Azure Capital Partners
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Azure Capital Partners
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| Type | Venture Capital |
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| Industry | Venture Capital |
| Founded | 2000 |
| Headquarters | San Francisco, California |
| Website | www.azurecap.com |
Azure Capital Partners is an early stage venture capital firm that invests in the information technology industry.
History
The firm was founded in 2000, and works using an investment research approach to venture capital investing.[1] In 2009, Azure Capital appeared in the Red Herring magazine's list of top 100 global venture capitals;[2] and in October 2008, the company sold Bill Me Later to eBay for $945 million.[3] Other exits include TopTier,[4] VMware,[5] World Wide Packets,[6] and VAPPS.[7] Azure’s portfolio includes BlogHer, BroadLight[8], Calix, Cooking.com, Coraid, Cyan Optics, Education.com, ezRez Software, Fonality, K2 (SourceCode), Knowledge Adventure, Medsphere, NeoNova, Phanfare, PSS Systems, Rooftop Comedy, SilkRoad technology, SlideRocket, TravelMuse, TripIt and Zend Technologies.
References
- ^ "West Coast VCs, East Coast Rules". BusinessWeek. April 3, 2006. http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/06_14/b3978078.htm. Retrieved 5 May 2010.
- ^ "Red Herring 100 Global VCs". http://www.herringevents.com/VC100List.html.
- ^ "After Big Win, Venture Capitalist Says ‘Buy’". NYTimes.com. October 8, 2008. http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/10/08/after-big-win-venture-capitalist-says-buy/. Retrieved 5 May 2010.
- ^ "SAP Press Release". http://www.sap.com/about/investor/financialnews/adhoc/toptier01.epx/.
- ^ "EMC Press Release". http://www.vmware.com/company/news/releases/emc.html/.
- ^ "Ciena Press Release". http://www.ciena.com/news/news_2008pr_9087.htm.
- ^ "Citrix Systems Works the Exit". NYTimes.com. November 14, 2008. http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/11/14/citrix-systems-works-the-exit/.
- ^ http://money.msn.com/top-stocks/post.aspx?post=84b81590-848b-4f08-a14e-5e98068a60b9
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