?	
?	'VentureWire'
	Tuesday, November 28, 2000	?
?	CONTENTS | COMPANIES | INVESTORS	?
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	top stories
	
	* ReplayTV Restructures, Cuts Staff; CEO McMasters Leaves
	* Wireless Firm NetCom Raises $75 Million Series A
	* Access Point Telecommunications Lays Off 35% of its Workers
	* Rational Software Acquires Catapulse For $405 Million
	
	
	
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	new money
	
	* C2C Fiber of Massachusetts Raises $20 Million Series A
	* Pacific Broadband Communications Launches With $10 Million
	* 401k Site Firm PlanAnalytics Gets $6.5 Million Round One
	* Banking Web Tool Developer Secures $5.6 Million First Round
	* Circuit Firm Plastic Logic Raises $2.5 Million First Round
	* IP Management Tech Developer 6Wind Raises Series A Funding
	* Semiconductor Firm Comsilica Raises Series A Funding
	* Video Conferencing Firm AC&E Raises $2.25 Million Series A
	* Voice Firm Verascape Raises $4.1 Million First Round
	* Wireless Software Firm MessageMachines Raises Series A
	* Currency Exchange Currenex Has $27.6 Million Second Round  
	* Real Estate Site MortgageRamp Gets $50 Million in Round Two
	* ASP VeriCenter Closes Series B Round at $11.5 Million
	* E-Catalog Firm Zygon Secures $8 Million in Second Round
	* Emageon Gets Round Two Funding from Kaiser Permanente, Tenet
	* Medical Site Hospit-hall.com Has $8.5 Million Second Round
	* Multimedia Firm Chalk.com Raises $5 Million Second Round
	* Optical Data Storage Firm Maxoptix Has $18 Million Round Two
	* Recommendation App Firm Dynaptics Has $5.3 Million B Round
	* Vector Gets $30 Million Round Two, Acquires Two Firms
	* B2B E-Commerce Firm MarketMile Raises $16 Million 
	* B2B Marketing Services Firm Magnifi Gets $25 Million
	* Financial Technologies Raises $52.75 Million in Series D
	* Medsite.com Secures $28 Million in Third Funding Round
	* Net Securities Firm Recourse Raises $20 Million Round Three
	* Network Services Firm MindSHIFT Secures $21 Million
	* Publicly Traded Streamedia Takes 20% Stake in Nomad Media 
	* Spanish Footwear Portal Moddo.com Raises $5.1 Million
	* Sutter Hill Announces New Investments, Management Additions
	* Wireless Provider NetSchools Has $30 Million Series E
	* Imaging Services Firm Printlife Gets $10 Million in Series C
	* Infomarkets.com Receives Investment from Winfield Capital   
	* VisualFrenzy Receives $250,000 from TriNorth Capital
	
	
	bad news
	
	* European Health and Beauty Retailer VitaGO Restructures
	
	
	new products
	
	* Kasna, Eastern European Trade Exchange, Launches
	* Cuantra Launches Latin American Ground Transportation Site 
	* E-Payment Firms Redpacket, Pocketpass Form Joint Venture
	* Web Research Firm BuzzBack Launches Product
	
	
	m&a
	
	* B2B Software Firm infoShark Acquires WebXi
	* Online Advertising Firm Aptimus to Acquire XMarksTheSpot
	* Automotive Site AutoMedia.com Acquires Public Relations Firm
	* Component Firm iSuppli Buys Display Firm Stanford Resources
	
	
	new directors
	
	* Cisco Exec Joins Board of Broadband Delivery Firm HarmonyCom
	* European Food Industry B2B Efoodmanager Adds to Board
	* 3D Content Firm Kaon Interactive Names Nortel VP to Board
	* Apps, Consulting Firm Pretzel Logic Names President & CEO
	* Cierra Photonics Adds Worldview Technology Partner to Board 
	* IP Firm Celox Networks Names Pilot House Principal to Board
	* Network Optimization Firm NetQos Adds Three to Board
	* Asset Managment Software Firm Exor Names Board Member
	
	
	new people
	
	* Auto Site Edmunds.com Announces New CEO, Chairman
	* Belle Systems Promotes President to CEO, Founder Now Chair
	* iD2 Tech Exec Named CEO of Wireless Platform Provider Room33
	* E-Business Services Firm Vicor Names News President and CEO
	
	
	vc fund news
	
	* WaldenVC Announces Final Close of $275 Million Fund
	* Spinnaker's First Fund to Aid U.S. Firms in Latin America
	
	
	vc personnel
	
	* Austin Ventures Names 3 General Partners, 3 Partners
	
	
	vw corrections
	
	* Walker Digital
	* Promptu
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	top stories
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	ReplayTV Restructures, Cuts Staff; CEO McMasters Leaves
	?	?	MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (VENTUREWIRE) -- ReplayTV, a personal television and ?digital recorder service, said it is restructuring the company to focus on ?licensing of its technologies and its chairman and CEO has resigned. The ?company said it will shift away from manufacturing and marketing digital ?video recorders and instead license its technology to set-top manufacturers ?and network operators. The compnay said the changes will result in the ?reduction of  "non-core staff." Kim LeMasters, chief executive officer and ?chairman of the company's board, has resigned from his posts and will be ?replaced by Anthony Wood, the founder of ReplayTV. Mr. Wood said that the ?shift in focus would not affect the existing ReplayTV service offerings. ?ReplayTV is backed by investors including Adelphia Communications, Comcast, ?EchoStar Communications, Excite@Home, Grey Advertising, the Interpublic Group ?of Companies, Mat! sushita Kotobuki Electronics, Motorola, News Corp., ?Omnicom Group, Rogers Communications, Scientific-Atlanta, Sega Enterprises, ?Sharp Electronics, Shaw Communications, Universal Music Group, and Vulcan ?Ventures.  ?	http://www.replaytv.com?	?	Wireless Firm NetCom Raises $75 Million Series A?	
	
