Amadeus Capital Partners
Amadeus specialises in early stage technology companies with global potential, and takes a 'Silicon Valley' based approach to help companies grow rapidly. Investors include Microsoft, Gilde, BankAmerica, Reuters, Lazard and others. Hermann Hauser, a founder and director of Amadeus Capital Partners, is a non-executive director of Plastic Logic. He has been involved with over 20 technology companies as director, executive or investor and is currently chairman of Virata and a non-executive director of Cambridge Silicon Radio, AT&T Laboratories Cambridge (previously Olivetti) and several other companies. Earlier in his career, he founded Acorn Computers - from which ARM traces its origins.

Oak Investment Partners

Established in 1978, Oak Investment Partners is a venture capital firm with a strong track record as a stage-independent investor. To date, Oak has funded more than 350 companies with aggregate annual revenues in excess of $60 billion. Oak's investment strategy focuses on growth opportunities in enterprise application and infrastructure software, communications equipment and services, semiconductors, data storage, outsourced services, financial services technology, healthcare services, and retail. Located in Westport, CT, and with offices in Minneapolis, MN, and Palo Alto, CA, Oak concentrates on building long-term relationships with experienced management teams to develop successful companies that deliver consistent performance over time such as 2Wire, Actel, Airspan Networks, Compaq, Genzyme, Inktomi (acquired by Yahoo!), Neophotonics, Parametric Technology Corporation, PF Changs, Polycom, Seagate Technologies, SMIC, Sybase, Synaptics, Synopsys, TeleAtlas, Virata, Whole Foods, Wireless Facilities (WFII) etc.

Tudor Investment Corporation

The Tudor Group, which consists of Tudor Investment Corporation and its affiliates, is involved in active trading, investing and research in the global equity, debt, currency and commodity markets. Founded in 1980 by Paul Tudor Jones II, the firm currently manages $15.1 billion. The firm's investment strategies include global macro trading, fundamental equity investing in the U.S. and Europe, emerging markets, venture capital, commodities, event driven strategies and technical trading systems.

Intel Capital

Intel Capital, Intel’s venture investment program, focuses on making minority equity investments 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. Intel Capital has invested more than US$4 billion in approximately 1,000 companies in more than 30 countries since 1991. Since its inception, about 160 portfolio companies have been acquired by other companies and another 150 have gone public on various exchanges around the world. Intel Capital employs investment managers in about 25 countries worldwide. Last year alone, Intel Capital invested more than US$130 million in about 110 deals with approximately 40 percent of its investments made outside the United States.

PolyTechnos Venture-Partners
PolyTechnos Venture-Partners is an independent European venture capital firm focusing on privately held technology and life science companies in early to expansion stages of development, predominantly in German-speaking Europe. Areas of expertise comprise Information Technology & Communications, Industrial & Engineering, Energy, Drug Development, Diagnostics & MedTech, with a special interest in developments at the interface of these fields. The PolyTechnos team combines long standing venture capital investment experience with broad international operational and management expertise based on strong technology and life science backgrounds. PolyTechnos helps companies turn technology into business by providing support in areas such as strategy, business development, and organisation building. PolyTechnos, located in Munich Germany, was founded in 1998 and currently advises funds totalling approximately EUR 200 million.

Banc of America Equity Partners
Through its focused U.S. and international units, Banc of America Equity Partners (BAEP) provides direct equity and related investment capital to companies at all stages of the business cycle - from startup to buyout. It delivers specialised expertise to help portfolio companies across a spectrum of sectors realise competitive advantages and target superior returns. As the primary provider of private equity for Bank of America, BAEP manages capital of US $10 billion globally, making it one of the largest private equity portfolios in the banking industry. In addition to its Chicago headquarters, the group has offices in Charlotte, NC, Foster City, CA, London, Milan, Warsaw, Singapore, Mumbai (Bombay), Sao Paolo and Buenos Aires.

Morningside

Morningside Technology Ventures Limited is part of the Morningside group, a global private equity and venture capital group founded in 1986 by the Chan family of Hong Kong. Since entering the China market in 1992, Morningside group has invested extensively in the printing machinery sector, the Internet and wireless sectors, outdoor and print media, biotechnology and healthcare, and education. Being one of the earliest investors in the Internet in China, Morningside group's portfolio includes a number of successful IPOs such as Sohu.com, Ctrip and The9.com. Morningside group’s media investments include Media Partners International, Communication Central Group, and the Chinese editions of Forbes and InformationWeek.

Dow Venture Capital
Dow's corporate venture capital group is an investor in Plastic Logic. Dow Venture Capital has committed over $300 million to businesses involved in Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Communications and Information Technology, Electronics, and Materials Science and has investments in venture funds through more than ten institutional venture capital firms. Additionally, Dow Venture Capital collaborates globally with a broad network of venture partners that specialise in targeted investment areas.

BASF

BASF Venture Capital GmbH was established in 2001 as a wholly owned subsidiary of BASF Future Business GmbH, Ludwigshafen, Germany, and participates in startup companies by providing venture capital to open up new growth potentials. BASF is the world’s leading chemical company. Its portfolio ranges from chemicals, plastics, performance products, agricultural products and fine chemicals to crude oil and natural gas. In 2004, BASF had approximately 82,000 employees and posted sales of more than €37 billion. BASF shares are traded on the stock exchanges in Frankfurt (BAS), London (BFA), New York (BF), and Zurich (AN).

Nanotech Partners
Nanotech Partners I Limited Partnership is a unique private equity fund focusing on emerging nanotechnology around the world. With the sponsorship of Mitsubishi Corporation, the fund was established after Nanotech Partners, Ltd. was founded as a General Partner in September 2001. The fund size is JPY 5.4 ($50 million) with investors including Mitsubishi Corporation, Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation, Honjo Chemical Corporation, UFJ Capital. The fund is globally managed by Nanotech Partners Limited, with the support of the Fullerene International Corporation in the U.S. and the local offices of Mitsubishi Corporation in the U.S., U.K. and France.

Siemens Venture Capital (SVC)
Siemens Venture Capital is the $600 million corporate venture organization for Siemens AG, (NYSE:SI) one of the largest global electronics and engineering companies with reported worldwide sales of $91.5 billion in fiscal 2004. The goal of SVC is to identify and fund investments in emerging and innovative technologies that will enhance the core business scope of Siemens, particularly in Information and Communications, Automation and Control, Medical Solutions, Automotive Technology and Transportation Systems, Power, and Lighting. With offices in Munich, San Jose (CA), Boston (MA) and through Siemens Israel, Ltd. in Rosh Ha´ayin near Tel Aviv, SVC has an active portfolio of more than 70 start-up companies and 30 venture capital funds, and plays a key role in the global network of innovation.

Yasuda Enterprise Development Co., Ltd
Yasuda is one of the largest and most experienced venture capital firms in Japan, with over 200 exits since its inception. It has over $300 million in assets under management and primarily invests in Japan, US, Taiwan and Europe. The fund focuses on investment in state-of-the-art technology companies, particularly those in the fields of Materials Science, Energy, Life Sciences and IT. It targets high growth businesses with the potential to penetrate global markets.