Venture capital firms: ranked by capital under management firmwide. (The List).EXECUTIVE SUMMARY THE past year was slow for the Top 25 venture capital firms Name Location Founding date Managing Partners/Directors Specialty Capital managed 5AM Ventures Menlo Park, CA; Waltham, MA 2002 John Diekman, PhD (managing partner), Scott Rocklage, PhD (managing partner), Andrew Schwab (managing partner) life sciences $200M [1] , with most showing flat or negafive growth in funds under management. As of January January: see month. , the Top 25 venture capital firms have $15 billion of capital under management, with 832 projects invested. Of the 17 companies reporting both this year and last, only Redpoint 1) 0.5 oz Raspberry Sour Puss 2) 6 oz Red Bull (3/4 can) 3) 1.5 oz Crown Royal. For best results, serve on ice. Ventures and Levine Le·vine , James Lawrence Born 1943. American pianist and conductor. He began his career with the Metropolitan Opera as principal conductor in 1973 and has since served as both music and artistic director. Leichtman registered modest, single-digit growth in firmwide funds under management. Technology investors TL Ventures and Kline Hawkes Hawkes is a surname, and may refer to
v. A past tense and a past participle of shrink. shrunk Verb a past tense and past participle of shrink shrunk, shrunken shrink to $300 million as it dropped three spots to No. 14. This year, more than half the firms anticipate an increase in investment in L.A. and Orange counties. THE PACESETTER REDPOINT VENTURES REDPOINT Ventures leads the list of largest venture capital firms for the fourth year in row. The firm has $2.1 billion under management, an increase of $100 million, or 5 percent, over last year. In 2002, Redpoint was involved in 26 new and follow-up follow-up, n the process of monitoring the progress of a patient after a period of active treatment. follow-up subsequent. follow-up plan investing rounds, bringing the total number of investments to 61 since its 1999 inception INCEPTION. The commencement; the beginning. In making a will, for example, the writing is its inception. 3 Co. 31 b; Plowd. 343. Vide Consummation; Progression. . Companies receiving funds in 2002 included BigBand Networks BigBand Networks (known as BigBand ; NASDAQ: BBND) is a multinational corporation headquartered in Redwood City, California, United States. BigBand manufactures and sells digital video and data processing platforms and solutions in areas ranging from digital video to CMTS. , Topspin Communications Topspin Communications a leading InfiniBand Vendor was acquired by Cisco Systems , Syndeo and MetaTV. Redpoint also has popular names like Ask Jeeves Noun 1. Ask Jeeves - a widely used search engine accepting plain English questions or phrases or terms trademark - a formally registered symbol identifying the manufacturer or distributor of a product , Excite and Netflix Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX), is the largest online DVD rental service, offering flat rate rental-by-mail to customers in the United States. Established in 1998 and headquartered in Los Gatos, California, it has amassed a collection of 85,000 titles and over 6.7 million subscribers. among its media and consumer investments. In the coming year, Redpoint projects a significant increase in investment in L.A. and Orange counties, from $5 million in 2002 to an estimated $30 million in 2003. Formed by former partners at Breatwood Venture Capital and Institutional Venture Partners, Redpoint operates offices in Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. and Menlo Park Menlo Park. 1 Residential city (1990 pop. 28,040), San Mateo co., W Calif.; inc. 1874. Electronic equipment and aerospace products are manufactured in the city. Menlo College and a Stanford Univ. research institute are there. 2 Uninc. and funds early-stage development of technology companies. It focuses on communication infrastructure, enterprise and infrastructure software, storage and mobile and wireless. [GRAPH graph, figure that shows relationships between quantities. The graph of a function y=f (x) is the set of points with coordinates [x, f (x)] in the xy-plane, when x and y are numbers. OMITTED]
