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36 RIVERWOOD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT is a globally-focused private equity firm that invests in high-growth businesses in the technology and services industries, across a variety of verticals and geographies. The firm was founded in 2008, has over $2 billion of capital under management, and is investing out of its second fund with $1.25 billion of committed capital. Their typical investment size ranges from $25-$125 million. Notable investments include: GoPro, Globant and the Melt. SPIRE BIOVENTURES is a global player in the digital health, medical device, biotech industry. Their expertise spans from early stage concept evaluation/technology transfer to commercialization. Their partners have extensive experience in business strategy, clinical strategy, operations, exit strategy and capital markets. SPIRE Bioventures helps entrepreneurs and start-ups enhance and protect their investment. SUMMIT PARTNERS is a growth equity firm that invests in rapidly growing companies. Founded in 1984, Summit has raised more than $16 billion in capital and has provided growth equity, recapitalization and management buyout financing to more than 430 growing companies across a range of industries and geographies. These companies have completed more than 135 public offerings and in excess of 160 strategic sales or mergers. Summit Partners enhances the value of these companies through infrastructure development, executive and board recruiting, and strategic and operational advice. Summit Partners can commit from $5 million to more than $500 million per investment from its equity and credit funds. Summit has offices in Boston, Menlo Park and London. TECHNOLOGY CROSSOVER VENTURES (TCV), founded in 1995, is a leading provider of capital to growth-stage private and public companies in the technology industry. With nearly $10 billion in capital raised, TCV has invested in more than 200 technology companies over the last 20 years. They have the ability to invest significant amounts of capital ranging from $20 million to over $200 million. TCV is headquartered in Palo Alto, California, with offices in New York and London. Notable investments include: Expedia, Facebook, Fandango, Groupon, Netflix, and Spotify. TELEFONICA VENTURES is the strategic venture investment group of Telefónica Group. Telefónica Ventures aims to maximise the VC portfolio value within the Telefónica Group, enhance Telefónica's relationship with start-ups and identify tomorrow's opportunities. Telefónica Ventures focuses on early, mid and late stage funding rounds, particularly in Europe, US and Israel. It is especially keen to identify investment opportunities within Telefónica's Digital service areas. Telefonica Ventures has offices in London, Silicon Valley and Madrid. THE ANGELS' FORUM (TAF) is one of the most respected angel groups in the San Francisco Bay Area. TAF invests in seed and early-stage business ventures, with preference towards disruptive technologies that will open new, large market opportunities. TAF's investment focus includes the following industry sectors: consumer products, enterprise software, industrial products, Internet and e-commerce, medical devices and service, as well as clean-tech. VALOR is an institutional asset manager that concentrates on Brazilian domestic and cross-border opportunities. The firm is based in three strategic locations: New York, Menlo Park and Rio de Janeiro. Valor's Venture Fund is an early to late stage investor in U.S. and international technology companies looking to expand to Brazil and Brazilian technology based companies. Valor believes the greatest opportunities for innovation & impact support the unmet needs of the middle class and is interested in investing in anything that is building critical infrastructure in Brazil, including the ed- tech, fin-tech, mobile, and health sectors. Notable investments include: Satellogic and Descomplica.