	IRVINE, Calif. (VENTUREWIRE) -- NetCom Technologies, a wireless 
infrastructure services provider and wireless tower owner and operator, said 
it secured $75 million in its first round of outside financing from Willis 
Stein & Partners. The company said it will use the funds to continue building 
its US, Europe, Latin America, and Caribbean service operations and tower 
ownership portfolio. Avy H. Stein, managing partner, and Robert C. 
Froetscher, managing director at Willis Stein, will each take a seat on the 
board of directors.     
	http://www.netcomtechnologies.com
	
	Access Point Telecommunications Lays Off 35% of its Workers
	?	?	CARY, N.C. (VENTUREWIRE) -- Access Point Telecommunications, an integrated ?telecommunications company that provides voice and data services, said it ?laid off approximately 35% of its workers as part of a restructuring. The ?company said it didn't have the funding to continue building its own telecom ?network and will instead focus on its core business of being a switching ?reseller. The company was backed by Blue Water Capital, and said Blue Water ?funded the company with the most it could from its current fund. Access Point ?said it knew that it would have to get funding from outside Blue Water if it ?was to stay on its previous course. Blue Water Capital did not return calls ?for comment. Access Point had enlisted the services of investment banker Legg ?Mason to help it in fundraising, but said it has given up on fundraising for ?now and expects to be profitable by January with its restructuring. ?	http://www.apitelecom.com?	?	Rational Software Acquires Catapulse For $405 Million?	
	
	CUPERTINO, Calif. (VENTUREWIRE) -- Catapulse, which develops Web-delivered 
resources for software development, has been acquired by initial investor 
Rational Software, which provides software development services online. The 
acquisition is valued at $405 million. Rational Software holds a 35% equity 
stake in the company. Catapulse was founded by the original co-founders of 
Rational Software, Paul Levy and Mike Devlin, and received its initial 
funding from Rational Software and Benchmark Capital.
	http://www.catapulse.com
	
	new money
	?
	C2C Fiber of Massachusetts Raises $20 Million Series A
	?	?	BOSTON (VENTUREWIRE) -- C2C Fiber of Massachusetts, a division of C2C ?International that owns, operates, and constructs fiber optic networks near ?Boston, said it has raised $20 million in its Series A round from sole ?investor Charlesbank Capital Partners. The company said it will use the funds ?to expand Massachusetts-based networks. Tim Palmer, managing director of ?Charlesbank Capital Partners, and Michael Choe, a senior associate at ?Charlesbank, will take seats on C2C Fiber's board.   ?	http://www.c2cfiber.com?	?	Pacific Broadband Communications Launches With $10 Million?	
	
	SAN JOSE, Calif. (VENTUREWIRE) -- Pacific Broadband Communications, which 
intends to develop dense, noise immune systems for broadband service 
providers, announced its launch and a $10 million Series A funding. The 
capital was provided by Raza Foundries, which builds and operates broadband 
networking and communication companies. Pacific Broadband is headed by Alok 
Sharma, founder, president and CTO, who formerly served as a consultant at 
Redback Systems, and Atiq Raza, chairman of the company's board and president 
and CEO of Raza Foundries. The company also said it named Tony Werner, 
president and CEO of Aurora Networks, and Alex Best, executive vice president 
of engineering and CTO of Cox Communications, to its board of directors.
	http://www.pacificbroadband.com
	
	401k Site Firm PlanAnalytics Gets $6.5 Million Round One
	?	?	MENDOTA HEIGHTS, Minn. (VENTUREWIRE) -- PlanAnalytics, creator of 401k ?information site search401k.com, said it completed its first round of ?financing with $6.5 million, led by Euclid SR Partners. $4.5 million of the ?funding has already been invested, with the remaining $2 million to be ?invested by the end of the year. Search401k.com rates retirement products and ?offers a database of information about 401k plans for financial advisors. ?PlanAnalytics will use the financing to increase marketing efforts, ?accelerate development of new services, and expand customer service.   ?	http://www.search401k.com ?	?	Banking Web Tool Developer Secures $5.6 Million First Round?	
	
	SAN FRANCISCO (VENTUREWIRE) -- FinaPlex, which develops Internet-based tools 
for private banking, said it raised $5.6 million in its first round of 
funding. Softbank Venture Capital led the round, which also included First 
Republic Bank. Scott Russell, general partner with Softbank Venture Capital, 
will sit on the company's board of directors. FinaPlex, which was founded by 
Wells Fargo executives, said it will use the funding to develop and launch 
its product platform. The company says it will launch its services in early 
2001. 
	http://www.finaplex.com
	
	Circuit Firm Plastic Logic Raises $2.5 Million First Round
	?	?	CAMBRIDGE, England (VENTUREWIRE) -- Amadeus Capital Partners said it has ?invested GBP 1.75 million ($2.5 million) in the first funding round of ?Plastic Logic, a company developing plastic circuits for mass applications ?such as moble phone screens. The round also included CRIL (Cambridge Research ?and Innovation Limited) and Dow Ventures. The company said it will use the ?funding for technology development. Herman Hauser, a founding partner at ?Amadeus, has been named chairman of the board. Telephone 44-0-122-370-7002.   ?	?	IP Management Tech Developer 6Wind Raises Series A Funding?	
	
	PARIS (VENTUREWIRE) -- 6Wind, which provides IP management technologies, said 
it raised an undisclosed amount of Series A funding from TechFund Capital and 
CDC Innovation Partners. As a result of the investment both CDC Innovation 
and TechFund Capital will take a seat on the 6Wind board of directors. 
Jean-Michel Barbier, formerly chief executive officer of Thomson-CSF 
Ventures, will represent TechFund Capital on the board. The company said it 
will use the funding to market its initial products.
	http://www.6wind.com
	
	Semiconductor Firm Comsilica Raises Series A Funding
	?	?	SANTA CLARA, Calif. (VENTUREWIRE) -- Publicly traded companies Kawasaki ?Steel, a steel manufacturer, and SONICblue, a digital media company, said ?they jointly invested an undisclosed amount in semiconductor company ?ComSilica's Series A round of funding, which is now closed. ComSilica is a ?semiconductor company focused on developing broadband wireless technology ?based on the IEEE 802.11a standard. The company said the investment will be ?used for engineering and to build strategic relationships. ComSilica is a ?spin-off company from Berkeley Concept Research (BCRC), a Kawasaki-funded ?technology incubator company. ?	http://www.comsilica.com?	?	Video Conferencing Firm AC&E Raises $2.25 Million Series A?	
	