Rank Firm (Ranking in 2002) Capital
* name (millions)
* address * total capital
* local capital (1)
1 Redpoint Ventures (1) $2,100
11150 Santa Monica Blvd., same
Suite 1200
Los Angeles 90025
2 Crosspoint Venture Partners (2) 1,837.6
18552 MacArthur Blvd. NA
Suite 400 Irvine 92612
3 Mellon Ventures (4) 1,400
400 S. Hope St., Fifth Floor 250
Los Angeles 90071
4 Trident Capital (5) 1,100
11150 Santa Monica Blvd., same
Suite 320
Los Angeles 90025
5 Shamrock Capital Advisors Inc. 1,000
4444 Lakeside Drive same
Burbank 91505
6 Domain Associates LLC (6) 885.6
28202 Cabot Road, Suite 200 NA
Laguna Niguel 92677
7 AIG SunAmerica Ventures (7) 850
One SunAmerica Center, same
37th Floor
Los Angeles 90067
8 TL Ventures (3) 685
3110 Main Street, Annex Bldg. NA
Santa Monica 90405
9 Versant Ventures 675
450 Newport Center Drive, same(4)
Suite 380
Newport Beach 90025
10 GRP Partners 650
2121 Avenue of the Stars, same
Suite 163
Los Angeles 90067
11 Levine Leichtman Capital 552
Partners (9) same
335 N. Maple Drive,
Suite 240
Beverly Hills 90210
12 Rustic Canyon Ventures 550
2425 Olympic Blvd., same
Suite 6050 West
Santa Monica 90404
13 Allegis Capital (8) 500
100 Wilshire Blvd., 125
Suite 1770
Santa Monica 90401
14 Clearstone Venture Partners (10) 456
1351 Fourth St., Fourth Floor same
Santa Monica 90401
15 Kline Hawkes & Co. (11) 300
11726 San Vicente Blvd., same
Suite 300
Los Angeles 90049
16 DynaFund Ventures (12) 220
21515 Hawthome Blvd., same
Suite 1200
Torrance 90503
17 Pacific Venture Group (15) $210
16830 Ventura Blvd., $157.5
Suite 244
Encino 91436
18 Riordan Lewis & Haden (16) 200
300 S. Grand Ave., same
29th Floor
Los Angeles 90071
19 Forrest Binkley & Brown (13) 200
19900 MacArthur Blvd., same
Suite 570
Irvine 92612
20 Smart Technology Ventures 190
1801 Century Park West, same
Fifth Floor
Los Angeles 90067
21 InnoCal Venture Capital (18) 175
600 Anton Blvd., same
Suite 1270
Costa Mesa 92626
22 E*Capital Corp. 140
1000 Wilshire Blvd. same
Los Angeles 90017
23 Coastview Capital LLC 73
11111 Santa Monica Blvd., same
Suite 1850
Los Angeles 90025
24 GKM Ventures 50
11150 Santa Monica Blvd., same
Suite 825
Los Angeles 90025
25 California Technology 50
Ventures LLC (19) same
1111 S. Arroyo Parkway,
Suite 220
Pasadena 91105
Rank Firm (Ranking in 2002) Local Investment
* name (millions)
* address * in L.A. and Orange
counties 2002
* 2003 estimate
1 Redpoint Ventures (1) $5
11150 Santa Monica Blvd., $30
Suite 1200
Los Angeles 90025
2 Crosspoint Venture Partners (2) 4787.3
18552 MacArthur Blvd. WND
Suite 400 Irvine 92612
3 Mellon Ventures (4) 30
400 S. Hope St., Fifth Floor 50
Los Angeles 90071
4 Trident Capital (5) 2
11150 Santa Monica Blvd., 20
Suite 320
Los Angeles 90025
5 Shamrock Capital Advisors Inc. WND
4444 Lakeside Drive WND
Burbank 91505
6 Domain Associates LLC (6) 23.8
28202 Cabot Road, Suite 200 TBD
Laguna Niguel 92677
7 AIG SunAmerica Ventures (7) WND
One SunAmerica Center, WND
37th Floor
Los Angeles 90067
8 TL Ventures (3) 10
3110 Main Street, Annex Bldg. 20
Santa Monica 90405
9 Versant Ventures 27.9
450 Newport Center Drive, TBD
Suite 380
Newport Beach 90025
10 GRP Partners NA
2121 Avenue of the Stars, TBD
Suite 163
Los Angeles 90067
11 Levine Leichtman Capital 58.8
Partners (9) 50-100
335 N. Maple Drive,
Suite 240
Beverly Hills 90210
12 Rustic Canyon Ventures 15
2425 Olympic Blvd., 20-25
Suite 6050 West
Santa Monica 90404
13 Allegis Capital (8) 0
100 Wilshire Blvd., 5-10
Suite 1770
Santa Monica 90401
14 Clearstone Venture Partners (10) 0
1351 Fourth St., Fourth Floor 20
Santa Monica 90401
15 Kline Hawkes & Co. (11) 3
11726 San Vicente Blvd., 10
Suite 300
Los Angeles 90049
16 DynaFund Ventures (12) 2
21515 Hawthome Blvd., TBD
Suite 1200
Torrance 90503
17 Pacific Venture Group (15) $3.5
16830 Ventura Blvd., $1
Suite 244
Encino 91436
18 Riordan Lewis & Haden (16) 13
300 S. Grand Ave., 25
29th Floor
Los Angeles 90071
19 Forrest Binkley & Brown (13) 3.5
19900 MacArthur Blvd., 5-10
Suite 570
Irvine 92612
20 Smart Technology Ventures 9
1801 Century Park West, TBD
Fifth Floor
Los Angeles 90067
21 InnoCal Venture Capital (18) 5
600 Anton Blvd., 15
Suite 1270
Costa Mesa 92626
22 E*Capital Corp. 2
