?	Please identify the principal venture capital and private equity
firms located in and/or who have done business in Michigan, Ohio,
Indiana, and Kentucky in the last three years. Whenever possible the
information provided should include:
o	Name of the company, 
o	Address, 
o	Telephone number, 
o	Website address, 
o	Email addresses of the principals, 
o	Association memberships
o	Project preferences (e.g., type of business targeted)
o	Type of financing preferred (e.g., seed, startup, first-stage, mezzanine, etc.)
o	Geographical preferences
o	Experience in Canada
o	Office locations
o	Existing portfolio detail
o	Future industry preferences
o	Background such as when the company was formed, the amount of
capital under management, the number of investments, the dollar amount
invested, the average investment, the date the most recent investment
fund was raised, the name of the most recent fund, the type of return
being sought and the current investment activity level.
?	This information should be no older than 2002 but is most valuable
if it is very up to date.
?	If possible, sorts should be prepared of VC firms by state,
geographic preference and target industry preference.

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Clarification of Question by haironfire-ga on 17 Feb 2004 05:35 PST

I also am interested in venture capital/private equity firms based in
the US who have done business in Ontario, Canada.

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Request for Question Clarification by leader-ga on 17 Feb 2004 06:46 PST

Thanks haironfire.

It is good to answer another question on Venture Capital. I just
needed your permission to start this project day after tomorrow (18th
Feb 2004). The reason being that I am very busy researching for two of
my other clients.

Since you specifically asked for my response, I must give you a
priority. Please let me know if you need this urgent.

I will wait for your response and keep you updated on my progress. 

Sincerely,
leader-ga.

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Request for Question Clarification by leader-ga on 17 Feb 2004 06:48 PST

Sorry for the typo. By day after tommorow, I meant 19th Feb. 

THANKS.

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Clarification of Question by haironfire-ga on 17 Feb 2004 21:12 PST

It's fine to start after February 19th.  Being done by February 24th would be fine.

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Clarification of Question by haironfire-ga on 23 Feb 2004 18:46 PST

for Leader-ga: I don't quite understand.  Are you working on an answer
to my Question ID: 307578 to be done tomorrow?  Please let me know.
Thank you.

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Request for Question Clarification by leader-ga on 24 Feb 2004 05:46 PST

Hello haironfire-ga:

Yes, I am working. I should have clarified. You will get the final
answer within six hours of this posting. Thanks.

Sincerely,
leader-ga

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Clarification of Question by haironfire-ga on 24 Feb 2004 06:46 PST

Thank you for your update.

Hello haironfire-ga:

Thank you for your patience. After doing an extensive research on your
question, I am providing you the information that, I think, will
fulfill your needs.

Let me summarize, what I found? I was able to locate one of the most
useful website on the internet that will help you in your research.
First, I will discuss how might this website help you and than I will
list 30 companies in the four states that are considered to be the
largest in their respective states. Finally, I will list the top US
companies that have invested in Ottawa, recently AND MORE.

The website that I mentioned is VC Buzz at http://www.vcbuzz.com. It
will help you locate companies that have invested in Ottawa,
Individual States and the Midwest region. Its search engine will also
let you find what companies were invested in and how much was the
amount. Although, you will have to sought through the information
yourself, but it is the best source of the kind of information that
you require. Before I explain, how to best use the search engine, here
are some of the lists for your review:

TOP US VC INVESTORS IN ONTARIO REIGON WHICH HAVE MAINLY INVESTED IN
OTTAWA (data for the last three years)
Criteria: 3 or more investments

Kodiak Venture Partners, MA
http://www.kodiakvp.com
10 Investments in Ontario region

Greylock management Corporation, CA
http://www.greylock-ca.com
5 Investments in Ontario