	FAIRFAX, Va. (VENTUREWIRE) -- AC&E, which develops tools for video 
communications, said it has raised $2.25 million in a Series A round from 
sole investor NextGen Capital. Board changes have not been announced yet. The 
company said it will use the funds to expand marketing. AC&E, which was 
founded in 1991, also named Neal Starkey, CTO of IBM's Lotus/Databeam 
division to the board of directors.
	http://www.aceltd.com
	
	Voice Firm Verascape Raises $4.1 Million First Round
	?	?	OAKBROOK TERRACE, Ill. (VENTUREWIRE) -- Verascape, a voice systems and ?applications firm, said it has raised $4.1 million in its first round of ?financing. Holden Capital led the round, which also included undisclosed ?individuals. The company also announced the formation of its board, which ?will include Michael Block, managing partner at Holden Capital; Scot Thomas, ?CEO of Experian Marketing Solutions; Jim Whiteley, CEO of Vail Systems; John ?Griebling, vice president of Aerie Networks; Jeff Bennis, president and COO ?of R&A Management; and Mil Ovan, president of Verascape. The company said it ?will use the funds to launch its products.  ?	http://www.verascape.com?	?	Wireless Software Firm MessageMachines Raises Series A?	
	
	BOSTON (VENTUREWIRE) -- MessageMachines, which provides wireless software 
applications and services, said it has secured an undisclosed amount of 
funding in its Series A round. YankeeTek Ventures and TH Lee.Putnam (THLi) 
co-led the round, which included Nicholas Negroponte, a professor at 
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and several other individual 
investors. MessageMachines, which has raised over $5 million to date, said it 
will use the funds to complete the development and launch of its platform for 
integrating and managing real-time messages via wireless devices. Tim 
Kraskey, managing partner of YankeeTek, will take a seat on MessageMachines' 
board and Todd Miller, an associate partner at THLi, will be granted a board 
observer seat.  
	http://www.messagemachines.com
	
	Currency Exchange Currenex Has $27.6 Million Second Round  
	?	?	LONDON (VENTUREWIRE) -- Currenex, which provides a global currency exchange, ?raised $27.6 million in its second round of funding led by Royal Dutch/Shell ?Group of companies. Additional investors in the round included Amerindo ?Investment Advisors, Barclays Capital, TH Lee.Putnam Internet Partners, and ?WR Hambrecht and Co. The company said the investment from Shell, the first ?from a client, will be used to continue the operations of the independent ?exchange. Shell will take a seat on the company's advisory board. Currenex ?raised its initial funding from TH Lee.Putnam Internet Partners and Hambrecht ?and Co.?	http://www.currenex.com?	?	Real Estate Site MortgageRamp Gets $50 Million in Round Two?	
	
	CHARLOTTE, N.C. (VENTUREWIRE) -- MortgageRamp, an online commercial 
real-estate Web site, said it raised $50 million in its second round of 
funding. America Mortgage Capital, Deutsche Bank, Allied Capital, Bank 
United, Compaq Computer, Fannie Mae, Moody's Investors Services, Standard and 
Poors, and VerticalNet participated in the round. The company said it will 
use the funds for technology and product development.
	http://www.mortgageramp.com
	
	ASP VeriCenter Closes Series B Round at $11.5 Million
	?	?	HOUSTON (VENTUREWIRE) -- Application service provider VeriCenter said it ?secured $11.5 million in its Series B round of funding. Investors in the ?round included BMC Software, Broadband Venture Partners, and Intel Capital, ?which will add an observer to the company's board of directors. The company ?said it would use the funding to expand its operations, especially sales and ?marketing. VeriCenter is also backed by Santa Cruz Operations and individuals.?	http://www.vericenter.com?	?	E-Catalog Firm Zygon Secures $8 Million in Second Round?	
	
	LONDON (VENTUREWIRE) -- Zygon, a provider of software that enables businesses 
to manage and distribute product information, said it raised $8 million in 
its second round of funding. Previous investors 3i and Intel Capital 
participated, along with Bamboo Investments and Taylor Young Investment 
Management. The company will use the funds for opening its new San Francisco 
office.
	http://www.zygon.com
	
	Emageon Gets Round Two Funding from Kaiser Permanente, Tenet
	?	?	CHICAGO (VENTUREWIRE) -- Emageon, which provides diagnostic imaging services ?for health care providers, said that Tenet Healthcare, a publicly traded ?company which operates hospitals through its subsidiaries, and Kaiser ?Permanente, a health care company, have made undisclosed private equity ?investments in Emageon as an add on to its second round of funding. Tenet ?Healthcare and Kaiser Permanente will select one senior health care executive ?to serve on Emageon's board of directors. Emageon enables the online ?archiving of diagnostic images, making them available over the Internet or ?private networks. The company raised $10 million in July as part of its ?second round from Southeastern Technology Fund, Harbinger/Aurora Venture ?Fund, Jemison Investment, Richgood, Greystone Capital Partners, and Paradigm ?Venture Partners. ?	http://www.emageon.com?	?	Medical Site Hospit-hall.com Has $8.5 Million Second Round?	
	
	PARIS (VENTUREWIRE) -- Hospit-hall.com, an online provider of hospital 
supplies, said it raised EUR 10 million ($8.5 million) in its second round of 
funding. The round was led by NIB Capital Private Equity with a EUR 4 million 
investment. Additional investors included Life Science Partners with EUR 2 
million, Sofinnova Partners with EUR 2 million, and Societe Generale Asset 
Management and CITA each investing EUR 1 million. The company said it will 
use the financing to speed expansion into Germany, France, and Spain; open 
subsidiaries in Italy and the UK; and for the development of new products and 
services. NIB Capital will take a seat on the company's board of directors as 
a result of the round.
	http://www.hospit-hall.com
	
	Multimedia Firm Chalk.com Raises $5 Million Second Round
	?	?	TORONTO (VENTUREWIRE) -- Chalk.com Network, which develops multimedia content ?related to technology and commerce-enabled media tools, has raised a $5 ?million second round that included a $200,000 investment from Canadian ?investment firm Tullaree Capital, according to Tullaree. The round also ?included undisclosed institutional and individual investors. The company will ?use the funds for marketing, working capital, and content development.   ?	http://www.chalk.com?	?	Optical Data Storage Firm Maxoptix Has $18 Million Round Two?	
	
