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Arizona Venture Capital and Angel Fund Directory
| Firm |
Team |
Location |
Size |
Type |
Investment Focus |
| Alerion Capital Group |
James Unruh
Ricardo DeAvila
Jeff Unruh |
Scottsdale, AZ |
$5.2 M |
Merchant Bank |
Commercial and/or industrial markets with a variety of engineered products and business services |
| Arris Ventures |
Charlie Lewis
Kent Petzold
Mike Stowell
Shawn Boskie |
Phoenix, AZ |
Undisclosed |
Venture Capital |
Information technology, distance learning, communications, networking, e-commerce, microelectronics, life sciences |
| Autus Capital |
Jeffrey Church
Mark Smock
John Gilner |
Scottsdale, AZ |
$25 M |
Venture Capital |
"Lower middle market" manufacturing and distribution |
| Arizona Angels |
Dee Harris |
Phoenix, AZ |
N/A |
Angel Capital |
Various markets |
| Arizona Technology Investor Forum |
Susan Garrison |
Tempe, AZ |
N/A |
Angel Capital |
Arizona-based technology ventures |
| Baton Ventures |
Gary Peterson |
Scottsdale, AZ |
$18 M |
Venture Capital |
Medical technology and devices |
| Coronado Venture Fund |
Jim Strickland |
Tucson, AZ |
$10 M |
Venture Capital |
Information technology, life sciences |
| Coulter Ridge Capital |
Carol Lomicka
Bill Lomicka |
Tucson, AZ |
Undisclosed |
Angel Capital |
Undisclosed |
| Desert Angels |
Darryl Dobras |
Tucson, AZ |
N/A |
Angel Capital |
Various markets |
| DCA Capital Partners (Douglas, Curtis & Allyn, LLC) |
Jeremy Wolfe |
Phoenix, AZ |
$10 M (growing to $200 M) |
Venture Capital |
Various markets |
| El Dorado Investment Company |
Undisclosed |
Phoenix, AZ |
$70 M |
Venture Capital |
Opportunities that complement the core electricity generating, distributing and marketing businesses of Pinnacle West (APS). |
| Finao Capital |
John Ballard
Craig Ballard |
Scottsdale, AZ |
Undisclosed |
Venture Capital |
Early stage technology companies in the southwest. |
Grayhawk Venture Partners
(Cornerstone Equity Partners) |
John Bentley
Brian Burns
Sherman Chu
Scott Larson
Christopher Ko |
Phoenix, AZ |
$60 M |
SBIC |
Software, Internet, telecommunications, healthcare, consumer products, financial services, retail, semiconductor, business services, distribution, and manufacturing |
| Hercules Finance LLC |
Oliver Sommer |
Scottsdale, AZ |
$3 M |
Seed Capital |
Medical devices, biotech, wireless convergence, alternative energy, and other tech sectors |
| Initium Capital |
Mark Montgomery
Russell Borland |
Dewey, AZ |
$250 M |
Venture Capital |
Life sciences, information technology, and alternative energy |
| Intel Capital |
Undisclosed |
Chandler, AZ
Santa Clara, CA
Other locations |
$950 M |
Corporate Investor |
Companies that complement Intel's businesses. |
| Lobodos Ventures |
Michael Wolf |
Phoenix, AZ |
Undisclosed |
Angel Investor |
Undisclosed |
| Magnet Capital |
Gregory Mischel
Michael Shields |
Phoenix, AZ |
$21 M |
SBIC mezzanine debt |
Manufacturing, distribution, services |
| McKellar and Co. |
Winston McKellar |
Phoenix, AZ |
$100 M |
Angel Investor |
Biotech, consumer products, alternative energy, manufacturing, medical, financial services |
| Miller Capital |
Rudy Miller
Ronald Warnicke
Dick Krahl
Mary Nance
Daniel Bennatt |
Phoenix, AZ |
$5 M |
Mezzanine Debt |
Manufacturing, services, distribution (excluding oil, gas, mining, energy, and biotechnology) |
