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Overview:
Founded in 1969, the Sprout Group raised its first venture fund of $12 million more than 30 years ago. Since then, Sprout has financed more than 350 companies whose combined revenues now exceed $50 billion and has raised nearly $3.0 billion in committed capital from leading institutional investors and individuals active in the technology industry. Sprout Group has helped to establish such well-known names as Actel, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Cephalon, Concur, Corporate Express, mySimon, Pyxis, SDL, Staples, StrataCom, Sunrise Assisted Living, and VeriFone.
Sprout IX is capitalized primarily by commitments from large corporate and public sector pension funds, insurance companies, endowments, and other private investors - most of whom have invested in previous Sprout funds. Our roster of limited partners includes AIG, AXA, Brinson Partners, The CommonFund, Equitable Life, and Toronto Dominion Bank, as well as pension funds of BP (ARCO), BellSouth, Stichting, and the states of Michigan, Colorado and Washington.
The Sprout Group is a venture capital affiliate of Credit Suisse, a leading technology investment bank.
Our Investment Philosophy
Sprout believes it is the experience of its investment professionals and the relationships they bring to bear on Sprout portfolio companies that is its true value as an investment partner. Sprout frequently serves as the lead investor in its portfolio companies and serves on its company's Board of Directors. Sprout has been the lead investor or lead in the financing round for 70% of our investments in the last five years, and holds one or more Board seats in 80% of these companies. Where Sprout is not an active lead investor, we co-invest only with active, high quality investment partners with relevant experience and with whom Sprout shares a common vision.
As members of the Board and its key committees, Sprout professionals are active participants in our portfolio companies' major strategic, operational, and financial decisions without becoming a part of the operating management. Specifically, we frequently assist our portfolio companies in recruiting, business strategy, financing strategy and mergers and acquisitions. Sprout's Venture Partners often help in supplementing management by participating in strategic or operational projects for our companies. |
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