Quicksilver Ventures
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Quicksilver Ventures is a primary and secondary venture capital
firm based in Silicon Valley
(Saratoga). Quicksilver Ventures acquires existing venture capital portfolios from corporations and other venture capital funds. They invest in early-stage, emerging technologies, such as video and imaging; networking and mobility, data management, services and security, storage components and systems, and enterprise applications.
The firm was founded as QTV Capital in 2001 by Maury Domengeaux, Randall Meals, and Steve Schlossareck.
Notable investments have included Cavium Networks
, Rhapsody Networks, and Sierra Logic.
Venture capital
Venture capital is financial capital provided to early-stage, high-potential, high risk, growth startup companies. The venture capital fund makes money by owning equity in the companies it invests in, which usually have a novel technology or business model in high technology industries, such as...
firm based in Silicon Valley
Silicon Valley
Silicon Valley is a term which refers to the southern part of the San Francisco Bay Area in Northern California in the United States. The region is home to many of the world's largest technology corporations...
(Saratoga). Quicksilver Ventures acquires existing venture capital portfolios from corporations and other venture capital funds. They invest in early-stage, emerging technologies, such as video and imaging; networking and mobility, data management, services and security, storage components and systems, and enterprise applications.
The firm was founded as QTV Capital in 2001 by Maury Domengeaux, Randall Meals, and Steve Schlossareck.
Notable investments have included Cavium Networks
Cavium Networks
Cavium is a San Jose, California-based company specializing in ARM-based and MIPS-based network, video and security processors. Cavium offers processor and board level products targeting routers, switches, appliances, storage and servers.-Major acquisitions::...
, Rhapsody Networks, and Sierra Logic.