
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|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 [[https://thenextweb.com/growth-quarters/2019/03/03/what-vc-funds-wish-your-startup-knew-about-their-selection-process/|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


To see our VC list for Fintech startups, click on right here. To recommend revisions to this listing, please contact startup@walkersands.com.
