Suvarna Garge (Editor)

VantagePoint Capital Partners

Updated on
Edit
Like
Comment
Share on FacebookTweet on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on Reddit
Industry
  
Venture Capital

Website
  
vpcp.com

Founded
  
1996

Type of business
  
Private Ownership

Total assets
  
$4+ billion

Founder
  
Alan E. Salzman

Number of employees
  
40

VantagePoint Capital Partners httpswwwgreentechmediacomcontentimagesarti

Headquarters
  
San Bruno, California, United States

VantagePoint Capital Partners is a venture capital firm with investments in the cleantech, information technology and healthcare sectors.

Contents

Founded in 1996, by Alan E. Salzman and Jim Marver, the firm has raised over $4 billion with more than $1 billion dedicated specifically to cleantech. VantagePoint is based in San Bruno, California with offices in Beijing and Hong Kong. In 2011-2012, it has changed its name from "VantagePoint Venture Partners" into "VantagePoint Capital Partners", citing a desire to reflect increased focus on “growth equity”, which “goes beyond where venture goes”.

Strategic partners

VantagePoint has established strategic partnerships with a number of global corporations, including Air Products, Best Buy, BP, DuPont, IBM, Jabil Circuit, Procter & Gamble and Scottish and Southern Energy.

Portfolio companies

  • 1366
  • 3VR
  • Adura
  • AlertMe
  • AllBusiness.com
  • Allocade
  • Allvoices
  • Amprius
  • Angstrom Technologies
  • Anthera Pharmaceuticals - IPO 2010
  • Axsun Technologies
  • Better Place
  • BlueWhale
  • Bridgelux
  • BrightSource Energy
  • Cbeyond Communications
  • CGI Pharmaceuticals
  • ChaCha
  • Chemrec
  • ChipX
  • Cobalt Technologies
  • Conceptus
  • Definity Health
  • Direct Flow Medical
  • E-One Moli
  • FloDesign
  • edo Interactive
  • EndPlay
  • Entrisphere
  • FANIQ
  • FloDesign Wind Turbine Corp.
  • GAIN Capital Group
  • GeminX Pharmaceuticals
  • Genomatica
  • glo AB
  • Global Financial Technology
  • Goldwind
  • Grocery Shopping Network
  • Healthline Networks
  • Huga Optotech
  • iBahn
  • Identified
  • InnoPath Software
  • Innovari
  • IntelePeer
  • InvestLab
  • Inxight Software
  • iWatt
  • Kagoor Networks
  • Klipsch Audio
  • LifeMasters
  • Light Based Technologies
  • Liquid Light
  • Liquid Robotics
  • Livescribe
  • Mascoma
  • Metabolex Inc
  • MiaSolé
  • Meriton Networks
  • Mobile 365
  • Multiply
  • MyFP
  • MySpace.com/Intermix Media - Acquired by News Corporation in 2005
  • Neuraltus
  • New Energy Capital
  • Nexsan
  • Next Step Living
  • Ostara
  • OZ Communications - Acquired by Nokia in 2008
  • Phreesia
  • Pica8
  • Premium Power
  • PulsePoint
  • Pure Digital Technologies - Acquired by Cisco Systems in 2009
  • ReachLocal
  • Safe Life Corp
  • Santur Corporation
  • Savvion
  • Scribd
  • Senergen Devices Inc
  • Serious Energy
  • SolarCentury
  • Solazyme
  • Spanfeller Media Group (SMG)
  • Spatial Wireless
  • Switch
  • Tendril Networks, Inc.
  • TergeGen
  • Tesla Motors- IPO in 2010
  • Tidal Software - Acquired by Cisco Systems
  • TouchTunes
  • TransMedics
  • Transport Technology Systems (TTS)
  • Trilliant
  • VeriSilicon
  • Vook
  • WageWorks - IPO in 2011
  • Widevine Technologies - Acquired by Google
  • Xcellerex
  • YouMail
  • Ze-gen
  • Zvents
  • References

    VantagePoint Capital Partners Wikipedia