TPG Ventures is a venture capital firm dedicated to helping talented entrepreneurs build world class companies. It strives to be the best partner for its portfolio companies by bringing deep domain knowledge, relevant operating experience and a portfolio of leading companies globally. In 2001, TPG Ventures closed its first institutional fund with over $440 million in capital. TPG Ventures typically invests up to $20 million over the life of a project including an initial investment of $5 to 10 million. TPG Ventures is a fund of Texas Pacific Group, an investment firm founded by David Bonderman, James G. Coulter and William S. Price, III in 1993 with offices in San Francisco, Fort Worth, and London. Texas Pacific Group and its affiliated partnerships have in excess of $14 billion under management.

Norwest Venture Partners (NVP) has actively partnered with entrepreneurs to build significant businesses for more than 44 years. NVP focuses on early stage investments in information technology including: semiconductor and components, systems (enterprise and communications), software (infrastructure and application), services (communications, infrastructure, information, computer and financial services), and consumer/Internet technologies. The firm currently manages more than $1.8 billion in venture capital out of its office in Palo Alto, California, USA.