Investors
Icera Inc is a privately held company, backed by leading venture capital companies:
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. www.accel.com
Amadeus is one of Europe's leading technology investors. Since its inception in 1997, the firm has backed over 50 companies covering computer hardware and software, mobile and fixed communications technologies and medical technologies. Investments include CSR, Optos, Cambridge Broadband and Valista. www.amadeuscapital.com
Atlas Venture is the leading international early-stage venture capital firm investing in life sciences, communications and information technology companies. With offices in Boston, London, Munich and Paris, Atlas Venture's investments are split evenly between Europe and the US. www.atlasventure.com
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. www.balderton.com
Founded in 1980, Tudor Investment Corporation and its affiliates currently manage over $14 billion invested across global financial markets. In addition to venture capital and private equity investing, Tudor is active in fundamental public equity investing in the U.S. and Europe, global macro trading, emerging markets, commodities, event driven strategies and technical trading systems. www.tudorfunds.com
3i is a world leader in private equity and venture capital. We focus on Buyouts, Growth Capital, Venture Capital, Infrastructure and Quoted Private Equity (“QPE”) and invest across Europe, the United States and Asia. Our competitive advantage comes from our international network and the strength and breadth of our business relationships. These underpin the value that we deliver to our portfolio and to our shareholders.
3i is a highly successful private equity investor in technology. 3i’s sector team invests in world leading technology businesses and our track record includes: CSR (Bluetooth chipsets, UK IPO), Focus Media (media advertising, China, IPO), Se Loger (online real estate, France IPO), Interhyp (Germany’s leading online mortgage broker, IPO), ScreenTonic (mobile advertising, France, sold to Microsoft), Mob365 (BlueLithium, US, sold to Yahoo!), Telecity (data centres, UK IPO) and Azzurri (telecoms, UK acquisition) amongst others. Current investments include: Demand Media (next generation media, US), Fastbooking (direct Internet hotel bookings, France), Sulake/Habbo Hotel (online teen community, Sweden) and DPhone (China’s market leading mobile retailer). www.3i.com
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