Bridget O'Brien

Develops and provides software based product management & development solutions

Manufactures and retails home furnishings

Provides brokerage services

Fidelity Ventures is a traditional fund-based venture capital firm that employs a returns-driven investment model. The firm focuses on investments in emerging growth technology companies with products or services that are ready for introduction into the marketplace. They tends to invest in companies in the investment focus is on early-stage, growth companies in the consumer, communications, systems, software and services sectors. Fidelity Ventures looks for established companies with new lines of products or services and typically invests in companies that have completed their initial product release and have secured early beta customers. Investments generally range from $3 million to $50 million per company. Fidelity Ventures usually acts as the lead investor and serves on their portfolio companies' boards of directors.

Functions as a College/University

FCI invests in the form of common equity, preferred stock, or subordinated debt (in conjunction with equity investment) and seeks majority voting control. They take a generalist approach to investing and have a wide background of industry experience, including industrial products and equipment, consumer products, packaging, automotive aftermarket, construction/building materials and supplies, distribution businesses, business services, specialty chemicals, oil and gas equipment and services and healthcare services and medical devices. The firm actively seeks viable stand-alone divisions/subsidiaries of financially distressed entities, but avoids operating turnarounds. Management teams are expected to co-invest and will participate in incentive equity programs. They avoid start-ups/venture capital and companies with significant technology or regulatory risks. FCI has no strict holding period limit, but generally expects to seek liquidity for investments within a four to seven year period.