Investors

Core Capital Partners

Core Capital is a $320 million private equity fund that provides capital to both early stage technology ventures and small- to mid-sized growth companies where technology is a driver of change in the business or sector.
The common thread is that these companies are developing or incorporating disruptive technologies into their businesses. They focus principally on the kinds of "core" or fundamental technologies that enable or enhance information, data and communication. They are headquartered in Washington, D.C. and most of their investments are made on the East Coast.

For more information, visit www.core-capital.com.

RRE Ventures

New York-based RRE Ventures, founded in 1994 by Jim Robinson III, Jim Robinson IV and Stuart Ellman, invests in entrepreneurial technology companies placing special emphasis on e-commerce, software, communications and related enterprises that can become industry leaders in rapidly growing markets.
With $600 million under management, RRE combines significant capital resources with a proven track record of successful managerial, financial and technical experience, in addition to corporate contacts that create value for its portfolio companies.

For more information, visit www.rre.com.

David Frankel

David Frankel is the co-founder of Altirah Capital, a South African private equity & hedge fund group. He is also a director of Rand Merchant Bank (RMB). David was the CEO and co-founder of Internet Solutions (IS), the largest ISP in Africa. He was an executive director of Dimension Data plc from 2000-2004 (post selling IS to Didata).
Mr. Frankel was the co-founder and Chairman of HealthBridge & is currently the Chairman of Cura Risk. David has co-founded and seeded a number of early stage technology companies. His partners include Sequoia Capital, Bain Capital, Bessemer Venture Partners, General Catalyst, Intel Capital and IDG amongst others. Sales of companies which Frankel helped seed/initiate include Siteadvisor (sold to McAfee), Brontes3D (sold to 3M) & Getmein (sold to Ticketmaster).

In 1998, David was voted Computer Society of South Africas Information Technology Person of the Year. In 2000, he was voted the South African Technology Achiever of the Century, by the Financial Mail. The World Economic Forum later selected him for the GLT program in Davos, Switzerland. David holds an honors degree in Electrical Engineering (Wits) and, post selection for the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Program, earned an MBA with distinction, from the Harvard Business School.
Mr. Frankel is the Founder of ISPA (the South African Internet Service Providers Association) and he currently serves on the boards of several non-profit organizations including SAVCA (SA Venture Capital Association), Foundation 2000, the King David Schools Foundation and Endeavor South Africa.