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PORTFOLIO
Formative Ventures is looking for the best early-stage entrepreneurial
teams that are seeking a value-added partner for their institutional financing round. The
partners at Formative have a time-tested view of how to identify
potential industry leaders, culled from building pre-revenue start-ups
into successful multi-billion dollar companies. With this practical
background, Formative is in an advantageous position to select, attract
and work side-by-side with the technology industry’s best start-up
entrepreneurs.
The firm takes a hands-on approach with all of its portfolio companies and actively
works with the management teams on all aspects of the start-up's lifecycle, including:
business strategy, executive leadership, and sales and marketing execution.
We invest broadly across the technology landscape, with investments in:
>> Web Services
>> Internet Infrastructure
>> Advanced Semiconductors
>> Mobile and Wireless Solutions
WEB SERVICES
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Marketocracy
Internet-Based Financial Services Company and Stock Picking Social Network
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Mashery
Web-Based API (Application Programming Interface) Management Platform
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Smalltown
Interactive Ad Platform Targeting Small Businesses and Local Merchants
Company assets acq
by major Silicon Valley co. in 2010
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SOASTA CloudTest
Large scale cloud computing based load and performance testing platform
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INTERNET INFRASTRUCTURE
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Capella
Intelligent Wavelength Selective Optical Switches
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IP
Infusion
Routing and Switching Software Platform for Next Generation
IP Services
acq
by Access Co., LTD (TSE: 4813) in 2006
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Mashery
Web-Based API (Application Programming Interface) Management Platform
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SOASTA CloudTest
Large scale cloud computing based load and performance testing platform |
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ADVANCED SEMICONDUCTORS
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InnoCOMM Wireless
Advanced Bluetooth Semiconductors
acquired
by National Semiconductor (DJIA: NSM) in 2001
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Pyxis Technology
Electronic Design Automation (EDA) Routing Software for Complex Nanometer IC Designs
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Samplify Systems
Provider of Mixed-Signal Compression Solutions for Intelligent Data Conversion
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Silicon Clocks
Combining MEMS with CMOS onto a Single Chip for Timing and Sensor Applications
acq by Silicon Labs (NASDAQ: SLAB) in 2010
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Zyray
Wireless
Reconfigurable 2G and 3G baseband processors
acq by Broadcom (NASDAQ: BRCM) in 2004 |
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MOBILE AND WIRELESS SOLUTIONS
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InnoCOMM Wireless
Advanced Bluetooth Semiconductors
acq
by National Semiconductor (DJIA: NSM) in 2001
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Zyray
Wireless
Reconfigurable 2G and 3G baseband processors
acq by Broadcom (NASDAQ: BRCM) in 2004 |
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