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Advent Venture Partners

About Advent Venture Partners: Advent Venture Partners is one of the most experienced technology venture capital firms in Europe. Established in 1981 in the UK, it invests in both the Technology and Life Sciences sectors. Advent Venture Partners has over £500 million ($1 billion) under management from institutional investors across Europe and the USA. The company style is active ‘hands-on’ involvement from a team of professionals who know the industries in which they are investing and who use their extensive networks to deliver success. For more information on Advent Venture Partners, visit: www.adventventures.com

Balderton/Benchmark Capital

Benchmark Capital was founded in 1995 with the mission of helping talented entrepreneurs build major technology enterprises focused on long-term growth. Benchmark takes a labour-intensive, team-oriented approach to venture investing in order to deliver a superior level of service to its portfolio companies. Benchmark’s portfolio includes franchise companies such as Ariba (Nasdaq: ARBA), eBay (Nasdaq: EBAY), Handspring (Nasdaq: HAND), Juniper Networks (Nasdaq: JNPR) and Red Hat (Nasdaq: RHAT). Managing more than $2 billion in committed venture capital, Benchmark focuses on early-stage investing in markets where the partners have direct, relevant experience. For more information on Benchmark, visit its web site at www.benchmark.com

The partners in Balderton Capital’s London office combine Silicon Valley operating and company-building experience with a keen understanding of what it takes to build successful businesses in the European technology market.