1000 Wilshire Blvd. 2-15
Los Angeles 90017
23 Coastview Capital LLC 0
11111 Santa Monica Blvd., TBD
Suite 1850
Los Angeles 90025
24 GKM Ventures 1.5
11150 Santa Monica Blvd., 4-6
Suite 825
Los Angeles 90025
25 California Technology 1
Ventures LLC (19) 4-6
1111 S. Arroyo Parkway,
Suite 220
Pasadena 91105
Rank Firm (Ranking in 2002) Project Profile
* name * minimum size (2)
* address * preferred size (2)
* number investment in (3)
1 Redpoint Ventures (1) $1
11150 Santa Monica Blvd., $10-$12
Suite 1200 61
Los Angeles 90025
2 Crosspoint Venture Partners (2) 1
18552 MacArthur Blvd. 5
Suite 400 Irvine 92612 136
3 Mellon Ventures (4) 5
400 S. Hope St., Fifth Floor 5-30
Los Angeles 90071 80
4 Trident Capital (5) 2
11150 Santa Monica Blvd., 5-20
Suite 320 70+
Los Angeles 90025
5 Shamrock Capital Advisors Inc. 10
4444 Lakeside Drive 25-50
Burbank 91505 25+
6 Domain Associates LLC (6) .5
28202 Cabot Road, Suite 200 7-10
Laguna Niguel 92677 141
7 AIG SunAmerica Ventures (7) 1
One SunAmerica Center, 34
37th Floor WND
Los Angeles 90067
8 TL Ventures (3) 3-5
3110 Main Street, Annex Bldg. 7-10
Santa Monica 90405 120
9 Versant Ventures 1
450 Newport Center Drive, 15
Suite 380 36
Newport Beach 90025
10 GRP Partners 2
2121 Avenue of the Stars, 5-10
Suite 163 50
Los Angeles 90067
11 Levine Leichtman Capital 5
Partners (9) 25-50
335 N. Maple Drive, 23
Suite 240
Beverly Hills 90210
12 Rustic Canyon Ventures 1
2425 Olympic Blvd., 5-10
Suite 6050 West 40
Santa Monica 90404
13 Allegis Capital (8) 1
100 Wilshire Blvd., 5
Suite 1770 40
Santa Monica 90401
14 Clearstone Venture Partners (10) 2
1351 Fourth St., Fourth Floor 5
Santa Monica 90401 52
15 Kline Hawkes & Co. (11) 3
11726 San Vicente Blvd., 5
Suite 300 27
Los Angeles 90049
16 DynaFund Ventures (12) 1
21515 Hawthome Blvd., 2-4
Suite 1200 22
Torrance 90503
17 Pacific Venture Group (15) $1
16830 Ventura Blvd., $3
Suite 244 42
Encino 91436
18 Riordan Lewis & Haden (16) 5
300 S. Grand Ave., 10
29th Floor 30
Los Angeles 90071
19 Forrest Binkley & Brown (13) 2
19900 MacArthur Blvd., 5
Suite 570 28
Irvine 92612
20 Smart Technology Ventures 2
1801 Century Park West, 2-7
Fifth Floor 15
Los Angeles 90067
21 InnoCal Venture Capital (18) 1
600 Anton Blvd., 3
Suite 1270 30
Costa Mesa 92626
22 E*Capital Corp. 1
1000 Wilshire Blvd. 1-5
Los Angeles 90017 15
23 Coastview Capital LLC 2
11111 Santa Monica Blvd., 3-5
Suite 1850 1
Los Angeles 90025
24 GKM Ventures .5
11150 Santa Monica Blvd., 2
Suite 825 5
Los Angeles 90025
25 California Technology .5
Ventures LLC (19) 1
1111 S. Arroyo Parkway, 13
Suite 220
Pasadena 91105
Rank Firm (Ranking in 2002) Preferred Industries
* name (partial list)
* address
1 Redpoint Ventures (1) software, communications
11150 Santa Monica Blvd.,
Suite 1200
Los Angeles 90025
2 Crosspoint Venture Partners (2) telecommunications,
18552 MacArthur Blvd. high technology
Suite 400 Irvine 92612
3 Mellon Ventures (4) information technology,
400 S. Hope St., Fifth Floor services, communications,
Los Angeles 90071 diversified manufacturing
4 Trident Capital (5) outsourcing, business
11150 Santa Monica Blvd., services, transaction
Suite 320 processing, information
Los Angeles 90025 services, security services
5 Shamrock Capital Advisors Inc. media, entertainment,
4444 Lakeside Drive communications, real estate
Burbank 91505
6 Domain Associates LLC (6) biopharmaceutical, medical
28202 Cabot Road, Suite 200 devices, specialty pharmacies,
Laguna Niguel 92677 drug discovery
services, diagnostics
7 AIG SunAmerica Ventures (7) information technology
One SunAmerica Center, including semiconductor/
37th Floor optical components,
Los Angeles 90067 communications infrastructure
8 TL Ventures (3) information technology,
3110 Main Street, Annex Bldg. telecommunications, network
Santa Monica 90405 infrastructure, software
9 Versant Ventures biotechnology, medical
450 Newport Center Drive, devices, healthcare
Suite 380 services, healthcare
Newport Beach 90025 information technology
10 GRP Partners retail technology, financial
2121 Avenue of the Stars, service technology, retail
Suite 163 and restaurants, outsourced
Los Angeles 90067 business services
11 Levine Leichtman Capital not industry specific
Partners (9)
