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2735 Sand Hill Rd. Menlo Park, CA 94025 CA Tel. 650-854-9080 Fax 650-854-3018 |
Type: Private
On the web:
http://www.usvp.com
Employees:
25
If you're a sapling looking for seed money, U.S. Venture Partners (USVP) can give you a little something to help you grow. Usually an early-stage, long-term investor that holds on to companies for five years or more, the firm focuses on such industries as semiconductors, software, communications, and life sciences. Since its founding in 1981, USVP has invested nearly $2 billion in more than 350 companies and has taken approximately a fifth of them public. Past successes include Sun Microsystems, Check Point Software, Altus Pharmaceuticals, and Mellanox Technologies. USVP's current portfolio consists of about 100 firms, including Redline Communications and Minerva Networks.
Key numbers for fiscal year ending December, 2007:
Sales: $3.4M
Officers:
Founding Partner: Venture Capital
Competitors:
Draper Fisher Jurvetson
Kleiner Perkins
Sutter Hill Ventures
