Investors
Herald Investment Management Limited is heralding four funds for its customers. The fund manager focuses on investing in the information technology, media, enterprise management, electronic commerce, and communications sectors. Herald Investment Management's four funds include: Herald Investment Trust (targets small companies in communications and media industries), Herald Worldwide Fund (specializes in quoted companies in technology and communications sectors), and two Herald Ventures funds (aiming for unquoted companies). The company was established in 1994. For more information about investments by Herald Ventures please visit www.heralduk.com
Amadeus is a specialist venture capital firm backing new technologies. Founded in 1997, Amadeus manages £285 million through two early stage funds and the Amadeus Mobile Seed Fund, and has backed 36 companies in the UK and continental Europe, covering computer hardware and software, mobile and fixed communications technologies and new media. The firm, which has offices in London and Cambridge, UK, has established a reputation among entrepreneurs for Silicon Valley-style, hands on assistance and ‘door opening’, and among investors for proving that early stage technology investing can be profitable in the long term. For more information about investments by Amadeus please visit www.amadeuscapital.com
Intel Capital, Intel's strategic investment program, focuses on making equity investments and acquisitions to grow the Internet economy in support of Intel's strategic interests. Intel Capital invests in hardware, software and services companies in several market segments, including computing, networking, and wireless communications. For more information about investments from Intel please visit www.intel.com/capital
Pentech was launched in July 2001 to invest in early stage technology companies in the UK and Ireland. Pentech invests between £0.25 million and £3.0 million in early stage technology companies that have created strong intellectual property with high software content. The fund has £22.5m under management, with the investment in Enigmatec representing its fifth investment.
The Pentech Fund is managed by Pentech Ventures, a division of Penta Capital, the Glasgow based mid-market private equity house. Penta Capital is regulated by the FSA. For more information about investments by Pentech Ventures please visit www.pentechvc.com
