About Cross Atlantic Capital Partners
Cross Atlantic Capital Partners is a venture capital firm with a distinct perspective. They currently manage four venture funds with over $500 million in total capital under management. Raised in 1999, Cross Atlantic Technology Fund I is a $120 million fund and was followed-on in 2001 by an $88 million fund, Cross Atlantic Technology Fund II. Additionally, they manage $300 million in two co-investment funds for the Pennsylvania Public School Employees' Retirement System (PSERS). The first of these Co-Investment Funds, Co-Investment Fund 2000, is a $150 million fund and was followed on in 2005 by another $150 million fund, Co-Investment Fund II. Their primary investment focus is in the commercialization of patented or specialty know-how in early to mid-stage technology companies. Their funds' historic and expected returns place them in the top decile / quartile of comparable vintage venture capital funds. They have a strong track record in early to mid-stage technology investing as evidenced by having been the first institutional investor in 5 of the 6 best producing investments. Their Partners bring a deep operational experience to managing the firm, as well as to the portfolio companies they work with. 5 of the 7 Partners have held CEO and/or COO positions within the technology industry, and they are engaging and active investors through their involvement on portfolio companies' boards, committees, and in the recruitment of key management. As a stable and mature management team, no Partner has less than 5 years of experience within the firm, and the Managing Partner has more than 20 years of investment experience in the firm's focus sectors, stage, and geography and has been a principal in 13 IPOs. As a collective group, the management team leads a focused investment thesis by investing in companies holding patentable technologies or specialty know-how, targeting large market opportunities, and possessing quality management teams. They have a strong, propriet