kirusa : our investors

Kirusa is proud to have received the support and financial backing of the following major investors.

	Saints' investing activities focus on special situations and particularly on direct secondary investing. We acquire illiquid investments in private companies from investors or founders looking to monetize these investments or eliminate the requirement for further investment or management. Saints has developed particular expertise in the rapid evaluation and structuring of complex secondary market transactions. Saints is currently investing out of Saints Capital VI, LP, a blind pool fund. Hence, we have the capability to evaluate investment opportunities ranging in size from less than $5 million to upwards of $200 million. Saints will take over the ongoing management of the investments internally or in conjunction with members of the existing general partner or management team.
	Nexus Venture Partners (www.nexusvp.com) is a leading Venture Capital firm in India focused on working with innovative early to early-growth stage companies. With funds of $320 million under management, Nexus has an active portfolio of over 20 companies. Nexus partners with entrepreneurs across sectors - technology, consumer services, media, energy, agribusiness, outsourced services, internet and mobile. We are a group of successful entrepreneurs with extensive experience in company building and investing globally. Nexus has recently been named as one of only two firms from India in the Red Herring Top 100 Global Venture Capital firms and voted India's Best VC firm 2009 by Venture Intelligence APEX.
	Helion Venture Partners is a $140 million multi-stage, India-focused venture fund. The fund invests in technology-powered businesses such as Outsourcing, Internet, Mobile and Technology Products. The fund's investors are well-respected global institutions including Ivy League endowment funds and highly-successful Internet pioneering entrepreneurs. The fund and its portfolio companies are advised by an experienced and industry renowned team of professionals based in India, which includes Sanjeev Aggarwal, Ashish Gupta, Kanwaljit Singh and Rahul Chandra. For more information, please visit www.helionvc.com
	Qualcomm Ventures was launched in the United States in November 2000 with an initial US$500 million allocation. Qualcomm Ventures' aim is to support Qualcomm’s mission of enabling and fostering 3G and wireless Internet markets through strategic investments in privately owned startup ventures. These strategic investments include companies focusing on wireless communication technologies and products serving consumer, enterprise and vertical markets worldwide. For more information, please visit www.qualcomm.com/ventures/
	Eastven is a technology venture capital firm and is the successor fund to Ericsson Venture Partners. Eastven is focused on the communications technology market and invests in network infrastructure, software, semiconductor, and enabling technology companies. Eastven is particularly interested in next-generation IP-based infrastructure, and systems and applications in the service network layer. For more information, please visit www.eastven.com
	Founded in 1983, Accel Partners has a long history of excellence and innovation in the venture capital business and is dedicated to partnering with outstanding entrepreneurs and management teams to build world-class businesses. Accel today invests globally using dedicated teams and market-specific strategies for local geographies, with offices in Palo Alto, California, London, UK, and Bangalore, India as well as in China via the IDG-Accel Partnership. With over $4 billion under management, Accel has helped entrepreneurs build over 300 successful companies, many of which have defined their categories include Actuate, Acopia, Agile Software, Alfresco, AMCC, Arrowpoint, BBN, Brightcove, ComScore, Etsy, Facebook, Foundry Networks, GlamMedia, Imperva, Infinera, Interwoven, JBoss, Kayak, Macromedia, Maven Networks, metroPCS, Polycom/PictureTel, Portal Software, QlikTech, Rapt, Real Networks, Redback Networks, Riverbed, UUNet, Veritas, Walmart.com, Webroot, Wily Technology, XenSource and Zimbra. Accel India’s portfolio includes Chakpak, DoveTail, HolidayIQ, Inbiopro, Kaati Zone, Kirusa, MuSigma, Myntra, Perfint, Sconce and Virident. For more information, visit the Accel Partners web site at www.accel.com.

ANGEL INVESTORS

Daniel Ahn [photo]	Managing Director, Woodside Fund
Naveen S. Bisht	Founder & CEO of Nayna Networks
Louis Golm	former President, AirTouch International former CEO, AT&T Japan
Ashish Gupta [photo]	Founder of Junglee and Tavant Technologies General Partner, Helion Venture Partners Latest bio available at www.helionvc.com
Umang Gupta	CEO, Keynote
Sandeep Tyagi [photo]	CEO, Inductis Latest bio available at www.inductis.com
Vijay Parekh	Inductis

Horizon Companies (formerly Horizon Computers, Inc.) is a dynamic and fast growing group of software product and services companies providing customized Business Solutions to clients in diverse industries. Members companies are focused on developing business-driven, cost effective and long term solutions that maximize clients' investments. Their senior management team is comprised of professionals with “hands on” IT and business expertise. http://www.horizoncompanies.com

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati (WSGR) is the leading law firm who represent technology companies at all stages of their growth, as well as the investment banks and venture capital firms who provide financial support. Over the past four decades, the firm has established its leading reputation through its’ an in-depth knowledge of its clients' industries, in addition to its broad and lengthy contact with the technology sector. WSGR distinguishes itself by taking the time to understand its clients' business needs and supporting this with a full range of legal services designed to scale with their growth. The firm is equipped and capable in helping entrepreneurial ventures get started, and then successfully taking them through follow-on financings including IPO activity. http://www.wsgr.com