	FREMONT, Calif. (VENTUREWIRE) -- Maxoptix, which develops optical data 
storage technology, said it raised its second round of funding for $18 
million. Investors in the round included Smart Technology Ventures III, which 
invested $4 million; Hunt Ventures, which invested approximately $1 million; 
and Lafe Holdings, which provided $2 million. Individual investors that 
funded the round include H.T. Ardinger Jr., who invested $7 million and Vahit 
Yazici, who invested $2.6 million. The company said this round brings its 
total raised to $30 million. The company will use the funding for further 
product development and said it expects to begin shipping products in the 
third quarter of 2001. 
	http://www.maxoptix.com
	
	Recommendation App Firm Dynaptics Has $5.3 Million B Round
	?	?	SAN JOSE, Calif. (VENTUREWIRE) -- Dynaptics, a developer of adaptive ?recommendation software for merchant, electronic marketplace, and business ?content sites, said it has raised $5.3 million in its Series B round of ?funding. AsiaTech Internet Group, Band of Angels, and Cornerstone Properties ?participated in the funding. Peter Chu, managing director of AsiaTech ?Internet Group, will join Dynaptics' board of directors. The company's ?software technology monitors visitor site traffic and Web efficiencies. ?Panasonic Ventures has also invested in Dynaptics.     ?	http://www.dynaptics.com?	?	Vector Gets $30 Million Round Two, Acquires Two Firms?	
	
	HOUSTON (VENTUREWIRE) -- Vector esp, Inc., which provides managed technology 
services to the mid-size enterprise market, said it has secured $30 million 
in its second round of funding. New investor Norwest Equity Partners, and 
previous investors Nassau Capital, and Centennial participated in the round. 
Vector, which has raised $42 million in financing to date, said it will use 
the funds to support its growth and future acquisitions. The company also 
announced it has acquired Moose Logic, a provider of local and wide area 
network design, installation, and support services, and InfoLAN, which 
focuses on local area networks at the enterprise level. The financial terms 
of the acquisitions were not disclosed.  
	http://www.vector.net
	
	B2B E-Commerce Firm MarketMile Raises $16 Million 
	?	?	MOUNTAIN VIEW, CALIF.  (VENTUREWIRE) -- MarketMile, a business-to-business ?e-commerce company, said it raised $16 million in additional funding from ?eVolution Global Partners. The company is also backed by American Express and ?Ventro and has raised $46 million to date. David Sanderson, managing ?director, U.S. of eVolution Global Partners, will join the MarketMile board ?of directors. MarketMile said it will use the money for corporate ?development. MarketMile serves companies seeking Internet procurement ?services for corporate needs, including office supplies, computers, and ?temporary labor.    ?	http://www.marketmile.com?	?	B2B Marketing Services Firm Magnifi Gets $25 Million?	
	
	LOS GATOS, Calif. (VENTUREWIRE) -- Magnifi, which provides 
business-to-business marketing extranet services, said it received $25 
million in a strategic round of funding. Investors in this round include EMC, 
PSINet, and Madge.web, all of which will provide the company with global 
infrastructure, networking, storage, and support. Previous investors Rustic 
Canyon Group, Crystal Internet Venture Fund, IDG Ventures, Draper Fisher 
Jurvetson, Gideon Hixon, Batterson Venture Partners, and Triad Media Ventures 
also participated in the funding. The company will use the funds to expand 
its client support. 
	http://www.magnifi.com
	
	Financial Technologies Raises $52.75 Million in Series D
	?	?	New York (VENTUREWIRE) -- Financial Technologies International, which ?develops software to consolidate, aggregate, and report financial data for ?the financial services industry, said it raised $52.75 million in its Series ?D round of financing. The Chatterjee Group led the oversubscribed round which ?also included investments from majority shareholder Artal, Credit Suisse ?First Boston, Deloitte Consulting, and Deutsche Bank. The company said it ?will use the funding to expand internationally, continue developing new ?technologies for its trade-date-plus-one-day settlement application, and ?enter into the application and business service provision markets. Financial ?Technologies International received initial investments from Hambrecht and ?Quist, Intuit, Artal and other institutional investors.?	http://www.ftisoft.com?	?	Medsite.com Secures $28 Million in Third Funding Round?	
	
	NEW YORK (VENTUREWIRE) -- Medsite.com,which provides online medical-focused 
information, communications, and e-commerce products to the healthcare 
industry, said it has raised $28 million in its third round of funding led by 
Chase Capital Partners. The round also included Morgan Stanley Dean Witter 
Venture Partners; Argentum Capital Partners; Bain Capital Brookside Fund; 
Weiss, Peck & Greer; Reuters Holdings Switzerland; Investcare Partners 
Limited Partnership; and Walnut Investment Partners. Medisite, which has 
raised over $80 million in financing, said it will use the funds to build 
brands among physicians, students and medical residents. Funding will also go 
towards building relationships with pharmaceutical industry and organizations 
that want to reach physicians.    
	http://www.medsite.com
	
	Net Securities Firm Recourse Raises $20 Million Round Three
	?	?	PALO ALTO, Calif. (VENTUREWIRE) -- Recourse Technologies, an Internet and ?network security company, said it has raised $20 million in its third round ?of funding led by Canaan Partners. Other investors include Intel Capital, as ?well as previous investors Doll Capital Management and Menlo Ventures. The ?company said it will use the funds to expand its product development ?services, and for sales and marketing.  Deepak Kamra, a general partner at ?Canaan Partners, will take a seat on Recourse's board of directors.   ?	http://www.recourse.com?	?	Network Services Firm MindSHIFT Secures $21 Million?	
	
	RESTON, Va. (VENTUREWIRE) -- MindSHIFT, which provides small and medium-size 
businesses with network installation, operation, and maintenance services, 
said it has secured $21 million in funding from JP Morgan Capital, Columbia 
Capital, Bessemer Venture Partners, and Hewlett-Packard. The company said it 
will use the funding to support sales and marketing, business development, 
and ongoing operations.   
	http://www.mindshift.com
	
	Publicly Traded Streamedia Takes 20% Stake in Nomad Media 
	?	?	NEW YORK (VENTUREWIRE) -- Streamedia Communications, a publicly-traded ?streaming media services company and Internet broadcaster of rich media ?content, said it signed a letter of intent to acquire a 20% ownership ?interest in Nomad Media, a European streaming media firm. The companies also ?said Nomad agreed to issue a warrant to Streamedia to purchase the remainder ?of Nomad for a combination of stock and cash by June 30, 2001. Nomad Media is ?funded by ESCO Capital Management.?	http://www.nomad.ch?	http://www.streamedia.net?	?	Spanish Footwear Portal Moddo.com Raises $5.1 Million?	
	
