Draper Triangle

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Draper Triangle Ventures
TypePrivate
IndustryVenture capital
Founded1999
HeadquartersPittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Websitehttp://drapertriangle.com

Draper Triangle Ventures is a Pittsburgh based venture capital firm.[1]

History[]

The firm has made investments in several notable companies including toa technologies (acquired by Oracle),[2] BodyMedia[3] (acquired by Jawbone),[4] CardioInsight (acquired by Medtronic),[5] BitArmor (acquired by Trustwave),[6] Renal Solutions (Acquired by Fresenius),[7] and Carnegie Learning (acquired by Apollo Group).[8]

Investment focus[]

Draper Triangle Ventures focuses on the following areas of investment: Software as a Service (SaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS), Big Data, Artificial Intelligence, Robotics, IoT, Augmented Reality, Healthcare IT

Firm[]

Partners at the firm include Michael Stubler and Jay Katarincic.

Draper Triangle invests in companies based primarily in Pittsburgh[9], Pennsylvania, Ohio,[10] and Michigan.[11]

Draper Venture Network[]

Draper Triangle is a member of the Draper Venture Network. The network provides access to the collective intelligence of 100+ investors and more than $3B invested in over 500 ventures around the world. Member funds include Draper Associates, Dalus Capital, Draper Athena, Draper Nexus, Wavemaker Partners, Draper Esprit, 3TS Capital Partners, and Wamda Capital.[12]

References[]

  1. ^ Ventures, Draper Triangle. "Draper Triangle Ventures Launches Fund III". www.prnewswire.com. Retrieved 2016-03-15.
  2. ^ Tascarella, Patty. "Oracle Buying Pgh VCs Portfolio Company". Retrieved 2014-07-31.
  3. ^ "BodyMedia Closes First Round Funding".
  4. ^ "Jawbone to Acquire BodyMedia". Retrieved 2013-04-30.
  5. ^ "Medtronic Announces Acquisition of CardioInsight Technologies".
  6. ^ Tascarella, Patty. "Chicago tech firm Trustwave acquires BitArmor". Retrieved 2010-01-12.
  7. ^ Lyons, Kim. "German firm pays $200 million for Renal Solutions". Retrieved 2014-07-31.
  8. ^ "Apollo Group to Acquire Carnegie Learning" (Press release). Apollo Group. 2011-08-02.
  9. ^ "Entrepreneurs to Benefit from New Source of Venture Capital; Draper Triangle Ventures Announces $40 Million First Round Closing".
  10. ^ "VC firm Draper Triangle Ventures hires TechColumbus' Will Indest to lead Columbus office - Columbus Business First". Columbus Business First. Retrieved 2016-03-15.
  11. ^ "VC Draper Triangle invests here". Crain's Detroit Business. Retrieved 2016-03-15.
  12. ^ Loizos, Connie. "Under Tim Draper, Draper Network Extends Reach, Eyes New Funding Model". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2016-03-15.
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