Accel Partners is a venture capital firm that has been dedicated for over 25 years to supporting entrepreneurs who possess the unique insight to define new categories and build world-class technology companies. These entrepreneurs have led fundamental industry transformations rather than followed predefined market trends. Accel deeply shares its entrepreneurs' passion for fundamental uniqueness and their courage to be first.
This emphasis on leadership has engendered category defining companies that have reshaped their industries and in many cases created entirely new sectors. Accel-backed companies have sparked many of the most significant revolutions in technology businesses, such as: Veritas Software, Facebook, RealNetworks, UUNet, Macromedia, PictureTel, Foundry Networks, Walmart.com, and many others.
To continue this tradition of success, Accel follows a strategy of cultivating relationships, knowledge, and category leading investments around a limited set of technology initiatives. This deep focus or "prepared mind" enables entrepreneurs to count on Accel to make a range of value creative contributions including strategic financing, recruiting, business development and partnering. Thus, Accel has concentrated its early stage investment of over $3 billion under management in just two select areas: Software and Networking.
Accel's relationship with the entrepreneur is grounded in a shared commitment to success, patience, and a common culture driven by the entrepreneur. In support of every entrepreneur and portfolio executive is a cohesive Accel team rich in both operating and investing experience with a personal empathy for the entrepreneurial process-with all of its challenges and rewards. Indeed, a major source of the Accel team's inspiration is working intimately with entrepreneurs who possess the character and ambition needed to be first in building world-class technology companies.
Since 1969, Venrock has developed into one of this country's premier venture capital firms with offices in Menlo Park, New York, Cambridge and Israel. Venrock has invested $1.9 billion in 405 companies over the past 39 years, resulting in 124 IPOs and 114 M&A exits. The 23 investment professionals at Venrock offer a balance of industry expertise, judgment, dedication and integrity that has made the firm an effective partner of entrepreneurial teams.
Sixteen of Venrock's investment team have operational experience and 11 are former entrepreneurs and/or CEOs. Four principals earned Ph.D.s, four are M.D.s, 6 were educated as electrical engineers and computer scientists, one is a nuclear engineer, and 13 have M.B.A.s. The team brings over 173 collective years experience in venture capital, mostly at Venrock.
Ultimately, it's about the investment team working closely with the entrepreneur to shape strategy, build organizations, attract talent and customers, and develop critical industry alliances. The Venrock endorsement adds value and increases visibility for the entrepreneur.
Venrock currently oversees 104 portfolio investments across the information technology, healthcare, and energy sectors and has been behind pioneers including Intel, Apple Computer, StrataCom, Check Point Software, and DoubleClick; Sirna Therapeutics, Centocor, Idec Pharmaceuticals, Sugen, Millennium Pharmaceuticals, and Illumina.
In 1898, a young German Jewish immigrant posted a cross-hatch trademark above his door in New York City - four X's, representing a W superimposed on an M - and went into business as "William Morris, Vaudeville Agent." During an illustrious history that spans three centuries, the William Morris Agency has played an integral role in shaping the face of entertainment.
Today, the William Morris Agency (WMA) is the largest and most diversified talent and literary agency in the world, with principal offices in New York, Beverly Hills, Nashville, London, Miami Beach and Shanghai, China.
The Agency represents clients in all segments of the entertainment industry, including Motion Pictures, Television, Music and Personal Appearances, Broadway Theatre and Theatrical Touring, Book Publishing, Commercial Endorsements, Sports Marketing, Corporate Consulting, Digital Media, and Video Games.
Industry breadth and diversity form the foundation of WMA's success. With its worldwide entertainment presence, the Agency is uniquely equipped to provide its clients with a global, cross-cultural perspective, introducing them to new and exciting opportunities in virtually every area of the media and entertainment industries.
AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) is a premier communications holding company. Its subsidiaries and affiliates, AT&T operating companies, are the providers of AT&T services in the United States and around the world. Among their offerings are the world's most advanced IP-based business communications services and the nation's leading wireless, high speed Internet access and voice services. In domestic markets, AT&T is known for the directory publishing and advertising sales leadership of its Yellow Pages and YELLOWPAGES.COM organizations, and the AT&T brand is licensed to innovators in such fields as communications equipment. As part of its three-screen integration strategy, AT&T is expanding its TV entertainment offerings. Additional information about AT&T Inc. and the products and services provided by AT&T subsidiaries and affiliates is available at http://www.att.com.
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