	MADRID, Spain (VENTUREWIRE) -- Moddo.com, which provides a online portal for 
the footwear, accessory, and component industry, said it raised $5.1 million 
in its latest round of funding. The round included investments from BBVA, 3i, 
Venturepark, and individual investors Adolfo Ibarra, vice president of 
marketing for SAP, and Jose Monserrate, president of Movierecord Cine and 
Grupo Diversus. The company said it will use the funding to continue its 
international expansion in Europe, Latin America, and Asia. As a result of 
the investment BBVA, 3i, Venturepark, and Adolfo Ibarra, will take seats on 
the company's board of directors. 
	http://www.moddo.com
	
	Sutter Hill Announces New Investments, Management Additions
	?	?	PALO ALTO, Calif. (VENTUREWIRE) -- Sutter Hill Ventures announced its new ?third quarter investments and also said it added two new members to its ?management team. The firm said it made a new investments in Collabrys, a ?provider of Internet marketing personalization services, and biotech firm ?Vascular Innovations. The firm also said it made follow-on investments in ?Adexa, which provides collaborative planning services to Internet businesses; ?technology buyout firm Golden Gate Capital; JP Kids, a media company that ?develops educational content; Vivace Networks, a broadband service provider ?of label switching for optical networks; and biotech firms Amira Medical and ?Visionary BioMedical. Sutter Hill did not disclose the amounts of any of the ?investments. Sutter Hill also said it named technology attorney Jim Gaither ?and former Macromedia general manager Jim White as managing directors. ?	http://www.shv.com?	?	Wireless Provider NetSchools Has $30 Million Series E?	
	
	ATLANTA (VENTUREWIRE) -- NetSchools, which provides schools with wireless 
networking technologies, said it secured $30 million in its Series E 
financing. New investor ING Furman Selz Investments led the round that 
included new investor Wachovia Capital Associates and previous investors 
Chase H&Q, GE Asset Management, The Sturm Group, and Vulcan Ventures. The 
company said it will add two board members as a result of the round. 
NetSchools said ING will take one seat but would not disclose which investor 
would take the second seat. The company will use the funding for sales and 
marketing. NetSchools is also backed by APV Technology Partners, 
Noro-Moseley, and Ullico.
	http://www.netschools.net
	
	Imaging Services Firm Printlife Gets $10 Million in Series C
	?	?	STONEHAM, Mass. (VENTUREWIRE) -- Printlife, a provider of services that allow ?consumers to display and share digital images in a bound, hardcover photo ?book, said it raised $10 million in funding as part of its Series C round led ?by new investors Scitex, Mitsubishi, and previous investor JAFCO Ventures. ?Previous investors Israel Seed Partners, DOR Ventures, and Apax Partners ?increased their initial investments in the company. The company said it will ?use the funding to support marketing and business development, maintain its ?manufacturing facilities in Japan and the U.S, further develop its patented ?software technology, and expand its partner strategy. The company has raised ?approximately $20 million to date.  ?	http://www.printlife.com?	?	Infomarkets.com Receives Investment from Winfield Capital   ?	
	
	WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (VENTUREWIRE) -- Winfield Capital, a publicly traded small 
business investment company, said it closed an investment in Information 
Markets, creator of Infomarkets.com. The terms of the investment were not 
disclosed. Infomarkets.com enables Web-based companies to add 
question-and-answer marketplaces to their web sites. Each marketplace lets 
buyers of information find sellers and allows people with questions to 
connect with experts. Infomarkets.com is also backed by NextPoint Partners, 
Bulldog Capital Management, America Online, and individual investors.  
	http://www.infomarkets.com
	
	VisualFrenzy Receives $250,000 from TriNorth Capital
	?	?	TORONTO (VENTUREWIRE) -- VisualFrenzy, which produces online streaming videos ?of travel destinations for the travel industry, said TriNorth Capital, which ?is traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange, has invested $250,000 in the company ?for a 5% equity stake. Board changes and other investors have not been ?disclosed. VisualFrenzy said it will use the funds for company growth.   ?	http://www.visualfrenzy.com?	?	bad news?	??	European Health and Beauty Retailer VitaGO Restructures?	
	
	MUNICH, Germany (VENTUREWIRE) -- VitaGO, which provides health care and 
beauty products online, said it was restructuring its operations and will 
discontinue its operations in Italy over the next several weeks in an effort 
to become profitable. VitaGo has given its U.K. entity a brief time frame to 
negotiate with potential buyers before it too is shut down. The company also 
announced plans to operate its French site with partners as an independent 
company. "It was not an easy decision to make, but we are convinced that to 
focus VitaGO's business on Germany is the only way to go," said Jerry 
Benjamin, a partner Advent Ventures, which led the company's second round. 
VitaGO raised EUR 43.3 million ($37 million) in April from Advent Partners, 
Continuation Investment Partners, Casino Group, and Earlybird Venture Capital.
	http://www.vitago.com
	
	new products
	?
	Kasna, Eastern European Trade Exchange, Launches
	?	?	LONDON (VENTUREWIRE) -- Kasna, provider of an international exchange portal ?for Central and Eastern Europe, announced itself. The company intends to ?facilitate transactions within the region by offering translation and ?language services, regional business data, and trading platforms. The company ?raised its Series A funding from 3Legs Capital. Philip Jeffcock of 3Legs ?Capital will take a seat on the company's board of directors. ?	http://www.kasna.com?	?	Cuantra Launches Latin American Ground Transportation Site ?	
	
