Investors in Montana

Next Frontier Capital is a venture capital firm specializing in startup investments. The firm is stage agnostic and seeks to make investments in technology sector primarily in industries dominated by high intellectual property values, with a focus on software, biotech, clean water technology, healthcare, and optics and photonics. It seeks to invest in Montana. The firm will also consider non-Montana investment candidates on a select basis. It prefers to invest between $0.2 million to $1.5 million in any given deal. The firm seeks co-investment as well as syndicate investments. It prefers taking a board seat. Next Frontier Capital was founded in 2015 and is based in Bozeman, Montana with an additional office in Missoula, Montana.

Flywheel Ventures is a venture capital firm specializing in seed, early stage and growth capital investments. The firm seeks to invest in information technology services and physical sciences including material sciences sectors with a focus on software, software-as-a-service, internet, semiconductors, networking, mobile computing, digital services, data services, communications, clean technology, and advanced materials. It also prefers to invest in optics, energy technology, and water technology. The firm prefers to invest in companies based in Midwest region, Southwestern or Rockies region of United States with a focus on New Mexico, Colorado, and Arizona. It also seeks to co-invest in technology companies based in California. The firm initially invest of between $0.05 Million and $1 million, with typical target reserves for follow-on funding equal to a 3:1 ratio or greater. It seeks to invest in companies with solutions that address key global challenges in information technology and urban systems. The firm prefers to be a lead investor and seeks to take a board seat in its portfolio companies. It also invests in syndicates with other firms to provide follow-on capital for future financings. Flywheel Ventures was founded in 1999 and is based in Santa Fe, New Mexico with an additional offices in Albuquerque, New Mexico and Silicon Valley, California.

Founded in 1997, Athenian Venture Partners is a venture capital firm specializing in early stage investments in Information Technology, Healthcare and Digital Health. The firm seeks innovative businesses led by talented entrepreneurs and partners with them to build great companies. Athenian takes a hand-on, active approach, engaging with company management to add value during each phase of the business life cycle. In so doing, Athenian strives to deliver maximum shareholder value and drive economic vitality in its geographic markets.

UBS Asset Management delivers to the UK market the extensive capabilities of a truly global organisation. They offer a powerful partnership of independent global research, state-of-the-art risk management and cost-effective dealing. This all adds up to one clear aim to deliver superior investment performance and client servicing.

The firm has more than $43 billion in private equity assets under management. Its active portfolio of more than 180 companies is highly diversified by stage, sector and geography. Warburg Pincus is an experienced partner to management teams seeking to build durable companies with sustainable value. Warburg Pincus professionals are organized into industry groups to capitalize upon their understanding of the industry’s products, services, technologies and market trends. This extensive industry knowledge, in a global and local context, establishes Warburg Pincus as a preferred partner for business executives and entrepreneurs.

First Reserve is an investment company that offers private equity investment services to firms in the energy industry. It was founded in 1983 and is based in Connecticut.

Summit Partners LLP is a private equity and venture capital firm specializing in later stage, mezzanine debt, growth capital, middle market, recapitalizations, possession financing, shareholder liquidity, management buyouts, bridge loans, acquisition financing, spin-off transactions, distressed situations/debtor-in-possession financing, and divestitures in fintech sector. It invests across all industry categories with a focus on education, technology enabled oilfield product and services, software, communications technology and services, semiconductors and electronics, gaming, leisure, Internet and information services, e-commerce, energy, media and entertainment, business services, financial technology and services, healthcare and life sciences, mobile, telecommunications, industrial products, consumer products, and other growth industries. The firm also invests in healthcare information technology, healthcare services, aerospace/defense, healthcare providers, healthcare services and healthcare technology, digital media, optical storage system, development tools, infrastructure services, and website infrastructure software. The firm prefers to invest in private companies around the world, focusing on Africa, North America with a focus on the United States; South America, Europe, Brazil, Asia focusing on South-East Asia, Australia and India. The firm seeks to invest between $2 million and $800 million in total in its portfolio companies. It seeks to make private equity investments between $30 million and $500 million; venture capital investments between $5 million and $30 million; and mezzanine debt financing of up to $125 million in conjunction with equity investment. In India, it seeks to invest $10 million to $100 million per company. The firm typically invests between $5 million and in excess of $500 million per company in combination of equity, subordinated debt, and senior debt financing. It prefers to be a lead or sole investor and can take a minority ownership position or controlling majority stake in its investee companies. The firm seeks to take a board seat and prefers to be a first institutional investor in its portfolio companies. Summit Partners was founded in 1984 and is based in Boston, Massachusetts with additional offices in Menlo Park, California; Palo Alto, California; Mumbai, India; and London, United Kingdom.

Oaktree’s mission is to provide highly professional management with a primary emphasis on risk control in a limited number of sophisticated investment specialties. Oaktree specializes in less efficient markets and alternative investments, and has extensive experience, an enviable track record, broad product range and substantial assets under management. They are dedicated to the achievement of consistent and superior performance without high risk. Their ultimate objective is investment success, the fruits of which are shared by Oaktree’s clients and personnel.

Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors, L.P., founded in 1984, is a leading independent alternative investment management firm focused on niche investing in upstream oil and gas companies, energy infrastructure, specialized real estate, middle market credit, growth private equity and distressed municipal opportunities. Kayne’s investment philosophy is to pursue niches, with an emphasis on cash flow, where our knowledge and sourcing advantages enable us to deliver above average, risk-adjusted investment returns. Kayne manages approximately $28 billion in assets (as of 5/31/2014) for institutional investors, family offices, high net worth and retail clients and employs nearly 250 professionals in eight offices across the United States.

IrishAngels is an early stage venture firm focused on early investments in high potential startups across the U.S. The IrishAngels network is an angel group comprised of 225 investors, including some of the nation’s leading venture capital and private equity professionals as well as seasoned entrepreneurs.