335 N. Maple Drive,
Suite 240
Beverly Hills 90210
12 Rustic Canyon Ventures enterprise software, efficient
2425 Olympic Blvd., energy, business information
Suite 6050 West tools, security software,
Santa Monica 90404 wireless solutions
13 Allegis Capital (8) information technology -
100 Wilshire Blvd., all sectors
Suite 1770
Santa Monica 90401
14 Clearstone Venture Partners (10) technology, software,
1351 Fourth St., Fourth Floor communications,
Santa Monica 90401 semiconductors, Internet
15 Kline Hawkes & Co. (11) information technology,
11726 San Vicente Blvd., infrastructure, enterprise
Suite 300 software, outsourced services,
Los Angeles 90049 expansion capital
16 DynaFund Ventures (12) communications and networking,
21515 Hawthome Blvd., electronics and photonics,
Suite 1200 infrastructure software
Torrance 90503
17 Pacific Venture Group (15) health care services,
16830 Ventura Blvd., biotechnology, medical
Suite 244 devices, healthcare technology
Encino 91436
18 Riordan Lewis & Haden (16) business services outsourcing,
300 S. Grand Ave., high value manufacturing,
29th Floor IT services, health care
Los Angeles 90071
19 Forrest Binkley & Brown (13) information technology,
19900 MacArthur Blvd., health care, manufacturing,
Suite 570 retail distribution
Irvine 92612
20 Smart Technology Ventures core technology
1801 Century Park West,
Fifth Floor
Los Angeles 90067
21 InnoCal Venture Capital (18) enterprise software, wireless
600 Anton Blvd., technology, communications,
Suite 1270 Internet and broadband
Costa Mesa 92626 technologies
22 E*Capital Corp. manufacturing, consumer products
1000 Wilshire Blvd. and services, engineering
Los Angeles 90017 and environmental services
23 Coastview Capital LLC biotechnology pharmaceuticals
11111 Santa Monica Blvd.,
Suite 1850
Los Angeles 90025
24 GKM Ventures wireless, software, services
11150 Santa Monica Blvd.,
Suite 825
Los Angeles 90025
25 California Technology life sciences, information
Ventures LLC (19) technology
1111 S. Arroyo Parkway,
Suite 220
Pasadena 91105
Rank Firm (Ranking in 2002) Industries not
* name Financed
* address
1 Redpoint Ventures (1) life sciences, real
11150 Santa Monica Blvd., estate, oil & gas
Suite 1200
Los Angeles 90025
2 Crosspoint Venture Partners (2) WND
18552 MacArthur Blvd.
Suite 400 Irvine 92612
3 Mellon Ventures (4) biotechnology
400 S. Hope St., Fifth Floor
Los Angeles 90071
4 Trident Capital (5) entertainment, oil &
11150 Santa Monica Blvd., gas, consumer
Suite 320
Los Angeles 90025
5 Shamrock Capital Advisors Inc. WND
4444 Lakeside Drive
Burbank 91505
6 Domain Associates LLC (6) non-health care
28202 Cabot Road, Suite 200
Laguna Niguel 92677
7 AIG SunAmerica Ventures (7) WND
One SunAmerica Center,
37th Floor
Los Angeles 90067
8 TL Ventures (3) real estate, non-high
3110 Main Street, Annex Bldg. technology
Santa Monica 90405
9 Versant Ventures WND
450 Newport Center Drive,
Suite 380
Newport Beach 90025
10 GRP Partners life sciences,
2121 Avenue of the Stars, infrastructure, oil &
Suite 163 gas, real estate
Los Angeles 90067
11 Levine Leichtman Capital high technology,
Partners (9) biotechnology, apparel
335 N. Maple Drive,
Suite 240
Beverly Hills 90210
12 Rustic Canyon Ventures none
2425 Olympic Blvd.,
Suite 6050 West
Santa Monica 90404
13 Allegis Capital (8) non-information
100 Wilshire Blvd., technology
Suite 1770
Santa Monica 90401
