Khosla Ventures a venture capital firm run by people who listen to, analyze, and advise entrepreneurs. Khosla Ventures manage a main fund that supports early- and late-stage investments and a seed fund for developing very early-stage experiments. They focus on next-generation energy projects, new materials, mobility, the Internet and silicon technology. Khosla Ventues was established in 2004 by Vinod Khosla, who helped turn a computer science project into Sun Microsystems, a multibillion-dollar phenomenon.

Lightspeed Venture Partners is a leading global venture capital firm that manages over $2 billion of capital commitments.  Over the past two decades, their investment professionals have backed more than 150 companies, many of which have gone on to become leaders in their respective industries including Blue Nile, Brocade, Ciena, DoubleClick, Fusion I-O, Informatica, Riverbed, and Solazyme.  Lightspeed invests in the U.S. and internationally, with investment professionals located in Silicon Valley, China, India, and Israel.

 

AVACO specializes in the manufacture of primary equipment in the field of Flat Panel Display (FPD). AVACO is growing rapidly through technological innovation and continuous research and development. AVACO is expanding into the flexible display and Photovoltaic (PV) market with vacuum thin-film coating technology and system engineering technology.

 

TSMC Solar Ltd is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing, Inc. (NYSE: TSM), the acknowledged semiconductor dedicated foundry segment leader. TSMC’s solar business was founded in May 2009 and is headquartered in Taichung, Taiwan, with regional sales offices in Hamburg, Germany; San Jose, California and Boston, Massachusetts.

 

VentureTech Alliance was founded in 2001 as a venture investment management company targeting early-stage business investment in the semiconductor industry and other emerging technology areas. VentureTech currently manages funds totaling $165 million. VentureTech Alliance has a strong strategic partnership with TSMC, the IC foundry industry leader.

Braemar Energy Ventures was formed in 2002 by skilled energy-industry veterans who have been successfully investing in the energy technology arena since the mid-1980s. A number of the firm’s principals had worked together previously and saw the opportunity to bring together their diverse experiences to form one of the first firms dedicated solely to making technology investments in alternative as well as traditional forms of energy. Focused exclusively on venture capital opportunities in the energy sector, Braemar Energy Ventures has the industry background and the technical and operating experience to select promising young companies, bring them into the larger energy world, and guide them to reach their full potential.

General Catalyst was founded in 2000 with a simple premise: entrepreneurs are best served by those who've been in their shoes. In fact, all of GC’s managing directors are accomplished entrepreneurs in their own right. We’re familiar with the challenges you face. And we thrive on our ability to use our entrepreneurial experience to assist, guide, and nurture entrepreneurs on their journey.

As a venture capital firm and private equity firm,General Catalyst is thrilled to encounter and delight in helping exceptional entrepreneurs and innovative companies bring a new product to market or transform an industry.