About Azure
Azure Capital Partners is a venture capital firm with over $650 million under management, headquartered in San Francisco, California. Our goal is to identify, invest in and help build early stage information technology companies that are at the forefront of a transformative opportunity for growth. Our partners have a long track record of identifying and helping to build some of the most successful companies in communications, consumer, enterprise and Internet technology segments. The Azure team is recognized for industry thought leadership and a unique professional investment approach to venture investing. Our proven methodology and primary research enable us to identify young companies in attractive markets whose business models provide sustainable competitive advantage.

Azure partners support portfolio companies with active guidance to our entrepreneurs in all key aspects of strategy, operations and governance. This involves representation on boards of directors and committees, as well as continuous support, feedback and important introductions. We augment our own active involvement by recruiting members of the Azure Network to advise and assist our entrepreneurs.

Team
We believe that the clearest predictor of an early stage company’s success is the quality of its people. Azure partners take an active role in building and mentoring management teams as well as recruiting board and advisory board members.

Business Strategy
We provide assistance in market definition and product development roadmaps, go-to-market strategies, operational planning and competitive analysis. We assist our entrepreneurs in assessing the strategic and financial impact of key business decisions. We also draw upon the Azure Network for technical and market expertise in particular product segments.

Finance and Operations
The financial and management heritage of the Azure founding team uniquely qualifies us to aid our companies in managing growth while maintaining capital efficiency. We focus on forecasting, operational efficiency, prioritization of spending, vendor and inventory management, cash management and appropriate debt and equity structures.

Customer Introductions and Partnerships
Having worked with many of the technology industry’s most successful companies, the Azure partners understand how to attract early customers and establish an ecosystem that provides a sustainable competitive advantage. We use our broad set of executive-level industry relationships to introduce targeted potential customers, as well as the most relevant distribution, marketing and technology partners.

Realizations
Our extensive experience driving liquidity events in the technology industry enables us to provide our portfolio companies with timely advice on optimizing and executing exit strategies. We advise our portfolio companies on how best to maximize value-- whether it be through an initial public offering, a strategic acquisition or by remaining private and independent.