14 Clearstone Venture Partners (10) none
1351 Fourth St., Fourth Floor
Santa Monica 90401
15 Kline Hawkes & Co. (11) entertainment, retail,
11726 San Vicente Blvd., real estate
Suite 300
Los Angeles 90049
16 DynaFund Ventures (12) none
21515 Hawthome Blvd.,
Suite 1200
Torrance 90503
17 Pacific Venture Group (15) non-health care
16830 Ventura Blvd.,
Suite 244
Encino 91436
18 Riordan Lewis & Haden (16) real estate,
300 S. Grand Ave., entertainment
29th Floor
Los Angeles 90071
19 Forrest Binkley & Brown (13) none
19900 MacArthur Blvd.,
Suite 570
Irvine 92612
20 Smart Technology Ventures non-technology
1801 Century Park West,
Fifth Floor
Los Angeles 90067
21 InnoCal Venture Capital (18) none
600 Anton Blvd.,
Suite 1270
Costa Mesa 92626
22 E*Capital Corp. real estate, gaming,
1000 Wilshire Blvd. commodity
Los Angeles 90017 products
23 Coastview Capital LLC none
11111 Santa Monica Blvd.,
Suite 1850
Los Angeles 90025
24 GKM Ventures real estate, health care,
11150 Santa Monica Blvd., biotechnology
Suite 825
Los Angeles 90025
25 California Technology none
Ventures LLC (19)
1111 S. Arroyo Parkway,
Suite 220
Pasadena 91105
Rank Firm (Ranking in 2002) Preferred
* name Financing
* address Stage(s)
1 Redpoint Ventures (1) seed, early,
11150 Santa Monica Blvd., expansion
Suite 1200
Los Angeles 90025
2 Crosspoint Venture Partners (2) seed,
18552 MacArthur Blvd. start-up
Suite 400 Irvine 92612
3 Mellon Ventures (4) multi-stage
400 S. Hope St., Fifth Floor
Los Angeles 90071
4 Trident Capital (5) all stages
11150 Santa Monica Blvd.,
Suite 320
Los Angeles 90025
5 Shamrock Capital Advisors Inc. growth
4444 Lakeside Drive
Burbank 91505
6 Domain Associates LLC (6) all stages
28202 Cabot Road, Suite 200
Laguna Niguel 92677
7 AIG SunAmerica Ventures (7) early to
One SunAmerica Center, middle
37th Floor stage
Los Angeles 90067
8 TL Ventures (3) early stage,
3110 Main Street, Annex Bldg. A round
Santa Monica 90405
9 Versant Ventures seed
450 Newport Center Drive, first round
Suite 380
Newport Beach 90025
10 GRP Partners all stages
2121 Avenue of the Stars,
Suite 163
Los Angeles 90067
11 Levine Leichtman Capital late stage
Partners (9)
335 N. Maple Drive,
Suite 240
Beverly Hills 90210
12 Rustic Canyon Ventures early stage, post
2425 Olympic Blvd., seed financing
Suite 6050 West
Santa Monica 90404
13 Allegis Capital (8) start-up,
100 Wilshire Blvd., selected seed
Suite 1770 and expansion
Santa Monica 90401
14 Clearstone Venture Partners (10) early stage
1351 Fourth St., Fourth Floor
Santa Monica 90401
15 Kline Hawkes & Co. (11) expansion
11726 San Vicente Blvd., capital
Suite 300
Los Angeles 90049
16 DynaFund Ventures (12) early stage
21515 Hawthome Blvd.,
Suite 1200
Torrance 90503
17 Pacific Venture Group (15) all stages
16830 Ventura Blvd.,
Suite 244
Encino 91436
18 Riordan Lewis & Haden (16) $20-$100 (2)
300 S. Grand Ave., revenue,
29th Floor profitable
Los Angeles 90071
19 Forrest Binkley & Brown (13) early and
19900 MacArthur Blvd., later stage
Suite 570
Irvine 92612
20 Smart Technology Ventures early stage
1801 Century Park West,
Fifth Floor
Los Angeles 90067
21 InnoCal Venture Capital (18) early,
600 Anton Blvd., expansion
Suite 1270 stages
Costa Mesa 92626
22 E*Capital Corp. mid to late
1000 Wilshire Blvd. stage
Los Angeles 90017
23 Coastview Capital LLC start-up
11111 Santa Monica Blvd., (series A
Suite 1850 and B)
Los Angeles 90025
24 GKM Ventures expansion
11150 Santa Monica Blvd., (series B)
Suite 825
Los Angeles 90025
25 California Technology early and
Ventures LLC (19) later stage
1111 S. Arroyo Parkway,
Suite 220
Pasadena 91105
Rank Firm (Ranking in 2002) Source of
* name Funds
* address
1 Redpoint Ventures (1) institutional
11150 Santa Monica Blvd., investors
Suite 1200 primarily
Los Angeles 90025
2 Crosspoint Venture Partners (2) private
18552 MacArthur Blvd. investors,
Suite 400 Irvine 92612 institutions
3 Mellon Ventures (4) Mellon
400 S. Hope St., Fifth Floor Financial Corp.
Los Angeles 90071
4 Trident Capital (5) institutional
11150 Santa Monica Blvd.,
Suite 320
Los Angeles 90025
5 Shamrock Capital Advisors Inc. Roy E. Disney
4444 Lakeside Drive family,
Burbank 91505 institutional
investors
6 Domain Associates LLC (6) pension funds,
28202 Cabot Road, Suite 200 endowment
Laguna Niguel 92677 funds,
corporations
7 AIG SunAmerica Ventures (7) WND
One SunAmerica Center,
37th Floor
Los Angeles 90067
8 TL Ventures (3) venture fund/
3110 Main Street, Annex Bldg. partnership
Santa Monica 90405
9 Versant Ventures institutional
450 Newport Center Drive, university,
Suite 380 foundations
Newport Beach 90025
10 GRP Partners institutional
2121 Avenue of the Stars, investors
Suite 163
Los Angeles 90067
11 Levine Leichtman Capital institutional
Partners (9) capital
335 N. Maple Drive,
Suite 240
Beverly Hills 90210
12 Rustic Canyon Ventures WND
2425 Olympic Blvd.,
Suite 6050 West
Santa Monica 90404
13 Allegis Capital (8) multinational
100 Wilshire Blvd., corporations
Suite 1770
Santa Monica 90401
14 Clearstone Venture Partners (10) institutional
1351 Fourth St., Fourth Floor university,
Santa Monica 90401 public retirement
15 Kline Hawkes & Co. (11) institutional
11726 San Vicente Blvd., investors
Suite 300
Los Angeles 90049
16 DynaFund Ventures (12) limited partners
21515 Hawthome Blvd.,
Suite 1200
Torrance 90503
17 Pacific Venture Group (15) private limited
16830 Ventura Blvd., partners
Suite 244
Encino 91436
18 Riordan Lewis & Haden (16) institutions,
300 S. Grand Ave., high net-worth
29th Floor individuals
Los Angeles 90071
19 Forrest Binkley & Brown (13) institutions
19900 MacArthur Blvd., high net worth
Suite 570 individuals
Irvine 92612
20 Smart Technology Ventures private and
1801 Century Park West, institutional
Fifth Floor investors
Los Angeles 90067
21 InnoCal Venture Capital (18) institutional
600 Anton Blvd., investors
Suite 1270
Costa Mesa 92626
22 E*Capital Corp. retained
1000 Wilshire Blvd. earnings
Los Angeles 90017
23 Coastview Capital LLC foundations,
11111 Santa Monica Blvd., university
Suite 1850 endowments
Los Angeles 90025
24 GKM Ventures institutions,
11150 Santa Monica Blvd., individuals
Suite 825
Los Angeles 90025
25 California Technology institutions,
Ventures LLC (19) high net-worth
1111 S. Arroyo Parkway, individuals
Suite 220
Pasadena 91105
Rank Firm (Ranking in 2002) Hedquarters
* name
* address
1 Redpoint Ventures (1) Menlo Park
11150 Santa Monica Blvd.,
Suite 1200
