News from Our Portfolio

February 2008

Solace Pharmaceuticals CEO, Eliot Forster, discusses recent studies on neuropathic pain.

February 2008

InterWest Partners' Linda Grais Joins Ocera Therapeutics' Board of Directors as the Company Closes $35.5 Million Series C Financing

February 2008

Damballa traces roots of the infamous Storm worm back to a computer worm

February 2008

Damballa tracks new botnet infecting thousands of hosts nationwide

February 2008

Pivot3 acquires $24 million in latest round of funding

February 2008

Nash discusses Pivot3 Inc.'s latest round of venture capital funding

January 2008

EnteroMedics Inc. uses electricity to fight obesity

January 2008

Kajeet ends kids' phone wars

January 2008

Nash discusses Pivot3 Inc.'s latest round of venture capital funding

January 2008

Achates Power is developing a fuel-efficient, light, clean diesel engine

January 2008

Campbell of InterWest pursues pain reliever as founder and CEO of Arcion

January 2008

Cell phone service Kajeet gets $10 million financing deal

January 2008

Arcion Therapeutics has raised $8.8 million in a Series A round of financing, led by CMEA Ventures and InterWest Partners

January 2008

Austin's Nuventix raises $8.5 million

January 2008

InterWest leads $5.5 Million First Round for Follica; Ehrlich Joins Board

December 2007

Nilesen Inks Multi-Year Pact With INVIDI

December 2007

WPP funds Invidi

December 2007

WPP leads $25 mln round of financing for Invidi Tech

October 2007

2007
Top Mobile Application Awards

Spring/Summer 2007

IDC Report Highlights
10 Emerging Wireless
Entertainment Companies

Spring/Summer 2007

Small-cap Summer Blockbusters
BioMimetic Therapeutics
most Impressive IPO

June 2007

Strategy of a chip start-up

June 2007

QuatRx AND Intarcia featured in
Fierce 15

February 2007

Cell Phones for the SpongeBob Set — kajeet, a Maryland start-up...

January 2007

Vision-Correction Rivals to Unite - AMO, IntraLase Together Will Focus On 'All-Laser Lasik'

January 2007

AMO's IntraLase Acquisition Applauded By Analysts

January 2007

Bladeless surgery seen as way to boost Lasik appeal - Advanced Medical Optics plans to buy IntraLase and set a new, all-laser standard.

January 2007

Advanced Medical Optics to Buy IntraLase Vision Laser Maker for $808 Million Cash

January 2007

Advanced Medical to buy IntraLase for $808 mln

January 2007

AMO Buying IntraLase for $808M

January 2007

Laser-surgery firms merge - Santa Ana's Advanced Medical Optics is buying Irvine's IntraLase for $808 million in cash.

October 2006

China's AMEC Raises $35M: Chip equipment developer may fill a gap in China's plan to develop homegrown semi industry.

October 2006

Alvine Pharmaceuticals Closes a $21 Million Series A Financing

August 2006

Emulex to buy Sierra Logic, expects charge

August 2006

Emulex Picks Up Sierra Logic

August 2006

Emulex Agrees to Acquire Sierra Logic

July 2006

Kajeet listed as a "Company to Watch" in NVCA's 2006 Yearbook
(PDF on page 19)

July 2006

Gear6 Revs up

June 2006

Devax Initiates Enrollment in the DIVERGE Clinical Trial with the AXXESS(TM) Drug Eluting Bifurcation Stent System

June 2006

Biomimetic in Business Week

March 2006

A clearer future for eyewear: A fusion of technologies results in ultrafine diagnosis and correction

July 2005

Midsize Companies Beginning to Mature