| Peacock, Hislop, Staley & Given |
Undisclosed |
Phoenix, AZ |
$50 M |
Investment Banking / Private Equity |
Manufacturing, services, technology |
| Phelps Dodge Ventures |
Undisclosed |
Phoenix, AZ |
$10 M |
Corporate Investor |
Technology, energy, various |
| Solstice Capital |
Harry George
Fred Bamber
Henry Newman |
Tucson, AZ
Boston, MA |
$85 M |
Venture Capital |
Information technology, alternative energy, the environment, life sciences, and education |
| Translational Accelerator LLC (TRAC) |
Eric Tooker |
Phoenix, AZ |
$20 M |
Venture Capital |
Early stage biotech |
| Wasatch Venture Fund |
Todd Stevens
Kent Madsen
Nick Efstratis
Robert Pothier |
Salt Lake City, UT
Phoenix, AZ
Albuquerque, NM |
$150 M |
Venture Capital |
Communications, computer hardware, consumer and business services, enterprise software, life sciences, others |
| Valley Ventures |
Jock Holliman
Gregg Adkin
Larry Aldrich
Terry Winters
Ray Radosevich
Dave Durgin |
Scottsdale, AZ
Tucson, AZ
Albuquerque, NM |
$70 M |
Venture Capital |
Life sciences, semiconductors, systems, and software. |
| WestCap Partners |
Peter Barnhart
Len Lillard |
Mill VAlley, CA
Paradise Valley, AZ |
$26.4 M |
Debt/equity/ buyout |
Manufacturing, distribution, and services |
Non-Arizona Venture Capital Funds That Have Invested in Arizona Companies
- 3i - Offices Worldwide (Participated in a $22.5 million round in Ulthera, Inc.)
- Arcturus Capital - Pasadena, CA (Participated in an investment in High Throughput Genomics)
- BASF Venture Capital - Germany (Participated in a $6.3 million round in SDCmaterials)
- BA Venture Partners - Foster City, CA
- Bay Partners - Cupertino, CA
- Bessemer Venture Partners - Silicon Valley, Boston, and New York (Invested $6 million in LifeLock)
- Canaan Partners - Menlo Park, CA
- Carlyle Group - Offices Worldwide (Led a $17.85 million round in Carefx)
- DCA Capital Partners - Sacramento, CA (Participated in an $8 million round in Environmental Support Solutions Inc.)
- Emerald Technology Ventures - Switzerland and Canada (Led a $6.3 million round in SDCmaterials)
- Generation Partners - San Francisco, CA
- Internet Capital Group - Wayne, PA (Invested $13 million in Vcommerce)
- Merck Capital Ventures - Woodcliff Lake, NJ (Led an investment in High Throughput Genomics)
- Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers - Palo Alto, CA (Led an $11.2 million round in The 41st Parameter)
- Mohr Davidow Ventures - Menlo Park, CA (Invested $9 million in Infusion Software)
- New Enterprise Associates - Menlo Park, CA & Baltimore, MD (Led a $22.5 million round in Ulthera, Inc.)
- Norwest Venture Partners - Palo Alto, CA (Participated in an $11.2 million round in The 41st Parameter)
- Peninsula Equity Partners - Menlo Park, CA (Invested in Response Analytics Inc.)
- QuestMark Partners - Baltimore, MD
- RockRidge Capital Partners - Stamford, CT
- RRE Ventures - New York, NY
- RWI Ventures - Menlo Park, CA (Invested in Response Analytics Inc.)
- Ticonderoga Capital - Wellesley, MA (Invested in AFS Technologies and International Towers)
- Trinity Ventures - Menlo Park, CA
- UV Partners - Salt Lake City, UT (Participated in a $17.85 million round in Carefx)
- WestView Capital Partners - Boston, MA
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