Novak Biddle Venture Partners
Novak Biddle Venture Partners was established in 1997 to provide equity financing and assistance to the management of young, information technology companies. NBVP is backed by a number of the country's most prestigious limited partners, and has over $350 million under management. NVPB seeks situations where the combination of ideas, dollars, experience, and relationships can create long-term, sustainable value. While we believe that the vast majority of business plans we receive have many of the makings of viable companies, we are looking for additional key features in the businesses in which we invest.
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JK&B Capital
JK&B Capital is a venture capital firm focused in the software, IT and communications markets with over $900 million of capital under management. Founded in 1996, JK&B has built a track record of generating exceptional returns for investors by identifying and investing in companies with technologies that have been critical to the growth of the world’s information economy. A key to JK&B’s success has been its ability to leverage its substantial technology domain expertise to identify, analyze and access the most promising emerging technologies and the companies behind them. JK&B then provide these companies with financial support, strategic guidance and most importantly technical guidance to help them grow and prosper.
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Paladin Capital Group
Headquartered in Washington D.C., the Paladin Capital Group is a premier private equity firm that provides expansion capital for growing companies. Paladin's Homeland Security Fund invests in enterprises whose principal business centers on products and services that address homeland security issues and needs. Importantly, the fund's leadership is comprised of individuals with a proven track record of financial expertise, national security experience and specialized competence.
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Metropolitan Venture Partners
Metropolitan Venture Partners is a private equity fund with investments in the U.S. and U.K. Its seasoned portfolio consists of high-growth, technology-based businesses across a range of sectors. Metropolitan has the institutional backing of the Man Group plc (FTSE 100: EMG.L), a global leader in alternative investment products. MetVP delivers the combination of a focused and active private investor with the comprehensive resources of a leading global financial institution.
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Columbia University Science and Technology Ventures
Columbia University Science and Technology Ventures’ (S&TV) mission is to evaluate, protect, and license Columbia intellectual property, increase private sector funding for research and development, encourage technology transfer, and distribute income from these activities among Columbia entities and faculty. The major activities of S&TV are: (1) Identify and patent new inventions and copyright materials including software; (2) Interact with industry to setup collaborative research agreements; (3) Advise industry of new inventions and negotiate license agreements; (4) Advise venture capital groups of new inventions and facilitate start-up of new companies; and (5) Advise companies on availability of new incubator space in Audubon Business and Technology Center.
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