Newbury Ventures, CA
http://www.newburyven.com
5 Investments in Ontario

Mohr, Davidow Ventures, CA
http://www.mdv.com
4 Investments in Ontario Region

Goldman Sachs, NY
http://www.goldmansachs.com
3 Investments in Ontario

Sierra Ventures, CA
http://www.sierraven.com
3 Investments in Ontario

Here is the complete list of VC firms that have invested in Ottawa
within the last three years:
http://www.vcbuzz.com/new/vc.cgi?cobrand=icom&searchfield=city&searchdb=company&vcfirm=y&searchstring=ottawa&debug=
(91 Canadian and Foreign VC firms listed)

Here is the complete list of VC firms that have invested in Indiana
within the last three years:
(38 VC Firms listed)

http://www.vcbuzz.com/new/vc.cgi?cobrand=icom&searchfield=state&searchdb=company&vcfirm=y&searchstring=IN&debug=

Here is the complete list of VC firms that have invested in Michigan
within the last three years:
(92 VC Firms listed)

http://www.vcbuzz.com/new/vc.cgi?cobrand=icom&searchfield=state&searchdb=company&vcfirm=y&searchstring=MI&debug=

Here is the complete list of VC firms that have invested in Ohio
within the last three years:
(63 VC Firms listed)

http://www.vcbuzz.com/new/vc.cgi?cobrand=icom&searchfield=state&searchdb=company&vcfirm=y&searchstring=OH&debug=

Here is the complete list of VC firms that have invested in Kentucky
within the last three years:
(25 VC Firms listed) 

http://www.vcbuzz.com/new/vc.cgi?cobrand=icom&searchfield=state&searchdb=company&vcfirm=y&searchstring=KY&debug=

Here is the complete list of VC firms that have invested in the
Midwest region within the last three years:
(838 VC Firms listed)

http://www.vcbuzz.com/new/vc.cgi?cobrand=icom&searchfield=region&searchdb=company&vcfirm=y&searchstring=Midwest&debug=

OK! These instructions might help you understand how to use this
search engine and dig out more information.

How to find VC firms that have invested in Ottawa recently?
1. Here is the front page of the search engine
http://www.vcbuzz.com/new/vc.cgi?cobrand=icom

2. In the search box on top, there are three fields. Type Ottawa in
the first field, let the second field remain at it is (Funded
Companies) and change the third field to ?city?.

3. You will get a list of companies in Ottawa that were funded by
Venture Capital and Private Equity Firms. But, this is not what we
need. Now, click on the ?VC Firms? on top where it says ?Find the VC
firms associated with these companies?.

4. You will get the list of all VC firms that have invested in Ottawa in the past. 

5. If you click on the individual name of the VC firm, it will tell
you the recent three year investment details. To check how much
different investment this company made in Ottawa, scroll down to check
DEAL GEOGRAPHIC DATA. It will provide you the information about the
investment of the VC firm by geographical area. For example the first
VC on the list 3i US invested one time in Ottawa. It mainly invests in
North East and West Regions; mostly in Massachusetts and California
and most of the investments were 2nd round investments etc?..

I know that it is a little time consuming as most of the US companies
have done one or two deals in Canada but there are companies that have
done more deals.

Similarly, if you need to find out which companies invested in the
Midwest region, State or any other cities, you can do so. You can also
find the list of venture capital firms in any state and their
investment profile.

CAUTION! As I said that it sometimes get difficult to search the data,
you may use a few of the examples that I have provided below.

EX 1: Find VC Firms located in Michigan
First Field: MI (search engine only recognizes the Abbreviations),
Second Field: VC Firm, Third Field: State

EX 2: Find the VC Firms that have invested in Ottawa.
See above

EX 3: Find VC Firms that have invested in Ohio companies.
First Field: OH, Second Field: Funded Company, Third Field: State
>>>>Than click on VC firms on top.

EX4: Find VC Firms that have invested in the Midwest region.
You have to find a VC firm that has invested in the Midwest region and
than click on ?Midwest? from the ?Deal geographical data? in the
company profile.

