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Y Combinator

 

$$$$$ Mountain View, US West

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DFJ Esprit

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$$$$$ London, Europe

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3.0 3.8 3.5 3.2 3.4

3.4

Fidelity Growth Partners Europe

Certified

$$$$$ London, Europe

Rated by 16

3.9 3.6 3.1 2.9 3.5

3.4

GRP Partners

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$$$$$ Los Angeles, US West

Rated by 60

3.9 3.3 3.0 3.5 3.4

3.4

New Enterprise Associates

Certified

$$$$$ Menlo Park, US West

Rated by 17

3.5 3.4 3.4 3.5 3.2

3.4

Scale Venture Partners

Certified

$$$$$ Foster City, US West

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3.2 3.4 3.3 3.0 3.6

3.3

Blumberg Capital

Certified

$$$$$ San Francisco, US West

Rated by 39

3.4 3.4 2.9 3.4 3.5

3.3

Polaris Venture Partners

 

$$$$$ Waltham, US East

Rated by 15

3.8 3.1 2.9 3.2 3.6

3.3

Azure Capital Partners

Certified

$$$$$ San Francisco, US West

Rated by 10

3.2 3.2 3.2 3.5 3.4

3.3

Adams Capital Management, Inc.

 

$$$$$ Sewickley, US East

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3.6 3.4 3.2 3.0 3.2

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Noro-Moseley Partners

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$$$$$ Atlanta, US East

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3.0 3.6 3.3 3.0 3.5

3.3

Hummer Winblad Venture Partners

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$$$$$ San Francisco, US West

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2.8 3.1 3.6 3.4 3.4

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Shasta Ventures

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3.3 3.4 3.0 3.4 3.3

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Allegis Capital

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$$$$$ Palo Alto, US West

Rated by 38

4.2 3.3 2.9 2.9 3.1

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Greylock Partners

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$$$$$ San Mateo, US West

Rated by 48

3.6 3.2 3.2 3.0 3.7

3.3

Bessemer Venture Partners

Certified

$$$$$ Larchmont, US East

Rated by 39

3.6 3.4 3.3 3.1 3.3

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Foundation Capital

Certified

$$$$$ Menlo Park, US West

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3.4 3.5 3.2 3.2 3.4

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InterWest Partners

Certified

$$$$$ Menlo Park, US West

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3.6 3.5 3.5 2.8 3.4

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Meritage Funds

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$$$$$ Denver, US West

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Mayfield Fund

 

$$$$$ Menlo Park, US West

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3.4 3.4 3.3 2.7 3.2

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Union Square Ventures

 

$$$$$ New York, US East

Rated by 10

2.6 3.4 3.6 3.2 2.9

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Palomar Ventures

 

$$$$$ Santa Monica, US West

Rated by 31

3.1 3.1 2.9 3.2 3.4

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BlueRun Ventures

Certified

$$$$$ Menlo Park, US West

Rated by 33

2.9 3.3 3.4 3.3 3.2

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Opus Capital

Certified

$$$$$ Menlo Park, US West

Rated by 10

3.6 3.5 3.2 2.2 3.5

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Sequoia Capital Israel

 

$$$$$ Oceanos Hotel, ..., ME / Africa

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3.5 2.7 3.1 3.2 2.9

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Draper Fisher Jurvetson

Certified

$$$$$ Menlo Park, US West

Rated by 14

3.4 3.2 3.5 2.8 2.4

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Trident Capital

Certified

$$$$$ Palo Alto, US West

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3.6 3.2 2.8 3.1 2.8

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Certified

$$$$$ New York, US East

Rated by 42

3.8 3.1 2.8 3.1 2.6

3.1

Accel Partners

Certified

$$$$$ Palo Alto, US West

Rated by 26

3.3 3.1 2.9 3.2 3.0

3.1

Sigma Partners

 

$$$$$ Menlo Park, US West

Rated by 14

3.0 2.6 3.8 3.2 3.1

3.1

Kepha Partners

Certified

$$$$$ Waltham, US East

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Company:   Bluestem Capital Co.

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I only met with one guy who promised the world and delivered a pizza. Maybe the expereince was unrepresentative, but he and the firm made me think they were a joke.

They were very quick to respond, whether positive or negative. Close process was very quick. Once they were in, they were very responsive to our financial needs. Always there when we needed them. We were geographically seperated, so their operational involvement after investment was less engaged. Their approach tends to be more long term, get profitable, maximize shareholder value - rather than get to an exit as quickly as possible. One drawback could be that they are all over the map from an investment perspective. Although lately they seem to have focused on alternative fuels.