Crosslink Capital

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Crosslink Capital
TypePrivate
Industry Venture capital
Founded1989;34 years ago (1989)
FounderSeymour Franklin Kaufman [1]
Michael Joseph Stark [2]
Headquarters
2 Embarcadero Center Suite 2200 San Francisco, California 94111
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United States
Total assets US$2,000,000,000
Website www.crosslinkcapital.com OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg


Crosslink Capital (founded 1989) is a venture capital firm with an asset management business that continues into the public equity market for fast-growing companies. Crosslink Capital has over $3.0 billion in assets under management that it invests in consumer and enterprise businesses. [3]

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History

Crosslink traces its roots to 1989 with the formation of its first venture capital fund within Robertson, Stephens. Michael Stark and Sy Kaufman were the general partners of the fund and ran a distinct investment team. In January 1999, Crosslink was formed when the management team completed a management buyout and began operating as an independent organization named Crosslink Capital. All funds and relevant employees were transferred to Crosslink at that time.[ citation needed ]

Investments

Crosslink Capital prefers to partner with companies in venture capital at the earliest stages across all sectors. Crosslink invests in both private and public companies. Some of Crosslink's investments include:

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