- RRE Ventures
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company_name = RRE Ventures
company_type = Private Ownership
foundation =1994
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industry =Venture capital
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homepage = [http://www.rre.com/ www.rre.com]
num_employees =RRE Ventures is a firm focused on
venture capital investments in software, internet, mobile, financial services, environmental, and other related technologies, primarily within theUnited States , and especially in and aroundNew York . The founders include James D. Robinson IV, a venture capitalist and entrepreneur previously withJP Morgan Chase andHambrecht & Quist , Stuart J. Ellman, a former investment banker atDillon, Read andMorgan Stanley , and a professor atColumbia Business School , andJames D. Robinson III , former Chairman & CEO ofAmerican Express , and former Chairman ofBristol-Myers Squibb . Other professionals include Richard A. McGinn, former CEO ofLucent , Andrew Zalasin, William Porteous, Harsh Patel, and Michel Orban.The firm is based in
New York City with an office inSilicon Valley .Since its inception in
1994 , RRE Ventures has provided $1 billion in venture capital financing for more than 125 companies. A partial list includes Achex,Concur , Extricity,eMachines , Giga Information Group, Goldpocket, iCrossing, Loudeye,MaMaMedia , Massive, MessageOne, Metapath, Netcentives,Qpass ,Recyclebank , Rubric, ScreamingMedia, Telocity, Vastera,Vocera ,Watchguard , WeddingChannel, and Wisdomtree.RRE Ventures differs from the traditional approach of venture capital by focusing on bringing promising young companies to the attention of senior executives at major corporations, and in mentoring young entrepreneurs. The firm has a distinguished group of
Fortune 500 executives and successful entrepreneurs as Senior Advisors, includingLarry Bossidy , former Chairman & CEO ofHoneywell andAllied Signal ,David Coulter , formerBank Of America CEO, Joe Flom, Senior Partner ofSkadden, Arps , Michael Jordan, CEO ofElectronic Data Systems and former CEO ofCBS , Shelly Lazarus, Chairman & CEO ofOgilvy & Mather , Former Georgia SenatorSam Nunn , Ric Duques, former Chairman & CEO ofFirst Data , andTerry Semel , former Chairman & CEO ofYahoo! and ofWarner Brothers . Several other prominent business leaders not mentioned on the company's website are rumored to be involved as well.Public data indicate the firm's primary outside investors include Pension Funds, Endowments, public corporations, and business leaders from around the world. The firm is one of the largest, most active early-stage venture capital firms in New York.
External links
* [http://www.rre.com/ RRE Ventures] (company website)
* [http://www.allbusiness.com/technology/software-services-applications-information/6484682-1.html/ Business Wire - RRE Opens West Coast Office, 2000]
* [http://sanfrancisco.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/gen/company.html?gcode=33FDA51CAE374A248089712D78DBC547/ San Francisco Business Times]US-finance-company-stub
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