Investors

DOCOMO Capital
Based in Palo Alto, California, DOCOMO Capital, Inc. is a wholly owned U.S. subsidiary of NTT DOCOMO, Inc. (NYSE:DCM), the leading mobile communication company based in Japan. The Japanese mobile phone market is quite outstanding in its rigorous demands for new features while at the same time, highly intensive market competition continues to increase. For more than ten years NTT DOCOMO has been perceived as the leading mobile network operator in the competitive market by continuously offering new, disruptive technologies and services such as i-mode, i-Appli, FOMA(3G), and "Osaifu-Keitai", mobile phones with wallet functions. Working closely with NTT DOCOMO's business and R&D divisions, DOCOMO Capital is in charge of NTT DOCOMO's venture investments in mobile communications related start-up companies mainly in the United States. DOCOMO Capital is committed to investing in and strategically backing applicable start-up companies that have evolving and advancing cutting-edge new technologies to promote growth and ultimately introducing them into NTT DOCOMO's future services and products. We believe the unique experience, significant market share, and expertise in the Japanese mobile market will add extremely high value to our future portfolio of start-up companies. The company has officially started its operation as of July 1, 2005, and has a committed capital of USD 100 million for 10 years. For more information on DOCOMO Capital, visit www.docomo-capital.com

iGlobe Partners
iGlobe Partners is a fund that operates on a global basis, with a team of partners in North America, Europe and Asia working together to help young companies become global market leaders. The Company’s strategy is to invest in technology-driven companies that are led by passionate management and have globally scaleable business models. iGlobe Partners focuses on the information technology arena, with particular interest in the telecommunications, storage, multimedia, semiconductor and enterprise markets.

Intel Capital
Intel Capital, Intel's venture capital organization, makes equity investments in innovative technology start-ups and companies worldwide.
Intel Capital invests in a broad range of companies offering hardware, software and services targeting enterprise, home, mobility, health, consumer Internet and semiconductor manufacturing. Since 1991, Intel Capital has invested more than US$4 billion in more than 1,000 companies spanning more than 30 countries. During this time, about 160 portfolio companies have been acquired and another 150 have gone public on exchanges around the world. In 2005, Intel Capital invested about US$265 million in about 140 deals with approximately 60 percent of funds invested outside the United States. For more information on Intel Capital and its differentiated advantages, visit www.intelcapital.com

Marvell Semiconductor
Marvell is the industry leader in innovating the highest performance broadband communications technologies that enable next-generation networking and storage products. The Company offers a wide range of integrated circuit solutions using its communications mixed-signal processing and digital signal processing technologies. Marvell applies its analog, mixed signal, digital signal processing and complex digital design technologies in a variety of applications. Its product portfolio consists of storage, switching, transceivers, wireless, personal computers connectivity, gateways, communications controllers and power management products.

Pac-Link Management
Established in 1998, Pac-Link Management Corp. has a management team with broad experience, knowledge, and extended business relationships. Together, these traits enable Pac-Link Management to provide its portfolio companies with multi-dimensional services of strategy, management, finance, investment, networking, and etc. Pac-Link Management has managed six venture capital funds with total capitalization up to NT$7 billion dollars and targets investments in the industries of semiconductor, photonics, telecommunication, network, software and biotech.

Samsung Ventures America
Samsung Ventures America manages US investment and investment-related activities for Samsung Group and Samsung Venture Investment Corporation from local offices in San Jose. The investment mandate for Samsung Ventures America tracks closely to the strategic priorities of various Samsung companies' core operating divisions, and encompasses investments in semiconductors, displays, telecommunications, and consumer electronics.
Samsung Ventures America is currently actively investing in leading technology companies from a $300 million fund.

Tenaya Capital
Tenaya Capital is a leading venture capital firm with offices in Menlo Park, California, and Boston, Massachusetts. Founded in 1995 as Lehman Brothers Venture Partners, we became an independent company in 2009. Over the years we've raised five funds representing over $1 billion of committed capital, investing it in a wide range of high-growth technology companies including software, consumer Internet, communications, semiconductors, electronics, and cleantech. For more information, please visit www.tenayacapital.com

UMC Capital
UMC Capital was established in February 2001 as the direct investment arm of world leading semiconductor foundry UMC. By leveraging the resources of UMC and its affiliates, UMC Capital is well positioned to deliver significant strategic values to startup companies. The mission/objectives of UMC Capital are: identifying innovative technologies, forming mutually productive relationships with entrepreneurs, exploring and expanding emerging and applications, and earning financial returns for the parent company UMC.

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