Recent Investments From Second Half of 2008

Western Technology Investment (WTI) continues to actively invest, making significant debt capital available to venture-backed technology and life science companies. The following is a list of some of the companies in which WTI invested during the second half of 2008:

ADROLL
$1,000,000
Online social advertising network
Investors: Accel Partners, Merus Capital, Pilot Group

Arcadia Entertainment
$600,000
Online social gaming in an MMOG environment
Investors: Blue Run Ventures

Astro Gaming
$1,500,000
Premium video gaming equipment
Investors: Fayez Sarofim & Co., Triangle Peak Partners

Azuro
$2,000,000
EDA software for power reduction in chips
Investors: Balderton Capital, Miramar Venture Partners, The Cambridge Angels, TTP Ventures

CLOUDMARK
$500,000
Carrier-grade messaging security
Investors: FTV Capital, Ignition Partners, Gemstone Capital

CloudShield
$1,000,000
Deep packet inspection platform
Investors: Foundation Capital, Paladin Capital, TPG Ventures, Velocity Interactive Group, Xilinx

Enteromedics
$5,000,000
Devices for gastrointestinal disorders
Investors: Aberdare Ventures, Bay City Capital, Charter Venture Capital, InterWest Partners, MPM Capital, Onset Ventures, Pacific Asset Partners

Envivio
$3,000,000
MPEG-4 solutions for broadcasters, enterprises, and service providers
Investors: Atlantic Bridge, Credit Agricole, Crescendo Ventures, Harbinger, Harbourvest, Intel Capital, NTT, Saints Capital, Samsung Ventures, Sigma Designs

HandyLab
$3,000,000
Nucleic acid-based in vitro diagnostic systems for clinical labs and hospitals
Investors: Arboretum Ventures, Dow Chemical, DuPont, EDF Ventures, Lurie Investments, Pfizer, SBV Venture Partners

IT Structures
$2,500,000
On-demand model for software trials
Investors: Gemini Israel Funds, Sequoia Israel

Knowledge Adventure
$3,000,000
Educational games for kids
Investors: Azure Capital, TeleSoft Partners

Multiply
$2,000,000
Social media and content targeting the 35+ year old demographic
Investors: Point Judith Ventures, TransCosmos, VantagePoint

MyYearbook
$2,500,000
Social networking site for teens
Investors: First Round Capital, Norwest Venture Partners, U.S. Venture Partners

Pathway Genomics
$1,500,000
Direct-to-consumer genetic diagnostic service
Investors: Edelson Technology Partners, Founders Fund

PEAK Surgical
$3,000,000
Electrosurgical blade system for hospitals and clinics
Investors: Lehman Brothers, Signet Healthcare Partners, Venrock

PerformLine
$300,000
Online performance marketing platform
Investors: Dublin Capital, First Round Capital, RoseTech Ventures, Twin Capital

Project Agape
$500,000
Online platform for political and social activism
Investors: Case Foundation, Founders Fund, MCJ Foundation

Quickoffice
$1,750,000
Mobile office document software for smartphones
Investors: Access Industries, Advantage Capital Partners, Mayfield, Shepherd Ventures, Shea Ventures

Revera
$1,500,000
Next generation metrology systems for semiconductor manufacturing
Investors: ATA Ventures, Crosslink Capita

Skydeck
$1,000,000
Online software to manage cell phone usage
Investors: Saban Ventures

SOA Software
$3,000,000
Enterprise class SOA security, management, and governance solutions
Investors: Mellon Ventures, Paladin Capital, Palisades Ventures, Redpoint Ventures

Teknovus
$2,000,000
EPON chipsets for IP-based triple-play services
Investors: Focus Ventures, Lightspeed Venture Partners, NEC, Partech International, Samsung Ventures, Technology Alliance, U.S. Venture Partners

Tela Innovations
$1,000,000
Design solutions for nanometer scale semiconductors
Investors: Asia Tech Management, Cadence Design Systems, Intel Capital, KT Venture Group, Qualcomm

Verix
$2,000,000
Business opportunity discovery software
Investors: Carmel Ventures, Gemini Israel Funds

Viewdle
$1,250,000
Visual analysis platform for next-gen video search
Investors: Anthem Venture Partners, SDI Media

XTIME
$500,000
CRM SaaS for the automotive services market
Investors: Draper Fisher Jurvetson, RPM Ventures, Saints Capital

YMed
$600,000
Catheter-based devices to treat coronary and peripheral artery disease
Investors: Shaked Global Group

Zenverge
$2,890,000
Semiconductors for digital media convergence
Investors: DCM, Motorola Ventures, Norwest Venture Partners