Here are some of the largest VC firms in the four states that you
mentioned. Please note that I have provided an estimate of the capital
under management of most firms. The information is not available for
all of the firms. Notice that you can type the name of these
individual companies in the search engine and evaluate their recent
transactions.

OHIO

Blue Chip Venture Company ($600 Million)
Web Site Address: http://www.bcvc.com/
Address & Contact Info: http://www.bcvc.com/contact/index.lasso
Bio of Top Members: http://www.bcvc.com/bios/index.lasso
Individual board members are members of different associations. (See Bio)
Investment Criteria & Philosophy: http://www.bcvc.com/about/index.lasso
Type of Financing Preferred: http://www.bcvc.com/about/index.lasso
Geographical Preference: ?Focus on Ohio and its surrounding area while
investing throughout the US and Canada, particularly the East Coast,
when other investment criteria are met.?
Experience in Canada: The Company has invested in many companies in
Canada. For more precise information, please refer to
http://www.bcvc.com/portfolio/index.lasso
Office Locations: Ohio, California, Connecticut.
Existing Portfolio Detail: http://www.bcvc.com/portfolio/index.lasso
Future Industry Preference: ?Our goal is to maintain a sharp focus on
healthcare, information technology, and marketing and media services
companies seeking first- and second-round funding.?

Blue Point Capital Partners ($415 Million)
http://www.bluepointcapital.com/pages/default.asp
Address & Contact Info: http://www.bluepointcapital.com/pages/contact.asp
Professional Bios: http://www.bluepointcapital.com/pages/bios.asp
Project preferences: http://www.bluepointcapital.com/pages/interests.asp
Type of financing preferred: http://www.bluepointcapital.com/pages/transaction.asp
Experience in Canada: S. Madill Ltd & ETI Canada (see portfolio)
Office locations: North Carolina, Ohio, Washington
Existing portfolio detail: http://www.bluepointcapital.com/pages/portfolio.asp
Future industry preferences: ?Blue Point Capital will not focus on
investments in real estate, restaurants or retail, nor we will enter
the technology, telecommunications or healthcare sectors.?

Brantley Partners ($300 Million)
http://www.brantleypartners.com
Address & Contact Info: http://www.brantleypartners.com/contact/
Professional Bios: http://www.brantleypartners.com/management/
Project preferences: ?The nature of our involvement varies based upon
the size and maturity of the company.?
Type of financing preferred: ?We invest our time and the funds we
manage in the creation, development, and expansion of a company. In
return, we seek an equity interest. While we do make investments of
lesser amounts, we typically commit between $2 million and $10
million, and can invest up to $20 million in any one company.?
Office locations: Ohio
Existing portfolio detail: http://www.brantleypartners.com/portfolio/
Future industry preferences: ?While we have invested in companies in
all stages of development, we are almost exclusively focused on
opportunities to provide growth capital to superior management teams
to enable them to execute their strategies.?

CID Equity Partners ($440 Million)
Web Site Address: http://www.cidequity.com/
Address & Contact Info: http://www.cidequity.com/contact/
Bio of Top Members: http://www.cidequity.com/manageteam/
Investment Criteria & Philosophy:
http://www.cidequity.com/investapproach/index.cfm?fuseaction=0401
Type of Financing Preferred: ?CID's investments range in size from
$100,000 to $10 million and take the form of equity and subordinated
debt.?
Office Locations: Ohio, Indiana, Illinois 
Existing Portfolio Detail: http://www.cidequity.com/portfolioco/

Crystal Internet Venture Funds ($240 Million)
Web Site Address: http://www.crystalventure.com/
Address & Contact Info: http://www.crystalventure.com/contact.htm
Bio of Top Members: http://www.crystalventure.com/about.htm#management
Investment Criteria & Philosophy:  ?Crystal Internet Venture Funds
(CIVF) is interested in investment opportunities across the entire
spectrum of the Internet. To outline this rapidly growing and
developing space, we categorize the Internet into six basic business
segments: Software Hardware, Access, Security, Content and Vertical
Applications.
Type of Financing Preferred: ?The initial investment amount ranges
from $1 million to $5 million. Any amount greater than this, we will
syndicate or participate in syndication with other reputable funds.?
Office Locations: Ohio, California, Singapore
Existing Portfolio Detail: http://www.crystalventure.com/companies.htm
Future Industry Preference: Internet

