Investors

Optinuity, Inc., is a privately held company headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland, backed by leading venture capital firms.

Established in 1986, Edison partners with entrepreneurs, service providers, and other financing sources to build successful companies. Edison provides capital and value-added services to expansion stage ($5 to $20 million revenue) information technology businesses. Initial investments range from $5 to $8 million. Edison typically serves as a sole or lead investor in financings up to $10 million. In addition to providing expansion capital, Edison funds management buyouts, recapitalizations, spinouts, and secondary stock purchases. For additional information, visit www.edisonventure.com.



The Mid-Atlantic Venture Funds (MAVF), founded in 1985, are four private partnerships with more than $250 million under management. MAVF's primary investment interest is in purchasing the equity securities of new, young, and growing businesses located in the mid-Atlantic region of the U.S. In addition to investments in companies such as Inphonic, Sequoia Software, Ravisent Technologies, NET 2000 Communications, and Innovative Solutions and Support, Inc., MAVF also led the first round of institutional funding in Visual Networks. For additional information, visit www.mavf.com.



New Enterprise Associates (NEA) is a leading venture capital firm focused on helping entrepreneurs create and build major new enterprises that use technology to improve the way we live, work, and play. Since its founding in 1978, the firm has followed the same core principles: supporting its entrepreneurs, providing an excellent return to its limited partners, and practicing its profession with the highest standards and respect. NEA focuses on investments at all stages of a company’s development, from seed-stage through IPO. With approximately $8.5 billion in committed capital, NEA’s experienced management team has invested in over 550 companies, of which more than 160 have gone public and more than 230 have been acquired. NEA has U.S. offices in Reston, Virginia; Menlo Park, California; and Baltimore, Maryland. In addition, New Enterprise Associates (India) Pvt. Ltd. has an office in Bangalore, India and New Enterprise Associates (Beijing) Ltd. has offices in Beijing and Shanghai, China. For additional information, visit www.nea.com.

Venrock is a premier venture capital firm with offices in Menlo Park, New York; Cambridge, Massachusetts; and Israel. Originally established as the venture capital arm of the Rockefeller family, Venrock continues a seven-decade tradition of partnering with entrepreneurs to establish successful, enduring companies. Having invested $1.9 billion in 400 companies resulting in more than 120 IPOs over the past 38 years, Venrock’s investment returns place it among the top tier venture capital firms that have achieved consistently superior performance. With a primary focus on technology, healthcare, and energy, Venrock’s portfolio companies have included Apple Computer, Centocor, Check Point Software, DoubleClick, Gilead Sciences, Idec Pharmaceuticals, Illumina, Intel, Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Sirna Therapeutics, and StrataCom. For additional information, visit www.venrock.com.