Court Square Ventures is a venture capital firm that invests in early-stage
communications, information technology, and media companies, with a particular
interest in points of convergence between these industries. The firm’s deep
understanding of its three target sectors stems from the partners’ 60 years of
operating and investing experience in these areas. Court Square uses this base
of experience to support young companies executing the critical transitions from
pre-revenue to first sales and accelerating growth. Court Square seeks to
establish close partnership with passionate, committed entrepreneurs and
like-minded co-investors. The principals bring a broad national network of target
sector contacts to bear in helping portfolio companies source customers, find
strategic partners, and recruit key personnel.
For more information, visit www.courtsquareventures.com.
Founded in 1970, Charles River Ventures is one of the nation’s oldest and most
successful early-stage venture capital firms with approximately $2.1 billion under
management. CRV is dedicated to helping exceptional entrepreneurs turn their ideas
into the next category leaders in high-growth technology and media sectors. Over
the past 10 years, CRV funds have been ranked among the industry’s top performers.
CRV has offices in Boston, MA and Menlo Park, CA.
For more information, visit www.crv.com/.
Sumitomo Corporation is a global trading and investment company established in
Japan 90 years ago, whose business lies in 150 locations in 65 countries throughout
the world, in various business areas. Sumitomo Corporation, with its long and
traditional history, has grown into one of the most influential and leading
companies in Japan, listed on the first section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange,
boasting its net income of 2 billion dollars. Its market cap as of Sep.2008 is
12 Billion US dollars having 177 subsidiaries in Japan and
424 in overseas. Sumitomo Corporation has invested more than 1,022 million
dollars in US as of July 2007. In telecommunication business field, Sumitomo
Corporation has invested in mobile operators mainly in US, Russia, and Asia.
Sumitomo Corporation now seeks to co-invest in the middle or late stage
telecommunication operators and mobile related business including mobile handset
distribution in Americas with other reliable partners, utilizing the experience
of operating and investing in the other countries.
For more information, visit www.sumitomocorp.co.jp.
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