Noventi

Noventi Ventures
Formerly	CIR Ventures
Company type	Private company
Industry	Venture Capital
Founded	2002; 22 years ago
Founder	Giacomo Marini
Headquarters	Menlo Park, California, United States
Key people	Giacomo Marini (CEO)
Products	Private equity funds
Website	www.noventi.net

Noventi Ventures is an American venture capital firm based in Menlo Park. It was founded in 2002 by Giacomo Marini and was previously known as CIR Ventures.^[1]^[2]

The Noventi team includes Giacomo Marini, Masa Ishii, and Pierluigi Zappacosta.^[3] The Investment Advisory Committee has included Rodolfo De Benedetti, Claudio Stabon, Pierluigi Ferrero.^[4]

History

The company was founded as CIR ventures in 2002 by Giacomo Marini the fund was initially sponsored by Italian CIR Group. The company was renamed Noventi in 2006 and moved to primely invest family money.

Portfolio

Noventi Ventures has provided venture capital and active support to the following companies:

Name	First Invested	Description	Status
Active Optical MEMS	2003	MEMS-based optical telecom components	Acquired by Oclaro
Aurora Algae	2006	Algae fuel biofuels production systems	Acquired by Reliance Industries
Bitfone	2003	Mobile and FOTA firmware-over-the-air devices management	Acquired by Hewlett-Packard
Celltick	2001	Mobile phones broadcast applications	Private
Dishcraft	2015	Robotic dish washing for institutions	Private
Easy Market	2000	Travel management solutions for agents and end-users	Acquired by TUI Travel
Ecrio	1999	Mobile middleware for handset manufacturers and operators	Management buyout
Heliovolt	2007	CIGS-based photo voltaic panels	Defunct^[5]
Kasenna	2002	Video servers	Acquired by Espial
Iriscube	2002	Independent information systems service provider	Acquired by Reply
Lexy	2007	Innovative voice applications for mobile phones	Defunct
M7	2003	Web applications development platform	Acquired by BEA Systems (now Oracle Corporation)
Lumenergi	2008	Lighting controllers and management systems	Acquired by Fulham
Minerva Networks	2003	IPTV and Connected TV middleware software	Management buyout
Neato Robotics	2006	Home robots	Acquired by Vorwerk (company)
Sygate	2001	Endpoint security for enterprise networks	Acquired by Symantec
Teltier	2001	Presence-based mobile phone services	Acquired by dynamicsoft / Cisco
Velomat	2012	Assembly automation and robotics	Acquired by Sacmi
Windspire Energy	2008	Small very efficient vertical wind turbines	Defunct

References

^ "Noventi Ventures - About us". Noventi. Retrieved 31 July 2008.
^ "Noventi investor Overview". PitchBook. Retrieved May 27, 2024.
^ Hoovers Profile
^ "Noventi expects to close cleantech fund in summer". Private Equity Week. 26 March 2007. Retrieved 2008-07-29.
^ "HelioVolt Secures $101 Million in Funding". Wireless News. 28 Oct 2007. Retrieved 2008-07-29.

External links

Noventi Ventures website

[1] "Noventi Ventures - About us". Noventi. Retrieved 31 July 2008.

[2] "Noventi investor Overview". PitchBook. Retrieved May 27, 2024.

[3] Hoovers Profile

[4] "Noventi expects to close cleantech fund in summer". Private Equity Week. 26 March 2007. Retrieved 2008-07-29.

[5] "HelioVolt Secures $101 Million in Funding". Wireless News. 28 Oct 2007. Retrieved 2008-07-29.

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