san diego venture capital firms

Venture Capital Firms with Offices in San Diego

San Diego Regional Economic Development Corporation

530 B Street, Suite 700, San Diego, CA 92101 (619) 234-8484

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Local Executives

Ampersand Ventures 12555 High Bluff Drive, #380 San Diego, CA 92130 www.ampersandventures.com

(858) 259-4664 (858) 259-8384 $3 - $12 million

Life Sciences Communications Information Technology Specialty Materials Chemicals

Silicon Wave, LightPointe Communications, Ensemble Communications, Viadux

David Parker, Richard Charpie

Avalon Ventures 888 Prospect Street, Suite 320 La Jolla, CA 92037 www.avalon-ventures.com

(858) 348-2180 (858) 348-2183

Seed and A-Round

Wireless Technologies Life Sciences

Sytera, Inc., Inogen Amira Pharmaceuticals

Stephen Tomlin, Kevin Kinsella, Walter Tendler, John Hendrick

Domain Associates 12481 High Bluff Drive, Suite 150 San Diego, CA 92130 www.domainvc.com

(858) 480-2400 (858) 480-2401 A-Round Life Sciences

Conforma Therapeutics, MIGENIX, Inc., NuVasive, Inc., SkinMedica, Inc., Somaxon

Brian Dovey, Robert More

Enterprise Partners Venture Capital 2223 Avenida de la Playa, #300 La Jolla, CA 92037 www.epvc.com

(858) 731-0300 (858) 731-0235 $1 - $10 million

Life Sciences Networks Semiconductors & Computing Software & Services

Enviance, Genoptix, Tarari, TargeGen

Drew Sengei, Bill Stensrud, Jim Berglund

Forrest Binkley Brown 265 Santa Helena, Suite 110 Solana Beach, CA 92075 www.fbbvc.com

(858) 259-4105 (858) 259-4108

Middle-Market Buyouts Growth Opportunities

Growth Oriented Technology Driven

AD PathLabs, CallConnect Comm., Maxima Corp., NextCard, Inc., Vista Medical Technologies

Nicholas Binkley, Gregory Forrest, Jeffrey Brown

Forward Ventures 9393 Towne Centre Drive, #200 San Diego, CA 92121 www.forwardventures.com

(858) 677-6077 (858) 452-8799 $.5 - $6 million Life Sciences

Kemia, Favrille, Acorda Therapeutics, CancerVax Corp., TargeGen Inc., Nereus Pharmaceuticals,

Dr. Ivor Royston, Standish Fleming






Sanarus Medical Hamilton BioVentures 12555 High Bluff Drive, Suite 310 San Diego, CA 92130 www.hamiltonbioventures.com

(858) 314-2350 (858) 314-2355 $3 - $5 million Life Sciences

Egea Biosciences, Angstrom Pharmaceuticals, Kemia

Robert Ellsworth, Richard Crosby, Kerry Dance, Elliot Parks

Inglewood Ventures LLP 12526 High Bluff Drive, #300 San Diego, CA 92130 www.inglewoodventures.com

(858) 792-3579 (858) 792-3417 $.5 - $1 million Life Sciences

New Biotics, CardioNet, Quorex, Digirad, Cylene, ConformaTherapeutics

Daniel Wood, M. Blake Ingle

JMI Equity Fund, LP 12680 High Bluff Drive, #200 San Diego, CA 92130 www.jmiequityfund.com/

(858) 259-2500 (858) 259-4843 All

Software Business Services Internet Services

META Group, Mitchell International, NEON Systems, Transaction Systems Architects

Paul Barber, Harry Gruner, Peter Arrowsmith

Kinovate Life Sciences, Inc. 401 Jones Road Oceanside, CA 92054 www.kinovate.com

(760) 435-2718 (760) 901-2582 Life Sciences Nitto Denko Corporation Gaby Silver

Miramar Venture Partners 853 Camino del Mar, Suite 200 Del Mar, CA 92014 www.miramarvp.com

(858) 947-2810 $1 - $3 million Information Technology

Tarari, Coradiant, Inc., Aktino, Arradiance, Azuro, Berkana, CaseRev, HyperQuality

Rick Fink, Bruce Hallett, Bob Holmen, Heiner Sussner

Mission Ventures 11455 El Camino Real, Suite 450 San Diego, CA 92130 www.missionventures.com

(858) 350-2100 (858) 350-2101

$2 million - $10 million

Communications Enterprise Applications I.T. Infrastructure Tech Driven Services

Akonix, MaxLinear Entropic Communications, CalAmp, 3E Company

Ted Alexander, Caroline Barberio, Robert Kibble, David Ryan, Leo Spiegel

Pacific Corporate Group 1200 Prospect Street, Suite 200 La Jolla, CA 92037 www.pcgfunds.com

(858) 456-6000 (858) 456-6018 Private Equity David Fann






Pipeline Funding, LLC 12770 High Bluff Drive Suite 230 San Diego, CA 92130 www.pipelinefunding.com

(858) 792-0624 (858) 792-0637

Technology Related

CPS Cleaner Cities, eTouchPoint.com, Solarsoft, Ltd.

