capital: $2.1 billion Notable Investments: Undertone, BlackBaud, DoubleClick, Unica, Network Intelligence

Kleiner, Perkins, Caufield and Byers | Menlo Park, CA All Stages Focus: Alternative Energy, Life Sciences, Technology Total Capital: $1.5 billion Notable Investments: AOL, Amazon, Compaq, DataStax, Google, Houzz, Netscape, Remind, Symantec, Verisign, WebMD

Khosla Ventures | Menlo Park, CA Early Stage/Late Stage Focus: Alternative Energy, Internet, Computing, Mobile, Silicon Technology Total Capital: $1.Three billion Notable Investments: Advanced Food, Cogenra, EcoMotors, Soladigm

Lightbank | Chicago, IL Early Stage Focus: Social Media, Consumer Internet, B2B Technology Total Capital: $200 million Notable Investments: Groupon, Echo Global Logistics, MediaBank, InnerWorkings, Belly, Sprout Social, Hireology

Lightspeed Venture Partners | Menlo Park, CA Early Stage Focus: Clean Tech, Digital Media, Enterprise Automation & Infrastructure, Internet Total Capital: $2 billion Notable Investments: Blue Nile, Calista, DataStax, DoubleClick, eHealth, Gainsight, The Honest Company, Kiva Software, Snapchat

Lux Capital | New York, NY Early Stage Focus: Energy, Technology, Healthcare Total Capital: $One hundred million Notable Investments: Kala Pharmaceuticals, Luxtera, SiBEAM, Cerulean, Silicon Clocks

Matrix Partners | Boston, MA Early Stage Focus: Software, Communications, Semiconductors, Data Storage, Internet, Wireless Total Capital: $2.Four billion Notable Investments: Apple, SanDisk, TheLadders.com, VERITAS Software, Xilinx, Loggly, Kinnek

Maveron | Seattle, WA Early Stage/Mid Stage Focus: Consumer Internet Total Capital: $240 million Notable Investments: eBay, Groupon, PayNearMe, Shutterfly

Mayfield Fund | Menlo Park, CA Early Stage Focus: Mobile, Cloud/Saas, Social, Energy, Big Data Total Capital: $2.7 billion Notable Investments: Compaq, Silicon Graphics, Amgen, Nuance, Citrix, Snapfish

Menlo Ventures | Menlo Park, CA Early Stage Focus: Consumer Internet, Mobile, Communications Infrastructure, Enterprise, Security, Storage Total Capital: $Four billion Notable Investments: 3Par, Hotmail, Ironport, MobiTV, Siri, Uber, Vidyo

Meritech Capital Partners | Palo Alto, CA Late Stage Focus: Consumer Internet & Media, Software, Enterprise Infrastructure, Medical Devices Total Capital: $2.6 billion Notable Investments: Cornerstone OnDemand, Facebook, Fortinet, Salesforce.com

Merrick Ventures | Chicago, IL Early Stage Focus: Consumer Internet, Business and Web Services

Mohr Davidow Ventures | Menlo Park, CA Early Stage Focus: Information Technology, Life Sciences, Clean Tech Total Capital: $1.8 billion Notable Investments: Oni Systems, Crescendo BioScience, Recurrent Energy

Morgenthaler Ventures | Menlo Park, CA Early Stage Focus: Life Sciences, Information Technology Total Capital: $2.8 billion Notable Investments: Apple, Ardian, Atria, NexTag, NEXTEL, Nuance, Siri, Verifone

New Atlantic Ventures | Cambridge, MA Early Stage Focus: Mobile, New Media, Online Services Total Capital: $230 million Notable Investments: Koofers, Moda Operandi, Truveris

New Enterprise Associates | Menlo Park, CA Early Stage Focus: Information Technology, Healthcare, Energy Technology Total Capital: $11 billion Notable Investments: 3com, CareerBuilder, Diapers.com, TiVo, Vonage, WebMD

NewSpring Capital | Radnor, PA Early Stage/Later Stage Focus: Software, Biotechnology, Advertising Total Capital: $500 million Notable Investments: RightCare Solutions, Ifbyphone, Mobiquity, TrialScope

Nexit Ventures | Saratoga, CA Early Stage/Mid Stage Focus: Mobile, Wireless Total Capital: $180 million Notable Investments: Aava Mobile, Bitfone, Futuremark, Hybrid Graphics, Mobile 365