	HOUSTON (VENTUREWIRE) -- Cuantra, creator of transporteymas.com, a 
business-to-business site for the ground transportation industry in Latin 
America, said the site has launched. Ground transportation companies in 
Mexico will be able to use the site to purchase truck and bus parts from 
suppliers. The company plans to expand into other Latin American countries by 
the second quarter of next year. The company is backed by undisclosed 
individual investors and is currently seeking venture funding. 
	http://www.transporteymas.com
	
	E-Payment Firms Redpacket, Pocketpass Form Joint Venture
	?	?	SAN JOSE, Calif. (VENTUREWIRE) -- Redpacket.com and Pocketpass.com have ?agreed to form a new company that will develop wireless payment services, ?enabling consumer-to-consumer payments, merchant billing services, ?peer-to-peer payments, phone-card-based payment products, and gifting ?services. Both Redpacket and Pocketpass will continue independent operations ?but will fold each company's current wireless operations into the new firm. ?The joint venture, which has not yet been named, is currently funded by ?Redpacket and Pocketpass and is seeking venture funding. Redpacket currently ?provides loyalty redemptions, incentives services, and currency gift ?certificates redeemable through its international network of merchants. ?Pocketpass.com offers an Internet pre-paid payment system enabling cash, ?checks, credit cards and pre-paid telephone time, and promotional awards to ?be converted into Internet financi! al transactions. Pocketpass is backed by ?Sterling Management and individual investors Inder Singh, chairman and CEO of ?Lynux Works; Yaqub Mirza, president and CEO of both Sterling Management Group ?and Marjac Investments; and Alan Meckler, chairman of Internet.com.   ?	http://www.pocketpass.com?	http://www.redpacket.com?	?	Web Research Firm BuzzBack Launches Product?	
	
	NEW YORK (VENTUREWIRE) -- BuzzBack, a Web-based qualitative research 
application firm, said it has launched its product. The application enables 
consumers to respond online to clients' products and services. The company 
said Stonyfield Yogurt and Unilever have been using a beta version for 
several months. BuzzBack added it has received $500,000 in funding from its 
founders and outside individuals and said that it intends to seek venture 
funding in the next few months.   
	http://www.buzzback.com
	
	m&a
	?
	B2B Software Firm infoShark Acquires WebXi
	?	?	CHANTILLY, Va.  (VENTUREWIRE) -- infoShark, a provider of software products ?that enable enterprises to build business-to-business data integration ?infrastructure, said it acquired XML standards-based data exchange provider ?WebXi. The terms of the deal were not disclosed. WebXi co-founders Bill ?Sullivan and Jim McCarthy will join infoShark's existing management and ?technical staff. WebXi's technology will be included in the XMLShark 3.0 ?product, an engine for translation and transportation of data over the ?Internet. InfoShark is backed by JMI Equity Fund, Lazard Technology Partners ?and 21st Century Ventures. WebXi is backed by individual investors.    ?	http://www.infoshark.com?	http://www.webxi.com?	?	Online Advertising Firm Aptimus to Acquire XMarksTheSpot?	
	
	SEATTLE (VENTUREWIRE) -- Aptimus, a publicly traded network of Internet 
advertising firms, said it intends to acquire XMarksTheSpot, which provides 
customer acquisition infrastructure for direct marketers. The company said 
that details of the transaction will be released when the acquisition is 
completed. XMarksTheSpot will remain in San Francisco and is backed by ABS 
Ventures, Thorner Ventures, Dave Peterschmidt, CEO of Inktomi, and Suhas 
Patil, founder of Cirrus Logic.     
	http://www.aptimus.com
	http://www.xmarksthespot.com
	
	Automotive Site AutoMedia.com Acquires Public Relations Firm
	?	?	PASADENA, Calif.  (VENTUREWIRE) -- AutoMedia.com, an automotive content site, ?said it acquired Automedia 2000, a public relations firm that had no prior ?affiliation with the site. The terms of the deal were not disclosed. Jim ?McGowan, chief executive officer of Automedia 2000, will become editorial ?director of autoMedia.com. Automedia2000 will continue to operate in ?Moorpark, Calif. The merger will enable autoMedia.com to offer media ?relations, advertising, custom publishing, product releases, and editorial ?services to its automotive Internet content clients. AutoMedia.com is backed ?by Netcubator. ?	http://www.automedia.com?	?	Component Firm iSuppli Buys Display Firm Stanford Resources?	
	
	EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (VENTUREWIRE) -- iSuppli, an electronic component supply 
management firm, said it has acquired Stanford Resources, a San Jose-based 
market research firm that focuses on the electronic display market. The 
details of the acquisition were not released. Stanford Resources will remain 
in San Jose and will operate as a wholly owned subsidiary. iSuppli raised $30 
million in a second round of financing led by Tyco Ventures earlier in this 
month.    
	http://www.isuppli.com
	
	new directors
	?
	Cisco Exec Joins Board of Broadband Delivery Firm HarmonyCom
	?	?	ANN ARBOR, Mich. (VENTUREWIRE) -- HarmonyCom, which develops broadband ?delivery software, said it added David Sibbald of Cisco Systems to its board ?of directors. Mr. Sibbald is currently senior director and general manager of ?Cisco Systems Communications software group. Cisco is an investor in the ?company. Prior to joining Cisco, Mr. Sibbald founded and served as CEO at ?Atlantech Technologies, a network management software company. HarmonyCom is ?backed by Draper Fisher Jurvetson-ePlanet, Genesis Partners, Cisco Systems, ?ComSor Investment Fund, Iscal Holdings, Pino Venture Partners, and Yozma ?Venture Capital.?	http://www.harmonycom.com?	?	European Food Industry B2B Efoodmanager Adds to Board?	
	
	NEW YORK (VENTUREWIRE) -- Efoodmanager, a European business to business 
marketplace and technology provider for the food industry, said it appointed 
Alexander Bruhl, Alexander Linter, and Willi Schalk to its supervisory board, 
equivalent to the U.S. board of directors. Mr. Bruhl is a principal at Atlas 
Venture, and will be chairman of the board. Mr. Lintner is managing director 
of Boston Consulting Group where he heads the consumer goods and retail 
division. Mr. Schalk is formerly chairman of McCann-Erickson, an advertising 
agency. Efoodmanager is backed by Technologie-Beteiligungs-Gesellschaft 
(tbg), a subsidiary of Deutsche Ausgleichsbank, and Atlas Venture. 
	http://www.efoodmanager.com
	
	3D Content Firm Kaon Interactive Names Nortel VP to Board
	?	?	CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (VENTUREWIRE) -- Kaon Interactive, a 3-D content provider ?for the Web, said it named Jack Sweeney, vice president at Nortel Networks ?and former president and CEO of EPiCON, to its board of directors. He takes ?the seventh seat on Kaon's board. Kaon's investors include Masthead Venture ?Partners and individuals.  ?	http://www.kaon.com?	?	Apps, Consulting Firm Pretzel Logic Names President & CEO?	
	
