private ownership industry venture capital founded 1996 headquarters san bruno california united states total assets 4 billion 1 number of employees approx . 40 2008 website vpcp.com vantagepoint capital partners is a venture capital firm with investments in the cleantech information technology and healthcare sectors . founded in 1996 by alan e. salzman and jim marver the firm has raised over 4 billion with more than 1 billion dedicated specifically to cleantech . vantagepoint is based in san bruno california with offices in beijing and hong kong . in 2011 2 2012 3 it has changed its name from vantagepoint venture partners into vantagepoint capital partners citing a desire to reflect increased focus on growth equity which goes beyond where venture goes . contents 1 strategic partners 2 portfolio companies 3 references 4 external links strategic partners edit vantagepoint has established strategic partnerships with a number of global corporations including air products best buy bp dupont ibm jabil circuit procter & gamble and scottish and southern energy . 4 non primary source needed portfolio companies edit 1366 3vr adura alertme allbusiness.com allocade allvoices amprius angstrom technologies anthera pharmaceuticals ipo 2010 axsun technologies better place bluewhale bridgelux brightsource energy cbeyond communications cgi pharmaceuticals chacha chemrec chipx cobalt technologies conceptus definity health direct flow medical e one moli flodesign edo interactive endplay entrisphere faniq flodesign wind turbine corp. gain capital group geminx pharmaceuticals genomatica glo ab global financial technology goldwind grocery shopping network healthline networks huga optotech ibahn identified innopath software innovari intelepeer investlab inxight software iwatt kagoor networks klipsch audio lifemasters light based technologies liquid light 5 liquid robotics livescribe mascoma metabolex inc miasol meriton networks mobile 365 multiply myfp myspace.com intermix media acquired by news corporation in 2005 6 neuraltus new energy capital nexsan next step living ostara oz communications acquired by nokia in 2008 7 phreesia pica8 premium power pulsepoint pure digital technologies acquired by cisco systems in 2009 6 reachlocal safe life corp santur corporation savvion scribd senergen devices inc serious energy solarcentury solazyme spanfeller media group smg spatial wireless switch tendril networks inc. tergegen tesla motors ipo in 2010 8 tidal software acquired by cisco systems touchtunes transmedics transport technology systems tts trilliant verisilicon vook wageworks ipo in 2011 widevine technologies acquired by google xcellerex youmail ze gen zvents references edit capital raised since inception in 1996 sibley lisa may 9 2011 . vantagepoint ventures changes name . silicon valley business journal . vantagepoint pulls billion dollar vc fund after lps fail to bite . altassets . 6 feb 2013 . http www.vpcp.com knapp alan . liquid light raises 15 million to convert carbon emissions to chemicals . forbes.com . forbes . retrieved 10 january 2015 . a b vance ashlee march 19 2009 . cisco flips over pure digital . the new york times . http www.nokia.com press press releases showpressrelease newsid 1255654 squatriglia chuck june 29 2010 . tesla ipo raises 226.1 m stock surges 41 percent . wired . vantagepoint venture partners iv holds initial close on 1 billion july 2000 . external links edit vantagepoint capital partners company website v t e private equity and venture capital basic investment types buyout venture mezzanine growth secondaries equity co investment history history of private equity and venture capital early history of private equity private equity in the 1980s private equity in the 1990s private equity in the 2000s terms and concepts buyout financial sponsor management buyout divisional buyout buy sell agreement leveraged recapitalization dividend recapitalization venture angel investor business incubator post money valuation 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