Los Angeles 90025
2 Crosspoint Venture Partners (2) Woodside
18552 MacArthur Blvd.
Suite 400 Irvine 92612
3 Mellon Ventures (4) Pittsburgh
400 S. Hope St., Fifth Floor
Los Angeles 90071
4 Trident Capital (5) Palo Alto
11150 Santa Monica Blvd.,
Suite 320
Los Angeles 90025
5 Shamrock Capital Advisors Inc. Burbank
4444 Lakeside Drive
Burbank 91505
6 Domain Associates LLC (6) Princeton, N.J.
28202 Cabot Road, Suite 200
Laguna Niguel 92677
7 AIG SunAmerica Ventures (7) Los Angeles
One SunAmerica Center,
37th Floor
Los Angeles 90067
8 TL Ventures (3) Wayne, Park
3110 Main Street, Annex Bldg.
Santa Monica 90405
9 Versant Ventures Menlo Park
450 Newport Center Drive,
Suite 380
Newport Beach 90025
10 GRP Partners Los Angeles
2121 Avenue of the Stars,
Suite 163
Los Angeles 90067
11 Levine Leichtman Capital Beverly Hills
Partners (9)
335 N. Maple Drive,
Suite 240
Beverly Hills 90210
12 Rustic Canyon Ventures Santa Monica
2425 Olympic Blvd.,
Suite 6050 West
Santa Monica 90404
13 Allegis Capital (8) Palo Alto
100 Wilshire Blvd.,
Suite 1770
Santa Monica 90401
14 Clearstone Venture Partners (10) Santa Monica
1351 Fourth St., Fourth Floor
Santa Monica 90401
15 Kline Hawkes & Co. (11) Los Angeles
11726 San Vicente Blvd.,
Suite 300
Los Angeles 90049
16 DynaFund Ventures (12) Torrance
21515 Hawthome Blvd.,
Suite 1200
Torrance 90503
17 Pacific Venture Group (15) Encino
16830 Ventura Blvd.,
Suite 244
Encino 91436
18 Riordan Lewis & Haden (16) Los Angeles
300 S. Grand Ave.,
29th Floor
Los Angeles 90071
19 Forrest Binkley & Brown (13) Irvine
19900 MacArthur Blvd.,
Suite 570
Irvine 92612
20 Smart Technology Ventures Los Angeles
1801 Century Park West,
Fifth Floor
Los Angeles 90067
21 InnoCal Venture Capital (18) Costa Mesa
600 Anton Blvd.,
Suite 1270
Costa Mesa 92626
22 E*Capital Corp. Los Angeles
1000 Wilshire Blvd.
Los Angeles 90017
23 Coastview Capital LLC Los Angeles
11111 Santa Monica Blvd.,
Suite 1850
Los Angeles 90025
24 GKM Ventures Los Angeles
11150 Santa Monica Blvd.,
Suite 825
Los Angeles 90025
25 California Technology Pasadena
Ventures LLC (19)
1111 S. Arroyo Parkway,
Suite 220
Pasadena 91105
Rank Firm (Ranking in 2002) Top Local Executive
* name * name
* address * title
* phone
1 Redpoint Ventures (1) G. Bradford Jones
11150 Santa Monica Blvd., managing director
Suite 1200 (310) 477-7678
Los Angeles 90025
2 Crosspoint Venture Partners (2) Robert A. Hoff
18552 MacArthur Blvd. general partner
Suite 400 Irvine 92612 (949) 852-1611
3 Mellon Ventures (4) Jeff Anderson
400 S. Hope St., Fifth Floor managing director
Los Angeles 90071 (213) 553-9685
4 Trident Capital (5) Todd A. Springer
11150 Santa Monica Blvd., managing director
Suite 320 (310) 444-3840
Los Angeles 90025
5 Shamrock Capital Advisors Inc. Stanley P. Gold
4444 Lakeside Drive ceo, president
Burbank 91505 (818) 845-4444
6 Domain Associates LLC (6) Olav Bergheim
28202 Cabot Road, Suite 200 general partner
Laguna Niguel 92677 (949) 347-2446
7 AIG SunAmerica Ventures (7) M. Gamsin/T. Fukumoto
One SunAmerica Center, president/managing dir.
