Investors

Established in 1996, with offices in Waltham and Seattle, Polaris has over $2 billion under management. Polaris Venture Partners have helped a number of companies achieve outstanding success. Among them are Advanced Inhalation Research (AIR) (sold to Alkermes); Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM); Allaire Corporation (sold to Macromedia); Aspect Medical Systems (NASDAQ: ASPM); Centra Software (NASDAQ: CTRA); deCODE genetics (NASDAQ: DCGN); Paradigm Genetics, Inc. (NASDAQ: PDGM); and Solidworks (sold to Dassault Systemes). More information about Polaris Venture Partners is available at polarisventures.com.

Highland Capital Partners was founded in 1988 with the mission of helping great people with great ideas build great companies. The firm emphasizes a team-oriented approach in providing the right mix of strategic guidance, hands-on leadership, and deep industry domain expertise for helping entrepreneurs and their teams become market-leading organizations. Highland has invested in and worked to create such firms as Altiga Networks, Ask Jeeves, Avid Technology, Be Free, CheckFree, EXACT Sciences, GenVec, HighGround Systems, Lycos, MapQuest, New Oak Communications, Ocular Networks, Odyssey HealthCare, Sybase, Telica and WebLine Communications. For more information, visit Highland Capital's web site.

General Catalyst is an early stage private equity firm investing in exceptional entrepreneurs building technology focused companies in four growth-oriented sectors:  

• Mission Critical Software,
• Supply Chain Management / ERP Tools,
• Transformational Technology Platforms,
• Business Services and Solutions.

General Catalyst invests in companies at significant inflection points: During company formations, transforming existing businesses via technology infusion, and leveraging fundamental industry shifts. General Catalyst maintains an early-stage focus, but also looks at later stage companies that can benefit from technology and revenue generation focus. For more information, visit General Catalyst's web site at generalcatalyst.com.

SAP Ventures helps build industry-leading companies by partnering with outstanding entrepreneurs and top-tier venture capital firms. They are information technology investors who focus on enterprise products and services. In the 10 years since being founded by Hasso Plattner, Chairman and co-Founder of SAP AG, SAP Ventures has invested in over 75 companies.

Their seven person investment team has more than 60 years of combined software experience as operators, entrepreneurs, industry analysts and investors – with over 35 years of direct investing experience. The team is open and flexible in its thinking and believes there is the potential for great companies and solutions in a wide variety of spaces. This is reflected in their willingness to investigate opportunities across all stages, industries and market segments on a global basis. More information about SAP Ventures is available at sap.com.