	CUPERTINO, Calif. (VENTUREWIRE) -- Pretzel Logic Software, an Internet 
business applications and consulting firm, said it has appointed Michael 
Fazio, a former executive at Arthur Andersen and Deutsche Bank, as president 
and CEO. He replaces Srikanth Sundararajan, co-founder of Pretzel Logic, who 
will become CTO and co-chairman of the company's board. Pretzel Logic raised 
$5 million in its first round of financing from Charles River Ventures in 
February of this year.   
	http://www.pretzel.com
	
	Cierra Photonics Adds Worldview Technology Partner to Board 
	?	?	SANTA ROSA, Calif. (VENTUREWIRE) -- Cierra Photonics, which develops wafer ?scale technology for fiber optic components, said it has appointed John ?Boyle, general partner at Worldview Technology Partners, as the board's sixth ?member. Mr. Boyle is on the board of several technology companies including ?Pluris, Solinet Systems, and TollBridge Technologies. He was also an ?executive at 3Com and an engineer and manager at VeriFone, Hewlett Packard, ?and General Motors. Cierra Photonics raised $40 million in its Series B round ?of financing this October with Worldview Technology Partners as the lead ?investor. Mayfield Fund, Soros Fund Managment, Chase Capital Partners, and ?RWI Group have also invested in the company. ?	http://www.cierraphotonics.com?	?	IP Firm Celox Networks Names Pilot House Principal to Board?	
	
	HUDSON, Mass. (VENTUREWIRE) -- Celox Networks, which develops technology that 
aims to enable service providers to separate Internet traffic into streams of 
differing priority and to improve data flow tracking, said it added David 
Fellows to its board of directors. Mr. Fellows is a principal at Pilot House 
Ventures and was formerly chief technology officer at US West Media Group. 
Celox is funded by Pilot House Associates, ABS Ventures, Goldman Sachs, 
Rosewood, Storm Ventures, Texas Pacific Group, Apex Investment Partners, and 
Bay Partners. 
	http://www.celoxnetworks.com
	
	Network Optimization Firm NetQos Adds Three to Board
	?	?	AUSTIN, Texas (VENTUREWIRE) -- NetQos, which provides network optimization ?services to corporations, said it added Jim A. Smith, Edward J. Sullivan, and ?Michael Turner to its board of directors. Mr. Smith was most recently vice ?president and CFO at Alamo Group, which designs and manufactures agricultural ?and right-of-way maintenance equipment, and also previously served as chief ?financial officer at Tracor, a defense electronics, systems engineering, and ?IT programs firm. Mr. Sullivan founded and served as president of ExSkull, an ?engineering company specializing in the design and implementation of ?ultraviolet laser systems. Mr. Turner currently serves as vice president of ?marketing for ClearCommerce, a provider of Internet software for payment ?processing and fraud prevention. NetQos is backed by Liberty Partners.?	http://www.netqos.com?	?	Asset Managment Software Firm Exor Names Board Member?	
	
	BRISTOL, England (VENTUREWIRE) -- Exor, which provides asset management 
software for the transportation industry, said it named John Ward as chairman 
of the company's board of directors. Mr. Ward is chairman of Transition 
International, a New York consulting firm which specializes in helping U.K. 
based companies enter the U.S. market. Exor raised $4.9 million from 3i in 
its first round of funding. 
	http://www.exor.co.uk
	
	new people
	?
	Auto Site Edmunds.com Announces New CEO, Chairman
	?	?	SANTA MONICA, Calif. (VENTUREWIRE) -- Edmunds.com, which runs an automotive ?information site, said founder Peter Steinlauf has been appointed CEO and its ?first chairman of the board. He replaces former CEO Bob Thomas, former ?director of Nissan North America, who will remain with the company as COO. ?The company also said that Jeremy Anwyl, former COO and an auto industry ?consultant, will now be president of the firm. Edwards.com raised $36 million ?in a Series B round led by Cox Enterprises in August of this year; CNET added ?$34 million to the round in October.   ?	http://www.edmunds.com?	?	Belle Systems Promotes President to CEO, Founder Now Chair?	
	
	ROSKILDE, Denmark (VENTUREWIRE) -- Belle Systems, a provider of service 
management, billing, and customer care services for telecoms and 
next-generation service providers, said it promoted Erik Froberg from 
president and COO to CEO. Company founder Hasse Rasmussen will now serve as 
chairman of the board and chief technology officer. The company is backed 
Cisco Systems, Index Ventures, Vertex Management, and General Atlantic 
Partners.  
	http://www.bellesystems.com
	
	iD2 Tech Exec Named CEO of Wireless Platform Provider Room33
	?	?	NEW YORK (VENTUREWIRE) -- Room33, a Stockholm-based firm that provides ?wireless platforms and applications for businesses and individuals, said it ?named a new chief executive officer. Current iD2 Technologies executive vice ?president Huw Hampson-Jones will become its new CEO as of January 1 2001. Mr. ?Hampson-Jones has served in management positions with Siemens and McDonnell ?Douglas Information Systems in Europe. Mr. Hampson-Jones will take the place ?of company founder and current CEO Zaheed Haque, who will now serve as the ?company's board chairman and chief strategist. Room33 is backed by TecCapital ?and Euroseek.?	http://www.room33.com?	?	E-Business Services Firm Vicor Names News President and CEO?	
	
	REDWOOD SHORES, Calif (VENTUREWIRE) -- Vicor, a provider of advanced accounts 
receivable services, Internet commerce services for small and medium 
enterprises, and business-to-business infrastructure, said it named Larry 
McNabb as its new president and chief executive officer. Mr. McNabb, who is 
currently president of the company's financial services division, replaces 
Victor K. Nichols, who is leaving to take a position in banking. Vicor is 
backed by individual investors.  
	http://www.vicor.com
	
	vc fund news
	?
	WaldenVC Announces Final Close of $275 Million Fund
	?	?	SAN FRANCISCO (VENTUREWIRE) -- WaldenVC, a venture capital firm that invests ?in media technology startups, announced the final closing of its second fund ?with a total of $275 million. WaldenVC II had a first closing in June. The ?firm expects to invest the fund in early-stage infrastructure, services, and ?content companies that focus on emerging platforms, such as broadband and ?enhanced TV. The company said it will also look at startups in the education, ?entertainment, Internet commerce infrastructure, and advertising sectors. ?	http://www.waldenvc.com?	?	Spinnaker's First Fund to Aid U.S. Firms in Latin America?	
	
