Crosslink Capital

San Francisco, California

Crosslink Capital traces its origin to 1989 when Sy Kaufman founded the firm as the Omega Ventures arm of Robertson Stephens. In January 1999, the Crosslink management team bought the firm and began operating as an independent investment organization. Today, Crosslink Capital manages over $1.6 billion in public equity long/short strategies with a focus on technology. Crosslink invests in companies at every stage from seed to pre-IPO to PIPES offerings. The size of the firm's investments vary, but usually range from $8 to $20 million per company. Crosslink invests in five principal sectors: Energy Technologies, Communication Services & Infrastructure, Computing & Semiconductors, Digital Media & Internet Services, and Software & Business Services. Crosslink announced the closing of its seventh venture capital fund (Ventures Fund VII), with $170 million of capital commitments Februrary of 2015.

Founded:1999

Firm Location:San Francisco, California • Palo Alto, California

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Crosslink Capital Team

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VCs	SWEET SPOT (RANGE)	INVESTMENT LOCATIONS	TOP INVESTMENT CATEGORIES
Matt BiggeCrosslink CapitalPartner	$4.0m ($2.0m - $10.0m)	Investors in SF Bay Area (CA)	Investors in Cloud infrastructure, Investors in Cloud infrastructure, Investors in Enterprise, Investors in Enterprise, Investors in Security, Investors in Security
Matt BiggeCrosslink CapitalPartner	$3.0m ($1m - $6.0m)	Investors in New York (NY), Investors in Denver (CO), Investors in Virginia, Investors in Washington (DC), Investors in San Francisco (CA), Investors in Palo Alto (CA)	Investors in AI, Investors in AI, Investors in Cloud infrastructure, Investors in Cloud infrastructure, Investors in Developer tools, Investors in Developer tools, Investors in Enterprise, Investors in Enterprise, Investors in Health IT, Investors in Health IT, Investors in IoT, Investors in IoT, Investors in Network infrastructure, Investors in Network infrastructure, Investors in Robotics, Investors in Robotics, Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists), Investors in Security, Investors in Security, Investors in Space, Investors in Space
Tom BliskaCrosslink CapitalPartner	$4.0m ($2.0m - $10.0m)	Investors in SF Bay Area (CA)
Phil BoyerCrosslink CapitalPrincipal	$4.0m ($1m - $10.0m)	Investors in San Francisco (CA)	Investors in AI, Investors in AI, Investors in Analytics, Investors in Analytics, Investors in Blockchain, Investors in Blockchain, Investors in Cloud infrastructure, Investors in Cloud infrastructure, Investors in Developer tools, Investors in Developer tools, Investors in Enterprise, Investors in Enterprise, Investors in IoT, Investors in IoT, Investors in Robotics, Investors in Robotics, Investors in SaaS, Investors in SaaS, Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists), Investors in Security, Investors in Security
Eric ChinCrosslink Capital	$4.0m ($2.0m - $10.0m)	Investors in Palo Alto (CA)	Investors in AI, Investors in AI, Investors in Analytics, Investors in Analytics, Investors in Cloud infrastructure, Investors in Cloud infrastructure, Investors in Data services, Investors in Data services, Investors in Enterprise, Investors in Enterprise, Investors in Fintech, Investors in Fintech, Investors in Marketplaces, Investors in Marketplaces, Investors in SaaS, Investors in SaaS, Investors in Sales and CRM, Investors in Sales and CRM
Omar El-AyatCrosslink CapitalVice President	$4.0m ($2.0m - $10.0m)	Investors in San Francisco (CA)	Investors in Cloud infrastructure, Investors in Cloud infrastructure, Investors in Consumer products, Investors in Consumer products, Investors in Education, Investors in Education, Investors in Enterprise, Investors in Enterprise, Investors in Fintech, Investors in Fintech, Investors in Games, Investors in Games, Investors in Marketplaces, Investors in Marketplaces, Investors in Media/content, Investors in Media/content, Investors in SaaS, Investors in SaaS, Investors in Social commerce, Investors in Social commerce
Jim FeuilleCrosslink CapitalPartner	$4.0m ($2.0m - $10.0m)	Investors in SF Bay Area (CA)	Investors in Fintech, Investors in Fintech, Investors in Media/content, Investors in Media/content, Investors in SaaS, Investors in SaaS
Gary HromadkoCrosslink CapitalPartner	$4.0m ($2.0m - $10.0m)	Investors in SF Bay Area (CA)	Investors in Cloud infrastructure, Investors in Cloud infrastructure, Investors in Messaging, Investors in Messaging
Sy KaufmanCrosslink CapitalPartner	$4.0m ($2.0m - $10.0m)	Investors in SF Bay Area (CA)
Dan MyersCrosslink CapitalPartner	$4.0m ($2.0m - $10.0m)	Investors in SF Bay Area (CA)
David SilvermanCrosslink CapitalPartner	$4.0m ($2.0m - $10.0m)	Investors in SF Bay Area (CA)	Investors in Advertising, Investors in Advertising, Investors in Enterprise, Investors in Enterprise, Investors in Fintech, Investors in Fintech, Investors in Media/content, Investors in Media/content, Investors in Social mobile, Investors in Social mobile
Michael StarkCrosslink CapitalPartner	$4.0m ($2.0m - $10.0m)	Investors in SF Bay Area (CA)	Investors in Fintech, Investors in Fintech
Eric GonsenheimCrosslink CapitalVice President		Investors in SF Bay Area (CA)
Joe GuzelCrosslink CapitalInvestor
Aditi MaliwalCrosslink Capital
Francesca PariniCrosslink CapitalAssociate		Investors in SF Bay Area (CA)
Paul SaboCrosslink Capital		Investors in SF Bay Area (CA)
Katie SchwartzCrosslink CapitalAssociate		Investors in SF Bay Area (CA)
Karter SmtihCrosslink CapitalAssociate		Investors in SF Bay Area (CA)
Richard SunCrosslink CapitalAssociate		Investors in SF Bay Area (CA)