Venture Capital Firms in Bay Area – Alloy Ventures – Palo Alto, CA – 5/50

Early Stage
Other Areas of Focus: Software, Systems, Mobile, Semiconductor, Life Sciences, Clean Technology
Total Capital: $1 billion
Notable Investments: Pacific Biosciences, Mavenir Systems, Cameron Health

About Us

Alloy Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm with over $1 billion under management that invests in the entrepreneurs creating the next generation of ground-breaking Information Technology, Life Sciences, and Cleantech companies.

For the last 30 years, Alloy has leveraged the operational experience, extensive networks and forward-thinking vision of its partners to help start and build over 200 market-leading companies in fields such as software, semiconductors, mobile, medical devices, diagnostics, and laboratory instrumentation. Some of our successful investments includ e Amgen, AMCC, Applied Biosystems, Aspect Communications, CV Therapeutics, IDEC Pharmaceuticals, Nuance Communications, Octel, PMC-Sierra, Red Brick Systems, Remedy, and Verity – and our current portfolio includ es companies like Agari, Optimedica, Pacific Biosciences, Restoration Robotics, and Teradici which are poised to become the next global leaders.

Team Members

Tony Di Bona, CFO, General Partner
Leighton Read, Venture Partner
David Pidwell, Venture Partner

Company History

A 30-Year Track Record

Alloy Ventures was founded in 1996 when Craig Taylor, John Shoch, Doug Kelly, and Tony Di Bona took on the management of the three institutional venture capital funds of Asset Management, dating back to 1982. Today the firm has a team of six general partners managing five subsequent funds with commitments in excess of $1 billion. Together, the partners of Alloy Ventures have helped start and cultivate more than 200 successful companies in the fields of IT, Life Sciences, and Cleantech. Alloy also works with experienced venture partners and hosts entrepreneurs-in-residence, helping them foster new business ideas and incubating their early companies from the earliest stages.

Alloy prides itself on the depth and breadth of its partners’ experience and knowledge; some of our partners have been in the venture capital business for over 30 years and our core team has worked together for decades. The addition of three investment partners since 2002, each with specific industry expertise, has enabled Alloy to build new connections across emerging industries. Every Alloy partner, whether they’ve been with the firm since the beginning or have recently joined, plays a pivotal role in e v a luating investment ideas, building on their diverse knowledge to identify emerging innovations across IT, Life Sciences, and Cleantech. The Alloy team has doctors, scientists, business leaders, investment experts, and technology mavens – and our mix of styles, philosophies, and experiences has led Alloy to create some of the most innovative and successful global companies.

Current Investments

		Aegea Medical Medical device technology for the in-office treatment of excessive menstrual bleeding
		Agari Cloud service protecting against email threats to brands.
		AnaptysBio Emerging leading in antibody discovery and optimization.
		Apptera Provider of technology for mobile advertising, search and commerce.
		Cambrios Electronic materials for the display industry
		CoAlign Innovations Spinal implants for treatment of lower back pain
		Cortina Communication chips for networking and telecommunications
		Ensenda Transaction platform and intermediary for local delivery
		Genomatica “Metabolic engineering” for renewable production of commodity chemicals
		The GigaOM Network Blogs for timely and actionable news
		Gradient Software tools for heat-related problems on advanced ICs
		Hightail Cloud service to access, send and share files and folders from anywhere
		KaloBios Technology for improving antibody drugs
		KFx Medical Device for percutaneous repair systems for rotator cuff repair
		Labcyte Inc. Developer of ultrasound-based and other instruments for drug discovery and development.
		Mavenir Systems Enables messaging across all available mobile devices
		Molecular Imprints Lithography equipment for nano and semi devices
		Novasys Medical Catheter for treating female urinary stress incontinence
		NuGEN Technologies Tools for genetic analysis
		Optimedica Laser based opthamology instruments
		Pacific Biosciences Ultra-fast DNA sequencing. (NYSE: PACB)
		RainDance Technologies Platform for droplet-based microfluidics
		Restoration Robotics Robotic tools for cosmetic surgery
		Scifiniti Materials company developing solutions for low-cost, high-efficiency silicon products
		Siluria Technologies Catalytic process for the direct conversion of natural gas to value-added chemicals and fuels
		SynergEyes Contact lenses delivering high visual acuity and comfort
		Teradici ICs for desktop virtualization enabling PC-over-IP
		Xactly SaaS sales performance management