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

Wasatch Venture Fund - A University Private Equity Summit 2006 Sponsor

Wasatch Venture Fund is a venture capital firm specializing in early-stage, information technology and life science investments. With headquarters in Salt Lake City, Utah, Wasatch also maintains offices in Phoenix, Arizona and Santa Fe, New Mexico. Since its inception in 1994, Wasatch has focused exclusively on working with driven entrepreneurs to build successful technology companies. Wasatch manages four funds equaling $160 million capital under management. Wasatch was formed by Zions First National Bank and is an affiliate fund of Draper Fisher Jurvetson

Our mission is to back companies who are positioned to become the market leaders of tomorrow. To accomplish this, we bring the collective experience and resources of our partnership, our advisors and our extensive network of industry contacts to ensure our portfolio's success.

Our philosophy is to search out best of breed technologies. We do not focus exclusively on one or two technology sectors; rather, we look across all sectors to find those companies with the management and market to achieve explosive growth. We look to back visionaries and proven leaders with our capital, time and resources.

Via Funds III, II, and I, Wasatch has seen 16 successful exits, including three IPO's and 10 acquisitions. Although our regional focus is primarily within the Rocky Mountains and Southwest, we do invest opportunistically outside the region.

Our limited partners include leaders in banking, professional services and institutions. These LPs add more than just their financial support, they provide strategic opportunities to our portfolio companies as well as support Wasatch's due diligence process.

Wasatch Venture Fund is an affiliate of Draper Fisher Jurvetson.  DFJ is an experienced Silicon Valley venture capital firm with over $3 billion under management.  The DFJ affiliate network is comprised of 15 separately managed venture funds with one international fund, ePlanets, with offices in Silicon Valley, London, Tel Aviv, Singapore, Hong Kong, and Tokyo.  For more information, please visit www.dfj.com.

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