Investors
Arch Venture Partners
ARCH Venture Partners is a premier provider of seed and early stage capital for technology firms, with a special competence in co-founding and building technology firms from startup. ARCH invests primarily in companies co-founded with leading scientists and entrepreneurs, concentrating in innovations in life sciences, physical sciences, and information technology. ARCH enjoys special recognition as a leader in the successful commercialization of technologies developed at academic research institutions and national laboratories. The company manages seven funds totaling over $1.5 billion and has invested in the earliest venture capital rounds for more than 120 companies over 22 years.
Lux Capital
Lux Capital Management is a research-driven investment firm focused on de novo, seed and early stage investments in the physical and life sciences. Lux takes an active role in helping management teams build successful businesses in high growth sectors. Our investment team has built over 20 companies from scratch. Lux's investment strategy ensures its portfolio companies are better connected, have deeper insight, and command industry leadership faster than their competitors. More information is available at www.luxcapital.com.
Harris and Harris Group, Inc.
Harris & Harris Group, Inc. is a publicly held venture capital company (NASDAQ symbol: TINY). The Company operates as a Business Development Company ("BDC") under the Investment Company Act of 1940. Harris & Harris Group concentrate its business activities exclusively in a single focus: tiny tech, including nanotechnology, microsystems and microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) technology. The Company has 17,248,845 common shares outstanding. For more information please visit www.TinyTechVC.com.
Credit Suisse
The Credit Suisse Customized Fund Investment Group is one of the world’s leading managers of private equity fund of fund and co-investment programs, with nearly $22 billion of commitments to more than 750 private equity funds and portfolio companies. CFIG specializes in developing customized private equity investment programs that address the specific needs of investors. The group develops fund and co-investment programs for sophisticated, active investors who have a specific portfolio need to complement their current private equity holdings and for emerging investors who need assistance with asset allocation, portfolio development and administration, due diligence, and other advisory services, or any combination thereof.
The New York State Common Retirement Fund has created an In-state Private Equity Program with CFIG to invest in companies in New York state that require capital for growth. The program, created in 1999, targets investment of state funds in the New York state economy. The program is designed to provide investment returns consistent with the risk of private equity while also expanding the availability of capital for New York businesses. The program aims to help generate jobs and private sector investment in the state.