Founded in 1981 Advent Venture Partners is one of the first US-style venture capital firms in Europe. With over £500m currently under management, their focus is on venture investment at both the early and late stage, in two sectors: life sciences and information and communications technology.



Advent Venture Partners

Associate

Founded in 1991, with corporate offices in Europe and the USA, AVG (Grisoft) is focused on developing software solutions that provide protection from computer viruses. Grisoft's primary focus is to deliver the most comprehensive and proactive protection available on the market.


AVG (Grisoft)
Country Manager


Bluegate was a European provider of software and services to optimise supply chain management and improve customer service in the process industry.



Bluegate

General Manager, Europe

Bravura Solutions is a leading global supplier of superannuation and pension, life insurance, investment and portfolio management software, as well as business and strategic consulting services.




Bravura Solutions

Country Manager


Bytemobile's
innovative products help operators and enterprises expand, leverage, and monetize their 2.5G and 3G networks.



bytemobile

VP Asia/Pacific

Causeway Technologies
is a UK Market-leading supplier of web based solutions, communications and productivity enhancing technologies to companies involved in the construction industry.



Causeway Technologies

Chief Operating Officer


Chubb Information Security
Applications provides managed information security services that enable businesses to send, store and share documents and transact via the Internet in confidence using PKI applications.




Chubb Information Security
VP Corporate Development

The Cloud
WiFi is changing the way, place and time people can access the Internet. Like GSM has changed the way people work and communicate today using their mobile phone, WiFi is opening a new world of opportunities for mobile users. Accessing online resources everywhere and at all times is changing how people view (and use) the Internet and stay connected with their friends, colleagues and customers. The Cloud™ delivers on this (previously futuristic) vision of bringing high speed, omnipresent, secure and affordable Internet access to the general public today.



The Cloud
Director Roampoint

Dell Computer Corporation
is the world's number one direct-sale computer vendor. Its enterprise products include network servers, workstations and storage systems.



Dell Computer Corporation
Preferred Search Partner

Doll Capital Management
invests primarily in early-stage domestic companies, though they do invest selectively in late-stage and international companies. DCM has made investments as small as $500K in very early stage companies, but their usual initial investment is $3 to $7 million, with an equal amount reserved for future rounds. Their total investment in any one company is generally up to $15 million.



Doll Capital Management
Venture Partner

Egg PLC has established itself as the UK leading e-commerce financial services company, providing banking, insurance, investments, mortgages and a shopping portal through its Internet site and other distribution channels.



Egg PLC

Preferred Search Partner

IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.
is a worldwide leader in the development and commercialization of innovative technology-based products and services for veterinary, food and water applications.



IDEXX Laboratories

Director/General Manager

CAG-LABS EMEA


ITNet (now part of Serco) is a full service internet provider offering everything from hosting to high-speed dedicated access and expertise in the fields of IT and business process outsourcing.



ITNet
Managing Director, Europe

The Hamsard Group (now Cantono) offers a range of award winning, innovative products and world-class services in the areas of both applications and infrastructure. This enables customers and partners to benefit from cost efficiencies, quality and time-to-market improvements and new capabilities to enhance growth.



Hamsard
CEO Symbiotic IS

Kingston provides local phone service, operating 257,000 lines in the Hull area. Using DSL (digital subscriber line) technology, it also pushes Internet access and interactive TV in the region and operates a national fibre-optic long-distance network.



Kingston
Preferred Search Partner

Mantix (since acquired by Atkins Global) has successfully worked with over 300 organisations in the public and private sector to control programmes with annual expenditure of up to £500 million.



Mantix
Managing Consultant

Founded in 1969, Mayfield Ventures has raised 11 funds and made nearly 425 investments.


Mayfield
Venture Partner

Meru Networks’ Mobile SCALE solution enables companies, hospitals, schools, and government organisations to ensure that users have secure and invariable access to these applications over a mobile infrastructure, without the limits of conventional Wireless LAN (WLAN) solutions.




Meru Networks
VP Operations


Microsoft is the world's largest software company.




Microsoft
Preferred Search Partner

With more than 350,000 users worldwide, Mindjet is the leading provider of visual thinking applications for business professionals. Mindjet's flagship product is MindManager, a business productivity tool that seamlessly integrates with Microsoft® Office. MindManager's primary purpose is to capture, structure, and communicate information gathered as part of normal business meetings, projects and daily tasks. Mindjet is a Microsoft Certified Partner.



Mindjet
Managing Director, UK

MMD (Shipping Services) specialises in the stevedoring, storage, packing and distribution of fruit and other fresh produce from all over the world.  The company has been in existence for 35 years and employs over 300 staff on its 26 acre site in Portsmouth.



MMD Shipping Ltd
Operations Director

Motorola is a global leader in providing integrated communications solutions and embedded electronic solutions.



Motorola
Preferred Search Partner

Multis Group provides a unique and total service in support of a brand manufacturer’s objectives and solution requirements in the area of Remarketing and Remanufacturing.




Multis Group

VP Operations


Network Rail owns and operates the fixed infrastructure assets of the British railway system, including the railway tracks, signals, tunnels, bridges, level crossings and most stations, but not the passenger or commercial freight rolling stock.




Network Rail

Commercial Lawyer


Novatel Wireless, Inc is a leading provider of wireless broadband access solutions for the worldwide mobile communications market.



Novatel Wireless
General Manager, EMEA

Openet is a world-leading provider of real-time charging and convergent mediation solutions that enable network operators to maximise the profitability of their network and services.



Openet
VP North America


Qype is a a networked site where everyone can say which services are good in town, from Kindergarten to car repair shops.  It has developed into one of Germany’s most interesting web 2.0 applications.




Qype
Community Manager


Formerly WideRay, Qwikker is a local and social content distribution platform for mobile phones that allows easy and free discovery, downloading and sharing of mobile content.  Qwikker currently runs the largest network of Bluetooth content distribution points in the world - over 650 points of presence in retail, pubs, theaters, public squares, and transport, and is actively expanding in the US and Europe.  Qwikker has offices in the San Francisco Bay Area and London.




Qwikker

(Formerly WideRay)
VP EMEA


Research Machines Plc
is the leading supplier of software, services and systems to UK education.



Research Machines Plc
VP Europe

SkinStore.com is among the leading health and beauty retailers worldwide. Their wide selection includes more than 3,500 skincare, health and beauty products usually found only in doctors' offices, spas and better department stores.



SkinStore
VP Merchandising

Sonim Technologies
offers a complete end-to-end mobile VoIP platform that delivers high-performance push-to-talk and “push-to-X” applications on today’s GPRS, UMTS, EVDO, WiFi and WiMAX data networks.




Sonim Technologies

VP Operations


SPSS has become a leader in predictive analytics technologies through a combination of commitment to innovation and dedication to customers.



SPSS
VP Europe

Tulip Mobile is a mobile phone retailer.



Tulip Mobile
Country Manager - Sweden

Country Manager - Denmark


TuVox, Inc's speech applications deliver world-class customer service through the phone channel. TuVox Perfect Router a conversational call routing application, determines caller intent and routes the call to the appropriate self-service application or agent.



TuVox, Inc
VP Corporate Development