Steve King, Jonathan Lampitt

Posco BioVentures 2121 Palomar Airport Road, Suite 300 Carlsbad, CA 92009 www.poscobioventures.com

(760) 448-2848 (760) 448-2840 Early stage Life Sciences

Anadys Pharmaceuticals, Cell Biosciences, Angiogenix

Leo Kim, Charlotte Clark, Paul Kim

ProQuest Investments 12626 High Bluff Drive, Suite 325 San Diego, CA 92130 www.proquestvc.com

(858) 847-0315 (858) 847-0316

$.25 - $10 million Healthcare

Cadence Pharmaceuticals, Optimer Pharmaceuticals, Sopherion Therapeutics

Jay Moorin, Alain Schreiber, Joyce Tsang

Qualcomm Ventures 5775 Morehouse Drive San Diego, CA 92121-1714 www.qualcomm.com/ventures

(858) 651-7287 $.25 - $10 million Wireless Technologies TechFaith, A123Systems, DIGITwireless, Airvana

Dr. Irwin Jacobs, Dr. Paul Jacobs, Steven Altman

Sanderling Ventures 4401 Eastgate Mall San Diego, CA 92121 www.sanderling.com

(858) 550-6061 Biomedical BioSpace, Guidant, Cardionet, Cythera, Inc.

Paul Grayson, Tim Wollaeger, Robert McNeil, Fred Middleton

San Diego Tech Coast Angels 7675 La Jolla Blvd., Unit 104 La Jolla, CA 92037 www.techcoastangels.com

(619) 516-2559 $1 - $2 million Technology Related Life Sciences

MaxMed Technologies, Ceyx Technologies, Diver Entertainment, Vital Therapies, Inc.

Bill Carpenter

Shepherd Ventures 12250 El Camino Real, Suite 116 San Diego, CA 92130 www.shepherdventures.com

(858) 509-4744 (858) 509-3662 $1 - $2 million

Information Technology Life Sciences

CEYX Technologies, Digital Orchid, Oculir, Inc., Skylight Healthcare Systems

George C. Kenney, Peter A. Fisher, Tom W. Siegel, Richard P. Kuntz






Sorrento Ventures 4370 La Jolla Village Drive, #1040 San Diego, CA 92122 www.sorrentoventures.com

(858) 452-3100 (858) 452 7607

$2 - $3 million Medical Devices Biotechnology Enterprise Software Communications Electronics/Hardware Distribution Technologies

Cameron Health, Idun Pharmaceuticals, Digirad, A-Life Medical, V-Enable

Robert Jaffe, Eric Campbell

TVC Capital, LLC 853 Camino del Mar, Suite 200 Del Mar, CA 92014 www.tvccapital.com

(858) 704-3261 (858) 947-2801

$2 - $6 million

Vertically Oriented Enterprise Software Wireless Financial Services Security

Accordent Technologies, Inc., Del Mar DataTrac, Inc., Digital Map Products, iQ4bis, MeetingSense Software Corporation, Mercent Corporation, TechnoCom Corporation

Steve Hamerslag, Jeb Spencer

Western States Investment Group 6335 Ferris Square, Suite A San Diego, CA 92121 www.wsig.com

(858) 678-0800 (858) 678-0900 $1 million

Life Sciences Technology-Related

Mpex Pharmaceuticals, Neology, BioQuest DermTech Intl, Lpath Therapeutics, Vaxiion Therapeutics

Scott Pancoast

Windamere Venture Partners 6402 Cardeno Drive La Jolla, CA 92037 www.windamerevp.com

(858) 456-2252 Pharmaceuticals Medical Devices

Santarus, Somaxon, NovaCardia, SkinMedica, CancerVax

Scott Glenn, Michael Walsh Bret Megargel

Windward Ventures 550 West C Street, Suite 2030 San Diego, CA 92101 www.windwardventures.com

(619) 234-6800 (619) 234-6886 $.25 - $5 million

Information Technology Telecommunications Electronics Wireless Semi-Conductors Internet

Astute Networks, Akonix, SolarFlare, Occam Networks, Streamload, Syntricity

James A. Cole, Dave Titus, Renee Masi

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