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Pathfinder creates validated solutions combining HPE products with portfolio companies’ cutting edge technologies to enable differentiated solutions and deliver them through HPE. Our focus is to identify disruptive startups aligned with our strategy with differentiated technologies and elevate their innovations to the enterprise. We architect joint go-to market programs with our portfolio companies, and promote them to our customers around the world.

We invest across consumer and enterprise and have partnered with thousands of inspiring entrepreneurs over the past two decades. We have a track record of backing great entrepreneurs at the earliest stages. Since 1999, Redpoint Ventures has partnered with visionary founders to create new markets and redefine existing ones. The firm invests in startups across the seed, early and growth phases. Redpoint has backed over 465 companies with 140 IPOs and M+As, including 2U, HomeAway, Heroku, Netflix, PureStorage, Twilio and Zendesk, and incubated market disruptors like Android. In total, the firm manages $4 billion across multiple funds. Redpoint is based in Menlo Park and has offices in San Francisco, Beijing and Shanghai.

Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) enables people to make powerful connections--whether in business, education, philanthropy, or creativity. Cisco hardware, software, and service offerings are used to create the Internet solutions that make networks possible--providing easy access to information anywhere, at any time. Cisco was founded in 1984 by a small group of computer scientists from Stanford University. Since the company's inception, Cisco engineers have been leaders in the development of Internet Protocol (IP)-based networking technologies. Today, with more than 71,000 employees worldwide, this tradition of innovation continues with industry-leading products and solutions in the company's core development areas of routing and switching, as well as in advanced technologies such as home networking, IP telephony, optical networking, security, storage area networking, and wireless technology. In addition to its products, Cisco provides a broad range of service offerings, including technical support and advanced services. Cisco sells its products and services, both directly through its own sales force as well as through its channel partners, to large enterprises, commercial businesses, service providers, and consumers.

From the excitement of ambition to the joy of success, we're here for the whole journey. We've been through the startup grind, and we're here to help. Whether you need guidance, connections, or a supportive community, we're dedicated to helping founders reach new heights and achieve even more than they thought possible. Relationships first: Whether this is your first startup, or one more in a series, whether you’re scaling towards your first $10m or speeding towards IPO - we zoom in on your unique needs and work together to build out your ambition. Focused expertise: We specialize in areas where we have unrivaled expertise. We can draw on it through strategic acumen, connections, or fundraising support to help you unlock new opportunities. Beyond borders: We've got the global perspective to help you take your company to the next level. Whether you want to scale in the US, Europe, or Asia, we're here to help you make an impact wherever you want. Data-driven: Looking for a competitive edge? Our proprietary AI platform, Q, has you covered. In no time, we can provide you with market insights and competitor benchmarks to help your company stay ahead of the game. Powered by partnership: Gain insights and extraordinary opportunities for collaboration by leveraging the power of our limited partner - Nokia - a company that pioneered the technologies that underpin much of today’s digital world. Our thesis The physical and the virtual have been on a path of convergence ever since the first computer was invented. But now, the technological baseline has developed enough for it to truly take place. At NGP Capital, we welcome this convergence and the magic it can create. We believe the 2020s will be a decade of ‘The Great Convergence’–a decade that will produce the next generation of iconic technology companies. Who we work with We back early-stage B2B companies from Series A onwards in Europe, the US, Israel, and China within enterprise software, industrial tech, cybersecurity, and infrastructure. Experience Applications and use cases enabled by the Convergence From industrial automation to immersive applications for enterprises to collaborate and connect with customers and employees. The Convergence of the digital and physical will create a more empowered human experience. Example applications: AI co-pilots, digital twins, immersive collaboration and productivity tools. Infrastructure Technology infrastructure powering convergence The infrastructure upon which exciting new applications can be built, the tools to allow data to be processed and consumed, as well as the cybersecurity that allows the world to safeguard their data and identities. Example applications: XR developer tools, streaming data infrastructure, foundation AI, digital identity protection, edge computing. Interaction Devices and software that bridge the gap between the physical and the virtual Devices that allow humans to access virtual environments, sensors that draw data from the physical world to build insights, and robotics that translate virtual input into physical output. Example applications: XR glasses, robotics, sensors, data capture technology…

The fund makes strategic investments in the areas of mobile platforms and infrastructures, semiconductors and enterprise solutions including compute, storage, and networking. We invest in early to mid-stage companies that are seeking to raise their first or subsequent rounds of strategic capital. Building Long-Term Value We focus on building long-term value for our portfolio companies. In addition to a financial investment, our firm provides deep technical and strategic guidance, access to leading edge engineering and manufacturing resources, as well as the brand value associated with a globally recognized mobile services provider. We define success by our ability to provide deep and lasting value to both our portfolio companies and SK Telecom. SKTVC pursues investment opportunities in Silicon Valley and beyond. We invest globally and lead or co-lead investment rounds, deploying capital through a single fund with $100M under management.

Vertex Ventures is a venture capital firm who makes high-conviction Seed/Series A investments in SaaS and infrastructure software startups. We invest in only a few new companies each year, allowing us to concentrate our time and capital on a small portfolio. Our initial check sizes range from $500K to $10M, and we continue to support companies as they scale. Who we back: Having been founders and operators ourselves, we are inspired by practitioners - entrepreneurs with deep technical or market experience across software infrastructure, SaaS, data, developer tools, security, and fintech. How we help: We have the experience, resources, focus, and network for the early-stage journey. Even though one or two of us might be your closest confidantes, the benefit of our partnership is that we help you build your company and improve your odds of success -- be it in the form of potential hires, customers, or business partners. Why Vertex Ventures? Personalized Talent Programs The success of any company depends exclusively on having the right people. We help bring in great talent - from your first Account Executive to a Chief Revenue Officer - and we help implement strategies to retain great talent by building a healthy and inclusive culture. Our industry-wide best practices are tailored based on a founder's individual needs and a company's ethos, thus establishing a strong foundation as you grow. Support beyond capital through our platform Vertex Ventures is an upstart venture capital team in a world filled with staid, stalwart funds. Phone calls, dinners, webinars, you name it. We give you the support, network, and resources so you can focus on building your company, your idea, and your team. From hiring your first account executive to helping win customers, we’re partners along your entire journey. No BS transparency Our founders appreciate our no BS approach to coaching and counseling. Whether we’re two days into our partnership or two years, we’ll tell you what we think. We tell you why we’re excited, where there’s risk, where there’s potential, and where we need to pivot. Ultimately, we’re not telling you what to do. It’s up to you to take the driver's seat, make those decisions, and grow from a technologist to a visionary leader.