37th Floor (310)772-6000
Los Angeles 90067
8 TL Ventures (3) M. Entekhabi/R. Verratti
3110 Main Street, Annex Bldg. managing directors
Santa Monica 90405 (310) 450-1800
9 Versant Ventures William J. Link
450 Newport Center Drive, managing director
Suite 380 (949) 729-4500
Newport Beach 90025
10 GRP Partners S. Lebow/Y. Sisteron
2121 Avenue of the Stars, mng. ptnrs., co-founders
Suite 163 (310) 785-5100
Los Angeles 90067
11 Levine Leichtman Capital Lauren Leichtman
Partners (9) ceo
335 N. Maple Drive, (310) 275-5335
Suite 240
Beverly Hills 90210
12 Rustic Canyon Ventures Tom Unterman
2425 Olympic Blvd., managing partner
Suite 6050 West (310) 998-8000
Santa Monica 90404
13 Allegis Capital (8) Jonathan Funk
100 Wilshire Blvd., managing director
Suite 1770 (310) 319-3880
Santa Monica 90401
14 Clearstone Venture Partners (10) Bill Elkus
1351 Fourth St., Fourth Floor managing director, founder
Santa Monica 90401 (310) 460-7900
15 Kline Hawkes & Co. (11) Frank R. Kline
11726 San Vicente Blvd., managing partner
Suite 300 (310) 442-4700
Los Angeles 90049
16 DynaFund Ventures (12) Denny R. S. Ko
21515 Hawthome Blvd., managing general partner
Suite 1200 (310) 543-5477
Torrance 90503
17 Pacific Venture Group (15) E. Kurtin/L. Crouch
16830 Ventura Blvd., managing directors
Suite 244 (818) 990-4141
Encino 91436
18 Riordan Lewis & Haden (16) J. Christopher Lewis
300 S. Grand Ave., general partner
29th Floor (213) 229-8500
Los Angeles 90071
19 Forrest Binkley & Brown (13) G. Forrest/J. Brown
19900 MacArthur Blvd., partners
Suite 570 (949) 222-1987
Irvine 92612
20 Smart Technology Ventures David Nazarian
1801 Century Park West, managing member
Fifth Floor (310) 203-3800
Los Angeles 90067
21 InnoCal Venture Capital (18) H.D. Lambert
600 Anton Blvd., managing director
Suite 1270 (714) 850-6784
Costa Mesa 92626
22 E*Capital Corp. Eric Wedbush
1000 Wilshire Blvd. executive vice president
Los Angeles 90017 (213) 688-8080
23 Coastview Capital LLC Binder/Souza/Sonnenschein
11111 Santa Monica Blvd., partners
Suite 1850 (310) 473-8440
Los Angeles 90025
24 GKM Ventures Jonathan Bloch
11150 Santa Monica Blvd., managing director
Suite 825 (310) 268-2623
Los Angeles 90025
25 California Technology A. Suh/G. Lazar
Ventures LLC (19) managing directors
1111 S. Arroyo Parkway, (626) 403-6632
Suite 220
Pasadena 91105
NA - Not available
WND - Would not disclose
(1) Managed out of offices in Los Angeles and Orange counties.
(2) In millions.
(3) Number of projects invested in as of January 2003.
(4) Do not allocate capital by office locations.
Note: The information on this list was supplied by representatives of
the companies themselves. Firms are ranked by total capital under
management in L.A. and Orange County offices and by capital invested in
L.A. and Orange counties, respectively.
To the best of our knowledge, this information is accurate as of press
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Suite 170, Los Angeles 90036. [C]2003 Los Angeles Business Journal. This
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Researched by Nicole Taylor
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