Sevin Rosen Funds is a respected, top tier venture capital firm with a track record of funding successful companies since 1981. The partnership has consistently made early stage investments in pioneering technologies and companies with the potential to create new markets. Historically, these have included telecommunications, computer hardware, enterprise software, and semiconductor companies. Today, the Sevin Rosen portfolio contains optical networking systems and components, wireless communications, and Internet infrastructure software and services companies. The partners' broad range of venture and operating experience in successful technology companies translates into a sustained commitment and contribution to the development of the ventures funded.

Compaq, Lotus, Cypress Semiconductor, Citrix, CIENA Systems, and Capstone Turbine are representative of some of the firm's successful IPOs. The most recent fund, Sevin Rosen Fund VIII, closed in the fall of 2000 and is capitalized at $650M. Sevin Rosen invests in U.S.-based technology companies and, selectively, in international markets. The firm has offices in Dallas, TX, Palo Alto, CA, Austin, TX, and San Diego, CA.