Key Principal Partners ($923 Million) 
Web Site Address: http://www.key.com/keyprincipalpartners/index.html
Address & Contact Info: https://docex.keybank.com/kpp/request.html
Bio of Top Members: http://www.key.com/keyprincipalpartners/investment.html
Investment Criteria & Philosophy:  
http://www.key.com/keyprincipalpartners/venturecapital.html
Type of Financing Preferred: ?We prefer to make initial investments of
$3 million to $7 million, with the option for follow-up investments if
necessary.?
Office Locations: Ohio, Connecticut, Montana, Massachusetts and California
Existing Portfolio Detail: http://www.key.com/keyprincipalpartners/portfolio.html
Future Industry Preference: ?We will hold either minority or majority
ownership in companies and seek to partner with business owners and
management teams by providing the capital and support that they need
to successfully grow their business.?

Kirtland Capital Partners ($300 Million)
Web Site Address: http://www.kirtlandcapital.com/header.html
Contact Info: http://www.kirtlandcapital.com/kcpframe11.html
Bio of Top Members: http://www.kirtlandcapital.com/kcpframe7.html
Investment Criteria & Philosophy: http://www.kirtlandcapital.com/kcpframe10.html
Type of Financing Preferred: $15 million to $300 million
Office Locations: Ohio
Existing Portfolio Detail: http://www.kirtlandcapital.com/kcpframe12.html
Future Industry Preference: ?Privately or publicly-held manufacturers
and distributors of industrial materials and products and financial
services companies.?

Linslata Capital Partners ($563 Million)
Web Site Address: http://www.lincap3.com/home.asp
Contact Info: http://www.lincap3.com/contactus.asp
Bio of Top Members: http://www.lincap3.com/principals.asp
Investment Criteria & Philosophy: http://www.lincap3.com/investmentphilosophy.asp
Type of Financing Preferred: ?We seek and acquire profitable
middle-market manufacturing, distribution and service businesses,
pursuing opportunities with revenues from $50 million to $450
million.?
Office Locations: Ohio
Existing Portfolio Detail: http://www.lincap3.com/currentportfolio.asp
Future Industry Preference: ?Linsalata Capital Partners will consider
investment in a variety of industries. Our portfolio is currently
comprised of 11 companies that represent a spectrum of industries.?

Morgenthaler Ventures ($2 Billion)
Web Site Address: http://www.morgenthaler.com
Address & Contact Info:
http://www.morgenthaler.com/morgen_ventures/mv_contact/index.htm
Bio of Top Members: http://www.morgenthaler.com/morgen_ventures/mv_team/index.htm
Investment Criteria & Philosophy: 
http://www.morgenthaler.com/morgen_ventures/mv_about/index.htm
Type of Financing Preferred: ?We expect to invest between $10 and $40
million total in each company, with an average investment size of $15
million.?
Office Locations: Ohio, California, Texas, Colorado, New Jersey, Massachusetts. 
Existing Portfolio Detail: http://www.morgenthaler.com/morgen_ventures/index.htm
Future Industry Preference: ?Our team focuses on enterprise IT, life
sciences, semiconductor and components, and broadband communications
companies.?

National City Equity Partners ($800-900 Million)
Web Site Address: http://www.nationalcity.com/corporate/CapitalMarkets/EquityMezzanineInvesting/default.asp
Address & Contact Info:
http://www.nationalcity.com/corporate/CapitalMarkets/EquityMezzanineInvesting/default.asp
Bio of Top Members: http://www.nationalcity.com/corporate/CapitalMarkets/EquityMezzanineInvesting/Portfolio/Detail.asp
Investment Criteria & Philosophy:
http://www.nationalcity.com/corporate/CapitalMarkets/EquityMezzanineInvesting/default.asp
Type of Financing Preferred: ?Buyouts & recapitalizations - $5 to $20 million 
; Growth equity - $1 to $5 million.?
Office Locations: Ohio, Nation-Wide 
Existing Portfolio Detail: 
http://www.nationalcity.com/corporate/CapitalMarkets/EquityMezzanineInvesting/Portfolio/default.asp

Primus Venture Partners ($600 Million)
Web Site Address: http://www.primusventure.com/
Address & Contact Info: http://www.primusventure.com/contactus.asp
Bio of Top Members: http://www.primusventure.com/team.asp
Investment Criteria & Philosophy: http://www.primusventure.com/overview.asp
Type of Financing Preferred: ?Primus typically invests from $5-15
million per company, with our investment often committed in
time-phased increments tailored to the evolving needs of its portfolio
companies.?
Geographical Preference: ?Primus has a national focus, with an
emphasis on the Midwest and East Coast markets, where approximately
three-quarters of our historical portfolio companies were located at
the time of investment.?
Office Locations: Ohio
Existing Portfolio Detail: http://www.primusventure.com/portfoliocompanies_list.asp
Future Industry Preference: ?Primus has and will continue to
opportunistically pursue investments in other industries in situations
where we believe the opportunity to build large and profitable
companies is particularly compelling. Typically, such investments hold
some special connection to the firm or our network of 100+ portfolio
companies and entrepreneurs.?

River Cities Capital Funds ($285 Million)
Web Site Address: http://www.rccf.com
Address & Contact Info: http://www.rccf.com/contact.htm
Bio of Top Members: http://www.rccf.com/team.htm
Investment Criteria & Philosophy: http://www.rccf.com/process3.htm
Type of Financing Preferred: ?We prefer companies in the early stage
or middle stage of development; generally speaking that translates to
companies with more than $1MM in last twelve month revenue.?
Geographical Preference: ?River Cities invests primarily in the
Midwest and Southeast U.S. Our territory stretches north-south from
Chicago to Atlanta and east-west from St. Louis to Washington DC. We
will consider investment outside this area only on a very exceptional
basis.?
Office Locations: Ohio, North Carolina
Existing Portfolio Detail: http://www.rccf.com/portfolio.htm
Future Industry Preference: ?River Cities will invest in companies at
any stage of development, from early to mature, as long as they
present an opportunity for rapid growth. However, we generally do not
invest in pre-revenue companies in their "seed" stage.?

Riverside Company (1.3 Billion)
Web Site Address: http://www.riversidecompany.com
Address & Contact Info: http://www.riversidecompany.com/contactus.asp
Bio of Top Members: http://www.riversidecompany.com/about/ab_professionals.php
Investment Criteria & Philosophy: 
http://www.riversidecompany.com/about/ab_investment.php
Type of Financing Preferred: ?Riverside is one of the leading private
equity firms investing in premier companies at the smaller end of the
middle market, focusing on industry-leading companies valued at $10
million to $100 million.?
Office Locations: Ohio, California, Texas, New York, Europe.
Existing Portfolio Detail: http://www.riversidecompany.com/portfolio.php

Walnut Group ($200 Million)
Web Site Address: http://www.thewalnutgroup.com/index2.php
Address & Contact Info: http://www.thewalnutgroup.com/locations.php
Bio of Top Members: http://www.thewalnutgroup.com/bioMayerson.php
Investment Criteria & Philosophy:
http://www.thewalnutgroup.com/investmentsCriteria.php
Type of Financing Preferred: 200,000/3-5 Million
Office Locations: Ohio, New York
Existing Portfolio Detail: http://www.thewalnutgroup.com/investmentsCurrent.php

MICHIGAN

Wind Point Partners (1 Billion) 
Web Site Address: http://www.wppartners.com

EDF Ventures ($117 Million)
Web Site Address: http://www.edfvc.com
Address & Contact Info: http://www.edfvc.com/contact.asp
Bio of Top Members: http://www.edfvc.com/edfteam.asp
Investment Criteria & Philosophy: http://www.edfvc.com/investfocus.asp
Type of Financing Preferred: ?Initial: $500,000 - $2.0 million;
Follow-on: $3.5 - $4.0 million.?
Office Locations: Michigan
Existing Portfolio Detail: http://www.edfvc.com/portfoliocomp.asp
Future Industry Preference: Health care & Information Technology.

North Coast Technology Ventures (over 100 Million) 
Web Site Address: http://www2.northcoastvc.com
Address & Contact Info:
http://www2.northcoastvc.com/main.php?top=insidencnav.php&main=insidenc.php
Bio of Top Members: http://www2.northcoastvc.com/main.php?top=insidencnav.php&main=insidenc.php
Investment Criteria & Philosophy:
http://www2.northcoastvc.com/main.php?top=forentrepreneursnav.php&main=forentrepreneurs.php
Type of Financing Preferred: ?We expect to invest between $500,000 and
$4 million over the life of an investment. Most of the investments
North Coast makes are in the form of
preferred stock.?
Geographical Preference: ?By investing in companies in Indiana,
Michigan, and Ohio, we can provide active, sustained assistance with
strategy, business planning and recruitment.?
Office Locations: Michigan
Existing Portfolio Detail:
http://www2.northcoastvc.com/main.php?top=portfolionav.php&main=portfolio.php
Future Industry Preference: ?We actively pursue enterprise software and
e-commerce investments, we are also drawn to sectors such as
manufacturing, distribution, and materials science where these basic
drivers are creating fundamental change.?

Ardesta (n/a)
Web Site Address: http://www.ardesta.com 
Address & Contact Info: http://www.ardesta.com/1about/contact.asp
Bio of Top Members: http://www.ardesta.com/1about/abolea.asp
Office Locations: Michigan
Existing Portfolio Detail: http://www.ardesta.com/1key/key.asp
Future Industry Preference: ?Ardesta and its family of companies are
delivering important products and solutions now, and will continue to
do so in the years ahead.?

Beringea (over 200 Million) 
Web Site Address: http://www.gmacapital.com
Address & Contact Info: http://www.gmacapital.com/contact.asp
Bio of Top Members: http://www.gmacapital.com/team.html
Investment Criteria & Philosophy: 
Office Locations: Michigan, London
Existing Portfolio Detail: http://www.gmacapital.com/private.html

Drapper Fisher Jurveston (3 billion)
Web Site Address: http://www.dfj.com/about/index.html
Address & Contact Info: http://www.dfj.com/
Bio of Top Members: http://www.dfj.com/about/a_biographies_frset.html
Investment Criteria & Philosophy: http://www.dfj.com/about/a_philosophy_frset.html
Type of Financing Preferred:  
Geographical Preference: Global
Office Locations: Michigan, California, 
Existing Portfolio Detail: http://www.dfj.com/ourcomps/index.html
Future Industry Preference: ?Our focus will continue to be on
information technology companies. We believe that information
technology -- comprised of software, communications, information
content, information services, and high value-added electronic
components -- is the best place to find large, fast growing markets in
which new companies can thrive.?

