Major Investors

• Accel

  

  Founded in 1983, Accel Partners has a history of excellence and innovation in the venture capital business. The firm is dedicated to partnering with outstanding management teams to build highly successful companies.

  Accel is a major investor in Facebook and has successfully invested in other great companies including RealNetworks, Polycom, Foundry, Veritas and many more.

  http://www.accel.com

• Amadeus Capital Partners

  

  Amadeus Capital Partners is one of Europe’s leading technology venture capital firms, since its inception in 1997, the firm has backed companies across the technology spectrum in industries that include communications and networking hardware and software, cleantech, medtech, computer hardware and software, media, and e-commerce. Amadeus has £750m under management, with active investments in around 40 companies at any time. Amadeus offers its investee companies more than just capital – it offers vision, imagination, experience and a network of contacts across the globe.

  Global businesses built by Amadeus include Cambridge Silicon Radio Ltd, now CSR plc (LSE:CSR), the leading producer of single chip bluetooth radios for short range connections, and Lastminute.com.

  http://www.amadeuscapital.com

• Atlas Venture

  

  Atlas Venture is the leading international early-stage venture capital firm investing in life sciences, communications and information technology companies. Altas brings decades of collective experience transforming new ideas into high-growth global businesses. Since the company started in 1980, it has taken more than 50 companies public and helped build over 350 companies in more than 16 different countries.

  http://www.atlasventure.com

• Balderton Capital

  

  Balderton Capital is one of Europe’s largest venture capital firms, committed to finding and helping talented entrepreneurs build great companies. Based in London, it manages approximately USD 1.5 billion in committed venture capital. Since 2000, Balderton has invested across a wide variety of sectors and geographies, including Europe, the US and Asia. Notable investments include Bebo (the leading social networking site), Betfair (online betting exchange), Codemasters (video games developer and publisher), Habbo Hotel (teen social networking site), MySQL (open-source database business) and Setanta Sports (the European sports broadcaster). Balderton Capital approaches investment using the principles of teamwork and an intense dedication to building companies of lasting value. The partners combine Silicon Valley operating and company-building experience with a keen understanding of what it takes to build successful businesses in the European technology market.

  http://www.balderton.com

• DFJ Esprit

  

  DFJ Esprit is a member of the Draper Fisher Jurvetson global network, the largest venture capital network in the world with 140 investment professionals, and over 600 portfolio companies.

  DFJ Esprit has over $1,000m under management and provides capital for Europe’s most succesful technology ventures including CSR, Bookham, Alphamosaic, LoveFilm, Fillfactory and of course Icera.

  http://www.dfjesprit.com