Norwest Venture Partners | Palo Alto, CA All Stages Focus: Information Technology, Business Services, Financial Services, Infrastructure, Consumer Total Capital: $3.7 billion Notable Investments: Cerent, Documentum, PeopleSoft, Tivoli Systems

Oak Investment Partners | Westport, CT All Stages Focus: Information Technology, Healthcare, Retail, Internet Media Total Capital: $8.Four billion Notable Investments: MobiTV, Office Depot, Huffington Post, PetSmart, Dick’s Sporting Goods, Sandisk, PF Chang’s

OCA Ventures | Chicago, IL Early Stage Focus: Technology, Mobile, Internet Total Capital: $90+ million Notable Investments: BodyShopBids, SafeShepherd, Automated Insights, PinpointMD, TradeKing, Univa

OpenView Venture Partners | Boston, MA Early Stage/Mid Stage Focus: Software, Technology, Internet, New Media Total Capital: $440 million Notable Investments: AtTask, Central Desktop, Exinda, Instructure, Open-e, Skytap

Point Judith Capital | Boston, MA Early Stage Focus: Internet, Healthcare, Clean Tech Total Capital: $100 million Notable Investments: SnapGear, Yandex, Andover.web, Novare

Pritzker Group Venture Capital (previously New World Ventures) | Chicago, IL Early Stage Focus: Information Technology Total Capital: N/A Notable Investments: Analyte Health, Apptera, Away.com, Univa HD, PowerReviews

Qualcomm Ventures | San Diego, CA Early Stage/Mid Stage Focus: Mobile, Software, Semiconductors Total Capital: $500 million Notable Investments: 360fly Inc., ClearCare, Imprego Ligado, TouchPal

Radius Ventures | New York, NY Early Stage/Mid Stage Focus: Healthcare, Life Sciences Total Capital: $200 million Notable Investments: ActiveHealth Management, BEI Medical Systems, Conor Medsystems, Heartscape Technologies, Medingo

Redpoint Ventures | Menlo Park, CA Early Stage Focus: Information Technology, Consumer Internet, Enterprise Software, Energy, Semiconductors Total Capital: $2 billion Notable Investments: Blue Kai, Envia, Gaia, MobiTV, Scribd, Danger, Fortinet, LifeSize

Relay Ventures | Menlo Park, CA Early Stage Focus: Mobile, Software, Advertising Total Capital: $800 million Notable Investments: Influitive, ClearFit, Appcelerator, PumpUp, Bionym

River Cities Capital Fund | Cincinnati, OH Early Stage/Later Stage Focus: Healthcare, Healthcare IT, IT Total Capital: $200 million Notable Investments: Ifbyphone, Continuity Control, SIM Partners, Trax Technologies

Rivervest Venture Partners | St. Louis, MO Early Stage Focus: Biotechnology, Health Care Total Capital: N/A Notable Investments: Allakos, Tryton Medical, Otonomy, Smart Wire Grid, Lumena Pharmaceuticals

RRE Ventures | New York, NY Early Stage Focus: Software, Internet Technology, Technology-enabled Services Total Capital: $1 billion Notable Investments: Apriva, Concur, eMachines, bit.ly, Qpass, Vocera, Watchguard

Safeguard Scientifics | Wayne, PA Early Stage Focus: Technology, Life Sciences Total Capital: $430 million Notable Investments: Alverix, Medivo, NovaSom, NewPathe, Pixel Optics, Beyond.com, Hoopla Software, MediaMath

Sageview Capital | Palo Alto, CA Early Stage/Later Stage Focus: Software, Enterprise Application, Accounting Total Capital: $800 million Notable Investments: Alfresco, GoPro, MetricStream, United Capital

Sante Ventures | Austin, TX Early Stage Focus: Healthcare, Life Sciences Total Capital: $132 million Notable Investments: BioStable, Molecular Templates, Protein Discovery, Zeno, TVA Medical

Sapphire Ventures (Formerly SAP Ventures) | Palo Alto, CA Early Stage/Mid Stage Focus: Information Technology, Enterprise Software, E-Commerce Total Capital: $1.4 billion Notable Investments: PayScale, LinkedIn, Redhat, Blackduck, WebEx, Lithium, Endeca, Alteryx, Ping Identity, Alfresco, Black Duck Software

Scale Venture Partners | Foster City, CA All Stages Focus: Software, Cloud Computing, Enterprise Software Total Capital: $1 billion Notable Investments: Agari, Box, DataStax, Demandbase, HubSpot

