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

INVESTORS	INTRO STRENGTH	SWEET SPOT (RANGE)	INVESTMENT LOCATIONS	TOP INVESTMENT CATEGORIES
JoBeth Abecassis Western Technology InvestmentVenture Partner	n/a	$1.5M ($100K - $5.0M)	Investors in San Francisco (CA)	Investors in Games (Seed), Investors in Gaming/eSports (Seed), Investors in Food and Beverage (Seed), Investors in Games (Series A), Investors in Consumer Health (Series A), Investors in Gaming/eSports (Series A), Investors in Food and Beverage (Series A), Investors in Consumer Health (Seed), Investors in Health IT (Series A), Investors in Consumer Health (Seed), Investors in Consumer Internet (Seed), Investors in New York City (Other Lists), Investors in Food and Beverage (Seed), Investors in Health IT (Seed), Investors in Games (Seed), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Series A), Investors in Gaming/eSports (Seed), Investors in Consumer Internet (Seed), Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Seed), Investors in Consumer Internet (Series A), Investors in Consumer Health (Series A), Investors in Food and Beverage (Series A), Investors in Games (Series A), Investors in Gaming/eSports (Series A), Investors in Health IT (Series A), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Series A), Investors in Digital Health (Seed), Investors in Digital Health (Series A), Investors in Consumer Internet (Series A), Investors in Health IT (Seed), Investors in Digital Health (Series A), Investors in Digital Health (Seed), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Seed) +30
Josh Brody Western Technology InvestmentPartner	n/a	$1.5M ($100K - $5.0M)	Investors in San Francisco (CA)	Investors in Games (Seed), Investors in Gaming/eSports (Seed), Investors in Food and Beverage (Seed), Investors in Games (Series A), Investors in Consumer Health (Series A), Investors in Gaming/eSports (Series A), Investors in Food and Beverage (Series A), Investors in Consumer Health (Seed), Investors in Health IT (Series A), Investors in Consumer Health (Seed), Investors in Consumer Internet (Seed), Investors in New York City (Other Lists), Investors in Food and Beverage (Seed), Investors in Health IT (Seed), Investors in Games (Seed), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Series A), Investors in Gaming/eSports (Seed), Investors in Consumer Internet (Seed), Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Seed), Investors in Consumer Internet (Series A), Investors in Consumer Health (Series A), Investors in Food and Beverage (Series A), Investors in Games (Series A), Investors in Gaming/eSports (Series A), Investors in Health IT (Series A), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Series A), Investors in Digital Health (Seed), Investors in Digital Health (Series A), Investors in Consumer Internet (Series A), Investors in Health IT (Seed), Investors in Digital Health (Series A), Investors in Digital Health (Seed), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Seed) +30
Maddy Burleson Western Technology InvestmentAssociate	n/a	$150K ($100K - $5.0M)	Investors in San Francisco (CA)	Investors in Consumer Health (Series A), Investors in Food and Beverage (Seed), Investors in Food and Beverage (Series A), Investors in Consumer Health (Seed), Investors in Health IT (Series A), Investors in Consumer Health (Seed), Investors in Consumer Internet (Seed), Investors in FinTech (Seed), Investors in Food and Beverage (Seed), Investors in Health IT (Seed), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Series A), Investors in Consumer Internet (Seed), Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Seed), Investors in Consumer Internet (Series A), Investors in Consumer Health (Series A), Investors in Food and Beverage (Series A), Investors in FinTech (Series A), Investors in Health IT (Series A), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Series A), Investors in Digital Health (Seed), Investors in Digital Health (Series A), Investors in Consumer Internet (Series A), Investors in Health IT (Seed), Investors in FinTech (Series A), Investors in Digital Health (Series A), Investors in Digital Health (Seed), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Seed), Investors in FinTech (Seed) +25
