Ascend Technology Ventures, established in mid-1999, is an Israel-based venture capital fund with $100 million of smart, well connected money. The fund invests in promising early-stage high growth companies developing breakthrough technologies in the fields of communications, Internet and Internet infrastructure, software, semiconductors and medical devices. www.ascendvc.com




DB Capital Partners is the private equity arm of Deutsche Bank AG, one of the world's largest financial institutions. With a global team, DB Capital Partners invests in equity and equity-related securities including venture capital, growth financing, leveraged buyouts, mezzanine and private equity funds. DB Capital Venture Partners is the venture capital arm of DB Capital Partners. DB Capital Venture Partners North America focuses on early-stage and emerging growth businesses in telecom, software, Internet infrastructure and healthcare services and devices.




Evergreen has a 12-year track record of successful venture capital investing in Israel. One of the nation's pioneer venture capital firms, Evergreen today has almost $500 million of private equity capital under management and holds an estimated 10% share of the total Israeli venture capital portfolio in high tech enterprises. Having made over 70 technology investments, Evergreen has the largest portfolio of Israeli private equity investments. www.evergreen-invest.com




Itochu Technology, Inc. (ITI) is an undisputed industry leader in the field of technology-based business solutions. A key player in an incredibly dynamic arena, ITI sets the global standard for systems development and integration, and is one of the leading distributors of Sun Microsystemú products and services.

Incorporated in 1992, ITI is a wholly owned subsidiary of Itochu Corporation - one of Japan's leading trading companies with annual sales exceeding $185 billion. Itochu Corporation has over 800 subsidiaries and associated companies worldwide and is engaged in a wide variety of businesses, including information technologies, finance, textiles, construction, real estate, aerospace, machinery, energy and food products. www.itochu.com




Pitango Venture Capital. (formerly Polaris originating in Israel), the leading venture capital firm in Israel, has been investing in technology entrepreneurs since 1993. With offices in Tel Aviv, Silicon Valley and London, Pitango currently manages several venture funds totaling over $700 million in committed capital invested in more than 80 companies including AudioCodes (NASDAQ: AUDC), Chromatis (acquired by Lucent), CardGuard (SWX New Market: CARDG), ITXC (NASDAQ: ITXC) and Radware (NASDAQ: RDWR). Pitango specializes in providing long-term support and value-added services to its portfolio companies, with a focus on seed to late-stage companies in communications, software and Internet infrastructure, semiconductors and medical technology and biotech. More information about Pitango is available at www.pitango.com.




Steamboat Ventures is the venture capital arm of The Walt Disney Company investing in early stage companies in emerging media and entertainment markets. For more information, please visit us at www.steamboatvc.com.