Presidio Ventures

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Founded in 1998, Presidio Ventures is the wholly owned early stage investment vehicle of Sumitomo Corporation. They work to identify the most promising growth industries and partner with the respective leading startups. Since its inception, Presidio Ventures has invested in over 100 U.S. startups for a total investment amount of $200 million. As a strategic investor, they work with their companies to expand their business in the Japan and Asia markets.

Presidio Ventures is comprised of ten investment professionals across offices in Silicon Valley, Boston, and New York, who split their time between new investment and business development for their companies. In addition, we are assisted by a team of dedicated business development professionals based in Sumitomo Corporation Tokyo.

Milestones

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  Presidio Ventures invested in Cambrios Technologies. (11/09)
  Posted 11/9/09 at 1:36am
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  Presidio Ventures invested in Engine Yard. (10/7/09)
  Posted 10/7/09 at 7:32pm
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  Presidio Ventures invested in Carrier IQ. (1/27/09)
  Posted 1/27/09 at 9:49am

Investments

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Sources

1. Cambrios lands $14.5M for electronic display components (deals.venturebeat.com) [edit]
2. TechCrunch [edit]
3. Carrier IQ secures Series C funding (findnews.org) [edit]