this article appears to have a close connection with its subject . it may require cleanup to comply with wikipedia s content policies particularly neutral point of view . please discuss further on the talk page . june 2016 learn how and when to remove this template message flybridge capital partners is a venture capital firm with offices in boston and new york city focused on seed and early stage investments . it invests in seed and early stage technology companies . flybridge s general partners are david aronoff jeff bussgang chip hazard and jesse middleton . 1 2 contents 1 history 1.1 funds 1.2 investments 1.3 stay in ma 2 references 3 external links history edit the firm was founded in 2001 as idg ventures atlantic with a 100 million first fund which was funded by it media firm international data group idg . it raised a 180 million second fund in 2005 including investors outside of idg . in 2008 the firm closed a third 280 million fund and renamed itself flybridge capital partners . 3 the firm is typically the first institutional investor in the companies it backs and focuses on capital efficient seed and early stage companies seeking capital to fuel growth and expand operations . funds edit the firm raised four venture capital funds with combined investor commitments of over 560 million . 2001 idg ventures atlantic i lp 100 million 2005 idg ventures atlantic ii lp 180 million 4 2008 flybridge capital partners iii lp 280 million 5 investments edit flybridge capital partners has invested in more than 85 companies to date including bettercloud bitsight brontes technologies acquired by 3m bzzagent acquired by tesco cartera commerce chil semiconductor acquired by international rectifier codecademy crashlytics acquired by twitter dataxu digital lumens firebase acquired by google jibo mongodb nasuni open english reveal imaging acquired by science applications international corporation stackdriver acquired by google transpera acquired by tremor video valore zestfinance and zing acquired by dell . flybridge focuses on sectors such as consumer infrastructure tech enabled business services enterprise it and mobile things . stay in ma edit in january 2009 flybridge capital partners announced a student scholarship program for massachusetts college students to foster entrepreneurship and innovation between students and the local business community . 6 stay in ma provides financial assistance to students interested in joining or attending the events of technology and business organizations in the region . references edit team flybridge . flybridge . retrieved 18 may 2016 . kolodny lara . flybridge adds a general partner in nyc wework labs cofounder jesse middleton . techcrunch . retrieved 21 june 2016 . idg ventures boston is now flybridge capital partners . xconomy 17 march 2008 idg ventures plans investment of 180 million fund . mass high tech 9 may 2005 idg ventures boston changes its name to flybridge capital and raises 280m . venture beat 17 march 2008 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