Two of the Techfarm Ventures' fund managers were affiliated with TechFund Capital prior to founding Techfarm Ventures. The list of the investments made by the Techfarm Ventures' fund managers while at TechFund Capital follows, by industry (an alphabetical version is also available). Wherever possible we've also included corresponding Web links.

NETWORKING & COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES ~ Network Infrastructure

COBALT NETWORKS Cobalt Networks acquired by Sun Microsystems in December 2000.

HOTRAIL INC. HotRail Inc. acquired by Conexant in June 2000.

RESONATE Resonate successfully taken public by Goldman Sachs in 2000 and acquired by GTG Acquisition Corp. in March 2003.

nDSP CORPORATION nDSP Corporation acquired by Pixelworks, Inc. in January 2002.

NuCORE TECHNOLOGY, INC. NuCORE Technology is a developer of imaging chips for digital still and video cameras. Compared with alternative products, NuCORE's products offer film image quality, industry's fastest performance and reduced power consumption. By providing a total solution that includes software and development boards, the company helps camera OEMs speed new products to market.

QUANTUM3D Quantum3D designs, markets and manufactures solutions for the advanced visual computing marketplace. The company's "Affordable Reality" solutions include real-time 3D graphics systems for PC-based visual simulation and training and embedded visual computing.

PRIMAXX, INC. Primaxx develops, manufactures and markets capital equipment that enables the deposition of complex thin films for the electronics and semiconductor industries. The company primarily targets the markets for integrated circuits, flat panels, (including LCD, projection systems and image sensors), MEMS and future generations of fuel cells. Primaxx believes its proprietary deposition and etch technologies are positioned to address thin films and wafer structures for a variety of next generation applications and markets.

INOVYS Inovys develops semiconductor test systems that focus on structural testing methodologies for manufacturing defects in a broad spectrum of semiconductor products that incorporate design-for-testability structures on the chip. The test system consists of proprietary hardware and software that is directly compatible with IEEE 1450 (Standard Test Interface Language - STIL) standards. The company expects to change the economics of semiconductor production tests, and believes its approach will also offer revolutionary benefits in time-to-market for major semiconductor manufacturers.

NETMIND NetMind acquired by Puma Technologies in late 1999.

PORTALPLAYER, INC. PortalPlayer completed an Initial Public Offering in November 2004 and acquired by nVIDIA in January 2007.

N*ABLE TECHNOLOGIES INC. N*ABLE Tecnologies acquired by Wave Systems in July 1999.

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