Investors
MASERGY is funded by some of the nation’s leading venture capital firms for new technology companies. Noted for their ability to develop promising companies into successful businesses — such as Federal Express, DoubleClick and Verio — these investors provide experience, creativity and insight in guiding the company’s senior management. For more information on our investors, please email MASERGY at info@MASERGY.com.
Meritage Funds
Meritage Funds is a Denver-based family of communications-oriented private equity funds with more than $475 million of committed capital under management. The firm invests in early- or late-stage and growth consolidation communications businesses including network, Internet infrastructure, software, media and outsourced communications services. Meritage seeks opportunities in which proof of concept is reasonably assured, a strong entrepreneur is in place to provide vision and leadership and elements of competitive advantage are identifiable. Meritage partners with communications companies as an equity investor, providing not only the funds needed for growth but also the expertise and connections to accelerate more quickly. The firm’s approach is to bring senior-level expertise to each stage of the investment process.
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Centennial Ventures
One of the nation’s leading venture capital firms, Centennial helps entrepreneurs build multi-billion dollar businesses that are market leaders. Centennial makes impact investments in companies that target large-scale markets, either at the seed or early stage or by starting the company from scratch. This strategy involves a bigger commitment to fewer companies and employs Centennial's unique resources centered on four critical areas that face rapid, high-growth companies: People, Plans, Money, Partners. By investing solely in “communications convergence," a multi-trillion dollar global market being driven by the rapid convergence of three industries: computer networks, media and communications, Centennial Ventures is helping pioneer the backbone, content and technology of the new Internet media economy. Centennial Ventures has helped start or co-found several successful portfolio companies generating impact returns, including Brooks Fiber Properties, Crown Castle Communications, OneComm Corporation and Verio, Inc.
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West LB Mellon Asset Management
West LB Mellon Asset Management is a global investment management organization with operations in the US, Europe, Japan and Australia. WestAM is a subsidiary of WestLB, a leading global commercial and investment bank headquartered in Germany. WestAM operates as a domestic manager of institutional assets in each of its principal marketplaces with access to a wide range of international capabilities. As of June 30, 2005, WestAM had more than $80 billion of assets under management for some 500 institutional clients. WestAM’s Private Equity Group currently manages over $925 million in commitments for three funds-of-funds and a direct fund. The group makes fund investments but also makes co-investments with its funds. The private equity group is headquartered in New York with offices in Chicago and Los Angeles.
Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers
Headquartered in Menlo Park, California, KPCB offers entrepreneurs a broad philosophy of value-added investing, access to capital and access to people. KPCB establishes partnerships with experienced industry leaders who recognize, challenge and improve on brilliant ideas. Since 1972, KPCB has backed over 340 companies that today have an aggregate market valuation exceeding $250 billion with combined revenues of more than $75 billion and employing more than 200,000 people. Investments have included America Online, Netscape, Excite, @Home, Excite@home, ONSALE, iVillage and SportsLine USA, Sun MicroSystems, Compaq Computers, Genentech, Healtheon, Amazon.com, drugstore.com and Chemdex.com.
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Lightspeed Venture Partners
Lightspeed combines extensive venture capital and operating experience to assist entrepreneurs in creating industry-leading technology companies. Lightspeed manages $2.3 billion in funds and focuses on early stage investments in the software and communications sectors. The partners of Lightspeed have contributed to the success of more than 250 companies including AirGate PCS, Brocade Communications Systems, Ciena, Electronics for Imaging, Federal Express, Galileo Technology, Genesys Telecommunications Laboratories, Informatica, Kiva Software, Phone.com, Quantum Effect Devices, Sirocco Systems and Vantive.
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