At New Ventures Partners, we’ll know it when we see it. In essence, we’re looking for an opportunity waiting to happen. We most frequently collaborate with leading researchers and engineers -- patent applications in hand -- to develop and assess a realistic business concept.

Once we identify an opportunity that has the potential to be a leader in its category, we fully commit ourselves and our network to developing a business plan, building a solid management team, and raising the necessary capital.

To determine the fit within the New Venture Partners investment model, please use the following guidelines:

• An underleveraged or underutilized corporate asset.
• A technology or concept ready for commercial product development that is not seeking capital for additional research.
• A product and underlying technology that is meaningfully differentiated along dimensions that matter to potential customers.
• Preliminary research suggesting there are customers willing to pay for the product or service.

If your proposal fits our criteria, please tell us more.

Investment Focus

Historically, we have focused on innovations within the realms of communications and information technologies, including:

• Networking and Communications
• Software and Services
• Optical and Semiconductor Components

Going forward, we are also excited by new investment opportunities in sectors such as MEMS, nanotechnology, storage, materials and bioinformatics, among others.