Adams Capital Management, Inc.

Type: Private
On the web: http://www.acm.com
Employees: 13

Adams Capital Management provides early-stage financing (generally up to $10 million) for companies in the information technology, telecommunication, and semiconductor industries. The venture capital firm serves as the lead investor in most deals; it installs management in all of its investment companies. Its portfolio of about 20 companies includes pharmaceutical test developer Precision Therapeutics, computer chip maker Intrinsity, and digital news distributor NewsStand. Founded in 1994 by former nuclear test engineer Joel Adams, the firm has about $700 million under management.

Key numbers for fiscal year ending December, 2008:
Sales: $1.7M

Officers:
General Partner: Joel P. Adams
CFO and COO: Venture Capital

Competitors:
Boston Capital Ventures
Idealab
Summit Partners