Venture Capital and how to find, approach and work with VC firms

UV Partners is a sponsor of The University Private Equity Summit

UV Partners, established in 1986 with offices in Salt Lake City and Los Angeles, is a leading early stage private equity investment group. UV Partners helps entrepreneurs develop early-stage concepts into tomorrow’s industry-leading Information Technology and Life Science companies. The partners possess diverse but highly complementary industry and investment backgrounds. They share a hands-on approach and work collaboratively on each portfolio company over the life of an investment thereby providing each company with a broad range of resources, experience, and knowledge.

In order to maximize our contribution to each management team, we support and concentrate on market segments where our knowledge, experience, and contacts are deepest. We are focused geographically on investments in the Western US with a particular emphasis on the Intermountain West, the Pacific Northwest, Southern California, and Northern California. We encourage entrepreneurs in smaller western markets, such as Boise, Phoenix, and Albuquerque to contact us.

Our areas of expertise lie in Information Technology and the Life Sciences. Information Technology segments include software and infrastructure, communications, networking, wireless, and internet-based companies. Key Life Sciences segments include biotechnology, medical devices, and healthcare services and information systems. In all markets, we value businesses with a significant proprietary position or unique skills and knowledge. We help build companies that will lead their industries. We invest in people that have developed a track record of related accomplishments.

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