Huron Capital (n/a)
Web Site Address: http://www.huroncapital.com
Address & Contact Info:  http://www.huroncapital.com/contact01.html
Bio of Top Members: http://www.huroncapital.com/team.html
Investment Criteria & Philosophy: http://www.huroncapital.com/investment.html
Type of Financing Preferred: ?Generally, these companies have annual
revenues of up to $100 million, hold strong niche market positions and
have identifiable growth opportunities. We will invest up to $15
million of equity per transaction (up to $25 million with our
partners) to facilitate management buyouts, corporate spin-offs,
recapitalizations, family successions and buy & build strategies.?
Office Locations: Michigan, Pennsylvania 
Existing Portfolio Detail: http://www.huroncapital.com/portfolio.html

Penninsula Funds (500 Million)
Web Site Address: http://www.peninsulafunds.com
Address & Contact Info: http://www.peninsulafunds.com/contact05.htm
Bio of Top Members: http://www.peninsulafunds.com/team01e.htm
Investment Criteria & Philosophy: http://www.peninsulafunds.com/investment03.htm
Office Locations: Michigan
Future Industry Preference: ?We participate in a wide variety of
transactions that generally employ leverage, including expansions,
recapitalizations, management buyouts, strategic acquisitions, special
dividends and leveraged buyouts.?

Smith Wiley & Company (n/a) 
Web Site Address: http://www.smithwhiley.com
Address & Contact Info: http://www.smithwhiley.com/contactus.htm
Bio of Top Members:  http://www.smithwhiley.com/investment.htm
Investment Criteria & Philosophy: http://www.smithwhiley.com/companyprofile.htm
Office Locations: Connecticut, Illinois 

Tullis Dickerson & Company Inc. (n/a)
Web Site Address: http://www.tullisdickerson.com
Address & Contact Info: 
http://www.tullisdickerson.com/frameset_home.cfm?link=About
Bio of Top Members: http://www.tullisdickerson.com/frameset_home.cfm?link=About
Investment Criteria & Philosophy:
http://www.tullisdickerson.com/frameset_home.cfm?link=About
Office Locations: Connecticut, Alabama, Michigan, new Mexico
Existing Portfolio Detail:
http://www.tullisdickerson.com/frameset_home.cfm?link=About
Future Industry Preference: ?Tullis-Dickerson & Co., Inc. is one of
the country?s largest health care-focused private equity groups,
providing capital to small and mid-sized companies. The firm provides
seed through late stage capital to creative, committed management
teams leading growth companies.?

INDIANA

Alpha Capital Partners (90 Million) 
Web Site Address: http://www.alphacapital.com
Address & Contact Info:
http://www.alphacapital.com/Alpha%20WebPage/Approaching_alpha.html
Bio of Top Members: http://www.alphacapital.com/Alpha%20WebPage/partners.html
Investment Criteria & Philosophy:
http://www.alphacapital.com/Alpha%20WebPage/investment.html
Type of Financing Preferred: Alpha Capital will invest $750,000 to
$5,000,000 in an enterprise. The firm often is a lead investor or an
active participant in multi-investor financings of $2.0 to $15.0
million.
Office Locations: Ohio, Michigan, Illinois 
Existing Portfolio Detail: 
ttp://www.alphacapital.com/Alpha%20WebPage/representative.html

Stonehenge Partners (325 Million) 
Web Site Address: http://www.stonehengepartners.com/contact.asp
Address & Contact Info: http://www.stonehengepartners.com/contact.asp
Bio of Top Members: Please see ?Management profile?. 
Investment Criteria & Philosophy:
http://www.stonehengepartners.com/invest_param.asp
Type of Financing Preferred: ?Initial investment amounts for the
Stonehenge Opportunity Fund LLC (?SOF?) and Mezzanine Opportunties
(?MO?) typically range from $2 to $10 million, and $2 to $15 million,
respectively.?
Office Locations: Ohio
Existing Portfolio Detail: Please see ?Portfolio Companies?.

