VantagePoint Capital Partners
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| Private Ownership | |
| Industry | Venture Capital |
| Founded | 1996 |
| Headquarters | San Bruno, California, United States |
| Total assets | $4+ billion [1] |
Number of employees | Approx. 40 (2008) |
| Website | vpcp.com |
VantagePoint Capital Partners is a venture capital firm with investments in the cleantech, information technology and healthcare sectors.
Founded in 1996, by Alan E. Salzman and Jim Marver, the firm has raised over $4 billion with more than $1 billion dedicated specifically to cleantech. VantagePoint is based in San Bruno, California with offices in Beijing and Hong Kong. In 2011[2]-2012,[3] it has changed its name from "VantagePoint Venture Partners" into "VantagePoint Capital Partners", citing a desire to reflect increased focus on “growth equity”, which “goes beyond where venture goes”.
Strategic partners
VantagePoint has established strategic partnerships with a number of global corporations, including Air Products, Best Buy, BP, DuPont, IBM, Jabil Circuit, Procter & Gamble and Scottish and Southern Energy.[4]
Portfolio companies
- Energy Innovation Managing Directors: Alan E. Salzman, Patricia Splinter, Stephan Dolezalek, David Fries, Lee Burrows and Thomas Huot
- Information Technology Managing Directors: Tom Bevilacqua, Bill Harding, and Richard Harroch
- Healthcare Managing Director: Annette Bianchi
- Asia Managing Directors: Alan E. Salzman
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References
- ↑ Capital raised since inception in 1996
- ↑ Sibley, Lisa (May 9, 2011). "VantagePoint Ventures changes name". Silicon Valley Business Journal.
- ↑ "VantagePoint pulls billion-dollar VC fund after LPs fail to bite". AltAssets. 6 Feb 2013.
- ↑ http://www.vpcp.com
- ↑ Knapp, Alan. "Liquid Light Raises $15 Million To Convert Carbon Emissions To Chemicals". forbes.com. Forbes. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Vance, Ashlee (March 19, 2009). "Cisco Flips Over Pure Digital". The New York Times.
- ↑ http://www.nokia.com/press/press-releases/showpressrelease?newsid=1255654
- ↑ Squatriglia, Chuck (June 29, 2010). "Tesla IPO Raises $226.1M, Stock Surges 41 Percent". Wired.
External links
- VantagePoint Capital Partners (company website)
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