Western Technology Investment

New York, New York
Founded in 1980, WTI is a leading venture debt firm that has provided over $3 billion of debt and equity capital to technology and life science companies ranging from early-stage private companies to publicly-traded companies. The firm's investments range from $250k to $30M and are structured as fully usable, unrestricted growth capital. WTI's 13th fund builds upon the success of the firm's 30-year history, which includes investments in companies such as Brocade, Cerent, Facebook, Google, IDEC Pharma-ceuticals, Infoseek, IronPort, Juniper Networks, NanoSolar, Postini, Transmeta, VeriSign, and many others. The firm's most recent fund is Venture Lending & Leasing VI, with $294,000,000. Western Technology looks to invest in companies with a minimum of $25 million in sales per year within 5 years. Through the firm's venture lending operations, WTI entities hold warrants in numerous client companies. In selected cases, WTI provides equity capital in conjunction with debt financing.
Founded:1980
Firm Location:New York, New York • San Francisco, California • Boston, Massachusetts
Western Technology Investment Team
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JoBeth Abecassis
Sweet spot: $1.5M
Range: $100K - $5.0M
Investors in San Francisco (CA)
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Josh Brody
Sweet spot: $1.5M
Range: $100K - $5.0M
Investors in San Francisco (CA)
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Maddy Burleson
Sweet spot: $150K
Range: $100K - $5.0M
Investors in San Francisco (CA)
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Rishabh Nijhawan
Sweet spot: $1.5M
Range: $100K - $5.0M
Investors in San Francisco (CA)
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Seth Rosen
Sweet spot: $1.5M
Range: $100K - $5.0M
Investors in Boston (MA)
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David Wanek
Sweet spot: $0
Range: $250K - $30.0M
Investors in SF Bay Area (CA)
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Andrew Baldwin
Sweet spot: $0
Range: $0 - $0
Investors in SF Bay Area (CA)
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Jon Beizer
Sweet spot: $0
Range: $0 - $0
Investors in SF Bay Area (CA)
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Jay Cohan
Sweet spot: $0
Range: $0 - $0
Investors in SF Bay Area (CA)
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Ross Glasser
Sweet spot: $0
Range: $0 - $0
Investors in SF Bay Area (CA)
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Dave Gravano
Sweet spot: $0
Range: $0 - $0
Investors in SF Bay Area (CA)
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Rudy Ruano
Sweet spot: $0
Range: $0 - $0
Investors in SF Bay Area (CA)
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Patrick Ward
Sweet spot: $0
Range: $0 - $0
Investors in SF Bay Area (CA)
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Maurice Werdegar
Sweet spot: $0
Range: $0 - $0
Investors in SF Bay Area (CA)