International Venture Capital Firms

Following are some of the major international venture capital firms:

Partech International - It is a global venture capital firm with offices in US and Europe investing in information technology, consumer devices, datacenter and cloud infrastructure, energy optimization, social media and commerce. The firm has successfully acquired companies including: Alvarion (ALVR), Akimbi Systems (VMW), Ascend Communications (ASND), Business Objects (BOBJ), Cadence Design (CDNS), Digital Island (ISLD), Informatica (INFA), ISDnet (CW), etc.

Walden International - The firm seeks the best entrepreneurs who look to build great companies through leverage of talent and markets independent of geography. It focused on cross-border investments.

Globespan Capital Partners - It is a global venture capital firm that primarily invests in go-to-market rounds of information technology, Internet, mobile and cleantech companies. With offices in Boston, Palo Alto and Tokyo, it invests throughout the world on behalf of an international base of limited partners.

Crescendo Ventures - It is an international venture capital firm that focused on early-stage investments in the technology, digital media and technology-enabled service markets.

Atlas Venture - It is an international early-stage venture capital firm that primarily invests in communications, information technology, and life sciences companies.

CDC Innovation - It is an international venture capital firm with head office in Paris and a local presence in the Silicon Valley and in Switzerland. The company invests primarily in companies in information technologies and life sciences in Europe.

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