Tamer Hassanein

Develops and manufactures light detection and sensors & dimensional sensing solutions

Newbury Ventures makes early-stage investments in several industries including enterprise software products, networking and communications infrastructure, wireless, security hardware and software and semiconductor devices. Typical investments range from $5 million to $10 million in successive rounds over the life of a company, with an initial investment in the $2 million to $5 million range. The partnership also seeks out a limited number of special situation technology investments, including investments in later-stage turnarounds and restructurings. Newbury looks for companies that create products to solve significant problems for readily identifiable customers. They look for companies whose strategy will allow them to enter a market with potentially rapid growth and establish a defendable leadership position. Companies should be targeting a market with annual revenue opportunities of at least $100 million and with annual growth prospects in excess of 30 percent. Companies should also have unique and superior products or services that provide a defensible and proprietary competitive position. The firm invests in invest in domestic and bi-national companies that have or seek to have operations in both their home country and the US. Newbury serves at the lead or co-lead investor in virtually all of their portfolio companies. They take a seat on their portfolio companies' boards of directors. Typical exits are through the sale of a company to a third party for cash or marketable securities, or a combination thereof, or through an IPO.

Functions as a College/University

Operates a retail health food store

Provides online mobile payment services

Develops computer games

Provides mobile game apps

Provides creation solutions for new ventures, products and companies

Rising Tide invests in companies located in the United States, Canada, Middle East and the Europe. The firm targets companies operating in the fields of software, blockchain, artificial intelligence, deep technology and healthcare sectors. It provides financing for early and later stage capital requirements.