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40 ACCEL PARTNERS is a venture and growth equity firm that backs companies from inception through the growth stage. They typically make multi-stage investments in tech-enabled business. Accel has been leading investments in health care analytics, eCommerce, infrastructure technology, cloud computing, and marketplaces, since it's inception. Throughout the past 40 years, Accel Partners has helped entrepreneurs build over 300 successful technology companies across the globe. Notable investments include: Facebook, Birchbox, Spotify, Dropbox, Kayak, Lynda and FlipKart. ACCESS INDUSTRIES is a privately held investment group that invests in traditional industries as well as technology. Their industrial focus spans three sectors: natural resources and chemicals, media and telecommunications, and real estate. In technology, they have an interest in the eCommerce, Mobile and Music sectors. Access has the capability to invest $1M up to $300M+ globally in any given transaction. Access Industries has strategic investments in the United States, Europe and South America, and corporate offices in New York, London and Moscow. Notable investments include: Facebook, Alibaba, Spotify, Zalando, Cyanogen, SpotCap, BeatsMusic, and Linio. ALLEN & COMPANY is a closely-held private investment bank founded in 1922. They focus on internet, media, technology, communications, healthcare, and consumer goods. The company has a history of principal investing as well as of advisory work. ATOMICO is a growth-stage, international technology investment firm headquartered in London, with offices in Beijing, Istanbul, São Paulo, and Tokyo. The firm focuses on disruptive technology companies with the potential to scale globally. Founded by Niklas Zennström, the co-founder of Skype, Atomico has made over 50 investments in four continents. Notable investments include: HailO, Jawbone, ZocDoc, Restorando, Bebe Store and PedidosYa. AX VENTURES invests in Argentine innovation and technology based companies with regional/global relevance. The partnership seeks to invest in software applications, medical equipment and services, mobile and internet platforms, green-tech, and gaming companies. AXA is a French global financial services company present in 57 countries. It is the second largest insurance group in the world and the number 1 insurance brand. AXA Strategic Ventures - Axa's venture capital arm - invests in a broad spectrum of opportunities including big data analytics, crowd-sourcing and peer-to-peer lending and insurance, health analytics, driving analytics, home automation, platforms that connect multiple devices, drones, automated cars, artificial intelligence, and price analytics tools. As a strategic investor, AXA avails it expansive global distribution and partner network to portfolio companies to help them scale rapidly and accelerate their growth. With a €200 million fund, Axa Strategic Ventures has the flexibility to invest in companies from the seed stage ($200K-$500K) through Series C. BAIN CAPITAL VENTURES is a stage agnostic investor investing in seed (several hundred thousand dollars) though growth stage ($60M+) companies. BCV Partners maintain expertise across industries including business services, consumer, healthcare, internet, mobile, and software. Notable investments include: DoubleClick, Hazelcast, LinkedIN, Minute Clinic, Rent the Runway, TokBox and Survey Monkey. BESSEMER VENTURE PARTNERS has over 100 years of investing experience, with a portfolio ranging from brick and mortar retailer - Staples - to popular web brands like Skype and LinkedIn. The company operates on a global scale with offices located in Israel, India, and both coasts in the US. BVP manages more than $4 billion of venture capital invested in over 130 companies around the world. Industries of import to Bessemer include: Cloud Computing, Cyber Security, Financial Services, Health Care, Industry Software, Marketplaces, Mobile and SpaceTech - among others. Notable investments include: Verisign, Apple and Skype CAPITAL CLIFFSNOTES