Quicksilver Ventures

Quicksilver Ventures

Type	Private
Industry	Private equity & Venture capital
Founded	2001
Headquarters	Saratoga, California, USA
Website	www.quicksilverventures.com

Quicksilver Ventures is a primary and secondary venture capital firm based in Silicon Valley (Saratoga). Quicksilver Ventures acquires existing venture capital portfolios from corporations and other venture capital funds.^[1] They invest in early-stage, emerging technologies, such as video and imaging; networking and mobility, data management, services and security, storage components and systems, and enterprise applications.

The firm was founded as QTV Capital in 2001 by Maury Domengeaux, Randall Meals, and Steve Schlossareck.

Notable investments have included Cavium Networks, Rhapsody Networks, and Sierra Logic.

References

External links

• Quicksilver Ventures official website

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