Granite Ventures has been helping early-stage technology companies build solid foundations for success since 1992. They focus their investments in the communications and software sectors where their partners have deep domain expertise, broad industry knowledge, and significant investment experience. Granite has managed over $700 million in venture capital and has invested in more than 80 private companies. They partner with promising and successful entrepreneurs to create businesses that have a competitive edge, and help those businesses achieve category leadership.
With an overall strategy to enable innovation, Intel Capital seeks out and invests in promising technology companies worldwide. We focus on both established and new technologies that help to develop industry standard solutions, drive global Internet growth, facilitate new usage models, and advance the computing and communications platforms. As part of Intel Corporation, Intel Capital calls on some of its best and brightest to evaluate prospective investments, offer business and technology guidance to our portfolio companies, and provide unrivaled access to the latest developments in the industry. We are among the largest venture capital entities in the world with offices in established and emerging markets around the world.
Tallwood Venture Capital is a venture capital firm focusing on semiconductors and semiconductor-related technologies. Tallwood raised its first institutional fund of $180 million in 2002. The firm raised its second fund, a $250 million fund, at the end of 2005. Investors include Stanford University and Harvard University. Tallwood's practice is based on a deep understanding of markets, the impact technology will have on them and a hands-on, very active post-investment involvement. Tallwood also utilizes a best-in-class team of consultants and advisors to work with its portfolio companies. Tallwood's vision is to actively help entrepreneurs to develop and grow technology-based start-ups into world-class companies.