Canaan Partners, Rho Capital Partners, and Sevin Rosen Funds, SAS Investors' Venture Capital Partners, bring a wealth of proven investment experience, entrepreneurial coaching, and management advice to the SAS Investors fund. Each of these highly respected funds has consistently demonstrated exceptional returns, including venture investments in such companies as Chartwell, Ciera, Citrix, Commerce One, Compaq Computer, Double Click, Electronic Arts, Lotus Development, and many others. Working with SAS Investors portfolio companies in preparation for next-stage investments, Rho Capital Partners, Canaan Partners, and Sevin Rosen Funds expect continued success as second-round investors in select companies emerging out of SAS Investors' early-stage portfolio.

This unique partnership allows SAS Investors and its portfolio companies to draw upon and leverage three diverse capital pools each with its own specific criteria for later-stage venture investing. This relationship greatly enhances the probability of further investment from within the SAS Investors family and affords easy access to resources essential to rapid growth.