	SAN FRANCISCO (VENTUREWIRE) -- Spinnaker Ventures has announced the launch of 
its first fund, a $53 million fund which will help late stage U.S. technology 
companies expand into Latin America. Investors in the fund include many Latin 
American corporations and individuals. To date, Spinnaker Ventures has 
invested in five U.S. companies, Arraycomm, Stellcom, NowDocs, iEngineer, and 
Massive Media Group. Spinnaker also has an office in Sao Paolo, Brazil.   
	http://www.spinnakerventures.com
	
	vc personnel
	?
	Austin Ventures Names 3 General Partners, 3 Partners
	?	?	AUSTIN, Texas. (VENTUREWIRE) -- Austin Ventures said it has promoted three of ?its partners, Ross Cockrell, Chris Pacitti, and Stephen Straus, to the ?position of general partner, and also named John Dirvin, Venu Shamapant, and ?Basil Horangic as partners. Mr. Cockrell joined Austin Ventures five years ?ago from Lomas Financial, and Mr. Pacitti, formerly with TL Ventures, joined ?the firm last year and focuses on software and services. Mr. Straus, who ?joined Austin Ventures in 1986, leads the firm's semiconductor practice. ?Before joining Austin Ventures three years ago, Mr. Dirvin worked at Texas ?Instruments. Mr. Shamapant was with Telecom Technologies and joined Austin ?Ventures last year. New to the firm is Mr. Horangic, who is a former ?principal Oak Venture Partners.    ?	http://www.austinventures.com?	?	vw corrections?	??	Walker Digital?	
	
	NEW YORK (VENTUREWIRE) -- Yesterday's VentureWire reported that Walker 
Digital laid off 100 employees and shut down. This story was based on 
information from by a member of Walker Digital media relations staff who had 
been laid off. Kevin Goldman, spokesman for Jay Walker, founder of Walker 
Digital, said on Monday that this information was not correct and described 
the media relations contact as a "disgruntled former employee." According to 
Mr. Goldman, Walker Digital has cut about 100 of its headquarters staff but 
remains in business with about 25 employees. VentureWire also reported that 
Walker Digital has stopped funding four startups, including Retail DNA. Mr. 
Goldman said Walker Digital has not stopped funding Retail DNA and is 
focusing on commercializing and licensing other technologies under 
development.
	
	Promptu
	?	?	NEW YORK (VENTUREWIRE) -- An item in the November 21 edition of Venture Wire ?about Promptu's appointment of a chief executive officer incorrectly listed ?company's Web address. The correct URL is http://www.promptu.com. The item ?also stated incorrectly that Promptu raised $3.3 million from Swander Pace ?Capital in its Series B round, which closed in August of this year. The ?company raised $25.4 million in that round, with $3.3 million of the total ?coming from Swander Pace. ?	?	SoftWatch?	
	
	NEW YORK (VENTUREWIRE) -- An item in yesterday's Venture Wire about lay-offs 
at SoftWatch incorrectly stated that SoftWatch expects a 2.5% increase over 
last year's revenues. The correct figure is 250%.
	
	company index
	?	?	6Wind, AC&E, Access Point, Aptimus, Austin Ventures, AutoMedia.com, Belle ?Systems, BuzzBack, C2C Fiber, Catapulse, Celox Networks, Chalk, Cierra ?Photonics, ComSilica, Cuantra, Currenex, Dynaptics, Edmunds.com, efoodmanager?, Emageon, Exor, Financial Technologies International, FinaPlex, HarmonyCom, ?Hospit-hall.com, Information Markets, infoShark! , iSuppli.com, Kaon ?Interactive, Kasna, Magnifi, MarketMile, Maxoptix, Medsite.com, ?MessageMachines, Mindshift, MortgageRamp, NetQos, Netschools, Nomad Media, ?Pacific Broadband Communications, PlanAnalytics, PocketPass.Com, Pretzel ?Logic, printlife, Quova, Recourse Technologies, Redpacket.com, ReplayTV, ?Room33, Streamedia Communications, Sutter Hill Ventures, Vector esp, ?Verascape, VeriCenter, ! Vicor, VisualFrenzy, VitaGO, WaldenVC, WebXi, ?XMarkstheSpot, Zygon?	?	?	?	INFINITY IN THE PALM?	?	What Scotch is to tape, what Xerox is to photocopies, what?	Kleenex is to facial tissue, Palm is rapidly becoming to?	handheld computers. Come listen to the man responsible for?	a brand so successful it's getting stuck to his competitors'?	products. Carl Yankowski is the CEO of Palm Computing, and?	he's just one of six keynote speakers at Technology Outlook?	2000. You'll also hear from:?	* Michael Ramsay, CEO of TiVo?	* Henry Yuen, CEO of Gemstar-TV Guide International?	* Claude Leglise, VP, New Business Group & GM, Home?	Products Group, Intel?	* Michel Mayer, GM, Pervasive Computing, IBM?	* Larry Smarr, Professor, Department of Computer Science?	and Engineering, UC San Diego?	?	Technology Outlook 2000: The Future of Pervasive Computing?	December 4 and 5, San Franciscohttp://technologicpartners.com/tp/conf/to2000/?	?	?	investor index?	
	
	Amerindo Investment Advisors, Argentum Capital Partners, AsiaTech Internet 
Group, Bain Capital Brookside Fund, Band of Angels, Barclays, Canaan 
Partners, Charlesbank Capital Partners, Chase Capital Partners, Chase H&Q, 
Cornerstone Properties, Crystal Internet Venture Funds, Doll Capital 
Management, Draper Fisher Jurvetson, EMS, First Republic Bank, GE Asset 
Management, Gideon Hixon, H Lee.Putnam Internet Partners, Holden Capital, ING 
Furman Selz Investments, Intel Capital, Investcare Partners Limited 
Partnership, Kaiser Permanente, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Madge.web, Menlo 
Ventures, Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Venture Partners, NextGen Capital, 
PSINet, Raza Ventures, Reuters Holdings Switzerland, Royal Dutsch/Shell 
Group, Softbank Venture Capital, Tenet Healthcare, The Sturm Group, Triad 
Media Ventures, TriNorth Capital, Tullaree, Vulcan Ventures, Wachovia Capital 
Associates, Walnut Group, WR Hambrecht & Co.
	
	
	
	
	
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