INVESTMENTS


BeneChill, Inc.

www.benechill.com
Co-Investors: MedVenture Associates,
NGN Capital and HealthCap.

BeneChill, Inc., is an innovative medical device company that has developed a device to deliver therapeutic hypothermia to the brain. The Company is developing a non-invasive cooling technology for treatment following ischemic stroke, cardiac arrest or traumatic brain injury.



Calient Technologies, Inc.

www.calient.net
Co-Investors: TeleSoft Partners

CALIENT Technologies is the proven leader in 3D MEMS Technology. The technology is based on its patented deep-silicon plasma etch process that is used to make 3D MEMS mirrors. With this process, the company is able to develop products that lead the industry in performance and manufacturing cost.



eASIC Inc.

www.easic.com
Co-Investors: Khosla Ventures, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Crescendo Ventures & Evergreen Venture Partners

eASIC is a fables semiconductor company that has a proven, disruptive breakthrough technology which adds significant value to their customers by reducing the overall cost and time associated with the production of customized semiconductor devices.



NextIO, Inc.

www.nextio.com
Co-Investors: Adams Capital Management and Crescendo Ventures

NextIO delivers a single-chip solution that enables virtualization of I/O for servers regardless of the protocol. The NextIO solution increases operational flexibility by enabling IT managers to seamlessly configure data centers at any time, while also lowering server chassis and solution costs.



Dr. Sears Family Essentials, Inc.

www.drsearsfamilyessentials.com

Dr. Sears Family Essentials is a rapidly growing company that develops and distributes healthy, great tasting snacks, beverages and supplements for children. The Company’s products contain omega-3 fatty acids that are important for children’s brain development and functioning. The new products have been designed to address an increased awareness of childhood health and nutrition, as well as growing governmental and parental concerns about childhood obesity.


Certes Networks, Inc.

www.certesnetworks.com
Co-Investor: Adams Capital Management

Certes Networks (formerly CipherOptics) is the leader in developing scalable security solutions for high performance networks. They provide advanced encryption and policy and key management solutions for securing wide area networks, and enable secure connectivity to private and public clouds.


Percutaneous Systems, Inc.

www.percsys.com
Co-Investors: Shea Ventures, Montreux Equity Partners, Compass Technology Partners

PercSys is focused on developing and commercializing devices that make endourologic kidney stone procedures easier, less traumatic, and more effective therapeutically. While the company's current devices influence outcomes of minimally invasive procedures performed in the operating room, devices in the pipeline and clinical efforts expand the company's reach into external, and eventually in-office, stone intervention.


My Damn Channel, Inc.

www.mydamnchannel.com
Co-Investors: Okapi Venture Capital, Sunshine Wireless Company

My Damn Channel creates premium, branded entertainment and guarantees audience delivery for partners like HBO, Puma, Trident Layers, Southern Comfort, IKEA, and Lincoln. The Company empowers comedians, actors, filmmakers, musicians and brands to co-produce, distribute and monetize original video. Artists create content for the My Damn Channel website and for syndication on all digital platforms.


Shea Ventures Opportunity Fund

www.jfshea.com

We have provided our clients access to invest in Shea Ventures Opportunity Fund, which invests in late-stage venture-backed companies by providing liquidity in secondary direct transactions. In these transactions Shea Ventures is acquiring interests from existing shareholders in venture-backed companies who are seeking liquidity. The fund may also acquire interests in mature venture capital limited partnerships.