Gazelle Tech Ventures (n/a) 
Web Site Address: http://www.gazellevc.com
Address & Contact Info: http://www.gazellevc.com/contact/contact.htm
Bio of Top Members: http://www.gazellevc.com/team/team.htm
Investment Criteria & Philosophy:
http://www.gazellevc.com/invest_phil/invest_phil.htm
Type of Financing Preferred: Early and Middle to Late stage.
Office Locations: Indiana 
Existing Portfolio Detail: http://www.gazellevc.com/portfolio/portfolio.htm

Centerfield Capital (n/a) 
Web Site Address: http://www.centerfieldcapital.com/
Address & Contact Info: http://www.centerfieldcapital.com/contact.asp
Bio of Top Members: http://www.centerfieldcapital.com/thecenterfieldteam.asp
Investment Criteria & Philosophy:
http://www.centerfieldcapital.com/WhatWeInvestIn.asp
Type of Financing Preferred: ?We seek to back companies with minimum
annual revenues of $5 million and positive cash flow.?
Office Locations: Indiana 
Existing Portfolio Detail:
http://www.centerfieldcapital.com/RepresentativeInvestments.asp

Rose Hulman Ventures (n/a)
Web Site Address: http://www.rhventures.org
Address & Contact Info: http://www.rhventures.org/contact.htm
Bio of Top Members: http://www.rhventures.org/team.htm
Investment Criteria & Philosophy: http://www.rhventures.org/app-investment.htm
Office Locations: Indiana 
Existing Portfolio Detail: http://www.rhventures.org/client.htm

KENTUCKY

Chrysalis Ventures (200 Million) 
Web Site Address: http://www.chrysalisventures.com

Address & Contact Info: http://www.chrysalisventures.com/contactus.asp
Bio of Top Members: Please refer to the ?Management Team?
Investment Criteria & Philosophy:
http://www.chrysalisventures.com/investmentcriteria.asp
Type of Financing Preferred: ?We typically invest at least $1.5
million in the first institutional private equity financing (the ?A
round?) in the form of a preferred security. We will invest in later
rounds of promising companies, up to a total of approximately $9
million in a single portfolio company.?
Office Locations: Kentucky  
Existing Portfolio Detail:
http://www.chrysalisventures.com/portfoliocompanies.asp?c=CP
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Useful Search Criteria
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?<US VC investment Ottawa>?
://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=US+VC+investment+ottawa&btnG=Google+Search
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INTERESTING LINKS
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Ohio Venture Capital Firms
http://www.cose.org/pdf/FactSheets/Venture%20Capital.pdf
Largest Venture Capital Investment In Ottawa
http://www.vengrowth.com/adminvengrowth/Uploads/News/THE_LIST_Larget_VCs_Nov_02.pdf

Top 100 VC firms in 2002
http://www.entrepreneur.com/listings/vc100/deals/1,5956,,00.html


I hope this will help you. Please clarify if you are not satisfied. I
will try my best to serve your needs.

Sincerely,
Leader-ga.

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Request for Answer Clarification by haironfire-ga on 25 Feb 2004 05:54 PST

Thank you very much for your work.  I have had time only to glance
through it but it seems like it will be very helpful and useful.  I
will get into it today or tomorrow and will let you know more then. 
Why did you seem to emphasize Ottawa so much?  I was asking about
Ontario in general and by far the most business in Ontario is in
Toronto.

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Clarification of Answer by leader-ga on 26 Feb 2004 06:34 PST

Yes you are right. Somehow, my mind got preoccupied with Ottawa. It
was after your clarification that I was myself surprised. My recent
research in Venture Capital may explain this, as there was a lot of
talk about the Venture Capital boom in Ottawa and many firms striking
a deal with foriegn companies. Please let me know if you want to find
something about Toronto.

Thanks.

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Request for Answer Clarification by haironfire-ga on 26 Feb 2004 07:22 PST

I would like more information, if it is readily available, on US
venture capital investments in Ontario including Toronto.  I don't
know, however, how much more time you want to spend on this for the
existing fee or if there would be an additional fee.  Please let me
know before you do more work.  Thanks.

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Clarification of Answer by leader-ga on 26 Feb 2004 13:43 PST

Thank you for clarifying. I will check to see where may I get this
information. Since, you specifically asked for my services, I don't
want to charge any extras for additional information.

Thank you for being so considerate.

Sincerely,
leader-ga.

I think that you did an excellent job for the amount of money.  Thank you very much.