Rishabh Nijhawan Western Technology InvestmentAnalyst	n/a	$1.5M ($100K - $5.0M)	Investors in San Francisco (CA)	Investors in Games (Seed), Investors in Gaming/eSports (Seed), Investors in Games (Series A), Investors in Consumer Health (Series A), Investors in Food and Beverage (Seed), Investors in Gaming/eSports (Series A), Investors in Food and Beverage (Series A), Investors in Consumer Health (Seed), Investors in Health IT (Series A), Investors in Consumer Health (Seed), Investors in Consumer Internet (Seed), Investors in Food and Beverage (Seed), Investors in Health IT (Seed), Investors in Games (Seed), Investors in Gaming/eSports (Seed), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Series A), Investors in Consumer Internet (Seed), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Seed), Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists), Investors in Consumer Internet (Series A), Investors in Consumer Health (Series A), Investors in Food and Beverage (Series A), Investors in Games (Series A), Investors in Gaming/eSports (Series A), Investors in Health IT (Series A), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Series A), Investors in Digital Health (Seed), Investors in Digital Health (Series A), Investors in Consumer Internet (Series A), Investors in Health IT (Seed), Investors in Digital Health (Series A), Investors in Digital Health (Seed), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Seed) +29
Seth Rosen Western Technology InvestmentVenture Partner	n/a	$1.5M ($100K - $5.0M)	Investors in Boston (MA)	Investors in Games (Seed), Investors in Gaming/eSports (Seed), Investors in Food and Beverage (Seed), Investors in Games (Series A), Investors in Consumer Health (Series A), Investors in Gaming/eSports (Series A), Investors in Food and Beverage (Series A), Investors in Consumer Health (Seed), Investors in Health IT (Series A), Investors in Consumer Internet (Seed), Investors in Consumer Health (Seed), Investors in Food and Beverage (Seed), Investors in Games (Seed), Investors in Gaming/eSports (Seed), Investors in Health IT (Seed), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Series A), Investors in Consumer Internet (Seed), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Seed), Investors in Consumer Health (Series A), Investors in Consumer Internet (Series A), Investors in Food and Beverage (Series A), Investors in Games (Series A), Investors in Gaming/eSports (Series A), Investors in Health IT (Series A), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Series A), Investors in Boston / New England (Other Lists), Investors in Digital Health (Seed), Investors in Digital Health (Series A), Investors in Consumer Internet (Series A), Investors in Health IT (Seed), Investors in Digital Health (Series A), Investors in Digital Health (Seed), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Seed) +29
David Wanek Western Technology InvestmentPartner	n/a	($250K - $30.0M)	Investors in SF Bay Area (CA)	Investors in Messaging (Seed), Investors in Sales & CRM (Seed), Investors in Social Commerce (Seed), Investors in Advertising (Seed), Investors in MarketingTech (Seed), Investors in Social Networks (Seed), Investors in BioTech (Seed), Investors in AI (Seed), Investors in Advertising (Seed), Investors in BioTech (Seed), Investors in Health IT (Seed), Investors in Messaging (Seed), Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists), Investors in MarketingTech (Seed), Investors in SaaS (Seed), Investors in Social Networks (Seed), Investors in Sales & CRM (Seed), Investors in Social Commerce (Seed), Investors in Messaging (Pre-seed), Investors in Advertising (Pre-seed), Investors in MarketingTech (Pre-seed), Investors in Social Commerce (Pre-seed), Investors in Sales & CRM (Pre-seed), Investors in Advertising (Pre-seed), Investors in Health IT (Pre-seed), Investors in Social Networks (Pre-seed), Investors in BioTech (Pre-seed), Investors in AI (Pre-seed), Investors in AI (Pre-seed), Investors in SaaS (Pre-seed), Investors in Health IT (Pre-seed), Investors in Messaging (Pre-seed), Investors in SaaS (Pre-seed), Investors in MarketingTech (Pre-seed), Investors in Social Networks (Pre-seed), Investors in Social Commerce (Pre-seed), Investors in BioTech (Pre-seed), Investors in Health IT (Seed), Investors in Sales & CRM (Pre-seed), Investors in AI (Seed), Investors in SaaS (Seed) +36
Andrew Baldwin Western Technology InvestmentPrincipal	n/a	($0 - $0)	Investors in SF Bay Area (CA)	Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists)
Jon Beizer Western Technology InvestmentVenture Partner	n/a	($0 - $0)	Investors in SF Bay Area (CA)	Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists)
Jay Cohan Western Technology InvestmentPartner	n/a	($0 - $0)	Investors in SF Bay Area (CA)	Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists)
Ross Glasser Western Technology InvestmentPrincipal	n/a	($0 - $0)	Investors in SF Bay Area (CA)	Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists)
Dave Gravano Western Technology InvestmentPartner	n/a	($0 - $0)	Investors in SF Bay Area (CA)	Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists)
Rudy Ruano Western Technology InvestmentPartner	n/a	($0 - $0)	Investors in SF Bay Area (CA)	Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists)
Patrick Ward Western Technology InvestmentAssociate	n/a	($0 - $0)	Investors in SF Bay Area (CA)	Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists)
Maurice Werdegar Western Technology InvestmentPartner	n/a	($0 - $0)	Investors in SF Bay Area (CA)	Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists)