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| Type | Venture Capital |
|---|---|
| Industry | Private Equity |
| Founded | 2000 |
| Founder | Paul Ferris Mike Kwatinetz Paul Weinstein |
| Headquarters | San Francisco, California |
| AUM | $750M |
Number of employees | 9 |
| Website | www.azurecap.com |
Azure Capital Partners, which was established in 2000, is an early stage venture capital firm that invests in the information technology industry using an investment research approach to venture capital investing.[1] Azure Capital Partners was founded by Mike Kwatinetz, Paul Ferris, Paul Weinstein, and Cameron Lester.
The firm's portfolio includes TopTier,[2] VMware,[3] World Wide Packets,[4] and VAPPS[5] and more recently, BlogHer, BroadLight,[6] Calix, Chairish,[7] Cooking.com, Convercent, Coraid, Cyan Optics, Education.com, ezRez Software (Switchfly), Fonality, K2 (SourceCode), Knowledge Adventure, Medsphere, NeoNova, Phanfare, PSS Systems, Rooftop Comedy, SilkRoad Tech, SlideRocket, The Bouqs, TravelMuse, TripIt, and Zend Technologies.
In October 2008, the company sold Bill Me Later to eBay for $945 million.[8] In 2009, Azure Capital was listed as one of the top 100 global venture capital firms in the Red Herring magazine.[9]
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Management
- Paul Ferris, Mike Kwatinetz and Paul Weinstein - Founders
- Andrea Drager - Principal
- Lisa McNamara - Chief Financial Officer
- Dan Park - CEO of Toronto-based clutch
See also
References
- ^ "West Coast VCs, East Coast Rules". BusinessWeek. April 3, 2006. Archived from the original on 12 October 2008. Retrieved 5 May 2010.
- ^ "SAP Press Release". Archived from the original on 2010-01-06.
- ^ "EMC Press Release". Archived from the original on 2010-02-26.
- ^ "Ciena Press Release". Archived from the original on 2010-01-14. Retrieved 2010-02-22.
- ^ "Citrix Systems Works the Exit". The New York Times. November 14, 2008.
- ^ "BroadLight acquisition bolsters Broadcom's portfolio- MSN Money". Archived from the original on 2012-05-11. Retrieved 2012-05-13.
- ^ "Chairish Raises $3.2M in Seed Funding". FINSMES. July 18, 2013.
- ^ "After Big Win, Venture Capitalist Says 'Buy'". The New York Times. October 8, 2008. Archived from the original on 7 June 2010. Retrieved 5 May 2010.
- ^ "Red Herring 100 Global VCs". Archived from the original on 2010-02-20.
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