VantagePoint Capital Partners

VantagePoint Capital Partners

Type	Private Ownership
Industry	Venture Capital
Founded	1996
Headquarters	San Bruno, California, United States
Total assets	$4+ billion [1]
Number of employees	Approx. 40 (2008)
Website	vpcp.com

VantagePoint Capital Partners is a venture capital firm with investments in the cleantech, information technology and healthcare sectors.

Founded in 1996, by Alan E. Salzman and Jim Marver, the firm has raised over $4 billion with more than $1 billion dedicated specifically to cleantech. VantagePoint is based in San Bruno, California with offices in Beijing and Hong Kong. In 2011^[2]-2012,^[3] it has changed its name from "VantagePoint Venture Partners" into "VantagePoint Capital Partners", citing a desire to reflect increased focus on “growth equity”, which “goes beyond where venture goes”.

Strategic partners

VantagePoint has established strategic partnerships with a number of global corporations, including Air Products, Best Buy, BP, DuPont, IBM, Jabil Circuit, Procter & Gamble and Scottish and Southern Energy.^[4]

Portfolio companies

References

• VantagePoint Venture Partners IV Holds Initial Close On $1 Billion, July, 2000.

External links

• VantagePoint Capital Partners (company website)

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