Sequoia Capital | Menlo Park, CA Early Stage/Mid Stage Focus: Internet, Healthcare, Financial Services, Outsourcing, Mobile, Energy Total Capital: $Four billion Notable Investments: Apple, Cisco, FreeCharge, Google, Kayak, LinkedIn, NVIDIA, Oracle, PayPal, Yahoo!, YouTube, Zappos

Sevin Rosen Funds | Dallas, TX All Stages Focus: Internet, Media, Software, Energy, Healthcare, Life Sciences, Communication Infrastructure Total Capital: $1.6 billion Notable Investments: Compaq, Citrix, Cypress Semiconductor, Electronic Arts, Lotus Development

Sierra Ventures | Menlo Park, CA All Stages Focus: Software, Enterprise Software, Analytics Total Capital: $145 million Notable Investments: Thismoment, Kennek, Appcelerator, ElasticBox

Sofinovva Ventures | Menlo Park, CA Early Stage Focus: Technology, Life Sciences Total Capital: $1.Four billion Notable Investments: Collagen Aesthetics, Biogen, Genentech, Tandem Computers

SoftBank Capital | New York, NY All Stages Focus: Software, Mobile, Advertising Total Capital: $600 million Notable Investments: EdCast Inc., Flashnotes, FlightCar, IgnitionOne, RedMart, xAd

Stripes Group | New York, NY Growth Stage Focus: Technology, Consumer Brands Total Capital: $1.2 billion Notable Investments: Flatiron Health, Seamless/Grubhub, Blue Apron, GoFundMe

Technology Crossover Ventures | Palo Alto, CA Early Stage/Later Stage Focus: Software, Enterprise Software, Advertising Total Capital: $7.7 billion Notable Investments: dough, ExtraHop, JustFab, NewVoiceMedia, Networks

Tenaya Capital | Menlo Park, CA Mid Stage/Late Stage Focus: Internet, Communications, Semiconductors, Software, Clean Tech Total Capital: $750 million Notable Investments: Kayak, LifeSize, Zappos, comScore, Overture, Lithium, Palo Alto, ThreatMetrix

Trinity Ventures | Menlo Park, CA Early Stage Focus: Cloud/Mobile Infrastructure, Digital Media, SaaS, Social Commerce, Entertainment Total Capital: $ 1 billion Notable Investments: Blue Nile, Novell, Loop Net. Mobile Messenger, PayScale, PhotoBucket, Loggly, MasteryConnect, Docker

Union Square Ventures | New York, NY Early Stage Focus: Technology Total Capital: $450 million Notable Investments: 10gen, Boxee, Clickable, Etsy, Foursquare, Indeed, Tumblr, Twitter, Zynga

Upfront Ventures | Los Angeles, CA All Stages Focus: Advertising, Mobile, E-Commerce Total Capital: $800 million Notable Investments: Osmo, 6Sensor Labs, Navdy, Epoxy

U.S. Venture Partners | Menlo Park, CA Early Stage Focus: Medical, Technology, Retail Total Capital: $2.7 billion Notable Investments: Sun Microsystems, Callaway Golf, Restoration Hardware, SanDisk, AskJeeves, PetSmart

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VantagePoint Venture Partners | San Bruno, CA Early Stage Focus: Clean Tech, Information Technology, Healthcare, Internet, Digital Media Total Capital: $4+ billion Notable Investments: Klipsch Audio, Mobile 365, Scribd, Solazyme, Tesla Motors

Venrock | Palo Alto, CA Early Stage Focus: Information Technology, Emerging Technology, Healthcare IT Total Capital: $2.6 billion Notable Investments: Intel, Apple, AppNexus, DoubleClick, 3Com, Check Point Software, Gilead Sciences, IDEC Pharmaceuticals, Vontu

Volition Capital | Boston, MA Early Stage Focus: Software, Internet, Information Services, Tech-enabled Services Total Capital: $400+ million Notable Investments: EnterpriseDB, Qumas, MegaPath, Neverfail, Vibes, Ping Identity, Black Duck Software

Western Technology Investment | Portola Valley, CA Early Stage Focus: Technology, Communications, Healthcare, Biotechnology Total Capital: $3 billion Notable Investments: 3PAR, Brocade, Facebook, Google, IDEC Pharmaceuticals, IronPort Systems, Juniper Networks, Volcano, Youku.com

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