Venture capital firms & Intellectual property law firms: Directory Listings

San Diego Business Journal, Jan 7, 2002

Capital under management: $105 million

Total number of deals: 20

Funds invested in San Diego companies: $20 million

Preferred size investment: $1-S million

Preferred industries: High-tech, Info-tech, medical instruments and devices

Industries or projects the company will not finance: Real Estate, Consumer Retail

Source of Capital: Private Partnerships

Preferred financing stage: First

Membership Organizations

San Diego Software & Internet Council

12626 High Bluff Drive, #100 San Diego, CA 92130

Phone: (858) 793-6655 Fax: (858) 793-0655

Email: sdsic@sdsic.org

Web address: www.sdsic.org

Membership Director or contact person: Bob Slapin

Year founded in San Diego: 1994

Number of Members: 400 companies

Mission Statement: San Diego Saftware & Industry Council (SDSIC) is the principal organization fostering growth and prosperity of Software, Internet, and related information technology companies.

San Diego Telecom Council

City, State, Zip: San Diego, CA 92150-0627

Phone: (760) 930-9191 Fax: (760) 930-9188

Email:admin@sdtelecom.org

Web address: www.sdtelecom.org

Year founded in San Diego: 1998

Number of Members: 225 companies

Mission Statement: The SDTC provides a local forum for sharing information and opinion on emerging technology and markets, strives to impact policy & legislation, generate strategic partnering opportunities and enhance recruiting efforts.

San Diego Venture Group

P.O. Box 9357

City, State, Zip: San Diego, CA 92169

Phone: (619) 308-9423 Fax: (619) 308-9433

Email: info@sdvg.org

Web address: www.sdvg.org

Membership Director or contact person: Heather Milne

Year founded in San Diego: 1986

Number of Members: 425 companies

Mission Statement: The SDVG is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to provide an informal atmosphere that fosters ideas on how to form and fund new ventures.

UCSD CONNECT

City, State, Zip: La Jolla, CA 92093-0176F

Phone: (858) 534-6114 Fax: (858) 552-0649

Email: connectinfo@ucsd.edu

Web address: www.connect.org

Membership Director or contact person: Fred G. Cutler, Ph.D., Executive Director Abigail Barrow, Ph.D., Director of Programs Carole Ekstrom, Director of Membership & Sponsorship

Year founded in San Diego: 1985

Number of Members: 600

Mission Statement: To be the acknowledged #1 university-based provider of accelerated support services for high-technology business and academic entrepreneurs.