investment strategies  .  direct investments  .  venture capital / growth equity

Systems and Components


Adams Street Partners seeks to invest in systems and component companies that have unique technology that either meaningfully improves upon the price/performance ratio of incumbent solutions, or dislocates or creates a market by providing an entirely new technology. Particular areas of interest include communications technology, high performance computing and data warehousing, RFID and consumer device components.

Companies:

  • Actelis Networks Broadband networking equipment
  • Adesto Semiconductors
  • Alien Technology RFID tag manufacturer
  • Creo Digital pre-press systems
  • Diamond Multimedia Graphics boards and multimedia products
  • Enfora Wireless communication modules
  • GDE Systems Defense electronics
  • IC Works Integrated circuits
  • Luminary Micro 32-bit microcontrollers
  • Magnavox Electronics Defense electronics
  • Microchip Technology Microcontrollers and non-volatile memory devices
  • Mizar Microcontrollers and non-volatile memory devices
  • Montalvo Systems Fabless semiconductors
  • NewPath Ventures Cross-border communications incubator
  • PathScale Components for clustered computing
  • SDL High power semiconductor laser diodes
  • WiQuest Ultra-wideband wireless semiconductors
Investment Strategies